Probably longer than your recipe estimates. “Soft, dark brown onions in five minutes. That is a lie. There is no other word …

How a Jamaican berry spread its way around the world. In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…and missed his mark by a …

The fraught origins of the deep-fried burrito. Put simply, the chimichanga is a deep fried burrito, usually served with cheese and sour …

And a very helpful tip for saving yourself from a superheated water burn. Microwaves make for quick heating jobs, and in an …

How Chinese restaurants get stir-fried meats super-tender. If you’ve ever tried to replicate your take out spot’s chicken with broccoli, you’ve likely …

Technically, yes! Though you wouldn’t want to eat it. Of course you can’t uncook an egg, right? That’s what scientists thought too, …

The muddled history of the famous tequila cocktail. Like many classic cocktails, the margarita has no shortage of origin stories. Pancho Morales, …

There’s a lot the label won’t tell you. Extra-virgin olive oil: It’s the good fat, right? So heart-healthy it’s literally extra? If …

Get to know the Windy City’s unsung smoked-meat tradition. If we ask you about big American barbecue styles, what comes to mind? …

What the wonky term means—and what’s coming next. The term “third wave coffee” is a lot like “postmodernism”—something that’s easy to recognize …

And why does all the credit go to a white guy from San Bernardino? By the time Glen Bell graduated from San …

The hardest part of baking a pie is waiting for it to cool. One of the most important steps in a fruit …

This iconic cake dates back to the 1800s, and the original versions didn’t have a drop of food coloring. Some American icons, …

If you like caviar, try this brick of dried salted fish eggs. Bottarga—the Italian name for dried, cured roe—is a lot like …

How a supersaturated fat became a miracle ingredient for the wellness set. It’s been a scientific truism for the last 40 years: …

Sometimes, but not in the way you might think. As high-end, high-fat, cultured European butters increasingly entered the American supermarket landscape, a …

Tomatoes, eggplants, and pumpkins are all fruits. So what even is a vegetable? Here’s a partial list of common vegetables that are …

A brief introduction to Kentucky’s hangover killer. Picture: The 1920s are roaring in downtown Louisville at the chic Brown Hotel. Upwards of …

And why is it the darling of the specialty coffee world? Ten years ago, iced coffee carried no ambiguity. It was coffee. …

How a high school dropout janitor created a junk food icon. It’s hard to imagine Frito-Lay’s cheesy snack line without the brand’s …

Think less Sichuan Province and more…Springfield, Missouri? Though Chinese-American takeout classics like General Tso’s are a world apart from actual regional Chinese …