The Oldest Restaurant In The World Has Been Around Since 803 AD
St. Peter Stiftskulinarium was first documented in A.D. 803 and has been serving food since the beginning, the first guests being religious travelers.
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What Thanksgiving Dinner Looks Like In Puerto Rico
Puerto Ricans adopted many traditional American Thanksgiving dishes, but the meal often includes side dishes and seasonings unique to their culture.
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The Origin Of Ice Cream Starts With Yogurt In China
Stories abound about ice cream's origin, but there is truth to the idea that it was created in China, though it was closer to yogurt than ice cream.
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Why Putting Metal In The Microwave Can Be Dangerous
The reason it is unsafe to put most metal in the microwave is due to the science of how microwave energy interacts with different variations of metal.
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The Reason Wagyu Beef Is So Expensive
Wagyu beef is an expensive type of beef that comes from specific Japanese cattle breeds raised with a particular diet to maximize their body fat.
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Why Europeans Don't Have To Refrigerate Eggs
Due to different production regulations, eggs in the United States and some other countries are washed after being laid and require refrigeration.
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What Is Brunost Cheese And How Do You Eat It?
A staple of Norwegian cuisine, brunost (which literally translates to "brown cheese") is a caramel colored, dense, sticky not-quite-cheese dairy product.
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The Restaurant Nestled In The Waves Of Norway's Fjords
Iris, a floating restaurant set in the second-longest fjord in Norway looks like an alien spacecraft just splashed down in the icy blue waters.
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How Much Water You Should Actually Use To Boil Pasta
When cooking pasta, conventional wisdom says to use 5 quarts of water for 1 pound of pasta, but you can actually get away with using much less water than that.
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The Boozy Origin Behind Snapple's Name
One of the first products Snapple sold was carbonated apple juice, and on one occasion, the juice fermented in its bottles and eventually popping the caps off.
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How Bread Flour Actually Affects Your Baked Goods
Bread flour produces more gluten than all-purpose flour which creates different textures after baking, but they can sometimes be swapped in recipes.
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The Word Cocktail Has Some Very Unclear (But Probably Unpleasant) Roots
This history of the word cocktail isn't fully known, and some historians have found references that imply it originates with a horse-training tactic.
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Blue Raspberry Flavoring Probably Isn't What You Think It Is
Most flavors have clear real-world inspirations, but the origin of blue raspberry (with its electric blue hue and unplaceable taste) is a mystery to most.
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