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Today is not a good day to eat like a fatty. In fact, don’t even eat OUT. Go home and make something awesome, like a Jim Connolly Birthday Sandwich.

We just got werd that Procter and Gamble is recalling some of its sexiest Pringle flavors ever: “Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger” and “Family Faves Taco Night” are both GONERS. The reason is due to tainted nasty HPV – (not Human Papaloma Virus) Salmonella-tainted hydrolyzed vegetable protein.

The tainting is causing grief for other companies too – Nestle Professional North America just recalled for about 6,000 pounds (3 TONS, approximately 24.5 pigs-worth) of ready-to-eat bacon, and Ruiz Foods is recalling ready-to-eat beef, whatever the hell that is.

For more info on the awful Pringle situation, watch this video, yo.

According to Foodenator Expert Statisticians, the top things you people are looking for lately are :

Under a new law against animal abuse in China, individuals in caught eating either cat or dog meat could face a fine of 5,000 yuan (approximately $735) or up to 15 days in prison. Businesses involved in the practice could be fined up to 500,000 yuan (or $7,325), according to the Times Online.

The draft going to Parliament in April would be first law against animal abuse by a new, increasingly animal-loving Chinese society that no longer has the taste for canine and feline meat.

Dog meat appeared in Chinese cuisine as early as the third century B.C. and is long believed to provide warmth to those who eat it. Restaurants offering dog — or “fragrant meat” as it’s often poetically referred to — appear throughout the entire nation. Its “warming” property makes it particularly popular in winter stews and the frigid northeastern region of China.

Cat meat, however, is primarily consumed by the people of the southern Guangdong province. Cat is not as popular because of an old superstition that the feline will come back at night to retaliate.

Waking up to a vengeful minx? No thanks. We’ll leave the tail-wagging eating to Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain.

source: slashfood

You are going to be a fat slob and eat everything, we know. But the key here is MODERATION.

Keeping things in moderation is a major key to the Christmas overeating issue. It is easy to say “eat and drink in moderation”, but not quiet so easy to carry out so here are some ideas for moderating what you eat this festive season.

- Use a smaller plate ~ your mind will consider it a full plate regardless of its size!

- Where there are choices, take a little of many things rather than lots of one thing. This ensures you are getting a balanced meal and not overloading on a fatty food.

- For every glass of alcohol or soft drink, have a glass of water. Water fills you up, has no calories or side effects, is cheap and will help wash out the excesses.

- Help clear the table as soon as everyone finished eating rather than sitting and picking at leftovers.

- Make your own mixed drinks with real fruit juice instead of canned drink.

- Don’t be afraid to take things home for later – especially fruit cake as it will keep for ages!

- Only put out some of the available food so people don’t over serve themselves. More can always come out as required.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM FOODENATOR!

Q. Today’s question is “can you get drunk from beer can chicken”.

A. Dr. Dycookies has the answer, “No“. We had to pry it out of him but Dr. D goes on to explain that the beer, in beer can, aka beer butt chicken is just used for steaming. The chicken actually absorbs and consumes any alcohol, which is why this is also known as “drunken chicken”. So the chicken might get drunk – but you cannot.

Everyone knows that guys love bacon so why not smack some on your lips to become more kissable? 

Or you could always go for the more forward approach and just make a bacon bra.  Oh the wonders of pork, the other white meat…

Comfortable yet affordable

Do you like to eat raw cookie dough?  Just one spoonful won’t hurt right?

Think again…Escherichia coli  will confine to your intestines and cause a variety of intestinal and UTI problems.   

In a major breakthrough in the nationwide outbreak of E. coli, investigators have found a sample of Toll House cookie dough contaminated with the pathogen at Nestlé’s Danville, Va., plant.

The Food and Drug Administration today told Nestlé officials they had located a 16.5 ounce production sample of Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough at the same plant where the popular confection is made. The ‘best-by’ date is June 10, 2009.

This is a huge step in the investigation, but neither investigators nor Nestlé officials know as of yet how E. coli 0157:H7 got into the dough, or which ingredient in particular is contaminated.

“It’s very disappointing,” said Edie Burge, a spokeswoman for the company, but additional testing is still needed to confirm the genetic connection with the 69 confirmed cases of E. coli poisoning in a nationwide outbreak.

Nestlé is continuing to work closely with the FDA on the matter.

(MSN)

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Foodenator reporters reported that the latest victim of Japan’s recession is round, sweet and famous for being shockingly expensive. The Yubari, the sensual melons that are considered an aphrodisiac to the Japanese people.

The first two Yubari melons of the season were auctioned Friday in northern Japan and fetched $5,200. $5,200 can buy you tons better stuff, you say? Well, there is nothing better than a fresh Yubari, the “world’s swankiest melon.”

We here at Foodenator believe in two things: food, and being sexy. And sexy people watch other sexy people for ideas on becoming sexier. So we bring you an important new column: Dining with Celebrities. Foodenator caught up with sultry sex symbol Angelina Jolie Saturday morning in Santa Clara, where she was feeding a horse carrots and apples. We asked he why she didn’t feed the horse the last apple. Apparently, that apple is an important part of her diet. What does the Tomb Raider eat in the morning to keep her body lithe and toned? Given her penchant for adopting young children, you might be surprised to learn that Smoked Baby Clams and an apple are her breakfast of choice. Read the rest of this entry »