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Beware the Wild Rice Imposters
Most "wild rice" is actually farm-raised. The co-founder of Zingerman's explains why hand-gathered, nutty, earthy, really wild wild rice is the stuff you want.
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Most "wild rice" is actually farm-raised. The co-founder of Zingerman's explains why hand-gathered, nutty, earthy, really wild wild rice is the stuff you want.
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The many uses of the hard-to-find—but complex and flavorful—aji amarillo, from ceviche to goat cheese to vegetables
Colin Gasko
Thinking about chocolate during August? Believe it. Rogue Chocolatier is so good we had to write about it now.
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Blood pressure beware. "Salt potatoes," boiled in intense brine, are tastier than their merely sodium-dusted cousins.
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Real new potatoes, not the imposters, are completely different from their aged, leathery cousins. So don't let tomatoes hog the summer market spotlight.
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Eudora Welty also wrote about food. Here's her recipe for a "wickedly hot" dish with all the "mystique" of mayonnaise.
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Wheaty, chewy Primograno—"first grain"—required nearly a decade of tinkering by one of Italy's best pasta makers, and the product is living up to its name
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From canned to raw, tuna is an American favorite, but as this comfort food proves, we've been missing out on the eggs
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Hard-shell varieties, like the Sicilian Pizzuta, are difficult to grow, but one taste and you'll go ... nuts
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Zdir, a chile-tomato stew, will make you wonder where this country's cuisine has been hiding
James Fallows on Jerry Brown's second chance. Plus: the mystery of the second skeleton, how gay couples are getting marriage right, the end of the retail salesperson, and more.
