How to make a Taiwanese Castella
From Portugal to Japan and then to Taiwan, the Castella is a rich sponge cake that goes well with coffee or green tea. Here's a video recipe.
Category: Food & Drink
Food and drink sustain our lives so why waste it with bland cuisine? These articles cover everything from Turkish hangover cures to Hungarian dishes.
Indo apples, samurai, and Japanese farmers
The Indo apple is Japan's first cultivated apple but how did it come to be? And how did the Fuji apple get so popular?
Rick Deckard’s whiskey glass
Wanna look super cool at house parties or feel sophisticated when you drink alone? Why not get yourself Rick Deckard's whiskey glass from Amazon?
The mint julep and the Black bartenders who popularised it
The mint julep went from a medicinal drink to the official drink of the Kentucky Derby. But who were the Black bartenders who popularised the cocktail?
A very brief history of Jamaican rum
We did a quick history lesson on Jamaican rum and looked at the various distilleries, brands, and cocktails made from the island's beverage.
LGR eats the World’s Hottest Chip
LGR takes the One Chip Challenge and feels the burn.
What does 15-year-old Dasani Water taste like?
Just two guys having a bottle of water old enough to study for its GCSEs.
Swiss gruyère wins World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin
It was a Swiss 1-2 at the 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest.
The Boston cooler: a tasty Detroit beverage
Despite the name, the Boston Cooler originated in Detroit and requires a specific brand of ginger ale.
8 Things My Mum Made Me Buy From West Indian Shops
What started out as a chore became a welcome break. Here are 8 things I bought for my mum from West Indian shops.
Moose cheese is creamy, rare, and expensive
The dairy delicacy is made exclusively in Sweden by two farmers called Christer and Ulla Johansson.
Lil’ Nitro is the world’s hottest gummy bear
If you fancy candy with a Scoville rating of 9,000,000, Lil' Nitro is the gummy for you. We've seen people eat hot chicken wings, ghost peppers, and chips with Carolina Reaper peppers. Now there's a new challenger entering the fire ring. Weighing in at 1.5g... Lil' Nitro! The gummy bear is made and sold in …
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Buy This Radical TMNT Pizza Cutter and Spatula Set
Eat pizza like a ninja turtle with this TMNT pizza cutter and spatula set.
Is tea the new wine?
Before you get angry at the headline, it's not our creation. But the tea industry is looking for ways to improve its reputation.
Lebron James’s Blaze Pizza makes pizza with cauliflower crusts
The pizza chain, part-owned by basketball legend Lebron James, will make their cauliflower gluten-free crusts available from 7th May.