Why Are People Hooked On A Fake Food Delivery App?
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Why Are People Hooked On A Fake Food Delivery App?

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 24, 202645 min

Can “functional” candy be delicious? Why are people ordering from a fake food delivery app? And should tomatoes be banned from sandwiches? We cover all of these questions and more in this week’s Salad Spinner, our rapid-fire roundtable discussion of the hottest food news of the moment. Joining us in the Spinner this week are Tanya Sichynsky, a New York Times editor and author of the forthcoming Veg Everything, and Zach Stafford, host of the Vibe Check podcast. The Sporkful production team includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell. Right...

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they've been secretly feeding their husband tofu instead of meat in their sandwiches.

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I don't know if you all saw this TikTok the other day, but some of them was showing that they've been secretly feeding their husband tofu instead of meat in their sandwiches. And the husband still hasn't caught on and the comments were so angry at the woman making it.

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She's like, you have to disclose that this is tofu. That's not right that you're saying it's chicken. about tofu like it's an illicit substance. Like you have to disclose that it's in there.

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This is the Sporkful. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. I'm Dan Paschman. Each week on our show we obsess about food to learn more about people.

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