food and drink
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Electric Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Savoury Without Added Salt
It’s unfortunate that the fundamental ingredients that make food taste better — salt and sugar — can have less than desired effects on the human body if over-consumed. But just as VR goggles can trick the eyes into seeing 3D worlds that don’t exist, these chopsticks can trick the user’s tongue into tasting salty flavours,…
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What to Know About the Artificial Sweetener and Cancer Study
The long-running argument over the harms and benefits of artificial sweeteners will be further complicated by new research out this week. The results of a large observational study suggest that higher consumption of artificial sweeteners is linked to a higher risk of cancer. Importantly, though, this sort of data cannot show a direct cause-and-effect relationship…
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Impossible Foods’ Wild Nuggies Are Delicious, but My Daughter Wouldn’t Touch Them
I love chicken nuggets. I live off of them. I have a hard time feeding myself, and I’m generally a picky eater, so nuggets help me keep sustained on the most challenging days. Thanks in part to the alternative meat movement, I have also developed a particular affinity for most soy-based or mushroom-based patties with…
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KFC’s Beyond Fried Chicken Tastes Like KFC’s Fried Chicken
I like mock meat. I like tofu, I like tempeh, I really like wheat gluten and seitan.