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Ancient Eats

Down the street of Museo della Cucina, Rome (Credit: Ronan O'Connell)

How Rome changed how we eat

By Ronan O'Connell

The strawberry traces its origins here, where it comes in both red and white varietals (Credit: Cristina Theoduloz)

A fruit more powerful than acaí

By Mark Johanson

There’s now evidence that presents a radically different picture of how Indigenous Australians lived – and cooked – prior to colonisation (Credit: Penny Tweedie/Getty Images)

The baking traditions making a comeback

By Sarah Reid

Chefs are getting creative with using spirulina in dishes and drinks (Credit: MarsBars/Getty Images)

Mexico's lost pre-Hispanic 'superfood'

By Nicholas DeRenzo

The Ainu are the original inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island (Credit: Michele and Tom Grimm/Alamy)

Culture & Identity

Where Japan's umami comes from

By Ellie Cobb

Indian haldi doodh is warm milk mixed with turmeric powder and sweetened with sugar (Credit: Edalin/Alamy)

How the West got turmeric wrong

By Charukesi Ramadurai

Japan's ancient, fermented 'superdrink'

Is this Japan's miracle drink?

By Laura Studarus

The goji berry has been called the “red diamond” as it's thought to have anti-ageing powers (Credit: Whitestorm/Getty Images)

Asia's 'anti-ageing red diamond'

By Claire Turrell

Mizo meals feature staples like smoked pork boiled with mustard leaves and bai (Credit: Pearly Jacob)

India’s little-known tribal cuisine

By Pearly Jacob

A team of scholars are recreating ancient recipes from cuneiform tablets (Credit: Yale Babylonian Collection)

Best of BBC Travel - 2019

A 4,000-year-old recipe decoded

By Ashley Winchester

Many of Brazil’s food experts believe that manioc is the foundation of the country’s cuisine (Credit: INTERFOTO/Alamy)

Food & Hospitality

The last frontier of gastronomy?

By Janet Forman

Teff is used to make injera, a pancake-like fermented bread perfect for scooping up meat and vegetable stews (Credit: ton koene/Alamy)

Did the Dutch steal this 'superfood'?

By Angela Saurine

Brazil produces up to 85% of the world’s supply of açaí, more than 1.25 million tonnes per year (Credit: dpa picture alliance/Alamy)

The truth about açaí bowls

By Ian Walker