Food and Drink
Self-Stirring Pot Puts New Spin on Stove-top Cooking
by Steve Levenstein
Is stuck pasta your kitchen nightmare? A Japanese dentist has created a stir with Kuru-Kuru Nabe (“Pot Round and Round”), a cooking pot with sculpted sides. Turn up the heat and watch basic thermodynamics go to work so you don't have to!
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Add new comment Celebrate Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary with Asahi Wonda Gold Canned Coffee
by Steve Levenstein
Gentlemen, start your mornings! In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Japan's Asahi Soft Drinks is including one of 10 miniature model motorcars with selected cans of Wonda Gold coffee.
Dog Ramen Puts Some Growl In Your Bowl
by China.new
Dog Ramen, an ethnic Korean specialty made in China's northeastern Jilin province, contains real dehydrated dog meat along with instant noodles, seasonings and spices. Hungover Chinese college students thirsty for some “hair of the dog” can now shake off the DTs like a bad case of fleas.
4 comments Coffee Jitters Keeping You Awake At Night? Take A Chill Pill
by Toby
The folks at Think Geek know about caffeine, believe me. How do you think they're able to test the hundreds of weird products they receive every day and then write-up all the clever things to say about them? CAFFEINE! There had been a fast turnover of employees at Think Geek just because of caffeine - the employees, you see, couldn't sleep - at night, at least....
Heat Conducting Designer Ice Cream Spoon Softens the Hardest Häagen-Dazs
by Steve Levenstein
So your ice cream's too hard but waiting for it to soften at room temperature can be agonizing. “If you wait, you might wait too long and it turns into liquid,” explains Japanese architect and designer Naoki Terada. “All this frustration, all this calculating. It had to stop somewhere!” Now thanks to Terada, our long national nightmare is over.
How To Make A Picnic Anything But Romantic
by Jill Harness
Looking for a great way to ensure all your picnics are solo affairs from here on out, then try these great Picnic pants that make eating easier and dating impossible.
KFC Japan Serves Beer & Booze Beside the Bucket
by Steve Levenstein
Forget that Happy Meal, at KFC Japan it's Happy Hour! Want a double with that Double Down? Perhaps a cocktail with your cock-a-doodle-doo? Tokyo's newly opened KFC Route 25 restaurant has begun serving beer & booze by (or at least, beside) the bucket.
Singapore Coke Machines Give Out Cold Drinks for Warm Hugs
by China.new
If you think machines have no compassion, you've either been watching too many Terminator movies or you haven't visited Singapore lately. The Southeast Asian city-state is where you'll find The Coca-Cola Hug Machine: you supply the hugs, it provides the Coke.
Starbucks To Phase Out Crushed Bugs From Pink Drinks & Pastries
by Toby
Just as I was introduced to Starbucks coffee-free Strawberries and Creme Frappachino, I learn that its lovely ballet pink color is not from the mix of deep ripe strawberries and luscious thick cream. Darn that I had to find out that a cactus feeding bug found in Central and South America is the mother of the color in Starbuck's pink drinks and desserts. Yum. Chopped cochineals.
Burger King Japan's Bakin' Up a Big Bacon Bargain
by Steve Levenstein
Got a yen for bacon? Got a hundred yen? Then get your appetite to Burger King Japan! For a limited time only, the popular fast food chain is offering customers a whopper of a deal: 15 strips of bacon on almost any Burger King Whopper for just 100 yen.
Dice Dumpling Soup Gives Good Luck to Hungry Chinese Gamers
by China.new
Eat a bowl of dice? You bet! Chinese gamers are said to enjoy this lucky snack served at an unnamed casino. From the looks of it, though, I'd say it tastes like craps.
Melty Chocolate USB Lamp Pours Out Calorie-free Illumination
by Steve Levenstein
Hot chocolate just got hotter... and lighter, too! The Melty Chocolate USB Sweets Light pours out warm, comforting, calorie-free light while avoiding what would appear to be a sticky mess in the making.
Android Espresso Cup Jump-Starts Your Personal Operating System
by China.new
Google's Android is a Linux-based operating system run by mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers. Espresso is a concentrated, caffeinated beverage prized for its effect on sluggish organic digestive and cognitive systems. The limited edition "Robopresso" delivers the latter in a cup inspired by the former.
ThinkGeek Launches K-Cup Meals and game of Thrones Perfume
by Jill Harness
Meals from Keurig Machines and a perfume based on Game of Thrones, ThinkGeek has done it again with another amazing product line launch.
Must Have Geek Easter Chocolates
by Jill Harness
Looking for a great gift for the geek in your life's Easter basket? Then consider getting them this great Han Solo frozen in carbonite chocolate bar or the zombie bunny white chocolate candy.
Ten Terrific Chinese Drinks You MUST Try!
by China.new
If you've been turned of by The Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Chinese Soft Drinks, prepare to turn the other cheek and turn your taste buds back on again! China is a land of contrasts, and for every bizarre drink there's a delicious canned or bottled taste treat just waiting for you to crack open. Sit back, open wide and enjoy!
Burger King Japan Serves Fast Fruit with Apple-Topped Burgers
by Steve Levenstein
The limited time BK RiNGO from Burger King Japan slips a slice of flame-grilled apple into a Whopper Jr-sized burger. They're also including a couple of BK Chicken Wings with each burger. Now that's some sweet deal!
Unhappy Meals: China's Top 8 Fake Foods
by China.new
China's 1.3 billion people are hungry for wealth and riches. Too often, however, making a buck means taking a buck by foisting imitation nutrition on the unwary. These top 8 Chinese fake foods and drinks may leave a bad taste in your mouth but consider yourself lucky you're just reading, not eating.
The Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Chinese Soft Drinks
by China.new
Though Japan is infamous (and rightly so) for its weird and bizarre soft drinks, China is quickly narrowing the gag gap with its own unique canned & bottled horrors. These ten terrifying tipples may not be available in your local supermarket unless you've been Shanghai'd, so to speak, but that's a GOOD thing. Just consider yourself lucky China doesn't export everything they make.
4 Utterly Terrible Valentine’s Day Experiences and Gifts
by Jill Harness
Valentine’s Day is here again, which means it’s time to begrudgingly give your loved one an amazing experience for one day so he or she will be willing to stay with you for the other 364 days of the year. Because love is all about meeting, not exceeding, your partner’s minimum expectations. Of course, these gifts probably won't even do that.