Doug Powell‘s Barfblog highlighted an unappetizing study (by Powell and colleagues) about the food safety practices visible on TV cooking shows: “Spot the Mistake: Television Cooking Shows as a Source of Food Safety Information,” Mathiasen, L.A., Chapman, B.J., Lacroix, B.J. and Powell, D.A., Food Protection Trends, vol. 24, no. 5, May 1, 2004, pp. 328-334. […]
Tag: Food
Who stole the kishka?
Food scientists have only begun to explore what can be learned about a kishka. This video asks, but does not fully answer, one longstanding question:
Wansinks big on the last supper
Brian Wansink (who won an Ig Nobel Prize in 2007 for his experiment with a bottomless soup bowl) has a new study. The Los Angeles Times reports: In a bid to uncover the roots of super-sized American fare, a pair of sibling scholars has turned to an unusual source: 52 artists’ renderings of the New […]
“Tentacles? Testicles!” — Treats on Trays
A Kansas State University researcher takes a colorful approach to a supposedly bland subject: “Tentacles? Testicles! A Sampling of Perceptions on Uneatable Food Items Among Undergraduate Students,” Anne Donovan, presented at the Associaton of American Geographers 2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas (Thanks to Juanita Brown for bringing this to our attention.)
Was Bond a gourmet?
Ian Fleming’s most famous creation, James Bond, was famously keen on lightly-scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, orange juice and espresso coffee. He also dabbled with grilled sole, foie gras, crawfish, asparagus with Béarnaise sauce, and caviar. But could he really be thought of as a gourmet? According to Edward Biddulph, tutor and Senior Project Manager at […]
NEWS: Eating more makes you fat
Breaking news from the University of Ulster. Their press release dated January 21, 2010 says: New Study Proves Larger Portions Expand Waistlines Eating large food portions can significantly increase our weight even during short periods – researchers at the University of Ulster have discovered in the first ever study of its kind. A team of […]
The safety of pie, the gravity of gravy
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a list of foodstuffs that terrorists are tempted to use as tools. The TSA also identified a food that’s at low risk of being misused. The official word: Travelers should know that while pies are permitted through the security checkpoint, here is a list of liquids, gels and […]
Tastes Like Chicken, recalled
Investigator Sally Shelton sends this observation that appeared on a paleontologists discussion listserv: I’m often amazed that people on this list seem unaware of some of the classic literature… Culinary phylogenetics was addressed in an issue of AIR way back in 1998. You can find a pdf here. The discussant refers to Joe Staton‘s study […]
Taxonomy: Approved tastiness of giraffes
The June 6, 2008 issue of The Daily Telegraph contains a rare newspaper report about a fine point of taxonomy: According to a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, vets were asked to treat an adult, female giraffe at Israel’s largest zoo, the Safari Park in Ramat Gan. The team, led by Professor Zohar Amar, […]
History of warfare, told with food
Food Fight is an abridged history of war, from World War II to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. Watch as traditional comestibles slug it out for world domination in this chronologically re-enacted smorgasbord of aggression. That is the claim — and yes, it’s an accurate claim — by the […]