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Tag: #East Asian Food

Browse our collection of food history articles exploring the legacy, heritage, and stories behind East Asian Food.

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Glossy black sesame seeds in a dark ceramic bowl beside sesame pods
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Black Sesame

How one oilseed moved through farms, grinding traditions, ritual foods, and a new global wave of dark sesame flavor

Afro-Asian cultivation and trade zones; later regional specialization across Asia7 min read
Mature soybean pods on the plant, showing the East Asian legume behind tofu and fermented sauces
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Soybean

The East Asian legume behind tofu, soy sauce, miso, and doenjang — and the world's most important oilseed and plant-protein crop

East Asia (China)8 min read