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Meet the Couple on a Mission to Make Arepas as Popular as Burgers
Kathe Cunin and Gus Salguero started Arepa and Co., a Venezuelan restaurant in East London, with one ambition: to get as many people as possible trying the traditional stuffed cornbread.
Meet One of Mexico City's Best Tamale Makers
When his job as a waiter at a strip club abruptly ended, one man turned into one of Mexico City's most innovative tamale makers.
Wikipedia Editors Have Been Fighting Over Corn for at Least a Decade
Maize or corn? The eternal debate over Wikipedia Article Titles continues.
Why Half of the World’s Crops Could Be Wiped Out by 2100
“Our relatively rosy view that climate may not be a major threat on global production is looking increasing like wishful thinking.”
Researchers Project Sub-Saharan Africa Will Not Be Able to Feed Itself by 2050
Of the five major grains grown in the region (maize, millet, rice, wheat, and sorghum), maize is the most important in terms of yield and caloric value—but yields of the grain must be at least doubled in the coming decades if there is any hope of...
This Is Why LA's Mexican Food Is Still Not the Best In the US
Despite all the accolades that LA gets for its amazing Mexican food, it still has one dirty, little secret: its dependence on prepackaged tortillas with crappy ingredients.
We Spoke to a Scientist Making Craft Beer out of Human Pee
Two Belgian scientists have created a machine that will allow them to turn human urine into drinkable water, and they are using that pee water to brew beer.
Venezuelan Government Says It Will Finally Distribute Food to Its Hungry Citizens
President Nicolas Maduro’s wildly unpopular regime is taking measures to appease a very hangry population.
The Disappearing Neighborhood Corn Mills of Mexico
El Moncayo corn mill is one of the few that are still around in Mexico, having been in the same location in a neighborhood just south of Mexico City for over 70 years.
Time Is Running Out to Battle Climate Change for Africa's Food Supply
A study has taken the unusual route of producing a timeline of how and when climate change will adversely affect Africa’s ability to produce food.
El Niño Worsens Drought in Southern Africa — and 14 Million People Could Go Hungry
The UN World Food Program said on Monday that regional drought, exacerbated by El Niño, is hitting Malawi, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe particularly hard, with poor crop yields increasing the likelihood of large-scale malnourishment.
The Anatomy of a Nicaraguan Taco
During the middle of a rainstorm at the highly popular Taco Marlene, I watched a woman use one hand to gracefully squeeze the water out of her hair and her other to eat her taco. Yes, they are that good.