Content tagged with “food” under “The Interesting List”

“ The stated calories for a given food are a very crude measure because the actual calories our bodies absorb and use from that food are different for everyone, and can be dramatically affected by how the food is prepared, stored, and combined. ”

“ Mesmerizing video of industrial food processing machines at work. This is how your food gets made. ”

“ An infographic showing the background and history behind the names of all the major candy bars and snacks. ”

“ If you think Kirkland products are high quality, that’s because they are literally the best on the market, by design. ”

“ There’s a lot of food in a grocery store, but there’s an ideal order and process to make it last as long as possible. ”

“ A recounting of the difficulties in editing out the profanity and questionable content of Tony Bordain’s TV show that is both hilarious and tender. ”

“ An analysis of Last Supper paintings show the depicted portion size growing, which likely parallels dietary trends of the time the painting was created. ”

“ An explanation of the long string of people and processes it takes to produce a cup of coffee. ”

“ An Asian restaurant in Montreal has achieved some notoriety for its menu, which warns customers that some dishes just aren’t very good. ”

“ Breeding chili peppers for hotness has resulted in the hottest food known to man, yet people some people just love to eat them. ”

“ Starbucks has created a closed economy of gift cards and app purchases that it controls. It essentially has a secondary income stream of loaning money to its own customers as a specialty private bank. ”

“ Riveting essay on what it’s like to do the back-breaking labor of a French kitchen, with a larger look at the future of French cooking and the Michelin rating system. ”

“ Interesting statistics and trends on the rise of ‘alt-beef’ and how it might challenge and topple real beef in the years to come. The statistics on how many feed calories, water, and land area it takes to generate beef are eye-opening. ”

“ While the law said that a drink can only be served with a meal, it didn’t say the meal had to be edible. The Raines Sandwich is a fascinating study in law interpretation and evasion. ”

“ A small town in Florida lost its only grocery store, so the town itself opened one. City workers help stock the shelves and checkout customers. ”

“ Turns out that the environment inside a plane in flight makes us subconsciously crave certain foods and drinks. ”