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Foods That Changed The World Shutterstock By DB Kelly/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 1:55 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Food is exciting, and there’s no doubt it’s a huge part of our lives. That’s why we love making it, sharing it, and even documenting it with photographs and on social media. It brings us together and, at the most basic, it keeps us alive. Sure, that’s all very impressive, but it’s tough to imagine that sometimes, certain foods have an even bigger story to tell....

Here’s Why You Should Stop Throwing Away Your Carrot Tops Shutterstock By Lauren David/April 29, 2021 12:37 pm EST When you buy a bunch of carrots at the farmers’ market or even choose some from the produce aisle at the grocery store, they might still have their green tops attached. When farmers and gardeners harvest carrots, it’s the frilly green tops that they see — as root vegetables, carrots grow underground....

How Giada De Laurentiis Got Her Classmates To Stop Bullying Her Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 15, 2021 6:27 pm EST Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is one of a kind. She’s been a cookbook author, a TV personality, and a mentor to many aspiring home chefs. De Laurentiis has offered useful tips on all kinds of meals, from meals for the entire family to quick fixes for busy work days, per Delish....

How Ketchup Changed American Food Forever Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ceara Milligan/Aug. 4, 2021 3:57 pm EST When you think of condiments, ketchup most likely comes to mind. The ubiquitous tomato-based sauce has played a major role in American fare for as long as anyone can remember. Bottles of vivid red ketchup can be found at pretty much every restaurant table or diner counter in the country, conveniently placed so hungry customers can serve themselves and add a savory kick to their salty fries, juicy burgers, hearty scrambled eggs, and melty grilled cheese sandwiches....

How The Pioneer Woman’s Favorite Children’s Book Predicted Her Future David Livingston/Getty Images By Melissa Campana/April 2, 2021 9:24 am EST A good children’s book can be the harbinger of things to come. If you were drawn (so to speak) to Harold and the Purple Crayon, there’s a good chance you’re an imaginative grownup who creates her own reality. Did you like Where The Wild Things Are? Then you probably relished your party days before settling into domestic life....

How TikTok Helped This Massive LA Street Food Market Grow During The Pandemic Instagram By Kate Hagan Gallup/April 17, 2021 4:22 am EST It began with a perfect taco and has become a happening through TikTok. This food market that began modestly on Artesian Street has virtually exploded since the coronavirus pandemic. Now more commonly referred to as the Avenue 26 market (an homage to the Avenue 26 Tacos), the location is described by Eater as the “biggest and most diverse street food market anywhere in Southern California....

Jollibee Is Probably Going To Open A Location Near You. Here’s Why Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/July 31, 2021 1:06 pm EST When the late, legendary TV chef Anthony Bourdain took his show, “Parts Unknown,” to the Philippines, he made it a point to stop by one of the country’s most famous exports: fast food chain Jollibee. In a memorable video clip that has him entering and lining up to buy a meal, Bourdain confesses, “I sneer at fast food, revile it at every opportunity....

What can you use Everything seasoning on? Shutterstock One of the reasons that consumers have taken to the spice mixture is that it’s incredibly versatile and can be used in a huge variety of dishes. Martha Stewart recommends it as a flavorful garnish for butternut squash soup, or even during cocktail hour on the rim of a bloody Mary. Incorporate it into your breakfast game on far more than just bagels by sprinkling it liberally over fried eggs or avocado toast for a flavor boost (via Taste of Home)....

Microwave Scrambled Eggs Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 27, 2021 9:13 am EST “Eggs are such a great blank canvas,” recipe developer Susan Olayinka notes. And she’s absolutely right. Even putting aside all the ways to prepare them, like poaching, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, sunny-side up, and over easy, eggs go well with a wide variety of foods. You can add them to grilled chicken recipes, roast beef recipes, or pork dishes....

Mountain Dew Has Good News For Bob Ross Fans YouTube By Maria Scinto/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 3:40 pm EST Mountain Dew is a brand that very much seems to be in search of an identity. A few years back they were a gamer geek cliché, an association they embraced to the extent that they created a product called Game Fuel. Later they decided to rebrand themselves as being all outdoorsy and stuff, as witness their fishing-themed radio spot (via 107....

Popular Talenti Flavors, Ranked Worst To Best Kevin Winter/Getty Images By Samantha Maxwell/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 7:12 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you have a craving for something sweet, what’s the first thing that you reach for? Sure, cookies can be delicious, a slice of cake is nice from time to time, and we can’t say anything bad about pie, no matter what’s in the filling....

Recipes That Can Be On The Table In 15 Minutes Or Less Ksenia Prints/Mashed By Kori Ellis/March 30, 2021 9:50 am EST If you’re in a rush and you have no time to plan out and cook a fancy meal, hopping in your car for fast food isn’t the only option available to you. Instead of traveling to the nearest drive-thru window, you can follow any of these recipes and the food will be ready to eat in 15 minutes or less....

Schitt’s Creek Fans Need To Know About These Hilarious Hard Seltzers Facebook By Sara Cagle/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 3:28 pm EST Now here’s a reason to raise your glass! “Schitt’s Creek”-themed hard seltzers are here and they are, thankfully, not concocted by Herb Ertlinger. In celebration of Pride Month, Washington-based Hop Capital Brewing unveiled two “smoothie-style” hard seltzers filled with fruity flavors and adorned with the silhouettes of the iconic characters Moira and David Rose....

The Best Dish Alex Guarnaschelli Ever Judged On Chopped Rob Kim/Getty Images By Lucy Maddox/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 10:05 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Both a regular judge on “Chopped” and a winner of “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption,” Alex Guarnaschelli has become a very familiar face to Food Network enthusiasts. Variety estimates that Guarnaschelli has been featured on more than 600 network episodes....

The Classic Italian Pasta Dish Rachael Ray’s Orecchiette Recipe Is Based On Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Feb. 22, 2021 9:40 am EST Rachael Ray knows a lot about Italian food thanks to her mother who introduced Ray to the world of cooking when she was just a young girl. Per Notable Biographies, Ray once told People, “My mother didn’t like strangers watching her children, so we all were in the restaurants from the time we were born....

The Most Controversial Episode In Top Chef History Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Aug. 13, 2021 3:30 pm EST The idea of using a slave plantation as the setting for a cooking competition seems problematic, so it should have come as no surprise to the “Top Chef” team that, when they decided to premiere its Charleston season at the Boone Hall Plantation in 2016, the internet was aghast; especially considering, as Uproxx reported, the plantation challenge pitted a Black contestant against a white contestant....

The One Flavor Kim Kardashian Avoids In The Kitchen Shutterstock By Naomi Kennedy/Updated: July 13, 2021 9:21 am EST It’s rare that an Instagram photo from Kim Kardashian does not make headlines, but in 2020, there was one snap in particular that left the internet completely shook. The image in question captured the second-eldest Kardashian sister hanging out in the kitchen while clad in clothing from her SKIMS brand, but it was the open refrigerator she posed in front of that her millions of followers couldn’t help but notice, as it appeared to contain nothing more than a few cartons of milk....

The Real Reason The US Army Stormed This Bulgarian Sunflower Oil Factory Shutterstock By Felix Behr/June 4, 2021 12:11 pm EST On Wednesday, the owner of a Bulgarian sunflower oil factory filed a lawsuit after the United States Army raided his premises by accident. According to a press release from The U.S. Army in Africa and Europe, the incident occurred on May 11 during what the Associated Press describes as a NATO training exercise that included more than 7,000 paratroopers....

The Surprising Ingredient Bobby Flay Adds To His Queso Dip Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images By Audrey Michels/Updated: April 19, 2021 4:14 pm EST It’s almost time for the Super Bowl, and if you’re a Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan (or, you know, a Tom Brady fan), it’s an even bigger deal than usual. In fact, according to ESPN, this year the Buccaneers will even become “the first team to compete for a Super Bowl title in its home stadium”!...

The Truth About Erica Blaire Roby From BBQ Brawl Season 2 Instagram By Sara Cagle/June 7, 2021 2:47 pm EST First a lawyer, next a sommelier, and then a mother, Erica Blaire Roby, is now also a barbecue pitmaster. The Wagyu beef-loving cook behind woman-run barbecue competition team Blue Smoke Blaire, is showing off her smoky skills on Food Network’s second season of “BBQ Brawl.” See how Roby fares against 11 other pitmasters in the competition, judged by Bobby Flay, Michael Symon, and Eddie Jackson....