This revered snack staple, and our obsession with it, is anything but corny. Discovered in the Americas centuries ago, according to the The Popcorn Board, popcorn has become a household favorite worldwide. So every time you reach for that delectable crunch, know that you’re in a long line of humanity that has munched on the … Read more
Some people are biting off more than they can chew by searching for the ingredients used to make gum. Perhaps the most shocking additive — also used commonly in skincare products — is lanolin, an oily byproduct of sheep skin glands. The greasy wax found in wool is analogous to human sebum. “There is a … Read more
Eighty-six TikTok. As a rash of ridiculous menu hacks threatens to give fast food chains serious indigestion, at least one Waffle House location is refusing to let entitled customers make a hash of restaurant tradition. “Order from the menu. We are not making anything you saw on TikTok,” reads a posted warning — captured in … Read more
She might be the only one who is McLovin’ it. One TikTok foodie shared a McDonald’s burger hack — one that includes everything from the “air, land and sea” — but it doesn’t seem like it’ll be flying off the shelves anytime soon. Raina Huang, who goes by @rainaiscrazy on TikTok, showed off her fast … Read more
National Bagel Day arrives on January 15 and as we are all imperfect circles harboring unfillable emotional holes there is perhaps no greater metaphor for the human condition than the humble bagel. According to Maria Balinska, author of “The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread,” the origin of the bagel is hard to … Read more
If you were on death row, what would your last meal look like? TikTok’s latest bizarre trend has users asking themselves that question and uploading videos that disclose what they would choose to eat if they found themselves in the less-than-ideal situation. “Diet Coke… chicken pad Thai, saltines, [and] DŌ chocolate chip cookie dough,” made up … Read more
A TikToker famous for eating strange and nostalgic food has reportedly died at age 33. Taylor, who posted using the username @Wafffler69 on TikTok, is believed to have suffered a fatal heart attack on Wednesday, according to his brother, Clayton. The influencer — whose full name is Taylor Claydorm, according to the Sun — amassed … Read more
Secrets, secrets, they’re no fun — especially when you don’t share your diet with someone. A new study found that 57% of dieters have not told anyone about their weight loss attempts, and 35% said they keep their endeavors hushed so no one would know if they failed. Commissioned by Slimming World, a UK based … Read more
It’s the new year: Time to get your priorities — and your food — in order. A TikToker with a family history of Type 2 diabetes has gone viral showing how eating food in a certain order can prevent blood sugar spikes. Justin, known online as @insulinresistant1, posts videos of himself consuming different foods and … Read more
TikTok’s latest culinary creation sounds a little fishy. Netizens are obsessed with caviar and Doritos — yes, you heard that right. Foodies are loading up their nacho-flavored chips with lavish fish eggs, calling the junk-meets-luxe bite “so good.” Not to yuck their yum, but the nacho nosh doesn’t seem very appealing. Yet the search topic … Read more
Mamma mia! A viral post has Redditors retching after one clueless user posted a photo of a Christmas-themed cheese pizza topped with ham, Brussels sprouts, gravy, apple sauce and other items that have no business anywhere near a proper pie. “Got drunk last night and ordered a Christmas themed pizza,” the U.K-based gutter gourmand wrote, … Read more
TikTokers have been hunting for the latest diet trend, and now they’re challenging themselves to “The Lion Diet.” The Lion Diet, which bills itself as “a healing elimination diet,” consists of eating nothing but meat, salt and water for 30 days. People have been documenting their time testing out the latest fad, claiming it helps … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Raise a glass to finishing out 2022, and then put it back down again for the rest of January. Many are hoping to participate in the month known as “Dry January” this year, which is 31 whole days … Read more
When it comes to grocery shopping nowadays, cost is king. A new Netflix food competition show, “Cook at All Costs,” plays off inflation-era anxieties by pitting three home chefs against each other, asking them to bid on ingredients — both basic and high-end — to create delicious dishes without breaking the bank. “It really depends … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Santa can have the store-bought cookies, because we’re saving these for ourselves. For fans of all things gooey and delicious, we have breaking news for you — Last Crumb cookies are dropping today, right now to be exact. … Read more
At 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Carlos Sevilla and his date, Kriti Shrestha, finally secured a table for two at Masalawala & Sons. It was no easy feat. They’d been trying to snag one since September, when the Indian restaurant — with its Bengali dinner party atmosphere — first opened in a former Park Slope bakery and … Read more
Eat the rich. Fine dining is getting skewered on the internet with critics poking fun at ostentatious dishes and diners forking over hundreds of dollars on a meal, or what many are referring to as #RichPeopleFood. The hashtag has garnered 14,000 views on TikTok and pokes fun at extravagant dining in the age of inflation. It’s … Read more
Before you mash your potatoes for Thanksgiving, you might want to re-evaluate how you prepare them. A cooking guru on TikTok has shared a hack to make the traditional holiday dish — without even having to peel the spuds. Lora McLaughlin Peterson — @lorafied on TikTok — posts kitchen and cooking hacks to her 195,300 … Read more
Man versus rotisserie chicken. The grocery-store rotisserie chicken is taking flight on social media after a Philadelphia-based restaurant server, Alexander Tominsky, 31, made headlines for losing 16 pounds in 40 days. His secret, as he told the New York Times, was to eat one full rotisserie chicken daily. Tominsky first went public about his chicken … Read more
Nadia Caterina Munno, a k a “Pasta Queen,” assumed her semolina-flour throne by accident. In February 2020, the 36-year-old mom of four was deleting the TikTok app from daughter Desiree’s phone when she stumbled on a problematic lasagna-making video. Watery noodles and random bits of food were being thoughtlessly tossed in a pan. “I was … Read more