Before you get angry at the headline, it’s not our creation. But the tea industry is looking for ways to improve its reputation. I don’t like wine but I am partial to a cup of tea. I never used to drink it that much but I go through about 2-3 cups a day at work. […]
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Also known as “chocolate tea”, it’s also the subject of a Bajan folk song and the name of a Jamaican reggae singer. When I was little, my dad would play a lot of reggae in the car. One of the songs was I Am Not A King, originally recorded by Delroy Wilson. But the version […]
Warning: this hangover cure contains tripe. There is a myriad of old wives’ tales describing ways of curing hangovers. But one popular cure in Turkey is işkembe çorbası, translated as literally “tripe soup”. Naturally, this isn’t vegetarian or vegan but it’s not reserved for the morning after a boozy night either. Recipe (taken from The […]
Wine needn’t be the only alcoholic beverage to reference a “bouquet”. Other than windmills, clogs, canals, and Johan Cruijff, tulips are a quintessential part of Dutch identity to outsiders. And thanks to the versatility of vodka, there’s a new brand made of the national flower. Most vodka is made from grain or potatoes but tulip vodka […]
“Once and future Kottke.org guest editor” Aaron Cohen is an ice cream shop owner in Somerville, Massachusetts. And as an ice cream professional, he knows a thing or two about the cold stuff. He wrote about a researcher named Janelle Shane who trains neural networks. She used these networks to created some ice cream flavours from a cross […]
If I asked you to name the most expensive cheese and, for bonus points, what animal it comes from, I doubt you’d guess either without prior knowledge of caseiculture. But as the title reveals, the world’s most expensive cheese comes from donkeys – Balkan donkeys to be exact. The cheese is called pule and it’s hard to buy (you […]
Voice actor and all-round cool dude SungWon Cho did the One Chip Challenge with his wife and you can guess how it went. Not well. “The problem with it is it tastes real bad.” Literally the opposite of this.
There’s nothing worse than ordering a pizza and not getting what you wanted. It’s happened to me before but I’ve refrained from calling the cops on them vendors. This person couldn’t contain his anger. Gloucestershire Constabulary received a call from a person complaining about their incorrect order, much to the police’s chagrin. Officers took to […]
Gabrielle Union is a treasure. When she’s not being a brilliant actress, absolute beauty, or a best-selling author, she enjoys a wing or two. First We Feast’s Hot Ones series has guests talk about their lives while eating the spiciest wings available. During Gabrielle’s wing stop, she discussed her husband Dwyane Wade’s friendship with LeBron […]
This unorthodox concoction comes courtesy of Slice Pizzeria in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. The buffalo milk gelato gives it a subtle cheese flavour, garnished with Italian tomatoes and breadcrumbs. Tasting is believing, I guess. If you’re in the area, give it a try and let us know how it tastes. (via Lovin Manchester)