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To Eat or Not to Eat—Everything

Over more than a decade in China, I have eaten insects, rabbit heads, and dog meat. But these days I'm clouded by ethical and environmental issues.
Fuchsia Dunlop
10.30.06
Keywords
sustainability,
seafood,
asia,
chinese,
fuchsia dunlop
food politics

And the Award for Best King Goes to…

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has won the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion for making major contributions to nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
Karen Coates
10.27.06
Keywords
farms + fish,
environment,
asia,
thailand,
karen coates
food politics

Hot Seat

Myth: Eating bread or rice will cool a burning mouth. I find it to be the equivalent of placing hot coals on your tongue.
Lillian Chou
10.24.06
Keywords
health + science,
ingredients,
vegetable,
thai,
lillian chou
food politics

Pelt Patrol

Animal activists responsible for releasing upward of 15,000 mink baited the outside walls with fish. I hope these great rescuers used a sustainable seafood source.
Ian Knauer
10.19.06
Keywords
farms + fish,
meat,
farming,
ian knauer
food politics

Champing at the Bit

Can a horse be dinner? For some, the answer yes. For others, the idea of eating Seabiscuit can be off-putting.
Alan Sytsma
10.18.06
Keywords
sustainability,
meat,
farming,
legislation,
alan sytsma