The Hot Summer Drink Is a Shot of Booze with a Cicada in It
Americans can turn literally anything into an alcoholic beverage. Here's proof: The hot new drink for summer is a shot with a dead CICADA in it.
A place in Chicago called Noon Whistle Brewing is serving cicada-infused shots of Chicago's famous "malört" . . . a wormwood liqueur that's been compared to "citrus-flavored gasoline." That's BEFORE you add the cicada.
They dump a bunch of dead cicadas in the bottle, so they're infused with all that malörty goodness. Then they pour you a shot and toss a cicada in the glass.
They claim the natural flavor of the cicadas adds a lot . . . and that it's "reminiscent of succulent lobster."
The cicada shots sell for $5 each. But if you really want one, they're easy enough to make. Someone posted a video this weekend of people drinking them at a tailgate.
For millions of Americans, finding cicadas isn't hard right now. Tracking down a bottle of malört outside Chicago is the bigger challenge.
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Today is National Cheese Day.
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Is this the perfect breakfast food? Some TikToker came up with a hybrid called "Pancaked French Toast".
You make French toast, then dip it in pancake batter and make a pancake around it.
He makes it in a pan and it looks kind of burnt. What is this, the old west? It might come out better on a griddle.
Or you could just watch Tom Brady make waffles the right way.
Hidden Valley Is Doing Mail-Order Flights of Ranch Dressing
I'm not sure who needs this in their life, but it pairs well with cholesterol meds: Hidden Valley Ranch partnered with the meal-delivery service Hello Fresh for new FLIGHTS of ranch dressing you can order through the mail.
They're a limited-time-only thing. They sold the first round of kits yesterday, and the second round drops next Monday at HelloFreshRanchFlight.com.
For $35, you get four types of ranch dressing to taste-test, plus a bunch of snacks for dipping. Here are the names of the four different ranches:
All Bay Long: Ranch mixed with Old Bay Seasoning.
GoGoGochujang: (go-go-GO-choo-jayng) Ranch with garlic powder and red chili paste.
Goucho Rancho: Southwest seasoning and chipotle powder.
Frankenranch: Ranch mixed with Frank's Red Hot.
They did a poll that found 37% of fans have eaten or SIPPED ON straight ranch before. So you also get a plastic flask specifically meant to hold ranch dressing.
The poll also found 26% of people have used ranch on an "unexpected food." 10% have dipped fruit in it . . . 5% have used it on a dessert . . . and 5% have dipped a Pop Tart in ranch before.
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America's oldest craft brewer, Anchor Brewing, is being revived.
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Ten mistakes everyone makes cooking steak
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