Your taste buds can tell us a lot.
The Chinese province of Sichuan will legalize childbearing for unmarried couples beginning Feb. 15, with no limits on the number of kids they can have. At present, Sichuan — known for its world-class cuisine — only allows married couples to have children, and they can only register up to two. The policy shift aims to help boost China’s declining population, which saw its first drop in six decades last year.