Chilli sauce recipes, large vegetables, foreign and surprising cuisine and the history of food

Japanese Kit Kats Come In 200+ Flavours

On January 31, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Kit Kats are a classic snack. I don’t know a single human being that wouldn’t happily slam one of those bad boys down their gullet, satiated or not. Today I came across the...

QUICK RECIPE: Super Simple Chilli Sauce

On December 6, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I’ve tried a couple of chilli sauce recipes over the last few months. The first one I made had the look and feel of untreated slurry with virtually no flavour at all, and the other had the colour and...

What Does An MRI Scan Of Food Look Like?

On July 5, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Here’s another question that the internet has answered before you even had the chance to ask it. What do fruits look under MRI? Andy Ellison has gone to the immense effort of conducting magnetic...

VIDEO: 1000 People Eat 1000 Ghost Chillis

On June 15, 2014 by Tim Newman

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HANDY HINT: If you’re going to try and break a record, try and make it a painless one; maybe something like the world record for taking the longest nap, or stroking the most...

Hilarious BBC Local Radio Biscuit Rant

On May 31, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Here’s an audio video of Iain Lee dealing with the complex issue of disabled parking on BBC WM96.5. Just have a listen, I don’t want to ruin it, but I bet you fancy...

RECIPE: Pickled Naga Chilli & Caramalised Onion Sauce

On May 24, 2014 by Tim Newman

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So, today I attempted to clear up one of the biggest ongoing dilemmas in my life: what to do with a butt load of last season’s inedibly hot pickled naga chillies? The answer...

Methylated Spirit: Amazon Reviewers On Top Form

On May 24, 2014 by Tim Newman

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My old pal Flevans was in the market for some meths recently (I didn’t ask why, I didn’t need to know) and he came across some very reasonably priced methylated spirits from Rustins...

The Onion: A Brief Science & History

On May 24, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The onion is so common a sight in the kitchens and gardens of the world that it scarcely seems worth a mention. But like so many of the things we take for granted...

MSG: Is It So Bad?

On April 23, 2014 by Tim Newman

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MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) has been vilified for decades. This tiny molecule was, for a while at least, derided as the most sinister chemical on earth. You might have noticed it’s not mentioned so...

PHOTOS: Last Meals Before Execution

On February 8, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Whether you’re an eye for an eye guy or a turn the other cheek geek I personally think the death penalty should be given the chop. You can argue until your black and...

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