Sauce

Is American food really unhealthier? How pasta sauce, peanut butter and even Big Macs stack up to their British counterparts

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Is American food really unhealthier? How pasta sauce, peanut butter and even Big Macs stack up to their British counterparts

So much for happy meals. The quality of ultraprocessed American fare — especially President-elect Donald Trump’s beloved Big Macs — is receiving new scrutiny thanks to Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has made headlines for calling legal food additives “poison” and criticizing the … Read more

Exclusive | Is this the ‘world’s most expensive’ cranberry sauce? NYC steakhouse charging $195 a dollop this Thanksgiving

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Exclusive | Is this the ‘world’s most expensive’ cranberry sauce? NYC steakhouse charging 5 a dollop this Thanksgiving

Pimp my side. New York foodies with money to burn are transferring from the gravy train to the cranberry carriage this Thanksgiving, stopping at Old Homestead Steakhouse in Manhattan’s tony Meatpacking District to sample what’s being called “the world’s most expensive” sauce — which costs an arm and a turkey leg at nearly $200 per dollop. … Read more

Speed eater inhales record-breaking amount of hot sauce in seconds — and this is what happened: ‘Burn-butt’

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Speed eater inhales record-breaking amount of hot sauce in seconds — and this is what happened: ‘Burn-butt’

He demonstrated “blistering” speed. A culinary daredevil blazed a new Guinness World Record after devouring over two pounds of hot sauce in just three minutes — and he’s going viral over his feat of intestinal fortitude. “A lot of people say, ‘Your butt must burn a lot after you did that challenge,’” supersonic gobbler Mike Jack … Read more

An Italian grandmother takes pasta sauce to the next level with these 2 secret ingredients

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An Italian grandmother takes pasta sauce to the next level with these 2 secret ingredients

Time to turn up the heat on your red sauce. Everybody in New York City has a pasta preference and is just waiting to brag that their grandmother’s pecorino romano-fueled pot is better. Still, many home chefs get hurdled by the little things that go a long way taste-wise — especially producing a sweetness that … Read more

‘I ate my nan:’ Sister shockingly reveals she put her grandmother’s ashes in pasta sauce to prank brother

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‘I ate my nan:’ Sister shockingly reveals she put her grandmother’s ashes in pasta sauce to prank brother

It’s a sauce-y confession. The hosts of an Australian radio show were left horrified after a woman called into their program, claiming that she fed her grandmother’s ashes to her brother as a “prank.” The woman, known only as Cheyenne, made the macabre confession on Tuesday’s episode of “Fifi, Fev & Nick,” saying she and … Read more

Food historian claims tomato sauce on pizza is an American invention, outraging Italians: ‘Blasphemous’

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Food historian claims tomato sauce on pizza is an American invention, outraging Italians: ‘Blasphemous’

Italian pie-hards wanted a pizza him. Food historian Alberto Grandi had the nation’s pie makers up in arms after controversially claiming that the US — and not The Boot — is responsible for “pizza rossa:” the red tomato sauce that tops pizza. The culinary expert dropped these “blasphemous” gastronomic theories in his and fellow academic … Read more

Nick Wright explains the secret sauce of FS1’s ‘First Things First’

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Nick Wright explains the secret sauce of FS1’s ‘First Things First’

Nick Wright strives to thread the needle between silly and serious. Wright, the co-host of “First Things First” on FS1 alongside Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes, spoke to The Post about the mission, evolution and growth of the show. “People spend valuable time with us, and we need to show them that we take that … Read more

Brewery launches pizza-flavored beer with notes of ‘crispy crust, tangy tomato sauce’

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Brewery launches pizza-flavored beer with notes of ‘crispy crust, tangy tomato sauce’

You’ve heard of pale ale, now get ready for pizza ale. Belgium Brewing Co. has teamed up with the frozen pizza brand Tombstone to create “IP(izza)A,” — a pie-flavored brew. While it may seem like an unlikely duo, grabbing a slice and a pint is every classic bar’s bread and butter — after all, people … Read more

Food bank receives ‘record’ expired 25-year-old jar of cheese sauce

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Food bank receives ‘record’ expired 25-year-old jar of cheese sauce

Food bank volunteers were shocked to discover that a donated canned good item had expired years ago — 25 years ago, to be exact. Volunteers at the Sunderland and County Durham Food Bank in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England, recently received a glass can of Uncle Ben’s Gratin’s Dauphionise Cheese & Onion Sauce for Potatoes. A … Read more

Recalled hot sauce products have risk of ‘life-threatening allergic reaction,’ CDC warns

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Recalled hot sauce products have risk of ‘life-threatening allergic reaction,’ CDC warns

Here’s some not-so-hot news for fans of hot sauce. The Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall on Tuesday for hot sauce products from Vesta Fiery Gourmet Foods, Inc., of Raleigh, North Carolina, due to “undeclared wheat.” On Jan. 4, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services notified the company that the label does … Read more

Former McDonald’s worker explains the real reason you’re charged for ‘extra’ sauce

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Former McDonald’s worker explains the real reason you’re charged for ‘extra’ sauce

Now here’s some saucy tea.  Fast-food fanatics who love dunking their fries, nuggets and burgers in select dipping condiments from McDonald’s often hate being told, “You’ll have to pay extra for sauce.”  Some Golden Arches addicts even take offense when a cashier is reluctant to freely hand over a few containers of barbecue, honey mustard, ranch or … Read more

Ex-McDonald’s chef reveals cheap supermarket dupe for Big Mac sauce: ‘Almost identical’

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Ex-McDonald’s chef reveals cheap supermarket dupe for Big Mac sauce: ‘Almost identical’

This will have fast food-aholics hitting the bottle. As the once sacred secrets of McDonald’s multibillion-dollar formula continue spilling out on social media, a former bigwig of the ballyhooed burger joint is now revealing which store-bought spread tastes eerily similar to the international brand’s top-tier tangy sauce.  “Do you want to buy Big Mac sauce from the … Read more

Jets’ Sauce Gardner tells fans to ‘relax’ after Kay Adams photo

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Jets’ Sauce Gardner tells fans to ‘relax’ after Kay Adams photo

Just like Aaron Rodgers, Sauce Gardner is also a fan of this five-letter word. The Jets’ star cornerback, 22, delivered a message to fans Monday after a training camp photo of himself and “Up & Adams” host Kay Adams sparked online chatter. “Yall gotta relax lol,” Gardner tweeted. The image in question, which has since … Read more

Sriracha sauce shortage causes prices to spike upward of $70 a bottle

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Sriracha sauce shortage causes prices to spike upward of a bottle

Fans of sriracha sauce might have to find a new spice alternative. Continual chili supply disruptions are hampering production within one of the nation’s leading sriracha sauce manufacturers for a second year in a row.   Huy Fong Foods, Inc., a California-based hot sauce company that supplies bottles of sriracha sauce to restaurants, grocery stores and other … Read more

Sauce Gardner gifted custom Jessica Alba cleats as Knicks game saga continues

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Sauce Gardner gifted custom Jessica Alba cleats as Knicks game saga continues

Sauce Gardner cannot outrun the embarrassment of not knowing who Jessica Alba was. The Jets wide receiver attended a Knicks playoff game with quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier this month, and encountered Alba, who also had courtside seats. Rodgers, 39, razzed the 22-year-old Gardner for not being aware of Alba’s superstardom, and the actress piled on … Read more

Jessica Alba razzes Sauce Gardner, Aaron Rodgers after surprise admission at Knicks game

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Jessica Alba razzes Sauce Gardner, Aaron Rodgers after surprise admission at Knicks game

One thing this week has proven is that Jessica Alba remains a pop culture force. New Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers teased his new teammate, 22-year-old star defensive back Sauce Gardner, for not knowing who Alba was when she was also seated courtside at the Knicks playoff game on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. On … Read more

Aaron Rodgers teased Sauce Gardner over Jessica Alba cluelessness

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Aaron Rodgers teased Sauce Gardner over Jessica Alba cluelessness

Feel old yet? Sauce Gardner and his new Jets teammate Aaron Rodgers were in attendance at Madison Square Garden to see the Knicks’ Game 2 win over the Heat Tuesday, evening to even their second-round series at 1-1. They were hardly the only stars at the Garden, as comedians Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Tracy … Read more

Sauce Gardner: Jets will make playoffs ‘easy’ with Aaron Rodgers

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Sauce Gardner: Jets will make playoffs ‘easy’ with Aaron Rodgers

Sauce Gardner is certain the Jets will end their playoff drought with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. Gardner, the 22-year-old Jets corner who won the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year award last season, appeared on The Ringer’s “Slow News Day” with Kevin Clark. Clark asked Gardner if the team will make the playoffs this season … Read more

My friend is furious because I gave her son pasta with red wine in the sauce

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My friend is furious because I gave her son pasta with red wine in the sauce

A woman has taken to a popular online forum to ask whether or not she was “irresponsible” for feeding her co-workers’ son pasta with a red wine sauce.  The boy’s mom insisted that she should have asked for permission first. But the poster maintains her stance that the alcohol “entirely boils off,” so she doesn’t see an issue.  In … Read more

Jamie Lee Curtis: My ‘secret sauce’ for getting more screen time

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Jamie Lee Curtis: My ‘secret sauce’ for getting more screen time

Jamie Lee Curtis is embracing her A game and spilling her key secret about making it in Hollywood. The 64-year-old Oscar nominee revealed the crafty way she scores more screen time during filming: never going back to her trailer. “Here’s the deal,” she explained to Insider at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday. … Read more