Does chlorine make American chicken taste funny? What does the inside of a blueberry really look like? Is it OK for vegans to eat honey? And what should I make for dessert tonight? Answers to these questions and more from our friends at Serious Eats; see our picks for the best of the blog this week below.
• Admit Your Lack of Wine Knowledge with Popptags - We're loving these. Nothing like a little honesty to go along with a gift.
• Blogwatch: Blueberry Insides - Getting way up close on a blueberry with a macro lens. Hey! It's less blue than we thought!
• Tipsy Summer Peach Pudding: The Best Use of a Wine-Poached Peach - A British classic: tipsy summer pudding
• Does Chlorine Make American Chicken Taste Funny? - The use of chlorine to treat poultry has been banned in Europe. Does it make a difference in American chicken?
• The Great Vegan Honey Debate - Yes, honey is "bee barf." But does that mean that some vegans will still eat it?
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The honey debate is ridiculous, and only serves to marginalize vegans further. I consider myself vegan, but I do eat honey. My brother keeps bees and I have watched him harvest honey. He probably kills less bees in a year than the number of insects you would kill during a drive in your car on a summer's night. Also, he leaves more than enough honey for the bees to live through the winter. The practices are not uncommon for smaller operations because they can't afford to lose any hives. It is impossible to live a completely pure vegan life, and the approach should be to minimize suffering as much as possible. Cane sugar is harvested at the expense of a lot of human suffering, and that should not be overlooked either.
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The labels are tongue in cheek, cute. I wish they were on Etsy, I might buy some (rather than from a proprietary website). The people I would give them to would find them very appropriate to my sense of humor.
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