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Features 1 minute

Know Your Winter Fruit: Pumpkins and Squash

Halloween is coming soon, a good reason to learn about your favorite winter fruits!

Dining Out 4 minutes

Why Hungary's Mangalitsa Pork Is Revered Worldwide

Discover more about the ingredient referred to as 'the best pork in the world'

Dining Out 4 minutes

Paprika: Why This Smoky Spice Plays a Crucial Role in Hungarian Cuisine

We speak to five Hungarian chefs about the origins and importance of this distinctive ingredient, and its influence on the country’s gastronomy

Features 3 minutes

Rabbit: Malta’s Favourite Meat

We take a closer look at why you’ll find rabbit on the menu at many restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Malta

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Will Kombu Save the World?

Kombu is known as a healthy food that is essential for Japanese cuisine, but did you know that it also supports the natural environment in the ocean? We took a close look at the mystery of how kombu protects the planet.

Features 2 minutes

How To Differentiate Oyster Varieties

Here's how to tell oysters from the US, France and Australia apart.

Features 3 minutes

Five Ingredients To Try This Year

Our MICHELIN inspectors have rounded up five exciting ingredients to try, in your kitchen or out to eat.

Wellness 2 minutes

Dear Dairy: 5 Delicious Plant-Based Milk Alternatives To Replace Cow's Milk

Every year, 1 June is marked as World Milk day. Whether you're lactose intolerant or simply looking for new flavours, here's what you can look out for.

Features 2 minutes

Which Type of Egg Is Best?

Cage-free or free-range? Pasture-raised or organic? Brown or white? Here's what you need to know.

Features 4 minutes

These are a few of our favourite things…

We asked some of our inspectors to share with us the ingredient they love the most and why

Dining Out 2 minutes

Finding Gifts in Unexpected Places at Atomix

The one constant on this New York City restaurant’s menu perpetually in flux is the presence of rice.

Dining Out 3 minutes

Eric Ziebold’s Garden at RdV Vineyards Is His Ultimate Muse

The chef uses the bounty from his quarter-acre garden in his dishes at Kinship and Métier.

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Ingredient Spotlight: Shallots

The little black dress of cooking.

Features 5 minutes

Ingredient Spotlight: Chesapeake Blue Crabs

Everything you wanted to know about Chesapeake blue crab season, but were afraid to ask.

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Edible Flowers 101

"Stop and smell the roses—and eat them too!"

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Ingredient Spotlight: Zucchini

Here’s what you need to know about this summer squash.