360 miles in 360 degrees: Mushing in Northern California
ADIN — A firsthand look at Northern California’s biggest sled dog kennel.
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What’s behind the Sichuan peppercorn’s numbing, ma, effects?
STANFORD — Sichuan peppercorn defies traditional flavor descriptors. At once sharp, meaty and citrusy, it neither bites like the familiar, sneeze-inducing black pepper, nor burns the way sweat-inducing chili peppers do.
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The thoughtless act of giving food
While aid in the form of food is appropriate in times of war or natural disaster, the vast majority of food aid has been given to relieve poverty. It’s had the opposite effect.
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How a pescatarian Quechua woman is changing the world
ECUADOR — An ecolodge deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon is home to Chef Alicia, a Quechua woman who is helping transform indigenous practices around sustainability, conservation and even vegetarianism.
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