F🍑🍑D MATTERS
How Did 🍆 Become Our Default Sex Symbol?
A variety of fruits have long been used to convey eroticism, but in their emoji form, one seems to have won out.
By LIGAYA MISHAN and MELODY MELAMED

Oldest cooked leftovers ever found suggest Neanderthals were foodies
Pancake/flatbread with a ‘nutty’ taste is first evidence of complex cooking and food culture
Linda Geddes

A Cure for Thanksgiving Stress? For Many, It’s a Cruise.
No cooking, no cleanup, no script: A growing number of Americans are spending the holiday at sea, making new friends and traditions.
By Priya Krishna

At Danksgiving, There’s No Need to Go Outside for a Smoke
For a certain kind of Thanksgiving celebration, cannabis — in all its forms — is a key component of the year’s biggest meal.
By Jackie Bryant

Last-Minute Thanksgiving
It’s not too late, and here’s how you can get it done in style.
By MELISSA CLARK

Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Makes the Best, Coziest Soups
After the meal, let the meat simmer away into a gumbo, a congee or a barley soup, dishes as thrillingly varied as the meals they came from, Melissa Clark writes.

Leftover roast turkey is rounded out with plump shrimp, chicken wings and collard greens in this take on gumbo from Gail Jennings of North Carolina.
By Melissa Clark

What Temperature Is a Turkey Done? And More Thanksgiving Questions, Answered
We have all your Thanksgiving turkey questions covered.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Got Thanksgiving Leftovers? Make Turkey Ramen.
In this rich, silky ramen, the bird gets a second turn at the table.

By LIGAYA MISHAN

How Jellied Cranberry Sauce Is Made
Americans buy 75 million cans a year, with 85 percent sold during the Thanksgiving to Christmas season. Here’s how it’s made, from the farm to the factory.

By ROSS MANTLE and CHRISTINA MORALES