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What It's Like Growing Up on an Organ-Transplant Waitlist
"When I was eight months old doctors gave me a few months to live. Then I was put on the organ-waiting list."
Seven People Caught Hepatitis A From Frozen Berries
How did a poo-borne virus get all up in Australia's pancakes?
The Politics of Food: Foie Gras
As the debate rages on, Dave Arnold visits both sides of the foie gras world and discovers why there’s so much controversy surrounding this popular delicacy.
Billy's Boudin Balls Are the Biggest of Them All
In Louisiana, boudin sausage is king. The recipe for boudin balls—the round, large, meaty, spicy boudin that's fried in a thick layer of batter—at Billy's Boudin & Cracklin is a closely kept secret of the Frey family.
There's an Edible Horror Farm Coming to England
There's an edible horror farm coming to the UK, full of dripping sponge cake pig carcasses. Because nothing says "I love you" like a sugary sawn-off pig trotter, it's a perfect place to take a date, then.
The USDA Doesn't Want Us to Eat Lungs
There's a USDA ban on one of the key ingredients in Scotland's national dish, haggis, which has kept it from American plates for 40 years. If he weren't dead, Robert Burns would be pissed.
Billy Bragg's Guide to British Cuisine
When people come to visit me from America, I often take them to a place where there are these amazing standing stones. It's like Stonehenge, but bigger. This stone circle is so enormous that there's a village in the middle of it. It's...
How-To: Make Haggis
Ben Reade, a native Scotsman and the head of culinary research and development at the Nordic Food Lab, walks us through the labor of lamb love.
Real Scientists Are Creating the Best Hangover Cure Ever
Forget the coconut water and bullshit herbal remedies. This mimics the way your liver actually works.
How Not to Lose Three-Quarter Pounds of Kidney to Spoilage On the Organ Trail
It’s no surprise that those in need of an organ transplant are willing to pay an arm and a leg for someone else’s precious innards. The Havocscope black market index figures annual global organ trafficking at "$75 million":http://www.havocscope.com...