Okay. I admit it. They’re cute. Little chick-shaped marshmallow puffs covered with yellow sugar, a diminutive drawn-on face. But do people really eat these things?!
Their spongy, gelatinous consistency, made grainy by the sugary topping, is…well…gag-worthy.
Not to mention the fact that pure sugar injections of this sort tend […]
Never eat more than you can lift.
–Miss Piggy
When trying to determine a good eatery in an unfamiliar place, I find that following the crowds works. When we were in Tokyo, we routinely chose to eat at the dining establishment with the longest line. Such things translate well.
Earlier this week, I found myself near the intersection of Hawley and Franklin at […]
“Salumi” is the Italian equivalent of the French “charcuterie”—a branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, primarily pork products. “Salumi” is not a misspelling of “salami.” Salami is a type of salumi.
I mention this by way of background for the story I just posted on my Food Fiction page. […]
It’s sugar season in the Northeast. The sap is flowing. The sugar maples are bestowing upon humanity their particular brand of sweetness. The sugar shacks are open for business.
If you don’t know what a sugar shack is, it’s a wooden structure, vented at the top, in which the sap of sugar maples […]