▲ 845 ▼ Laffy Taffy (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 31 points 5 months ago* (3 children) It tastes like that because it was flavored to taste like the gros michel banana. It doesn't taste exactly like that either, but that's why it doesn't taste like the Cavendish banana that you're used to. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago Got the process backwards. The early flavoring was designed by finding something with a strong scent or flavor and then labeling it as whatever they thought it was closest to or would sell best. Less "finally, this tastes like banana" and more "I bet no one will complain if I call this banana". permalink fedilink source parent [–] SirHery@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Wasn't Hank Green who made a video about that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Probably dozens of people have. Can't remember the channel name (it was the name of their candy shop but fuck me if I remember the shop's name) but I saw a video from a candy maker about that about 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carrot@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago Boy, I haven't thought of Lofty Pursuits in a long time permalink fedilink source parent [–] ickplant@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 5 months ago https://lemmy.world/comment/22286349 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago Got the process backwards. The early flavoring was designed by finding something with a strong scent or flavor and then labeling it as whatever they thought it was closest to or would sell best. Less "finally, this tastes like banana" and more "I bet no one will complain if I call this banana". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Wasn't Hank Green who made a video about that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Probably dozens of people have. Can't remember the channel name (it was the name of their candy shop but fuck me if I remember the shop's name) but I saw a video from a candy maker about that about 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carrot@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago Boy, I haven't thought of Lofty Pursuits in a long time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Probably dozens of people have. Can't remember the channel name (it was the name of their candy shop but fuck me if I remember the shop's name) but I saw a video from a candy maker about that about 10 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Carrot@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago Boy, I haven't thought of Lofty Pursuits in a long time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carrot@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago Boy, I haven't thought of Lofty Pursuits in a long time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ickplant@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 5 months ago https://lemmy.world/comment/22286349 permalink fedilink source parent
