Food

Culture

Fishing for Alternatives: How a Boise couple escaped the industrial salmon business by bringing their catch home to Boise

After pouring his first cup of coffee, George Meintel climbed out of his fishing boat’s cabin and into the quiet, pre-dawn blue of a southeast Alaskan morning.

Agriculture

Growing Challenges for Idaho’s Large Aquaculture Community

Gary Fornshell has a knack for fine-tuning the palates of those who hate seafood into devoted consumers.

Agriculture

A Moveable Feast: How the Boise Mobile Farmers Market Gets Food to Those Who Need It

A note of dill floats on the air surrounding the line of customers patiently waiting outside the Boise Mobile Farmers Market van.

Culture

A Basque Pepper Glossary

The delicious flavors of Basque Peppers, provided by Dan Ansotegui.

Culture

The Epic Journey of a Pepper Seed: How Basque peppers crossed the Atlantic (twice) to become a Boise culinary specialty

No one knows how the very first Basque pepper seeds arrived in Idaho from the Basque Country, that long-contested, culturally-rich region in the mountain cradle between France and Spain. No one is even certain which pepper came first.

Food

Recipe: Rodney Wray’s Fried Anglet Peppers

When it comes to preparing anglets, the simple way is best. If you can get your hands on these peppers, fry them using Rodney Wray’s traditional method.

Agriculture

A Lost Generation of Butchers, Millers and Canners: The coronavirus pandemic exposes Idaho’s declining food infrastructure

Janie Burns has raised grass-fed lamb in Idaho and Oregon for over three decades.

Agriculture

Local Food Collaborations Rise and Fall With Idaho’s COVID-19 Cases

Two years ago, Boise farmer Jessica Harrold of Hen & Hare Microfarm decided to give her CSA program a facelift.