The country is well on its way making preparations for the greatest battle of the year. No, we’re not talking about any military conflict – this is all about the big game, the Super Bowl. And what pops to your mind when you think about the Super Bowl? Probably football, of course, together with ridiculously …
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If you didn’t read it already, Fun Facts About Uses For Microwaves: Part One, has a bunch of fun uses for the microwave. Here are more! Toast Nuts This can be done in a skillet pan as well but a microwave will do the trick, too. Put half a teaspoon of vegetable or canola oil …
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Microwaves can be used for so many things these days. Here are a bunch of fun uses for microwaves. Recrisp Chips Microwaves actually work great to crisp up chips. Just place them on a piece of paper towel and cook them briefly. They crisp up real quickly. You an also do this with an air …
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A few months back we brought you the story of the Swedish Disgusting Food Museum and their exhibition of revolting alcohols. Among those drinks was a delightful Korean wine made out of rice and human feces. But if people poop does not quite suite your delicate palate, you’re in luck. You now have an alternative, …
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What happens when you realize that you “grew up” eating poverty foods? At that point, you really just accept that you grew up a little poor, or that you don’t need the more expensive things in life. These may have been poor people food, but for me, half of them are still my favorites. Did …
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It’s not the science news we want; it’s the science news we deserve. For those who keep up with our weird food reporting here at Oddee, you’ll remember that the EU either regulates or bans some heritage foods. Such as casu marzu–the soft cheese digested by fly larvae. So it’s big news that the food safety agency …
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Something dark happened to food science in the 90s. The once respectable career combining chemistry and culinary arts transformed into a bizarro world science lair, creating increasingly strange foods. Packaged foods and kids’ snacks suffered more than others—creations no one wanted or asked for overburdened those sections of the grocery store. Weirdest Packaged Foods of …
You might think that fast food is a purely modern phenomenon. And it’s kind of true – quick meals that you can eat on the go have been constantly growing in popularity ever since the Industrial Revolution. But while burgers and sandwiches are undeniably modern inventions, fast food in itself isn’t. City dwellers throughout history …
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Nothing says boujee like a fancy cheese board. They’ll set you back a fair amount in a restaurant, but you could invest that same money in blocks of cheese and have cheese boards for a week at home. Plus, it gives you an excuse to talk to the cheesemonger at the upscale grocery store or …
Natural wine is the latest fad in the boujee food + beverage world. It’s wine made without chemical interference from the winery. Unlike mainstream labels that taste predictable year after year, natural wine showcases various environmental changes in each vintage. Results are unpredictable and fawned over by connoisseurs and plebs alike. So Allen Maurice Stiefel, …
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