View Full Version : What makes pringles so addictive?
metalmonkey
11-11-10, 09:37 PM
Does anyone know the answer? One can destroyed tonight already...though not just by me also my housemate.
So suggestions, answers put them below.
missyburd
11-11-10, 09:43 PM
there's a chemical in their ingredients, blumin' can't remember now...has got an -ate in it somewhere...funnily enough :-P
EDIT: remembered! monosodium glutamate...Doritos have it too...
kellyjo
11-11-10, 09:44 PM
mono sodium glutomate
Subliminal advertising. You decide to eat the whole can yourself because of it! ;)
dizzyblonde
11-11-10, 09:49 PM
Lard
andrewsmith
11-11-10, 09:53 PM
mono sodium glutomate
:winner:
or commonly known as MSG or Chinese Salt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate
Subliminal advertising. You decide to eat the whole can yourself because of it! ;)
Once you pop, you can't stop
thedonal
11-11-10, 10:00 PM
Yep. MSG.
Someone at work asked the same question today as I was munching on some Texas BBQ Pringles.
Though it's the flavour too- BBQ or paprika for me.
Oh yeah- it's the MSG really...!
Milky Bar Kid
11-11-10, 10:03 PM
It's not the MSG that makes you want to keep eating them although it is an additive in them!
And one can between two...pitiful effort...I can eat two cans to myself in a sitting...
It's not the MSG that makes you want to keep eating them although it is an additive in them!
And one can between two...pitiful effort...I can eat two cans to myself in a sitting...
Call me 3 can man :P
Milky Bar Kid
11-11-10, 10:05 PM
A 3 can mad man??
A 3 can mad man??
Only when I'm bored and watching a film. Not often or I'd be huge...
andrewsmith
11-11-10, 10:08 PM
It's not the MSG that makes you want to keep eating them although it is an additive in them!
And one can between two...pitiful effort...I can eat two cans to myself in a sitting...
hence "once you pop you can't stop"
husky03
11-11-10, 10:09 PM
its not the taste or any additive, its the texture in your mouth once they become chewed thats addictive-thats why so many peeps are fat-you should see me eat caramel shortcake from the bakers lightbodys-ten slices in one sitting easy.
metalmonkey
11-11-10, 10:34 PM
Ah MSG often found in take away food...
I thought they put something like crack:smt025in them...I used to eat loads of them espically when I could go to walmart and they for like $1.10 or something like that...
Yes chocoltae I have eaten till I fill sick, but it tates so good!
dizzyblonde
11-11-10, 10:43 PM
DID you know that Parmesan cheese is extremely high in natural MSG??
metalmonkey
11-11-10, 10:49 PM
DID you know that Parmesan cheese is extremely high in natural MSG??
Really that counts towards the fact I muched an entire pizza for dinner
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 10:49 PM
Did you know you can buy MSG really easily. Something very telling...if you ever go to an Asian supermarket like the one in Bristol that is retail and trade, they sell it in BIG bags. Goes into every take away meal!
Personally, I prefer fresh cooked!
missyburd
11-11-10, 10:50 PM
DID you know that Parmesan cheese is extremely high in natural MSG??
good thing it smells like YC's* feet then, puts me reyt off eating a full block of it :D
*love you really :P
beabert
11-11-10, 10:50 PM
Yep natural flavour enhancer. It just makes stuff taste yummy, you can buy it and sprinkle it on anything, makes everything taste better.
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 10:53 PM
Yep natural flavour enhancer. It just makes stuff taste yummy, you can buy it and sprinkle it on anything, makes everything taste better.
Me no likey. If I cook a stir fry at home, I can taste every ingredient in there seperately, all giving something different. Eat the same thing from a takeaway and it's just all one taste.
I defy anyone to prefer say, a takeaway egg fried rice to my own. Or Pork Gyoza as Nic will tell you. Fresh is best!
I like bami goreng from my local chinky...I can't recreate it! :(
metalmonkey
11-11-10, 10:56 PM
Did you know you can buy MSG really easily. Something very telling...if you ever go to an Asian supermarket like the one in Bristol that is retail and trade, they sell it in BIG bags. Goes into every take away meal!
Personally, I prefer fresh cooked!
Thats why chinse food make me sick...I can't eat too much take out it make me:smt078
Did you coke cola once had cocaine in it.
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 10:57 PM
I may try that for you over the weekend. Nasi Goreng is easy peasy to do at home, I'll have to find the recipe.
andrewsmith
11-11-10, 10:58 PM
Thats why chinse food make me sick...I can't eat too much take out it make me:smt078
Did you coke cola once had cocaine in it.
correction: its actually an additive derived from the coca plant
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 11:01 PM
And trace amounts...not able to have any effect!
metalmonkey
11-11-10, 11:06 PM
I could be totally wrong, but I understood this was the case when it was first made, also it green and the colour it is now. That now it doesn't contain it now.
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 11:09 PM
I could be totally wrong, but I understood this was the case when it was first made, also it green and the colour it is now. That now it doesn't contain it now.
Nah, they used to use fresh coca leaves which contained trace cocaine...to actually make what you buy as a drug, it has to go through lots of processes. All they did was stop using fresh and start using a form of "used" coca leaves, processed to remove any trace.
I thank google for that and the medical journal article I found ages back when I saw this on Yahoo answers!
beabert
11-11-10, 11:17 PM
Me no likey. If I cook a stir fry at home, I can taste every ingredient in there seperately, all giving something different. Eat the same thing from a takeaway and it's just all one taste.
I defy anyone to prefer say, a takeaway egg fried rice to my own. Or Pork Gyoza as Nic will tell you. Fresh is best!
Thats just the crap cook.
Give it a whirl, im betting you will begrudging admit it tastes better after sprinkling some on. I saw a show where a top chef made soup, and he admitted it tasted better after adding a sprinkle of msg.
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 11:24 PM
Oh, I'm not saying it wouldn't taste better, but it wouldn't taste as fresh and the falvours wouldn't be as clean.
I just hate the idea of using something like that.
Sid Squid
11-11-10, 11:27 PM
Pringles are horrid.
They're clones, all identical and artificial - yuk.
gruntygiggles
11-11-10, 11:29 PM
Pringles are horrid.
They're clones, all identical and artificial - yuk.
Agreed, I can only usually eat a few before feeling a bit sick.
metalmonkey
11-11-10, 11:47 PM
Pringles are horrid.
They're clones, all identical and artificial - yuk.
Yes indeed they are, all part of corparate America same bland s*** served up to the masses...
The whole thing came about after eating a few my housemate ate the entire tube, I was like do you know what just ate there, well Stu my housemate
turned said"I really don't want to know!"
Now we have an answer...
Okay so we have worked out Pringles taste of :smt107 so what is a good crisp based snack then?
missyburd
12-11-10, 12:00 AM
Frazzles, om nom nom
gruntygiggles
12-11-10, 12:02 AM
Yes indeed they are, all part of corparate America same bland s*** served up the masses...
The whole came about after eating a few my housemate ate the entire tube, I was like do you know what just ate there, well Stu my housemate
turned and "I really don't want to know!"
No we have an answer...
Okay so we have worked out Pringles taste of :smt107 so what is a good crisp based snack then?
I had to read that a couple of times to understand it...lol. Do you type so quickly that you forget whole words sometimes :-)
The baked varieties are healthier but taste like cardboard. I like falvoured rice cakes myself...NOM!
missyburd
12-11-10, 12:12 AM
and kettle chips om nom nom nom nom
metalmonkey
12-11-10, 12:13 AM
I had to read that a couple of times to understand it...lol. Do you type so quickly that you forget whole words sometimes :-)
The baked varieties are healthier but taste like cardboard. I like falvoured rice cakes myself...NOM!
I can't see that words are missing I went back to edit the post, it should make a bit more sense I hope...
Yes I agree the baked ones are yuk, I was having a bbq at my folks and we had some for pre dinner snacks with beer, needless to say I drank more beer than eating those.
I do like humous and pitta bread, maybe a bit salad on the side thats lush. Once made humous with raw garlic needless to say it was pugent, but it tasted great.
davepreston
12-11-10, 06:40 AM
tayto crisps for the win
I can eat a whole tin in 10 minutes.
Ready Salted with genuine salad cream is best.
-Ralph-
12-11-10, 08:42 AM
Nope, you're all wrong. It's the shape. They are shaped just perfectly to pop into your mouth, curvy side up, with full crisp to tongue contact, then close your mouth and CRUNCH. :mrgreen:
tactcom7
12-11-10, 08:57 AM
My mate bought me a bag of MSG once for christmas. Gave it to my mum when she was cooking me dinner n she asked how to use it. 'just like salt I think' I said...
She then produced a meal of something and chips (can't quite remember) with MSG sprinkled all over the top! D'oh.
454697819
12-11-10, 09:01 AM
and kettle chips om nom nom nom nom
FTW!!!!
gruntygiggles
12-11-10, 09:08 AM
I can't see that words are missing I went back to edit the post, it should make a bit more sense I hope...
Yes I agree the baked ones are yuk, I was having a bbq at my folks and we had some for pre dinner snacks with beer, needless to say I drank more beer than eating those.
I do like humous and pitta bread, maybe a bit salad on the side thats lush. Once made humous with raw garlic needless to say it was pugent, but it tasted great.
Humous is lush and I've only ever used raw garlic in it as I usually make it as a quick, ready in 30 seconds dip but I only use a little garlic. I love it with more, but most people don't :-(
gruntygiggles
12-11-10, 09:09 AM
My mate bought me a bag of MSG once for christmas. Gave it to my mum when she was cooking me dinner n she asked how to use it. 'just like salt I think' I said...
She then produced a meal of something and chips (can't quite remember) with MSG sprinkled all over the top! D'oh.
That's the most random Christmas present I think I've ever heard of!
tactcom7
12-11-10, 09:13 AM
That's the most random Christmas present I think I've ever heard of!
I know, I think I would have preferred socks!
gruntygiggles
12-11-10, 09:16 AM
I know, I think I would have preferred socks!
Me too ;-)
metalmonkey
12-11-10, 10:00 AM
Humous is lush and I've only ever used raw garlic in it as I usually make it as a quick, ready in 30 seconds dip but I only use a little garlic. I love it with more, but most people don't :-(
Yes I like it, it took us ages to make everything from scratch but the garlic lol so much went it into it!
msg in chinese food makes me feel very thirsty afterwards
gruntygiggles
12-11-10, 11:47 AM
Yes I like it, it took us ages to make everything from scratch but the garlic lol so much went it into it!
Next time you make it, use canned chickpeas and throw them in a blender with the juices, the juice of half a lemon, a tsp tahini paste, seasoning, 1/4 clove garlic finely chopped and start to blitz. Add enough good olive oil to bring together to the right consistency, or if you're like me, add 1tsp olive oil and then finishe with water as it's healthier! Takes 30 seconds easily when in the processor...but only about 30 seconds to put it all in the processor as well.
454697819
12-11-10, 12:42 PM
msg in chinese food makes me feel very thirsty afterwards
me too, I also get an MSG hangover.
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