Wednesday, May 09, 2007

culture clash




When Little Miss Organic falls off the wagon, she falls hard. After serving up a dinner of brown rice with tempeh and vegetables last night to my beloved husband (and soba noodles with tofu, flaxseed oil and shredded carrot, zucchini and broccoli to my unsuspecting baby), I decided what I needed for lunch today was...Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Is it different here in Australia? You bet your arse it is.

a) it's called "Macaroni Cheese" (what's that? aren't "macaroni" and "cheese" two different things?)

b) it's not orange

c) the packaging says "no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives*" and "*preservatives are not included in this product in accordance with Australian food standards." WTF?

d) it lacks that tang, that saliva-inducing sensation when the fake, chemically-enhanced cheese product hits your taste buds.

Know what else is different here? Sara Lee frozen chocolate cake. Drier, not as dense and buttery. Don't tell Kirk I've been eating crap while he's out of the house.

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