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Ken from Chicago
Jan 7, 2012, 9:50:41 AM1/7/12
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From the "No, really, I couldn't make this crap up" department:
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/fast-food-chain-serves-black-burgers-star-wars-170400919.html
-- Ken from Chicago (who has a bad feeling about this)
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/fast-food-chain-serves-black-burgers-star-wars-170400919.html
-- Ken from Chicago (who has a bad feeling about this)
AC
Jan 7, 2012, 5:37:00 PM1/7/12
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Helpful Harry
Jan 7, 2012, 7:12:54 PM1/7/12
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In article <jO3Oq.229362$Vv5.1...@newsfe05.ams2>, AC <x...@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> Ken from Chicago wrote:
> > From the "No, really, I couldn't make this crap up" department:
> >
> >
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/fast-food-chain-serves-black-burgers-star-wars-170400919.html
>
> Ken from Chicago wrote:
> > From the "No, really, I couldn't make this crap up" department:
> >
> >
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/fast-food-chain-serves-black-burgers-star-wars-170400919.html
>
> Surely some twit just burned the bun, no?
No, the bun is dyed black using some sort of food colouring.
Helpful Harry :o)
AC
Jan 8, 2012, 10:43:21 AM1/8/12
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Helpful Harry
Jan 8, 2012, 2:53:50 PM1/8/12
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In article <jecrap$945$1...@snarked.org>, "D. Stussy"
<replies+n...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> wrote:
> "Helpful Harry" <Helpfu...@BusyWorking.com> wrote in message
> news:HelpfulHarry-0...@203-118-187-71.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...
> It's pumpernickel bread which is naturally a dark brown to black in color.
>
> From Wikipedia: "Traditional German pumpernickel contains no colouring
> agents, instead relying on the Maillard reaction to produce its
> characteristic deep brown colour, sweet, dark chocolate, coffee flavor, and
> earthy aroma (however, it is not uncommon to use darkly toasted bread from
> a previous batch as a colouring agent)."
No, according to the news story I read before this topic was posted here,
the bun is being dyed black. The two burgers (black Vader Burger and
normal Jedi Burger) are being sold by a French fast food chain.
Helpful Harry :o)
<replies+n...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> wrote:
> "Helpful Harry" <Helpfu...@BusyWorking.com> wrote in message
> news:HelpfulHarry-0...@203-118-187-71.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...
>
> From Wikipedia: "Traditional German pumpernickel contains no colouring
> agents, instead relying on the Maillard reaction to produce its
> characteristic deep brown colour, sweet, dark chocolate, coffee flavor, and
> earthy aroma (however, it is not uncommon to use darkly toasted bread from
> a previous batch as a colouring agent)."
No, according to the news story I read before this topic was posted here,
the bun is being dyed black. The two burgers (black Vader Burger and
normal Jedi Burger) are being sold by a French fast food chain.
Helpful Harry :o)
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Helpful Harry
Jan 9, 2012, 2:56:26 PM1/9/12
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In article <jee4jq$c06$1...@snarked.org>, "D. Stussy"
> I didn't say it wasn't dyed a darker shade. I only said that it's already
> naturally dark because of what is being used, and as such, might not need
> to be dyed.
Why is there always at least one idiot who just has to pointlessly argue
just to attempt to prove how clever they're supposedly are?? As I said,
news reports say it *IS* being dyed to make it black.
Helpful Harry :o)
<replies+n...@kd6lvw.ampr.org> wrote:
> "Helpful Harry" <Helpfu...@BusyWorking.com> wrote in message
> news:HelpfulHarry-0...@203-118-187-208.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...
> "Helpful Harry" <Helpfu...@BusyWorking.com> wrote in message
> naturally dark because of what is being used, and as such, might not need
> to be dyed.
Why is there always at least one idiot who just has to pointlessly argue
just to attempt to prove how clever they're supposedly are?? As I said,
news reports say it *IS* being dyed to make it black.
Helpful Harry :o)
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AC
Jan 20, 2012, 3:47:46 PM1/20/12
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