Food Trends & Trivia
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New Amazon Gadget Can Make Anything Taste Like Cheetos
If you love licking neon orange Cheetos dust off your fingers, there’s a new Amazon gadget made just for you: the Cheetos Duster. Despite the name, it’s not a cleaning tool, but you might have to clean up a lot…
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States Where Thanksgiving Turkeys Are Cheapest (and Most Expensive)
Inflation is hitting Thanksgiving dinner tables hard this year with turkey prices reaching record highs in many states. And if you’re the chef in charge of preparing the spread, the sticker shock just might put you into cardiac arrest before…
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‘Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding Spam!’ Said No One Ever
Spam is no stranger to unveiling unexpected products (pumpkin spice Spam was a real thing, for crying out loud), but its latest seasonal product might just be its most perplexing canned offering yet. Figgy pudding Spam is marketed as “flavor,…
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Costco Spain’s Unique Food Options Are Making American Shoppers Jealous
Costco feels like a uniquely American retailer. And yet, the company has expanded to four continents, with over 200 stores outside of the U.S. But since supercolossal bags of nacho cheese-flavored Doritos don’t inspire the same fervor everywhere, Costco tweaks…
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Mountain Dew Pitch Black Is Making a Comeback
Though the dueling duo that is Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi is a permanent preference debate among cola drinkers, Mountain Dew — with its neon green color and distinct citrus taste — has no prominent counterpart challenging it. Still, PepsiCo, which owns Mountain…
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Subway Ditches Employees and Dining In for Vending Machines
Subway is planning to roll out sandwich-vending machines nationwide, shunning traditional restaurants in some locations for a faster grab-and-go concept that eschews the need for dining rooms and even employees. The fast-food chain’s first sub-sandwich vending machine, dubbed Grab &…
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Sam’s Club’s Hot Dog Combo Just Got Cheaper. In Your Face, Inflation!
Sam’s Club just took aim at both Costco and inflation by lowering the price of a food court favorite: the hot dog combo. The hefty quarter-pound 100% beef hot dog…
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How Salvage Grocery Stores Help Shoppers Save Money (and the Planet)
As inflation continues to eat away at budgets, more shoppers are turning to salvage stores, which sell damaged, discounted, and otherwise unwanted goods for cheap. In the first part of…
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Here’s Why TikTokkers Are Eating Tinned Fish For Date Night
Ever since influencers started snacking on tinned fish in 2021, the shelf-stable cans of sardines, anchovies, and other oily fish have developed a cult following on social media. First, the…
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19 Celebs Who Worked At Fast Food Chains
Before they became stars, plenty of future celebs had to make a buck — and often that was working in fast-food chains. One celeb even worked the drive-thru window after…
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Starbucks Baristas Reveal the Most Frustrating Holiday Drinks To Make
With holiday season in full swing, Starbucks baristas are being inundated with a word salad of festive drink orders. And just as their lengthy names imply — what the heck is…
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Artist Builds 3,000-Pound Tomb to Preserve Bag of Hot Cheetos
Deep in the Pacific Northwest, entombed in a 3,000-pound concrete sarcophagus, lies a resin-encased bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The snack food time capsule is the Washington artist and TikTokker…
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This Viral Pot Roast Recipe Is An Absolute Game Changer
If you’re like us, these chillier fall temps have you suddenly craving a hearty pot roast. But if a traditional roast seasoned with savory herbs and slow-cooked over a bed…
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Seasonal Aldi Favorites That Should Be Available Year-Round, According to Superfans
Whether you mourned the loss of Costco’s combo pizza or cursed Trader Joe’s for axing its chocolate pudding, most shoppers know the sinking feeling that accompanies a product’s disappearance. Aldi…
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Stouffer’s New Lasagna Bloody Mary Is the Cocktail No One Saw Coming
Now you can have your Stouffer’s lasagna and drink it too, at least if the phrase “lasagna bloody mary” doesn’t make you queasy. For some reason, the famous frozen lasagna…
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The Best Spicy Foods at Trader Joe’s, According to Shoppers
If the prospect of lighting your mouth on fire doesn’t sound so terrible and you scoff at the site of a poblano, chances are you’re always searching for red-hot spicy…
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Restaurants Have Reduced Hours Dramatically Since 2019
If you’ve found yourself checking restaurant hours more than before, you’re not alone. Restaurant business hours have declined 7.5% since the before pandemic started, according to a report by Datassential. Gallery: These…
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These Are the Best Cities for Sandwich Lovers
In the mood for a sandwich? Some cities are better for the lunch staple than others, according to a study by Lawn Love, which looked at cities with high-quality sandwich…
