Food

An estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame seeds and flour. Sergey Verin/Getty Images hide caption

This aerial picture shows tanks used for storing treated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan began releasing wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen. Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

A pint of beer is poured at Pressure Drop Brewery, in north London, in 2022. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Sodas like Poppi and Olipop have added prebiotic ingredients intended to help nourish your gut bacteria. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Poppi hide caption

A vendor in Old Delhi mixes a pink beverage of Rooh Afza diluted with milk. Sushmita Pathak for NPR hide caption

E.J. Cuevas (left) and his cousin, Joseph Martinez, stand in front of one of the family shrimping boats. "Every year it gets less and less," Cuevas says of Gulf shrimping. "This is our livelihood — for nothing." John Burnett for NPR hide caption

Sofreh: A Contemporary Approach to Classic Persian Cuisine is a new cookbook from chef and author Nasim Alikhani. The chapter "My Homeland," or Sarzamine Man in Farsi, includes full-page photographs that highlight the landscape and natural environment of Iran. Ahmed Belbasi/Knopf hide caption