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Never apologize! EA McIlhenny is the real fascinating weirdo in this story — the lore about the birds (and the nutria tale) alone!

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Looking for a Saturday long read? How about my deep dive into the history of Tabasco, and my attempt to unravel more than a century of marketing and myth

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I woke up and made biscuits and gravy and honestly I think that cured at least one of my mental illnesses

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i was devoted to diet coke for so long (trauma bond) but coke zero really is That Girl

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this is also quite a thing to say when the things that have long made the trades good, high-paying jobs -- UNIONS -- are being eroded across the country

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

gotta say i do not want to hear "choosin' texas" discourse from people who were ironically wearing realtree camo six months ago, thanks

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

icymi: I went long on the ~mysteriously~ murky Tabasco origin story

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Brett Martin @brettmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This good story brushes up on how Tabasco has become sneakily—or not so sneakily—déclassé in New Orleans. www.weareravenous.com/how-tabasco-...

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How Tabasco Accidentally On Purpose Became the World's Hot Sauce

The hot sauce made in Louisiana can now be found all over the globe. How it got there is complicated.

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I believe you! The mash smelled incredible -- and also very dangerous.

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In my opinion we should all have both in our arsenals

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In August, I took a trip to Avery Island -- yep, the one from the Neutral Milk Hotel album -- to learn everything I could about Tabasco, the world's most ubiquitous hot sauce. I came away with more questions than answers and my mouth ablaze. www.weareravenous.com/how-tabasco-...

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How Tabasco Accidentally On Purpose Became the World's Hot Sauce

The hot sauce made in Louisiana can now be found all over the globe. How it got there is complicated.

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 28/09/2026

Loved this piece from @francesdoingthings.bsky.social about Filipino eating in Forgotten Island

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

update: i have in fact been disappointed

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

would absolutely make one quaalude one of three genie wishes

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

oh goody, my baseball team is about to play! i was looking for something else to disappoint me.

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

guys am i a cop if i think you look annoying walking into a job interview with a coffee also i do not have a job

Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i love that every journalism job right now is "train the evil robot vizier for $500 an hour" or "write thousands of words in the hope that valnet's goblins will throw you a few nickels" that's really great

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 24/09/2026

We can do it! Final stretch! Reminder that The Flytrap is member-supported. No ads, no secret private equity, no hidden personal wealth, just you and us on this ride together. Keep feminist cultural criticism sustainable!

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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

in my opinion we just gotta start telling people to shut the fuck up more

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we did it! thanks to all the new @weareravenous.com subscribers

A screenshot of a receipt for a donation to Trans Lifeline

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with 18 minutes left in the day (my time) WHO WANTS TO SUBSCRIBE and get 30% off???

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I got you, thanks so much Jenny!!!

ICYMI we're on the LASTTT day of a 30 day subscriber drive, and we're *so* close to hitting our goal

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not yet, thank you so much for helping us get there!

If you join @weareravenous.com as a paid subscriber today, don’t forget to send me a a screenshot of your receipt!

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no doubt! i recently saw a dude expertly riding a motorized unicycle through the streets of chicago and was impressed at both the efficiency and the balance

we're already halfway to 10 new paid subscribers, don't you want to become the sixth? or the seventh?? even the EIGHTH???

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Ashok Selvam @shokdiesel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I see the kids (and adults for that matter) zooming around on those things and almost never wearing helmets?? makes me ill

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Frickin’ @aemccarthy.bsky.social. Do you think I am going let her do this by herself? Consider this MATCHED.

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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Also how many are going to sustain serious head injuries??

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I did this, you should do it too. We gotta get (financially) behind the independent media we want to exist.

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Thank you so much and welcome to the flock!!

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hero, icon, legend. thank you so much, we're thrilled to have you!

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ONE SUBSCRIBER DOWN, NINE TO GO!!

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For the next 10 people who become paid subscribers to @weareravenous.com, I'll donate $10 to @translifeline.org. send me your subscription receipt and let's raise some money for journalism AND a great cause!

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yes I would also like this, a sweep even

Today is the LAST DAY to score 30% off a Ravenous subscription *and* help us bring some more freelance writers into the mix to do even more of the best food journalism on the internet

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WATER FROM THE SKY JUST TOUCHED MY HAND

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