Green tea and fermented pawpaw are preventive means for diabetes.
China's maize production could hit a record high of 215 million tonnes in 2013 despite drought and flooding in the country's major breadbaskets.
Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections - a less yucky way to do "fecal transplants".
The real threat to traditional Chinese medicine is not fear relating to its use of toxic compounds, but growing skepticism about the efficacy of its methods.
How does it feel to grab a bite of traditional Western food during China's National Day holiday in Tibet?
CRI's Chopsticks & Beyond kicked off way back in May, at the Beijing Exhibition Center.
People throughout the world have been regularly eating insects as a part of their diets for centuries, according to a report by UNFAO in May.
In a research report released earlier this year, the UNFAO said eating insects could help end food shortages across the world.
Tasty draft beers, similar to the kind found in traditional English pubs and fashionable American bars, are now available in China.
The poor taste of airline food is coming under renewed criticism.
Chinese authorities found more than 300 batches of illegal imported food in August of 2013.
Many luxury alcohol brands have collaborated with artists to create a series of art pieces out of cases, bottles and glasses.