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Posts tagged “Meat Products”

Look! Spam Sushi!

We must admit that our culinary experience with spam is rather...limited. It's not an item that we generally keep stocked! But a friend made this spam sushi for us the other day, and doesn't it look,...

Food Safety: Is It Safe to Order Hamburgers Rare?

Granted spring has barely gotten a foothold in many parts of the country, but we're already starting to daydream about summer and burgers on the barbecue! Many of us like a good medium-rare burger: p...

Small Business Spotlight: La Quercia Artisan Cured Meats

These days, whenever we mention the Midwest, it seems like all we talk about are the politics of corn, CAFOs, or other unpleasant realities of our current food culture. So it's nice when a small busin...

Ingredient Spotlight: Speck

Sorry, prosciutto, but we think we're falling in love with speck! Its smokiness and subtle herb flavor has us entranced, and we've found ourselves sneaking it into everything from omelets to pasta sau...

Food News: Jamón Ibérico Arriving Soon!

There are prized delicacies found in most corners of the world that are either very difficult to find, or are nonexistent in the US. Real Kobe beef (not Wagyu!) from Japan, black truffles from Fran...

Reindeer Paté

Even if you're not so into traditional holiday foods, there are other ways to enjoy the season. From Edible, a British purveyor of wild and unusual foods, comes this Reindeer Paté. This Arctic ...

Gift Idea: Bacon of the Month Club

The most kitschy and challenging of manufactured holidays is almost upon us. Valentine's very much depends on playing along with its potential for retro kitsch with creativity and flair, and this, my ...

Niman Ranch Pork: The Other Other White Meat

The pork industry has received its share of bad press. Rolling Stone recently published an article entitled Boss Hog The subtitle reads "America's top pork producer churns out a sea of waste that has...

Good Question: Ground Turkey Packaging

Dear Kitchen, I noticed that ground turkey is now sold in these bubble-like packages. Is it safe? What is it? Stephen (To All Good Questions)...

Good Product: Fra Mani Handcrafted Salumi & Italian Sausages

I hardly ever met a salami I didnt like, but the Fra Mani Salametti far surpasses any others Ive tried. As soon as you unwrap it, youll notice a rich, spicy scent, not unlike the inside of a win...

Vareniki

[From Sara in Brooklyn...] Vareniki are small, light dumplings similar to the more common pierogi. They are considered a national dish of the Ukraine, however many culinary traditions embrace a versi...