Shakshuka performs a rare dual feat of flavor. The savory tomato stew, typically made with aromatic herbs and eggs, is steeped in Israeli tradition. Yet it boasts global culinary currency as a hot food trend from the Middle East to Middle America. Shakshuka recipes are passed down through generations and often served on holidays, such as Passover, which begins on …
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American diner lingo existed in patriotic era when 'Burn the British!' meant toasted English muffin
The taste of revenge was served in American diners for decades. The British burned Falmouth, Maine in 1775; Fairfield, Connecticut in 1779; and Washington, D.C. in 1814. Hungry Americans returned the favor for decades every time they ordered breakfast. TAMALES ARE HOT TODAY, YET SAVORY WRAPS ARE AS OLD AS CIVILIZATION “Burn the British!” was a popular outcry from waiters …
Read More »Tamales are hot today, yet savory wraps are as old as civilization
Tamales are one of the hottest topics in the American food scene — proving that food-on-the-run paired with great flavor never goes out of style. Social conversations about tamales exploded 47% over the past year, according to Tastewise, a new platform that uses artificial intelligence to find food trends by tracking social media, restaurant menus and digital content. The platform …
Read More »Buffalo, New York celebrates solar eclipse with sunny mustard 'totality wings'
The city of Buffalo, New York, will experience complete totality on Monday, April 8, as the city’s hunger for its iconic hot wings eclipses past standards of succulence. The Great Lakes lab of American gastronomy – Buffalo also invented the corn dog – is in the path of totality of today’s historic solar eclipse. It’s the first total eclipse over …
Read More »Disgruntled Chipotle customer shoots employee over guacamole dispute
A trigger-happy customer in Michigan is accused of shooting a Chipotle employee near Detroit on Friday night, reportedly over an argument about guacamole. The violence unfolded at a Southfield location on Evergreen Road near Civic Center Drive just before 7 p.m. A witness told FOX 2 they were eating when they heard an argument break out between a customer and …
Read More »Little Miss BBQ is the boss: Phoenix hotspot serves world-class 'cue with southwestern style
There’s a little secret at Little Miss BBQ, the Phoenix, Arizona eatery that’s generated long lines and rave reviews since it began serving pecan- and oak-smoked beef, pork and poultry 10 years ago. The not-so-secret is a sandwich called El Jefe, or “The Boss” in Spanish. The dish demands devotion from anyone who dares to take on the job of …
Read More »Sweet home Alabama orange rolls have taken 'state by storm' of sugar, butter, citrus
Roll, orange roll. The home of the Alabama Crimson Tide has a curious obsession with pastries painted in the citrus tint of gridiron rival Tennessee Volunteers. “There’s a chunk of Alabama that has fallen hard for orange rolls,” Melissa Hall, co-director of the Southern Foodways Alliance in Oxford, Mississippi, told Fox News Digital. EASY-DRINKING HERBAL BEER GRUIT INSPIRED BY ERA …
Read More »Former Florida trooper allegedly throws cinder block through Hooters window, steals beer taps: police
A former Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested and fired after allegedly throwing a cinder block into the window of a Hooters restaurant and stealing four beer taps last week. David Baker, 49, was charged with felony burglary in connection with the March 28 incident at Hooters in Daytona Beach, FOX Orlando reported. An FHP spokesperson told Fox News …
Read More »Catskill Mountain farmer challenges campus critics who say foragers are 'destroying the Earth'
Rick Bishop has spent decades foraging for ramps in the Catskill Mountains, guided by the country wisdom he learned long ago from an old-time woodsman. “He told me that ramps clean the winter right out of your blood,” said Bishop, a farmer, forager and owner of Mountain Sweet Berry Farm in Roscoe, New York, to Fox News Digital. Ramps are …
Read More »Spam is sizzling: Global favorite since World War II is at center of sushi craze
Supermarket cheap-meat Spam is surging in global popularity behind an uncanny trend. The catalyst is an international obsession with Spam musubi. Think sushi made with Spam. GRATEFUL DEAD, STEELY DAN SET ROCKY MOUNTAIN RHYTHM FOR DENVER CHEF JUSTIN CUCCI It’s a slice of Spam packed in rice and wrapped in nori, the thin, dried pungent seaweed that’s a signature of …
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