food in the news

Junk food news (also known as junk news or junk journalism) is a sardonic term for news stories that deliver "sensationalized, personalized, and homogenized inconsequential trivia",
especially when such stories appear at the expense of serious investigative journalism. It implies a criticism of the mass media for disseminating news that, while not very nourishing, is "cheap to produce and profitable for media proprietors."

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  1. medtran49

    What would you do?

    A recent Dear Abby column had the below scenario. A young woman was in the checkout line and had some luxury items in her groceries, among them an $8 jar of spaghetti sauce. She was paying in cash but didn't have enough money so turned to the person next in line (the writer to Dear Abby) and...
  2. Mothergoosygander

    Leap Day Celebration Bake Sale

  3. Windigo

    Dave Meyers ( 66) of the hairy bikers cooking duo died of cancer today

    Dave Myers: The Hairy Bikers star, who had cancer, dies at 66 He will be missed! 😪He was one of my cooking icons ❤️ I will be forever grateful that he tried one of my recipes before he left this world, and added it to the Everyday Winners cookbook the made! My name is in that book. Loved...
  4. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Tate and Lyle Golden Syrup drops 150 year old logo

    Not sure what I think of this. I always thought the dead lion and the bees on the front was weird. But that weirdness has been part of my life since childhood and wierds alright isn’t it? I dunno 🤷‍♀️ What do you think? Tate & Lyle's Golden Syrup rebrand drops dead lion
  5. C

    Uproar over chef in Italy offering pineapple on pizza...

    I'm thinking prosecution and a long prison sentence are in order. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pineapple-pizza-italy-naples/index.html I wonder if he serves it with a side of Ranch dressing for dipping. :eek: CD
  6. karadekoolaid

    National "Must Try" dishes

    An interesting survey carried out by Tik- Tok, apparently. Fish & Chips seems to fit in with the UK, and Arepas with Venezuela. National Must Try Dishes What about the local analyses, however? Banoffee pie in the South East? Bangers & Mash in London? Parmo in the North East? (Had to look that...
  7. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Pizza Quiz

    10 pizza related questions. I don’t think I’ve ever scored so badly in a quiz :laugh: BBC Radio 4 - Radio 4 in Four - The Ultimate Pizza Quiz
  8. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Eggnog wars?!

    Sounds more like desperate, dredging the barrel journalism to me but it's got some interesting parts to it. VOV: Where the story of Italy's eggnog war began
  9. karadekoolaid

    Hallacas. A Venezuelan Xmas Tradition

    The beginning of November brings a shiver of excitement to thousands of Venezuelan families. It's time to prepare traditional Xmas foods: "pan de jamón" (Ham bread), "ensalada de gallina" (Chicken salad) and the unbelievable "hallaca" . An hallaca (pronounced "Ay-Yak-uh") is a...
  10. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Chocolate anyone?

    As a fan of hot chocolate I found this interesting. So much work went into making what’s now an easy to make, common beverage. Who are our hot chocolate lovers and haters on here I wonder? How chocolate became the winter beverage of choice
  11. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Supermarket self checkouts, not such a great idea after all?

    Supermarkets are ditching self-checkouts in a sign that we can push back against the technofuturist tide | Van Badham
  12. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Hotel Chocolat and Mars Incorporated

    Hotel Chocolat founders share £288m from Mars sale
  13. Rocklobster

    Shortage of table salt

    Just letting you all know that there has been a buzz in my business recently about an impending shortage of table salt..It might not transpire but you can do your own research and decide if you should grab a few extra boxes just incase,....
  14. C

    New Hottest Chili Pepper

    The Guinness Book of World Records recently announced a new hottest chili pepper, Pepper X. It is 2.69-million Scoville Units, which is almost twice the number for the previous record holder, the Carolina Reaper. Both of those peppers were developed by Ed Curry of Puckerbutt Chili Company, so he...
  15. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Red Wine Spillage

    I'm surprised that no one else has mentioned this... Portuguese town flooded by river of ‘good quality’ red wine | Portugal | The Guardian
  16. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    10 Question Food Quiz

    I’m sure this‘ll be a cinch for the folk on here but who doesn’t like a bit of smug in the morning? :laugh: The big ingredients quiz: do you know your antipasti from your pesto?
  17. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Rude chefs and rude customers.

    This made me chuckle a little bit because it reminded me of a restaurant/cafe that was a mere five mins from my house where they were so rude and unpleasant it became a reason to go. So is this just really good free publicity for this chef? I think it probably is. Have you had any experiences...
  18. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Funny but Oh dear!

    I can't abide a bad packed lunch. I always make some effort because when I had to eat aldesko I wanted that time to feel like a proper break, a bit of joy in a hard day. That was sealed when I became a coeliac - crisps and pepperami anyone? No thanks I'll bring my own lunch. But I can't help but...
  19. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Demise of the Curry House

    An update on why the British Curry house is in decline. Can’t say I disagree. ‘They need to evolve’: why Britain’s curry houses are in decline
  20. Windigo

    Giant Isopods, would you, or wouldn't you?

    https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article-food-and-drink-giant-isopod-ramen-intl-hnk
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