Slim Jim is icky

From Slashfood today, serious grossness. You know how that old "What are little boys made of" rhyme? Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails? Turns out that's a Slim Jim through and through:

Perhaps not as appetizing as it seemed at first, the second ingredient on the list, "mechanically separated chicken," is, according to the USDA, "a paste-like and batter-like meat product produced by forcing bones with attached edible meat under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue.

Ah, yes, perhaps not as appetizing as it seemed at first, second, third, or 99th.

Kimchi, Hot Dog, and Cheddar Cheese

I just got this month's edition of Food & Wine and was somehow magically, mysteriously directed by the Hot Dog Gods to the page with the Kogi Hotdog from some kind of magical hot dog place in LA. I want to jump on a plane and get one immediately. Probably, since I have two small children and have to work, I'll just settle for making the recipe in the magazine. I am swooning over this. I shall have sparkly hot dog dreams tonight.

My son wants to name a dog "Hot Dog Dog." That's funny.

Here's the linky:

Kogi Dog