Category: Food Facts – Food History

FOOD 101: For National Vodka Day, The History Of The World’s #1 Spirit

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October 4th is National Vodka Day. Vodka was once rarely consumed outside of Europe. Today, it’s the world’s top-selling spirit. Its popularity is owed in part to its versatility, as well as to its numerous appearances in pop culture—from James Bond’s “shaken not stirred” Vodka Martini to Carrie Bradshaw’s Cosmopolitan. Vodka, which has a neutral…
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RECIPE: Pasta For Breakfast & Brunch

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Gnocchi for breakfast? It’s a pasta lover’s delight. Eggs, tomatoes, pesto and cheese create an Italian breakfast bake‚—so good and versatile that you can serve it for lunch and dinner, too (photo #1). Thanks to DeLallo for the recipe. You can purchase authentic Italian ingredients on the DeLallo website, including a kit to make your…
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Chicken Parm “Lasagna” For National Chicken Parmesan Day

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[1] Instead of lasagna, make this pasta bake. Add chicken for a Chicken Parm fusion (photos #1 and #2 © DeLallo). [2] Delallo Tomato Passata (purée) forms the sauce. You can find it in stores or online. [3] Panko, Japanese-style crunchy breadcrumbs, are our favorite. We no longer use conventional breadcrumbs for breading (photo ©…
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PRODUCT: American Cheese (What Is It?)

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September 18th was National Cheeseburger Day. It inspired us to create this history of the cheese that tops more cheeseburgers than any other: American cheese. But is American cheese “real” cheese? Not in the sense that blue, cheddar, Swiss and other cheeses are. It is made from milk, but not with the traditional cheese-making process…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Kracklin Kamut®, Khorasan Wheat

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[1] A bowl of Kamut grains. Here’s how to cook it from Vegan Lovlie (photo © Vegan Lovlie). [2] A close up of the grains, three times the size of conventional wheat grains (photo © Purcell Mountain Farms). [3] Cooked Kamut grains (photo © Vegan Lovlie). [4] Kracklin Kamut, our Top Pick Of The Week…
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