Food porn

Nov 20 2011, Written by Minshu Deng in News, 1 Comments

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At last the holiday season is upon us, and that means many things: ugly holiday sweaters, long breaks, upcoming deadlines of 50 final papers that you haven’t thought about all semester…but to make everything better, the holidays also mean delicious, coma-inducing amounts of food. Being low on food points, I’m trying my best not to buy every single seasonal dessert in the Refectory at every meal. So, to hold me over—aside from chewing an excessive amount of gum at 3 a.m. or eating an excessive amount of cheap fries from Pitchfork Provisions at 3 a.m.—there are other ways curb my cravings until Thanksgiving dinner. Behold, the world of food porn.

What is food porn?

According to The Skinny Gourmet, “If the casserole is missionary style, food porn takes its devotees into the foodie kama sutra.”

What does that mean?

“No one knows what it means, but it’s provocative…”

Well, for me at least, it means getting excited for good food, and for that, I am giving thanks.

Here are some great foodie sites:

www.tastespotting.com

www.foodgawker.com

http://foodporndaily.com/

http://www.foodporn.net/

http://www.joyofbaking.com/

http://www.findingvegan.com/