Posts tagged “interesting things about food”

May 24th, 2010
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Savory Unicorn & Heirloom Tomato Bruchetta

Canned Unicorn Meat via thinkgeek.com

repost via thinkgeek.com

Pâté is passé. Unicorn - the new white meat.

Excellent source of sparkles!

Unicorns, as we all know, frolic all over the world, pooping rainbows and marshmallows wherever they go. What you don’t know is that when unicorns reach the end of their lifespan, they are drawn to County Meath, Ireland. The Sisters at Radiant Farms have dedicated their lives to nursing these elegant creatures through their final days. Taking a cue from the Kobe beef industry, they massage each unicorn’s coat with Guinness daily and fatten them on a diet comprised entirely of candy corn.

As the unicorn ages, its meat becomes fatty and marbled and the living bone in the horn loses density in a process much like osteoporosis. The horn’s outer layer of keratin begins to develop a flavor very similar to candied almonds. Blending the crushed unicorn horn into the meat adds delightful, crispy flavor notes in each bite. We are confident you will find a world of bewilderment in every mouthful of scrumptious unicorn meat.

Savory Unicorn & Heirloom Tomato Bruchetta

  • 14 ounce can of Unicorn Meat
  • 6 or 7 ripe plum tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 6-8 fresh basil leaves, chopped.
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 baguette French bread or similar Italian bread
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Chop the tomatoes and mix with garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and basil leaves. Toss well. Slice baguettes on the diagonal about 1/2” thick. Brush each slice with olive oil and add a full rounded tablespoon of Unicorn Meat, spreading over each piece. Toast in a 450 degree directly on over rock for 5-6 minutes. Do a little funky dance by yourself until it’s toasted. Serve with tomato mixture and some flaming Absinthe.
May 13th, 2010
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Molecular Gastronomy And Culinary Physics 

Chef Jose Andrés is my new hero.  His passion is inspiring and I want to meet him, flap gums about Molecular Gastronomy and get lost in his passion-infused food…and I may also blather on about how much I admire his dedication to making life better for so many people.

He will be teaching a class on Culinary Physics at Harvard this fall—WOWwhat I’d give to be in that class!

“Eating has to be fun, has to be a social event, but where you have fun that you are relaxed. But at the same time that you are relaxed, doesn’t mean that you cannot be putting a lot of thought behind what eating, what the food means to you.”

Since I cannot post video in my blog (yet) please click on his picture to watch the segment about him that was on 60 minutes.  It is worth the 12 or so minutes to watch…and might even change your life.

May 12th, 2010
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Avocado Salvation

Avocado via Ayesha's Kitchen
Avocado via Ayesha’s Kitchen

If you (yeah, YOU) lightly spray cooking oil on the half of the avocado that you (yeah, YOU) don’t want to eat, it will prevent it from turning brown for up to three days.  Fascinating.

May 7th, 2010
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Behold–The Anatomy Of A Goldfish Cracker

And you thought there was only air in those lil guys.

↑   (click me for bigness, silly nilly)  ↑


via The Food Section, via Google Reader [via Moistproduction, via BuzzFeed]

May 6th, 2010
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