Word: exoticism
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But proving what he knew and when he knew it won't be easy. "Skilling used words like 'Get this structure to work' when he knew the only solution was to break the rules. But he never said, 'Do it,'" says a former employee. Pretending it was all a game...
For nearly a decade after creator Gene Roddenberry died in 1991, Trek producers--particularly new honcho Rick Berman, a TV veteran who had overseen Cheers and Family Ties--furiously tried to freshen the brand. Though he denies it, Berman seemed to be courting those exotic creatures rarely associated with sci...
Hikers in western Germany's hilly Eifel region should be careful where they walk - that creeping weed underfoot could be a sought-after (and very expensive) delicacy. German epicures are developing an appetite for native herbs and long-forgotten indigenous vegetables. This hunger is triggered by "the appeal of turning...
At markets in Germany, the demand for exotic vegetables has sent prices soaring. One kg of ramsons costs j20, twice as much as ordinary garlic. But ramsons are worth it, says Olaf Schnelle, co-founder of the Grimmen-based mail and Internet order firm Essbare Landschaften (Edible Landscapes), which sells...
Anyone who has traveled Vietnam's back roads knows that villagers love to welcome visitors with a cup or more of ruou, no matter what time of day. Locally brewed by the ethnic minorities in the highlands, there are almost as many kinds of ruou (pronounced zyoo)?as there are...