Category: Food Facts – Food History

American & Global Syrah Wines For International Syrah Day

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February 16th is International Syrah Day, a wine that most aficionados place in France’s Rhône Valley* and its wine-making region, called Côtes-du-Rhône. You may be familiar with wines from the Côte Rôtie, Hermitage, and Cornas appellations. The best of the wines, from producers such as Chapoutier, Chave, Domaine Gerin, Guigal, Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Saint Cosme,…
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It’s National Patty Melt Day. What’s A Patty Melt?

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[1] A patty melt with fries (photo © Spread & Co. | Austin). [3] This patty melt at Spread & Co. in Austin, Texas places the beef patty on thick brioche, with pimento cheese caramelized onions and pickles, plus a “secret sauce” (photo © Spread & Co.). [3] This recipe uses swirled marble rye bread…
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Frozen Yogurt Recipes & Yogurt History For National Frozen Yogurt Day

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[1] For National Frozen Yogurt Day, make a special sundae (photo © Ali Express). [2] Or head to your favorite yogurt shop for a cup or a cone (photo © Mr. Tin DC (CC-BY-ND-2.0 License). [3] Add some fruit (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [4] Kefir, a probiotic drink, is made into delicious…
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Year Of The Tiger Oolong Tea From Adagio Teas & Oolong Tea History

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The Year Of The Tiger begins on February 1st, and Adagio Teas has created a special oolong tea blend. If you’re not familiar with oolong, it’s semi-fermented or semi-oxidized tea that falls between green and black tea on the fermentation continuum (black tea ferments for two to four hours; for oolong, the fermentation process is…
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Check Out These Misleading Food Names ~How Many Have You Had?

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Some foods in the English language are not as they appear. Here’s a list of some 44 food names that have amused us over the years. Note that in other countries, their names in the local language will be different. We’ve bypassed some well-known names like ants on a log, bear claws, chicken fingers, Buffalo…
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