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"WE DON'T NEED NO [NUTRITIONAL] EDUCATION"
ARE CHICKEN NUGGETS OFF THE MENU THEN?
EXPERIMENTAL FOOD COMBINATIONS
SEXISM IN DOMESTIC ADVERTISING

SO, RETROMUSH IS ABOUT…?

..AND THE NITTY GRITTY STUFF IS…

ALPHA GETTI BANGERS AND MASH BENTO BOXES CALORIES CANDY CANTEEN DINNERS CELEBRITY CHEF CEREAL CHEMICALS COCKTAIL PARTY CULINARY HERO DIABETES DISGUSTING ETHNIC ETIQUETTE EXPERTS FAIL FISH AND CHIPS FOOD ADDITIVES FOOD FACES FOOD LABELS FOOD PRESENTATION FOREIGN FUN GENDER HEART DISEASE HESTON BLUMENTHAL HOME COOKING ICONIC FOODS ILLEGAL INEQUALITY INNOVATIVE JUNK FOOD KIDS LEFTOVERS LICKABLE WALLPAPER MEDIA MEN MISHMASH MONEY OBESITY OBSCURE OLD SCHOOL OPINION PARTY PICKNMIX POTNOODLE RESOURCES RETAIL SCRAPS STEREOTYPE SWEETS THE PUBLIC EYE TRENDS TRIAL AND ERROR UK UNDERGROUND USA VISUAL WEIRD WEIRD LAWS WILL POWER WILLY WONKA WOMEN

MODERNISING THE OLD SCHOOL DISH

There’s only one man who can truly bring your childhood back to you via food – and that’s Heston Blumenthal. Here’s some of his best experiments.

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THE DOCUS THAT SAID IT BEST

Home economists and experts talk about the history of food. Did you know the first tin-opener was invented by the English surgical instrument maker Robert Yates in 1855? Neither did I.

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10 LIMITED EDITION JUNK FOODS

“Dominos pizza box bubble gum”, “Stretchy Boogers”, and “Rinky Dinks.” It wasn’t just the packaging that enlivened you. Retromush brings you 10 of the best.

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RETRO RECREATIONS GONE WRONG

It seemed magnificent in the cookbook, but looked like scum on the plate.

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10 FOOD QUOTES FROM OUR CULINARY HEROES

There’s a lot to be said for bygone foods, so who said it best?

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IT WAS THE WORST JUNK FOOD YOU EVER ATE

Many of the food commercials aimed at children were for foods high in fat, sugar, and salt, while low in nutritional value, but which were some of the worst?

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PARTY ETIQUETTE AND TABLE MANNERS

There’s toothpick holders, bread sticks, and fondue – but would it be rude if I passed on the mini gherkins?

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PRESENTATION OF RETRO FOOD

No, it must be encased in gelatin at all times, and yes – the tomatoes must be pealed into a rosette. 

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10 OF THE MOST OBSCURE OLD SCHOOL ETHNIC DISHES

After a hard day at the office, nothing beats a Casu Marzu with a steaming hot brew of Kopi Luwak. What’s that you say? You don’t want to know. 

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THE CONSISTENCY OF JUNK FOOD

Don’t hate the player, hate the game? Our culture is following Hansel and Gretel’s bread trail, and convenience foods are the witch living deep in the forest.

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