The Return of the Cane
Posted 22 Jun 2010
Recent studies have shown that high fructose corn syrup leads to obesity. Some companies are acting quickly to satisfy consumer needs and profit on the trend away from high fructose corn syrup. But what is their magical ingredient, you ask? Oh wait, yes, sugar.
If only they’d put it back into Coca-Cola so my rum and Coke tasted good again.
As an aside, would it be “rum and Cokes” or “rums and Cokes” or “rum-and-cokes”?
Bananas by the serial number
Posted 21 Jun 2010
Daily Life, Food, Signs | 3 Comments
I picked up some bananas the other day. They seemed to have a serial number — or some identification number — on them. What’s up with that?
I also love that Dole marks its bananas as bananas. Don’t you think that everyone in the supply chain would know a banana? Maybe in the past before the use of these stickers, some new guy in the shipping department thought they were pineapples and sent them to the wrong store.
Detracting from the brand experience
Posted 9 Jun 2010
I know it is puerile, but this made me laugh. I guess companies really ought to think a bit more about where they choose to advertise.
Korean Spirit in the Sky
Posted 3 Jun 2010
Events, Food, The Little Things | 2 Comments
Nothing more unexpected, or equally glorious, than eating Korean food while the radio plays Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky.”
Egg-flavored peanuts
Posted 25 May 2010
Commuting, Food, The Little Things | Leave a Comment
Flights are becoming absurd nowadays, with their new charges for luggage, pillows / blankets, and other previously included items. But alas, the 5-hour flight from Detroit to San Francisco holds strong with their free peanuts, pretzels, and / or cookies.
But I found the packaging a little strange. Not only was it probably more expensive than either the 20 peanuts or 12 pretzels inside, it also advertised hamburgers and eggs. For the next few moments, my brain and mouth collided: were these egg-flavored peanuts? Or peanut-flavored eggs? If neither, it’s still ridiculously hard to imagine eating eggs when you’ve got a mouth full of peanuts.
We always talk about how it’s hard to think of a song while listening to another one, but does that apply to taste as well? Can any of our sensory functions become overloaded to the point where we can’t fathom another scenario while engulfed in the current one?
Needless to say, I didn’t sleep much on the flight.
