Wednesday, June 27, 2007

meat the press

From The Impulsive Buy, via Serious Eats:


There’s something about unabashedly artificial flavoring that’s both charming and nostalgic…sexual, even.

The full article is a several-hundred-word review of the new "Cereal Straws"--Froot Loops, made into a straw through which one can drink artificial milk. Its conclusion:

Sadly, the cereal straws live in a paradoxical existence; humans cannot eat and drink at the same time.


Serious Eats also links to The Food Section's interview with Lauren Fleisher, who, um, makes plush meats.