Food news
Every week, FavorFlav selects the best, most interesting and funniest articles from the food scene. From long reads to listicles and interviews, everything comes by. This week’s selection includes The Picky Eater Test.
This is what bay leaves taste like
Our favorite American magazine Bon Appétit answers a mystery we had never stopped to consider ourselves: What do bay leaves taste like? We routinely add them to our soups and stews, but would we miss them if we didn’t? The editorial team cooked bay leaves in water and discovered the true flavor of a bay leaf. Read here to find out what it tastes like.
A bunch of cilantro
This is definitely the most satisfying video you’ll see this week. This man trims a bunch of cilantro as if it were nothing. We could watch this for hours.
— Rebecca Castañeda (@atomic_era) January 4, 2018
Driven crazy by a Michelin star
Imagine being the only street vendor in Bangkok with a Michelin star. Pretty cool, right? Seventy-two-year-old Supinya Junsuta, owner of Raan Jay Fai, sees things very differently. Junsuta is so overwhelmed by all the media attention that she would rather give the star back. Read the full story on Eater.
The Picky Eater Test
Does one of your friends score more than twenty points on this Picky Eater Test? Then at least you know that next time, you’d better go out to eat with someone else. And cooking for them? Hell no, next time you’ll play it safe and simply pull up a chair there.
