January 13, 2011

Human Cheese

Here's an interesting article about a woman who wants to produce human cheese.
[The response] definitely runs the gambit [sic]. Everything from ‘this is such a great idea’ to ‘this is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen.’ Overall, response has been pretty overwhelmingly positive, which I didn’t really expect. Maybe it’s New York – we are pretty adventurous eaters.

Branding and naming are paramount in overcoming potential eaters' qualms about human cheese. Does changing the "human" part of the name to a euphemism make you more likely to think of trying it without being grossed out? I might try some "homo sapien cheddar" or "biped feta" if there was some good wine to go with it.

4 comments:

  1. who cares about cheese we want to see the boy


    dad

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  2. Honey, I think you mean gamut, not gambit. I looked up both definitions.

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  3. My initial reaction is disgust but if I had plenty of the good wine you mention to go with it I might get up the courage to try a sliver. :) Your mom is right about "gamut"...but I think you were quoting in that section, right?

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  4. Yes, I was quoting that section; it was copied and pasted from the link provided. But if Mom says it's supposed to be "gamut," then I'm sure she's right.

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