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When you eat a dorito you are tasting more spices than the average medieval peasant consumed in a lifetime.
by starpilot 7y ago
When you eat a dorito you are tasting more spices than the average medieval peasant consumed in a lifetime.
- spodek 7y agoMore added salt, sugar, and fat too, and less fiber than nearly any plant food of theirs, probably.
- dekhn 7y agodoritos are basically a physical support structure for umami delivery. It's basically taste science optimization: (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/10/01/dining/nacho-graphic.html https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013...)
- pjmorris 7y agoI have a theory that dorito powder is the most sophisticated product designed by humankind, as measured by the hours invested in its development by who knows how many scientists and engineers. An OS kernel might have more, but I'm not sure.
- p1necone 7y ago(totally speaking out of my ass with no evidence here) I feel like there's probably some bureaucratic enterprise software company out there that's put more man hours into a horribly architected CRUD app than most OS kernels. Although that was somewhat your point. Doritos are much better than CRUD apps too.
- marcosdumay 7y agoDoes it gain extra points for being written in SAP and running on an Oracle database? With a Business Objects data interface?
- narag 7y agoOnly if it comes with a complete set of UML diagrams, including the XKCD-style ones.
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- blhack 7y agoHomemade doritos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrkL9e2w7gQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrkL9e2w7gQ (or rather: gourmet doritos)
- nitwit005 7y agoIt's not as if they weren't flavoring their food, just that we don't count those flavorings as "spices". Most of the plant flavorings native to Europe tend to be considered to be herbs. Although, it's not exactly consistent as cloves should probably be referred to as herbs instead of spices, since it's the flower being harvested.