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U.S. potato giant bets on biotech potatoes

May. 21, 2013 - 06:44AM JST ( 0 )

A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, another company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop… Read

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Mega Potato to go back on sale at McDonald's Japan

Food May. 20, 2013 - 06:09AM JST ( 13 Comments )

McDonald’s Japan’s returning limited-edition Mega Potato side is so frighteningly large it ought to come with graphic warning photos of what happens to people who make a habit of eating it, like cigarette packs in… Read

How food color can warp time when cooking

Food May. 19, 2013 - 06:19AM JST ( 2 Comments )

Ever tried toasting hamburger buns on a grill? It takes uncanny timing to achieve an even medium brown across the buns. Typically, they remain white for what seems like far too long. Then it's as… Read

Sri Lanka sexes up image of Ceylon tea

Food May. 18, 2013 - 06:47AM JST ( 0 Comments )

A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido. The tea industry is… Read

Tea shop offers something new: green tea beer

Food May. 16, 2013 - 05:00AM JST ( 11 Comments )

Being in Japan gives you plenty of opportunities to knock back a beer. The country is filled with pubs, and alcohol consumptions is so accepted that should you tell people, flat-out, “My hobby is drinking,”… Read

Bugs are food of the future: U.N. agency

Food May. 15, 2013 - 06:10AM JST ( 7 Comments )

Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their "disgust", the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says. "The main… Read

A taste of Denver coming to Four Seasons Tokyo

Food May. 14, 2013 - 06:02AM JST ( 2 Comments )

To mark the start of United Airlines flights between Denver and Tokyo, the Four Seasons Tokyo's restaurant ekki BAR & GRILL will host Executive Chef Simon Purvis from Edge Restaurant of Four Seasons Hotel Denver… Read

The arduous audition process to become a Cold Stone Japan part-timer

Food May. 13, 2013 - 06:30AM JST ( 16 Comments )

The success of Arizona-based ice cream chain Cold Stone here is proof positive that Japan has as big a sweet tooth as any other nation. With branches stretching from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu… Read

Emporio Armani Caffe - exquisite food and good-looking waiters

Food May. 11, 2013 - 06:24AM JST ( 4 Comments )

Oak Omotesando building is located just a step away from the A1 exit of Omotesando subway station in Tokyo, where the Hanae Mori building used to be. It’s new, classy and modern, projecting a cool… Read

Lotteria to roll out ramen burger

Food May. 10, 2013 - 06:02AM JST ( 9 Comments )

Venerable Japanese burger chain LOTTERIA will roll out an interesting ramen burger produced under the supervision of a famous Japanese ramen restaurant called Menya Musashi. For a limited time only. It consists of ramen noodles… Read

World chefs: Cardiologist writes cookbook for wheat-free eating

Food May. 09, 2013 - 05:59AM JST ( 3 Comments )

Dr William Davis, the American cardiologist who trumpeted the health benefits of a wheat-free diet in his 2011 best-selling book "Wheat Belly," has taken his approach a step further with a cookbook. In the "Wheat… Read

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