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Aldi’s Insulated Bags Are Perfect For Summer Grocery Shopping Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/May 5, 2021 5:06 pm EST Recently, the grocery chain Aldi has been gaining more popularity. Last year, the chain became America’s fastest-growing grocer (via Progressive Grocer). Shoppers even claim there are some Aldi products that are even better than the original. While there are plenty of Aldi foods that have large followings, there’s more than just strictly groceries to look out for at the store....

Don’t Believe This Myth About Cabbage Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/Feb. 26, 2021 2:44 pm EST The Times of India released a sensational article in 2017 entitled, “Beware! These vegetables can cause deadly brain worms!” The article claimed that — according to some unidentified researchers — certain raw vegetables were particularly susceptible to tapeworm infestations, cabbage among them. The article said that the worm would creep into the cabbage leaf layers and lay its eggs, unseen by the naked eye and impervious to high cooking temperatures....

Gesine Bullock-Prado’s #1 Baking Advice Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/June 3, 2021 11:26 am EST Pastry chef and TV personality Gesine Bullock-Prado is an inspiring woman who has left no stone unturned in her pursuit of baking. According to her official website, Bullock-Prado can’t help but focus on baking new treats as often as possible. She has an apt description of her inspiration process to offer. “I think about what I’m going to bake while we’re eating the thing I just baked,” she revealed....

How Nyesha Arrington Feels About The Food Industry’s Glass Ceiling Lars Niki/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/July 26, 2021 1:25 pm EST Chef Nyesha Arrington found out that she’s a fan of food and cooking new dishes when she was just 5 years old. Per Bravo, she was lucky enough to be exposed to different cultures as a child and try a variety of dishes early on, such as octopus and bulgogi....

How To Ripen Avocados Mackenzie Burgess/Mashed By Mackenzie Burgess/April 26, 2021 4:26 pm EST Avocados are quite possibly one of the world’s most beloved fruits. Their popularity has risen since the late 90s and continues to increase in demand over recent years. We especially love all the health benefits that come with eating avocados. They are a great source of heart-healthy fats, dietary fiber, and plenty of vitamins and minerals. Heart-healthy fats are ones that are unsaturated as opposed to saturated fats....

More Than One Fourth Of People Surveyed Said They’d Never Eat This Fish Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Updated: March 15, 2021 1:26 pm EST It might look like any fish fillet. It probably tastes like any fish fillet. But if we told you that the cooked fillet was made with carp, you might say you wouldn’t be caught dead touching it, no matter how mild it tasted or how healthy it might be....

PEZ’s Myth Busting Response To Viral TikTok Hack Has People Talking Shutterstock By Naomi Kennedy/July 30, 2021 12:20 pm EST The internet was blown away yet again this week when a TikTok video demonstrating a seemingly ingenious way to quickly load up a PEZ dispenser went viral. The clip, which was originally shared by user @sonn1c, showed the TikToker loading a full package of the iconic brick-shaped candies, wrapper and all, into the bottom of the novelty gadget, pushing the empty shaft upwards....

Pomegranate Couscous Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 13, 2021 11:19 am EST If you haven’t yet taken to adding fruit to your savory dishes, this pomegranate couscous recipe is the perfect time to start. Susan Olayinka, food blogger at The Flexible Fridge and Mashed recipe developer, loves creating recipes that are quick, easy, and family-friendly. You’ll be able to dig into this dish in just over 10 minutes, so Olayinka certainly stays true to her philosophy....

Sunny Anderson’s Strong Response To A Fan Suggesting The Kitchen Might Be Racist Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Katherine Mclaughlin/Aug. 16, 2021 9:54 am EST On this past Saturday’s episode of “The Kitchen,” titled “Noodle Mania,” the chefs crafted — as the name implies — various ooey-and-gooey noodle dishes. From fettuccine with spicy crab and spring onion, to blushing angel hair pasta, to western BBQ mac and cheese, there were plenty of delicious dishes worthy of consumption....

The Real Reason There Is Vinegar In Almost Every Hot Sauce Shutterstock By Lauren David/July 14, 2021 10:55 am EST Are you a fan of hot sauce? Then you’re likely to have favorite brands and maybe even a collection, too. If you’ve ever looked at the label and turned to the ingredients list to see exactly what’s inside the bottle and what makes it so darn spicy, you may have noticed that many hot sauces contain vinegar....

The Seasonal McDonald’s Item You Can Only Get In New England Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Aug. 12, 2021 1:58 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Everyone knows that there are all sorts of different things to get at McDonald’s: Big Macs, Filet-o-Fish, McNuggets, a full bag of nothing but fries you manage to chomp down on the five-minute trip back to your house, etc., etc. You probably consider yourself a connoisseur — a McConnoisseur, if you will — of the McDonald’s menu, that there’s no secret value meal or combination you don’t know about....

The Spicy McDonald’s Sundae Topping You Could Only Get In China Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Feb. 16, 2021 6:57 am EST If you happen to be traveling outside the United States and are craving a slice of home, you can count on McDonald’s to provide just that, with a staple collection of items you can find just about anywhere from McFlurries to McNuggets and McChicken. But the key to McDonald’s success isn’t just because it offers a slice of America, but that it is also able to adapt and localize (via Day Translations), which means you’ll find things that you will definitely have never heard of before, served alongside things you know....

The Surprising Connection Between Chrissy Teigen’s Movie ‘Fries’ And Anthony Bourdain Shutterstock By Jen Peng/Aug. 13, 2021 9:36 am EST Chrissy Teigen’s love of food is well known and well documented. The TV star and personality has an entire website devoted to food, has written cookbooks, even attended culinary school, and frequently posts about food on social media (via Spoon University). So it was no surprise when she posted on Instagram on August 10, “our delicious letter of love as arrived on @peacocktv!...

The Untold Truth Of 7-Eleven’s Famous Slurpee Facebook By Maria Cristina Lalonde/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:31 pm EST If you live in America (or even if you don’t), you’ve probably heard of the iconic Slurpee, a time-honored beverage beloved by millions. The Slurpee is carbonated slush drink sold self-serve style, at 7-Elevens around the world. Every year, the Japanese-owned American chain churns out enough cup-fulls of Slurpee to fill 12 Olympic-sized swimming pools....

This Is The Difference Between Hominy And Corn Shutterstock By Keira Wingate/May 22, 2021 3:29 pm EST Hominy and corn are very similar, in the sense that hominy is corn, kernels of corn to be exact, according to The Spruce Eats. Surely when you think of cornmeal, corn flakes or corn tortillas, you think of corn, right? That sweet, buttery, corn on the cob that’s perfect at a BBQ? Wrong! That would be hominy....

This Is The Inspiration Behind Bobby Flay’s New Caesars Palace Restaurant, Amalfi Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Courtney Iseman/April 5, 2021 3:16 pm EST Bobby Flay surprised fans diners last October when he announced the November closure of his beloved Mesa Grill in Caesar’s Palace, reports Eater Las Vegas. The New York location of the Southwestern fare-serving Mesa Grill was the culinary superstar’s first run at owning a restaurant, launching him on his path of success from the kitchen to the TV screen; the Vegas outpost was open for 16 years (via Bobby Flay)....

This Is What Geoffrey Zakarian Typically Eats In A Day - Exclusive Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Molly Allen/July 7, 2021 1:24 pm EST When you’re a celebrity chef and working on multiple TV shows at once, the days are bound to get pretty busy. Geoffrey Zakarian definitely falls into that category. Whether he is running numerous restaurants and developing new recipes, co-hosting the Food Network’s “The Kitchen,” or serving as a judge on “Chopped,” the chef is always on the go....

This Kitchen Staple Is A Sign Misha Collins Is Happy Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 17, 2021 9:05 am EST Actor Misha Collins is full of surprises. For him, a big part of his childhood was food, particularly wholesome, hearty meals cooked by his mother. According to The New York Times, he did not come from a privileged background, but his mom never let him feel like he was missing out on anything....

This Viral TikTok Rumor About Dave & Buster’s Has People Talking Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/July 11, 2021 4:00 pm EST Some rumors are just too juicy not to get in on. You know the ones we’re talking about. The enticing bits of gossip that make you think, “Wait, that can’t be true! Can it?” If you can’t resist a good rumor, then, you’re in luck! We’ve got a doozy you’re going to love....

TikTok’s Frozen Banana Hack Makes Smoothies Easier Than Ever Nataly Studio/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Aug. 16, 2021 8:49 pm EST Making smoothies is extremely versatile thanks to the wide range of fruits, vegetables, and extra ingredients you can add to your mixture. (If you prefer a thin, watery smoothie then disregard the following advice!) However, as far as we are concerned, adding a frozen banana to a smoothie does a lot to improve its texture....