3.16.2005
the miracle of chemistry
A few months ago, I wrote about the different flavors of crisps in this country. The one cited was "slow roasted lamb and mint", which actually has, as an ingredient, "lamb powder." Now, this was weird, and I said as much in November.
Today, since I'm doing a lot more self-preparing of food (saves money and time!), I've been eating a lot of prepared or semi-prepared foods. There's a fantastic mulligatawny soup by Heinz which is really spicy (not, like, hot-spicy, but tasty-spicy), and the Sainsbury's canned shells bolognese is outstanding. I know I shouldn't eat too much of it, and I'm not. Only on occasion when the stuff in hall is awful or I'm trying to get some reading done.
I've been making myself a lot of sandwiches. Best ingredient ever? Onion relish. Great with honey-cured ham or smoked turkey.
But I found ramen bricks in this country, which is way cool. With one significant problem. Sainsbury's instant noodles were the only brand I could find (none of the familiar top ramen), and the chicken flavour is marked with an odd green label. I was curious, so I read the fine print. Chicken flavoured instant noodles are, I kid you not, "Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans". There is nothing remotely chicken-y in this stuff, but oddly, it tastes a bit like chicken. Not, you know, like actual chicken, of course. But it's sort of got that boullion cube taste to it, which is really creepy because it's totally vegetarian. Not just vegetarian - vegan.
Today, since I'm doing a lot more self-preparing of food (saves money and time!), I've been eating a lot of prepared or semi-prepared foods. There's a fantastic mulligatawny soup by Heinz which is really spicy (not, like, hot-spicy, but tasty-spicy), and the Sainsbury's canned shells bolognese is outstanding. I know I shouldn't eat too much of it, and I'm not. Only on occasion when the stuff in hall is awful or I'm trying to get some reading done.
I've been making myself a lot of sandwiches. Best ingredient ever? Onion relish. Great with honey-cured ham or smoked turkey.
But I found ramen bricks in this country, which is way cool. With one significant problem. Sainsbury's instant noodles were the only brand I could find (none of the familiar top ramen), and the chicken flavour is marked with an odd green label. I was curious, so I read the fine print. Chicken flavoured instant noodles are, I kid you not, "Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans". There is nothing remotely chicken-y in this stuff, but oddly, it tastes a bit like chicken. Not, you know, like actual chicken, of course. But it's sort of got that boullion cube taste to it, which is really creepy because it's totally vegetarian. Not just vegetarian - vegan.
