Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.
Oscar Mayer has created a ‘WienerDrone’ — the first ever unmanned hot dog-carrying aircraft (via Business Insider)
14 Single-Scoops You Didn’t Know About Baskin-Robbins (via Mental Floss)
The Secret to Restaurants’ Woes? Check the Freezer Aisle (via Bloomberg)
Make Homemade Dunkaroos and Relive the 1990s (via Lifehacker)
I Tried Using Food as Makeup and It Went Poorly (via Lifehacker)
The results are in and Honey Walnut Shrimp received the most votes in our Best Panda Express Entree That’s Not Orange Chicken Unscientific Poll.
A few notes about the results, which you can see in the table below.
Thank you to everyone who participated!
| Menu Item | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Honey Walnut Shrimp | 282 | 18.15% |
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken | 217 | 13.96% |
| SweetFire Chicken Breast | 197 | 12.68% |
| Kung Pao Chicken | 158 | 10.17% |
| Beef Broccoli | 138 | 8.88% |
| Beijing Beef | 127 | 8.17% |
| Black Pepper Chicken | 127 | 8.17% |
| Mushroom Chicken | 84 | 5.41% |
| Shanghai Angus Steak | 61 | 3.93% |
| String Bean Chicken Breast | 58 | 3.73% |
| Eggplant Tofu | 48 | 3.09% |
| Five Flavor Shrimp | 32 | 2.06% |
| Honey Sesame Chicken | 9 | 0.58% |
| Sweet and Sour Chicken | 4 | 0.26% |
| Firecracker Chicken | 3 | 0.19% |
| Mandarin Chicken | 2 | 0.13% |
| General Tso’s Chicken | 1 | 0.06% |
| Golden Szechuan Fish | 1 | 0.06% |
| Mongolian Beef | 1 | 0.06% |
| Pacific Chili Shrimp | 1 | 0.06% |
| Thai Cashew Chicken | 1 | 0.06% |
| Peppercorn Shrimp | 1 | 0.06% |
| Sweet and Sour Pork | 1 | 0.06% |
This seems like something that should’ve existed a long time ago. (Spotted by Scott K at Walmart.)
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Baskin-Robbins’ Flavor of the Month for July is All About Oreo Ice Cream.
It features chocolate malt ice cream with fudge-covered, peanut butter, and classic Oreo cookie pieces and an Oreo frosting ribbon. The flavor is available in a cup, cone, milkshake, or layered sundae.
After you try it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via Baskin-Robbins)
For a limited time, Wendy’s is selling a small Frosty for just 50 cents. Both chocolate and vanilla flavors are available at that price.
The offer is available at participating location and is not valid in Alaska and Hawaii. Yeah, suck it, Alaska and Hawaii! Oh wait, Hawaii…that’s me!
Wendy’s is also running the 50-Cent Frosty Films Sweepstakes that gives Frosty fans a chance to win movie tickets. You can read more about it at wendysfrostyfilms.com.
(Image via Wendy’s Facebook page)