Ohio Amish to ChallengeWorld's Biggest BuffetRecord Of 510 Dishes

The foodstuffs community is abuzz with buffet chatter as the Ohio Amish community plan to host a charity buffet today (March 24, 2007) that will break the established record of a 510 dish buffet set at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas last year. Word on the street is that the Amish are aiming for 600 unique dishes and there will be representatives from Guiness World Records on site to verify the count.

Our staff is rooting for a new world record and results will be posted as soon as the news comes in to our test kitchens.

Foodstuffs Facts:Never Hold Food Near A Toilet Bowl

An anonymous reader sent in this photo - which must be explained to understand. The backstory is that this man was standing in front of bowl, zipping down the trousers, with newspaper and an individually wrapped ice cream sandwich tucked under his arm. Took just one shimmy and the ice cream flew right into the toilet bowl - air sealed or not we here deem this now unedible. We all feel his pain.

Foodstuff Finance Forum:Investing in Cattle &The Beef Industry

Our research staff has noted to us a website - CattleNetwork.com - that is the ultimate reference and information source for the 'Cattle Market'. You will find info on cattle marketing, cattle investment risk management, beef associations and much more. The Cattle Quiz asks you how many cattle are slaughtered each day and other interesting topics. Learn about ear-tags for livestock or genetic selection discourse.

CattleNetwork.Com

Economics Forum:St. Patrick's Day,Feed Corn &The Price of Beef

The recent spike in the wholesale prices for corn, seemingly fueled by the new market and demand for ethanol fuel. We have heard that it has corn prices are have flirted with doubling in just the recent past months. The National Chicken Council testified before the US Congress last week warning that beef and other foodstuffs will feel a ripple effect from this.

Be prepared to toss out a few more duckets this year when making that big shank of corned beef and cabbage.

New York City:Taco Bell - KFC LocationVideo of Rats Force Closure

One day after passing a city health department inspection, video footage was taken showing a dozen rats scampering across this locations floors. Reporters who were at the restaurant early in the AM watched as the rodents jumped around and dragged food across the floors. Geoffrey Cowley, a health department spokesman said "It doesn't look like the inspection that was done Thursday met our standards, I don't want to prejudge that. We're concerned, and we're going to carefully re-evaluate that inspection." Link to the video footage is below:

RATS GONE WILD

Foodstuffs Legal Forum:Man Suing Over ParalysisBlames Uncooked Chicken

This story from Florida just came in from our legal foodstuffs staffer. A man in Tampa, Florida has retained an attorney and is pursuing a case against Moe's Southwest Grill in Land O' Lakes. His attorney is arguing that the chicken burrito his client ate caused him immediate sickness and then led to a bacterial infection that has spread into his nerves. This is all the info we have at the moment, however check back for more as it comes in to The FPT.

Welcome to McDonald's!Can I take your order please?An Inside Look At A ShiftBehind The Company Counter

A member of our web research team found an excellent webpage written by an employee who worked for McDonalds. Rather than ramble on about it, we simply encourage you to take a look. The page is a good read and is linked below.

Welcome To McDonald's, May I Take Your Order Please?

DEVELOPING STORY:McDonalds is bringing backthe Shamrock Shakes

We received a rambling email message today from one of our correspondants - which is shown below:

I have an inside source that is telling me that Mc Donalds is bring back the Shamrock Shakes. Nothing confirmed yet, but I found this page - http://www.tiktok.org/shamrock/

called corporate office - they CONFIRMED - not in all locations yet
but "up north" they are available - this is a hot item - stop the presses

More info as it comes in

Remember:The Red Onion

Short reminder to you all to remember to always buy a red onion every time you hit the grocery store. Red onions truly are excellent with almost everything. Our staff favorites are: on pizza, salads, burgers and soups. You get a lot of flavor for under a buck with the red onion.

Sci-Fi Channel Show FeaturesBeast Who Must FeastOn Liposuction Leftovers

A fairly new show on the Sci-Fi Channel called "Special Unit 2" recently ran an episode that was an interesting show about a monster that grew out of human liposuction operations waste. Once the monster established itself it craved human for chow - specifically their fatty tissues. Thus making those of the largess its favorite meal. little creepy - sends a little shiver down every one who is of the pride.

The Fat Pride TimesHas Gone Global

The Fat Pride Times describes itself as an international thinktank, and we have the web statistics in to document this. We have been mocked regarding this statement and are pleased to have the documentation to show this. The list below reads across as: Site Visitor Country - Unique Hits - Percent of total unique hits.

United States -- 5645 -- 85.79%

Canada -- 201 -- 3.05%

Greece -- 157 -- 2.39%

New Zealand -- 142 -- 2.16%

United Kingdom -- 131 -- 1.99%

Australia -- 44 -- 0.67%

France -- 19 -- 0.29%

Netherlands -- 19 -- 0.29%

Italy -- 17 -- 0.26%

Germany -- 16 -- 0.24%

Argentina -- 14 -- 0.21%

Spain -- 13 -- 0.20%

India -- 12 -- 0.18%

Mexico -- 9 -- 0.14%

Turkey -- 8 -- 0.12%

Belgium -- 8 -- 0.12%

Denmark -- 8 -- 0.12%

Singapore -- 8 -- 0.12%

Sweden -- 7 -- 0.11%

Ireland -- 7 -- 0.11%

Korea, Republic of -- 7 --0.11%

Thailand -- 7 -- 0.11%

Japan -- 6 -- 0.09%

Philippines -- 6 -- 0.09%

South Africa -- 6 -- 0.09%

Portugal -- 5 -- 0.08%

Norway -- 5 -- 0.08%

Brazil -- 5 -- 0.08%

Egypt -- 1 -- 0.02%

Unknown -- 1 -- 0.02%

Venezuela -- 1 -- 0.02%

Colombia -- 1 -- 0.02%

Poland -- 1 -- 0.02%

Satellite Provider -- 1 -- 0.02%

Czech Republic -- 1 -- 0.02%

Maldives -- 1 -- 0.02%

Cote D'Ivoire -- 1 -- 0.02%

Iran, Islamic Republic of -- 1 -- 0.02%

Croatia -- 1 -- 0.02%

Austria -- 1 -- 0.02%

Panama -- 1 -- 0.02%

Cyprus -- 1 -- 0.02%

Iceland -- 1 -- 0.02%

Bermuda -- 1 -- 0.02%

Indonesia -- 1 -- 0.02%

Pakistan -- 1 -- 0.02%

What Is This Food?The Answer Post

We had some good guesses, however proper spelling counted and we did not have a true winner. Pictured is "Collard Greens with Back Bacon". Collard Greens by themselves are a very healthy vitamin rich foodstuff, something we would not discuss in this forum. However, the addition of Back Bacon which has more white fat than any other cut of pork makes it a Fat Pride Times Favorite. There will be another mystery dish photo posted in the next few days - please drop by again.

Foodstuff Finances:Pork Futures Post Huge Gains

We have received word from our financial advisors that this week general pork prices are at a five-month high and frozen pork belly futures have reached a 2 1/2-year high. The stats: February Hogs closed 77 points up at 67.05 cents a pound. February Bellies came in at 104.50 cents - up 172 points.

Food Music:Pork Roll, Egg and CheeseFrom "Ween"

The staff here has a passion for any music that relates to food and eating. Even though this song is from 1999, we just recently were turned on to it by one of our Oregon correspondants. The lyrics ramble on about guava fruit, kaiser rolls, pork rolls, eggs and cheese - all items that we endorse. Check out the album with this song - it is titled "The Pod".

February's Featured Foodstuff:Pickled Ginger

While Ginger Root is served and used in many ways, our staff voted that 'Pickled Ginger Slivers' is the best of the lot. Pickled Ginger is also served in thin small slices, but the slivered type is our preferred pick. People often get the two types confused so we have posted the photos you see above to help our viewers make the right choice. Slivered Pickled Ginger goes well with salads, rice dishes, chicken and especially on beef. Fair warning: this stuff commands a fairly high price. Your best bet economically is to purchase it from a Japanese Market.

Foodstuff Photo Fun!Can You Identify This Meal?

Our recent staff meeting was very productive and one of the new ideas is to run a series of foodstuff photos and let our visitors try to identify them. Please participate by using the comments link below - no registration or bs required. The answer will be revealed one week from this posting - on February 15th. Check back as we may post clues if no one is getting it correct.

One-Week Hiatus Has EndedStaff Back On Shift

After some stressful nights here 500 feet under the earth;s crust in the Fat Pride Times Kitchen it was decided by the Board of Directors that the entire staff needed a hiatus if we were gonna keep functioning. All staff members were given 2-packs of nice steaks and the suprise notice last Sunday. The nice steaks above are not the ones given out - but are strikingly similar. We seriously encourage barbequing meat to relief tension and stress in one's life.

New Jersey State Officials:Limit Your Squirrel Meals

The Ringwood area of New Jersey that is home to a toxic dump has sent warning letters to its residents advised them that children should not eat squirrel more than once a month, pregnant women should limit their intake to twice a month, and adults should not eat squirrel more than twice a week. The Department of Health and Senior Services and The State Department of Environmental Protection both collaborated on issuing the warning, the first of its kind.

Reader Recommends: Famous Dave's Ribs & Sauces

One of our regular visitors sent us the photo above of excellent looking bbq pork ribs from Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que restaurant. While no one on the staff here has tried Famous Dave's food or products, this reader has proven his good taste before so we are happy to feature these ribs on the FPT blog. Famous Dave's does much more than ribs, they offer catering, spices, sauces and more. They have a great website which is linked below.

Famous Dave's Website

Always Read TheFoodstuffs Fine Print

As part of our ongoing informational campaign on labeling/mis-labeling on food items we have an example to share with you. See those nice big cookies on the front of the bag above? Well as the fine print tells us "Cookies Shown Larger Than Actual Size". This product gets credit for saying it straight out, often the fine print uses vague style terms like "may have".

The staff here is always looking for examples to post here and we also welcome submissions to share with our readers.