Articles tagged as Food | Smithsonian Magazine

Italy wants its Neapolitan pizza to be added to Unesco’s cultural heritage list

March 9, 2016

Verona, the home of Romeo and Juliet, is preventing new eateries from opening that primarily serve kebabs, gyros and fried food

March 4, 2016

Almonds are just one of the crops commonly treated with flubendiamide, a pesticide that has come under fire from the EPA.

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The FDA Will Ban a Common Pesticide

Flubendiamide is used in about 200 crops like almonds and soybeans

March 2, 2016

A bowl brimming with Burgundy truffles ready for analysis.

New Research

Good News, Foodies: Truffles Are Not Stuffed With Chernobyl Radiation

Unlike some mushrooms in Europe, truffles do not seem to be accumulating radiation leftover from the infamous nuclear disaster

February 25, 2016

Your Guide to Everyone’s Favorite Winter Citrus: Clementines

Seedless, sweet, easy to peel, and portable. But where did clementines come from? And what are satsumas, mandarines, and tangerines?

February 23, 2016

New Research

This Penguin on a Treadmill Shows How Waddles Work

Fat penguins have a harder time walking than swimming

February 22, 2016

Cool Finds

This Stunning Dragon Dance Was All for the Sake of Tea

Your next cup could be filled with New Year’s luck

February 19, 2016

Try to refrain from eating the art

February 17, 2016

Millenials = oenophiles, according to a new study.

New Research

Millennials Drink More Wine Than Anyone Else

The much-maligned generation has a penchant for vino

February 17, 2016

The Super Cao Nguyen supermarket, founded by Vietnamese immigrants in 1979, offers fresh fish to landlocked seafood lovers.

Oklahoma City Is Becoming a Hotspot for Vietnamese Food

Southeast Asian immigrants are spicing up America’s fast-food capital with banh mi, curried frogs’ legs and pho

March 2016

A recent study on clutter and overeating gave a new spin to the term "Hell's Kitchen."

New Research

Messy Kitchens Could Make You Eat More

Researchers put participants in the world’s most stressful kitchen for the sake of science

February 16, 2016

Cool Finds

Chow Down on a Plastic-Eating Fungus

Plastic trash could have a delicious future

February 15, 2016

Pre Rup Temple rises in the distance as a worker fills a cart during the rice harvest in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

Podcast: Farming Shaped the Rise and Fall of Empires in Cambodia

Beneath the country’s troubled history with the Khmer Rouge lies a complex agricultural legacy that reaches back centuries

February 12, 2016

Melt-Proof Chocolate, 3D Printed Gummies and Other Fascinating Candy Patents

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a quick look at some of the world’s most fascinating confectionery innovations

February 10, 2016

Soon, the garish colors of M&Ms will take a more natural turn.

The food of the future won’t necessarily look less fake—but its ingredient list might

February 9, 2016

One of Chef Bun Lai's recipes: A dish that features whole fried invasive lionfish at Fish Fish of Miami, Florida.

Bite Back Against Invasive Species at Your Next Meal

From seaweed to lionfish, invasive species are appearing on menus throughout the U.S.

February 9, 2016

All of the rooms at Adobe House have private entrances.

Looking for a Winter Getaway? Visit the Sunniest Place on Earth

A literal oasis in the desert, Yuma, Arizona, the “winter vegetable capital of the world,” offers a warm welcome

February 9, 2016

Could meatballs like these one day be made in a lab?

New Research

This Biotech Company Is Growing Meatballs in a Lab

In just a few years, lab-grown meat might make it to the market

February 5, 2016

Cool Finds

British Monks Discovered a Curry Recipe in a 200-Year-Old Cookbook

The Portuguese brought the dish to Europe when they began colonizing India

February 5, 2016

Cool Finds

Take a Course on Taco Literacy at the University of Kentucky

Yes, the homework is delicious

February 1, 2016