Survey finds Americans turning to cheese for taste, versatility and protein

Survey finds Americans turning to cheese for taste, versatility and protein

Americans love cheese, and many see it as a good source of protein, according to a new survey. With 52% self-identifying as “cheese-obsessed” in the poll, Americans’ love of cheese is well established, but new research suggests it’s playing an even bigger role in how people think about food today. The survey of 5,000 Americans … Read more

Scientists use battery-testing tool to identify coffee’s ‘chemical fingerprint’ — reveals what makes it taste good

Scientists use battery-testing tool to identify coffee’s ‘chemical fingerprint’ — reveals what makes it taste good

An inconsistent cup of coffee can make or break your day — but new research is shedding light on just how the industry can dial up the production process for a more reliable flavor. University of Oregon researchers repurposed a tool called a potentiostat, typically used to test batteries, to send an electrical current through coffee.  Through … Read more

Dodgers’ new cooler cups’ price leaves sour taste in fans’ mouths

Dodgers’ new cooler cups’ price leaves sour taste in fans’ mouths

Dodgers fans love the team’s newest souvenir cup. Its price, however? Not so much. On Friday, during the Dodgers’ matchup with the Rangers, Los Angeles offered its supporters for the first time in 2026 a plastic drinking vessel that was made to look like a cooler, and while it was an immediate fan favorite, the … Read more

Inside the wild circus of the One Taste trial, the love triangle followers claim set it off — and why they may go after Lena Dunham

Inside the wild circus of the One Taste trial, the love triangle followers claim set it off — and why they may go after Lena Dunham

A vicious love triangle is at the center of the controversy around the “orgasm cult” OneTaste, according to supporters of founder Nicole Daedone, who was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for forced labor conspiracy — coercing employees of her wellness company into sex acts with clients and investors. And now supporters say the … Read more

Exclusive | McDonald’s Big Arch and Burger King’s ‘new’ Whopper are battling for fast food greatness — but can either survive a Post taste test?

Exclusive | McDonald’s Big Arch and Burger King’s ‘new’ Whopper are battling  for fast food greatness — but can either survive a Post taste test?

They’ve got all-beef. With the cost of fast food soaring and competition for the shrinking consumer dollar heating up, drive-thru titans McDonald’s and Burger King are battling it out for the affections of the grab-and-go grub-loving American public. From the Golden Arches, the newest tasty tease is the Big Arch Burger, available nationwide as of … Read more

Burger King President hilariously trolls McDonald’s CEO’s viral taste test video in a battle of the burgers

Burger King President hilariously trolls McDonald’s CEO’s viral taste test video in a battle of the burgers

They’re beefing. Social media went wild after an Instagram video of McDonald’s CEO and Chairman, Chris Kempczinski, introducing the fast food chain’s newest Big Arch burger and taking the smallest nibble of it made its rounds. Despite claiming he “loves this product, it is so good,” people online were shocked that a person in Kempczinski’s … Read more

Funny taste in your mouth? These infections could be to blame

Funny taste in your mouth? These infections could be to blame

It’s quite distasteful. Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick. So if something’s sour — or stale or rotten or just otherwise gross — read on to see what infections and illnesses might be brewing. Having … Read more

Taste of California tortillas may change forever as extra ingredient forced in by new law

Taste of California tortillas may change forever as extra ingredient forced in by new law

Tortillas sold in California will soon change forever in hopes that a new ingredient will boost infant health. Beginning New Year’s Day, most tortillas and corn masa products sold in the state will be required to contain folic acid, a vitamin that’s vital to baby health. In 1998, the US required manufacturers to fortify some … Read more

Taste Sensation: Designer Peter Som shares entertaining tips and recipes from his “Family Style” cookbook

Taste Sensation: Designer Peter Som shares entertaining tips and recipes from his “Family Style” cookbook

Noah Fecks Som puts the finishing touches on his Mahi Mahi Larb with grapefruit chili crisp. Noah Fecks Noah Fecks You come from a food-obsessed family. Who influenced you the most in the kitchen? Without question, my grandmother and my mom. They were the heartbeat of our family kitchen — my grandmother with her intuitive … Read more

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine: ‘Go sit down’

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine:  ‘Go sit down’

That’s-a one spicy pizzeria! A Long Island pizza shop has gone viral for saucy social media video skits that mercilessly mock bad customer behaviors — with one clip showing a dining dunce punished with water sprayed in his face. Phil’s Pizzeria in Syosset has been dramatizing blood-boiling interactions with customers using some real pie-in-the-face humor … Read more

This common habit makes people mosquito magnets: ‘Taste for the hedonists’

This common habit makes people mosquito magnets: ‘Taste for the hedonists’

Beer can get you buzzed — and not in the good way. Dutch scientists have discovered that mosquitoes prefer the blood of people who’ve knocked back a few brews, among other habits. The team, helmed by Felix Hol of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, set out to see “why some people attract more mosquito … Read more

FDA proposes way to cut sugar in orange juice without changing the taste

FDA proposes way to cut sugar in orange juice without changing the taste

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing an update to a decades-old orange juice rule that could give American citrus growers a boost — with little to no change in the taste of the popular breakfast staple, experts say. For the first time since 1963, the agency wants to lower the minimum sugar content required … Read more

Tennis fans to get early taste of new dining options at US Open as revamped mixed doubles format kicks off tournament

Tennis fans to get early taste of new dining options at US Open as revamped mixed doubles format kicks off tournament

Tennis fans will get an early taste of the US Open with a new format for mixed doubles – giving them a sneak preview at the new dining options that will also debut next month. The upscale and usually pricey scene will add James Beard-nominated rising star Robbie Felice’s pastaRAMEN, a new spin from Simon … Read more

Cheat meals taste so good — new evidence suggests they are so bad for your body

Cheat meals taste so good — new evidence suggests they are so bad for your body

So much for weekends of caloric abandon. New research confirms that just two days of eating a high-fat diet can compromise critical immune cells in the gut and weaken the intestinal barrier, suggesting the impact of our daily dietary choices is more immediate than previously believed. Consuming a high-fat diet led to the rapid suppression … Read more

I’m addicted to tea leaves and tea bags: ‘I love the taste and eat them daily’

I’m addicted to tea leaves and tea bags: ‘I love the taste and eat them daily’

A woman has opened up about her strange addiction – eating tea leaves and tea bags. Lyubov Siryk, 20, says she consumes tea leaves every single day and often munches on entire tea bags.  Lyubov first started nibbling on mint leaves as a child after her grandmother encouraged her to try them. But her innocent … Read more

Exclusive | Of all the ‘weird’ celebrity baby names, this one leaves the worst taste in parents’ mouths

Exclusive | Of all the ‘weird’ celebrity baby names, this one leaves the worst taste in parents’ mouths

This name is not the apple of parents’ eyes.  Expectant parents are not fond of “weird” celebrity baby names — and the most rotten of the bunch is Apple, the name Gwyneth Paltrow gave her daughter. Baby name consultant Colleen Slagen came to this conclusion after sending expectant parents a questionnaire asking their naming likes … Read more

Exclusive | One shot of this rare whiskey costs $3,000 — The Post taste tests the oldest Irish single malt ever sold

Exclusive | One shot of this rare whiskey costs ,000 — The Post taste tests the oldest Irish single malt ever sold

This is one swanky sláinte. Last month, Bushmills, the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery, released its limited edition, 46-year-old whiskey — billed as the oldest Irish single-malt ever sold. The mahogany sipper, hailing from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, also sports one hefty price tag for New Yorkers not worried about the volatile market and hoping for … Read more

The Post taste tests Meghan Markle’s ‘acidic’ As Ever jam, ‘janky’ cookies and ‘bland’ tea

The Post taste tests Meghan Markle’s ‘acidic’ As Ever jam, ‘janky’ cookies and ‘bland’ tea

Ever since Meghan “Jam Is My Jam” Markle announced that a berry jam would be one of the first products released under what was then known as her America Riviera Orchard label, the world has eagerly wondered what the groundbreaking pantry goods actually taste like. Today, The Post can exclusively report that the Duchess of … Read more

Lauren Sanchez’s $5.7K Balenciaga coffee-cup clutch blasted by budget fashionistas: ‘Too much money and zero taste’

Lauren Sanchez’s .7K Balenciaga coffee-cup clutch blasted by budget fashionistas: ‘Too much money and zero taste’

Tasteful or tacky? Controversy brewed online after fashion fans got a taste of Balenciaga’s latest kitschy accessory — a clutch shaped like a to-go cup of coffee. The cost of the $5,750 Balenciaga-branded 9AM Coffee Cup Clutch Bag makes it the priciest cup of joe you can buy — and you can’t even drink it. Sanchez was … Read more

Exclusive | Meet the taste tourists flying to NYC — simply for a bite to eat: ‘Let me just make a day trip of it’

Exclusive | Meet the taste tourists flying to NYC — simply for a bite to eat: ‘Let me just make a day trip of it’

Eats, shoots and leaves? Big Apple taste tourists are making the natives look lazy. While New Yorkers are debating whether to walk four blocks to a restaurant or order DoorDash, a growing number of out-of-towners are flying here to devour a meal — even just a single dish — at one eatery and heading back … Read more