March 2009
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58. Smith and Wollensky Steak Sauce
A very good sauce from a mediocre chain owned by T.G.I. Friday’s. The names “Smith” and “Wollensky” were plucked randomnly from the NYC phone book, allegedly. Ads featuring professional golfer Craig “The Walrus” Stadler were made to create brand appeal and lure investors thereby inflating the stock price. Ironically, the legendary authentic Peter Luger...
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57. Nutella
The foundation of the Ferrero empire, hard to exaggerate how much Nutella has been smeared all over Italian pop culture. Parisians love theirs in crepes with sliced banana. This hazelnut and chocolate spread is mostly sugar and oil. World Nutella Day is February 5th. Very sexy stuff.
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56. Honeycup Mustard
More honey than mustard, “uniquely sharp” it ain’t. Probably better used as a glaze or to impress a dainty mother-in-law. Bees carry an electrostatic charge that is used in pollination. Honey pot has a myriad of meanings from sexual to scatalogical to technological. Egyptians used honey for embalming purposes. Made in Canada.
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55. J&D's Baconnaise
From the dweebs who brought the world BaconSalt. Not as silly as it sounds; using fat drippings for making mayo has been around forever. Hard to say whether Jon Stewart gagging on it will hurt or help. The BLT is perhaps the greatest American sandwich. In the States, per capita consumption of bacon amounts to 18 pounds a year. Squeal like a pig?