They say that necessity if the mother of invention, but its kind of sketchy stepdaddy has got to be boredom. How else would you explain the fact that somebody evidently made the discovery that you could make music using...a hot dog? Um, okay. Now, songs about hot dogs are not hard to come by.
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Most shoppers are familiar with the green variety of asparagus, but the vegetable actually comes in two other colors: white and purple. What's the difference between the three colors?
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Ice cream and custard have a lot in common. Both require only a few ingredients. Basic vanilla ice cream contains cream, milk, sugar, and vanilla. Add in egg yolks to that recipe, and you have custard. Sometimes, ice cream will also contain egg yolks, but the key difference is the percentage.
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If you're not the kind of person that thinks about packing hand sanitizer wherever you go, we have news about germs and restaurants that we expect might make you change your mind.
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We've all encountered the moment where we rip open a pack and only want one of the tarts inside. The second is left to loosely wiggle in the foil bag and slowly go stale. A tiny of agitation might have crossed your mind when this happened, "Why are Pop-Tarts packaged in pairs?" you might have asked.
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Absinthe, known more affectionately as the 'Green Fairy,' was once one of the most prolific drinks in Europe — and the United States too. It was banned here, though, for many years. Why is it now legal?
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After two months of hunkering down and boosting our immune systems, gotta say, we're not really feeling it so much anymore. We've baked all we can bake, Zoom happy hours are getting kind of dull, and everyone's over the quarantini. Enter the Fauci Pouchy cocktail.
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The Bloody Mary is a brunch classic which has seen creative spinoffs, including garnishes galore. Here's the real untold truth about the drink.
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Unfortunately, even if a food is called a superfood, it could still be terrible for you, and these are the biggest culprits. Learn about the potential pitfalls of these so-called superfoods.
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Everyone knows kitchen sponges can get dirty, but it may be surprising to learn just how dirty they really are.
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The fact that chalupas are a household name in America is almost certainly attributable to its popularity at Taco Bell. How does an authentic Mexican chalupa, though, differ from a regular taco?
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Whether lightning took out a transformer or a squirrel gnawed through some power lines, power outages are all too common. After the candles have been lit and the flashlights have been located, the next thing on people's minds is likely to be the contents of their refrigerator and freezer.
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There may be plenty of ways to make magic with just four ingredients, but rarely does a recipe made with potatoes, vegetable oil, salt, and parsley break the internet the way it did when Ina Garten posted a photo of Emily Blunt's family recipe for roast potatoes.
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A TikTok breakfast sandwich video has recently gone viral, and for good reason. The easy-to-follow instructions cut down the time it takes to make the savory snack using an innovative approach. Seeing as breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day, this could be a game changer.
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Some people think rice cakes taste like cardboard, but others enjoy their texture and taste. Perhaps the simplicity of rice cakes has made them a go-to snack for health-conscious eaters and dieters alike. Are they healthy, though?
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If you've mastered the basics of homemade bread, you may decide it's time to move on to whatever Twitter or Tik Tok might have lined up for you next. And when you're all set to try something new, get your kitchen ready for frog bread.
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A diet that includes a regular regimen of soy sauce might seem tasty. But before you venture down this culinary path, you may want to consider that the myriad of elements in soy sauce that make it so delicious, may have a negative impact on your body and overall health if consumed too frequently.
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But what ingredient is in Cheetos that, as Mike Meyer's iconic character from So I Married an Axe Murderer would say, "Makes us crave them fortnightly?" The answer can be found in the food science that created these cheesy, salty, must-have snacks in the first place.
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We found out what it's really like to work at the Golden Corral, from the best aspects of the job to the worst problems the chain and its employees face. Read on to find out what's really going on behind the buffet line.
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If you belong to Team No Way, you're not going to like Dollar Tree's Fast Bite frozen cheeseburgers because you're never even going to try them. If you're a member of Team Why Not, though, you might find them to be a pleasant surprise.
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Some foods are just not worth reheating because it can result in a subpar meal, but some reheated foods are actually dangerous to your health. In fact, you should probably never reheat anything that comes from a buffet. Here's why.
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There have been shortages of common goods such as toilet paper, yeast, and flour due to high demand during the pandemic — and recent developments indicate that the same might happen to meat. In the midst of these scarcities, sales of plant-based meat alternatives have been booming.
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Chefs these days are rising to stardom thanks to social media platforms such as Instagram, which allows them to showcase their style and technique even if they don't have a television show of their own. One such chef is Salt Bae, born Nusret Gokce.
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Nabisco is not afraid of experimenting with its Oreo flavors. Since 1912, the snack food company has created so many different variations of its beloved chocolate sandwich cookie. What flavors have since been discontinued?
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When it comes to the sometimes-sketchy setup of buffets, there are plenty of items on which diners should take a hard pass — and sushi is no exception.
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Sriracha is a chili sauce produced by Huy Fong Foods, Inc. which has grown into such a household name Urban Outfitters dedicated a t-shirt to it. Sriracha has to some extent relied on a grassroots fan base to help spread the Sriracha gospel, but has also been helped by a more unexpected source.
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While Life Savers now come in many flavors (and even a gummy variety), Life Savers were not always as kid-friendly as they are now — and why do they have a hole in them?
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