Free-range eggs come from birds that freely roam outdoors. The term free-range may have a different meaning depending on the country and laws that govern the poultry industry. They can also be labeled as cage-free, or barn-roaming. But did you know about the egg boss scandal in 2010? Keith Owen sold approximately 100 million mislabeled […]
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Rabbit starvation mainly victimized frontiersmen during the wild frontier days when numerous individuals were left starving over the winter with only the leanest meat to consume. With that said, current cases of rabbit starvation are rare due to the accessibility of a wide variety of food, with rabbit starvation only becoming a fatal concern when
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It is believed that the clam chowder we are all familiar with today was introduced by the French, Nova Scotian, and British Settlers. This eventually became a staple dish by the 1700s. While there are different variations of the dish, did you know that it was illegal to use tomatoes in the soup? Cleveland Sleeper,
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One of the few foods that are considered quintessentially American is the hot dog. While it is difficult to pinpoint who actually invented this popular snack, experts say that it originated from Europe. But did you know there is a National Hot Dog and Sausage Council? The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is located
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If there’s anything the Lone Star State is famous for, it’s their perfectly smoked and seasoned barbecue. Briskets, ribs, sausages, and more, if you’ve been to Texas, you’d know how perfect these are. But did you know you can actually take a course on Texas Barbecue? You can take a course on Texas Barbecue at
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Food fraud: Do you really know what fish species you are eating? A Taste of the Sea When you buy fish from a store, or when you are served a fish dish in a restaurant, you expect to get what the label says or to eat what you ordered. Unfortunately, the reality is sometimes far
“For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad” Here’s a gem from the archive of the NY Times. One day in September 1976, NY Times food critic Mimi Sheraton and Colonel Harland Sanders stopped into a Manhattan Kentucky Fried Chicken. The Colonel, then estranged from the company he founded, strolled into the kitchen after glad-handing some
Sardines as food Canada The last remaining sardine packing plant in North America is in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. The Brunswick brand, which started as the Connors Brothers in the 1880s, produces sardines (actually, juvenile herring, Clupea harengus) with many flavours. Brunswick claims to be the largest sardine producer in the world. England Stargazy pie
Colonel Sanders This article is about the American businessman. For other people called Colonel Sanders, see Colonel Sanders (disambiguation). Colonel Harland David Sanders[a] (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman, best known for founding fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) and later acting as the
Old Bay Seasoning The Old Bay Line, after which Old Bay is named Old Bay Seasoning is named after the Old Bay Line, a passenger ship line that plied the waters of the Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, in the early 1900s. In 1939, a Jewish-German immigrant named Gustav Brunn started the Baltimore
