Familiar Names, Stranger Origins. Most people eat these foods without thinking much about how they're made. Honey, popcorn, and dozens of other everyday foods have names that have become so familiar that nobody gives them…
Worth the Wait. Ah, Thanksgiving turkey. The dish we wait all year for. Then there's the pumpkin pie, the mashed potatoes and gravy, and of course, the cranberry sauce. After Thanksgiving comes all the Christmas…
Quang Nguyen Vinh on PexelsSun-dried sea salt from Korea's west coast gets packed into a length of bamboo with both ends plugged by yellow mountain clay. The tube stands upright in a cast-iron kiln over…
Strange on Paper, Great on the Plate. Americans have a habit of putting foods together that sound wrong until you try them. Dip a hot french fry into a cold milkshake at a diner, and…
Texture No Bueno. Think you're not a picky eater? Think again. When was the last time you spat something out just because of its texture? Sure, flavor plays a large part in whether we enjoy…
Arijit Dasgupta on WikimediaThis particular chew in the pet aisle costs more than a steak and looks like a bar of soap left too long in a drawer. It's cheese. More precisely it's chhurpi, a…
No Cookbook Required. For generations, people learned to cook by watching someone else in the kitchen. After making the same dish a few times, they knew the proportions and could tell when the dough needed…
MART PRODUCTION on PexelsOf course, not everyone is like SpongeBob, too curious for his own good that he'll lick up snail food. But hey, that doesn't mean we've never wondered what would happen if you…
Grandma Never Let Anyone Leave Hungry. If there's one thing Midwestern grandmas know how to do, it's make sure everyone gets enough to eat. Breakfast at their house rarely meant grabbing a piece of toast…
