Making Mr Song’s Cheese China appreciated cheese and dairy long before it was decided they couldn’t The standard story is that ethnic Chinese don’t eat cheese or drink milk because they are lactose intolerant. They do, but it’s complicated Continue Reading →
What Price Chicken Wings? The economics of production in fixed proportions A chicken has two wings, two legs, two breasts; how does the market cope when all people want is wings? Continue Reading →
Patrik Johansson, the Butter Viking Not quite his grandmother’s butter Patrik Johansson blends ancient knowledge and modern science to craft exquisite butter: hand-made, intensely flavourful and scarce. Continue Reading →
Food Security in Egypt “Twenty loaves of bread for the cost of a cigarette” The price of subsidised bread in Egypt has not changed in decades, though the bread shrunk. That remains a huge challenge to security, for the government and the people. Continue Reading →
Fully Tested Tuna How much mercury is in that tin of tuna? One tin of tuna may contain 10 times more mercury than another, and there’s no way to tell them apart. Continue Reading →