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io9Bob Belcher’s Relationship With Food Is the Best Part of Bob’s Burgers
Bob Belcher, the meat-slinging patriarch at the heart of Bob’s Burgers, is a beleaguered small business owner who consistently only manages to keep his head above water by leaning on his family for emotional support. When Bob’s family proves ill-suited to give Bob what he needs, he usually turns to food, which makes sense given his … Continued
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Tech NewsNestlé Needs a Better Thesaurus for Renaming Its Plant Burger
For Nestlé, its meatless beef with Impossible Foods Inc has ended less than incredibly. Last week, a European court ruled that the multi-national food and drink giant must change the name of its “Incredible” plant-based burger for violation of trademarks. The legal tiff began when Nestlé decided it would launch its soy and wheat protein … Continued
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ReviewsFake Meat Taste Test: Can Trader Joe’s Beat Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger?
Plant-based fake meats are so hot right now, and every day it seems like a new company is trying to get in on the action. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods still stand out as the two companies making faux beef that tastes the most like the real thing. So when Trader Joe’s recently announced that … Continued
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Tech NewsTyson Launches Its First Plant-Based Protein Brand to Compete With Beyond Meat
Tyson Foods is launching the company’s first plant-based protein brand, called Raised & Rooted, that will feature vegetarian nuggets that taste like chicken and blended burgers that still contain beef but are arguably more healthy. Tyson’s new brand will compete with Beyond Meat, one of the first companies along with Impossible Foods to make a … Continued
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io9Bruce Wayne Is a Goddamn Monster
Bruce Wayne has had to do a lot of questionable things in his time as the Dark Knight—that conflict and struggle is what makes Batman such a compelling character. But I have never felt more betrayed by a comic book as I was today, to discover that Bruce Wayne eats hamburgers with a knife and … Continued
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Tech NewsWhy McDonald’s Big Mac Sauce Tastes Like Ketchup
Burger fans recognize the power of the special sauce, whipping up their own custom batches to recreate the savory, delectable bite they know and love from their favorite burger chains. Usually, those sloppy creations mirror thousand island dressing: ketchup and mayonnaise, ketchup, relish and mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, mustard and mayonnaise, et cetera. Except here’s the … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThe 7 Grossest Things the Internet Has Done to McDonald’s Food
McDonald’s food is already pretty unappealing, but as a lifetime of internet consumption has taught me, the moral bottom is limitless. Here are the most repulsive secondary preparations for food ostensibly cooked by a 53-year-old clown. 1. Juicer Running burgers, fries, and soda through a juicer is bad. The dry matter coming out of one … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Amazing Contraption That Made This Impossible Burger Drop Shot Possible
The burger drop shot, where the ingredients of the world’s most perfect food appear to fall from the sky and perfectly stack themselves upon landing, pops up a lot in fast food commercials. But seeing what it takes to realize this footage without computer graphics makes you wonder if it’s worth all the effort. Steve … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidIt Takes a Shocking Amount of Molten Copper to Destroy a Big Mac
Well, this certainly makes you think. About how emptily delicious and briefly satisfying a Big Mac from McDonald’s is. Oh that Big Mac Sauce. Oh that middle bun. Oh those double patties. Eat it with some fries. Slurp it down with some Coke. Wonder if the Big Mac is actually an edible food thing because … Continued
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24 of the Most Delicious Food GIFs of 2015
Our eyes got fat in 2015. With all kinds of yummy GIFs and daring food porn and meals that looked so good we considered eating our laptops and monitors in hopes of tasting the visual deliciousness, it was a hunger inducing year for eyeballs. Here are some of the best food GIFs we made in … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThese 7 wildly creative burgers look so damn tasty
There’s probably not a person on this planet that would associate burgers with Christmas but after watching this video from Food, People, Places, I just might start. They made burgers inspired (very loosely!) by Christmas and the sheer visual deliciousness of all their wild creations is so incredible and the recipes are so inventive that … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidIn-N-Out’s secret menu deliciously revealed in a video
In-N-Out, the world’s second best fast food burger chain for anyone who eats food regularly, enjoys having good taste, and is considered a trustworthy person, has an infamous ‘secret menu’. It’s not exactly secret because everyone pretty much knows about it. But for those who don’t know, Foodbeast did brave work in cataloging In-N-Out’s secret … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThere’s amazing ketchup leather in this delicious burger
This burger from Plan Check in Los Angeles already looks delicious but what makes it a must eat is the “ketchup leather” inside the burger. It’s basically ketchup in the shape and form of a Fruit Roll-Up. Or like a cheese slice of ketchup. Or like awesomeness in a square. Food Steez visited the restaurant … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidA peanut butter and jelly burger is totally weird but I’d still eat it
Peanut butter and jelly is as perfect a combination as there can be in sandwich form. A hamburger is the most delicious thing you can have between two buns. Is it possible that combining two perfectly delicious food things can actually backfire and be awful? I want to find out by eating this PB & … Continued
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What happens to your body one hour after eating a Big Mac?
When you first bite into a Big Mac, it is absolutely glorious. The two patties sandwiching the chewy bread in the middle with the lovely thousand island sauce mixing in with the pickles and lettuce, the taste is iconic. Add in fries and a sip of Coke in between bites and you have reached Fast … Continued
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Shake Shack’s newest burger is a surf and turf lobster and beef beauty
My, my, my. Shake Shack, unquestionably the best tasting burger chain on the face of planet Earth for people with discernible taste and half working tongues, is upping the decadence in its latest burger by going surf and turf. That is, they’re adding a beautifully buttery layer of lobster to their already perfect burger. I’m … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis french fry burger taco proves that happiness comes in many forms
This is probably an unnecessary use of genius but I won’t deny the awesomeness of turning a taco into a vehicle for hamburgers and fries. That is, the fries become the taco shell that holds the burger food together. The form of a taco is nearly perfect and the taste of a hamburger is unbeatable … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidAll the unbelievable food porn in this video makes my eyes hungry
This video shows different types of food that people in the UK eat and let’s give all glory to the food gods or something because it is unbelievably gorgeous. And here I thought food in the UK was supposed to suck! The close up shots, the quick cuts, the progression of how the food is … Continued
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