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Geight @Geight9/16/2023, 1:29 AM

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Natalie @nex39/15/2023, 9:55 PM

I very much appreciate this line of progression:

"pumpkin spice" is introduced as a shorthand for "pumpkin pie spice blend"
this spice blend turns out to be quite popular as a flavoring for a wide variety of sweet treats
the capitalist engine churns, and in order to one-up competitors companies look to advertise their pumpkin spice as somehow more authentic
the easiest way to do this is to say "real pumpkin" despite the fact that the original spice package was only incidentally related to pumpkin in the first place
you get a bunch of pumpkin in foods where it really doesn't belong purely as an advertising gimmick

it could just as easily been named "autumn spice" and none of this would have ever happened

#food #pumpkin spice

Geight @Geight9/16/2023, 1:29 AM

Sbux did actually adjust the recipe to their pumpkin spice sauce to include real pumpkin puree in an attempt to get people to stop saying "it doesn't even have pumpkin in it" and all those folks just kept on going regardless because getting an own mattered more than what was actually in the stuff.

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Otter @somethingorodder9/15/2023, 9:58 PM

Autumn spice - now with more leaves

lily @lilith9/15/2023, 10:00 PM

god if it was autumn spice then there's even a slim chance it would available at a seasonally appropriate time here in the good ol southern hemisphere, instead of the middle of spring in October "because that's when americans are talking about it"

Annie D @ann-arcana9/15/2023, 10:03 PM

When I was younger, Christmas spiced things kinda had a moment IIRC, and made for less misunderstandings, which is ironic because the stereotypical set of Christmassy spices basically is pumpkin pie spice.

Alex Zandra @zandravandra9/15/2023, 10:05 PM

this made me miss out on a TON of stuff because I can't stand pumpkin itself if I have too much (re: just a little) of it, but spices? let me at 'em!

now I'm angry at capitalism for a whole new reason and there's a lot of things I wanna try out now that I know I won't be physically repulsed by them

@secrets9/16/2023, 2:55 AM

unfortunately a lot of the things are pretty repulsive for a whole new set of reasons

Internet Janitor @internet-janitor9/15/2023, 10:05 PM

counterpoint: pumpkin is good, and i like some of the gimmick foods made out of it. it's honestly a shame that pumpkin pie is the only form the vast majority of people seem to eat pumpkin in.

NeckSpike @neckspike9/15/2023, 10:52 PM

It started with pumpkin spice ice cream, which IS pumpkin flavored and rules. The blend is also called pie spice or apple pie spice. If you're calling it pumpkin spice it should have some pumpkin flavor.

@just-one-bear9/16/2023, 3:33 AM

Because the components of the spice blend are about the same, I will order myself a Pork Spice Latte.