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Sure, there are a couple of male celebs who have come out as vegetarians (think: Joaquin Phoenix and Tobey Maguire), and women may be slowly entering culinary school as butchers instead of pastry chefs but, says Slate's Riddhi Shah, "in the American consciousness, real men still don't eat quiche and women stick with chocolate, tofu and yogurt."

So why do certain foods (and drinks) get divided among gender and why is America at the forefront of the girl vs. boy pack? Read more about it here.

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]]>female chefsmale chefsNadine RubinFri, 02 Jul 2010 13:30:00 ESTJalapeno Popper Burger - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/30/jalapeno-popper-burger-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/30/jalapeno-popper-burger-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/30/jalapeno-popper-burger-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under:

jalapeno popper burgerPhoto: averagebetty, Flickr

If you've been wondering how to give your burger an extra little kick, this piled up sandwich topped with bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers should do the trick.

So other than the poppers sitting on top of the patty, what's the secret? Chop onions and jalapeno peppers into the hamburger meat to really set your summer on fire. See the recipe here.

As Average Betty, the creator of this spicy burger says, "it's prepared with lean meat, melted cheese and all the heat [you] can handle."

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]]>hamburgerjalapeno popper burgerjalapeno poppersNadine RubinWed, 30 Jun 2010 10:00:00 ESTIs it Safe to Eat Gulf Seafood?http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/29/is-it-safe-to-eat-gulf-seafood/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/29/is-it-safe-to-eat-gulf-seafood/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/29/is-it-safe-to-eat-gulf-seafood/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Many fish and seafood lovers are wondering whether it is safe to buy the fresh wild gulf shrimp on sale at their local markets, while other consumers of unmarked fish worry whether what they're eating came from the Gulf of Mexico. How do they know whether it is contaminated by the oil spill and dangerous to eat?

AOL News's senior public health correspondent, Andrew Schneider, spent the past two weeks investigating who is doing the testing and how seafood safety is determined. Head over to AOL News to read his exclusive report.

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]]>gulf oil spilloil spillseafoodshrimpNadine RubinTue, 29 Jun 2010 17:30:00 ESTMango Curry Ice Cream Sandwich - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/29/mango-curry-ice-cream-sandwich-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/29/mango-curry-ice-cream-sandwich-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/29/mango-curry-ice-cream-sandwich-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under:

mango curry ice cream sandwichPhoto: Picky Gourmet, Flickr

Summer and ice cream sandwiches go hand in hand. Who doesn't love a large dollop of cool, creamy goodness pressed between two crunchy cookies? Well, those allergic to gluten might be raising their hands right about now. Never fear.

Thanks to blogger Picky Gourmet (a.k.a Callie Anne, who is studying to be a chef in L.A.) we bring you an exotic ice cream sandwich that even the gluten-intolerant can enjoy. Picky Gourmet discovered Glow's Gluten-free cookies and writes: "They are not bland, or sandy or dry or earthy, or stick-in-your-teethy or off in any way whatsoever."

Glow cookies come in four flavors: Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate Chip and Gingersnap. Picky Gourmet chose Gingersnap and shared her delicious recipe for Mango Curry Ice Cream, made with fresh mangoes and yellow curry, here (scroll down past the cookies). Enjoy!

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]]>gingersnapsice cream sandwichesmango currymango ice creamNadine RubinTue, 29 Jun 2010 10:00:00 ESTBored of Brown Bacon? Here Comes a Rainbowhttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/23/bored-of-brown-bacon-here-comes-a-rainbow/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/23/bored-of-brown-bacon-here-comes-a-rainbow/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/23/bored-of-brown-bacon-here-comes-a-rainbow/#commentsFiled under:

Photo: Neil Caldwell


According to BaconToday.com, Neil Caldwell, a graphic designer and bacon lover, has created a "color wheel of bacon." For now Caldwell's staying mum on how he gets the bacon strips to transform into shades of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet, and how the color stays true even after cooking.

For more on the colored bacon phenomenon, check out the full article on AOL News.

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]]>baconcolored baconneil caldwellNadine RubinWed, 23 Jun 2010 17:30:00 ESTHow "Well-Done" Became a Dirty Wordhttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/18/how-well-done-became-a-dirty-word/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/18/how-well-done-became-a-dirty-word/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/18/how-well-done-became-a-dirty-word/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Have you noticed how the centers of your steaks have become bloodier over time? Since, say, 1982, according to New York Times food writer Florence Fabricant?

Susan Burton has. In an essay on Slate.com, Burton publicly declares her meat preference as "cooked through, gray, no trace of pink." And while you may think that sounds like she's ordering up shoe leather, Burton says "that [her choice] signifies 'food safety.'" With that, she sets off on a fascinating historical journey of how the tradition of cooking meat well done has slowly slipped out of favor in American kitchens.

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]]>featuredmeatsalonsteakwell doneNadine RubinFri, 18 Jun 2010 11:00:00 ESTWorld Cup: South Africa on a Platehttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/10/world-cup-south-africa-on-a-plate/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/10/world-cup-south-africa-on-a-plate/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/06/10/world-cup-south-africa-on-a-plate/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Pap and Boerewors. Photo courtesy of Madiba Restaurant


You may not be able to watch the World Cup Soccer tournament in South Africa, but that doesn't mean you can't get a taste of that country's munchies (snacks), meals and drinks.

South Africans have nicknamed their food "Rainbow cuisine" to encompass the melting pot of cultures who have joined the indigenous people since the Dutch built a half-way stop in Cape Town for the Dutch East India Company. Next came the French Huguenots who planted vines that were the beginnings of the Cape Winelands. Sugar farmers in Durban brought laborers from India, others came from Malaysia. The British arrived looking for gold, as did Germans (though they staked their claim on South West Africa, now Namibia). Plus, the Portuguese, who colonized nearby Mozambique, brought the flavor of spicy peri-peri to South Africa on chicken and prawns (large shrimp).

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