Odds and sods

This week's collection of bits and pieces from the world of food:

More on the fried food theme - here's how to make deep fried Oreos should your constitution be able to take it. I really like the originals, so I'm not sure about this one. I mean, deep frying a Mars Bar probably improves it, as it tastes fairly hideous anyway, but Oreos are pretty good to start off with.

European news - Spain has launched an olive oil futures market and the French are trying to tackle bad customer service in cafes (good luck to them on that one. It seems to be endemic across Europe, never mind just in France. Although cafe waiters in Paris seem to be snottier than most.)

And finally, the fabulous Cooking for Engineers site, complete with recipe diagrams.