Do fish eat their babies?
Chef's answer
Sometimes he guards several clutches by different females, cleans the nest, and fans oxygen towards the eggs to improve their supply. Yet scientists have repeatedly observed males eating some of the carefully-provided for eggs. Filial cannibalism often occurs in fish species in which males care for the eggs or young.
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A longstanding related question: Do they feel pain? Yes, researchers now say. Not only do crabs suffer pain, a new study found, but they retain a memory of it (assuming they aren't already dead on your dinner plate). The scientists say its time for new laws to consider the suffering of all crustaceans.
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An attempt to eject irritants from the cras mouthparts. ... Possibly a means of self-defense..
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This is how to tenderise beef with a Chinese restaurant method called "velveting beef". Also used for chicken, it's a simple, highly effective technique using baking soda that transforms economical beef so it's incredibly tender in stir fries and stir fried noodles.
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It's called "tomalley," which in Latin means "substance made of liver and pancreas but is yummy even though it looks like poop." "Looks like lobster poop," Jill said. ... Lobsters pee out of their faces. They have urine-release nozzles right under their eyes.
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Apart from being a 100% pure beef hot dog, Costco's hot dogs don't have: by-products, corn syrup, phosphates, fillers, or artificial colors or flavors. One could say that they can get away with using less additives because they sell so many each year, but really it just proves the quality of Kirkland Signature.
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Rutt's Hut, Clifton Rutt's signature dog is the Ripper - the deep frying causes the hot dog to crack and split, or rip. A Weller is a well-done Ripper and a Cremator is a burnt Ripper. You really don't want to go there unless you crave what cook Bill Chrisafinis calls "petrified'' hot dogs.
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Irish firm bags McDonald's bacon deal Based in Thurles, Co Tipperary, Dew Valley is an independent processor employing 250 staff, and is to supply the McDonald's with around nine million pieces of bacon per year.
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