100% Plant-Based, 110% Flavor · Stay Rude!
Society, work, gastronomy.
Soy yoghurt, mustard, tofu and oil, blended smooth and served straight from the fridge. A cold soup on its own, or the base for cold cucumber soup once you stir in the grated cucumber. Plus the second half of the definition of real work.
PwC’s recurring consumer sentiment survey in the UK shows a global trend. The UK consumer confidence index dropped from -1 in January to -13 (sic!), while 9 out of 10 consumers are worried about the cost of living. 8 out of 10 want to reduce spending in the near future. 40% of respondents want to buy … Read more
Mondelez International is guilty of misleading consumers! The ruling concerns a lawsuit filed last year by the consumer association Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg e.V. over the company reducing the size of Milka chocolate bars from 100 g to 90 g without clearly informing consumers. Milka Alpine Milk received the title of “deceptive packaging of the year 2025” … Read more
Do you like coffee? Especially Arabica? Are you, like me, addicted to caffeine? If so, that’s a bit of a problem. Arabica, which makes up nearly three-quarters of global coffee production, is less bitter and contains less caffeine, but it’s far more valued for its flavor. The cheaper Robusta, with its less pleasant earthy and … Read more
At least 50 people across seven countries — more than half of them in Finland — have been infected with Salmonella. The most likely cause was… sprouts. From Italy. Products like sprouts and microgreens — so often treated as part of a healthy fitness diet, eaten raw, added as garnish, to salads and slaws — … Read more
One of those conveniences, one of those devices without which, after some time, you wonder how you ever lived. Unless you practice zen while kneading dough for 20 minutes. But, quoting a classic, for that you need a lot of phlegm in you — and “in me there’s nothing but fury.” If you make dough, … Read more
I have been gathering my thoughts on what Oi! culture, skinheads, and punks mean to me for a long time. And I will probably continue to do so for a while, especially because it’s a vast subject and addressing it requires debunking many myths and misconceptions. Starting with the association of skinheads with aggressive racists … Read more