German Chocolate cake is a layered chocolate cake set apart from other cakes by its frosting and filling which is full of shaved coconut and pecans (via Betty Crocker). But does it have an origin story in some Bavarian village? What exactly makes it German?
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Strawberries also tend to spoil rather quickly. Raise your hand if you've grabbed strawberries out of the refrigerator only to find they look spotty, a little mushy, and not as beautiful as they used to. There is a trick that supposedly returns strawberries to their former glory. Does it work?
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Everyone grew up with a friend or family member who was exceptionally picky when it came to eating. Most of them grew out of it when they got older, but some maintained those very selective palates into adulthood.
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There are a lot of misnomers in the food world. For example, strawberries aren't actually berries and Danishes are actually Austrian. Peanuts can be added to the list of foods with identity issues as well.
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Ask anyone who's worked at a bar -- some bartenders or bar owners resort to dishonorable tactics that might be good for business in the short term, but they cause problems for customers.
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Raisins aren't exactly the most exciting of snack foods. Yet, for a few years in the 1980s, raisins were actually cool thanks to a group of Claymation, Mowtown-singing raisins known as The California Raisins. So what happened that caused The California Raisins' star to fall?
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While it might sound like an ingredient for making Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans rather than your garden variety Jelly Belly, you might be surprised to find out that the extract of an insect from Southeast Asia and India is used as a glaze for jelly beans.
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It seems as though every few years there is a new study released on the health benefits or detriments of drinking coffee. Is it really all that good for you?
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Pringles have sought to stand out from other brands and types of potato-based snacks. Delish says they were originally marketed as 'Newfangled Potato Chips,' but later changed the wordy name to the now almost universally-recognizable 'Pringles.' What they aren't, however, are potato chips.
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Sriracha might already be one of America's favorite condiments these days, and the new Sriracha almonds that Sam's Club just released just add to the variety of the beloved sauce.
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Walking into a dollar store can cost you a lot more than you might expect, and there are certain tricks the store uses to make that happen. Though many might wonder just how dollar stores make money, the answer goes well beyond low prices on food and other products.
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Is gray, like, the official shade of spring 2020? Skittles will be abandoning their signature rainbow shades for just one month, that month being June. As everyone knows, June is Pride Month, a time when many otherwise monochromatic brands will fly a rainbow flag to show their support.
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The French aren't known for doing things in halves, particularly when it comes to food or fashion, which should then come as no surprise that brioche isn't just made with the ingredients we would find in a normal loaf of bread, which can help explain why it's so costly.
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Many of us may have a relationship (or not) with Spam, but no matter how much we might like the mystery meat packed in the rectangular blue can, we'll probably never love it as much as the Hawaiians do.
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If you are lactose intolerant, not fond of dairy, allergic to it, or simply just don't like milk, there are plenty of non-dairy milk alternatives to meet your taste and needs. Banana milk might be one you're unfamiliar with, though.
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We might think otherwise, but our favorite Goldfish crackers aren't unique to the United States — in fact, they weren't even born here. And while you may think you know what they're made fro, you'll never guess what their first listed ingredient actually is.
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If you're in need of a little bit of chicken buying advice, read on as experts break it all down.
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The menu item that started the Chick-fil-A empire is their original chicken sandwich. While this seems like it would have a simple enough recipe, there are actually dozens of ingredients listed by the website for its trademark sandwich.
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Chuck E. Cheese is one restaurant that's all about the experience. While they do offer snack foods like wings, mozzarella sticks, and pretzel bites, they really offer only one type of main dish, that being pizza. Have you really ever considered the cheesy pie from Chuck E.'s though?
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Although McDonald's has some strange locations across the world, there are perhaps none as unique as the floating restaurant, known as the McBarge, that they built for the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver, Canada.
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Many chain restaurants are actually operated by the same parent company. Some seem to match up quite well together, but others are a bit of an oddball pairing.
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Anthony Bourdain's first book was lauded for its colorful writing style, tales of drug and booze-fueled kitchen shifts, and the secrets of the restaurant world that he let his readers in on. One such secret was to never order fish on a Monday. Why is that?
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Dunkaroos are officially back, much to the delight of '90s kids everywhere. This blast from the past — cookies that are dipped into an accompanying mini-tub of frosting — is now available at 7-Eleven.
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Many may be familiar with the mint julep for its designation as the official drink of the Kentucky Derby. The mint julep is made with mint and sugar, stirred with crushed or shaved ice, and paired with a spirit such as bourbon or rum.
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When you buy meat, you've likely noticed the pad that comes in the packaging, and you've thrown it away without giving it any thought other than trying not to drip meat juice all over yourself, the floor, or the counter. However, the pad actually does serve an important purpose.
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While some people are so caffeine-addicted that they keep a coffee maker by the bed, and others have invested in a remote coffee maker so that they can get a morning pot started while they're still under the covers. If that's not good enough, though, you can get chewable coffee to pop first thing.
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Hust as home bakers can't get enough of their KitchenAid stand mixers, home cooks are just as drawn to their Le Creuset Dutch Ovens. Why are they so pricey, though?
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