Hacker News with Generative AI: Food

Matcha is having a moment. What are the health benefits of this green tea drink? (medicalxpress.com)
Matcha has experienced a surge in popularity in recent months, leading to reports of global shortages and price increases.
Food, Health, Beverages, Trends
7 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 0 comments
Russian Food Prices Skyrocket in Growing Concern for Kremlin (bloomberg.com)
Russians are facing a surge in food prices, creating a headache for President Vladimir Putin as he tries to balance the Kremlin’s military ambitions with a need for domestic stability.
Russia, Economics, Inflation, Politics, Food
12 points by toomuchtodo 7 days ago | 2 comments
Lindt not 'expertly crafted with the finest ingredients'. Lead in dark chocolate (fortune.com)
In a bid to dodge a US lawsuit, Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli has scuppered its own claims about the excellence of its products — a cornerstone of its marketing strategy.
Marketing, Food, Lawsuits, Switzerland
20 points by throwaway743 7 days ago | 5 comments
South Korea faces kimchi shortage as cabbage prices soar (nikkei.com)
The price of Chinese cabbage, the main ingredient in perhaps the best-known Korean dish, kimchi, has soared to 2.6 times its normal price in South Korea due to plant diseases brought on by abnormal weather.
South Korea, Food, Economics, Agriculture
9 points by rawgabbit 8 days ago | 3 comments
Nutrient Density and Other Stupid Magic Words (exfatloss.com)
You know what really grinds my gears, folks? People using “magic words” when discussing or debating nutrition & health.
Nutrition, Health, Food, Dieting
24 points by Michelangelo11 8 days ago | 20 comments
Pizza Hut's new pizza warmer uses the PS 5's heat to be keep your pizza hot (tomshardware.com)
Pizza, Gaming, Technology, Food
23 points by croes 9 days ago | 1 comments
Are groceries more expensive than last year? (usafacts.org)
Grocery store food prices increased 1.3% from September 2023 to September 2024, and increased 11% from 2021 to 2022 – the largest annual increase in 40 years.
Inflation, Consumer Goods, Economics, Food
25 points by toomuchtodo 9 days ago | 20 comments
Traditional Japanese Salted Aged Salmon Recipe for 1,000 Years [video] (youtube.com)
Japanese Cuisine, Recipes, Food, Cooking, History
19 points by teleforce 10 days ago | 0 comments
We All Scream for Ice Cream (thecookscook.com)
One of the happiest memories of my childhood is hearing the tinkling melody of the Good Humor ice cream truck coming down our block.
Food, Nostalgia, Childhood
36 points by mooreds 11 days ago | 32 comments
The truffle industry is a scam (tasteatlas.com)
You may be familiar with the truffle oil scam, but everything else you think you know about truffles is probably a lie too.
Food, Scams, Truffles
65 points by fanf2 15 days ago | 34 comments
Nutrient levels in retail grocery stores (altered.substack.com)
I've done some digging into nutrient levels in retail grocery stores (specifically where I should shop if I want nutritious food) and learned some insane things.
Nutrition, Grocery Stores, Food
142 points by amadeuspagel 17 days ago | 102 comments
Show HN: Tinder, but to decide what to eat (whatdinner.com)
WhatDinner makes it easy for couples to decide on a meal together.
Dating Apps, Food, Relationships, Decision Making, Software
266 points by kiru_io 17 days ago | 222 comments
Making Pop Rocks from scratch (is complicated) [video] (youtube.com)
Food, Science, DIY, Video
107 points by CaliforniaKarl 18 days ago | 16 comments
The unlikely inventor of the automatic rice cooker (ieee.org)
“Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.” These directions seem simple enough, and yet I have messed up many, many pots of rice over the years. My sympathies to anyone who’s ever had to boil rice on a stovetop, cook it in a clay pot over a kerosene or charcoal burner, or prepare it in a cast-iron cauldron. All hail the 1955 invention of the automatic rice cooker!
Food, History, Technology
12 points by lapnect 22 days ago | 6 comments
The inventor of the automatic rice cooker (ieee.org)
Toshiba’s ER-4, introduced in 1955, was the world’s first automatic rice cooker.
History, Technology, Japan, Consumer Electronics, Food
240 points by jnord 22 days ago | 214 comments
We Are Living in a Golden Age of Apples (scientificamerican.com)
We are living in a golden age of apples, a time of delicious, diverse, mouth-watering abundance that we could barely have imagined at the turn of the millennium. How did we get to a time when most of us, most of the year, can eat our choice of fragrant, juicy, sweet, crisp (oh so crisp) apples?
Food, Agriculture, History
6 points by doener 22 days ago | 1 comments
The almost-lost art of rosin potatoes (thecookscook.com)
The intriguing history of a little-known cooking technique.
Cooking, History, Food
140 points by classichasclass 22 days ago | 168 comments
An Italian 'fruit detective' who investigates centuries-old paintings (smithsonianmag.com)
When Isabella Dalla Ragione assesses a Renaissance painting, she doesn’t immediately notice the brushstrokes or the magnificence of the imagery. The first thing she notices is the fruit.
Art History, Italy, Food, Paintings
93 points by Brajeshwar 23 days ago | 15 comments
We can now fix McDonald's ice cream machines (ifixit.com)
Ever tried to get an ice cream at McDonald’s, only to hear, “Sorry, our machine’s broken?” You’re not the only one: almost 15% of ice cream machines at McDonald’s are broken right now around the US—and in New York, it’s 32%. But today, we won more ice cream, and things should start to change.
Food, Technology, Business, New York
1112 points by LorenDB 27 days ago | 308 comments
Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar (bbc.co.uk)
Hundreds of truckles of cheddar worth more than £300,000 have been stolen from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy.
Crime, Food, Business
97 points by goodcanadian 27 days ago | 90 comments
Ironclad link between red meat and cancer identified (newatlas.com)
Researchers have discovered the mechanism linking the overconsumption of red meat with colorectal cancer, as well as identifying a means of interfering with the mechanism as a new treatment strategy for this kind of cancer.
Health, Cancer, Research, Food
50 points by clumsysmurf 27 days ago | 55 comments
Post World War II Food (nps.gov)
World War II brought several changes to what and how we eat.
History, Food
283 points by paulpauper 28 days ago | 300 comments
No One Prepared for How Much Man Eats at Olive Garden's Never-Ending Buffet (newsweek.com)
Internet users have applauded a man's valiant attempt to eat a never-ending supply of pasta, in a video that has received more than 18 million views on social media.
Food, Social Media, Viral Content
6 points by austinallegro 36 days ago | 0 comments
What is the prospect of a perennial grain revolution of agriculture? (cambridge.org)
Agriculture has been dominated by annual plants, such as all cereals and oilseeds, since the very beginning of civilization over 10,000 years ago.
Agriculture, Perennial Plants, Food, Science
10 points by Breadmaker 37 days ago | 1 comments
The Economics of Free Lunch (thehustle.co)
When Kathy Alexander started managing a lunch program at a Vermont school with 200 children in the late 1990s, she was shocked by how much the cafeteria felt like a business.
Economics, Education, Food
18 points by paulpauper 38 days ago | 3 comments
Food ingredients changed over 150 years (twitter.com)
Food, History, Data Visualization, Twitter
22 points by Michelangelo11 39 days ago | 4 comments
Does veganism have an ultra-processing problem? (bbc.com)
For most people living in industrialised societies, it's difficult to avoid ultra-processed foods altogether.
Veganism, Food, Health, Diet
52 points by belter 40 days ago | 103 comments
When railroad dining cars were the height of luxury (cnn.com)
History, Europe, Travel, Food, Luxury
85 points by teleforce 40 days ago | 68 comments
Pizza Hut will deliver your resume printed on a pizza box to potential employers (mossandfog.com)
Pizza Hut aims to help you in the hunt for your next job with a project they call ResZAmes.
Pizza Hut, Job Hunting, Marketing, Food
17 points by speckx 41 days ago | 18 comments
JetBlue is no longer serving hot food in economy class on transatlantic flights (usatoday.com)
JetBlue Airways is no longer serving hot food to economy passengers on transatlantic flights.
Airlines, Travel, Food, Economy Class
5 points by impish9208 42 days ago | 1 comments