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With his feet firmly in the soil and his head in the clouds, this curious Protestant hedonist sculpts high-quality wines.
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Young Swiss people are showing no interest in this skilled trade. To restore their image, butchers are focusing on proximity and tasty recipes.
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A review of tips and tricks from around the world to re-use peelings, recycle leftovers and reduce packaging
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Over the past two centuries, major changes in industry have shaken up the food sector, consumer habits and our entire relationship with food.
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Cutting out or cutting down on meat products would have positive effects on our health and the environment. Here’s why.
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When attempts to eat ‘healthful’, natural food verge on an obsession: How do orthorexics describe their relationship with food?
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Food blogs, celebrities and scientists all give advice on healthy diets. It is becoming more and more difficult for consumers to keep track.
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During the 1990s, Philippe Geslin further expanded anthropotechnology, a social science research discipline that endeavours to resolve problems raised by the transfer of technologies to an environment for which they were not originally intended.
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A festival of sharing par excellence, Christmas takes different forms depending on the country you are in. The wide array of customs linked to this Christian celebration ranges from the traditional to the astounding.
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Eating for a living: it sounds like the ideal job. But do you have what it takes to be a professional ‘gurgitator’? And more to the point, would you want to?
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The portrayal of appetite, whether voracious or feeble, is often used as a metaphorical resource to create dramatic tension in films.
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In the Indian city of Delhi, the Sikh community serves thousands of free meals a day.
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In Mali, a home-cooked meal costs just USD 0.17, compared to USD 5.5 in the USA. However, the African cook spends nearly half of his or her income on food, whereas the American spends just 6.6%. On the other hand, the African's meal will be higher in fibre and complex carbohydrates and lower in fats than the American's meal.
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