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Chicken is processed differently in the U.S. than the EU and U.K., causing Europeans to be skeptical of American "chlorinated chicken." Krug Studios/Corbis RF Stills/Getty Images hide caption
European regulations on chicken processing hamper U.S. exports
A spread of desserts found in the new cookbook, Malai Morgan Ione Yeager/Malai hide caption
Pooja Bavishi shares frozen treats from her South Asian-inspired cookbook 'Malai'
Move over Paleo diet, it’s Dinosaur Time, a TikTok trend all about devouring veggies
Top row from left: pirão de galina from Brazil, North America, a berry soup from the Salish tribe in North America; an herbal soup popular in the Tamil community in Singapore. Bottown row: a Botswana soup is prepared with a leafy green called Morogo; a Nigerian waterleaf soup; and a soup from Madagascar made with Zebu organs. Clockwise from top left: Ana Caroline de Lima for NPR; Tailyr Irvine for NPR; Aina Zo Aberanto for NPR; Atang L.S Arnold for NPR; Sope Aldelaja for NPR; Amrita Chandradas for NPR hide caption
Cargill Kitchen Solutions is recalling several brands of liquid egg products that it says may have been distributed nationwide. USDA Food Safety Inspection Service hide caption
Indonesian fishermen unload their catch at the port in Jakarta on May 5, 2019. Goh Chai Hin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Higher prices are likely for these 10 grocery items when tariffs hit
Hnoi Lathitham, 57, holds a bowl of Gang Liang in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, February 7, 2025. Hnoi, who has continuously adapted to a changing world, has been sharing the wonders of Thai food with people around the world in various professional capacities for over 30 years. Andre Malerba/for NPR hide caption
Salt-less Jamaican soup a 'transformational' experience
Tammy Fritsch, a dairy farmer from Freedom, Wisc., stands next to her cheese vat. She has been waiting on thousands of dollars in promised federal funds. On Friday, the USDA released those funds to farmers like Fritsch. Chuck Quirmbach/WUWM hide caption
Eggs for sale at 66 cents each from a supermarket in Monterey Park, Calif., on Feb. 10. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Defy expectations with this massive bowl of plain mashed potatoes to represent Wicked. Cris Cantón/Getty Images hide caption
A halibut dish that Chef Inunnguaq Hegelund prepared in his home kitchen in Nuuk, Greenland. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption
An award-winning chef offers a taste of Greenland's history and culture through food
One of the ways the body signals fullness after a meal involves satiety neurons located in the hypothalamus. Sugar seems to hijack that system. Horasiu Vasilescu / 500px/Getty Images hide caption
Room for dessert? Here's why your brain says yes to sugar
Canned soup and vegetables are displayed for sale in a New York City grocery store on Feb. 11. Some food and beverages could cost more if steel and aluminum can prices rise in response to U.S. tariffs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
How Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum could hit you at the grocery store
First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later
Egg prices jumped more than 15% in January, after farmers had to cull millions of laying hens due to avian flu. The rise in grocery prices kept overall inflation elevated. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Cocoa prices have surged over the past several years, recently reaching record levels and driving up the cost of chocolate. Scott Olson/Getty hide caption
Why those Valentine's Day chocolates will be even more expensive this year
Several brands of canned tuna have been recalled for faulty packaging. urguplu/Getty Images hide caption
Do you have what it takes to cook these guys perfectly? Veni vidi... shoot/Getty hide caption
Buffalo wings are the quarterback of many Super Bowl buffets. Despite strong demand, wing prices have remained fairly steady this year, even as egg prices have more than doubled. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Here's a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?
Pets At Home in Southend, U.K., is one retailer to be selling dog treats made from lab-grown meat. John Keeble/Getty Images hide caption
Bird flu and other factors have contributed to an egg shortage across the country. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
As egg prices soar, what are some good, low-cost subsitutes?
A Waffle House sign is shown in Indianapolis Feb. 19, 2024. Isabella Volmert/AP hide caption
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that just nine children's cereal brands advertised directly to kids dominated purchases by families with kids: Cocoa Puffs, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Pebbles, Reese's Puffs, Toast Crunch and Trix. Cathy Scola/Getty Images hide caption