The taste of food is a mixture of both taste and smell. As you eat tiny food particles drift up into the nasal passages form the back of the mouth. The smell of the food contributes to the simple taste detected by the tounge. This explains why food tastes odd when the nasal organs are inflamed or covered by thick mucus when you have a very heavy cold, since the sense of smell is temporarily smothered.When you eat very spicy foods such as chili or curry, mild pain also forms a part of the characteristic taste. If these foods did not burn the mouth, the would not taste like chili or curry at all. [more]

Toilet restaurants have been around for several years and are quite popular in Asian countries. People enjoy for some reason eating in a toilet-like environment, from a mini bowl, with some kind of poop shaped decoration next to their food. Considering the recent hype brought from Western media and bloggers, toilet restaurants are slowly but steadily becoming an icon for Taiwan. Pictures: Catagory: Restaurant Tags: toilet [more]

In 1994 Itar-Tass reported that Russian beverage company announced a new product designed to appeal more specifically to Russian tastes: chewy Vodka bars. The company hopes the candy bars will compete successfully against popular western imports such as Mars and Snickers bars. The Vodka bars will be available in lemon, coconut, and salted cucumber flavors. The same company was also said to be perfecting another new product: instant vodka in tea bags. Oddly enough, in a case of life imitating art, a South Korean brewer announced in 2002 that it had perfected a form of chewable rice wine. [more]

FRIENDS.! DON'T EAT MENTOS WHILE drinking COCA COLA . Be careful Last week a little boy died in Brazil after eating MENTOS and drinking COCA COLA together. One year before the same accident happened with another boy in Brazil . Please check the experiment that has been done by mixing Coca Cola with MENTOS…….. Be [more]

Celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss shares great ideas for three memorable celebrations under $300 Photo by: Ray Kachatorian The Menus: • Dinner for 15 Under $300 (see below)• Cocktails for 20 Under $200 • Cookies for 20 Under $100 According to A-list event planner Mindy Weiss, the last thing most parties need is more. "Don't stress thinking 'More is more,'" says Weiss, who has handled over-the-top (yet somehow stress-free) celebrations for, among many others, Ellen DeGeneres, Ashlee Simpson, Eva Longoria Parker, Nicole Richie, Jennifer Lopez and Marc [more]

Healthy eating requires you to eat a number of nutrients every day. In fact, there are 40 different nutrients you need to ingest in order to keep your body healthy. That’s a lot of nutrients you need to know about! Luckily, you can break down all of these nutrients into smaller categories in order to keep them organized in your mind and make sure you get all of the foods you need. First and foremost, everyone needs water in order to live a healthy life. Without water, we become dehydrated, and eventually die. You lose water when you sweat and through daily bodily functions, so water must [more]

When learning about healthy eating, one of the most important nutrients is protein. Of course, all nutrients are crucial for our bodies to be as healthy as possible, but without protein in our diets every single day, our bodies will not be as strong as they should be. Protein can be found in a number of food sources, so if you’re interested in eating a healthier diet, you should consider learning more about protein. We need to eat foods rich in protein every day because, unlike some other nutrients, it cannot be stored in the body. That means that if you eat more protein than necessary, your [more]

Lunch is an important meal in your day, so don’t skip it, even if you are tempted to do so. Many people believe that eating a big breakfast means that lunch is unnecessary, but that’s simply not the case. When you don’t eat lunch, you are more likely to snack during the day on unhealthy foods or overeat at suppertime. Your body also becomes depleted of nutrients when you skip lunch, so it s better for you to always eat lunch, even if it means making a bit of extra free time available in your day. However, there are ways in which you can ensure that your lunch is fairly healthy, no [more]

Have you ever heard the saying you are what you eat? In some sense, this is true, because if you eat unhealthy foods you are prone to be an unhealthy person. The foods we ingest are extremely important to our ability to grow, maintain function, and prevent illness. Therefore, if you value your health, you should learn as much about healthy eating as possible. Healthy eating is important from the day we are born. As a child, we grow quite rapidly and this is due in part to the foods we eat. Foods all contain nutrients that provide us not only with fuel to live our daily lives, but also with [more]

Your heart is one of the most important organs in the body, and the foods you put into your mouth effect how your heart operates. If you want your heart to be strong and able to pump blood as well as possible all over your body, it is important for you to eat a healthy diet. Heart-healthy foods are readily available in the supermarket, so choose some that work for your personal likes and you should be able to help prevent heart disease in your own body. Cholesterol is the most important thing when it comes to eating heart-healthy foods. There are both good cholesterols and bad cholesterols. [more]