12-25-08

Lobsters are boiled alive. The air escaping their shells makes a sound as though they're screaming.

12-21-08

Balsamic vinegar is made from grapes.

12-17-08

If your teeth have just been brushed, coke tastes gross.

11-28-08

Filet mignon comes from a cow's back.

11-15-08

Door-to-door meat salesmen.

11-13-08

Dogs can be used to hunt for truffles. They're better than pigs, because dogs don't try to eat truffles when they find them.

11-1-08

Sichuan peppercorns aren't peppercorns.

Also, after owning it for over a year, I played Shogun and it was awesome.

10-31-08

Pumpkins are a type of squash.

10-20-08

"Raw Horseflesh" is a real flavor of ice cream you can get in Japan.

10-2-08

Athletes have Gatorade, but playing sports is nothing compared to the extreme intensity of sitting at a computer. That's why we gamers need Mana Potions, the most terrifying energy product in the universe. Don't believe me? Here. I don't care how useful Vitamin B12 is; cramming 6667% of it into a 50 mL capsule can't possibly be a good idea.

9-30-08

Real product in Japan.

9-27-08

The farmers' market in Madison is the largest in the country.

9-12-08

I finally tried a burger at Culver's, the local fan favorite burger joint. It was pretty bad.

8-20-08

When you eat sushi, you're not supposed to slather the whole thing in soy sauce. Soy sauce should be used sparingly, and not even on all of the pieces.

8-4-08

Auntie Anne's caramel sauce is frickin' unbelievable.

7-26-08

Chili is really easy to make.

Yes, that's right. I cooked. Food!

7-3-08

These are real.

6-15-08

If you take the O out of Damon's you get Damn's.

6-14-08

"For waffles and for pancakes too,
Shake, point and blast is all you do!
Make a better breakfast faster --
Batter Blaster!"

Yes, because mixing stuff with water just isn't fast or easy enough.

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Baseball players play every day.

6-13-08

Fortune cookies cheat on the lucky numbers. Identical fortunes have identical numbers.