Food Tips

Ready to stop for a quick bite? This list will help you figure out exactly where to find the best...

Don't stress over a mess during your long weekend—instead, order out from one of these restaurants open on Labor Day

There's a lot of confusion surrounding organic foods, from what the term means to labeling to purported benefits. Read on...

For food that reflects your state's culinary culture, look no further than its best traditional restaurant

We teamed up with Taste of Home and our collective readers to find the 50 greatest ways to fill two...

Help yourself to a taste of these official state foods from all across the country.

Cucumbers have been called vegetables forever, but are they actually fruits?

Hungry for a food quiz? Test your smarts (and your stomach) with some food-related trivia questions.

Can you spot the Baskin Robbins logo's clever "secret"?

Do Coke Zero and Diet Coke have the same ingredients and same flavor? You might be surprised by the results...

Get to know vanilla flavoring and its tricky twin, artificial vanilla flavor.

If you have an opinion on the cereal-soup debate, it's probably a strong one.

Here's the scoop on one of the most commonly used ingredients in processed foods.

Are green potatoes safe to eat? We dug into the science to find out.

Prepare to feast on an irresistible array of food-related facts and scrumptious statistics.

The reason you love milk and cookies so much? Delicious chemical reactions in your mouth you had no idea were...

If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually in wasabi and why it’s so spicy, you’re in the right place.

So long, baking confusion! We're breaking down exactly when and how to use bread flour vs. all-purpose flour.

Learn how heart attacks and onion snacks led to one of the chain's best-selling items of all time.

Midwesterners gobble up this fan-favorite food, but cheese lovers everywhere should experience the joy of squeaky cheese curds.

Is saffron really more expensive than gold?

It's not in your head. It actually is different than other fountain sodas.

While McDonald's Sprite trends on Twitter yet again, a franchise owner and a sensory scientist explain why the lemon-lime soda...

Lattes, cappuccinos, cortados…Coffee shop menus can require a dictionary (and translator) to read. If you've ever wondered what a macchiato...

Not only is pizza one of the most popular foods in the world, but it also has a fascinating history.

Pork rinds are tasty and addictive, but there’s a good chance you might not know what’s actually in this protein-packed...

Jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade—we have a lot of terms for fruit spread, but do you know how they differ?

Have you ever wondered why you have to order a tall, grande, or venti latte at Starbucks, instead of the...

When a food has been around this long, it can be hard to separate fact from folklore. We tapped food...