President's Choice (Canada's favorite generic brand) Blue Menu products are food items that are marketed to today's "health conscience" consumer. I am not part of that target group, but I went ahead and tried their chili anyway. While I've never been asked to be a judge at a chili cook-off, I think I have a pretty good idea of how chili should or should not taste. So, I'm going to go ahead and call shenanigans on Blue Menu's chili, because it tasted like kidney beans, ground up Aspirin and ass. Thanks for the heartburn, assholes.Rating: 3%
(Image from presidentschoice.ca)
I think it's funny that in the U.S., PC invariably means "politically correct," but in Canada is taken to refer to the now defunct center right political party or President's Choice food products.
ReplyDeleteBlue Menu claims to be heart healthy, but it's usually like 4 x as salty as the regular stuff.
salt is good for your bones and kidney helth (house 69)
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with I.J.'s salt kick he's on?
ReplyDeleteThis review is fantastic, Quammy. I think we all need to thank you for carrying R3 for the past two months or so.
@Viking Andrew
ReplyDeleteThanks. I just hope that my ramblings on horror movies, crappy Christmas songs, and the horrible things that I eat haven't killed the site's traffic yet.
Salt raises your blood pressure. If you're over 40 or you've got high blood pressure like me, it can damage your kidneys, which raises your blood pressure even more, which damages your kidneys even more, etc. Then when you're 55 you're off to the death panel because socialized medicine won't pay for a transplant if you're up shit creek because of a "lifestyle" issue.
ReplyDeleteMost "light" foods are actually higher in sodium than their full-fat equivalents. Which is annoying, because most non-showgirls that need to watch their fat intake also need to watch their salt intake.
hey lets talk about our sleep patterns and bms and minstral cycles
ReplyDeleteOnly twats in Winnie the Pooh shirts say "BM."
ReplyDeleteThat chili looks like when we used to feed our cats the fancy cat food. I thought for a moment you were reviewing fancy cat food.
ReplyDeleteI want to now taste this chili to find out what aspirin and ass tastes like.
ReplyDeleteGee, I'm surprised, because, you know, when I think chili, I think Canada. :\
ReplyDelete*snare hit*
ReplyDeleteI just flew in from Toronto, and boy are my arms tired. Please, take my wife!
Oh come on. You know I'm right. Well let's face it: Canada is not known for its contributions to world cuisine. Don't feel bad. The same goes for Britain.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were making a cold weather pun.
ReplyDeleteNot known for our contributions to world cuisine? What about poutine, Nanaimo bars, and flipper pie?
ReplyDeleteOr the McLobster Sandwich?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget ketchup chips, Quammy!
ReplyDeleteA chef friend told me that North America's only enduring contribution to world haut cuisine has been the caesar salad.
ReplyDeleteAaand we've come full circle.
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