We've all been there. You're walking through the produce, checking out the big round green watermelons and the perfectly-shaped purple onions, and then your gaze is diverted to a section that has these same items — but they are already cut up and packaged in little plastic containers, just for you.
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If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. If you teach a man to catch fraud at seafood restaurants, he might not eat out for the rest of his life.
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Bitters are an important part of any liquor cabinet and bartenders likely go through cases of the stuff quite frequently given how tiny the bottles are and how integral they are to dozens of cocktails.
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No, the reason that you shouldn't be eating cherries has nothing to do with their pits. Nor does it have anything to do with their inordinately high price. It's actually all about their nutritional content — or lack thereof.
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In a moment in history where so much of how we look at our own past is under justified scrutiny, it can be helpful to look at companies who were making efforts to correct incorrect, racist narratives ahead of the curve, like Jack Daniel's.
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As tempting as it is to attribute all of Mickey D's profits to people snorting Happy Meals in alleyways and selling televisions for french fry money, the food actually isn't the biggest moneymaker for the McDonald's cartel.
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Taco Bell is known for keeping things exciting with an ever evolving menu of fast food fare. Some innovations have been big winners — think Doritos Tacos Locos and the Quesarito — while others are a mere flash in the pan, like the Bell Beefer and Extreme Nachos. Remember those?
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Americans like their bananas. On average, we eat 27 pounds of bananas per person, per year (via Consumer Reports). In fact, in 2019 bananas were the most widely purchased and consumed fruit in the United States (via Statista). Bananas are awesome. Or are they?
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Americans have a love hate relationship with milk. We drink a lot of it: In 2019, the United States produced about 217.5 billion pounds of milk for human consumption (via Statista). But over the years we've become increasingly skeptical as to whether or not it is good for us.
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If you've ever been to Japan, you may have noticed that in certain department stores and luxury food shops, you can find unusual fruits with outrageous price tags attached to them. One example is this melon.
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Both desserts include milk and sugar in their bases. After that, the differences begin. Ice cream uses a large amount of cream and sometimes egg yolks in proportion to the milk. There is actually a legal requirement that ice cream has to have a minimum of 10 percent fat (via Spruce Eats).
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Proving once again that learning how the hot dog is made always makes you regret eating it, USA Today reported in 2015 that veggie dogs might not be so vegetarian after all.
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Candy cigarettes come as chalky hard candies, or as bubble gums that turn into a silly-putty consistency faster than you can blow a bubble. It's hard to believe that such an unattractive candy was once so popular it was almost contraband. Why did kids long for them?
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Butter and human mouths go together like bread and — see that? You can't even complete that classic phrase without butter. Once margarine was introduced, however, dairy farmers were not pleased. The dairy lobby began decrying margarine — and even managed to turn it pink.
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It turns out that Bumble Bee tuna contains more 'bumble' than 'bee' because in 2019, Bumble Bee Foods capped off an awful year by filing for bankruptcy. Chapter 11 wasn't even the worst chapter of the story.
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It comes from cow milk, and is cultured with enzymes to produce yogurt (via My Fearless Kitchen). However, there's a significant difference between the two, which has to do with the texture and consistency. Regular yogurt is transformed into Greek yogurt when it's strained three times, not two.
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Havana summers are hot, humid, and crowded. Black clouds of smoke swell from the tailpipes of Cuban taxis, which somehow makes everything hotter. What better relief than a scoop — or maybe five scoops — of ice cream? Yes, There's definitely something strange and special about ice cream in Cuba.
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Male model Fabio famously proclaimed, "I can't believe it's not butter." But one day a new Adonis may declare, "I can't believe it's bug butter." As Reuters details, Ghent University scientists conducted a study in which they fed participants butter made with insect larvae. Here's why.
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Oreos have been releasing special holiday and limited edition flavors for years — even much-hyped 'mystery flavors.' So what, may we ask, is up with the iconic cookie's latest release, or 'drop,' as they announced it on Instagram? Turns out, it's pretty Supreme.
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If you've never tried or even heard of a white strawberry, you're not alone. White strawberries are strawberries with white flesh (hence the name), red seeds, and usually some pink patches. They are bred to be bigger, softer, and sweeter than the average strawberry (via Spoon University).
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Turducken is one of those portmanteau foods whose name reflects its ingredients — the name, and the dish, combines turkey, duck, and chicken. Although it sounds like some kind of bizarre modern invention, oddball foods expert Andrew Zimmern says turducken is actually part of an ancient tradition.
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If you feel like ground beef goes bad faster than other cuts of beef, well, that's because it does. Here's why.
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Do you know why lemons made it big? During the 1918 influenza pandemic that took the lives of between 20 and 50 million people worldwide, hot lemonade was touted as a miracle cure. Lemons still have plenty of benefits, so maybe you should start eating more lemons.
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Sardinia, Italy is known for Fregula pasta, fresh lobster, roads that almost took George Clooney's life, and casu marzu, which is a contraband delicacy — and maybe the world's most dangerous cheese.
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But, Five Guys is bypassing the debate over the perfect burger temperature all together by serving every one of its hand-formed, 100 percent pure ground beef burgers well done (via Eat This Not That). Why? The answer has to do with safety and efficiency, and we can't be mad at that.
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Not everything is fit for drain disposal though, and eggshells top the list. It's actually the inner membrane of the eggshell that is the enemy, not the shell itself. According to The Spruce, eggshell is a sticky catch-all for everything else that goes down your drain.
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The manufacturing of mezcal is an art, and frankly, we can't stand to see tequila reduced to frat parties, cheap shots, and $5 margarita specials on Cinco de Mayo. Jose Cuervo Especial might get the job done if you're just looking for a quick buzz, but here's why you'll want to stay away it.
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