Photograph from floridapfe on Flickr What do polar bears like to eat? Giant blocks of ice embedded with melons! I had no idea. [via Unique Daily]...
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The word "butyraceous" has not appeared on Serious Eats...until now. I first saw this word last weekend while playing Cranium with some friends—it's probably the only new thing I learned from the game. My friend and I guessed the correct definition: "like butter." God knows comparisons to butter frequently come up on Serious Eats and in my daily conversations (really, it does); I ought to use this word more often. As should you. Related Food-Related Fake Words in 'Addictionary' New to the Serious Eats Lexicon: 'hautenuts' New Food Words in Latest Merriam-Webster's Dictionary Update...
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Ye Rin Mok Born in Seoul and currently residing in Los Angeles, Ye Rin Mok has taken photos for Bust, Monocle, Spin, and other publications. Her photos were prominently featured in the Lions Gate Film Hard Candy, which opened in theaters in early 2006. Mok's nonfood photos are just as intriguing: yerinmok.com. [via Swiss Miss]...
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More chocolate mousses should have a swirly-wirly spiral shape like the gumball machine slides. Friends of the bloggers at LUNCH made this, and we can't stop staring at it....
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What happens when you take all the fillings from a 36-count pack of Double Stuf Oreos and stack them into one Oreo cookie sandwich? Jason Edmond Beaird tries it and ends up with a Duoseptuagenuple (72) Stuf Oreo. [via Neatorama]...
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During a dumpling-making party I held at my apartment last weekend (featuring Michele Humes' recipe), I got this neat shot of my friend Greg as he pan-fried the dumplings.* If you squint a little you can kind of pretend that the dumplings are flying out of the pan like a flock of birds. ...Use your imagination, people. * Some dumplings may have fallen on the floor shortly after this photo was taken....
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Jamón Ibérico de bellota. At $169 a pound, this is definitely a treat in this day and age. Gastrodamus says, "Let a piece sit on your tongue for a little bit to really taste the different flavors. The acorn flavor is in the fat. Should be thinly sliced with a knife, not with a machine." [via The Serious Eats Flickr Pool]...
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That's not just any field; it's a field of your nasal passage's worst nightmare. Kayoko of Umami Mart took a photo of a field of fresh wasabi while visiting Joren waterfall in Izu, Japan. If you visit there, you can buy fresh wasabi stems and wasabi-flavored soft serve. Related: Photo of the Day: Rice Field...
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Photograph from Heather on Flickr Beer bacon? Praise be....
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Photograph from stickygooeychef on Flickr Methinks the English would approve of this perfect bite of Caesar salad from food blog, Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy. That's quite a tidy stack of lettuce, tomato, and steak. Related: Snapshots from the UK: How the English Eat...
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