The epidemic that exposed racial fissures in America – two centuries ago
When yellow fever devastated Philadelphia in 1793 it prompted a fraught discussion about race. What happened next?
A serving of bird’s nest soup can sell for £80, but many people fail to understand the allure of eating a nest made from swiftlets’ saliva. Edward Posnett traces the origin of the dish, meeting the climbers and moguls who harvest and trade it
