Hilarious
"Suddenly, sauerkraut is SEXY."
So says a press release from an Ohio-based company that's trying to re-brand the less-than-glamorous cabbage product.
...Part of the sex-appeal shortfall is the appearance. Sauerkraut is "a damn fine food product," says Jim Grell, co-owner of the Modern Cafe in Minneapolis, and "incredibly nutritious," says Brenda Langton of Cafe Brenda in Minneapolis.
But that doesn't make it alluring. It's a stringy, viscous substance that can stick to your face like grout on a bathroom wall. Not romantic.
...Oh, and turning cabbage into sauerkraut -- definitely not sexy. It takes about three weeks, and it's far from pretty. "Sauerkraut is, in fact, rotting cabbage," says Goodman, who has experience with the fermenting process. "That's how it's made."
Before one of my classes today, there was this girl eating a huge pickle as a snack - nothing but a huge pickle. That sounds disgusting to me, but you can imagine how they could make pickles sexy (especially if you have a very dirty mind). Sauerkraut though?
