I want to go from goat to gourmet. Having taste buds that are happy eating MREs all day long has its advantages, but it would be nice to enjoy the finer things in life. But I can't spend all my money on high-end restaurants. How do I become a pescetarian foodie on a college budget? [more inside]
posted by schroedinger on Feb 28, 2007 - 28 answers

Why does cookie dough taste better than cookies? [more inside]
posted by coolhappysteve on Mar 24, 2006 - 20 answers

I just moved into a new apartment, and the water (from the sink, shower, etc.) smells a bit like chlorine/bleach. Should I be worried? [more inside]
posted by rorycberger on Feb 2, 2006 - 10 answers

Why does my steak taste so good? [more inside]
posted by bshort on Aug 11, 2005 - 32 answers

In my endless pursuit of bizarre new taste sensations, I bought, and ate, a packet of Fei-Chang Flavour Chinese Instant Sweet Potato Noodle. It was pretty good, actually: vermicelli noodles with a salty dark-green powdered stock, not dissimilar in appearance to a pesto of some kind. The ingredients list seemed innocuous: vermicelli, refined sweet potato, potato starch, salt, gourmet powder, sugar spices, vegetable, and the aforementioned feichang flavor powder. So what the hell did I eat? What the buggery bollocks is fei-chang?
posted by chrisgregory on Feb 6, 2004 - 6 answers