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“In a way, the multinational food industry is providing solutions for women.”

What foods do poor people buy when they have a bit more money? What you might expect, but not as much of it as you might expect.

“Is it because of high prices? Is it because of low incomes? Or is it because … you can’t see, taste, or smell the nutritional composition of food?”

”You know, anchovies are in our blood. My family’s been eating them for 500 years.” Er, no. Not really.

Somewhat sad to see Marion Nestle, with whom I almost always agree, linking, without question or comment, to an article in a pet-food trade journal which suggests that insect protein is a key solution to a sustainable pet food industry. The article contains some eye-opening numbers for the pet food business in the US and […]

To some, they’re stinky little fish in a tin can. To others, they’re a deep hit of umami delight that honour the work of women.

”Insect farming mostly adds an inefficient and expensive layer to the food system we already have.”

The diease that has already killed 11 million olive trees in the south of Puglia might be a blessing in disguise

Louise Gray’s new book dives deep into the trade-offs that accompany every food choice we make, where nothing is as simple as it seems.

Why are some people tap-water hesitant and what do we expect water to taste like anyway?