A Full Belly

loafwich

Meet The Loafwich: "A sandwich made with the majority of a 400g fresh loaf, and about £10 worth of filling." I don't know that I could eat a sandwich this big, but I'm enjoying thinking about what I would put in it. What would you make a loafwich out of? Tell me in the comments!

(Previously on AFB: We love sandwiches.)

soy milk

Bob the Angry Flower on soy milk. I don't care for it much either, it's too thin and too sweet. I like the taste of full milk! Luckily for me I'm not lactose intolerant.

no more vegan marshmallows?

Vegan marshmallow scandal! AFB's favorite marathon-running vegan librarians Kate and Jenny couldn't find their beloved vegan marshmallows at Whole Foods or Teany and eventually discovered that the marshmallows weren't vegan after all—it turns out that Emes Kosher-Jel, the popular alternative to gelatin used to make them, contains protein.

garfield edible products

Garfield Candy! Garfield Junk Food! Matt of X-Entertainment samples all sorts of licensed Garfield edible products, including Garfield and Friends Fruit Rolls: "As was and remains the norm, kids could pull different character/item shapes off the rolls. In this case, of course, you get to pull off Garfield, Odie, Nermal, Jon and whatever other characters seemed conducive to a 6x6" sheet of flattened fruit crap." The piece is hilarious from start to finish, so please go read it, but the best part has got to be the scan of Garfield teaching fruit roll etiquette. If Garfield Fruit Rolls were still on the market, I would go out and buy some RIGHT NOW.

where are the taco doritos?

Taco Doritos. Gael of Pop Culture Junk Mail can't find this elusive in Seattle and discovers that not all regions of the US are equal when it comes to Doritos flavor distribution. I don't think I've seen Taco Doritos in NYC but again then I don't eat Doritos very often, so that doesn't mean much.

Going Whole Hog

Speaking of pigs, Going Whole Hog is a new blog devoted to savoring the whole hog. 4 oinks!

Researchers to map pig DNA

A team of researchers won a $10 million federal grant to provide the first complete sequence of the swine genome -- a genetic map they say could help farmers produce better hogs, give consumers tastier pork and ultimately benefit human health.

wine and cheese

When hosting your next wine and cheese party, don't splurge on an expensive vintage because your guests won't be able to tell the difference. A recent study found that cheese deadens the taster's perception of wines' flavors, perhaps by binding to flavor molecules in the wine or the fat from the cheese may coat the taster's mouth.

The Saveur 100

The Saveur 100 is one of my favorite lists, featuring 100 favorites (food, drinks, restaurants, people, places, things) from the world of food. NPR spoke with the Colman Andrews, the magazine's editor-in-chief about the list. Listen to the interview and view the complete list on NPR's website. (Saveur Magazine website)

Salvor Kiosk, an antidote to over-design

Salvor Kiosk is a new store offering products from around the world, one country at a time and "an antidote to over-design." This is a concept I can get behind! Currently featuring inventory from Japan through February, two of my favorite items are the insulated hot/cold bag (this looks like the perfect thing to take along to the farmer's market), and the Sakura Kosen (smoked cherry blossom beverage) -- pour hot water over it, and the flower opens fully and ressembles a cherry blossom.

In NYC? Visit the offline store, 12-7 Wed.- Sun. , 95 Spring Street.