Just a quick note this morning to report my experiences with 3 different frozen meat pies, all sold under different labels and – one assumes – by different makers. Read on to find out which of the Chicken Pot Pies we tested passed the taste-smell-texture-bite-whatever tests…Read More →
Last night, the good doctor e-mailed me a web address to visit overnight, and insisted I read the ‘learned study’ report there with an open mind before reading his comments. “Taken at face value, it makes sense,” Dr. O. explained, “but under close, reasoned scrutiny, it comes off as totally nutsey!”Read More →
Just about all the major Snack Food labels have news this week – it must be the height of snacking season! The emphasis is on hot-and-spicy flavours, but ‘sweet’ gets its innings, too! And there’s news of a major new addition to the Nathan’s Original Frankfurter family plus a new Burger King Italia offering!Read More →
Eggs are, arguably, the best breakfast food you can choose. But dieticians warn that, while eggs themselves are good for you, it’s what you put on them that can make them bad. And, even before that, what you cook them in can make a huge difference in the healthfulness of your egg-based breakfast…Read More →
It seems that higher mushroom consumption is linked strongly to lower cancer risk. If you accept the findings of a data-mining study that probed 17 cancer studies published from 1966 to 2020, analyzing data from more than 19,500 cancer patients, you might almost think they were a ‘magic bullet’…Read More →
Here’s a unique country sandwiched in between Iran, Armenia, and the Russian state of Georgia, whose cuisine incorporates many of the most famous and popular tastes of Eastern Europe. To look at it on the map, you’d never guess it had so much to offer the rambling food lover…Read More →
…But the U.S. still lags behind other developed countries in its laws requiring food processors and manufacturers to identify foods that can cause potentially deadly allergic reactions in millions of its citizens. What’s taking it so long to move on protections?Read More →
It’s time for the annual dump by McCormick’s Spices and Flavourings proclaiming the ‘official’ flavour trends for consumers and commercial food processors alike. It’s always interesting… But muse on this: How do they come to their conclusions about what’s trending and what’s ending?Read More →