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The Sporkful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2qxhWmdIrs?wmode=transparent Our next episode is on BLTs. We examine the ingredients and construction and explain which ingredient is most like Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. Sculptor Claes Oldenburg comes up too. That's his work "Giant BLT" in the video here. Interestingly, the sculpture comes in several parts, so whenever it's installed for display, the curator must make a BLT sandwich,

Robert Krulwich On Sandwich Science (Ep 86)

NPR science correspondent and Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich joins us for this landmark meeting of the minds. We cover scientific principles including force = mass x acceleration (as in "How do you construct a sandwich that will withstand the force of the bite, without having the mass of the sandwich accelerate out the back?") and the Pythagorean theorem as it

Smoked Fish: The View from Your Laptop

Cameron enjoys some open-faced smoked kahawai sandwiches. Unfortunately, I didn't get to have this when I was in New Zealand with my wife, but only because there was so much out of this world good food there (Australia too) that we didn't have time to try it all. /mark

What Goes In A Satan Sandwich?

The Washington Post reports that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) referred to the deal on the debt ceiling as a "sugar-coated Satan sandwich." The piece goes on to say that Urban Dictionary defines a Satan sandwich as “The chiefest of hell’s dark delights, it is said that just one bite of it arouses an unspeakable lust of terrific potency.” I have to

The Sporkful

As we prepare for the first day of summer, it seems the perfect time to offer our thoughts on policies and procedures for effective beach eating. Is a sandwich or wrap preferable? How to avoid sandy snacks? And how can ocean water be used as a seasoning?     Photo: Flickr CC / therichbrooks

The View From Your Laptop: Fried Egg And Cheese

Tia sends this photo and writes: This fried egg, cheese, and tomato sandwich on rye made for an awesome lunch today! The sandwich was replete with all good things: The all-important cheesy goodness, the tangyness of the rye, the crunchiness that comes from toasting the rye, the multifaceted texture of the fried egg, and the coolness of the tomato. It was awesome! Sounds