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Friendship bread is the chain letter of baking: A simple starter that you divvy up, keeping some for yourself and sharing the rest with others. It's an old tradition that connect neighbors through the act of sharing food. NPR would like to see you revive it in your community. Share your stories on social media — use #NPRFriendshipBread — and we might feature your experience in a follow-up story. Courtesy of Emily H. Landsman hide caption
The Friendship Bread Project: Can Baking Promote Unity In A Divided World?
Chef Digby Stridiron cooks up one of his native Caribbean dishes. Tom Kirkman/The James Beard Foundation hide caption
Radio Silence, a cocktail developed by Damon Boelte of the Grand Army Bar in Brooklyn to honor Robert Siegel. Jenna Sterner/NPR hide caption
The smaller the bubble in that glass of champagne, the higher the pitch — and the price. Viktoria Rodriguez/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
The sound of bubbles in a glass of Moët & Chandon champagne.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb is head of the Food and Drug Administration. Federal investigators reviewed 30 of 1,557 food recalls between 2012 and 2015. They found that the FDA did not always evaluate food-borne hazards fast enough or ensure that companies initiated recalls promptly. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Making ice wine requires the grape to be picked and pressed at below-freezing temperatures, like in this vineyard in southern Germany. So, only a few places in the world — mainly Canada and Germany — produce it. But now, vineyards in frigid parts of the U.S., are making their own ice wine, giving Americans a chance to buy domestically produced bottles. Patrick Seeger/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Roy Miller fills cans with cooked collard greens. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
The United States leads the world in spice consumption, but also in spice imports. Nikada/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
Sprinkle Pop's Unicorn Mix includes a variety of sprinkle textures and flavors. It's one of the company's most popular mixes. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
A pot of rajma, a bean stew from the north of India, cooks on the stove. It's one of the recipes included in the new cookbook Bollywood Kitchen. Josh Loock/NPR hide caption
A new wave of Advent calendars offers adults a variety of foods and beverages, including Pringles, beef jerky, vodka and gin. Courtesy of Man Crates hide caption
Caga Tiós, Catalan Christmas logs stacked up at a market in Girona, Spain. Lindsay Patterson hide caption
