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In Lisbon, Caesar’s Favorite Sauce Makes A Comeback

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Post date August 11, 2024

A few drops of a special sardine-based sauce called Garum, which enchanted Julius Caesar. Selo de Mar via Instagram

Olisipo (modern-day Lisbon) was for centuries the Roman Empire’s main supplier of garum, the exotic sardine-based sauce that enchanted Julius Caesar. Much of that cuisine has resisted time and can now be tasted in Lisbon’s restaurants.

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A Bee For Every Person: Inside Spain’s Ambitious Re-Pollination Plans

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Post date July 31, 2023

A black and brown bee rests on a human hand. Eduardo Gorghetto

The Smart Green Bees project aims to tackle the bee crisis by repopulating Spain with a symbolic 47 million native bees, one per every Spaniard. The challenge will be ensuring the project is done responsibly.

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Yemen’s Nomadic Honey Traders Face The Sting Of Civil War

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Post date December 18, 2020

A beekeeper in Yemen in January Mohammed Dahman Xinhua/ZUMA

Yemen’s itinerant beekeepers must follow the flowering season. But this nomadism, essential for their bees to produce this liquid gold known around the world, is hampered by the nation’s ongoing civil war.