Thanksgiving Food Special

Full Episode
49:08

A photo of shrimp stew in the cookbook, “The Contemporary African Kitchen,” accompanies the recipe from contributor Agness Colley.

Beatriz da Costa/The Contemporary African Kitchen

As families and friends gather for meals together on US Thanksgiving Day, The World brings you a show packed with a variety of food stories. From brewing banana beer to a cookbook filled with African dishes; from the battle over döner kebabs to a lawsuit over butter chicken and from a mushroom restaurant in Mexico to savory ice cream flavors in 18th century England, this special show will pique your culinary interests.

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In This Episode

Edible insects approved in Singapore
4:20
The battle of the döner kebabs
5:12
Gathering around the campfire in the Kurdish region of Syria
3:36
Humanitarian chef feeds thousands in Gaza
4:31
Uganda’s banana-based booze
3:36
Flavors from the ‘contemporary African kitchen’
9:01
A court in India hears the case over the origins of butter chicken
4:15
A mushroom-centric menu in Mexico
4:12
Which ice cream flavors were popular in the 18th century?
6:59