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This Country Consumes The Most Coffee Per Capita In The World Kurtis Ko/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Oct. 11, 2021 11:39 am EST One might imagine that the amount of coffee drunk across the world doesn’t vary too drastically. Sure, some places may drink more than others, but the differences would raise no eyebrows. Wrong. According to University Magazine, the difference in consumption between the 10th highest and the overall highest is 12....

This Surprising Halloween Candy Has The Least Amount Of Sugar JL McAnally/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Oct. 25, 2021 2:08 pm EST For those of us with a sweet tooth, Halloween is probably the most anticipated holiday of the year — right behind Easter, that is, which also sees its fair share of candy sales (in the neighborhood of $3 billion in the U.S. annually, according to GO Banking Rates). If you dig into a pile of candy each Halloween, you’re not alone, either — over the holiday week, the average American consumes about two pounds of the sweet stuff, says Business Insider....

What Makes Twinings’ New ‘Superblend’ Teas Unique Rido/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Feb. 2, 2022 1:01 pm EST Drinking tea can come with a ton of potential benefits. According to Penn Medicine, certain varieties of this beverage may boost your immune system or reduce inflammation. Herbal tea made from chamomile may help you sleep or relax, while mint tea potentially helps settle upset stomachs. However, not all teas are created equal. Rare Tea Co....

Why Chick-Fil-A Still Can’t Solve Its Biggest Problem With Customers woodsnorthphoto/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Nov. 9, 2021 12:56 pm EST There’s nothing else quite like a fresh hot chicken sandwich for a quick and easy lunch. According to Reader’s Digest, it would seem that many Americans find that Chick-fil-A is the place to go to scratch that poultry itch. With a legendary chicken sandwich, warm and friendly employees, and a management system designed to be as compassionate and as supportive to their team as possible (via Business Insider), what exactly could a customer have a problem with?...

Why Some Taco Bell Fans Think Its Popular Mexican Pizza May Return Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta AND Erich Barganier/Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 3:15 pm EST Taco Bell has created — and then abandoned — some truly iconic food items. According to Time Out, discontinued menu offerings like The Volcano Taco, Nacho Fries, and even Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes have amassed a massive fan following over the years. While these meals definitely made an imprint on the hearts of Taco Bell diners everywhere, the chain’s famous Mexican Pizza truly left a mark....

Why This Ham And Cheese Baked Potato Is Going Viral Twitter By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Sept. 16, 2021 11:26 am EST If there’s one food that’s pretty much standard across the board at U.S. restaurants, it’s the baked potato. Generally, no matter where you order one, you’re guaranteed to get essentially the same thing, with some slight variations here and there. Reliable, but simple. Rarely ever something to write home about. But order a baked potato in France?...

Why You Might Recognize The Song In Flamin’ Hot’s Super Bowl 2022 Commercial Youtube By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Feb. 10, 2022 12:18 pm EST If there’s one thing Frito-Lay will do come Super Bowl time, it’s bring the fire — not only to its snacks, but also to its commercials. (Who could forget the 2019 Doritos Super Bowl commercial featuring Chance the Rapper dropping a verse to the Millennial classic, “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys?...

30-Minute Stuffed Peppers Recipe Sher Castellano/Mashed By Sher Castellano AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 15, 2021 10:45 am EST Stuffed peppers make for a perfect savory treat. They allow you to pack a whole meal into a clean, easy container. Plus, recipe creator Sher Castellano’s version is fully vegetarian. Possibly the best part of this recipe is that these stuffed peppers only take 30 minutes from start to plate, giving you a filling vegetarian meal in seemingly no time at all....

Aldi’s Butter Labels Are Confusing Reddit Reddit By Kate Hagan Gallup/Feb. 4, 2022 5:58 pm EST When it comes to baking, everything has to be pretty precise. For example, essential ingredients are measured out very carefully to avoid a baking disaster, with salt being one ingredient in particular that you definitely don’t want to accidentally add too much of in your desserts. Butter is another. In fact, one Aldi shopper saw the potential for that exact problem to occur, thanks to the way the grocery store has packed and labeled their in-house brand of butter....

Bad News For Fans Of Mary Berry’s Best Home Cook Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Oct. 14, 2021 3:45 pm EST We last saw the best of Britain’s amateur cooks competing for the grand prize on Mary Berry’s cooking show “Best Home Cook” in February 2020, according to IMDb. Both seasons of the show were well received, with 3 million viewers for Season 1 and over 3.6 million for Season 2 (via The Mirror)....

Classic Shirley Temple Recipe Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Jan. 24, 2022 10:45 am EST A Shirley Temple mocktail was a childhood staple for many, and to know this drink is to love it. The classic non-alcoholic beverage is named after the actress, Shirley Temple. According to USA Today, the pint-sized actress was at Chasen’s in Beverly Hills in 1930 when the bartender made her the first-ever Shirley Temple....

Corned Beef Hash Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:22 pm EST If you want to know what comfort food looks like, look no farther than corned beef hash. “This recipe is very dear to my heart as my mother used to cook this quite a lot when I was younger,” says chef and recipe developer Susan Olayinka of The Flexible Fridge. “It is really easy to make, it is delicious and very reminiscent of my childhood....

Domino’s New Crust Is Inspired By This Australian Comfort Food Bloomberg/Getty By Aimee Lamoureux/Nov. 30, 2021 12:48 pm EST A cheese toastie is a popular comfort food in Australia and the United Kingdom. The quick and delicious snack is very similar to an American grilled cheese. According to The Spruce Eats, the traditional recipe calls for nothing more than two slices of bread, butter, and cheddar cheese all grilled to perfection in a nonstick frying pan or toastie machine and sprinkled with a hint of salt and pepper to taste....

Gordon Ramsay’s Pork Belly Recipe Jennine Bryant/Mashed By Jennine Rye AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 8:33 am EST Not too long ago, if you told someone you were going to be cooking pork belly for dinner, they might greet that announcement with a look of horror and ask why on earth you’d want to eat a pig’s stomach. While we now know that these two pig parts are entirely different entities, not everyone was so pork-savvy back in the day....

Here’s How Lobster Became Associated With Valentine’s Day Poring Studio/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Jan. 27, 2022 12:12 pm EST There are certain items that you just don’t eat when you’re trying to charm your date at the dinner table. Spaghetti has long been notorious for being one of the worst things that you could possibly eat on a date — no one wants to awkwardly slurp noodles with tomato sauce all over their face....

How McDonald’s Is Celebrating ‘Moon Viewing’ In Japan Walter Eric Sy/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Sept. 4, 2021 4:53 pm EST In Japan, there is an autumn custom of “moon viewing,” or tsukimi, where people gather together to celebrate the glorious harvest moon, which is exceptionally bright and beautiful every Fall in this Pacific nation. According to Nippon, tsukimi was adopted from China and began centuries ago to thank the gods for a bountiful rice harvest and plant the seeds for happy harvests in the future....

Instagram Is Loving This Buddy Valastro And Guy Fieri Family Meet Up Instagram By Kate Hagan Gallup/Oct. 24, 2021 4:49 pm EST Instagram is simply loving this family meetup between the Fieris and the Valastros. Like any food celebrity family reunion, this pic is giving us all the good feels. Cake Boss Buddy Valastro shared a pic on his Instagram when he took a trip to Flavortown at Guy Fieri’s Las Vegas restaurant....

Instant Pot Twice-Baked Potato Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 9:00 am EST A fair word of warning here: Once you eat these Instant Pot twice-baked potatoes, you’re never going to want to go with boring “once” baked potatoes ever again, and neither is your family. That said, provided you have the right hardware in your kitchen, you can whip up a batch of twice-baked potatoes every bit as quickly as their classic counterpart....

Lidia Bastianich’s Cheese Rule You Should Never Break Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Lauren Rothman/Sept. 19, 2021 3:57 pm EST Ah, the wide, wonderful world of cheese. We don’t know about you, but we never seem to tire of the dairy goodness offered by this extensive category, whether we’re piling American between two slices of bread for a grilled cheese sandwich, broiling up some Gruyere toasts to top a bowl of French onion soup, or layering some fresh mozzarella between sliced tomatoes for an always-popular Caprese salad....

Long Island Company Recalls Pasta Over Undeclared Allergen gowithstock/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Dec. 28, 2021 12:30 am EST The reason for the recall was an undeclared allergen – milk. According to the Company’s press release (as republished by the FDA), “it was discovered on December 22, 2021” that “Seviroli Foods products containing milk were inadvertently packaged in Aplenty-Rotini with Plant Based Bolognese Meal Kit Packaging, which does not include milk in the ingredient statement....