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Jazz up store-bought rotisserie chicken with spice and umami in one spoonful

Jazz up store-bought rotisserie chicken with spice and umami in one spoonful

Spicy and loaded with umami, gochujang is one of the foundations of Korean cooking, and it’s ideal for boosting dishes with punchy flavor in one stroke.
Hot dog champ Chestnut downs 304 mini doughnuts in eight minutes at Queen City Ex

Hot dog champ Chestnut downs 304 mini doughnuts in eight minutes at Queen City Ex

REGINA — A competitive eater famous for his wins at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York has smashed his own record for eating mini doughnuts at Regina's Queen City Ex.
Sun, sips, and scrumptious food: Burnaby's top 5 patio spots for Summer 2023

Sun, sips, and scrumptious food: Burnaby's top 5 patio spots for Summer 2023

Get your summer on — while it lasts, Burnaby.
Metro donates perishables to food banks as workers strike citing affordability issues

Metro donates perishables to food banks as workers strike citing affordability issues

Metro is donating perishable items to food banks as thousands of workers at several of its grocery stores across the Greater Toronto Area remain on strike in a push for better wages.
Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs

Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs

BEIRUT (AP) — A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, along with donor's fatigue, is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director
In France, pesto is enriched with an umami bomb

In France, pesto is enriched with an umami bomb

Never to be outdone by their Italian neighbors, cooks in Provence have their own fragrant version of pesto. We first came across pistou in Marseille as a no-cook basil and garlic sauce stirred into a hearty bean soup.
UN says it's forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis

UN says it's forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hi
Free food fridges take off in parts of Europe in eco-friendly bid to fight waste

Free food fridges take off in parts of Europe in eco-friendly bid to fight waste

GENEVA (AP) — That head of lettuce you forgot to make a salad with starting to wilt? Did you buy too much bread before heading out for a holiday? In an effort to help eco-conscious consumers, a Geneva nonprofit is ramping up its rollout of street-sid

School-approved Cheetos? Why we must protect school food from corporate interests

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Gleaning, produce rescue at food banks helps feed communities, reduce waste

Gleaning, produce rescue at food banks helps feed communities, reduce waste

EDMONTON — Half-price strawberries in stacked palletsand freshly gleaned spinach from a farm sit in a food bank's walk-in fridge waiting to be redistributed. "There might be a few blemishes but you can just cut that off.