flavour

Inside the secretive world of weird flavoured chips

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When it comes to Lynx-flavoured Mountain Dew gaming chips, everyone asks why – but nobody asks how. Don Rowe investigates a culinary mystery.  Following the release of any number of Frankenstein’s monsters of food and beverages, the nation resounds with a groaning “why?”. It’s a fair question. Why should milk taste like pineapple lumps, or … Read more

Sharp relief: One of New York’s best bartenders on the rise of bitter drinks

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Why are bitter cocktails all the rage? It could have a little something to do with Sother Teague.  We humans emerge from the womb with a sweet tooth – that’s why you’re more likely to see a baby drinking breast milk, which is slightly sweet, than propped up at the bar nursing a Negroni. Seriously … Read more