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Bring back the Fat!!

August 20th 2008 08:16

Now, that gets the juices flowing!

Is it just me or have McDonalds completely changed the recipes for their burgers? I hadn't had Maccas for a while and last night for dinner i had a craving for a Big Mac, imagining the taste of their special sauce tantalizing my tastebuds. I know that they are now cooking all their burgers fresh to order but i had no idea that a fresh burger would taste so different to the usual tepid one.

I got home with my Mac, Cheeseburger and chips, salivating with anticipation, only to become extremely disappointed with the results. The bread wasn't as sweet as it once was and there was nothing special about their 'special sauce!' It seemed watered down somewhat. The overall flavour i craved was not present and i was left with the lingering feeling of having eaten something a little less meaty and a little more cardboardy. Also missing was the slight chest pains i usually got from eating Ronalds favourite dish. What has happened? Have they lowered the fat and sugar content in an effort to make their burgers more healthy, at the expense of their taste?
This brought back the days of feeling duped when Arnotts started making all their biscuits 'Baked not Fried.' I am well aware their is an obesity problem in Australia, but i am dumbfounded why so many brands have altered the flavour of some much loved products in favour of a healthier alternative. It's obvious that things don't taste the way they used to, in general, but i only thought that was due to cost cutting and using inferior, cheaper ingredients. But unfortunately times have changed, and while many people are seeking out a healthier alternative, what about those people who enjoyed the flavours of yesteryear? I'm getting sick and tired of the 'Bertie Beetle' syndrome. While the options for healthier eating grow, the poor people who like a good dose of fat and sugar are being left out to dry. Are junk food conniseurs one day only going to be allowed to indulge 'outside', with the other social lepers... the smokers.

Mmmm. Makes my tastebuds want to jump down the back of my throat!

I am an adult, and i should be allowed to eat whatever i like, and while it's socially responsible to change to a healthy menu, the options were already there. Why change the taste of what i like for someone who can't monitor what their own kids eat? It may sound selfish, but i like many others, want to make their own choices of what to ingest. It's not hurting anyone else. I can understand they don't need blanket advertising of junk food, i know it's there, and they can take it all out of schools, that is a smart idea, but i am an adult and if i want fat, give me the option to get it!! Ok, i've vented now. I'm off to have a smoke and a bourbon, 2 things they wouldn't dare change the taste of!!

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How do they print the "m's" on the M&M's chocolates?

September 18th 2006 00:13

Mmmmmm....chocolate.

While guzzling down some M&M’s Minis the other day (really addictive chocolates), I started wondering how in blazes do they (chocolate factories) get that “m” on each individual piece?!? Such a tiny chocolate, almost 100 pieces per box – and there is the ‘m’ on each one without fail. How does this happen? A little research, and we’re away...

The concept of M&M’s was born during the Spanish Civil War. Forrest Mars Snr. (founder of Mars Inc.) came across soldiers in Spain eating pellets of chocolate coated with hard sugar - preventing the goodness inside from melting beforehand. Inspired by this, Mars created the recipe for M&M’s candies. First sold in 1941, the chocolate has fast become a household name ever since

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