"Flickr" news and stories

Homemade pickles. Photo: melsands, Flickr

August may mark the end of peak cucumber season, but that's no reason to be sad -- it's also the perfect time to stock, slice and pickle the green veggies, whether they're 2-inches or 2-feet long.

These pickles, made and taken by Flickr user melsands, were jarred with dill, coriander, allspice, garlic and fennel seeds. While they were probably intended to go on a sandwich, we'd be tempted to pluck each perfectly pickled cucumber chip straight from the jar until all that's left is just enough juice left to pickle another batch.

[Via Flickr]

Become a member of the Slashfood Flickr pool to get a shot at having your photos featured in Feast Your Eyes.

Photo: Moryce, Flickr

Watermelon inspires utter devotion in some and utter nonchalance in others. Like pickles or mayonnaise, it is not one of those "middle ground" foods.

This photograph of the ruby-hued fruit seems designed precisely to make the watermelon lover lose track of whatever else she was working on: "Would I eat one slice? Two?"

Even the typically stodgy "The New Food Lover's Companion" seems smitten: "The watermelon is considered less sophisticated than other categories of melon because it lacks flavor complexity and has a watery texture. But there are those who wouldn't trade a slice of watermelon on a hot summer day for anything."

Or -- to paraphase this Very Serious Encyclopedia of Culinary Knowledge -- "Watermelon: It Rules."

This photo does what neither a fruit cup nor cocktail with an umbrella ever could: It makes pineapple look damn sexy. Or, more accurately, smokin' hot. Taken by Another Pint Please... at Flickr, it presents a strong case for the addition of grill marks to any food: They're the edible version of great highlights or the perfect shade of lipstick. These pineapples were apparently marinated in rum and then used as the basis for an upside down cake, which is possibly the best thing to happen to the fruit -- next to grill marks, of course.

[Via Flickr]

Sometimes, it's not the food itself but its condiments that can spur the imagination -- and thus, the appetite. Though these bottles of hot sauce, snapped by stevesteve8383 at Flickr, are pretty beautiful all on their lonesome, it's the visions they inspire of tacos, heaping bowls of chili, scrambled eggs and pullled pork sandwiches that make this photo so drool-inducing. Where there's fire, there's possibilities -- delicious, tear-jerking possibilities.

[Via Flickr]

Join the Flickr Slashfood photo pool and get a shot at having your photos featured in Feast Your Eyes.

Is there anything more happy than a kumquat? Aside from, of course, a kumquat eater? These winsome little things, snapped by clayirving and dropped into the Slashfood Flickr pool, are the food world equivalent of a box of kittens or a giggling baby. They look as sweet on the outside as they are on the inside; you want to pinch their little cheeks. And then pop them into your mouth, one after the other, until the box is empty.

[Via Flickr]

Add your photos to the Slashfood Flickr pool to get a shot at seeing them featured here!