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Why are Hot Dogs Called Hot Dogs?
In this video: You’ll often hear that the name “hot dog” comes from a cartoon drawn by T.A. Dorgan during a New York Giants baseball game at the Polo Grounds around 1902-1906 (date varies depending on who’s telling the story). … Continue reading
11 Odd Hybrid Fruits and Vegetables
BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER A UK-based horticulturist company has developed the TomTato—a plant that can produce both tomatoes and potatoes on the same stem. But the plant is not a true hybrid. There are plenty of other combination fruit-vegetables that do … Continue reading
Why This Portuguese Sardine Cannery Swears By Its 100-Year-Old Method | Regional Eats
Canned sardines are a delicacy in Portugal. The country has a long fish-canning tradition, to the point that the sardine has become a national icon. We visited Conservas Pinhais, one of the oldest preserving factories in Portugal, that has kept … Continue reading
Breakfasts around the world, ranked by depravity — Snarky Travel
The interpretation breakfast varies widely around the world from the dull, but healthy to literal heart attacks on plates…. Continue Reading Breakfasts around the world, ranked by depravity — Snarky Travel
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Intricate Patterns Hand-Carved into Fruit and Vegetables by Takehiro Kishimoto
When he’s not cooking them, Japanese chef and food artist Takehiro Kishimoto (previously) is turning fruits and vegetables into intricately carved sculptures too beautiful to eat. Using sharp handheld blades, Kishimoto combines the centuries-old art of Thai fruit carving with … Continue reading
Finding the Root to Treat Aging through Dieting – ScienceBlog.com
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School believe they discovered a new way in which diet influences aging-related diseases. “Our healthcare as we age is analogous to a tree, and the way we go about it now, when a … Continue reading
How a 14-Year-Old Is Fighting Food Insecurity With Cupcakes
Michael Platt had to give up a lot of his favorite activities after he was diagnosed with epilepsy, but he found another hobby that he loved—baking cupcakes. Three years ago, when he was just 11, Michael turned his passion into … Continue reading
Tasting Sunlight – Emergence Magazine
See, Lat, and their three children forage for fish and mushrooms as they try to hold on to their traditional values and way of life in the Areng Valley of Cambodia. The people of Cambodia’s Areng Valley have lived on … Continue reading
How Brazil Makes Over A Third Of The World’s Coffee
Brazil is by far the biggest coffee producer in the world. Coffee generates 8 million jobs in the country. Matas de Minas is a small region that produces coffee in an artisanal way in this all-year-round process.
Second Strategy to Cooking Broccoli
Adding myrosinase enzymes in the form of even a pinch of mustard powder to cooked cruciferous (cabbage-family) vegetables like kale, collards, or Brussels sprouts can offer anti-cancer sulforaphane levels comparable to raw, removing the necessity to pre-chop for maximum health … Continue reading