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Food and Drink

Oromo Student Union member Zubeda Chaffe cooks Caccabasa at the Keeler Apartments on Saturday, Oct. 24. Chaffe is combining bread with a sauce made of butter and spices.

Sharing Food: Cacabsa

by Nina Raemont
Published October 27, 2020
Sharing Food, a series by A&E, hopes to bring together students and their own cultural cuisines, letting no meal go unshared.
Heat of the Week: Imposters, shawarma and haunted hair

Heat of the Week: Imposters, shawarma and haunted hair

by Emalyn Muzzy
Published October 26, 2020
Need some pop culture inspiration for your week? Keep your finger on the pulse of all things A&E with this week’s heat.
Mayflower Vang, a Hmong student, prepares a traditional Hmong chicken dish in her sister’s house on Saturday, Oct. 16. The boiled chicken dish is served with a variety of fresh Hmong herbs.

Sharing Food: Qaib rau tshuaj (Hmong chicken in herbs)

by Nina Raemont
Published October 22, 2020
Sharing Food, a series by A&E, seeks to connect students and their own cultural cuisines, letting no meal go unshared.
Joe and Johannse, long time Purple Onion patrons, enjoy ice cream cones on the patio on Saturday, May 26, 2018. In addition to coffee, the eatery served pizza, sandwiches and ice cream, among other things.

Longtime Dinkytown staple Purple Onion closes doors

by Jasmine Snow
Published October 19, 2020
"Ponion," as some lovingly referred to it, announced its closure after nearly 30 years via Facebook.
Heat of the week: Sandler, Savage and soul food

Heat of the week: Sandler, Savage and soul food

by Alex Strangman, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Published October 13, 2020
Need some pop culture inspiration for your week? Keep your finger on the pulse of all things A&E with this week’s heat.
A plate of chicken adobo, a Filipino dish, cooked for the Sharing Food series on Saturday, Oct. 10. Chicken adobo is prepared with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and black pepper and is typically served with rice.

Sharing Food: Chicken adobo

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 12, 2020
For Filipino American History Month, savor a taste of the Philippines with chicken adobo, a widely considered national dish of the country.
External Vice President of the Pakistani Student Association Amna Dogar mixes a cup of Kashmiri chai on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Minneapolis. Once the tea is hot, sprinkling in sugar and crushed pistachios completes the warm and filling flavor.

Sharing Food: Kashmiri chai

by Nina Raemont
Published October 8, 2020
“Sharing Food,” a series by A&E, hopes to bring together students and their own cultural cuisines to discuss their recipes and stories, letting no meal go unshared.
Umami Fries, seen here on Thursday, Oct. 1 on 14th Avenue Southeast in Dinkytown, is one of the many businesses that has changed their service options due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Restaurants around campus remain closed as students return

by Lydia Morrell, City Reporter
Published October 2, 2020
Some restaurants around the University campus remain closed or rely on online ordering to sustain sales through an uncertain fall season.
Minnesota Daily A&E Reporter Nina Raemont plates Ful Medames, a Sudanese dish using fava beans, in her apartment on Sunday, Sep. 27. The Sudanese Student Union lent Raemont the recipe as part of the Daily’s “Sharing Food” series.

Sharing Food: Ful Medames

by Nina Raemont
Published September 29, 2020
“Sharing Food,” a series by A&E, hopes to bring together students and their own cultural cuisines to discuss their recipes and stories, letting no meal go unshared.
Heat of the week: Wings, former kings and a sad little frog

Heat of the week: Wings, former kings and a sad little frog

by Alex Strangman, Arts and Entertainment Editor
Published September 28, 2020
Need some pop culture inspiration for your week? Keep your finger on the pulse of all things A&E with this week’s heat.

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