In my latest food news persue, I mentioned the blog Lost Taco and further mentioned that a blog about searching for that perfect taco might strike some as self-limiting. I mean, blogging day in and day out, week after week about a single item or particular foodstuff? Now, I personally don’t feel that way – like I said, I could easily blog about roast chicken all day. I can see dedicating an entire blog to ice cream – though I’d be hard pressed to keep it to a single flavor. If I had to pick a single flavor – that flavor would be coffee. The variations in coffee ice cream never cease to amaze me. Still - though I haven’t looked, I would be shocked if someone (several someones) hadn’t done so already.

In any case, that got me thinking. What are some of the item specific blogs out there? The ones that focus on a single thing and delve deeply into the details, the uses, variations and types in a particular category. Here’s what I found along with what they are about in their own words.

Before I start though - I am aware that tacos (and taco bloggers, I presume) vary widely from region to region so in the interest of bicoastal fairness, I present The Great Taco Hunt (”A guide to the Los Angeles taco scene”) and Taco Addiction (”Hardcore taco-y goodness“). Now, onto my discoveries”

• Hummus 101: “This blog is about Hummus, regardless of sex, race, religion or color. It is about the love for Hummus and the things you can do with it - including making it yourself. We’ll share with you our recipes, amaze you with some uncommon Hummus trivia facts, and suggest recommended restaurants where you can eat Hummus throughout the world.” Fantastic! Hummus is one of those things I was late coming to but now that I have, I love it. And this blog has a side of falafel and tahini as well so it’s all to the good.
• The Bacon Show: “one bacon recipe per day, every day, forever.” That seems pretty clear.
• Slice: “is a weblog about America’s favorite crusty, saucy, cheesy meal—pizza! We offer a delicious mix of news digests, reviews, videos, and musings on all things pie-related.” Pizza is one of those foods that people have “views” on and there are many pizza laden blogs — The New York Pizza Blog and Pizza Blog from Pizzatherapy just to name a couple — but this one is particularly comprehensive and makes me hungry.
• Garlicster: “a blog for all things garlic.“
• The Salsa Review: “. . . born out of a desire to remember all of the delicious (and not so delicious) salsas that I have eaten.” OK, I admit I never would have thought to go looking for a blog dedicated to salsa but that, my friends, is the beauty of blogrolls. The internet is a never ending treasure trove of forks in the virtual road.
• Wonders of Tea: “A site concerning everything to do with tea. A personal diary of tea events and periodic reviews of various teas.” (I know what you’re thinking - what about coffee? Seriously? Where is the challenge in finding a blog about that. You can’t move for the sites and blogs about coffee.)
• Chocolate Obsession: the blogger states that she loves chocolate and if her about page is anything to go by we have no reason to doubt her. Like pizza lovers, chocolate lovers have views. I must say, I agree with most of the ones here. “There are really two types of chocolate to my mind-set: chocolate for tasting and chocolate for eating. High-end chocolates are generally about the chocolate itself and are made for tasting. At the other end of the spectrum are all of the candy style chocolates like your Kit Kat and Crunch bars. And I’m not about to limit myself to candy or fine chocolate. All chocolate is fair game. I love chocolate ice cream and have been known to imbibe the occasional chocolaty beverage (even some of the alcoholic variety). There isn’t a lot I won’t try.“

Oh there are more of course - many foods who deserve and in fact have their devotees. I’d love to collect more if you know of any. This was just a quick hit and run list, the result of a passing thought. More to come I hope.