The numbers are staggering. About 25% of residential garbage comes from uneaten or spoiled food. And nearly half of all produced fruits and vegetables are wasted — somewhere along the line from farm to supermarket to our homes. Surprisingly, there are a few really effective ways to keep your produce fresher longer to help […]
Ask most people outside Japan about Japanese food and they’ll say “sushi.” While sushi is an iconic and popular cuisine in the land of the rising sun, it’s only one of many delicious dishes and styles of cooking you’ll find there. Here’s just a taste of other foods you can explore when you visit […]
In 2020, US consumers spent an average of 8.6% of their disposable personal income on food — 5.0% on groceries and 3.6% outside the home. While that’s down slightly, mostly because of people reining in spending during the pandemic, food prices were actually up 3.5% from 2019, with beef prices soaring nearly 10%. If […]
Known for its beautiful beaches, Buddhist pagodas and bustling cities – Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam also offers a unique synthesis of dishes, influenced by China and the French, its former Eastern European communist sister-countries, as well as its Malaysian and Cambodian neighbors. Here are five dishes from Vietnam that everyone […]
