Category Archives: Food
The Difference Between Green and Black Tea
Alex P. asks: What’s the difference between green and black tea? Isn’t it all just tea from the same plant? Both black and green tea is harvested from an evergreen, tree-like shrub known as camellia sinensis. Most likely originating in China, the camellia sinensis is thought to have first been used to brew a medicinal elixir during the Shang Dynasty […]
Drinking Too Much Iced Tea Led to Arkansas Man’s Kidney Failure: Doctors – NBC News
Doctors said the man drank about 16 8-ounce cups of iced tea every day.
Source: Drinking Too Much Iced Tea Led to Arkansas Man’s Kidney Failure: Doctors – NBC News
This Easy Cheese 3D Printer Offers Sweet, Golden Disruption | TechCrunch
We toss the word “disruption” around far too frivolously here but I think we’ve finally found a product that deserves to be called amazing, magical, game-changing, and –…
Source: This Easy Cheese 3D Printer Offers Sweet, Golden Disruption | TechCrunch
Chipotle becomes the first major US restaurant chain to ditch GMOs | Ars Technica
It may mean a price increase, but Chipotle starts its new approach today.
Source: Chipotle becomes the first major US restaurant chain to ditch GMOs | Ars Technica
The Restaurant that Grills its Food over a Volcano
It’s about that time of year again when we’re dusting off our BBQs and getting ready to fire up the grill to see who can turn out the most badass backyard burgers this summer. But I […]
The Selling of the Avocado – The Atlantic
How the “alligator pear” went from obscure delicacy to America’s favorite fruit
Love Hot Sauce? Your Personality May Be A Good Predictor : The Salt : NPR
Personality seems to play a key role in our lust for heat in our food. Research has found that thrill seekers tend to like the burn of a spicy meal, and the lure may be different for men and women.
Source: Love Hot Sauce? Your Personality May Be A Good Predictor : The Salt : NPR
Browse The FDA’s Photostream Of Recalled Products | Popular Science
It’s like a police lineup for medicines and snacks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains a Flickr album just for pictures of drugs, supplements and pet and people foods it’s recalled from the market. How did we not know this before?
Source: Browse The FDA’s Photostream Of Recalled Products | Popular Science