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Searing Meat Does Not “Seal in the Juices”

daven November 4, 2011 0

Myth: Searing meat seals the juices in. In fact, water in seared meat evaporates at either the same rate or higher, in some cases, than non-seared meat. What searing does do is play a

Peanuts Are Not Nuts

Samantha June 30, 2011 1

Myth: Peanuts are nuts. Peanuts are a food with an identity crisis. While most people think of peanuts as nuts, they are actually legumes. What is a legume? It is a type of plant

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Tang was Not Invented for the Space Program

daven January 27, 2011 2

Myth: Tang was invented for the NASA space program. In fact, Tang was actually invented by chemist and occasional playwright William A. Mitchell in 1957 while he was working for General Foods. General Foods

Baby Ruth Candy Bars Actually Were Named After Babe Ruth

daven December 17, 2010 0

Myth: Baby Ruth candy bars weren’t named after Babe Ruth. The rumor that they were not was actually started by the company who made them originally, the Curtiss Candy Company, founded by Otto Schnering.

Turkey Doesn’t Make You Drowsy

daven November 1, 2010 1

Now that Halloween’s done, on to Thanksgiving. Seems fitting then to start November off with one of the more popular Thanksgiving related myths. That being that, in fact, turkey does not make you drowsy

Sushi is Not Raw Fish

daven September 21, 2010 2

Sushi is not raw fish, that’s sashimi, which is just sliced raw fish, sometimes simply dipped in sauces and sometimes served with sushi. Sushi is any food dish consisting of vinegared rice, usually served

A Strawberry is Not a Berry

daven August 26, 2010 0

Strawberries are not berries. They actually are an example of an “aggregate fruit”, forming from a flower that has many ovaries; the ovary being the part of the flower that eventually develops and ripens

Alcohol Doesn’t Really “Cook Out” of Food in Most Cases

daven August 20, 2010 2

Alcohol does not “cook out” of food in most cases. The myth that alcohol does all cook out stems from the fact that alcohol has a much lower boiling point temperature (173° F /