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The View From Your Laptop: Matzah Pizza

Fleeing the Egyptians would have been much more delicious for my ancestors if they had had matzah pizza. Fortunately we have it today, as displayed by Ella (age 9) in Westport, CT. Her siblings Justin (also 9) and Julia also made some. It looks like they took the interesting approach of adding shredded cheddar. Is the tomato sauce straight sauce,

Spicy Food Disaster Story Generator

We haven't done a hot sauce episode yet, since Dan is not a huge fan of hot sauce. But we've had several requests to do a show about hot sauce and/or hot peppers and we eventually will. Many of the people expressing an interest in hot sauce and chiles have shared very funny stories about mishaps and there's a clear pattern

South Korean Sporkful Eater Challenges Rachel Maddow’s Claim

When we give guests our special Proust-style food questionnaire, included is the question, "Name one food that is not improved by the addition of either melted cheese or hot fudge." We asked this question of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow when she joined us, and her answer was "rice." That response stirred listener Sam from South Korea's fertile mind: I've been thinking

Water, Water Everywhere… In Iraq

Sporkful listener J, currently serving in Iraq, has already brightened our blog with pics of the food available at the base, from (non-alcoholic) German beer to MREs. Now, in response to our recent show on water, he sends this picture of the water storage facility on his base. I'm pretty sure that water is not going to escape. J also asks,

Help Wanted: Sporkful Seeks Web Designer / Programmer

The Sporkful is hiring! It's time to take our web presence to the next level, but we need some help. We want to create a WordPress site that will incorporate the blog, all the links available at Sporkful.com, and a bunch of other bells and whistles, including some requiring JavaScript. (This means free WordPress templates will not be sufficient.) We

Ten-Year-Old Sporkful Eater Challenges Taco Construction Orthodoxy

Evan, a ten-year-old Eater from Dover, NH, shows well-developed Sporkful technique at a very young age: My friend Nathan told me about your podcast and I love it. Please do a show on tacos. So to the point. Last night, as I was having my tacos, I thought why is everything in layers? So I tried mixing everything together on my

The Sporkful

Dan explains why he thinks Thin Mints are overrated and takes issue with Girl Scout Cookie nomenclature, while Mark holds forth on the best serving temperature for Thin Mints, and both hosts debate the strengths and weaknesses of Peanut Butter Patties (a.k.a. Tagalongs) and Peanut Butter Sandwiches (a.k.a. Do-si-dos or Savannahs).