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.
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.
This Difference Between is an age-old battle: pancakes vs waffles.
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.
Continue reading Food history: coleslaw (and why it has a bad rep)
Muenster and Munster – they’re the same cheese, right? Let’s see.
Continue reading Difference between: Muenster cheese and Munster cheese
The history of baby carrots – let us find out if they’re really baby carrots. Or even real carrots.
Dates and prunes – let us check out the difference between these two semi-bizarre fruits.
Continue reading Difference between: dates and prunes (with a quick glance at figs)
Garlic scapes! They remind me of fiddleheads – which by the way, are also edible.
We’ve explored the background of the Bloody Mary – let us check out the history of Sangria, another fun cocktail.
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.
Continue reading Difference between: shrimp and crayfish (with a glance at prawns and lobsters)