Cooking class in Tuscany

Spanakopita lives or dies on one thing: how dry your spinach is. If there’s water hiding in those greens, it steams inside the phyllo layers and turns the whole pan into a soggy mess, no matter how much butter you brush between the sheets. Squeeze …

A case of Cyclospora infection in Italy may have been caused by imported food, according to a study. Scientists said it is the first molecularly confirmed and genetically sequenced case of locally acquired Cyclospora cayetanensis in Italy. Earlier reports lacked confirmation with gene sequencing and …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that will make it possible for food companies to label their products with a “non-ultra-processed certified” seal. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, and received bipartisan support in the Assembly and Senate. …

For many in the UK, tea with milk is simply part of everyday life. But behind one of Britain’s favourite drinks lie two globally traded commodities that have something else in common: both are increasingly vulnerable to food fraud. As supply chains become more complex …

Authorities in Romania are investigating reports of food poisoning at a wedding. The National Sanitary, Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) and inspectors from DSVSA Sibiu carried out checks at Brukenthal Palace in Avrig this past week. Officials became aware of the incident after several …

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to …

Kheema is an Indian ground-meat curry, and this version swaps the meat for soya chunks, the dried soy protein sold in Indian groceries. Soya chunks have a texture problem when cooked carelessly: they turn spongy and bland and absorb whatever liquid is nearby. This recipe …

Thai green curry is one of the most fragrant things you can cook in under 45 minutes. The blend of fresh green chili paste, kaffir lime leaves, Thai basil, and lemongrass creates a layered aromatic profile that no other cuisine quite replicates. It should land …

Laksa is a Malaysian noodle soup: a coconut curry broth poured over rice noodles, here with shrimp and tofu puffs. It starts with a paste pounded or blended from dried and fresh red chilies, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, candlenuts, dried shrimp, and belacan, then …

The color alone is worth making these. A deep pinkish red from the strawberry rhubarb simple syrup, muddled mint floating at the top, bubbles from the club soda rising through it all. You muddle five fresh mint leaves in a glass, pour in six tablespoons …