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I’m an Irishman with a Lethal Potato Allergy
My life-threatening allergy to fries, mashed potatoes, and even potato vodka has made life difficult—and painfully ironic. But I've always wondered what my fate would've been like if I’d been born in Ireland some 200 years ago.
Fruits and Vegetables Are Literally OD’ing on Climate Change
It turns out that the huge amounts of carbon dioxide that we pump into the atmosphere with fossil fuels could be causing plants to OD on CO2.
Cochabamba Is a Meat-and-Potatoes Kind of Town
In Cochabamba, located in a mountain valley to the southeast of La Paz, people grow a shitload of potatoes and transform them into rib-sticking, meat-stuffed fare.
Why Toast Could Be Even Worse for You Than Bacon
More bad news for breakfast-lovers: now, on top of being wary of bacon, you might have reason to reexamine that side of crispy toast or home fries.
Rappie Pie Is a Gooey, Fatty Touchstone of Acadian Culture
Rappie pie is possibly the culinary magnum opus of Acadian culture. In Nova Scotia, Canada, it’s a bizarre delicacy; a visually unsettling mishmash of gooey potatoes, protein, and pork fat—for flavor, of course.
