Hacker News with Generative AI: Food

Senate Bean Soup (wikipedia.org)
United States Senate Bean Soup or simply Senate bean soup is a soup made with navy beans, ham hocks, and onion. It is served in the dining room of the United States Senate every day, in a tradition that dates back to the early 20th century. The original version included celery, garlic, and parsley. One of the two versions used today includes mashed potatoes.
Food, History, Politics
5 points by donnachangstein 13 hours ago | 0 comments
It’s not mold, it’s calcium lactate (2018) (thephcheese.com)
Two weeks ago, one of my best friends and ex-cheese comrades, Chelsea, brought our old mentor/boss-lady, the illustrious Kim Martin, into the shop.
Cheese, Food, Science
404 points by ilikepi 2 days ago | 222 comments
The return of Sicily's ancient 'white gold' (bbc.com)
It's mentioned 17 times in the Bible and was harvested in the Mediterranean for more than a millennium. Now, a farmer is reviving this ancient "superfood".
Agriculture, History, Food, Italy
14 points by andsoitis 4 days ago | 1 comments
The coming food crisis in the United States (mastodon.online)
Food, United States, Crisis
14 points by ChuckMcM 5 days ago | 7 comments
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras Is Not Unethical (2019) (seriouseats.com)
I haven't always been comfortable with foie gras, though I've spent a good chunk of my life working with it.
Food, Animal Welfare, Ethics
5 points by Tomte 5 days ago | 5 comments
Why Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn Doesn't Hit Like It Used To (eater.com)
Smartfood White Cheddar popcorn is the only snack I ever want. I mean this. I do not often crave sweets, and while I will happily accept chips and Cheetos and various Haldiram’s mixes, Smartfood is the only one that sends me into a focused stupor. I have regularly eaten entire bags of it — big ones, the ones meant for a whole family — while watching a movie.
Food, Snacks, Nostalgia, Consumer Goods
6 points by coloneltcb 6 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: Recipe Search Engine for Cooking Enthusiasts (chefcodex.com)
The search engine for serious home cooks.
Cooking, Search Engines, Food, Recipes
10 points by losincos 7 days ago | 5 comments
Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, pilot study finds (acs.org)
SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics. Now, chewing gum could be added to the list. In a pilot study, researchers found that chewing gum can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and potentially be ingested.
Microplastics, Health, Science, Food, Environment
37 points by giuliomagnifico 8 days ago | 14 comments
63 Chinese Cuisines: The Complete Guide (2024) (chinesecookingdemystified.substack.com)
One country, one cuisine.
Food, China, Cuisine, Guides
201 points by mastax 9 days ago | 61 comments
Short-term dietary changes can lead to obesity, shows research (theconversation.com)
After a long, stressful day at work, or when pressed for time, the temptation to have a quick, satisfying snack – like crisps or a chocolate bar – can be strong. Research shows that these ultra-processed, high-calorie foods play a significant role in the development of obesity, but the lasting effects these foods have on the brain was not clear – until now.
Obesity, Nutrition, Research, Health, Food
3 points by PaulHoule 11 days ago | 0 comments
High Frequency Food: Better Cutting with Ultrasonics (hackaday.com)
You’re cutting yourself a single slice of cake. You grab a butter knife out of the drawer, hack off a moist wedge, and munch away to your mouth’s delight. The next day, you’re cutting forty slices of cake for the whole office. You grab a large chef’s knife, warm it with hot water, and cube out the sheet cake without causing too much trauma to the icing. Next week, you’re starting at your cousin’s bakery.
Food, Technology, Ultrasonics, Cutting
47 points by zdw 11 days ago | 22 comments
It's Weird That Eggs Were Ever Cheap (theatlantic.com)
Imagine telling someone five years ago that a carton of eggs would cost more than a pound of salmon fillet or a whole rotisserie chicken. Somehow, today, it does.
Economics, Food, Inflation
27 points by handfuloflight 12 days ago | 22 comments
King of Fruits (worksinprogress.co)
Ordinary yellow pineapples were once so precious they were rented for display at dinner parties, but centuries of innovation made them commonplace.
History, Food, Innovation
13 points by kamaraju 13 days ago | 0 comments
What Fruits and Vegetables Looked Like Before We Domesticated Them (2016) (businessinsider.com)
Next time you bite into a slice of watermelon or a cob of corn, consider this: These familiar fruits and veggies didn't always look and taste this way.
Food, History, Agriculture, Botany
25 points by jxmorris12 13 days ago | 5 comments
Spaghetti science: What pasta reveals about the universe (bbc.com)
When you see pasta, your brain probably doesn't jump to the secrets of the universe. But for almost a century, world-leading physicists have puzzled over spaghetti's counterintuitive properties.
Physics, Science, Food, Universe
48 points by pseudolus 13 days ago | 16 comments
Pierogi in Space (esa.int)
In a first for space cuisine, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski will bring pierogi, the traditional Polish dumplings, to the International Space Station during the upcoming Axiom Mission 4.
Space Exploration, Food, Culture
154 points by stared 14 days ago | 45 comments
Cake is watching you: I built a camera cake (medium.com)
I attended the 95th New York Hardware Meetup on Smart Cities and IoT at Viam headquarters and during the mingling period, I met a very interesting and fun attendee named Abigail. She told me she is a confectionery roboticist making bizarre cakes. Listen, two things make me very excited: desserts and robots. So I was already hooked. She showed me her website and our love story began.
Creative Projects, Robotics, Food
54 points by hazalmestci 14 days ago | 15 comments
Feral pig meat transmits rare bacteria (arstechnica.com)
In the fall of 2020, a 77-year-old man in Florida realized he had gotten one of the worst gifts imaginable—one that kept on giving.
Health, Science, Animals, Food
178 points by abawany 14 days ago | 124 comments
The Origin of the Pork Taboo (archaeology.org)
Food, Culture, History, Archaeology
300 points by diodorus 14 days ago | 324 comments
The Cat's Meat Man: Feeding Felines in Victorian London (publicdomainreview.org)
As cats evolved from feral ratters into beloved Victorian companions, a nascent pet-food economy arose on the carts of so-called “cat’s meat men”. Kathryn Hughes explores the life and times of these itinerant offal vendors, their intersection with a victim of Jack the Ripper, and a feast held in the meat men’s honor, chaired by none other than Louis Wain.
History, Victorian Era, London, Animals, Food
6 points by giuliomagnifico 19 days ago | 0 comments
Fediverse Donut Club (sethmlarson.dev)
I propose the creation of a "Fediverse Donut Club" with an every-other-week #FediDonutFriday event where everyone in Fediverse Donut Club procures and shares pictures of donuts to meet others in the Fediverse.
Social Media, Community, Food, Internet Culture
39 points by SethMLarson 19 days ago | 27 comments
US Cracking Down on Egg Smuggling from Mexico as Prices Soar (msn.com)
With egg prices at record highs, authorities are seeing a sharp increase in smuggling operations attempting to bring eggs across the US-Mexico border.
Economics, Food, Crime, United States, Mexico
4 points by NicoJuicy 19 days ago | 1 comments
Honey Bunnies (mameson.com)
"fro 9"
Marketing, Advertising, Food
198 points by memalign 20 days ago | 38 comments
Soaring egg prices are affecting New York's most famous sandwich (theguardian.com)
Like a yellow taxi or the pizza rat, the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich has become a symbol of New York City.
Food, Economics
6 points by n1b0m 20 days ago | 5 comments
Replacing butter with plant-based oils cuts premature death risk by 17 percent (news.harvard.edu)
Substituting butter with plant-based oils daily may lower risk of premature death by up to 17 percent, according to a new study out of Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute.
Health, Nutrition, Science, Food
4 points by dmichulke 20 days ago | 3 comments
Burger King sells Windows 7 Whoppers as Microsoft begins Guru training (2009) (appleinsider.com)
In concert with Thursday's release of Windows 7, Burger King in Japan has begun selling a Whopper with seven patties of meat; and a Microsoft Store "Guru" has been spotted in person.
Marketing, Technology, Food, Windows
4 points by austinallegro 21 days ago | 0 comments
Volkswagen enjoys surprise bestseller amid financial woes: the VW currywurst (theguardian.com)
In recent years, Volkswagen’s financial woes may have become emblematic of Germany’s economic downturn. But, amid a slump in car sales, one of its more obscure products that has nothing to do with automobiles is experiencing a boom: the VW currywurst.
Food, Germany, Business, Automobiles
6 points by weinzierl 22 days ago | 1 comments
The strange story of Britain’s oldest sweet (2019) (bbc.com)
First created as a medicine, liquorice cakes have been eaten throughout the centuries – and are an unlikely symbol of Yorkshire.
Food, History, England, Culture
9 points by austinallegro 22 days ago | 1 comments
How to boil great eggs 80% of the time (bearblog.dev)
In this post, I will talk about how anybody can boil great eggs. Some reflections from my egg-boiling journey. I will share the experience acquired after boiling thousands of eggs over the past few years. So you can also boil great eggs.
Cooking, Food, Life Hacks
15 points by indiantinker 22 days ago | 29 comments
Sourdough FAQ (2010) (nyx.net)
Here is the hypertext version of the Sourdough FAQ Question & Answers. The text version is posted periodically to Usenet newsgroup rec.food.sourdough.
Food, Baking, FAQ
6 points by Tomte 23 days ago | 0 comments