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Mexican charcuterie board: not just nacho & taco platters
Hosting a Mexican fiesta? Whether it's for Cinco de Mayo or Taco Tuesday, you'll definitely impress your guests with a Mexican charcuterie board. What is a Mexican charcuterie board? A Mexican charcuterie board is a food board (although not necessarily...
St. Patrick’s Day Charcuterie Board
Looking for a fun, family-friendly way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Instead of going out and getting mobbed by a crowd of green beer-guzzling drunkards, make a St. Patrick's Day charcuterie board for your friends and family to enjoy. What is a St. Patrick's Day...
Charcuterie: everything you must know about food boards
What is charcuterie? Charcuterie is technically defined as a collection of cold cooked meats, traditionally pork-based. Charcuterie boards (a.k.a. charcuterie platters, charcuterie trays, meat & cheese boards, cheese boards, food boards, grazing boards and tasting...
Arrosticini: tender Italian BBQ on a stick
Arrosticini (singular: arrosticino) is a traditional Italian barbecue made of lamb or sheep's meat cooked on a skewer. It hails from the region of Abruzzo, east of Rome. Abruzzese cuisine often includes sheep products with arrosticini being the most popular. What are...
Porchetta: Italian pork roast for the holidays and every day
Porchetta (also "porketta") is a traditional Italian roast pork that is often seen as a primary dish for family feasts. While porchetta is a great fancy-looking dish to serve on special occasions like the holidays, it is also eaten for everyday meals. It Rome, it's...
Xiao Long Bao: Chinese soup dumplings for the soul
Xiao long bao (a.k.a. XLB, xiaolong bao or xiaolong mantou) are Chinese soup-filled dumplings. Typically, bao are steamed puffy white buns (or golden brown when baked) with either savory or sweet fillings. However, this type of bao doesn't have a puffy bun at all and...
Birria Tacos: the French Dip of Mexico
What are birria tacos? Birria tacos are Mexican tacos filled with birria (pronounced BEE-ria, with an ever-so-slight rolling of the "r"). Birria is a traditional Mexican dish that, in the most simple terms, can be described as a meat stew. The meat is marinated in...
Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage: vegan pork for meat lovers
What are Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage? Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage are meatless alternatives to pork and sausage created by Impossible Foods. Like the widely-available Impossible Burger, both of these plant-based “meats”...
Korean Hot Dogs: corn dogs with a flair
What are Korean hot dogs? Korean hot dogs (or Korean corn dogs) are a variation of the traditional corn dog covered with different crispy toppings such as panko bread crumbs, fried potatoes or ramen. These toppings are either savory (left plain or infused...
Tapsilog and other Silogs: garlic rice & egg are the ultimate pairing
What are tapsilog and other silogs? Tapsilog is a popular Filipino breakfast dish. It is a combination of 3 main components: cooked beef or other meat (tapa in Tagalog) + garlic fried rice (sinangag) + egg (itlog). There...
Air Fried Foods: Dump that deep fryer. Eat healthier with an air fryer.
What are they? | Where Can I Get them? What are air fried foods? What’s an air fryer? Air fried foods are foods that are “fried” primarily by hot air. They are healthier than deep-fried, shallow-fried and pan-fried foods...
The Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger: veggie burgers made for carnivores
(Question: Which of these are meat burgers, Impossible Burgers, or Beyond Burgers? See answer below.) What are they? | Where can I get them? What is the Impossible Burger? What is the Beyond Burger? The Impossible Burger is a...
Croque-Monsieur and Croque-Madame: a childhood staple upgraded
Where Can I Get it? | How Can I Make It? What is a croque-monsieur and a croque-madame? Both the croque-monsieur and croque-madame are French versions of the basic ham and cheese sandwich. The croque-monsieur (French for “mister...
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Glutto Digest is a nationwide food blog based in the US. We feature unique & relatively esoteric foods & beverages ranging from the traditional to the trendy. Browse through our posts above to discover the best, most unique, newest, and up and coming foods & drinks (including recipes for delicious meals and yummy dishes).
Nice job finding our not-so-subtle Easter egg. 😉 Like finding the good stuff? Well then, we shall reward your curiosity by divulging more information about what we have to offer… To break things down, Glutto Digest’s posts focus on these main things:
1. Interesting foods & drinks (based on unique qualities i.e. visual appeal, taste, eating experience and/or health benefits). Examples of popular articles have included:
- rolled ice cream – this is a type of made-to-order ice cream made on frozen flat surfaces and scraped off to create rolls of ice cream
- pani puri shots – these are savory Indian shots that come in an array of eye-catching colors
- CBD oil edibles and gummies – these are edible goods made of the largely legal component of cannabis, CBD, which is linked with healing properties
- flaming saganaki – this is a Greek cheese appetizer that is lit on fire
- coxinhas – these are Brazilian appetizers similar to chicken nuggets
- air fried foods – these are a healthier alternative to deep-fried foods and can easily be made at home
- exotic fruits – these are fruits that are commonly found in tropical regions around the world
- liquid nitrogen puffs & dragon’s breath – these are snacks infused with liquid nitrogen that make you breathe like a dragon
2. How you can try these foods & drinks yourself (i.e. where to buy them near you & how to make them—at the bottom of each food article). Click on any of the articles above to find the closest places that serve these foods and recipes on the easiest way to make them (when applicable).
3. Tips for eating healthy (cause there is a right & wrong way to eat anything). When you feature all kinds of trending foods, some of them are bound to not be the most healthy. 😛 We feel a responsibility educate people to eat responsibly as well. Here are some examples of articles that provide tips on how to eat healthy and responsibly:
- eat what you want while staying healthy
- a cheat sheet to make healthy food choices easily
- eat out wisely: easy modifications to make your orders healthier
Other things you can do on Glutto Digest include:
1. Shopping for food-related gifts that you or your favorite food lover might like on our Gift Shop page. We have pretty much anything you could ever want to need, from stuff you can use for your kitchen to containers to keep your food & drinks fresh on the go.
2. Subscribing to our latest food posts on our Subscription page. Subscribing to Glutto Digest is like having a really awesome foodie friend to keep you in-the-know about all the best food trends and cultural foods that you probably wouldn’t know of otherwise.
3. Letting us know if you want us to feature a specific food, location or recipe on our Contact page. Although we have a pretty good pulse on all kinds of foods & drinks to feature, we’re always open to hearing other suggestions. Don’t hesitate to reach out….We don’t bite (unless you’re hiding food from us). 😉
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