If you’ve been to a county fair or carnival yet this summer, you may have had this sugar-spun sweet.
Four people are said to have invented cotton candy – and two of them are dentists.
Author: Erin Nudi
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Food history: coleslaw (and why it has a bad rep)
I think coleslaw is almost making a comeback.
It is undoubtedly still a shoved-aside side item at picnics and diners: “It’s always there but rarely thought about.”
On the other hand, there are many exciting variations of coleslaw springing up, such as broccoli slaw. Broccoli slaw can come in its own bag, or you can shred your own broccoli.
Of course, traditional coleslaw’s main ingredient is shredded cabbage. Let’s find out where coleslaw originated.
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Difference between: Muenster cheese and Munster cheese
Muenster and Munster – they’re the same cheese, right? Let’s see.
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Food history: baby carrots
The history of baby carrots – let us find out if they’re really baby carrots. Or even real carrots.
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Snapshot: garlic scapes
Garlic scapes! They remind me of fiddleheads – which by the way, are also edible.
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Food history: Sangria
We’ve explored the background of the Bloody Mary – let us check out the history of Sangria, another fun cocktail.
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Difference between: shrimp and crayfish (with a glance at prawns and lobsters)
There are always crayfish in this one pond where the fiance and I go hiking. The first time I saw them I thought they were shrimp.
Let’s check out the difference between shrimp and crayfish.
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Snapshot: doughnut peaches
I’ve decided to add a new blog category: Snapshots. They’ll be a super quick look at an interesting food item. And, they’ll be sporadic, much like the Writing Exercises.
Of course, Difference Between and Food History categories will continue to be posted weekly.
For the first Snapshot, let’s take a look at doughnut peaches. They inspired me to start a Snapshot category just to highlight random fun foods – just look at how cute they are.
