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Rice

Kōlam festivals are one of the few remaining opportunities to showcase this slowly fading tradition.

How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice

Computer scientists have studied these “pictorial prayers.”

Rohini Chaki May 7, 2019

A section of the Great Wall, in Yanqing County, contains mortar made with blood.

Ancient Chinese Buildings Are Held Together With Rice, Sugar, and Blood

Edible additives in mortar served both practical and philosophical purposes.

Claire Voon May 6, 2019

Lanzi's Cashew Nut & Rice Crunch

Candy makers recently resurrected this crispy Chicago confection from the graveyard of vintage sweets.

Puto Bumbong

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.

Tuslob Buwa

On the streets of Cebu City, strangers share bubbling woks of pork brain gravy.

Giant Paella

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

Fried rice in a wok.

Breaking Down the Physics of Wok Tossing

It is a subtle art and an even subtler science.

Anna Kusmer November 20, 2018

Eight Treasure Rice Pudding

The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.

Koi-Koi Matsuri

A town harvest festival with a giant miso soup bowl.

Karelian Pie

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.

MOFAD's puffing gun in action.

The Puffing Gun

Many popular cereals exploded out of its chamber and into existence.

Pongala

This annual offering involves four million women, one goddess, and incredible quantities of rice pudding.

Ranovola

When life gives you burnt rice, make tea.

A "batnado" in action.

'Batnadoes' Can Protect California’s Crops

Bats are farmers' new best friends.

Anne Ewbank August 16, 2018

Habushu

These bottles of Okinawan rice liquor come with a coiled pit viper.

Lemang Periuk Kera

Carnivorous pitcher plants make excellent pouches for sticky rice.

Three Big Cannons

Chengdu's loudest street snack is much less dangerous than its name suggests.

Seattle Teriyaki

This once-ubiquitous fusion dish is fading into obscurity.