The world is a big ol’ place, populated by billions of people and thousands of cultures.  It’s not anyone’s place to judge them, no matter how strange or disgusting some of them might seem to you.  Yes, some Asian cultures eat dogs and cats.  Get over it.  Yes, in certain parts of Africa people regularly [...]

The most creative I have ever gotten with gummies is when I pretend that the worms are actually snakes, or I bite off pieces of the bears and pretend they’re screaming in agony.  I tend to eat them more than I create with them, is what I’m saying.  But, as it turns out, there are [...]

If you grew up American, like me, then your typical idea of “Tropical Fruit” was bananas and the occasional kiwi. When I was a kid, Pineapples were something you rarely saw in a grocery store and mangos were something mentioned in movies or songs and I just assumed they didn’t exist for real and I [...]

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide:  According to a 2011 World Health Organization study, 1 in 9 people are obese and the trend is ever-expanding.  Despite a myriad of concomitant health concerns, excessive fatness continues to be embraced by many countries as a sign of health, wealth and happiness.  The following list explores the top [...]

Switching to organic produce is increasingly trendy as knowledge spreads about the lessened effects on the environment from sustainable farming and the human body from eliminating pesticide ingestion.  Unfortunately, there may only be a slight nutritive advantage to organic produce from its heightened production of phytochemicals to naturally resist infestation.  Although the general risk of [...]

One of the great things about globalization is that no matter where you go, you can always find a piece of familiar Americana there to protect your senses from all the foreign devilry going on around you. Nowhere has it ever been more evident than with fast food joints. Today McDonald’s restaurants can be found [...]

Halloween is one of the greatest days of the year. When you’re a kid, there’s nothing better than being encouraged to go out and stuff your face with as much candy as you can get your hands on. Halloween is fun for adults too, as handing out candy is a nostalgic reminder of our youth. [...]

London is home to over 8 million people and being British they are born with a beer glass in hand and an incredible thirst. This is why the English pub was invented and London has several thousand public houses to choose from. It’s a hard job trying to find out the top ten pubs, but [...]

Indian food is distinctive and delicious, containing a unique blend of herbs and other exotic flavors and spices. This top ten list describes some of the most common tastes to look for in Indian cuisine Try all ten and expand your palette for eating and cooking the delicacies of India. Looking to create a few [...]

Of the top ten exclusive, rare and most sought after foods a few come to mind while others come as a bit of a surprise. Often these foods are quite expensive due to the rarity of the product, astronomically expensive in some cases, appearing only at the tables of the rich and famous. Of those [...]