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Friday

Breaking the Ramadan fast: In one city, a special stew with goat and rose petals

Around the world, the dawn-to-dusk daily Ramadan fast — expected to start this week — is usually followed by a feast. In Hyderabad, that feast is dominated by a special dish called haleem — a steaming mixture of goat meat, lentils, wheat and spices that cooks for hours. Sushmita Pathak/NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Breaking the Ramadan fast: In one city, a special stew with goat and rose petals

In Hyderabad, India, the dominant dish after the daily dawn-to-dusk fast is haleem, a stew that takes hours to prepare. Some say it's so hearty you could fast for two days after a dish.

Breaking the Ramadan fast: In one city, a special stew with goat and rose petals

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Oyster reefs in Texas are disappearing. Fishermen there fear their jobs will too

Oyster harvester Johny Jurisich empties a dredge filled with oysters onto his boat near Texas City, Texas. Lucio Vasquez/Houston Public Media hide caption

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Oyster reefs in Texas are disappearing. Fishermen there fear their jobs will too

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Texas closed most public oyster reefs for harvesting, dealing a blow to the fishing industry. "It's taken a big toll on me," says Johny Jurisich, whose family has worked in the business for decades.

Oyster reefs in Texas are disappearing. Fishermen there fear their jobs will too

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Wednesday

Monday

The 'Gandalf of pizza' speaks to the spiritual side of comfort food

Peter Reinhart, master baker and James Beard-award winning author of the new book Pizza Quest: My Never-Ending Search For the Perfect Pizza. Peter Taylor/Andrews McMeel Publishing hide caption

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The 'Gandalf of pizza' speaks to the spiritual side of comfort food

In his new book Pizza Quest, Peter Reinhart describes his spiritual obsession with what he calls "the ultimate comfort food."

The 'Gandalf of pizza' speaks to the spiritual side of comfort food

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Sunday

A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens

Ira Wallace talks about collard greens at Acorn Community Farm in Mineral, Va. "Purple is a color that develops in the winter much more strongly," Wallace says. Eze Amos for NPR hide caption

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A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens

Collards were once as diverse as the Southern families they fed, but countless varieties have vanished. The race is on to preserve and propagate. That's where the Heirloom Collard Project comes in.

A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens

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Saturday

Thursday

Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican pizza — and South Asians are rejoicing

Taco Bell axed the Mexican pizza from its menu to make way for new items, but popular demand brought it back. Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images hide caption

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Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican pizza — and South Asians are rejoicing

Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza was a staple comfort food for South Asians across the country. Now the fast food chain is bring the favorite back to its menu.

Taco Bell is bringing back the Mexican pizza — and South Asians are rejoicing

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Tuesday

TASTE BUDDIES: Y U Salty?
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Short Wave

TASTE BUDDIES: Y U Salty?

Salt has such a rich history that it was once (and is perhaps still) a sign of wealth. In this latest installment of our series on flavor and taste, "Taste Buddies," Scientist-in-Residence Regina G. Barber goes on a salty flavor journey with scientist Julie Yu. Along the way, Julie explains salt's essential role in our daily lives and how it affects our perception of food.

TASTE BUDDIES: Y U Salty?

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Monday

Keep screwing up egg fried rice. It makes Uncle Roger happy

Comedian Nigel Ng at the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan April 11, 2022. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption

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Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022

Keep screwing up egg fried rice. It makes Uncle Roger happy

The YouTube hit is the brainchild of stand up comic Nigel Ng, who's in the middle of a world tour. But can he stand out beyond his character?

Keep screwing up egg fried rice. It makes Uncle Roger happy

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Sunday

The FDA is investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday that it's investigating Lucky Charms cereal after dozens of customers complained of illness after eating the product. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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Health

The FDA is investigating Lucky Charms after reports of illness

The Food and Drug Administration said it's gotten over 100 complaints linked to the General Mills cereal this year. General Mills said its own investigation hasn't found evidence of consumer illness.

Wednesday

Can 'Julia' tempt us with another helping of a famous face?

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Review

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Can 'Julia' tempt us with another helping of a famous face?

There's been no shortage of biographical material about Julia Child, who in the 1960s became one of the first food television personalities in the United States. HBO Max adds to the story with Julia, a scripted series about her life in the early years of public television's The French Chef, when she was uneasily navigating a transition from cookbook author to TV star.

Can 'Julia' tempt us with another helping of a famous face?

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Tuesday

A Cameo Quiz
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Pop Culture Happy Hour

A Cameo Quiz

Cameo is an online service where you can pay a celebrity to record a personalized video message. Maybe it's for your birthday, maybe it's for someone's anniversary — or maybe you're just bored. The videos can costs you tens, hundreds, or even thousands of dollars. In this episode we play a game involving the Cameo prices of some extremely famous, modestly famous, and delightfully niche celebrities.

A Cameo Quiz

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Friday

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 8)

A view of the scene after a missile strike on a railway station on Friday in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. At least 50 people were killed, according to Ukrainian officials who accused Russia of attacking a key evacuation hub. Andrea Carrubba/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption

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Russia-Ukraine recap

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 8)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Global food prices hit their highest recorded levels last month, driven up by the war

Workers plow wheat in Husakiv village in western Ukraine late last month. Russia and Ukraine account for a large percentage of global wheat exports. Nariman El-Mofty/AP hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Global food prices hit their highest recorded levels last month, driven up by the war

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says prices of food commodities like grains and vegetable oils soared in March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.