History NinjaPirateZombieRobot / FoodAndDrink

* Gaze on the wrongness of the [[http://la.foodblogging.com/2006/01/20/the-75x75/ 100x100]]. Eventually someone's going to buy a whole steer and grind it.

* Fast food chain Wendy's has introduced a sandwich called "The Baconator", apparently combining the deliciousness of bacon with the deadliness of the ''{{Terminator}}''. Or possibly vice-versa. Either way, you die happy.

** The ducken from ''RedVsBlue'' beats that. You start with a hummingbird, stuff that in a sparrow, stuff that in a chicken, stuff that in a duck, then a turkey, then a BIGGER turkey, stuff that in a penguin, stuff that in a peacock, then an eagle, shove that in an albatross, then an emu, next comes an ostrich, then a leopard, (For presentational purposes) put all that into a pterodactyl, and then stuff it into a Boeing 747.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-to-cook-like-heston/articles/all/iced-chocolate-wine-recipe* Major fast food chains in general tend to offer many quirky variations of their flagship products. One reason is catering to local tastes without diluting the brand too much while another is providing an additional excuse to jack up the price compared to the old favorites they've been serving for decades. Experimentation is common in the F&B industry but fast food is inherently open to 'hybridization' as some traits have to be maintained.

* Major fast food chains in general tend to offer many quirky variations of their flagship products. One reason is catering to local tastes without diluting the brand too much while another is providing an additional excuse to jack up the price compared to the old favorites they've been serving for decades. Experimentation is common in the F&B industry but fast food is inherently open to 'hybridization' as some traits have to be maintained.

* On a superficially similar note, though to much different effect, red wine/chocolate mashups have become popular in recent years. The chocolate isn't an ingredient in the wine itself here, though; it's mixed with ordinary red wine before being packaged for sale.

* The Tropicana "Tropolis", which, in the words of [=PepsiCo=] CEO Indra Nooyi,[[note]]Tropicana is a subsidiary of [=PepsiCo=]][[/note]] promises to "Snackitize" drinks and "Drinkitize" snacks. Whatever that means.
** Apparently, it means selling watery applesauce as something new rather than something disgusting.

* FrederickTheGreat was known to enjoy [[{{Uncoffee}} coffee boiled in champagne]], combining two of his favorite things in the world: modernness (coffee) and France ([[CaptainObvious champagne]]).

* The Indianapolis-based Cajun/Creole restaurant chain Yat's is known for its "chili cheese étouffée," which sounds good enough but, as far as authenticity goes, is to real Cajun/Creole food what Taco Bell is to authentic Szechuan.

* The Indianapolis-based Cajun/Creole restaurant chain Yat's is known for its "chili cheese étouffée."

*** That ''almost'' beats the ''{{Nodwick}}'' [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2006-02-22 version]]: a hedgehog inside a dire boar, inside a bulette, inside a purple worm, inside a tarrasque (And at some point, one of the two latter apparently ate Nodwick). (Apart from the hedgehog, these are ''DungeonsAndDragons'' monsters of increasing size and ferocity. None of them are recorded as being appetizing, though, although the Monster Manual is bereft of nutrition facts and deliciousness scores.)

* The Juicy Lucy. Unique to [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities St. Paul, Minnesota]] (to the point that it isn't particularly easy to find a good one in Minneapolis), it is a cheese burger with the cheese ''inside the burger patty.'' When in doubt, put things inside other things. Incidentally, like many American dishes, this one has two restaurants claiming to be its source; the two places also argue about the spelling (one arguing for the "correct" spelling and the other averring it should be called the "[[YouMakeMeSic Jucy Lucy]]" because [[InheritedIlliteracyTitle their claimed originator spelled it that way]]).

* The Juicy Lucy. Unique to [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities St. Paul, Minnesota]] (to the point that it isn't particularly easy to find a good one in Minneapolis), it is a cheese burger with the cheese ''inside the burger patty.'' When in doubt, put things inside other things. Incidentally, like many American dishes, this one has two restaurants claiming to be its source; the two places also argue about the spelling (one arguing for the "correct" spelling and the other averring it should be called the "[[YouMakeMeSic Jucy Lucy]]").

* The Juicy Lucy. Unique to [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities St. Paul, Minnesota]], it is a cheese burger with the cheese ''inside the burger patty.'' When in doubt, put things inside other things.

*** And KFC turns it UpToEleven with the Double Down Dog: instead of cheese, a whole hot dog is placed between the chicken breast "buns".

* The hamdog. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin I'm gonna let you figure this one out on your own]]. Bonus points for onions, chili, and ''egg''. [[{{Squick}} * barf* ]]

** It probably contributed greatly to the death of the man it's named after, UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} Music/{{Soul}} legend [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross Luther Vandross]].

* [[http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/ This Is Why You're Fat]]

** It probably contributed greatly to the death of the man it's named after, UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} {{Soul}} legend [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross Luther Vandross]].

** It probably contributed greatly to the death of the man it's named after, Philadelphia {{Soul}} legend [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross Luther Vandross]].

** It probably contributed greatly to the death of the man it's named after, Philadelphia Music/{{Soul}} legend [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross Luther Vandross]].

* The Juicy Lucy. Unique to St. Paul, Minnesota, it is a cheese burger with the cheese ''inside the burger patty.'' When in doubt, put things inside other things.

* The Tropicana "Tropolis", which promises to "Snackitize" drinks and "Drinkitize" snacks. Whatever that means.

* "Yuanyang tea", a specialty of UsefulNotes/HongKong and UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}}, is made of seven parts Hong Kong-style milk tea and three parts brewed coffee; HK milk tea is itself one part milk to six parts strong brewed tea. When you absolutely MustHaveCaffeine (and sugar and fat), this is not a bad way to go.

* Love [[EverythingsBetterWithChocolate chocolate]]? Love [[DeepFriedWhatever bacon]] also? Why not combine both of these unhealthy yet gloriously delicious foods and try [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_covered_bacon chocolate-covered bacon?]]

* Sam Adams has been brewing ''chocolate beer'' for a few years now.