Friday, June 12, 2009

The Politics of Food, 1.2

Lest we forget food is fundamentally about you and me, I share with everyone a paraphrased conversation at the supermarket.

Generic college-aged white guy: Dude, you ever have Sauce n’ Cake? It’s a cake you make in the microwave.

Generic college-aged East-Indian guy: In the microwave? Does it taste good?

Generic college-aged white guy: Oh yeah, it will blow your mind. I was eating like a box of it a day when I was trying to get bigger. [laughs]

So there you have it: if you’re trying to build mass, spurn the protein, go for an artificially flavoured pudding mix you can make in the microwave. The conversation was even funnier to overhear because I used to love Sauce n’ cake myself as a kid.

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