Baking season is officially in full swing. Traditional baking normally calls for animal-derived ingredients such as eggs, butter, and cow’s milk but vegan baking, of course, omits these common ingredients….

The world is full of vegan sweets, but candy bars are the new frontier. Brownies, cakes, and cookies that ship have somewhat eclipsed the evolution of chocolate-coated nougats and caramels,…

Mangos are more popular than ever. In the US, for instance, consumption of the tropical fruit grew by 82 percent from 2005 to 2017, according to the US National Mango…

Back in 2000, an explorer named Dan Buettner traveled to Okinawa, Japan after reading an intriguing report about the people who lived there. According to the information from the World…

Italy is having a plant-based moment. This summer, Italian confectioner Ferrero launched a vegan version of Nutella, the beloved hazelnut spread that has been in production since 1964.  Last month,…

Egypt has given the world plenty of delicious foods. Take falafels, for example. The protein-packed balls of beans, chickpeas, herbs, and spices were likely first invented during the Pharaonic period,…

Halloween is here—but many of those sweet treats handed out to costumed kids turn out to be terrifying tricks. Forget the ghosts and monsters; the real fright lies in the…

If you’ve dabbled in Middle Eastern cuisine or explored the spice aisle of a global food market, you’ve probably encountered sumac, a vibrant, crimson-red spice that offers a tart, lemony…

Recently, TikTokers were enthusing about the benefits of eating dirt (yes, real dirt—read more about that here), and back in the summer, some users of the popular social media app…

In August, one TikTok user, who goes by the name of Dayi, posted a video of himself enjoying a breakfast of tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, all eaten raw and dipped…