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New York pickle bun sandwich drawing crowds thanks to TikTok: 'It has been pickle mania'
June 28, 2024 | 9:53amFrankenbrine's monster. Gherkin-istas all over the US are traveling to Long Island's Seven Brothers Gourmet to try a sandwich that's literally "in a pickle."
Why so many wacky food mashups have taken over store shelves, from Sour Patch Kids Oreos to Pepsi Maple Syrup
May 20, 2024 | 5:07pmSurprising flavor combinations – like gravy-flavored Jones Soda or Van Leeuwen’s Kraft Macaroni and Cheese ice cream -- are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurant chains.
NYC bagel experts launch schmear campaign over weird, no-hole bagel trend: 'That's just sacrilege'
February 9, 2024 | 5:58pmWhy reinvent the bread wheel?
Woman on all-bug diet claims crickets taste like 'fried chicken'
November 17, 2022 | 4:09pmThe adventurous diner likes adorning her dishes with crickets, mealworms and other creepy crawlies.
We tried that Yankee fan's 'hot dog beer straw' hack: Genius or just gross?
August 23, 2022 | 4:36pmThe Post put that infamous ballpark tool to the taste test: Is it a home run or doggone disgusting?
Vegetarian 'traumatized' as boyfriend's sausage sprouts pig snout, ears
June 30, 2022 | 4:21pmA UK vegetarian was horrified after her boyfriend's sausage seemingly transformed into a pig.
Barefoot Wine and Oreo Thins release red blend with hints of chocolate
December 7, 2021 | 4:56pmOreo and Barefoot Wine have teamed up to roll out a unique new red blend that tastes like the cookie brand's crispy Thins variety.
I scream, you scream: I tried 'everything bagel' ice cream
February 1, 2021 | 7:26pmJeni's calls it, "an ice cream acceptable to eat any time of day.”
The TurDunkin' stuffed with Munchkins is 2020's extreme Thanksgiving feast
November 25, 2020 | 5:21pmA TurDunkin' recipe for a turkey smothered in and stuffed with Dunkin' Donuts ingredients has resurfaced online in time for Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday.
A new pizza topping has emerged to forever ruin your favorite slice
January 14, 2020 | 10:11amFuzzy fruit toppings are going viral.
Pringles unveils 'epic' Turducken chips for Thanksgiving
November 5, 2019 | 2:02pmTired of shoving a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey every Thanksgiving? You're in luck.
Dough to hell! Bizarre bagel-slicing method panned as an abomination
March 27, 2019 | 4:32pmThis is wrong — any way you slice it. A highly offensive photo of bagels, sliced as though they were loaves of bread, is spreading controversy across the internet. The...
IHOP debuting 'Pancizzas' in honor of National Pizza Day
February 8, 2019 | 1:23amPerhaps because they got away with convincing us they were turning into a burger chain, IHOP will now try to sell pizza. Well, sort of. Beginning later this week, IHOP...
Mayo-flavored ice cream is the latest gag-inducing monstrosity
July 26, 2018 | 1:38pmNo seriously, hold the mayo. A Scottish ice cream parlor is grossing out the world with a new gag-inducing creation: mayonnaise-flavored ice cream. ICE in the town of Falkirk launched...
New Jersey residents offer mixed reviews of pork roll-flavored ice cream
May 3, 2018 | 12:41amWill you try Taylor ham ice cream this summer? The new flavor comes from Windy Brow Farms in Fredon Township, New Jersey, which says it also includes French toast. “Made...
Dude up your dinner with this Flamin' Hot Cheetos cone filled with mac and cheese
October 26, 2016 | 3:23pm
'Frankenfish' salmon won't be labeled: FDA
November 20, 2015 | 10:11amWhat's for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States. Critics call it "Frankenfish," but...
‘Frankenfood’ culinary monstrosities coming to NYC
June 19, 2014 | 1:29pmCronuts are so 2013. A new wave of Frankenfoods is coming to New York City — and to TV. To coincide with the Sunday premiere of Spike TV’s new reality...
Furor as Little Italy bakery peddles its own ‘Cronuts’
March 2, 2014 | 11:01pmThe Canal Street area is notorious for knockoff handbags and watches — and now, fake Cronuts. A bakery is being accused of peddling an unofficial version of the world-famous croissant-doughnut...
Has the culinary mash-up trend gone too far?
October 26, 2013 | 9:42pmNo doubt, the Cronut was an inspired idea. And fans of the Ramen Burger continue to endure ridiculous Smorgasburg lines for their weekly fix. But at what point have we...