I thought I’d heard of most of the more unhealthy varieties of food out there, particularly after reading the warning literature given to me after my heart attack last year. I was wrong. Don’t let anyone try to convince you otherwise: The Wisconsin State Fair is all about food that’s battered and fried, dipped in… Continue reading Incipient heart attack in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
Tag: Food
How potato chips are made
This may be a familiar subject to many, but I’d never seen a video depiction of how potato chips were made. This one has satisfied my curiosity. What annoys me is the number of chips that can be cut from a single potato. If you look at the cost (by weight) of the raw materials,… Continue reading How potato chips are made
Would you like purple fries with that?
Yes, you read it correctly. An English supermarket is set to offer purple potatoes, including all of their related products such as fries, mash and crisps (chips). It might seem a challenge to make chips even more popular than they are, but Sainsbury’s is having a go. From today, it is selling purple potatoes which… Continue reading Would you like purple fries with that?
Living – and dying – on bread alone!
There’s a bakery in Ratchaburi, Thailand that produces some rather . . . er . . . unconventional loaves of bread. Inventorspot reports: Imagine running up to the bakery around the corner and coming across bread shaped like body parts. Sound yummy? Artist Kittiwat Unarrom creates just that; gruesome works of art out of bread.… Continue reading Living – and dying – on bread alone!
The stove of the future?
A designer, Greg Beck, has come up with an intriguing prototype of what the stove of the future might look like. Digital Trends reports: Though it shares the same flush design as other modern ranges, the William [stove] does away with the old concept of circular burners by replacing them with 1,500 individually heated ceramic… Continue reading The stove of the future?
Men in the kitchen
So that’s how you peel potatoes! Peter
The perils of processed pet food
I’ve known for some time that there’s a growing movement to reject prepared, pre-processed pet foods, which are being blamed for a great many illnesses and deficiencies in pet health. Trouble is, there’s a great deal of rhetoric and not much empirical evidence in the debate. It’s hard to make an informed choice when verifiable,… Continue reading The perils of processed pet food
Feeling hungry?
In that case, watch how hot dogs are made. I must confess, after seeing that, I’m no longer all that much of a fan of hot dogs . . . Peter
Feel-good story of the day
I’m a sucker for feel-good stories, particularly when they happen to older folks who might be struggling with physical ailments, poverty, and the like. When one of them strikes it lucky and becomes a success, it’s always a heart-warming thing for me – like the lady in this report from the Daily Mail. When Christine… Continue reading Feel-good story of the day
Obesity epidemic? What obesity epidemic?
Via Dustbury, we learn of what must be one of the most calorie-rich desserts ever created. The Cherpumple is the dessert version of the Turducken. It’s a three-layer cake with a pie stuffed in each layer. YUM! Cherpumple is short for CHERry, PUMpkin and apPLE pie. The apple pie is baked in spice cake, the… Continue reading Obesity epidemic? What obesity epidemic?