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Goo
Astronaut food -- one step beyond! | |
After making dinner, I was struck with how unreasonably long it takes to (1) prepare food, (2) actually cook it, and (3) wash up afterwards. Astronaut food doesn't have those problems, but it's all so bland and healthy. Hence, "Goo."
To make "Goo," take something that young male bachelors would
like to eat, like steak, or baked potato, or apple pie. Blend the hell out of it. Add lots of bad-for-you stuff like salt and/or sugar and/or caffeine. Liberally season with preservatives, until you have something (like a twinkie) that'll keep for years without refrigeration. Then sell it in toothpaste tubes. Instant food gratification, with no dishes to wash.
I think something like this could sell among young men, especially those who work with computers. "Decaf Goo" could be the first spin-off.
Baked
http://www.scienceinsport.com/Go_gel.htm
but no caffeine [chud, Mar 10 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004]
calorie mate
http://www.strapya-.../img10062780781.jpg
generic food. doesn't taste bad at all. comes in cheese, chocolate, and neutral. totally balanced. [Voice, Apr 18 2010]
No Sh*t!
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4003/ch7-6.htm
[mouseposture, Apr 18 2010]
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I was amazed to discover recently (looking for some food to entice an ill cat) how many flavors of baby food there are, including lots of traditional bachelor food items. (I saw "philly cheese steak" and "pizza"...) |
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Baby food is probably still a little too healthy,but mix in some salt and butter and you might have something. |
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(They aren't laced with preservatives, but they are canned, and they do come in bite-sized bottles...) |
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I actually enjoy preparing and cooking food but I'd gladly trade them away for something that ended the curse of washing up forever. I'll have a large vat of goo please. |
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In Japan this goo is called "miso." |
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you eat straight miso out of the jar? you might be a marmite-liker. |
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i had a swedish roomate in college who ate bright pink caviar out of a tube. he somtimes squirted it on a giant round pizza-sized cracker called a knackerbread or something. it came wrapped in beautiful blue paper with an ornate white design. if i could find that knacker-thingy and a tube of caviargoo, i would give the gift package to all my friends. |
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gnormal: You can get it all in Ikea. (Disappointingly, it's not real caviar but dyed cod roe.) |
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Heaven forbid some people should like to chew. Fishbone. |
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I'd rather chew goo than fishbone, sam. |
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They have this. It's called tofu. |
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baked as sports/energy gel by at least one company (but not salt/sugar/caffeineised) |
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Exactly what problem are you solving by blending everything? If you want food with no preparation and no wash-up, go buy ready meals.
The blending part would just make everything taste and feel boring and mushy. I want my pizza crust crusty and the tomato sauce juicy, not all blended together. Most definitely a fishbone. |
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In defense of the idea, the "normal" approach to "no wash-
up" (instant ramen, pizza, other take-out) involves
prepared foods, and, often, take-out/take-away: that's
expensive
and doesn't really eliminate the clean-up (it just transfers
the clean-up responsibility to whoever takes out the
trash). The advantage of this idea is that the goo comes in
bulk: it'd be cheap, and without much packaging to
dispose of. |
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That said, the idea doesn't really appeal to me. If I had a
kitchen full of this stuff, I'd quickly reach a state of
equilibrium in which I was famished, but not *quite*
famished enough to overcome my revulsion for the Goo. |
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One possible advantage would be this: if formulated
correctly, Goo might eliminate bowel movements <link> |
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