Slog - Comments on In Praise of Pixifoods http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods As blogger/neologist Joe Posnanski puts it: Pixifood (PIKZ-ee-food), noun: Any food substance that is highly pleasant to the taste as a child and tastes shockingly unpleasant once you become an adult. Among Posnanski's key pixifoods: Tang As a child it tastes like: Fruity drink goodness. As an adult it tastes like: Laundry detergent Pop Tarts As a child tastes like: Flavor-filled pastry with delightful crunchy coating. As an adult tastes like: Manila folders injected with jelly. Dinty Moore Beef Stew As a child it tastes like: The absolute best camping food available. As an adult it tastes like: Dog... Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:41:02 -0800 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:27:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by LowRent Hi-C. A sickly sweet taste no one over 10 could possibly like.

]]> LowRent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117284 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:08 -0800 Comment by laterite Totino's pizza is still gloriously, greasily, and tragically, delicious.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117285 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:36:14 -0800 Comment by juris Whatever, I still love Tang. The trick is to make it slightly thicker than the directions advise, and to only - ONLY - drink it hot on a cold night. It's a great replacement for when I've already had seven cups of tea and cocoa doesn't sound good.

]]> juris http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117288 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:38:24 -0800 Comment by shub-negrorath All those sugary cereals I could only enjoy when sleeping over at friends' cos my mom wouldn't let me buy them. Subversion loses much of its flavor when you grow up, I guess.

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117289 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117289 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:39:50 -0800 Comment by SDizzle YES! I LOVED Dinty Moore as a child. Then one time I tried it recently, and it was NASTY! How does that happen? What is the science? Someone, please, explain.

]]> SDizzle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117296 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117296 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:50:33 -0800 Comment by DanFan I completely agree with the Chef Boyardee thing. I used to LOVE having the ravioli when we went camping. It was the highlight of the whole camping trip. I tried it as an adult and Geee-ROSS! @2, Sadly, you couldn't be more right.

]]> DanFan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117297 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117297 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:50:36 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I always liked dad's spooge.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117299 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117299 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:51:44 -0800 Comment by hernandez The last time I ate a can of spaghetti-O's it was horribly disgusting. Can't believe I used to eat that shit a few times a week as a young one.

The one pixifood that has survived my transition to adulthood is Hot Pockets, but I just chalk that up to the fact that they were always on sale while I was in college.

]]> hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117308 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117308 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:17 -0800 Comment by snarky I still like Poptart(s).

]]> snarky http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117309 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:44 -0800 Comment by beef frozen fish sticks make great fish tacos.

]]> beef http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117311 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117311 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:01:45 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger I still like Fruity Pebbles...man I love that cereal. But other than that there are none of the kiddie foods I like. Maybe adults like salty more than sweet?

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117312 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117312 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:01:55 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Oh, and the KFC item on the website. I think that the chicken really has gone down hill A LOT over the past decade. It was never as slimy and nasty as it is now days.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117316 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117316 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:07:25 -0800 Comment by Joseph J. Finn Sorry, the C-B ravioli is still damn tasty as an adult But boy, 50-50 sucks now that I'm an adult.

]]> Joseph J. Finn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117317 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117317 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:08:11 -0800 Comment by josh bomb i was recently surprised to discover that both strawberry and chocolate pocky no longer give my tongue a boner the way they did when i was a young bomb.

]]> josh bomb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117335 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117335 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:22:03 -0800 Comment by Non Mr. Poe once and for all explains his fetish for old men @7

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117362 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117362 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:43:31 -0800 Comment by PopTart HEY! I do not taste like a manila folder injected with jelly.

My kid thing that I can no longer stand is anything in that artificial grape flavor, lollipops, gum, etc.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117363 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117363 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:45:03 -0800 Comment by Vince Kool Aide popcicles. Pop corn balls. Caramel apples. Still tasty, even without teeth.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117374 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:56:23 -0800 Comment by Christy O Ha! When I was a kid, I went to Florida and the McDonald's there had this new thing called the McRib. I insisted on eating it every day, sometimes twice. I was so distraught to return home where it was not on the menu. Fast-forward to: my late teens, when it was introduced in my market. FOULNESS! Utter and complete foulness! I love having a name for this bit of taste bud trickery.

]]> Christy O http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117382 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117382 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:01:52 -0800 Comment by Been there, done that. Let the record reflect that pink Dippity-Do does NOT taste like strawberry jam.

]]> Been there, done that. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117385 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117385 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:04:13 -0800 Comment by elenchos Does breastmilk go without saying?

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117386 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117386 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:07:13 -0800 Comment by Furcifer I remember being pretty fond of Little Debbies snack cakes as a kid. Now, they taste like petroleum wax, polyethelene foam, and silicone grease.

]]> Furcifer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117420 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:56:40 -0800 Comment by him This is the funniest Slog entry & postings I've ever read. Great way to kick off a long weekend.

I submit frozen dinners in general. As a kid, they were a sublime culinary sensation. Now, I'd just as soon eat the cardboard container they come in.

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117425 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:36 -0800 Comment by E Every food product from my Atomic Age childhood still made with real sugar tastes fine, like Kool Aid when made at home. But some of those foods now contain (in place of sugar) high fructose corn syrup or aspartame or Sweet N Low (from coal tar, just like Tylenol!) or some other sugary chemical & those taste like Gigantor's metallic ass. Who's up for some Space Food Sticks? http://www.funkyfoodshop.com/index.php?cPath=23

]]> E http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117428 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117428 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:06:05 -0800 Comment by max solomon i've always been interested in the reverse phenomena: food that tasted like crap as a kid, now you love it.

for me, couldn't handle mashed potatoes. now, of course...

it's all about the TEXTURE.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117429 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:06:52 -0800 Comment by i love my hourlong commute Pringle's Potato Chips. Delicious as a child: distasteful now.

]]> i love my hourlong commute http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117442 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117442 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:32:29 -0800 Comment by Greg I hated pickles and onions when I was a kid, now I try to put them (with garlic, too, if at all possible) into most of my dinners. Oh, and black pepper. I've inexplicably become an Arab.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117444 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:32:47 -0800 Comment by Cat in Chicago Instant mac & cheese dinners - yum! Forever and always! Even better when stoned!

]]> Cat in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117472 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:15:47 -0800 Comment by Julie My pixifood is McDonald's chicken McNuggets. I loooved them as a kid -- it's what I always got. Out of curiousity, I ordered some a few years ago and they taste like fucking cardboard. Greasy, nasty cardboard.

]]> Julie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117494 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:52:31 -0800 Comment by Cookie W. Monster I will never, ever, ever outgrow my craving for my favorite childhood food, which happens to also be the only food I've ever really eaten.

C'mon, do I have to tell you what it is?

]]> Cookie W. Monster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117497 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117497 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:55:19 -0800 Comment by Sad Comment My recent discovery on a culinary trip down memory lane, that should make the list: Spaghetti-o's and Spam sandwiches. Not the taste treats that I remembered. What in the hell was my young mind thinking?

]]> Sad Comment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117499 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117499 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:02:42 -0800 Comment by brick Balogna was delicious. Now it is not.

]]> brick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117546 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117546 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:00:59 -0800 Comment by Sad Comment One more for the list : THE MAN-WICH!

]]> Sad Comment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117604 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117604 Chow Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:28:07 -0800 Comment by Miss Poppy Hussein Dixon Cheetos - packaging peanuts dosed with artificial cheese powder

]]> Miss Poppy Hussein Dixon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117641 Chow Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:59:26 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton @24 Peppers and Onions. Never liked it until I turned 24 or so.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117834 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/in_praise_of_pixifoods#c1117834 Chow Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:27:26 -0800