Food Facts & Lore, Fricassee of Words

Fricassee of Words – I Bought a Lemon

The Fricassée of Words is a stew of musings on food-inspired expressions, words and word play. Here is today’s food-inspired expression for us to nibble at. “I bought a lemon!” Anyone hearing this expression for the first time would get it, instantly. You have most certainly heard of the “Lemon Law.” We know that tagging… Continue reading Fricassee of Words – I Bought a Lemon

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5 Food Myths with a Twist

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This is probably the most popular food related belief. There is some truth to it, but not exactly as we might envision. We’ll return to this one later. We believe you will certainly not mind as our first food myth pertains to red wine, and you’ll be… Continue reading 5 Food Myths with a Twist

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Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia AKA Brain Freeze

You know you’ve done it. Perhaps you still do. We’re talking about getting a good ice cream brain freeze, on purpose. You just can’t help yourself, or at least as a kid it was a silly summer dare you could not resist. Whhhhoooooaaaaa! That felt good! Oddly enough. And you giggled and enjoyed a delicious… Continue reading Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia AKA Brain Freeze