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The Difference Between Delta Tamales And Mexican Tamales Marcos Castillo/Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/Updated: March 23, 2022 2:41 pm EST Tamales are absolutely iconic — and for good reason. A steamed corn “cake” of sorts and the trademark husk (which can act as a convenient plate), the tamale is a unique dish that has been cherished for centuries (via Mesagrapevine). As noted by Serious Eats, tamale originated in Mexico, but once “Mexican laborers [migrated] north from Texas” for work, the beloved dish began to take on a slightly different composition and flavor profile....

The Festival That Encourages The Tossing Of Tuna Facebook By Kimberley Laws/Aug. 20, 2022 6:00 pm EST If you’ve ever taken a stroll through Seattle’s Pike Place Market, you’ve likely encountered a flying fish. With its fishmongers tossing salmon and halibut and other gilled favorites up to 200 times a day — with some weighing as much as 33 pounds — this destination has become a favorite spot for locals and tourists, alike (per National Geographic)....

The Fried Chicken Style You Need To Try Facebook By Hope Ngo/Aug. 7, 2022 9:00 am EST They’re enjoyed as nuggets or as butterflied and flattened pieces of chicken breast. But regardless of how they’re consumed, Taiwanese fried chicken bites, aka “popcorn chicken,” “salted crispy chicken,” or “salt and pepper chicken,” per The News Lens, is a snack that meets a gustatory need you didn’t even know existed. Fried chicken itself has a murky origin story....

The Ingredient Swap That Will Majorly Upgrade Your Canned Corn New Africa/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 15, 2022 2:48 pm EST Ah, the mysteries of canned corn. It’s everyone’s favorite kernel vegetable but in a can! Granted, canned corn sometimes doesn’t get the most welcome of receptions in the public eye. David Lynch’s ’90s TV series “Twin Peaks” portrays canned creamed corn as “garmonbozia” — the physical manifestation of human pain and suffering eaten by malevolent otherworldly spirits....

The Real Difference Between Navy Beans And Great Northern Beans Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: April 22, 2022 9:44 am EST Quick quiz! You have to make a cassoulet, but what type of beans do you need to use? If you immediately got stumped and answered “whatever beans I have in my cupboard,” get ready to expand your horizons, especially if you don’t know the difference between navy beans and great northern beans....

The Untold Truth Of New Amsterdam Pink Whitney Twitter By Nads Willow/March 4, 2022 3:38 pm EST Pink Whitney is a pink lemonade-flavored vodka that is made by New Amsterdam. The millennial-friendly brand is very popular on social media and has quickly become a sensation. Pink Whitney resonates with consumers as a young, fun, and accessible vodka. New Amsterdam was launched in 2011 and quickly became an industry leader (via Seven Fifty Daily)....

The Untold Truth Of White Claw Hard Seltzer Facebook By Molly Allen AND Andrew Sheldon/Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 3:03 pm EST If you’ve taken a stroll down the beer aisle at your local grocery store lately, chances are you’ve seen the mass amount of cases of hard seltzer on the shelves. At this point, there’s a number of different choices among your tried and true beer and wine cooler options, but there may be one brand standing out for people just a bit more than the others....

TikToker Soy Nguyen Reveals Her Go-To McDonald’s Order - Exclusive Instagram By Olivia Bria/May 31, 2022 10:19 am EST If your first choice is McDonald’s when someone suggests fast food, you’re not alone. In fact, Business Insider claims that more than 85% of Americans visit the chain at least once a year. Whether you love a Big Mac or one of those food hacks you find online, McDonald’s never seems to waver when it comes to serving loyal customers....

We Finally Know Why Chili’s Is So Cheap James R. Martin/Shutterstock By Brianna Persons/April 7, 2022 2:34 pm EST No restaurant greets a grumbling stomach quite like Chili’s. From sizzling platters of fajitas to large, leafy salads, the Southwestern chain truly embraces variety as the spice of life. Larry Levine opened the first location in 1975 in Dallas, Texas, according to the Dallas Observer, and it has since sprouted into the globe-trotting franchise we know it as today....

What You Can Use Instead Of Celery In Tuna Salad Avelina/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: June 1, 2022 1:16 pm EST Celery might be one of the most underappreciated members of the vegetable family. While it has a nice, refreshing crunch, many people find it bland and boring. It is even stereotyped as the kind of “diet” food that gives low-calorie vegetables a bad name. Naturally, too, this is just one of the mistakes everyone makes with celery....

Why A Pepsi Truck Is Carrying Precious Cargo Across America By Owen Duff/April 6, 2022 7:53 pm EST With Memorial Day right around the corner, PepsiCo is honoring the lives of fallen U.S. soldiers with its yearly “Rolling Remembrance” fundraiser, which kicked off today. Pepsi drivers will be transporting an American flag — originally flown by the U.S. military in combat — in a 10,000-mile relay that starts in Seattle and ends at PepsiCo’s headquarters in Purchase, New York....

Why Andrew Zimmern Cried On Iron Chef: Quest For An Iron Legend - Exclusive Kevin Winter/Getty Images By Olivia Bria/July 11, 2022 9:48 am EST Have you ever had a meal or dessert that was so good it made you cry? Well, Andrew Zimmern sure has. The Travel Channel star has a stellar reputation for his vast culinary knowledge, as fans may recognize him from the “Bizarre Foods” franchise, “Delicious Destinations,” or “The Zimmern List....

Why Subway Might Be In Worse Shape Than It Seems Facebook By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 24, 2022 1:10 pm EST There are some mistakes Subway can never erase, but you don’t have to look back very far to recognize the common thread throughout many of the restaurant’s public relations nightmares. While maintaining its footing as the “largest quick service restaurant chain in the world,” the sandwich shop often finds itself playing defense with regard to claims about its ingredients — including a lawsuit that claimed the premium tuna was falsely advertised when some people weren’t convinced Subway’s tuna is real (via Washington Post)....

You Won’t Believe How Long This Giant Sushi Roll Is KarepaStock/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/April 26, 2022 11:18 pm EST While Japan may not have invented sushi — one possible first written account of the food item comes from a fourth-century Chinese dictionary — the country is credited with creating the concept of the dish and honing its preparation over hundreds of years. It is believed that sushi has been around in Japan since the eighth century....

A Common Myth About Beating Egg Whites Was Finally Busted MaraZe/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/Aug. 22, 2022 10:25 am EST Separating eggs is a skill that experienced bakers and cooks take a lot of practice in order to get right. In addition to making sure no pieces of the shells end up in the liquid, many recipes call for either the whites or the yolks only. While there is a secret to separating eggs you’ll wish you knew sooner, you literally can’t become an expert at separating whites from yolks without breaking a few eggs along the way....

A DoorDash Customer Helped A Senior Delivery Driver In The Sweetest Way Funstock/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/March 4, 2022 12:56 pm EST After Anabelle Stephens saw the footage of a 71-year-old DoorDash driver delivering her meal on her Ring camera, she took to TikTok to share the video with others, captioning it, “Tell me I didn’t just get the cutest doordasher.” Stephens couldn’t have known the journey she and this DoorDasher were about to embark on....

Amanda Freitag Just Created The Ultimate Summer Cocktail Mashup Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Savanna Swain-Wilson/June 28, 2022 2:47 pm EST With each passing day, we continue to grow more thankful for Amanda Freitag and her social media presence. Fans love her “Easy AF” series, where the “Chopped” judge and cookbook author shares practical tips for how we can become better chefs. Whether it’s a video showing us how to sharpen our knife skills or shortcuts for how to make a delicious spring omelette even healthier, Freitag has a knack for reminding us that cooking doesn’t have to be as intimidating as we sometimes make it out to be....

Amanda Freitag Just Landed A New Cooking Competition Show Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Elaina Friedman/Aug. 24, 2022 1:30 pm EST As a regular judge on “Chopped,” cookbook author and celebrity chef Amanda Freitag is all-too-familiar with the mechanisms of a good cooking competition show. In addition to her time on the judge’s panel, Freitag has used her Paris-trained cooking skills to battle against the likes of Bobby Flay on “Iron Chef America” and Alex Guarnaschelli on “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption” (per Food Network)....

Bobby Flay’s Latest Instagram Series Is Great For Beginner Cooks Gabe Ginsberg/Getty By Chase Shustack/May 12, 2022 4:51 pm EST When you’re watching shows like “Hell’s Kitchen” or following a YouTube series like “Binging with Babish,” sometimes you can’t help but feel a bit confused or lost. They make cooking look so easy, yet they use fancy equipment and expensive ingredients. Maybe you’re just starting to cook and feel a bit intimidated, or maybe you’re a good cook but want to relearn the basics....

Cat Cora’s Transformation Is Seriously Turning Heads Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Naveena Vijayan/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 2:16 pm EST There are good chefs, and then there are good chefs who really shine under pressure. Chef Cat Cora proved that even a nerve-wracking reality cooking competition only brings out the best in her. In 2005, she was the first woman to compete as an “Iron Chef” on “Iron Chef” (via Food Network) - a title that continues to be used as a prefix to her name more than a decade after she broke that ceiling....