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This Superfan Has Turned Their House Into A McDonald’s Shrine Shutterstock By James Lewis/June 3, 2021 10:00 am EST With the world being as populous as it is, it is not at all shocking to discover that almost 85% of people identify with one of the estimated 4,000 religions active in various societies and cultures (via Learn Religions). However, while many faith groups are well-established and noble entities, some are considerably more obscure....

Trader Joe’s Fans Are So Excited About This New Fermented Black Garlic Instagram By Kate Hagan Gallup/Feb. 2, 2021 1:57 pm EST Trader Joe’s fans are super excited about this accessible and affordable black garlic seasoning. Listed as ground fermented Black Garlic, you can find this next to your Everything But the Bagel seasoning at TJ’s. Trader Joe’s superfans spotted this find and let us know, “New New New Ground Fermented Black Garlic Seasoning ($2....

Trader Joe’s New Crispy Jalapeño Pieces Are A Spicy Swap For Croutons Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/May 7, 2021 11:37 am EST When has Trader Joe’s ever let us down? In preparation for summer, the grocery chain has unloaded a spree of new products, and they just keep getting better and better. No, seriously — have you seen the raving reviews? Fans can’t get their hands on the Jalapeño Limeade fast enough....

Traditional Welsh Cakes Recipe Jennine Bryant/Mashed By Jennine Rye AND Mashed Staff/June 7, 2021 10:58 am EST Welsh cakes, as the name implies, have their origins in the land where language is complicated and vowels are in short supply. What they are not, however, are “cakes,” at least not in the American sense of the word. Welsh Baker describes Welsh cakes as a kind of cookie/scone/pancake mash-up: they look like thick cookies, their ingredients are similar to those of scones, and they’re cooked on a griddle, pancake-fashion....

What Is Passionfruit And How Do You Eat It? Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:45 pm EST Passionfruit is a totally unique and absolutely delicious fruit – as well as a personal favorite flavor. Working with the whole passionfruit can be a bit intimidating, though. Its peculiar exterior belies a wildly flavorful and sweet fruit, though, so it’s totally worth it! Specialty Produce notes that there are 400 species of passionfruit that are grown throughout the world....

What Megan Thee Stallion Really Eats In A Day Shutterstock By Kalea Martin/Aug. 11, 2021 1:56 pm EST If you’ve ever found yourself doing a happy dance after taking a bite of delicious food, you have something in common with rapper and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion. When the star tried her very first Popeyes chicken sandwich, a moment that was captured on livestream, she couldn’t help but start dancing on her bed while freestyle rapping about how good the food tasted....

Why Some People Think McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are A Scam Shutterstock By Audrey Michels/April 20, 2021 1:07 pm EST We’ve all been there: driving up to a McDonald’s drive-thru window while craving some soft serve or a shake, only to have that dream shattered by the telltale words: “I’m sorry, the ice cream machine is broken.” It’s such a common occurrence that it’s spawned more than a few memes from frustrated fans (via Reddit)....

Why You Should Think Twice Before Cooking Pancakes Without A Pan Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/May 30, 2021 9:34 pm EST There are few Saturday morning breakfasts as deliciously satisfying or indulgent as a big stack of thick, fluffy pancakes doused in melted butter and pools of maple syrup. While every good batch of homemade hotcakes starts with the perfect batter, it ends with the perfect cooking method. Some people swear by using an electric griddle, while others say that a trusty cast iron pan is where it’s at....

Can You Actually Visit The Coffee Shop From Friends? Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Aug. 3, 2021 11:42 am EST Good news “Friends” die-hards: you can officially visit and tour Central Perk, the iconic coffee shop from the ’90s sitcom. Amongst all the funny one-liners, love triangles, and sensational outfit sequences, the series showed fans there’s nothing a cup of hot coffee and good friends can’t fix. And now, you and your closest friends can experience that first hand at Warner Bros....

Copycat McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 2, 2021 8:46 am EST There’s nothing that beats the nostalgic thrill of McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets. Maybe they taste like childhood, remind you of a road trip that you took with your best friend, or just help you get your fast food fix, but regardless, you know what you’re getting and you know what it’s going to taste like....

Everything You Need To Know About Cranberries Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: June 1, 2021 1:51 pm EST Cranberries are fruits that are much loved for their unique taste and several health perks. According to Healthline, cranberries are basically 90% water. Also, here’s a fascinating tidbit of information: Cranberries have links to other fruits, such as blueberries, bilberries, and lingonberries. While you can find several kinds of cranberries in the wild, the most common variant in the U....

Here’s What You Need To Know About Dunkin’s New Avocado Toast Dunkin’ By Hanna Claeson/Updated: March 8, 2021 7:45 am EST It’s too early to be April Fools, which is how we know this news is the real deal. Now available at Dunkin’ nationwide is its spring menu collection, including the holy grail of all things California hipster: avocado toast. Dunkin’ says that its new menu item features a spread made of “avocado, sea salt, black pepper, and lemon juice....

How The FDA Is Safeguarding Against Lettuce Recalls In 2020 Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Updated: April 9, 2021 10:56 am EST Recently, the FDA announced its 2020 Action Plan to safeguard against lettuce recalls. The plans to keep salad and sandwich greens safe were outlined in an FDA blog post authored by Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response. Dr....

How Wolfgang Puck Really Feels About The Minimum Wage Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Aug. 26, 2021 2:50 pm EST Wages can be an unappetizing subject, but everyone who works has an opinion when it comes to whether their wages reflect their value. Wolfgang Puck is no different. Puck has been a part of the upscale cooking scene in the United States since his iconic Sunset Blvd. Spago restaurant made its debut in the 1980s....

Is Sony Really Releasing A McDonald’s-Themed PS5 Controller? Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/July 30, 2021 11:14 pm EST Over the years, some of our favorite fast food chains, like McDonald’s and Burger King, have been great about handing out prizes and trinkets that eventually race to the bottom of toy boxes and into rummage sales. But now it seems as though McDonald’s Australia has found a way to create a giveaway with some staying power, with a bit of tech and marketing support from Sony and its Playstation gaming console....

J. Kenji López-Alt Just Called Out Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Abusive’ Behavior Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: April 12, 2021 9:30 am EST Posting to Instagram on February 21, J. Kenji López-Alt renewed his campaign against fellow celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and the abusive restaurant culture he’s accused of standing for. López-Alt, currently a food columnist for The New York Times, posted a still image of Ramsay from the 1999 documentary series Boiling Point - Ramsay’s first moment in the TV-celebrity spotlight....

People Are Divided Over This TikTok ‘Honeycomb Pasta’ Cake TikTok By Aimee Lamoureux/April 9, 2021 12:47 pm EST There is a new food trend taking over TikTok, and it’s split the internet in two. The divisive recipe was first posted by TikTok user @bananalovesyoutoo, who called the creation “honeycomb pasta.” To make the dish, she places pieces of string cheese inside vertically arranged rigatoni pasta, covers the whole thing with sauce and meat, and finally tops it with more cheese before putting the pan into the oven....

Popular M&M Flavors, Ranked Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kristin Danley-Greiner/May 7, 2021 10:20 am EST The number one most popular candy sold in the United States “melts in your mouth, not in your hands.” Does that catchy slogan ring a bell? This sweet treat is so crazy good that little baggies of M&Ms traveled to space in 1981 on the shuttle Columbia so the astronauts could get their chocolate fix while far away from home....

Secrets Of The Sam’s Club Bakery You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner Scott Olson/Getty Images By Joel Burrows/Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 5:14 pm EST If you haven’t heard of Sam’s Club before, you may be wondering who Sam is and why he owns a club. Well, it was egotistically named after Sam Walton, who Britannica said founded the establishment in 1983. Sam Club’s website stated that he originally launched their membership-only warehouse to help small businesses get the items that they required to get started....

Starbucks’ New Color-Changing Cold Cup Is Turning Heads Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/July 29, 2021 3:54 pm EST Starbucks appears to have been displeased with how its color-changing cold cups were initially received. Or, at least, the chain figured that it could use a boost in attention as it decided to feature the cup on its TikTok account yesterday. The video shows how filling Starbucks’ reusable cold cups with cold water (and ice) causes confetti designs to appear along its walls and alters the shade of the reusable straw’s color too....