Die Schokoladenindustrie hat es jahrelang versäumt, den Kakaoanbau zu modernisieren. Die Plantagenbäume sind alt, krank und tragen zu wenig Früchte. Auf den letzten Drücker geben die Hersteller jetzt Millionen für mehr Nachhaltigkeit aus. Von Philip Bethge, DER SPIEGEL 51/2014 – VIDEO dazu Wenn Peter Boone an Schokolade denkt, fallen ihm Wörter wie “cremig”, “süß”, “fruchtig” […]
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Satter als satt
Fast jeder dritte Mensch ist mangelernährt. Doch nun bahnt sich eine neue Grüne Revolution an: Vielfalt auf dem Acker und Sortenzucht ohne Gentechnik sollen den Welthunger besiegen. Ein Großprojekt in Indien weist den Weg. Von Philip Bethge Die Hirse heißt “Dhanshakti”, zu Deutsch “Reichtum und Stärke”. Zumindest den Reichtum wagt Devran Mankar nicht mehr zu […]
Miracle Crop: India’s Quest to End World Hunger
Over one third of humanity is undernourished. Now a group of scientists are experimenting with specially-bred crops, and hoping to launch a new Green Revolution — but controversy is brewing. By Philip Bethge It may not make his family wealthy, but Devran Mankar is still grateful for the pearl millet variety called Dhanshakti (meaning “prosperity and strength”) he […]
Nathan Myhrvold: ‘Culinary History Has To Be Analyzed Like Art History’
In a SPIEGEL interview, inventor and chef Nathan Myhrvold, the author of the new book “Modernist Cuisine,” discusses the deployment of laboratory equipment in the kitchen, the preparation of the perfect cheeseburger and the practice of hyperdecanting — using a blender to serve wine. SPIEGEL: Mr. Myhrvold, what is wrong with the ordinary French fry? […]
Modern Day Flintstones: A Stone Age Subculture Takes Shape
A modern-day Stone Age subculture is developing in the United States, where wannabe cavemen mimic their distant ancestors. They eat lots of meat, bathe in icy water and run around barefoot. Some researchers say people led healthier lives in pre-historic times. By Philip Bethge John Durant greets the hunter-gatherers of New York once a month […]
Stem Cell Flambé: Test-Tube T-Bones on the Horizon Say Researchers
A world which is free of caged chickens, slaughterhouses and avian flu is possible, researchers claim. All that’s needed is labaratory-made meat. While test-tube T-bones are still the domain of futurists, scientists have already taken the first important steps. The frog steaks were sautéed in a garlic and parsley sauce, then garnished with chives. When […]