But they do not eat hot peppers in the United States. Here and there, yes. But hot peppers there are weak peppers here. – James Street (1903–1954), “The Grains of Paradise” [Village of Feliz, Taba
There were green infernos and green terrors, yellow jackets and yellow furies, red torrids and red frenzies. – James Street (1903–1954), “The Grains of Paradise”
I was looking forward to some real Capsicums, fresh from the bush and oozing their pungent piperine. – James Street (1903–1954), “The Grains of Paradise” [a little altered &mdas
We think fast food is equivalent to pornography, nutritionally speaking. – Steve Elbert
High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us? – Annita Manning
Chemicals, n: Noxious substances from which modern foods are made. – Author unknown
It would be nice if the Food and Drug Administration stopped issuing warnings about toxic substances and just gave me the names of one or two things still safe to eat. – Robert Fuoss
You can do a lot for your diet by eliminating foods that have mascots. – Ted Spiker
We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. – Alfred E. Newman
The breakfast slimes, angel food cake, doughnuts and coffee, white bread and gravy cannot build an enduring nation. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)
You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars. – Charles Kuralt
Anyhow, the hole in the doughnut is at least digestible. – H.L. Mencken
The inventor of soda crackers has a place in hell. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)
Tyler turned down the candy because it would make him run slower. – Chris Powell/Ashley Hylton, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition
If you plant Twinkies in your body garden, how do you expect to harvest health? – Terri Guillemets
I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead. – Oscar Wilde
Beware the hobby that eats. – Benjamin Franklin
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. – Leo Tolstoy
There is no sincerer love than the love of food. – George Bernard Shaw
Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive. – George Bernard Shaw
