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Numbing Celery

Celery is a veritable chemical weapon house, but really, what isn't? Some people get a numb tongue from eating raw celery, and we explore possible reasons why as well as some of the limits of our knowledge of food.
Is merquén the new pimentón?

A Chilean spice blend might be the next big flavor of the month
Bacon by any other name

Who knew you could make bacon out of more than just pork?

A Foolish Treat for April

Skip the elaborate food hoaxes for this utterly simple dessert.
Hey Obama, How D'ya Like Them Beets?

Apparently beets have supplanted broccoli as the vegetable least welcome at the White House.
Piment d Espelette: the obscure chile

Did you know that piment d'Espelette chiles can only be found in ten villages in southern France?