Tag: food for thought

  • A Short Horror Story: What Flavours The World?

    I woke up to what seemed like a pretty normal day, for the year 2020. Followed the same routine, the same workout & got dressed up for work; only then, I heard a commotion outside. People were protesting, but why?

    “FIND THE RECIPE! WE WANT THEM BACK!”, shouted the protesters.

    Protestor holding Find the Recipe sign #Oreo

    Suddenly, my phone started to ring; it was Eric. “Hey Eric!”, I answered, “What’s u…”.

    “Dude, stop whatever you are doing RIGHT NOW and GO, CHECK THE NEWS!”, he interrupted! “It’s 2020, we’ve already seen the World War 3, the Australian Bushfires & the Coronavirus… What else could be worse? A Kraken appearing in the sea?”, I joked as I turned on the TV and tuned to the news.

    “JUST GO AND WATCH”, he replied in a serious tone. Okay now, I don’t have a good feeling about this. A grim moment awaits me as the words begin to flash on screen and I stare, open-mouthed, in horror! THIS CAN’T BE! Reading that the WORLD WAS ABOUT TO END, would have been a way better experience; but NOT THIS! This is utterly horrific! 2020 once again turned into a nightmare! Everything in eternity is about to lose it’s flavour!

    BREAKING NEWS: THE SECRET RECIPE OF OREOS HAS BEEN LOST!

    Humanity has lost the very definition of versatility! No More delicious biscuits, cheesecakes, ice creams and cookies! 🍰🍨🍪

    WELCOME TO A WORLD WITHOUT OREOS! 🚫🍪

    THE END

    I hope you enjoyed this piece of writing and it’s the first time I attempted a short horror story (okay, not-so-horror comedy 🤪). And since the entire world has stopped and we are all going through quarantine and isolation, here’s something that will prevent you from getting bored:

    *DRUM ROLLS* : Audiobooks and Free Videogames!

    You would love the free month-long trial of Audible by Amazon. Audible brings you a wide range of audiobooks, which you can enjoy during your quarantine! What’s more? PRIME Members get a 90-day trial! Just hit the link down below to enjoy your free-trial which can be cancelled anytime in case you are just not into it! Even if you cancel your subscription, you get to keep the book you redeemed, so there’s nothing to lose!

    Click here to activate YOUR FREE AUDIBLE SUBSCRIPTION!

    Get some cool, free games here!

  • The Impossible Whopper: Burger King Just Unveiled a Beef Burger Without Beef!

    The Impossible Whopper: Burger King Just Unveiled a Beef Burger Without Beef!

    You read that right!

    Guys, this ain’t another April Fool’s prank but Burger King just launched a vegan whopper which tastes totally like meat; in other words, it’s 0% meat and 100% real! The food giant recently announced it’s collaboration to test plant-based with the startup Impossible Foods, making it the biggest fast-food company to launch a vegetarian-friendly burger option to date. This is a great move by the firm since it is where the future of food lies: vegetarian stuff tasting like meat!

    In the modern era of food industry, several new startups, like Beyond Meat, producing the so called ‘plant-based meat’ or ‘fake-meat’ have emerged and are abruptly disrupting the billion dollar meat industry. Technically, this seems to be a good news, judging from the environmental perspective. As humanity moves toward the new generation of meat, global warming problems will reduce significantly. And what’s more, the alternative doesn’t compromise on the taste! So be it lab-grown meat or this, we are sure progressing towards a better, eco-friendly future!

    Woah, before you go, just hang on, cause this isn’t the first time Burger King tried such a wonderful collab!

    They even made mcwhopper.com, a site dedicated to the whopper that never happened;


    “Our invitation might be unexpected, but it’s 100 percent sincere”

    -mcwhopper.com

    cause this is how Steve Easterbrook, McDonald’s CEO, responded, “A simple phone call will do next time!” (posted on Facebook), maybe because it’s exactly the way you should treat someone asking you for charitable-collab to create a luscious burger on Peace Day!

    Do you think plant-based meat will help in a sustainable future? I would like to know your opinion so feel free to comment below!

    Thanks for reading and I hope you get the scent of sarcasm above! 😉

    Do check out my other articles at utopiancorps.com!