I’ve often thought about the articles I would have you read if I could choose. Often, these articles concern myths. Through the years, I’ve busted a lot of food myths here on CulinaryLore. Many of these myths are not unique to me. I often do my best to explain, in my own way, food myths … Read more
What’s different about CulinaryLore and BuzzFeed? Well, a lot, but one key difference is that the content here is based on research and experience and not sourced from the quotes of random folks on the web. With that in mind, I thought I’d review some of the supposed cooking myths in a BuzzFeed article titled … 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
Fast food claim: If you leave out a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget at room temperature, it will eventually melt into a puddle. This food rumor, as far as I can tell, first appeared around 2013. The earliest entry, according to a simple Google search, appears on a website called Mrs Happy Homemaker. It has also been … Read more
Before I began writing this article, I quickly melted some ice in a microwave. If you want to skip this article, then, go ahead and take my word for it or go melt some yourself. Or use your common sense. Of course, ice melts in a microwave. Yet, there are YouTube videos where presenters show ice … Read more