Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Apparently this isn't a joke.
The company claims that the bag contains ‘Controlled Ripening Technology’ – which extends the shelf-life of the banana by up to six days.
The banana is put into the plastic bag when it is green and, according to the manufacturers, goes on to ripen more slowly than ...
Posted in Design, Food |
Monday, February 28th, 2011
From Taco Bell's new beef FAQs page:
OKAY, BUT I'VE HEARD YOU USE GRADE D MEAT. IS THAT WHY IT'S SO CHEAP?
Although that's funny, the answer is NO. In fact, there's no such grade given by the USDA for beef. We use the same quality beef used in all ground beef ...
Posted in Food, Health |
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Jenny fucking loves balsamic vinegar.
Posted in Food |
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Live Science, with an interesting article about the connection between cooking and brain development:
To understand what caused the cognitive spurt, Khaitovich and colleagues examined chemical brain processes known to have changed in the past 200,000 years. Comparing apes and humans, they found the most robust differences were for processes involved in ...
Posted in Food |
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
From the headline:
Watermelon has effect similar to Viagra
From the article:
Todd Wehner, who studies watermelon breeding at North Carolina State University, said anyone taking Viagra shouldn't expect the same result from watermelon.
Which is it? Should my barbeque be adults-only or not?
Posted in Food |