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Undertoad 01-30-2008 12:52 AM

January 29, 2008: Cheeseburger in a can
 
http://cellar.org/2008/cbinacan.jpg

Via our old IotD haunt Spluch comes this item... an item most foul. now this is obviously a product photo, and thus barely qualifies for IotD but... uh... it's a cheeseburger in a can.

Now take your eyes off the nice plump ordinary cheeseburger in the front of this image.. and look at the can. And consider what, exactly, might be in there. What it might look like. What it might smell like. How long it can last, and why.

Yes. A new low, of sorts, has been achieved here.

fredsonic 01-30-2008 02:41 AM

Ahh yes... I remember as a boy in the Scouts being fed a miserable device called a "Westlers" burger. These came in a can withno bread bun. And come to think of it, no meat! The firm had illegal vendors carts in Newcastle. When the Police used to turn up, the operatives used to run away & hide. The only people who ate them were drunk.

Gravdigr 01-30-2008 04:08 AM

I'm always surprised by the things people eat/buy in other countries. I would expect that nowhere in the U.S. could you buy cheeseburgers in a can. Actually it doesn't look too bad, but, like the man said, obviously a promotional photo. No telling what they really look like. It reminds of a phrase my buddy used to describe me the morning after a hard night out. He said I looked like a can of smashed assholes. And that was from a friend...

xoxoxoBruce 01-30-2008 05:40 AM

Probably better than chewing pine cones and sucking a wet mitten.

Sundae 01-30-2008 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 428340)
I'm always surprised by the things people eat/buy in other countries. I would expect that nowhere in the U.S. could you buy cheeseburgers in a can.

Cheeseburger in a can is indeed grim (as are Westlers tinned hamburgers, as I can attest).
But you guys have Cheez Whiz for goodness sake. And Easy Cheese. Like normal cheese is too tricky for Americans?

ZenGum 01-30-2008 08:09 AM

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Trekking Mahlzeiten is a subsidiary of Katadyn, who are famous for hiking gear, especially water filtration equipment.

T.M. also make a powdered wine to go with your canned cheeseburger.

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And a powdered chocolate mousse for dessert.

I expect the cheeseburger would taste like rubber, and I cannot believe that it has lettuce on it - the picture on the can doesn't show this and I can't see how it would survive the canning process.
They have, nevertheless, answered a very important question:


Yez. You can haz cheezeburger. Anywhere.

Spexxvet 01-30-2008 08:27 AM

I'll bet White Castle burgers come in a can.

Chocolatl 01-30-2008 08:37 AM

I can't imagine how the lettuce and tomato on this thing would taste/feel. Burgers get gooey after sitting around for more than a few minutes -- and this thing exists for weeks at a time inside a can?

Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

gmr2048 01-30-2008 10:48 AM

Where's that "Buy it now" button when you really need it?

Shawnee123 01-30-2008 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatl (Post 428373)
Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

Ask any Bovine you happen to see
What's the best burger?
Ground Beef of the Sea

Flint 01-30-2008 11:01 AM

The real question is: when is somebody going to order one of these things, and post a video on YouTube of themselves eating it?

You could be the first! Imagine the instant fame and celebrity you could achieve! Act now, strike while the iron is hot! Do it now!

jinx 01-30-2008 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatl (Post 428373)
I can't imagine how the lettuce and tomato on this thing would taste/feel.

I really doubt the lettuce, tomato, pickle, onions are in the can. I bet its a *serving suggestion.

xoxoxoBruce 01-30-2008 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatl (Post 428373)
Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

Looks like a mountain lake to me.

Flint 01-30-2008 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatl (Post 428373)
Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 428453)
Looks like a mountain lake to me.

Right, these are freshwater cows.

Shawnee123 01-30-2008 11:12 AM

teehee :p

JDwithcoke&lime 01-30-2008 12:07 PM

would you eat cheeseburgers from a can?
I would not could not Sam I am.

Flint 01-30-2008 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint (Post 428442)
The real question is: when is somebody going to order one of these things, and post a video on YouTube of themselves eating it?

You could be the first! Imagine the instant fame and celebrity you could achieve! Act now, strike while the iron is hot! Do it now!

From neatorama:
Quote:

Hooper Says:
January 30th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Steve from thesneeze.com is planning to taste test this soon. Check out some of the other things he has tested on the site.

runswithknives 01-30-2008 05:06 PM

For a second i thought the IotD was Nick Cannon's Special edition of "Drumline." Now thats hilarious. Then again i ask myself the same question when looking at the two...

Why?

classicman 01-30-2008 05:34 PM

gmr2048
Questionist
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I am in awe! How is that possible?

Aliantha 01-30-2008 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 428349)
But you guys have Cheez Whiz for goodness sake. And Easy Cheese. Like normal cheese is too tricky for Americans?

I was thinking exactly the same thing. You lot in the US eat some pretty weird stuff yourselves you know.

On the subject of spray on cheese. It recently showed up in one of the supermarkets over here, so my husband bought some. We threw it in the bin after opening it. I can't imagine why you'd eat it.

HungLikeJesus 01-30-2008 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha (Post 428618)
I was thinking exactly the same thing. You lot in the US eat some pretty weird stuff yourselves you know.

On the subject of spray on cheese. It recently showed up in one of the supermarkets over here, so my husband bought some. We threw it in the bin after opening it. I can't imagine why you'd eat it.

Your problem was that you were expecting it to taste like cheese. That stuff tastes like artificial nothing.

Aliantha 01-30-2008 06:52 PM

yes silly me. I should know that if I want something to taste like cheese I should eat something labled cheese. :)

lumberjim 01-30-2008 07:21 PM

i'd try one. what the fuck?

Undertoad 01-30-2008 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman (Post 428591)
gmr2048
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 8

I am in awe! How is that possible?

Sir is responsible for a lot of IotD suggestions too.

Undertoad 01-30-2008 09:46 PM

Somebody at Something Awful forums actually bought and tried the canned cheezburger. With pics and full review: And the dude ate it!

classicman 01-30-2008 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 428632)
Sir is responsible for a lot of IotD suggestions too.

I think its great - just amazed, thats all.

lumberjim 01-30-2008 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 428630)
i'd try one. what the fuck?

ew...i take that back.

Aliantha 01-30-2008 10:25 PM

It doesn't look as bad as I thought it would

xoxoxoBruce 01-30-2008 10:33 PM

It didn't look nearly as bad as I expected.

lumberjim 01-30-2008 10:41 PM

i thought the can farting on his hand when he opened it was rather unappetizing.

spudcon 01-31-2008 12:20 AM

I think the Rat King looked more appetizing.

morie 01-31-2008 06:41 AM

well has anyone tried it yet? curious about how it tastes
Morie

Gravdigr 01-31-2008 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatl (Post 428373)
Looking at the can itself, I find the choice of packaging to be amusing. Peaceful, coastal landscape to evoke tasty cheeseburger... as if beef came from the sea.

What? You never heard of seacows?????

be-bop 01-31-2008 06:25 PM

I remember years ago when we were kids my mother gave us canned whole roast chicken and I nearly barfed when this gloopy thing slid out of the tin covered in jelly.
God knows how old it was but because of the canning process i guess the actual bones of the chicken were soft,I'm just about heaving thinking about it now :vomit:

Elspode 01-31-2008 09:34 PM

Unless you've been clandestinely fed octopus flavored crackers by one of your kids, you really don't grasp the full import of just how fucked up other nationalities dietary oddities can get.

Aliantha 01-31-2008 09:36 PM

We only eat normal stuff in Australia. :)

Sheldonrs 01-31-2008 10:17 PM

I get the feeling that you will spend more time in the can than the burger if you eat it.

lumberjim 02-01-2008 12:11 AM

and that comes from an authority on having meat in the can.

Flint 02-01-2008 08:56 AM

ha ha ha ... lumberjim must have been lurking around this thread, waiting for Sheldon to post!

Sheldonrs 02-01-2008 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 429019)
and that comes from an authority on having meat in the can.

I guess that would make you my can openner. ;)

DanaC 02-01-2008 10:21 AM

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Quote:

I'm always surprised by the things people eat/buy in other countries. I would expect that nowhere in the U.S. could you buy cheeseburgers in a can.

Chocolatl 02-01-2008 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 428738)
What? You never heard of seacows?????

Sure I have!

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/22500/22846_w.jpg

:yum:

Flint 02-01-2008 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC (Post 429078)
Jimmy Dean


ZenGum 02-01-2008 11:13 AM

:lol: @ Flint

Clearly due to nefarious MBAs in senior management...

mrputter 02-01-2008 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman (Post 428591)
gmr2048
Questionist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 8
I am in awe! How is that possible?

Oh, I dunno. Some of us just like to lurk...

(Admittedly, 8 posts in 4 years is more "impressive" than 37 in 6.)

Shawnee123 02-01-2008 02:39 PM

I'd take "cheese" (sorry, cheesestuff) in a can over that slimy looking meat in the pics of the guy actually eating one of those things. That looks like botulism just waiting to happen.:greenface

bbro 02-01-2008 03:10 PM

To go with it, how about a pickle in a can

http://www.germanpickles.com/shfgetonedill.html

monster 02-01-2008 07:52 PM

Hey, Dana,

You may have to spell out to these merkins that you find that combination a little weird.... :lol:

(when I try to explain the sweet/savory thing, it doesn't work. Savory means strong-tasting, not non-sweet. Sweet only being for dessert is a WTF type-of-idea here)

classicman 02-02-2008 12:25 AM

you guys amaze me - srsly.

DanaC 02-05-2008 09:22 AM

I just cannot reconcile chocolate chip pancake with meat product....that's like eating ice cream sprinkled with bacon bits....the two are not meant to coexist.

Aliantha 02-05-2008 04:51 PM

I totally agree with you Dana. Those yanks are weirdos. :D

talk about odd food combinations!

kerosene 02-05-2008 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 429100)
:lol: @ Flint

Clearly due to nefarious MBAs in senior management...

Okay, TW, you can come out now. Something about traceable to management? Hmm.

I agree on the chocolate chip pancake and sausage thing, only because it is probable that the ingredients are not what one would expect.

DanaC 02-06-2008 04:36 PM

Quote:

I agree on the chocolate chip pancake and sausage thing, only because it is probable that the ingredients are not what one would expect.
What, there's no pancake involved? Or no chocolate chip?

If the pancake, chocolate chip and sausage were all made out of the expected ingredients would that be ok? :P

monster 02-06-2008 05:04 PM

you're asking the people who put maple syrup on bacon. :rolleyes:

(and bacon bits on ice cream, I'm sure)

Undertoad 02-06-2008 08:12 PM

It's taken me 5 days to realize it, but a Yorkshirewoman is mocking us for our food??!

http://cellar.org/2008/black_pudding.jpg

Black pudding: blood and offal tied into natural intestine wrappers. The blood makes it black. Have a nice day!

lumberjim 02-06-2008 08:30 PM

some times a black pudding is just a black pudding.




and sometimes, it's a big black cock.

Aliantha 02-06-2008 09:06 PM

I wondered when someone would remember the black pudding. :D

zippyt 02-06-2008 09:24 PM

And vegamite :BARF:

Aliantha 02-06-2008 09:27 PM

Hey now, that's good stuff!

Shawnee123 02-07-2008 10:39 AM

Weird. This morning getting ready for work for some reason the song Land Down Under was running through my head. I remembered when it came out we had never heard of vegamite, I thought he was saying "he just smiled and gave me a bit of my sandwich." LOL

I've tried it. Um...yuck! :)


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