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Written by Linda D. MohlerSeptember 8, 2020
World food price index rises for third month running in Aug
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ROME (Reuters) – World food prices rose for a third month running in August, led by coarse grains, vegetable oils and sugar, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 96.1
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 31, 2020
How Food Businesses Nationwide Are Responding
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These are unprecedented times. It seems like the whole world has been brought to its knees, from the rapid and destructive spread of COVID-19 to the protests in response to police brutality and the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. The food industry isn’t exempt. So as things develop, we’ve asked people
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 24, 2020
The suburbs to the rescue! Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies.
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Lynnwood, Wash. – On a warm summer night, two food trucks pulled onto a tree-lined street in a hilltop neighborhood outside Seattle. The smell of grilled meat filled the air, and neighbors slurped on boba tea drinks. Toddlers, teens, their parents and dogs sat in the grass, chatting behind masks, laughing and mimicking imaginary hugs
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 22, 2020
30 Surprisingly Delicious Food Pairings That Will Blow Your Mind
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Sure, you know apple slices taste delicious with a bit of cheese, or that chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. But there are plenty of people who swear by, shall we say, less traditional weird food combinations. Even with some of the tried-and-true factors, like the fact that salty foods go
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 16, 2020
Tasty Gourmet Chinese Food On Joliet’s Cass Street
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JOLIET, IL — Last month when I wrote about the reopening of Super China Buffet on Joliet’s West Jefferson Street, I learned something I didn’t know. Turns out, the same family that owns Super China Buffet also operates Tony’s Wok, on Joliet’s east side, at 550 E. Cass St. I had driven past Tony’s Wok
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 14, 2020
Chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19? Yes. But there’s no evidence of food transmission, experts say.
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A sample of frozen chicken wings transported from Brazil to China tested positive for COVID-19, Chinese officials announced Thursday. But there is no evidence that shows the coronavirus can be transmitted by eating or handling food, according to health experts. Health officials in the Shenzhen Longgang District inspected imported frozen food Wednesday when a surface sample of frozen
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 12, 2020
China’s Xi Says Nation Needs to Put an End to Soaring Food Waste
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(Bloomberg) — China’s President Xi Jinping urged his country to take immediate measures to stop food waste from growing, especially at a time when the nation’s grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. The Chinese leader said the issue of food waste is “shocking and distressing,” and highlighted the importance of maintaining food security as the virus
Written by Linda D. MohlerAugust 6, 2020
World food price index rises in July, extending rebound
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PARIS (Reuters) – World food prices rose in July led by vegetable oils, dairy products and sugar, extending a rebound from the previous month following sharp falls triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 31, 2020
As food deserts are exacerbated by COVID-19, Asian Americans suffering cultural drought
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Every week, the local nonprofit API Forward Movement packs hundreds of 5-pound tote bags filled with locally grown produce like bok choy, napa cabbage, daikon and Chinese eggplant in their Downtown Los Angeles office. They deliver the bags to hospitals, churches and community groups throughout L.A. County, where local families in need of fresh vegetables
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 29, 2020
Trader Joe’s disagrees any of its ethnic food brands are racist amid calls to change packaging
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While Trader Joe’s says it plans to change some of the names and packaging of several of its ethnic food brands, the grocer said it doesn’t believe the names are racist. The company says it has been labeling some of its ethnic foods with variations of “Joe” for decades, including Trader Ming’s, which is used to brand the chain’s Chinese
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 27, 2020
The Real Reason I Miss Restaurants Has Nothing to Do With Food
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Photo credit: Getty From Esquire Photo credit: Getty With the flick of a knife, I felt transported back to my childhood. Melted butter, flecked with fresh herbs, poured out of a cut in a breaded chicken breast and formed an amber pool on my plate. I was in a new restaurant in New York City,
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 21, 2020
Trader Joe’s says it will rebrand select food packaging petition deemed ‘racist’
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Trader Joe’s will soon join the ranks of numerous other companies that have recently announced changes to product packaging that has been criticized for being racist or offensive. Two weeks ago, an online petition launched calling on the popular grocery store chain to “remove” the labels on some of its “ethnic foods.” Examples the petition
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 17, 2020
The Biggest Misconceptions About Chinese American Food
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Left to right: Eric Sze and Lucas Sin (Photo: ILLUSTRATION: YENWEI LIU/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: ALEX LAU) Chinese chefs Eric Sze and Lucas Sin both immigrated to the U.S. in 2011 for college — Sin studied cognitive science at Yale and Sze studied hospitality at NYU. Both were born in 1993. Neither has professional culinary training. Lucas
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 11, 2020
China bans some food imports after coronavirus detected on shrimp
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China temporarily banned food imports from three Ecuadorian companies after detecting coronavirus on packaging for frozen shrimp, following fresh scrutiny on refrigerated goods after a recent disease outbreak in Beijing. Samples taken from sell my house fast jacksonville the packaging of Whiteleg shrimp at the port cities of Dalian and Xiamen tested positive for the
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 5, 2020
China aims to phase out sale of live poultry at food markets
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China on Friday vowed to gradually phase out the slaughter and sale of live poultry at food markets, in a move welcomed by animal rights activists amid the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came as China stepped up inspections of wholesale food markets and outlawed the sale and consumption of wildlife, after a recent COVID-19 outbreak
Written by Linda D. MohlerJuly 3, 2020
When coronavirus threatened to close this food court restaurant, neighbors rallied to save it
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DES MOINES, Iowa – From her padded stool perch in the corner of her restaurant, Vietnam Cafe, owner Brenda Tran reigns over the food court – part mama bear, part perpetual party host. On a typical day, Tran watches new customers settle into tables and chow down, sometimes running into the dining room to hold impromptu lessons