Serious Eats
Look Who's Talkin': Recent Comments We Have Known And Loved
FDA: Clones Are Safe to Eat
The FDA may have approved cloned meat safe to eat, but it's still a prickly debate that runs the gamut of opinions...
- "We don't yet know the long term repercussions of eating this stuff... GMO and cloned foods are basically gambling with the most important aspect of our lives. And I find it reprehensible and irresponsible that the government would allow industry to take these risks with our lives and the environment without any real knowledge of the implications." –seyo
- "The average person who has a tenuous at best grasp of science hears the word 'clone' and thinks of bad sci-fi movies where the clone is always evil. In reality it's so much more benign. 'Cloned meat is evil!' is scientifically no different than saying 'this cow's identical twin (born naturally) is evil!'" –rheogs
How do you describe yourself in cheese terms?
"Aged and stinky, but good." –erinlovestoeat
What do your coffee mugs say about you?
"I don't know what my mugs say about me, but I do know the cashier at the Disney store found it amusing when I purchased 2 mugs during one of their sales: a 'Grumpy' and an 'Eeyore' for myself. Could it mean I am angry and depressed?." –SayWhat
The Trendiest New Food Ever Invention Thread
"The amuse bouche is three wild-sourced Sri Lankan crickets caramelised in sugar extracted from cane from the fields in which they (the crickets) were harvested. The hand-thrown pale blue plate evokes the sky at dawn, which is when crickets are caught, and are produced exclusively by various support groups that our discretion forbids us from identifying." –mongoose
What tastes better when you...
... drink it through a straw? "When I was younger I drank coke through a Red Vine. Yum. Makes it like Cherry Coke. But the Red Vine disintegrates quickly!" –Trader Joe's Torture
"You are at Trader Joe's. You are surrounded by gourmet items at bargain bin prices. And you can only buy one thing. What would it be?" –
Would you rather give up eggs or cereal?
"You can't put eggs in a baggie for a mid-day snack! What would you get if you mixed eggs, marshmallows and butter? Certainly not Rice Krispie Treats!" –trabo
Personal habits: what do you add bacon to? What about ketchup? And do things other than milkshakes taste better when you drink it through a straw?
Cooking tips and ideas: carbonara, using different kinds of nut butters, how to eat kumquats, the difference between various tomato products, and vegetarian friendly Super Bowl snacks.
The useful, thoughtful, and funny discussions in Talk keep us clicking, reading, and grinning. Looking back at the week past, here's just a handful of our favorite threads and comments.