Alternative Beans for "Hummus" (www.mashed.com)
If you’re not using chickpeas, it’s not really hummus. However if you’re willing to overlook that, other beans can be used similarly. One example is white beans.
Mistakes Everyone Makes With Mayonnaise - Mashed (www.mashed.com)
Mistakes Everyone Makes With Mayonnaise
The Best Brisket Alternative For Budget Bbqs And Summer Smokes - Mashed (www.mashed.com)
Spoiler: it’s Chuck roast
TIL most Americans belived Indians ate live snakes and monkey brains after watching Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (www.mashed.com)
TIL in Japan raw eggs are generally safe to eat. This is because the country has developed a "super egg machine" that checks the inside of the eggs for salmonella using spectroscopic analysis. It a... (www.mashed.com)
While most eggs are considered unsafe to eat when raw, there's a scientifically interesting reason eggs are generally safe to eat raw in Japan.
What You're Really Eating When You Eat A Beyond Burger - Mashed (www.mashed.com)
TLDR: lots of salt and artificial flavourings. But a lot of interesting chemistry goes into it too. There are annealing steps, and many other processes I don't understand.
