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I'm sorely disappointed about the English language Wikipedia article on Toast Hawaii. Yes, it was a post-war German invention, but it was also so much more than

I'm sorely disappointed about the English language Wikipedia article on Toast Hawaii. Yes, it was a post-war German invention, but it was also so much more than that. Just the fact that the German-language article [0] has a three-paragraph section "Reception" should tell you that. It's a symbol of post-war economic growth that a household could afford both ham and cheese and exotic fruit for a single meal. It didn't matter that it taste that nice. Neither do many other meals that only serve to demonstrate the wealth of the host. [0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_Hawaii https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_Hawaii

SideburnsOfDoom 7y ago
> ihn 1955 in Deutschland erstmals vorstellte. So it would be an anachronism in scene set in 1953 Germany?
- ThePadawan 7y ago
  The paragraph goes into further detail that this was seemingly the first public appearance (so to say) on TV, but it might have been previously made by his mentor Hans Karl Adam. So if the scene is set in '53 and mentions "Oh I just saw this on TV", then it would definitely be anachronistic, otherwise it's entirely in the realm of possibility.
  - SideburnsOfDoom 7y ago
    The scene is set in '53, and it's more like "poor child, you've had a bad day. Let's have something to cheer you up ... Toast Hawaii!" And we're pulling faces at the TV. https://metawitches.com/2019/06/30/dark-season-2-episode-2-dark-matter-recap/ https://metawitches.com/2019/06/30/dark-season-2-episode-2-d...