Teens eat strange things. The latest craze is eating Tide Pods. That is so yesterday already. When asked, teens say they prefer snorting condoms. The “Condom Challenge” consists of sticking a condom up your nostril, inhaling it then pulling it out of your mouth. Come again? I do not think this is how we practice safe sex.
Food trends come and go. Here is one from the weird side. You can have a custom made life-size lollipop of your face. This is too easy. There is a sucker born every day or in this case, made every day. The Face Licker takes about 7-10 working days to create. Depending on which part of the world you are in, it will set up back about $56.00 (£39.99) on the average. Just out of curiosity is the face the only body parts being made? Just asking.
Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes of Corn was introduced in 1952. Kellogg’s ran a contest with the introduction of the cereal. They wanted the consumer to pick the official mascot for their cereal. In the running were Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, Newt the Gnu and Tony the Tiger. It was a fierce battle, but a year later Tony the Tiger was victorious. The original voice of Tony the Tiger was Dallas McKennon who also voiced Gumby and the original Snap, Crackle and Pop voices for Rice Krispies.
Walmart is launching a new pizza slice concept. The pizza comes in a bag shaped like a traditional slice of pizza. It will be available in three flavors with pepperoni jerky. The suggested price will be $3.98 each.
1-Pepperoni Pizza Style: Traditional pepperoni pizza flavors.
2-Supreme Pizza Style: A meaty take on an Italian-inspired pie.
3-Buffalo Pizza Style: A hot and spicy pie in the shape of a slice.
If you are in the Houston area, do not forget to drop by Dough Lighted. This cupful of cookie dough delights will put a warm smile on your face and fill your belly with joy.
Can it be that a sugar donut is healthier than a plain muffin? The calorie count is much higher on a plain muffin than a sugar donut. TwoFoods: Food Comparison is a nifty tool to compare two foods side by side to see exactly how they stand up to each other. A plain generic muffin has a whopping 1909 calories, while a sugar raised donut from Dunkin’ Donuts has an average of 230 calories. Very surprising. So it’s time to go do battle and let your body win when you compare foods side by side.
This is sacrilegious! Poutine dessert with ice-cream. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream poutine. Swiss Chalet, a Canadian chicken rotisserie restaurant chain has unleashed the mother of all desserts. The fries are hand-cut golden potatoes and topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce.
There is no waffling in the restaurant business. KFC introduced their Waffle Double Down sandwich last week. Red Lobster has a Cheddar Bay Biscuit waffle topped with a buttermilk fried lobster tail dish.
Imagine ketchup in slices. Slice of Sauce from the upstart company, Bo’s Fine Foods, is a new way of looking at condiments as we know it. It’s about time ketchup catches up with the 21st century with a new innovative way to sauce. No more ripping condiment sachets with your teeth. No more messes.
Have you noticed that Netflix is streaming more shows about food? So what is on the menu? Here are some current and past shows streaming on Netflix.
Follow the money. Bill Gates and Richard Branson are investing in lab-grown meat companies. Traditionally it takes more than 38 pounds of feed and 1,799 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef. Scientists predict that by the year 2050, earth’s population will reach 9.6 billion. Agriculture accounts for nearly 51 percent of gas emissions. There is no way that there will be enough meat for everybody.
I am speechless. KFC Canada is introducing the Double-Down sandwich with a golden Belgian waffle nestled between two pieces of fried chicken at participating restaurants. Nothing screams Canada more by adding maple aioli sauce to this monstrosity. I think it is a good time to do some cross-border shopping.
Here is a map showing a regional breakdown of fast-food restaurants per capita. A more complex analysis can be found at Datafiniti.
“Southern states have the highest fast food count per capita. The top spot goes to Alabama at 6.3 restaurants per 10K residents. The only non-southern states in the top ten are Nebraska at 5.4 and Indiana at 5.0, both in the Central region. As for the states with the fewest fast-food restaurants per capita, most are from the Eastern region with Vermont having the fewest fast-food restaurants per capita at 1.9 per 10K residents. Mississippi made a surprise appearance with just 2.1 fast food restaurants per 10K residents.”
Freezing food is a great way to save money but not all foods take well to the freezer. The cold can at most times ruin the flavor of many foods. Here is a list of common foods you should not freeze.
Introducing the marriage of Cool Whip and Oreo. Did I just die and go to heaven? Cool Whip Mix-Ins are the perfect blend of decadence for dessert lovers. Seems Oreos just goes with about everything.
You heard of cereal with peanut butter flavor. How about peanut butter with cereal? Now you can buy peanut butter with such flavors as fruity crisps, cocoa puffed rice and cinnamon crisps. The Peanut Principle!, a New York, company wants you to think outside the box and put cereal in a jar with peanut butter. It’s like having two meals at the same time. Cereal with a sandwich.
The editors of Foodbeast.com compiled together their top 10 list of the best french fries from the main fast food chains.
10. KFC’s potato wedges.
9. Taco Bell’s seasoned fries.
8. Five Guys’ Cajun fries.
7. Del Taco’s crinkle cut fries.
6. Popeyes fries with Cajun seasoning.
5. Wendy’s French fries.
4. Shake Shack’s crinkle cut fries.
3. Arby’s curly fries.
2. Chick-fil-A’s waffle fries.
1. McDonald’s fries.
France is McDonald’s most profitable market outside the US, with more than 1,400 restaurants. According to the Telegraph, hamburgers have taken over the sales of the classic jambon-beurre sandwich made on a baguette. France considers itself as the food capital of the world. How could the lonely hamburger for the first time in 2017 overtake the baguette sandwich?
