The US Department of Agriculture has begun testing certain baby foods, pizza, sausages and other processed meats produced domestically amid concerns of melamine contamination owing to the use of imported ingredients, including dairy and soy-based products from China.
Thomas Keller's Gingerbread cookies from Bouchon Bakery are not only super cute, but they are also super, duper delicious. But that's sort of an obvious statement, right? I'm talking about Thomas Keller's bakery - of course his gingerbread ladies and gents are the best. Here's the exclusive recipe just for Shine readers. Enjoy!
Brown with a rough, hairy coating, yams are ugly in the eyes of many. But in traditional Chinese medicine, it is an outstanding health food which can help reinforce energy and nourish blood. And now, from November to January, is the best time for yams.
Hattie Ellis suggests off-the-shelf solutions for last-minute shoppers who find themselves in a dessert desert.
Pork from the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland should not be eaten because of fears of contamination, the UK's Food Standards Agency has said.
FHC China 2008, China's leading international food and hospitality trade expo will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Center, Pudong, from tomorrow to Saturday.
In 332 BC, Alexander the Great followed birds across the scalding sands of northwestern Egypt to find the legendary Siwa Oasis. His goal was a private consultation with the oracle of the Sun God, Amon-Ra, who would anoint him the next Egyptian pharaoh, but there can be no doubt that he sampled the dates and olives of Siwa, among the finest in the world. Today each crop is still cultivated in private gardens tended in the traditional way.
Shandong master's golden touch
Oh, what a wicked taste!
Nestle SA, the world's largest food and beverage company, on Thursday posted record sales of 81.4 billion Swiss francs (about 70.1 billion U.S. dollars) for the first nine months of 2008.