Pedestrians pass a Starbucks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York on June 13. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
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Bagels on display at Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan. Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Michele Norris explores the family kitchen in her new podcast, Your Mama's Kitchen. Audible hide caption
What makes the family kitchen so special? Michele Norris digs into the details
A "river of wine" cascaded down the streets of a small town in Portugal, after two large tanks ruptured at a nearby distillery. _o_cabra_da_peste via X / Screenshot by NPR hide caption
The rich savory flavor of miso soup is one way to experience umami, the fifth major taste. Yuuji/Getty Images hide caption
How umami overcame discrimination and took its place as the 5th taste
Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion
The recitation that helps this 'mindful eating' expert eat more thoughtfully
Adeena Sussman, Jewish culinary guru and author of the new cookbook Shabbat, at the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv on Friday morning, Sept. 1, 2023. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for NPR hide caption
A package of Paqui OneChipChallenge spicy tortilla chips is seen on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Boston. Steve LeBlanc/AP hide caption
A field of green beans growing in Kigali, Rwanda. Small-scale farms provide 70 to 80% of Africa's food. Camille Delbos/Art In All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
These ice cream cones aren't just delicious — they're works of art
Leonardo Sanchez kneels beside some of his agave plants near Roma, Texas. John Burnett for NPR hide caption
As Americans drink more tequila, the agave industry in the Southwest grows
Allergenic foods. Top left to right: shrimp (crustacean), soy, milk, peanuts. Bottom left to right: tree nuts, wheat, egg, fish. Science Photo Library/ Getty Images hide caption
An estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame seeds and flour. Sergey Verin /Getty Images hide caption
Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon. MaryCait Dolan/KYUK hide caption
The Subway logo is seen on takeout boxes at a restaurant in Londonderry, N.H. The sandwich chain says it will be sold to the private equity firm Roark Capital. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
This aerial picture shows tanks used for storing treated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan began releasing wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen. Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific
A listeria bacterium seen under an electron microscope. Listeria is not typically life-threatening, but those over 65, pregnant or with compromised immune systems are deemed high-risk when exposed to the bacteria. Elizabeth White/AP hide caption
A Winn Dixie shopping cart is seen in the parking lot of the Palm Harbor, Fla., store on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Chris Urso/AP hide caption
Custard shop that survived COVID and car crashes finds sweet success on Instagram
How hardworking microbes ferment cabbage into kimchi
Michael Hawley, general manager of the kitchen at Faulkner Hospital, places roasted tomatoes into a pot as he prepares the roasted tomato and shallot coulis. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
A pint of beer is poured at Pressure Drop Brewery, in north London, in 2022. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Beer in Britain's pubs just got cheaper, thanks to changes in the alcohol tax
Sodas like Poppi and Olipop have added prebiotic ingredients intended to help nourish your gut bacteria. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Poppi hide caption