Since at least 2000, viral social media posts have claimed a dark secret about the dairy aisle: that chocolate milk is made from expired white milk that has been boiled down, re-pasteurized, and doctored with synthetic flavors to hide the taste. Some versions even suggest it’s a way to hide ‘bloody milk’ that is unfit … Read more
Have you heard? You can’t deep fry with olive oil! Its smoking point is too low and it becomes bitter, etc. Funny that people in the Mediterranean regions, who know a lot more than us about olive oil, deep fry more often with olive oil than any other oil. In other words, what you’ve heard is … Read more
No, throwing spaghetti at the wall is not a reliable way to tell if it is done. While this popular kitchen myth suggests that a noodle sticking to the wall indicates it is al dente, the reality is that stickiness only proves the surface starches are hydrated—it says nothing about the core of the pasta. … Read more
An internet rumor states that White Castle onions are not really onions. Instead, they are little pieces of cabbage that have been soaked in onion juice. This rumor is untrue! White Castle uses reconstituted dehydrated onions on their burgers, as they have since World War II. There is nothing unusual about this in the fast-food … Read more
Sometime in the 1990s, 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, … Read more