Category: Food
Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum.
Statue erected to commemorate the 50th anniversary of instant ramen noodles.
Post date: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008.
False advertising.
Artificial sweetener used in products like diet soda may cause weight gain.
Post date: Monday, February 11th, 2008.
Free tacos.
Post date: Tuesday, October 24th, 2006.
Prop 4.
Bond proposal that is being campaigned on the messages inside of fortune cookies.
Post date: Thursday, October 12th, 2006.
Egg-vertising.
CBS will advertise TV shows for its fall lineup on the shells of eggs.
Post date: Monday, July 17th, 2006.
Meat sheets.
Researchers are mass producing layers of animal muscle cells in an effort to grow meat for human consumption. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 23rd, 2006.
Size matters.
Wendy’s to remove the word ‘Biggie‘ from its menu. (via)
Post date: Sunday, June 11th, 2006.
Parthenocarpic figs.
Scientists discover 11,400 year-old seedless figs that may be the first crop to be domesticated by man. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 5th, 2006.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Nutritional competence.
Scientists discover that bacteria eat DNA.
Post date: Friday, May 26th, 2006.
Cilija.
Lithuanian pizza chain wants to trademark the scent of pizza.
Post date: Monday, May 22nd, 2006.
Ventria Bioscience.
Company has developed a drug to combat diarrhea by growing rice engineered with human protein.
Post date: Tuesday, May 16th, 2006.
Beef Jerky Factory Plus.
Kit to make beef jerky at home. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 20th, 2006.
Watermelon snow.
Pink snow falling in the mountains of Colorado tastes like watermelon. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 4th, 2006.
Cheese wizards.
Wisconsin company develops technology that converts cheese waste into ethanol. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 24th, 2006.
Give peas a chance.
British woman’s worst fear in life is coming across a bag of frozen peas.
Post date: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006.
One day grace.
U.S. Bishops are allowing Catholics to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and eat corned beef on a Friday during Lent.
Post date: Friday, March 17th, 2006.
Capsaicin.
Active ingredient found in jalapeños causes prostate cancer cells to die.
Post date: Friday, March 17th, 2006.
Baseball’s Best Burger.
Baseball stadium to offer double bacon cheeseburger served between a Krispy Kreme doughnut. (via)
Post date: Thursday, March 9th, 2006.
Mormon crickets.
Insects that organize into a massive cannibalistic swarm when deprived of food. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006.
The holy grail.
Beer battered, deep fried pepperoni pizza. (via)
Post date: Friday, February 17th, 2006.
To serve man.
Man who has lived off roadkill for 30 years is authoring a cookbook. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
Waterbeds for Cows.
Industrial-duty waterbeds reduce stress for cows and increase milk production. (via)
Post date: Sunday, January 29th, 2006.
Dactylopius coccus costa.
Insect that is ground up and used as red dye in food and cosmetics.
Post date: Sunday, January 29th, 2006.
Freegans.
Environmental movement demonstrates how people can feed themselves for free by rescuing food thrown away by others. (via)
Post date: Saturday, January 28th, 2006.
Autotrophs.
People who live for years without food or water and claim to get their nutrition from cosmic energy. (via)
Post date: Monday, January 23rd, 2006.
Lactococcus lactis.
Scientists have modified yogurt bacteria to release a drug that blocks the HIV virus.
Post date: Tuesday, January 17th, 2006.
Winds of change.
Texas grocery chain to use wind energy to power all of its electrical needs.
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
Tandem running.
Ants learn how to find food by being taught by other ants.
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
Dans Le Noir.
London restaurant where blind waiters serve guests who eat in complete darkness.
Post date: Monday, January 9th, 2006.
Airport Pizza.
Alaskan pizza shop delivers orders to remote regions by plane. (via)
Post date: Saturday, January 7th, 2006.
Cooking by numbers.
Website that generates recipes for the food you have in your fridge and cupboards.
Post date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2005.
Nuts.
One of the hottest new sports around: peanut balancing. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, December 7th, 2005.
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