Food Buzz

Yummy Links: From Heart-Shaped Watermelons to United States Shaped Meat

(“United States of America,” Dominic Episcipo. Photograph via episcopo.com) While in Japan, try purchasing some heart-shaped watermelons.  — Serious Eats Do you know where is the Vietnamese Beef Jerky? — Grub Street Do you like your pizza with chicken or sans?  — The Epi-Log Ever see meat shaped like the United States, if not then check …

RECIPES

Quick and Easy Recipe: Crispy Pancetta, Burrata, and Tomato Sandwiches

(Photograph by Brian Leatart) For a new version of a BLT replace bacon with pancetta and arugula for lettuce.  Add juicy in season tomatoes and a creamy Italian cheese, called burrata.  Look for this creamy sensation in supermarkets, specialty food stores, Italian markets, or cheese shops. Once you have all your ingredients and create this …

Questions

What is the Difference Between Bacon, Pancetta, and Prosciutto?

What is it about bacon that makes a grown man just fall on to their knees.  It’s as if the smoky smell lifts them straight out of their soft warm bed and brings them to their hands and knees in crawling positions straight into the kitchen where they hope for the chance to snag pieces of Juicy …