Food Preparation Archives

What Are ‘Refried Beans’?

What Americans call 'refried beans' are not really beans that have been fried more than...

How Are Baby Carrots Made?

Baby carrots are just small carrots or carrot chunks, not 'deformed full-sized carrots that have...

Do PLU Codes Document How Produce Is Grown?

The numeric codes found on produce stickers may or may not reliably identify how those...

Noodles and MSG Rumor: Cooking instant noodles along with the contents of their flavor packets turns the MSG...

Cake Inscriptions Gone Wrong A compendium of mortifying examples of cake inscriptions gone wrong.

Pink Slime and Mechanically Separated Chicken Text describes the process of producing mechanically separated chicken?

Tapioca Sinks Freighter A freighter carrying tapioca nearly sank when a fire in its hold (and the water...

Bacteria in Sun Tea Risk Can homemade 'sun tea' harbor dangerous bacteria?

Cooking Corn on the Cob in a Cooler

Can you cook corn on the cob in a portable picnic cooler? And is it...

Health Stats and Eggs Health statistics regarding eggs confuse bureaucrat and restaurant manager.

Just Desserts An unwary hostess tries to pass off a cake purchased at a bake sale as...

Is This Stuffed Camel Recipe Real?

A lavish meal that is widely known, but apparently never seen.