“Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture,” on view now at the American Museum of Natural History, explores how our food is produced, distributed and eaten.
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We learn that chili peppers got their spiciness ratings from the Scoville Heat Unit scale, which was created in 1912.
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In Japan, farmers have transformed the spherical look of a watermelon by growing them in square glass boxes.
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The show takes visitors back to a 16th century Aztec market and the staples of that cuisine -- like chocolate and tomatoes -- now so ingrained in our diets.
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A towering sculpture of trash is meant to represent the staggering amount of food an American consumer throws out each year: 414 pounds.
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Part of the exhibit includes an interactive cookbook in which recipes for West African groundnut, or peanut, soup are offered up.
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Smelling stations waft sweet scents of popcorn and lavender to your nose with a touch of a button.
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Mongolian ruler Kublai Khan ate flower dumplings, steamed mutton, fish and green onions back in the day.
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Ices made from damsom plums, currants, caramel, cream and sugar were eaten by the writer Jane Austen at home in Kent.
Can a watermelon be grown in the shape of a square? What do Olympic athletes like Michael Phelps eat for breakfast? Which island nation produces the most lamb in the world? Consumers interested in pulling back the curtain on our food system will get these and many other questions answered at “Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.” The exhibition, on view now at the American Museum of Natural History, explores how our food is produced, distributed and eaten.
Bevier's Mayor says he took these photos between 3:00 and 4:00 Thursday morning, as firefighters battled a blaze that would claim a popular restaurant and historical museum in the small town.
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Bevier's Mayor says he took these photos between 3:00 and 4:00 Thursday morning, as firefighters battled a blaze that would claim a popular restaurant and historical museum in the small town.
Credit Photo Courtesy Bevier Mayor Bill Cosby
Bevier's Mayor says he took these photos between 3:00 and 4:00 Thursday morning, as firefighters battled a blaze that would claim a popular restaurant and historical museum in the small town.
Two buildings are being called a complete loss after a fire in Bevier, a small town just west of Macon. Bevier Mayor, Bill Cosby, says the fire near the town’s center was reported just after midnight Thursday morning. He says the fire destroyed both the Pear Tree restaurant and the Black Diamond Association – a town history museum.
