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Author : Tony Medeiros

Whole Roasted Crickets: The Food of the Future

Soon in the future, everybody will be snacking on crickets. According to the United Nations, crickets are 20 times more resource-efficient than cows when raised as a source of protein. Eating a whole cricket will most likely turn off many Western consumers.
Exo Protein from Texas wants you to be ahead of the curve and try their three flavored whole roasted crickets. The crickets come in Texas BBQ, Sea Salt & Vinegar, and Sriracha.

Cheesy Pizza Fries in a Jar

New Delhi restaurant Xero Degrees wants you to think outside the jar with their cheesy pizza fries in a jar. They have an extensive Americana menu to die for.

KFC Chicken Skin

The best part of KFC chicken is the skin. KFC Indonesia sells fried chicken skin. I am jealous. Why are our menus so bland. This idea rocks!

Stan Lee Coffee

Hey, true believers! The Stan Lee Foundation and Onyx Coffee Labs are jointly releasing Stan Lee’s favorite coffee blend for charity purposes.

Avengers Ziploc Bags

Your local grocery store has become a giant billboard for the Avengers’ newest movie offering. There is merchandising related products from cereal to Ziploc bags promoting the Avengers. These Thanos prove bags will keep your food safe from disappearing into thin air. The blitz of Avenger items in every aisle is an amazing thing to see.

Why AriZona iced tea is still 99 cents after twenty-plus years

You’ve seen the oversized AriZona Iced Tea “Great Buy! 99¢ ” can everywhere since 1998. How can they afford to make money? The .99 cent can is the advertising budget for AriZona. The cans are everywhere! The cans are advertising for the company. They sell other products in other formats where the pricing is comparable to other companies.

The world’s tiniest kitchen

You thought your kitchen was tiny. You have seen nothing yet! Tiny Kitchen by Tastemade on YouTube will put to shame your small kitchen. Tom Thumb would eat like a king in this kitchen.
This kitchen would be ideal for the Twiddlebugs.

Saturday Morning beer?

Nothing like drinking beer on Saturday morning after a hangover from the previous day of partying or a long week of work. It’s magically ridiculous as the can says.

Hell’s bells and buckets of Nutella!

One can never get enough Nutella. Costco sells a 6.6 lbs bucket of Nutella. Obviously, it is meant for the food service sector, but you got to wonder sometimes what people cart out of Costco. Is it for industrial purposes or personal? This bucket could feed you for a year. I do not know about shelf life but can settle any craving for a year or turn you off Nutella forever.

Shamrock Shake season is back!

You know that Spring is around the corner when McDonald’s ushers in the yearly tradition of the Shamrock Shake to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day. Get them while you can, they will disappear by March 24.

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