Food is Stupid

My name is Dennis Lee, aka Dannis Ree, and I'm a Chicago-based food writer whose main goal is to ruin food for everyone. Especially you.

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The virility Crunchwrap Supreme

668 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Food culture
  1. Valentine's Day is an unofficial food holiday that involves cooking a romantic meal for your partner.
  2. The Virility Crunchwrap Supreme was created using aphrodisiac ingredients like oysters, almonds, and pickled okra.
  3. Building the Crunchwrap involved constructing layers of ingredients and folding them to create a unique dish.

The clam dog

845 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Recipes Ingredients Food culture
  1. Geoducks are giant clams shaped like penises, considered a delicacy and tasty when prepared properly.
  2. Preparing a clam dog from scratch can be challenging and messy, requiring cleaning and frying the clam.
  3. Frying the fried geoduck resulted in a chewy, difficult-to-eat texture, highlighting the importance of proper preparation.

Chicken cordon bleu or pink

884 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Humor
  1. The author explores the concept of gender reveal parties using food as a vehicle for information sharing.
  2. The process of making a gender reveal chicken cordon bleu is detailed, including the challenges and rewards.
  3. The author humorously describes the outcomes of creating a pink and a blue version of the dish.

Clamchos

393 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Food experiences
  1. The Onion Union received support and reached a new contract agreement.
  2. The newsletter will continue with more penis clam content.
  3. The newsletter features an experiment involving cleaning and deep frying a massive bivalve.
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