Many cookbooks, articles, and even cooking show episodes will tell you that the best way to test whether spaghetti (or another pasta) is done, is to throw it at the wall. If it sticks, it’s done. Is this a good indicator of the doneness of pasta? Not liking your dried pasta? Try a pack of […]
Food Myths
Are The Onions In White Castle Burgers Really Cabbage Pieces Soaked in Onion Juice?
An internet rumor states that the onions in White Castle burgers are not really onions at all. Instead, they are little pieces of cabbage that have been soaked in onion juice. Could this rumor be true? The onions on White Castle burgers are an integral part of the recipe. Without the onions, a White Castle slider would […]
Mountain Dew and Birth Control
Sometime in the 1990’s, rumors began circulating that Mountain Dew had some helpful or dangerous effects on your reproductive health, depending on which rumor you heard, and your perspective when you heard them. The main claim was that Mountain Dew was an effective contraceptive. All you had to do was drink it before having sex, […]
Small Amount of Kobe Beef Available In U.S. – Most Menu Claims of Kobe Still LIES
The other day I was watching the Las Vegas episode of Food Network Star and one of the contestants, Loreal, went to Le Burger Brasserie and was served, of all thinks, a Kobe beef burger. I was a bit flabbergasted. You have to be one hell of a lying liar to claim Kobe beef on a menu […]
Food, Pigeons, and Us: Learned Superstitions
Humans beings have brains that are tailor-made for superstitious beliefs. That is the kind of statement you will often hear in regards to human superstitions involving food, or anything else. Well, it’s not really an accurate statement, as it seems to imply that a certain high-level intelligence is needed to form superstitions. What if I […]
Say “Bread and Butter” for Good Luck
Since bread has been such an important food throughout history, there are a ton of myths and superstitions related to it. It is, after all, the “staff of life.” Superstitions cover what it’s good for, what you should do with it for good luck, what you not do with it, etc. For example, do carry […]