Uncommon Bytes #10
It’s another week of food news ranging from wacky to interesting! This week covers a Willy Wonka-esque mishap with a DreiMeister, the future of the beef industry and how it can help keep some money in your pocket, and a natural supplement that can help reduce muscle soreness after exercise. There’s always something crazy happening in the food industry, so let’s dive right in!
Germany Had a Chocolate Street?
This week a German chocolate company, DreiMeister, had a major mishap causing a tank to overflow and chocolate to flood the street! About a ton of chocolate leaked onto the street and hardened over due to the cold air, requiring the fire department to come out and remedy the situation. The traffic block caused by this accident lasted for around 2 hours and it took hot water and blowtorches to melt the chocolate so that it could be scraped away. Despite the tragedy, DreiMeister says that chocolate will still be available for the holidays and told chocolate lovers not to worry. Read more about this crazy story here.
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Lab-Grown Wagyu Beef Coming Soon!
There have been talks for a while about producing lab-grown beef as a cleaner, cheaper, and more humane alternative for the meat industry and many companies have been experimenting. There are already a few companies that have successfully created cultured beef, but a company called Just has decided to partner with a Japanese farm in the hopes to put cultured Wagyu beef on shelves. If this venture is successful, it will lower the price point of Wagyu beef, making this premium option much more affordable for restaurants and home chefs alike. Find out more here.
Eating Ginger Helps Muscle Soreness
Ginger has been said to have pain-reducing effects, but there isn’t much research on the topic. A study was released recently that supports the idea that eating ginger root as a supplement helps reduce muscle soreness post-exercise. The study was performed explicitly on distance runners, but previous studies have shown that ginger does contain pain relieving qualities regarding other exercises and conditions. Learn more about this supplement here!
