chromedome

...and in another fun little bit of analysis, cat-scat coffee gets detailed scrutiny. https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/fermentation-is-key-to-coffee-beans-gleaned-from-civet-feces/

I know the knife mavens here will be tempted to snark about the "In further news, water proven wet!" aspect of it, but the whole food science movement over the past couple of decades has revolved around empirically examining things everybody "knows." In this case, the paper documents/validates the longstanding assertion that using a sharper knife is the way to keep onion-cutting from irritating your eyes. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512779122

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-3

Annnnnd, back to pistachios. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachios-and-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-2

There's an Ontario recall on ground beef (E. coli) but it's limited to one retailer in London. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-ground-beef-products-recalled-due-e-coli-o157h7 ETA: Ninja'd by ElsieD after opening this tab.

Baklava this time, just for a change of pace. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/baklava-recalled-due-salmonella

Huh. In my own kitchen I can assure you there's no difference, because I buy the big jar and use it to refill my squeeze bottle.

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/green-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella

Pistachios, again/still. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/basha-foods-brand-raw-shelled-pistachio-kernal-recalled-due-salmonella https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-1

"Big enough to swaddle a baby" spinach.

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella-1

Seasonally macabre...

An update on one of the BC pistachio recalls. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-raw-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-raw-pistachios-recalled-due-salmonella