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Middle-class consumers around the world – including in countries with no tradition of eating noodles – are turning to instant ramen in drovesSpicy tomato, seafood, teriyaki chicken, Korean barbecue, cheese curry. Or for those with a gargantuan appetite…
Read MoreBattambang doesn’t have any Michelin stars but it does have street snacks like crunchy deep-fried bananas and turmeric-tinted minced-pork stuffed pancakes“Batdambng mean avei chhnganh? Anything delicious in Battambang?” crooned popular Cambodian singer…
Read MoreSabita Banerji highlights the pitiful pay and conditions of tea plantation workers in response to an article about the high price of the brew While I empathise with Luke Turner’s plea for tea, that most iconic “British” beverage, to be affordable to al…
Read MoreFrom rickshaw riders in Bangladesh to schoolchildren in Kenya, people in lower-income countries are turning to ultra-processed convenience foods, as experts warn of an inevitable disease toll to followA sweet, butter-filled bread roll, neatly wrapped i…
Read MoreThe neglected but sustainable cereal crop is on every hotel menu in town as India’s government tries to spark a global craze As the leaders of the world’s largest economies descended on Delhi this weekend, there were two things on the menu: geopolitics…
Read MoreUsing explosives is illegal, wasteful and devastating to marine life and people’s livelihoods. Yet in Sri Lanka and around the world it’s thriving as a quick and easy route to a lucrative haulThe immediate aftermath of a blast is obvious, says Wilson P…
Read MoreAfter India imposed an export ban on rice following destructive rains, prices have soared – now other countries across south-east Asia are following suitNormally by mid-August Thongpoon Moonchansong’s fields are submerged in still waters, with scattere…
Read MoreTourism body tries to nail down best recipe for a dish popular at home but often overshadowed abroad Pad kaphrao has a strong claim to be Thailand’s most loved dish. The meal – holy basil fried with minced meat – is a quick and easy staple. It is a reg…
Read MoreAttempt to curb domestic inflation behind country’s decision on non-basmati white riceIndia has banned non-basmati white rice exports to curb domestic inflation, raising fears of further increases in global food prices just days after wheat and corn pr…
Read MoreThe hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste for sugar and salt that could have lasting effects on their healthThe bright red bottle of Sting, an energy drink, catches Sunita Devi’s eye w…
Read MoreConsumers, farmers and even McDonald’s struggle in shortage blamed on irregular weatherListening to the chatter at Delhi’s vegetable markets, only one question is on everyone’s lips: just how much will a tomato cost today?Prices of tomatoes, a staple o…
Read MoreThe traditional staple is losing the battle with more convenient and cheaper alternative foods The Dojima branch of Yoshinoya in Osaka is doing a roaring lunchtime trade. As soon as one diner vacates their counter seat, another takes their place, while…
Read MoreSeafaring friends from Mumbai cope with a changing climate and an unforgiving economy in different ways in Sarvnik Kaur’s poetic, beautifully shot documentary Sarvnik Kaur’s patient, plangent documentary follows two fishers and friends from Mumbai’s Ko…
Read MoreLaheri Bai’s seed bank ensures traditional grains are kept alive amid a wider effort to promote millet’s suitability for cultivation in challenging climate conditionsCollecting seeds in her mud-walled farmhouse home in central India has pushed Laheri B…
Read MoreResurgence of centuries-old suodiu (suck and discard) dish has seen chefs frying up pebbles with ginger and chilliIn tough economic times, a new money-saving ingredient for stir-fries is gaining in popularity among Chinese internet users: rocks.Videos …
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