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Friday, May 05, 2006

Chock full of anachronistic goodness!

"Inspired by the original chocolate crafted by the Mayans more than 2500 years ago, we blend rich dark chocolate with a hint of cinnamon for a magical Mayan offering." - Häagen-Dazs promotional materials
First of all, let me say that this Häagen-Dazs Mayan Chocolate ice cream is one of the tastiest ice cream flavors around. Not quite up there with Toscanini's Grape Nut Raisin, but you can't get that at your local store. And not quite up there with Blue Bell Buttered Pecan, which along with decent barbecue is the best reason I can think of for living in any of these places (Memo to residents of such places: Did you know that not only do we not have flying cockroaches in the Pacific Northwest, we basically don't have any cockroaches to speak of? But I digress.)

But, being a pedant, I must point out that cinnamon is an Old World spice that would have been unknown to the Mayans until their contact with the Spanish conquistadors in the early 16th Century. By that time I'd guess the Mayans had more important things to worry about than making delicious ice cream.

I've been doing a fair amount of rambling, so let me just summarize the takeaways I had in mind when I conceived of this entry:
  • Delicious!
  • Cinnamon is an anachronism.
  • Doesn't contain any human blood.

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