Any which whey: America's protein obsession
Update: 2025-08-22
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The protein powder boom, anchovies, ancient Roman recipes, and more!
- Whey, the liquid byproduct of cheese making, was once considered waste. It's now a key ingredient in the protein powders that dieters and weightlifters are downing in ever-greater amounts — and that means big changes for the dairy industry, reports Kevin Draper.
- Horror film producer turned food historian Christopher Beckman chronicles the anchovy's place in the European cooking canon.
- Sally Grainger reinterprets Roman recipes taken from Latin texts.
- As students head back to school, we catch up with Jack Bobo, Executive Director of the UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies.
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