Kranjska? Krainer? Slovenia, Austria go to war over sausage

Call it Kranjska vs Krainer. Slovenia has applied to the EU’s European Commission for official recognition and protected status for the Kranjska klobasa, or “Krainer Wurst”, a sausage it claims for its own. Slovenia claims the sausage, of which a cheese-filled version known as a ‘kaesekrainer’ is extremely popular in Austria, was invented in Northern Slovenia in the 19th century. Complicating the claim is the fact that Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time. Should the EU side with Slovenia then Austria would be forced to change the name, much to the chagrin of kaesekrainer lovers in Vienna. The two countries have six months to come to a settlement in their battle…

Super Bowl commercials 2012: Viagra Doritos

Super Bowl XLVI saw the New England Patriots take on the New York Giants at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eli Manning led the New York Giants to a fourth quarter come-from-behind victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, the second time the Giants have upset the Patriots in the Super Bowl in four years. Ladies. Are you are a Super Bowl widow? Is your man more interested in the game than you? Are you struggling to grab his attention no matter what you try? Try Viagra flavor Doritos. America’s favorite game time snack now comes in a flavor that is guaranteed to take your man’s mind…

Woman nearly dies after stomach stretched to five times its normal size

Lots of girls enjoy stuffing their stomachs to the extreme, but watch out, it could kill you. Recently a young woman dined at an all-you-can-eat restaurant and wolfed down all the meat and ice cream in an hour and a half. She felt like vomitting afterwards but couldn’t get anything out, so her stomach really hurt. After she arrived hospital, the doctor found that her stomach was swelling.

No more Twinkies? Hostess cakes declares bankruptcy

Is this the end of Twinkies? Hostess Cakes, the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonderbread, is declaring bankruptcy. The Twinkie has been a favorite snack since it was invented in the 30s. Its purported shelf life is legendary. Some believe that Twinkies never go bad. Hostess Cakes says this is not so and that Twinkies should only sit on the shelf for a couple of weeks. Hostess Cakes says the rising cost of flour and heavy pension obligations did it in. But some believe Hostess is declaring bankruptcy to wiggle out of pension fund obligations. ENGLISH:

Distributor sells chocolate that expired nine years ago

An employee at Bon Corp, an importer and distributor of baking ingredients is peeling off the Dutch chocolate’s original label in a professional manner then relabeling the individual boxes with a fake expiration date.

Norway’s butter crisis threatens to ruin Christmas

A low-carb diet craze swept Norway this year, driving up butter consumption by 30 percent in November. But now Christmas is here, and Norway has run out of butter. How will grandma bake her krumkake? Norway is one of the richest countries in the world and they are willing to pay for their butter fix. The price of butter spiked at 80 Euros a kilo on auction sites. A Russian butter smuggler was caught trying to bring in 90kg of contraband butter. While butter conglomerate TINE offered excuses, the truth is Norway’s neighbor Denmark is a plentiful butter producer. If imported butter were not kept out of Norway by protectionist trade policies, Norwegians would not…

Slaughtering horses for meat could return to US

Horse slaughterhouses could soon pop up in America’s heartland as Congress has repealed a funding ban on inspections of equine meat for human consumption. Proponents see butchering as a productive solution to the nation’s horse overpopulation issues. Cases of horse abandonment and neglect are on the rise, with over 1,500 horses abandoned in the state of Colorado alone in 2009, a 63% increase compared to three years prior. Ranchers have exported many excess horses for butchering–138,000 in total last year–but Wyoming state legislator Sue Wallis says the returns on the foreign market are low. Butchering horses domestically would bode better financially, and also allow for greater oversight of how they are killed, to the reserved…

Pepper Spray! A delicious form of crowd control

Pepper spray is a yummy and delicious form of crowd control. Just ask Lt. John Pike or Anthony (Tony) Bologna! Old women (like Dorli Rainey) and pregnant ladies (like Jennifer Fox) LOVE pepper spray. That’s because pepper spray is essentially a food product. Megyn Kelly eats it every day. In China, pepper spray is used in Sichuan hot pot. Therefore, it’s not very effective as a form of crowd control and more traditional means are required. But if pepper spray is a food product, how does it stand up to Tapatio? … Tapatio is the bomb! ENGLISH: