NPR Topics: Food

Why The Priest Fainted: An Ode To Eggplant
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:30:00 -0400
This fruit commonly used as vegetable is perhaps less loved in the U.S. than in India and the Mideast, where food writer Monica Bhide grew up. But after years of presenting different renditions to American friends and family, she's found ways to woo the eggplant skeptics -- including these spice-laden recipes and tips.

Will FDA Approve Genetically Modified Salmon?
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:00 -0400
The Food and Drug Administration could approve genetically modified salmon for human consumption. Anne Kapuscinski, professor of Sustainability Science at Dartmouth College, offers her insight.

Safer For Your Soul, But Is Kosher Healthier, Too?
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:04:00 -0400
After mad cow disease, peanut butter recalls and e-coli in spinach, shoppers want to know what?s in their food and where it comes from. That's turned a very old way of eating into a very new way of shopping -- one that crosses religious lines.