WEEKEND READING – 2/25/2017

7-Eleven

Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

8 popular American foods that aren’t what you think they are (via Business Insider)

Competitive Eating Was Even More Disgusting in the 17th Century (via Atlas Obscura)

KFC Trolls ‘Clean-Eating’ Bloggers in New Ad Campaign (via Eater)

Here’s What the President of Iceland Told Us About the ‘Pineapple Pizza Ban’ (via Munchies)

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