Food and Recipes
Here is a place for you to play with your food -- literally: enjoy, have fun with and celebrate food -- but don't worry, we'll still help you get dinner on the table every night.
Want a Perfect Cuppa Joe? Roast Your Own Coffee Beans
Nanaimo Bars Are Canada's Super Sweet No-bake Treat
It Wouldn't Be Tabasco Sauce Without the Red Stick
Spread Holiday Cheer With a Good Mulled Beer
What Is Candy Corn and How Is It Made?
Why Restaurants Are So Loud These Days
Butter Boards Are Creaming Charcuterie Spreads This Season
5 Ways to Open a Can Without a Can Opener
What's the Difference Between Instant and Active Dry Yeasts?
5 Fall Foods You Can Forage in Your Own Neighborhood
Sardines: The Stinky Little Fish You Should Be Eating
The Maqui Berry Isn't Just a Superfood; It's Also a Superfruit
Why Does Your Wine Bottle Have a Dent in the Bottom?
How to Eat Dragon Fruit
The French Baguette Receives UNESCO World Heritage Status
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Men at Work sang about the stuff in their 1981 hit 'Down Under.' But what is this thick, black spread anyway?
This 180-year-old sauce can be used to add zing to just about any dish. But what's in it? And why is it so effective? And, most of all, how do you pronounce it anyway?
By Alia Hoyt
Eggs might just be nature's perfect food. If they're fresh that is. We'll tell you how to know.
By Jeremy Glass
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Paprika comes from the dried Capsicum annuum variety of red peppers, and can range in flavor from sweet to very hot.
Shallots belong to the same family as onions, leeks, scallions and garlic. They look like small, elongated onions but have a sweeter, milder flavor.
Say it ain't so. The cult-favorite McRib is back for the last time. Or this is just more of the "McPlan" that's worked so well for decades?
By Jeremy Glass
Capers are actually the flower buds of the caper bush. So where does all that flavor come from?
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Is that pepper too hot to handle? See where it falls on the Scoville scale.
By John Donovan
Heart of palm, with a similar taste and texture to artichoke heart, is a staple in Central and South America and a healthy addition to almost any menu.
We usually equate the Masters golf tournament with azaleas blooming in the South. But this year, the tournament got us thinking about that pimento cheese sandwich, which it's also famous for.
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The Chicken of the Woods mushroom is jam-packed with protein and easy to spot with its bright orange color and ruffled edges.
By Katie Carman
Frying isn't the only (or necessarily the best) way to cook bacon. We'll show you another way that's even better.
By Jeremy Glass
This starchy, staple fruit that grows in the tropics has the potential to provide food security to millions. So what exactly is it and who's eating it?
What does it take to be a chief noodle officer? Top Ramen is hiring its first ever in honor of its 50th anniversary.
By Jeremy Glass
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If Subway's bread is legally not bread, then what in the heck is it?
By Jeremy Glass
You don't have to fry your food when you can get the same crispy results with hot air.
Coffee is one of the world's most popular drinks. But what's the best way to brew the stuff? That depends on who you ask.
By Jeremy Glass
China banned export of the fruit in 2004, so you'll likely never try it fresh. But you've probably already had versions of its extract and didn't even know it.
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Canada isn't a country known for its cuisine. But there is one sandwich from Halifax with a cultlike following that you just have to try to believe.
By Jeremy Glass
If you've ever dreamt of living out 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' now's your chance — golden ticket hunt, winning a candy factory and all.
Cronk was a mildly alcoholic beverage, popular from about 1840 to 1910, that's once more being brewed and just might become a sensation again.
By Jeremy Glass
Sure, eating prunes can help you have regular bowel movements, but these sweet dried plums can also help you build — and maintain — strong bones.
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The mint julep is as synonymous with the Kentucky Derby as big hats and seersucker suits. But how did this simple drink from the 1700s wind up at the world's most famous horse race?
This iconic cereal has a long and fun history. For instance, its original name wasn't even Cheerios.
By Jeremy Glass