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Cheeseburger in a can: bought, cooked, and eaten! THIS IS SO AWESOME. One curious individual over at the Something Awful forums has gone and bought himself a cheeseburger in a can. Just the other day, I posted about the German website that was selling the cheeseburger in a can for about $6. I couldn’t believe it when I saw it, but now here’s proof in pictures. Yes, it is real!

It turns out that the burger can be heated in the can in boiling water or out of the can on a pan. Anyway, the photos are definitely worth taking a look at. The ingredients in English. On the plate and ready to eat. See? Yum! After the whole ordeal, “Honk” over at the Something Awful forums said this: I’m not sick and I say I would eat this thing again if it weren’t so expensive. Man, I really want one of my own to try! 10 Uses for Your Microwave That May Surprise You | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn. Healthy Eats – Food Network Healthy Living Blog. How to Build a Healthier Pasta Salad by Toby Amidor in Healthy Tips, May 28, 2015 One of the most-popular sides during barbecue season is pasta salad. Gobs of mayo or glugs of oils, however, can turn those options into about 400 calories and 500 calories per one-quarter cup, respectively, easily sabotaging any pasta salad. Here are five simple steps you can follow to make a perfectly healthy pasta salad. How to Pack a Healthy Picnic — Summer Soiree by Emily Lee in Healthy Recipes, May 28, 2015 The season of alfresco dining is upon us, which means it’s time to dust off your red-and-white-checkered blanket and head to the park for a summer feast. 5 Amazing Wheat Berry Recipes by Abigail Libers in Healthy Recipes, May 27, 2015 Wheat berries might sound exotic, but you’ve had them before, most likely in their ground form — aka whole-wheat flour.

Fuel Up with 5 Homemade Power Snacks by Sara Levine in Healthy Recipes, May 27, 2015 A couple of years ago, I started training for triathlons.

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Essays. Drink. The Food Lab's Top 6 Food Myths. More tests, more results! Follow The Food Lab on Facebook or Twitter. [Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] The Food Lab's all about clearing up culinary misinformation; separating the old wives' tales from the old wives that keep telling them. So here are the six most common and egregious food myths I commonly encounter, and the truth behind them. 1. It makes sense, right? It's easiest to think of it as squeezing out a tube of toothpaste. What does help keep moist, on the other hand, is brining. *Even easier, in fact, since the water in a boiling pot has a much higher specific heat capacity than the air in a hot oven does. 2. Next to myth number 4 below, this is probably the most widely circulated food myth from home cooks and great chefs alike, and it's easy to see why. The common explanation is that when you put food in hot oil, the pressure exerted by the bubbles of water vapor rapidly leaving the food prevents the oil from entering the food.

What comes in to fill those holes? 3. 4. 5. 6. 40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without. Hong Kongers have a passion reserved just for Hong Kong food that eclipses their love for politics, shopping, gambling, and even -- gasp -- stocks. This city is home to some of the most food-obsessed people in the world and produces an alarming array of food items ranging from the stubbornly traditional to unself-conscious fusion foods, each more drool-worthy than the next. Here are a selection of 40 Hong Kong food items that make us rather not live than live without: 1.

Hong Kong-style French toast Unlike its more restrained Sunday brunch counterpart, Hong Kong-style French toast is for when you're stressed out and looking for a warm, deep-fried hug. It's two pieces of toast slathered with peanut butter or kaya jam, soaked in egg batter, fried in butter and served with still more butter and lots of syrup. Too much of this will send you to an early grave, but it's the perfect comfort-food combination of simple flavours and textures: sweet and savoury, soft and crispy. 2.

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