Here’s a little blast from the Food Porn Reality Squad. Dunkin Donuts introduced their new Pancake-Sausage Bites this week, and this is the food porn version of said product, followed by an actual photo of them:
The Slashfood reviewer said they actually taste pretty good, but that is some NASTY looking shit, my friends. Personally, I don’t like my breakfast foods to resemble disembodied goat testicles, no matter HOW much maple flavor they have.
And while we’re on the subject of nasty, behold the Thanksgiving Turkey Cake, made from turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes with a “frosting” of mashed potatoes and topped with marshmallows:
Does this remind anybody else of that episode of “Friends” where Rachel makes trifle using a recipe for shepherd’s pie? And do NOT even talk to me about “The Cherpumple”.
Shifting gears a bit, Slashfood has a post today with the attention-grabbing fear-inducing headline “Are Raw-Milk Cheeses Safe?” Well, duh. Of course they are. People have been eating raw milk cheeses for CENTURIES. And, thankfully, the writer does eventually get around to acknowledging that. The problem isn’t the raw milk, the problem is unsafe production. Half-assed regulation on the part of the FDA, along with cost-cutting bean-counting is the problem, not the cheese. In fact, the post even points out that pasteurized cheeses are more likely to have Listeria growing in them than the raw versions of the same products. Just say NO to industrial cheese!
Factoid: every human being accounts for approximately two tons of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere annually based on their daily consumption of food. That total represents every aspect of not just consumption but also the production and transportation of food. The Spanish researchers who conducted that study say that the amount of CO2 involved in the food chain represents 20% of the annual per capita carbon dioxide tally per person in Spain.
Dueling lists: Six Biggest Food Myths vs Top Five Groceries You Buy And Then Throw Out
Crunchy frog, it’s not just candy anymore!
