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Numbing Celery
7 commentsCelery 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.
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Is merquén the new pimentón?
1 commentA Chilean spice blend might be the next big flavor of the month
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Bacon by any other name
14 commentsWho knew you could make bacon out of more than just pork?
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A Foolish Treat for April
Skip the elaborate food hoaxes for this utterly simple dessert.
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Hey Obama, How D'ya Like Them Beets?
2 commentsApparently beets have supplanted broccoli as the vegetable least welcome at the White House.
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Piment d Espelette: the obscure chile
Did you know that piment d'Espelette chiles can only be found in ten villages in southern France?
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