I did just a bit of Internet prowling to get to the bottom of the FFH&H issue, and I found that I am no longer as troubled by the ingredients of the make-believe coffee potion as I am the reasoning behind it. It's not really half & half. It's a substitute for half & half. Same consistency. Same taste. Different stuff.
Okay, fine, whatever. But why call it FFH&H if it's no halves are involved? Why not just call it creamer?
I'm sure the answer is that you can supposedly cook with FFH&H, and nobody would ever attempt to use fat free creamer in a recipe. It's just kinda weird, because nobody really calls half & half by it's real name. We call it cream. But H&H is anywhere from 10 to 18% fat. Cream cream can have as much as 30% fat. So the fact that H&H would want to swing the other way when it's so often mistaken for its chubbier counterpart is completely mystifying. Decide who you want to be, H&H. Break away from your ana complex and embrace your true identity.
And suddenly I'm tempted to put Prince and the NPG in my playlist, but it ain't happening.
It's the same concept as going into a Wendy's and ordering a salad or a wrap - WHY? If I'm going to Wendy's, I'm ordering a burger! If I buy half & half, it's because I want some CREAM in my coffee - not some cheap imitation.
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