Travelers may want to immerse themselves in a new city by living as locals do, and some appear to be achieving it by visiting grocery stores abroad. The trend has taken over TikTok with people calling the excursion a “cultural experience.” Vacationers are also strolling down grocery store aisles for an opportunity to grab tasty souvenirs while on an international …
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Severe burns reported in children making TikTok-trendy ‘glass fruit’ in microwave
A TikTok trend could pose a potential hazard to children. “Glass fruit,” otherwise known as Tanghulu — which involves hardening sugar over various fruits to give it a crunchy topping — has become a growing food trend on social media. Making Tanghulu requires microwaving a sugar and water mixture at 30-second intervals for about five minutes until it’s boiling, according …
Read More »Boar's Head ditches liverwurst, a once-popular sandwich staple that Americans no longer stomach
Boar’s Head liverwurst has lined its last lunchbox. Boar’s Head announced this past Friday that it will stop making the deli counter’s most controversial cold cut. Liverwurst is a victim of the fallout from a listeria outbreak that led to a massive product recall. BOAR’S HEAD DISCONTINUES PRODUCT, CLOSES FACILITY LINKED TO LISTERIA OUTBREAK ‘INDEFINITELY’ “Our investigation has identified the …
Read More »8 wild new foods coming to the State Fair of Texas
It’s said that everything is bigger in Texas, and that apparently includes the creative minds behind the new food items coming to the State Fair of Texas. “The State Fair of Texas attracts millions of people from all over the globe each year, many making a special trip just to try the food,” Taylor Pulfer, communications director at the State …
Read More »Breezy summertime 'spacers' bring buzz-free beach vibes: Here are 5 to check out
Spacers have replaced chasers as the drink that follows the drink. A chaser — typically beer — follows a shot of booze to cleanse the harsh alcohol of strong spirits off the palate. A spacer is a non-alcoholic drink that people enjoy between “drink” drinks. Spacers keep the beach vibes booming longer and prevent over-boozing. ALCOHOL-FREE BEER IS BOOMING: 5 …
Read More »Normandy family serves farmhouse cider, plus D-Day history, from medieval castle at Omaha Beach
The military history and culinary traditions of Normandy, France meet in a tasteful and secretive enclave behind the walls of a 12th-century castle, a short distance from D-Day landmarks Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc. Bernard Lebrec makes some of Normandy’s most spectacular cider and a spirited calvados — apple brandy — in his family farmhouse in the village of …
Read More »Smoking hot: 5 of America's most extreme BBQ rigs, from battle tanks to jet airlines
David Klose is America’s bell cow of extreme barbecue rigs. The founder of BBQ Pits by Klose in Houston, Texas has custom-built many of the world’s biggest, most beautiful and most ambitious smokers. Among them are a motorcycle sidecar that could barbecue ribs at 100 miles per hour, a giant beer bottle smoker, and a stunning rig designed to look …
Read More »10 delicious all-American summertime foods enjoy surprising overseas origins
Americans from sea to shining sea feast on juicy beef burgers dripping with Wisconsin cheddar followed by apple pie or peach cobbler at sun-splashed cookouts each summer. The more ambitious among us will fuel up for 4th of July road races on Wheaties and fresh-squeezed Florida orange juice. Every item on that all-American menu has one thing in common. AMERICAN …
Read More »Cottage cheese baking hack blows up on TikTok: 'Best idea I've ever seen'
Protein, protein and more protein: This seems to be the latest health and wellness trend on social media. And some TikTok creators have found what they consider the next best way to implement more protein into people’s diets. TikTokers are taking cottage cheese and baking it in the oven. Hundreds of videos pop up when searching for “baked cottage cheese” …
Read More »Twin Cities taverns turn the cheeseburger inside out: 'Ooey, gooey sensation'
Like almost any great local culinary specialty, the origins of the Juicy Lucy — or Jucy Lucy, as it’s known in one place specifically — are shrouded in hazy mystery. Perhaps unique in this case, however, the dispute includes a disagreement over how this delicious tavern-food favorite in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota is spelled. Matt’s …
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