What Is Bisque and Is It Different Than Soup?
We are officially in Soup Season. I love it because soups are so easy to make. Get a bunch of great ingredients, toss them in a pot with water or broth, and let it all simmer until it’s delicious. The...
View ArticleWhat Is an Empanada? A Stuffed Explainer
Empanadas are equally convenient and confusing. On the one hand, these little pastries are easy to eat with one hand, making them perfect options for both fancy dinner parties and street fair food...
View ArticleWhat to Eat Before a Turkey Trot, According to Runners
For many people, Thanksgiving is a day that’s meant to be spent sitting down. First you sit in bed to watch the parade, then you move to the couch to sit and watch football, and then, eventually, you...
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Best Brie Cheese You Can Buy at the Grocery Store (Updated with a New #1!)
The best brie cheese is soft, creamy, and a little funky. It’s great on its own, layered into a simple sandwich, or baked into one of the world’s greatest holiday appetizers (that would be baked brie...
View ArticleWhy Send Holiday Cards When You Can Send…Ranch Dressing?
If you know anything about me, you know that in the immortal words of Miss Mariah Carey, all I want for Christmas is ranch. I mean you are there too or whatever, but have you met ranch? Anyway, my...
View Article7 Rare Mountain Dew Flavors Ever Dew-Devotee Needs to Try
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Mountain Dew has quite a few flavors to choose from. According to the Mountain Dew Wiki (a very helpful resource), there are dozens of different flavors available...
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11 Powerade Flavors, Ranked from Worst to Best
The sports drink aisle is flush with options, from your classic Gatorade flavors to the stealthy BodyArmors to all those shiny new PRIMEs and GHOSTs. And then, right there in the middle, is the...
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The New Trolli Gummi Pops Are Some of the Strangest Things We’ve Ever Eaten
Trolli has been taking up our feeds lately. And everyone has been talking about their new frozen Gummi Pops, which according to their website, promise a one-of-a-kind “soft chewy gummi texture.” At...
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The 12 Best Frozen Breakfast Foods from Our Taste Tests
The best frozen breakfast foods make cooking a morning meal a lot faster and easier, and we love that. Imagine boiling and shredding potatoes instead of buying a bag of frozen hash browns. Or mixing...
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The Best Gingerbread Cookies, Ginger Cookies, and Ginger Snaps
The best gingerbread cookies should be peppery, spiced, slightly sweet, and wonderfully crunchy. Store bought ginger cookies are a holiday treat because they pack bold, aromatic flavor. Nutmeg, clove,...
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What Holiday Pie Are You Based on Your Zodiac Sign?
It is that time. There is a chill in the air, your mom tells you to put on a jacket whenever you call her, Lorelai Gilmore smells snow, and Mariah Carey has wormed her way into our brains like…well, a...
View ArticleHere’s What the Sporked Editors Want for Christmas This Year
When we aren’t taste testing foods and helping you make impeccable decisions at the grocery store, the team members here at Sporked are coveting things. It’s a sin, we know! But when gift guide season...
View ArticleWhat Is a Wonton?
When ordering from a Chinese restaurant, there are lots to choose from when it comes to making a soup decision. Egg drop, hot and sour, even a bird’s nest soup might cross your mind as possibilities...
View ArticleThe Best Christmas Appetizers Are Easy Christmas Appetizers
If your family is anything like mine, you know a festive, delicious, downright showstopping spread of the best Christmas appetizers can be just as important as the actual meal itself. Dinner is gone...
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Best Frozen Pizza: Cheese, Pepperoni, Veggie, Thin Crust, and More
What is the best frozen pizza? If we’re being honest, the best frozen pizza is whatever frozen pizza happens to be in your freezer when you’re desperately hungry and nothing is open for delivery. But...
View ArticleVote for the Best New Snacks, Sodas, and More in the Sporked Awards!
The Sporked Awards are back for a third year, and once again Sporked’s editors will be celebrating all the best products we ate in 2024. But this year we’re doing things a little differently: Even...
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Best Frozen Empanadas: Beef, Chicken, Veggie, and Vegan!
If you’ve been forced to endure any kind of cocktail party, you’ve probably had an empanada. But if you haven’t, it’s a flaky pocket of pastry wrapped around a savory filling, like if a Hot Pocket was...
View ArticleEvery 2024 Mountain Dew Flavor, Ranked
There has been so many good returning and new Mountain Dew flavors this year. And while we are excited for the new Mountain Dew flavors coming in 2025, we also want to take a moment to reflect back on...
View ArticleWhat Is French Vanilla?
Are you embarrassed when your fancy friends come over for ice cream, and you only have vanilla to offer them? Are you ashamed that you spend 10 minutes in the coffee creamer aisle only to once again...
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This Cheesy New Trader Joe’s Frozen Side Dish Is a Big Miss
Releasing a veggie and cheese dish during the holidays is a power move from Trader Joe’s. They’re trying to corner the market on ready-to-heat, ready-to-eat dishes that you can easily serve your...
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