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(1000 Awesome Things)		Wrong-colored foods live on. (Who else remembers Purple Ketchup and Shamrock Shakes?) (1000awesomethings.com)		148
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calbert		2010-03-27 10:06:55 AM

yeah, it's real hard to remember Shamrock Shakes when the 10 McDonald's within 5 miles of me have Shamrock Shake posters all over their windows and signage in the parking lot

Barakku		2010-03-27 11:06:56 AM

I don't think Shamrock Shakes count, aren't they just mint flavored? Mint (nearly) icecream isn't that wild.

PacManDreaming		2010-03-27 11:26:50 AM

They left out white strawberries:

i40.tinypic.com

sikboy		2010-03-27 11:31:51 AM

PacManDreaming: They left out white strawberries:

Gah! Looks like this little guy got into the fruit market...

www.yourlibrary.ca

/Hot!

The_Sponge		2010-03-27 11:38:53 AM

Yellow watermelon is disturbing.

silentneep		2010-03-27 11:41:22 AM

sikboy: PacManDreaming: They left out white strawberries:

Gah! Looks like this little guy got into the fruit market...

/Hot!

That gives me a bigger nostalgia bomb than purple ketchup.

/Dad! They're going to turn you into SOUP!

itazurakko		2010-03-27 11:41:31 AM

Barakku: I don't think Shamrock Shakes count, aren't they just mint flavored? Mint (nearly) icecream isn't that wild.

But why is mint coded green? That was an artificial coloring decision made so long ago that people just find it normal, but actual handmade mint stuff is just WHITE.

Candy canes aren't green.

To me, green means melon flavored. That's partly because melons (musk melons, honeydew) ARE green, but also because in Japan melon junk food stuff is similarly coded green with coloring even if it's not naturally colored. The green candies are melon flavored.

The corn chips and fruit in TFA are at least naturally that way.

Back to food coding, there's always the question of blue. So often it's raspberry - why? Surely because red is already taken (for cherry). Though when it comes to shave ice, blue can sometimes mean pineapple (again - why? Because yellow is taken for lemon) so you have to be cautious.

animalmagnet		2010-03-27 11:41:39 AM

Didn't they also have green ketchup once? Also, carrots come in several colors naturally.

nooner2112		2010-03-27 11:41:43 AM

Oh, yeah, Shamrock Shakes, I remember those. From two weeks ago. Good times.

silentneep		2010-03-27 11:43:06 AM

itazurakko: Barakku: I don't think Shamrock Shakes count, aren't they just mint flavored? Mint (nearly) icecream isn't that wild.

But why is mint coded green?

Because it comes from leaves?

NYRBill		2010-03-27 11:45:35 AM

I like blue tortilla chips

The_Sponge		2010-03-27 11:47:51 AM

And who the fark invented blue raspberry?

jaytkay		2010-03-27 11:48:04 AM

animalmagnet: Didn't they also have green ketchup once?

No. You might be thinking of green ketchup. Which is highlighted in the article.

kitryne		2010-03-27 11:48:43 AM

Blue Raspberry is blue because it's supposed to taste like these:
www.bentler.us

Katie98_KT		2010-03-27 11:49:29 AM

shirtsbyeric		2010-03-27 11:49:44 AM

I kinda remember pink lemonade.

Kickstart UF		2010-03-27 11:50:28 AM

The purple potatoes and yellow carrots are "heirloom" natural breeds, not scientists' creations.

jaytkay		2010-03-27 11:50:38 AM

PacManDreaming: They left out white strawberries:

GAHHHHH!!!
lh4.ggpht.com

Vixen_Pot		2010-03-27 11:51:08 AM

Mmmm, rainbow cupcakes. *Drool*
/I can hear myself getting fatter

featherspy		2010-03-27 11:51:49 AM

Author fails. Potatoes were purple before Europeans got their hands on them. IIRC carrots were also naturally "weird" colored.

The_Sponge		2010-03-27 11:54:44 AM

kitryne: Blue Raspberry is blue because it's supposed to taste like these:

Fair enough, but that's a dark blue. The one I was thinking of is the color in Otter Pops, for example.

/Louie Blue Raspberry, FTW.

Jamdug!		2010-03-27 11:54:45 AM

That's the most internetingly annoying thing I've seen all day.

neil		2010-03-27 11:55:31 AM

Wow, thanks for the Fark, guys! Been laughing with y'all for years. You totally just made my month. Neil (p.s. I put Fark in the Acknowledgments of my book!

PacManDreaming		2010-03-27 11:56:39 AM

itazurakko: But why is mint coded green? That was an artificial coloring decision made so long ago that people just find it normal, but actual handmade mint stuff is just WHITE.

Maybe it's because mint plants are green?

Mint used to grow wild at my grandparent's place. And if you ever mowed over it, you could smell it a mile away.

Evil Canadian		2010-03-27 11:58:51 AM

I love blue tortilla chips. I didn't see anything in that article that was a major problem, particularly the heirloom vegetable things. If they grow that colour, then great. No so much a fan of artificially coloured stuff.

/Save the blue chips for me!!!!!

#2		2010-03-27 11:59:29 AM

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

- Fran Lebowitz

neil		2010-03-27 12:00:37 PM

I should also mention that my McDonald's doesn't have Shamrock Shakes! Talking about getting ripped off!

http://www.shamrockshake.com/

itazurakko		2010-03-27 12:01:58 PM

silentneep: Because it comes from leaves?

Sure, but plenty of spices are leaves and they're not all green, AND when you steep them for the stuff, it's not green.

Mint candy made at home is not green.

dead_dangler		2010-03-27 12:02:14 PM

nooner2112: Oh, yeah, Shamrock Shakes, I remember those. From two weeks ago. Good times.

I'd better stay off your lawn.

mikaloyd		2010-03-27 12:02:20 PM

If Shamrock shakes are wrong I dont want to be right.

PacManDreaming		2010-03-27 12:02:23 PM

Evil Canadian: I love blue tortilla chips. I didn't see anything in that article that was a major problem, particularly the heirloom vegetable things. If they grow that colour, then great. No so much a fan of artificially coloured stuff.

I have some "Ruby Queen Hybrid" corn that I've been thinking about planting. (^) It is a most awesome shade of red.

dead_dangler		2010-03-27 12:03:23 PM

What about colored "martinis"?

Serial		2010-03-27 12:03:32 PM

itazurakko: To me, green means melon flavored. That's partly because melons (musk melons, honeydew) ARE green, but also because in Japan melon junk food stuff is similarly coded green with coloring even if it's not naturally colored. The green candies are melon flavored.

My green jolly ranchers would beg to differ.

Marley		2010-03-27 12:04:08 PM

jaytkay: animalmagnet: Didn't they also have green ketchup once?

No. You might be thinking of green ketchup. Which is highlighted in the article.

Gee, I'm all like new to the internets and stuff, but doesn't the Worth1000 logo at the bottom of the full photo of the green ketchup mean it's Photoshopped?

images.food2.com

/hot

kitryne		2010-03-27 12:05:28 PM

dead_dangler: What about colored "martinis"?

If it isn't gin, vermouth, and olive, it ain't a damned martini. It's a drink in a cocktail glass.

silentneep		2010-03-27 12:06:07 PM

itazurakko: silentneep: Because it comes from leaves?

Sure, but plenty of spices are leaves and they're not all green, AND when you steep them for the stuff, it's not green.

Mint candy made at home is not green.

Yeah, but I thought you were asking for the reasoning behind the association of mint with green.

dead_dangler		2010-03-27 12:06:35 PM

kitryne: dead_dangler: What about colored "martinis"?

If it isn't gin, vermouth, and olive, it ain't a damned martini. It's a drink in a cocktail glass.

This.

kitryne		2010-03-27 12:06:53 PM

Marley: images.food2.com

That's not a real picture, but it was a real thing. The problem with it was, it didn't come out a pleasant shade of green at all. It looked like mud-spinach puree.

/I sound fat in this thread.

ZeroCorpse		2010-03-27 12:06:54 PM

Marley: jaytkay: animalmagnet: Didn't they also have green ketchup once?

No. You might be thinking of green ketchup. Which is highlighted in the article.

Gee, I'm all like new to the internets and stuff, but doesn't the Worth1000 logo at the bottom of the full photo of the green ketchup mean it's Photoshopped?

/hot

Nope. They also do photography contests. That's the real deal.

wee beastie		2010-03-27 12:07:17 PM

itazurakko: Barakku: I don't think Shamrock Shakes count, aren't they just mint flavored? Mint (nearly) icecream isn't that wild.

But why is mint coded green? That was an artificial coloring decision made so long ago that people just find it normal, but actual handmade mint stuff is just WHITE.

I can assume that you've never seen a peppermint plant. Hint: it's green.

ZeroCorpse		2010-03-27 12:08:04 PM

kitryne: Marley: images.food2.com

That's not a real picture, but it was a real thing. The problem with it was, it didn't come out a pleasant shade of green at all. It looked like mud-spinach puree.

/I sound fat in this thread.

Well, fine. I do remember that the real deal was more muddy than bright green. So the Worth 1000 is probably a `shop, after all.

Fine. Be that way.

myrla_cat		2010-03-27 12:08:05 PM

The Green and Purple Ketchup that I used to buy looked more like this:

images.fanpop.com

than the above.

it didn't taste any different, it freaked people right the fark out, and the price difference was nil.

neil		2010-03-27 12:10:01 PM

featherspy: Author fails. Potatoes were purple before Europeans got their hands on them. IIRC carrots were also naturally "weird" colored.

You mean they didn't come from aliens and spaceships as suggested? Shoot, I've been getting bad research.

wee beastie		2010-03-27 12:13:13 PM

shirtsbyeric: I kinda remember pink lemonade.

pink lemonade is made pink from the additives... generally grenadine or rasperry or cranberry juice...

WorkingInParadise		2010-03-27 12:14:03 PM

Lou: "You know, Chief, Shamrock Shakes are just vanilla shakes colored green."
Chief Wiggum: "Well, I taste the flavor. It's a very mild mint."

PacManDreaming		2010-03-27 12:17:42 PM

featherspy: Author fails. Potatoes were purple before Europeans got their hands on them. IIRC carrots were also naturally "weird" colored.

I think I remember reading somewhere that the oldest varieties of carrots are white or yellow. I know I've seen both, along with deep red. And no, I'm not talking about parsnips.

Saw some purple radishes at Central Market the other day.

And potatoes come in hundreds of varieties. Here's a good source for descriptions of them. (new window)

farkinawsome		2010-03-27 12:21:46 PM

Barakku: Mint (nearly) icecream isn't that wild.

unflavored for me!!!

vudukungfu		2010-03-27 12:22:36 PM

Blue raspberries are the only fruit that is red when it's green.

Oh, and cheese is made from milk, therefore should be white

Englebert Slaptyback		2010-03-27 12:24:43 PM

farkinawsome

Barakku: Mint (nearly) icecream isn't that wild.

unflavored for me!!!

Maude speaks from beyond the grave!!

:-)

LeroyBourne		2010-03-27 12:25:41 PM

did they include purple potatoes?

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