カテゴリー: Food
From 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…
The 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…
Using 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…
After 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…
Tourism 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…
Attempt 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…
The 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…
Consumers, 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…
The 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…
Seafaring 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…
Laheri 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…
Machines in coastal city of Ako, are located in an area that experts say is vulnerable to a future powerful earthquakeJapan has extended its natural disaster preparations to vending machines, which will offer free food and drink in the event of a major…
Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make their children workSome of the world’s leading tea manufacturers, including Tetley and Lipton, are examining working conditions on the planta…
Intellectual Property Office rules that New Zealand beekeepers’ attempt to stop Australian producers using the name did not meet necessary requirementsNew Zealand honey producers have lost their latest battle to trademark mānuka honey, the latest blow …