A trip down memory back alley

[psychochicken]

Today, whilst buying a nice fresh baguette to fo with my leftover Scouse for lunch, I finally succumbed to the retro craze that's sweeping the nation. There they were; in a gently familiar, yet totally alien display case on the counter, urging me to just pick one up and relive a brief yet euphoric moment of childhood thought lost forever to the

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[f4f3]

You do know that the Wispa was created ENTIRELY FROM THE WASTE PRODUCTS OF OTHER CADBURY'S BARS

[anthrokeight]

Agh! Had a whole thing written about industrial food and what is "waste?"

All prompted by listening to Pollan's interview on Fresh Air this week.

Anyway- when does product recategorized from 'leftover chocolate product' to 'wispa chocolate' become 'waste made into wispa chocolate.'

What is waste? Is it a negative outcome of industrial food production that leads to food unused, rather than an undesirable byproduct you re-use to make another edible product?

I suppose the issue of taste and preference comes in here. On the one hand, if people like it, it's not waste, it's rescued. On the other, if there's an objective measure saying the product is inferior in a way that matters somehow, that's another.

I guess Pollan would just say neither a Dairy Milk nor a Wispa is actually "food," and leave the discussion there. But whatever:

a) I had much the same reaction as PS, but with Lion Bars.
b) OTOH, the probably equally dodgy Penguin Bar remains a beloved and hard to come by snack option for me.

[psychochicken]

I didn't, but (and I know you can't see me, but) I don't look surprised.

[nomen_luni]

Was it ever really that good in the first place?
Yes. Yes it was. And it still is. :)

The only thing that was surpass it is the banishment of the name Snickers to the depths of Hades where it belongs and the renewal of its superior original brandname. :)

Mmmm, Scouse...

[mhaithaca]

Re: Mmmm, Scouse...

[psychochicken]

Hmmm. That looks too high quality. Too much meat and not enough potatoes....

"Posh scouse" perhaps... ;)

[unblinkered]

Hang on....the famous "Scouse" is plain old Labskaus? Why didn't you just bloody say so? Sheesh!

[psychochicken]

Pretty much. But with added warm fuzzy feeling.

[psychochicken]

Actually, no.

This : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labskaus

is what I grew up calling corned beef hash, and now zantic considers my culinary masterpiece (*sigh*) even though I've seen a thousand other things called that.

Scouse is meat (not much - usually beef or lamb these days although traditionally cheap mutton), carrots, swede and potatoes cooked to death.

[nicnac]

Heathen! I'm hoping they bring back the caramel version :o)