Comments on: Recent American culinary innovations

By: Jul

Jul — Mon, 28 May 2007 23:49:10 +0000

I noticed the 100-calorie packs in the store, too. I guess they’re for people too lazy to do math or who feel compelled to eat an entire package once they open it, no matter the size? Very silly.

NHS – I skipped the sausage pancake wraps, but I did buy some vegetarian corn dogs, which are almost as ridiculous.

By: Shelley - At Home in Rome

Shelley - At Home in Rome — Mon, 28 May 2007 18:42:00 +0000

Jul, thank goodness I can always count on you to literally make me laugh out loud in front of my computer. This stuff is absolutely hilarious. I was just chatting with my mom the other day about how in the States what we do is basically repackage stuff or rework it–why do we have such a short food attention span? Last time I was back in the States (last Xmas) all the rage was in “100 Calorie Snack Packs” for crackers, etc. And I’m thinking, um, looking at the calorie chart on the box and dividing into 100-cal baggies, no, eh? And what’s the point of a 100-cal bag anyways?

Perplexity sets in.

By: CanadianSwiss

CanadianSwiss — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:03:00 +0000

Protein water? Good Lord! What will they come up with next?! LOL.

By: C N Heidelberg

C N Heidelberg — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:04:00 +0000

Whenever I see this kind of stuff at the grocery store, I just feel kind of sorry for the people who have to sit around boardrooms thinking it up. There’s something so desperate about it.

By: Un-Swiss Miss

Un-Swiss Miss — Tue, 22 May 2007 18:12:00 +0000

You make me laugh, especially the bit about the dirty martini mix. Good lord, the crap they come up with to fill those gigantic warehouses they call supermarkets…

By: Impossible Jane

Impossible Jane — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:06:00 +0000

Shit, I must have been shopping at Whole Foods entirly too long. I’ve never seen one of those products.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:00:00 +0000

Sausage on a Stick …. Sonic drive ins in USA! OH heavens! Would that Germany had even a cheap version!

By: naechstehaltestelle

naechstehaltestelle — Mon, 21 May 2007 10:30:00 +0000

I’m not going to lie, I tried those sausages wrapped in a pancake things before I left the US last Christmas, and I think they’re just delicious. Blame my Midwest upbringing which consisted of Pizza Hut and KFC for dinner on most nights. They sound like the ultimate embodiment of American excess, but, like Taco Bell, they’re so bad, they’re good…

By: 2xm

2xm — Mon, 21 May 2007 09:00:00 +0000

some stuff you can find in the USA or Australia i miss in Switzerland. But i also learned that they sell a lot of crap. also cheap quality stuff. and this is the big advantage in switzerland. everythuing you can buy is normaly pretty good quality.