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The Urban Legend Behind The Orange On The Seder Plate Instagram By Lauren Cahn/Updated: April 12, 2022 12:44 pm EST Passover revolves around the retelling of the story of the Jewish people’s escape from slavery in ancient Egypt (via My Jewish Learning). Combining the Jewish appreciation for festive dining and storytelling, the “Seder,” as the storytelling ritual is known, takes place at the dinner table, amid multiple generations, who are encouraged to recline in their seats in recognition of having the freedom to do so (per Chabad)....

Things People Eat Now That Weren’t Considered Food In The Past Shutterstock By Maria Cristina Lalonde/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:43 pm EST Even to our more recent ancestors, the modern American plate would likely be unrecognizable. Gone are the TV dinners and congealed jello salads. In their place are raw fish poke bowls and flaxseed smoothies. America’s diet has changed dramatically over the last few decades. We’re eating more chicken and less beef....

Trader Joe’s Has A Spring Version Of Its Fan-Favorite Jingle Jangle Trader Joe’s By Aimee Lamoureux/April 6, 2022 5:46 pm EST Trader Joe’s is well known for its wide variety of seasonal products, especially the limited-time treats it releases around the holiday season. One of the grocery chain’s most popular winter treats is Jingle Jangle, which is a festive name for a very chocolaty mixture of just about every sweet snack you can imagine — mini pretzels, caramel popcorn, tiny peanut butter cups, candy-coated milk chocolate gems, and pieces of the store’s fan-favorite Joe-Joe’s cookies — drizzled with milk, dark, and white chocolate....

We Finally Know Why IHOP Is So Cheap Michael715/Shutterstock By Trevor Carlson/March 16, 2022 2:51 pm EST Follow the smell of syrup and smoky bacon until you see a blue roof and there’s a good chance you’ll end up at an IHOP. IHOP opened its doors in 1958 and has expanded its classic brand of comfort food to over 1,600 locations across the US and abroad (via IHOP). Even though IHOP is best known for its breakfast, the casual chain also serves up lunch and dinner too....

We Tried Krispy Kreme’s New Ice Cream Truck Doughnuts. Here’s How It Went Helena Nichols/Mashed By Helena Nichols/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:13 am EST The ice cream truck is coming to town! Well, sort of. Nothing epitomizes summertime treats quite like hearing the sound of the ice cream truck on your block. In an attempt to capture that summertime magic and childhood nostalgia, Krispy Kreme has released a new limited edition selection of ice cream truck themed doughnuts....

What It Means If You Find An Egg Inside Another Egg, According To Reddit New Africa/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 23, 2022 4:14 pm EST Chickens are fascinating creatures. One minute they’re adorable little puffballs who chirp when you hold them, and the next they’re two-legged giants lumbering and squawking at the crack of dawn. But America loves them — and not just fried chicken. Interest in backyard chickens, or those raised in a urban or suburban space, has remained high since increasing during the pandemic (via AARP)....

What You Should Absolutely Never Order From Texas Roadhouse Facebook By Alexandra Cass AND Andrew Sheldon/Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 12:31 pm EST Despite getting its start in Indiana, Texas Roadhouse has fans all over the country and beyond looking to get their fix of the Lone Star State. The restaurant first opened in 1993 and has since grown to hundreds of locations in almost every state. The menu offers a range of Southern cuisine, from Texas-sized steaks and ribs to chicken, fish, and burgers, plus a long list of sides and appetizers....

Why Instagram Is So Divided Over Ina Garten’s Salad Manny Carabel/Getty By Melissa Campana/Aug. 1, 2022 8:44 pm EST Ina Garten is nothing if not a polarizing figure. The chef and Food Network OG has been issuing cheery commands in the kitchen for years now, and her delicious recipes generally come with a classic cocktail, a toothy grin, and an empowering message or two (“How easy is that?”). It’s enough to make you lose your lunch....

Why One Irish McDonald’s Location Is So Unique travelarium.ph/Shutterstock By Neala Broderick/June 28, 2022 10:49 am EST The Golden Arches have become an iconic glowing symbol, announcing to passersby that the countdown to a Big Mac is nigh. Even those who want nothing to do with fast food can spot the sign a mile away and have likely stepped foot in a McDonald’s at the very least, even just for a quick road trip break....

Why Social Media Users Have A Beef With Morton’s Steakhouse Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/July 11, 2022 8:33 am EST Morton’s Steakhouse can’t seem to catch a break. Just days after it hit the spotlight after a highly controversial statement it released following Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s exit from the restaurant’s back door in Washington DC per Esquire, the chain has become the focus of social media attention yet again for the Father’s Day campaign it ran a month prior....

Why The FSA Warned Against Buying Wonka Chocolate Bars In The UK Instagram By Elaina Friedman/March 29, 2022 2:07 pm EST Many people are familiar with Roald Dahl’s children’s novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” or the subsequent movie adaptations starring Gene Wilder in 1971 and Johnny Depp in 2005. But perhaps not as many people recall the brief tenure of Wonka bars — the real-life incarnation of the story’s titular chocolate bar whose elusive Golden Ticket grants Charlie Bucket an invitation to Willy Wonka’s magical palace of confections....

10 Types Of Soda And What Spirits They Pair Best With monticello/Shutterstock By Alex Darus/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 3:26 pm EST Soda is that fizzy beverage that health nuts and dentists love to hate. The sugary drink doesn’t serve much of a nutritional purpose, but it sure is refreshing on a hot day. Certain activities are meant to be accompanied by a cold soda. You wouldn’t go to the movie theater and order a large popcorn with a side of orange juice, would you?...

15 Frozen Pasta Dishes Ranked From Worst To Best Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:18 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. To those who have time or desire to prepare home-cooked pasta meals from scratch several times a week, we salute you! But if we’re being honest, that’s likely not the case. If standing over a stove isn’t your idea of fun, the next best option can be found in the frozen food aisle....

Burger King Just Added Wings To The Menu, But There’s A Catch Tuangtong Soraprasert/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/June 29, 2022 4:58 pm EST In recent years, fast food restaurants have started expanding their menus to involve sandwiches, sides, and other dishes that were not initially a part of their brand. For example, Panera joined the sandwich wars when it recently debuted a fried chicken sandwich (as well as a grilled option), which was outside the wheelhouse of its typical deli-style offerings....

Costco’s Garlic Butter Shrimp Is Turning Heads Instagram By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: May 9, 2022 11:47 am EST While seafood is part of many healthy and delicious dishes, the meal prep required to cook shellfish or crustaceans is often cumbersome and time-consuming. That is, unless you take a trip to your local Costco, where you can get already prepared shrimp at reasonable prices. SeaPak’s garlic butter shrimp is selling at Costco for just $13....

Easy Peanut Butter Pie Recipe Jessica Morone/Mashed By Jessica Morone AND Mashed Staff/July 22, 2022 1:13 pm EST If you’re a fan of peanut butter desserts — and you like a little bit of chocolate to go along with it — then this pie is for you. Recipe developer Jessica Morone assures us it’s “really delicious,” with a “filling [that] is silky and light and filled with peanut butter flavor” and a crunchy, chocolatey crumb crust....

Here’s What Alex Guarnaschelli Really Made For The US Open Menu Bryan Bedder/Getty By Gillian King/Aug. 22, 2022 5:40 pm EST Champion chef Alex Guarnaschelli will be joining tennis champions at this year’s U.S. Open. The Food Network star will in fact be returning to the U.S. Open, as her pop-up version of her restaurant Fare graced plates and palates at the 2021 U.S. Open as well (per U.S. Open). This year, Guarnaschelli’s Fare will be featured as part of the new Flavors of the Open event on August 25 (via Yahoo)....

How Usher Made History With His Rémy Martin Collab Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Gillian King/Aug. 18, 2022 10:05 pm EST Celeb collabs are hardly unique in the food world. There’s the Saweetie meal at McDonald’s and Megan Thee Stallion’s “hottie sauce” at Popeyes (via The New York Times). Tim Hortons even launched a new cold brew coffee with Justin Bieber called Biebs Brew. Mickey D’s even launched the McJordan with Michael Jordan way back in 1992 (via Celebrity Page)....

How You Can Get Paid $10,000 To Drink Beer And Watch The Sunset Suriyawut Suriya/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 8:28 am EST All good things come to an end and summer is quickly coming to its conclusion this calendar year. If you aren’t part of the pumpkin spice obsessed, you are probably trying to squeeze every last drop out of these beautiful, sun-kissed, carefree days the season brings along with it....

Instagram Is Drooling Over Gordon Ramsay’s Pancake Stack Amy Sussman/Getty By Hannah Beach/March 26, 2022 2:50 pm EST While Gordon Ramsay’s expertise stretches to countless recipes, the celebrity chef comes back to pancakes time and time again. Whether it’s a 2020 Facebook cookalong making pancake cereal, a 2021 tweet where Ramsay explained his trick to flipping perfect thin pancakes, telling Reddit users about his preference for pancakes on Sunday, or a plethora of Instagram how-to’s, the famous TV host and commercial pitchman has often discussed flapjacks and showed his fans his favorite ways to make the sweet breakfast food....