EditorialA bowl of doenjang jjigae, which combines anchovies and the umami of doenjang, a fermented soybean paste, with the natural sweetness of onion, zucchini and radish, in New York, May 25, 2022. Food styled by Sue Li. Props styled by Sophia Pappas. (Bobbi Lin/The New York Times)
EditorialIrrigation equipment waters a soybean field near Cláudia, Brazil, in the state of Matt Grosso, Aug. 8, 2020. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times)
EditorialA Lunar New Year dish of chap chye, a traditional braised cabbage dish seasoned with pungent soybean paste, in New York, Jan. 12, 2022. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne. (Ryan Liebe/The New York Times)
EditorialAn aerial view of a soybean plantation that uses burning to expand its area near Porto Velho, Brazil, in September 2019. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times)
EditorialAn aerial view of a soybean plantation that uses burning to expand its area near Porto Velho, Brazil, in September 2019. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times)
EditorialAn aerial view of land cleared for soybean cultivation in the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, Oct. 22, 2017. (Lalo de Almeida/The New York Times)
EditorialMike Bloomberg, third from left, the former mayor of New York and a Democratic candidate for president, tours the Johnson family farm in Wells, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2020. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
EditorialMike Bloomberg, third from left, the former mayor of New York and a Democratic candidate for president, tours the Johnson family farm in Wells, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2020. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, Scott Johnson, Tyra Johnson, forme--r New York Mayor Mike Bloom--berg, a Democ--rati-c candi--date for presi--dent, and Darin Johnson, chat at the Johnson family farm in Wells, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2020. (Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times)