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UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels

A supplier of free school meals in the UK has admitted that the "quantity has fallen short" in some parcels sent to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Austria

White caviar, the gold of the Austrian Alps

White caviar, which comes from the rare albino sturgeon, is being produced in Austria and shipped all over the world ahead of New Year's Eve.

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Animals at Berlin Zoo get Christmas treats

The animals weren't left out of festivities at Berlin's famous zoo.

United Kingdom

Lufthansa airlifts 80 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to UK

Lufthansa said it was sending 80 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to the UK after border closures over a new variant of coronavirus caused chaos at ports.

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COVID-19 and Brexit: two crises raise British food shortage fears

Retailers say certain fresh food items could run out within the week if cross-Channel trading does not resume soon.

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Blossom Chaat - Changing the perception of Indian food

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Chef Himanshu Saini creates recipes to widen the world's perception of Indian food.

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Cooking at -196 Celsius

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Subzero oven - The creation of ice cream using nitrogen

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Cancer survivor chef Rita Kahawaty is making Dubai eat healthier

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Mama Rita's recipes come straight from her family's kitchen in Lebanon.

Living

Vegans vs meat eaters: The pros & cons of a plant-based Christmas

Would you switch to a vegan Christmas dinner if the food was good enough?

Travel News

Saffron: how one of the world’s most expensive spices is made

This selection of pictures shows the life journey of saffron, from a beautiful flower to one of the most expensive spices

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Fighting erupts in the Taiwanese parliament over meat imports

Lawmakers emphasised their point by throwing pig's guts at each other.

France

French lockdown forcing some restaurants to bite the bullet

With a lockdown that

World News

Nobel-winning UN agency warns of 'famines of biblical proportions'

With the U.S. elections and COVID-19 monopolising the news agenda, the World Food Program has struggled to highlight "the travesty that we're facing".

World

Alba's famous truffle fair held online amid Italy COVID restrictions

Organisers held virtual truffle tasting sessions to ensure the event went ahead for food lovers.

My Europe Series

Spéculoos: How Belgium’s beloved biscuit is unifying a divided nation

When the CEO of Lotus Bakeries recently announced plans to axe the speculoos — Belgium's national biscuit — name from branding on its biscuit packs, there were howls of discontent on social media and angry calls for a boycott.

Living

To reach Paris Agreement targets, global food production ‘must change’

If we want to reach global warming targets we have to change how we eat, a new study has found.

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Preventing food fraud: Europe's battle against fake spices

In partnership with The European Commission

Food fraud is a serious issue, including in the spice industry; with ingredients like saffron worth their weight in gold - literally - counterfeit spices needed to be guarded against. Furutis visits the lab in the Netherlands doing just that as part of an EU project.

Living

The nightmarish food waste statistics on Halloween

What can you do to save the pumpkins this year?

Travel News

Would you taste the world's hottest chilies?

The endorphin rush may be addictive, but this farm in the UK wants to show there is more to chili than just heat.

Green News

The world's largest insect farm is being built in France

It will raise hundreds of millions of insects to be used as a protein source.