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Making poisonous plants and seeds safe and palatable: Canola now, cannabis next?
Every night millions of people go to bed hungry. New genetic technology can help us feed the world by making inedible seeds edible and tasty.

A taste of old Japan
One of Japan's best foodie destinations is the Maruhachi Ryokan, hidden away in the tiny mountain village of Maze, near Takayama. Rebecca Milner makes the culinary pilgrimage The Japanese clearly value tradition, yet for one reason or another – fire, natural disaster, the second world war, an enthusiasm for progress – there aren't many towns left that truly encapsulate the way things were. Kyoto ...

Lavender shortbread no joke
Matthew Hawke and Niki Grennell travelled the country looking for great cafes and discovered a wealth of good stops for a summer road trip. Today, they visit Tasman's Jester House Cafe and Tame Eels.

The future of food
By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science's answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab How can we feed the 2.5 billion more people – an extra China and India – likely to be alive in 2050? The UN says we will have to nearly double our food production and governments say we should adopt new technologies and avoid waste, but however you ...

Wow your valentine with a home-baked chocolate treat
Chocolate candies and roses are traditional Valentine 's Day gifts for a reason -- they epitomize romance because they delight the senses. The deep red of the rose combines with its ethereal scent, while chocolate mixes an irresistible taste with an intoxicating aroma and a sexy feel as it melts over the tongue.

Health inspections for Jan. 20
York, PA - Restaurants in compliance --- Inspected Jan. 12 -- Lincolnway Elementary School, West Manchester Township.

Vermont restaurants make time for family meal
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Last Thursday afternoon at Pulcinella's Italian restaurant, chef-owner Sam Palmisano was frying up sweet and sour tempura-battered cauliflower made with generous quantities of curry powder and spicy Asian chili sauce.

Banishing demons one bean at a time
Feb. 3 marks the Setsubun festival, or Risshun — the start of spring. And with it come the demons. Luckily there is a food-based ritual dedicated to driving these monsters from your home for another year. While the start of each of the four seasons is noted on the traditional Japanese calendar, Setsubun is the only one with specific traditions attached to it that are still practised. In the ...

Odd gifts a royal headache for Buckingham Palace elite
LISTEN, who’ll give me a fiver for the stuffed and mounted road kill koala? What about the criminal watercolour smuggled out of Durham nick? Or the 100-foot Canadian totem pole, the two baby hippos and the bars of dog soap? An orderly queue along the Mall, please.