When I saw Guy Fieri sharing a recipe for a Kobe beef burger, I knew the marketing had officially outrun the reality. Grinding up a $600 steak into a patty is like using a 1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild to make a wine cooler. To understand why that’s so ridiculous, you first have to understand what … Read more
Hormel introduced SPAM in 1937, making the product 87 years old. No matter how much disdain foodies may have for it, SPAM isn’t going anywhere, much like its namesake that ends up in your inbox. No, the name does not stand for “Scientifically Processed Animal Matter,” and there is nothing particularly scientific about its creation … Read more
People who like their steaks well-cooked often ask this question. Why do people look down their noses at someone who orders a well-done steak? is well-done steak bad? No, well-done steaks are not bad. There are a couple of primary reasons that people say they are bad. 1) They’ve learned to hate well-done steaks from … Read more
Wouldn’t it be great if you could look on the carton and find out exactly how old your eggs are? Since there is an egg shortage right now, this would be even more useful. There is a sell-by date on egg cartons, of course, and some other numbers. According to some folks, one of those … Read more
One of the most prevalent beliefs about the American diet among people from other countries is that Americans eat more processed ‘American’ cheese than real, natural cheese. Processed cheese, which is called plastic cheese in some cultures, is seen as a symbol of the horrible American diet, part of a culture that survives on fast … Read more
I’ve come across a neat little trick regarding eggplants. When shopping for eggplants, you should choose a ‘male’ eggplant fruit because the male ones have fewer seeds and are less bitter. How can you tell? The female eggplants have a longish brown dimple at the blossom end whereas the male ones have a round dimple. … Read more