Italiano
Crescent of the moon
"Croissant", a pastry named after the moon.
Well, not exactly the moon, rather a lunar phase.
Yes... its name derives from the expr...
07
Jul
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01
Jul
Gastrodiplomacy
Wouldn't it be great if instead of sending tanks across the border, differences could be settled by cooking?
This is the concept on ...
01
Jul
Alien pancake
April 18, 1961:
Joe Simonton was loitering on his farm in Wisconsin, when his attention was suddenly grabbed by a "whining sound".
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10
May
The colour of the meat
One of the most clever pieces of diet advice I ever heard comes from Tom Smothers, part of the musical comedy duo "Smothers Brothers":
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06
May
Meat or Fish?
Meat or fish?
In my experience, it seems like the former has more supporters.
Anyway... the answer, of course, depends on tastes....
07
Apr
Different shape, different taste
Let's try to answer one of the age-old questions that have long haunted food lovers all over the world: do different pasta shapes have ...
04
Apr
The Spaghetti-Breaker
In the pic below, the most exclusive, brainy and unorthodox catering equipment ever created.
Briefly said: it is a machine for break...
01
Apr
Peasant food
What is called Peasant food (in other languages also "poor man's food") is the best historical example of creativity in the kitchen.
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21
Jan
Nietzsche’s sausages
Despite what he wrote was provocative and aggressive, in real life Nietzsche was a good-natured boy, even submissive sometimes, tremend...
18
Jan
Frying paradox
Do you know the definition of paradox?
"A statement that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually...
