A compelling first-hand look at one of today's most fascinating food trends - the practice of cooking with and eating insects The concept of eating insects has taken off in recent years in the West, with media coverage ranging from sensationalist headlines to passionate press pieces about the economic benefits. Yet little has been written about how they taste, how diverse they are as ingredients, and how to prepare them as food. On...
We chose "Blood and Muffins" as October's theme on account of #Halloween (and because it's #fun), but we had no idea you can use blood IN muffins. As an egg swap. (Gross, we know, but stay with us.) The joke is on us, because it turns out that their protein compositions are so similar they behave almost identically. We're not advocating a return to the old ways when it comes to cooking with blood, but the science nerds in us were curious about this new development, so if yours is too, read on to learn what we discovered about blood (and other strange substitutes).