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What Is ‘Nduja, Really? Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Updated: April 10, 2022 7:50 pm EST Europeans love their spreadable salami. The Spanish have sobrasada, the Polish have their metka, and the Germans have mettwurst-braunschweiger (via Goth Gourmet). But it is Southern Italy’s version of the spreadable salami, ’nduja, which has risen above its roots to become something of a celebrity ingredient. Academia Barilla, the Italian food academy, reckons the name ’nduja (pronounced in-DOO-ya) might have come from the French word andouille, and sausage would have arrived to Calabria through French soldiers, who were in the region to fight the Spanish....

Why Raisins May Be Dirtier Than You Think Photoongraphy/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/May 30, 2022 1:05 pm EST When you think of a raisin, what springs to mind? Do you have fond memories of your grade school lunches and the requisite tiny box of Sun-Maid raisins? Maybe, visions of oatmeal raisin cookies or old-fashioned raisin pie spring to mind. Perhaps you can’t help thinking of the “two scoops of raisins” in every box of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran....

12 Types Of Brandy And What Makes Them Unique 5PH/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/June 3, 2022 12:35 pm EST The world of brandy is a vast one. But if you’ve ever wondered what makes a Cognac different from an Armagnac, wonder no more! Brandy is a category of spirit that is made from distilled wine or fermented fruit juice. Its name derives from the Dutch word “brandewijn,” which translates to “burnt wine” (via Ohio Liquor)....

30 Types Of Berries And What Makes Them Unique Kitamin/Shutterstock By Julia Dunn/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:41 pm EST A berry welcome presence: berries seem to ring in the arrival of spring and summer. Berries are small and bright bursts of flavor that liven up desserts, smoothie bowls, and even salads. Berries are not only beautiful and tasty, but they also have many reported health benefits. They can contribute to overall body health and generally contain a powerful mix of nutrients and vitamins (via WebMD)....

Cajun-Spiced Turkey Leg Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 15, 2022 9:41 am EST Here’s the thing about turkey: These big, flavorful birds may be more commonly consumed during the holidays, but they certainly don’t need to be ignored the rest of the year. In fact, the best part of the turkey (the legs, naturally) are surprisingly quick and easy to make, offering an excellent main course to pair alongside your choice of roasted veggies on a busy weeknight....

Coffee Mate’s Newest Creamer Flavor Is Straight From The Oven Facebook By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: July 11, 2022 1:00 pm EST For those who drink coffee on the regular, it’s hard to miss the glow up it’s had over the years. What started as black coffee and maybe some milk and sugar has turned into an industry built to caffeinate everyone from the most exhausted morning commuters to those who need a midday pick-me-up....

Courteney Cox’s ‘Alabama Sushi’ Recipe Isn’t What You Think Leon Bennett/Getty By Maria Scinto/March 21, 2022 4:59 pm EST Courteney Cox is perhaps best known for her “Friends” role as Monica, the wound-too-tight chef whose culinary creations included addictive Christmas candy, unenthusiastically received birthday flan, and lots and lots of lasagna. So is Cox a real-world foodie? Well, her fitness routine may not allow her much leeway to exercise her inner Monica these days, as she admitted to New You a few years back that she’s adopted a mostly low-carb diet that’s heavy on stuff like kale, broccoli, and asparagus....

Crock Pot Baked Ziti Recipe Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 28, 2022 12:44 pm EST If you don’t put baked ziti in the oven, is it still really baked ziti? Christina Musgrave, the recipe developer behind Tasting with Tina, certainly thinks so — and she’s created this easy slow cooker baked ziti to prove it. “I wanted to create a slow cooker version of an Italian American favorite recipe,” she says of her inspiration....

Flavorful Steamed Crab Legs Recipe Michelle McGlinn/Mashed By Michelle McGlinn AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 24, 2022 1:00 pm EST While there are a number of different types of crab you can eat, usually when you see a restaurant offering all-you-can-eat crab legs, these are likely to be snow crab, which is the kind we’re using here. (King crab legs, while similar, tend to be a lot pricier.) Recipe developer Michelle McGlinn calls steaming crab legs “an easy, delicate method to cook [them],” and says that the wine and tarragon she adds to the steaming liquid “impart … a delicious flavor into the crab legs....

Gadot’s mac and cheese is delicious and nutritious Instagram Goodles announced its retail launch at Whole Foods this week, bringing its nutritious mac and cheese boxes to the multinational chain for the first time after operating as a direct-to-consumer brand for almost a year (per PR Newswire). The brand, which uses real ingredients, such as protein and cheese, in its proprietary recipe, was the first mac and cheese to win the Clean Label Project Purity Award....

Here’s What Dish Is Being Prepared At The Beginning Of HBO’s Julia WarnerMedia By Khyati Dand/March 31, 2022 8:16 am EST The premiere episode of HBO’s “Julia” begins in true Julia Child fashion: The late celebrity chef and her husband, Paul Child, play hosts to a table full of friends on a 1961 winter day in Norway. Paul is busy ensuring no wine glass on the table goes empty, while Child (played by Sarah Lancashire), is blissfully happy in the kitchen cooking up a feast for dinner....

Here’s What Was Served At Gordon Ramsay’s Wedding Eugene Powers/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/July 14, 2022 8:23 am EST As all former brides and grooms know all too well, planning a wedding is no picnic. From the flowers and the cake to the dress and guest list, there is an endless list of details that need to be arranged. Some happy couples like to keep their weddings small and simple for this reason, but others choose to go all out....

New Survey Reveals That This Is The Worst Menu Item At Chipotle dennizn/Shutterstock By Amberly Mckee/July 27, 2022 12:44 pm EST In a world where things are continuously changing, customization is a great way to ensure variety to consumers. Many fast food establishments offer just that — they prepare food in front of you just the way you want it. Among these restaurants are Subway, Chipotle, Salsaritas, and many more. According to QSR, the millennial generation is partially responsible for the swap to the build-your-own business model....

This Aldi pasta logo looks like Larry David Reddit “How’s this fettuccine Alfredo? It’s prettyyyy, prettyyyy… pretty good,” u/lo-key-glass wrote in the caption of the above photo on Reddit. The Redditor was referring to Larry David’s signature line in “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and it also happens to be the title of a book about the making of the show (via YouTube). “Never thought I’d find myself audibly laughing on r/aldi,” replied @undercoverpupper....

Robert Pattinson Tried To Invent His Own Pasta And Blew Up A Microwave Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty By Molly Clark/March 17, 2022 9:20 am EST “The Batman” is a hit. The film, starring Robert Pattinson, raked in $128.5 million dollars in its opening weekend — the biggest box office debut of the year so far (via Vanity Fair). However, an original pasta creation he called Piccolini Cuscino (Italian for “little pillow”) may not have been such a hit....

Simple Baked Potato Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/April 26, 2022 9:21 am EST The term “meat and potatoes” typically describes a meal that, while balanced and nutritious, isn’t very exciting. Potatoes, however, are delicious, and can be prepared in so many ways to enhance any meal or even eaten on their own. Few potato dishes have so much potential for combining simplicity with deliciousness as the baked potato....

Survey Reveals How Americans Are Dealing With Recipe Boredom Mladen Mitrinovic/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/June 10, 2022 2:30 pm EST The global pandemic has indelibly changed the relationship that many Americans have with their kitchens. With restaurants closed, ongoing food shortages, and an increased need to embrace the security of one’s own home, reluctant cooks found themselves trying new recipes and foodies began upping their games. Even plain old boredom led to people baking more during the pandemic....

The Hilarious Way Ted Danson And Guy Fieri Are Trolling Each Other Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images By Elise DeVoe/March 24, 2022 10:00 am EST Even if you don’t keep up with politics, you probably know that Guy Fieri is the mayor of Flavortown. If this is news to you, don’t freak out, Flavortown is not a real place. The meme phenomenon that exists today all started as a joke on Fieri’s show, “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives....

The Real Reason Google’s Restaurant Reviews Are Being Hacked By Hope Ngo/March 5, 2022 3:10 am EST By now, most people around the world would have heard about the hostilities initiated by Russia and now taking place in Ukraine, but what is not as immediately obvious is whether the Russian people themselves know how bad things are, especially since the flow of information has been severely curtailed. As Nobel Prize winner Dmitri A Muratov put it, “Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” per The New York Times....

The Untold Truth Of Count Chocula Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock By Sophia Hart/Updated: March 22, 2022 1:21 pm EST There’s a lot to love when fall rolls around: the changing of the leaves from green to orange, the refreshingly cooler air after a long hot summer, and of course, the food. While pumpkin spice lattes might be the first product people think about every autumn, when Halloween comes closer, another popular and much spookier food can be found in the breakfast aisles of grocery stores....