Could giant snails end starvation in Africa?It may sound gross, but the giant snail is more nutritious than beef, rich in protein, iron, calcium, zinc, and essential vitamins, and is widely available in Africa. Could giant snail pies be the starving continent’s saviour?
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Ghetto gourmet: Cookin’ With Coolio
’90s rapper Coolio is releasing a cookbook, Cookin’ with Coolio, featuring such recipes as “Chicken Lettuce Blunts” and “Drunk-Ass Chicken” in a style of cooking he calls “Ghetto Fusion”. Check out the book’s Top 10 quotes: “Everything I cook tastes better than yo’ momma’s nipples.”
Why wine critics are just taking the piss
The ratings and medals meted out to fine wines aren’t worth the fancy-pants label-paper they’re printed on, according to scientists. In blind tests, critics regularly give the same wine completely different reviews.
The ultimate tight-arse guide to cheap (and free) eats
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? BillShrink presents the ultimate guide to eating on the cheap — from ordering off the kids’ menu and pretending it’s your birthday to the ultimate in desperate dining, the Ikea cafeteria.
America opens its first pot cafe
America’s first “pot cafe” has opened its doors in Portland, Oregon. Certified medical marijuana can get their dose of Mary Jane from the “budtenders”, as well as food, should the munchies strike. Trippy.
Can prisoners on death row really request anything for their last meal?
Ever pondered what your final meal would be if you were facing the noose? Contrary to popular belief, prisoners on Death Row in the US don’t always get what they ask for. In fact, many just get something slapped together by a fellow inmate.
GM corn still approved here despite Europe, Kiwi concerns
A genetically modified variety of corn remains approved for use in Australia, despite the withdrawal of applications for approval in Europe and serious concerns about its assessment raised by a New Zealand university research team.
Fruit juice: it’s not as healthy as you’d think
In fact, it’s not healthy at all, say experts: it’s full of sugar and calories, offers relatively little nutritional value, and is likely contributing to the obesity epidemic. Yep, even the 100% stuff.
The correct way to eat sushi
A charmingly illustrated do-and-don’t guide to getting the most out of your sushi-eating, without offending your Japanese host. Always dip fish-side down, don’t mix wasabi in the soy sauce, and don’t stick your chopstick in the rice.
Reform the food industry — for the sake of the planet
The food industry’s solution of more choice increases profits, but does nothing for obesity. The more on offer, the more we buy, the more we waist and the more we waste, writes Dr Rosemary Stanton.
Can Coco Pops protect you from swine flu?
Cereal giant Kellogg is in trouble in the US for emblazoning “Now helps support your child’s IMMUNITY” across the front of its Cocoa Krispies (that’s Coco Pops to you, skip) packets, amid the country’s swine flu hysteria. Can the company convince the courts the claims are medically sound?
Don’t say “good choice!”: 50 things a waiter should never do
Working in hospitality is tiring enough, but Bruce Buschel has written 50 rules that a restaurant staffer should never do. Don’t compliment the customers. Don’t treat reading the specials like an acting audition. Nothing about flies in soup though.
Breakfast around the world
What’s on the table for breakfast in Botswana, Egypt, Sri Lanka and El Salvador? Not cornflakes and toast, that’s for sure. Fascinating breakfasts from around the globe to make your Weeties look a tad weak.
Birmingham: Aussies are crap at BBQs
Ooh, them’s fightin’ words: John Birmingham reckons Australians’ self-image as masters of the grill is totally overcooked. Greeks, Germans and even the Yanks would give us an absolute basting in a battle of the barbie.
Video of the Day: Breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
A great time-lapse video of 6000 lucky picnickers descending on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday to eat breakfast.
The new battlefront in the Middle East: hummus and tabbouleh
Lebanon and Israel are engaged in a heated battle; not over territory, religion or politics, but over which country invented hummus and tabbouleh. Lebanon has struck the latest blow, breaking world records by cooking a 2056kg bowl of hummus and 3557kg plate of tabbouleh.
A tribute to the humble Iced-VoVo
The Iced-VoVo is a unpretentious pink biscuit who can include PM Kevin Rudd amongst its fans. Mel Campbell explores a biscuit that holds a special place in the heart of marshmallow, jam and coconut lovers Australia wide.
Only in Japan: the Windows 7 Whopper
In an bizarre cross-marketing campaign, Burger King in Japan has created a special Whopper to celebrate the release of Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system, featuring seven quarter-pound beef patties.
Canberra: sure it’s boring, but it’s also beautiful
Sure Canberra’s boring if you’re under 30, and it has no beaches and the coffee’s poor, but it has the mountains and it’s beautiful and the epitome of the great place to bring up kids.
The 10 worst dining trends of the last 10 years
Molecular gastronomy, foam, communal tables, deconstructed plating and fried freaking onion blossoms — if you’ve dined out in the naughties, chances are you’ve had your fill of these tired trends.
How green is tofu?
It’s the culinary preference of hippies everywhere, but is eating tofu actually any better for the environment than eating meat? Apparently it all depends on what you’re not eating…
Why fructose-laden drinks when there’s a healthy option on tap?
In the name of getting enough water, Australia’s school canteens are selling kids a drink sweetened with 21g of pure fructose. When did we become a nation requiring constant hydration, anyway?
Melbourne: a city of books or bogans?
Melbourne, the European capital of Australia, a recognised City of Literature, known for its coffee and elegance. Right? Wrong, says Tony Martin. Melbourne is a city of bogans, not books.
Drinking with the enemy: the soft drink marketing wars
Soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are locked in a neck-and-neck battle to become new best friends of public health. It’s what you do when your industry is facing flak as an enemy of public health, writes Melissa Sweet.
