Tuesday, 12 October 2010
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Interesting News Feed: Willy Wonka's Three-Course Meal Chewing Gum To Become a Reality
News from UK's Telegraph.
(via blogstruk)Ever wondered what it would be like to taste one of Willy Wonka's fantastical creations? (Not the actual candy company owned by Nestle, mind you.)
According to the Telegraph, scientists at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich are working frantically to realize Willy Wonka's (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl) fantastical three-course-meal gum.
In the book, the infamous candy maker Willy Wonka concocts an unusual chewing gum, which delights the gum chewer with the extraordinary flavors of a huge meal (appetizer, main dish, and then dessert).
Using microscopic capsule technology, researchers at Norwich can successfully manipulate the timing of different flavors within a single piece of chewing gum.
Microscopic capsules are tiny capsules embedded within the gum that release flavors when broken. Depending on the strength and type of the mini-capsules, different flavors can be released at different times.
For example, some capsules in the gum will easily break on contact with saliva. These easily broken capsules may contain the first course of the meal: tomato soup.
Then after some chewing, the other set of capsules in the same gum will break, releasing roast beef flavors for the second course.
Then finally, there will be the last set of capsules that are harder to break and require vigorous chewing. These harder-to-break capsules will contain the final course of the meal: the infamous blueberry pie.
Different capsules are protected by an oily shell so that flavors will not mix during the chewing process.
Questions for gum chewers:
How cool does all this microscopic-nano-technology sound? What do you think about the three-coursed meal chewing gum? What other Charlie and the Chocolate Factory candy would you like to see come true?
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Comments (62)
wow this sounds awesome.
out of the candies wonka created, i didn't really like this one. because gum is supposed to be sweet or minty. i dunno about tasting tomato soup in my gum
but i'd try one anyway
that is AWESOMEEEEE
but as @joggingpigs@xanga - said, i don't know if i'd like tomato soup flavored stuff unlessit's tomato soup, etc
great idea though! But it'd be better if hey could make it so that it would be actually filling and provide the same nutrients and energy as regular meals :)
next step in gum ... techonlogy!
brilliant!!
It's SCIENCE! I love it!
asldkfjaslkdf sdsfdjjjjjjj i've been waiting for something like this FOREVER.
major props to the first scientists who can create an ice cream that won't melt for hours on end.
frankly, i want everything in the world of charlie and the chocolate factory :/.
Now all they need to do is bring the wonka bar back.
Sounds cool, but gross.
It's a giant conspiracy to turn us all into blueberries.
@TheDeadWhale@xanga - ahhahah agreed
haha interesting.
@TheDeadWhale@xanga - I want to be a blueberry o_o
gimme gimme gimme!
i would definitely try it!!
im legitmately terrified of turning into a blueberry.
@TheDeadWhale@xanga - hahaha yess.
buttercup tea cups.
Hahha, I can't wait to try it :P !
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@ohletitbe@xanga - There's a candy store by me that has Wonka bars... They don't taste as good to me as they did when I was younger though.. The chocolate tastes odd..
@TheDeadWhale@xanga - I'll be the guinea pig :)
yay how exciting :D
O.o yuck? kinda cool though. lol
i would just LOVE such a gum!
Interesting, no doubt, but also very useless.