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deepfriedchril @lemmy.world

3w ago

My soup drops were delivered today.

I think they are great, my wife, not so much. I'm sad that they are only being offered for National Soup month.

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What the hell are soup drops? National Soup month?? Is this a shitpost?
- They're basically bouillon but fashioned to be used as suppositories.
- No this is a souppost.
- No no, they are real and I actually like them.
- Negative. Regret to inform friend that this shit is, in fact, real.
- SOUP NITE

If there were no abominations such as this, how I ask, would we know paradise?

I... Hmm. What a strange concept. I don't know how to feel about this one...
Savoury, soup flavored hard candy.
https://www.generalmills.com/news/press-releases/soup-you-can-suck-on-introducing-progresso-soup-drops-the-ultimate-cold-and-flu-season-comfort
- It is in fact strange and I can see how it's not for everyone, but I like them.

I would 100% buy these if they came in Thai tom yum soup flavor
- Similarly, Tom Kha has always been my go to cold/hangover cure. It's immediately refreshing and I always feel physically better after eating/drinking it. The spices, ginger, and coconut do some heavy lifting for sure
- That would be amazing.

Are they... sweet? Like... soup candy? Or are they more meaty and salty and savory like... well... soup tends to be?
- From what I remember seeing posted before about them, they are salty. And apparently the flavor is rather bad.
  NB: I’ve never tried them, and have no experience with soup… candy…
  um.
- There is a hint of sweetness from the isomalt, but overall they are savory.

I thought this was a meme. TIL

But wouldn't it just taste like cold/lukewarm soup? Sure there are some soups that are served cold or whatever, but it ain't Progresso.
- No, not quite. It's the same as if you were eating a hard candy, just savory instead of sweet.

What are the ingredients? I hope it's not too exciting
- Isomalt, Salt, Cornstarch, Monosodium Glutamate, Powdered Cooked Chicken, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Chicken Fat, Palm Oil, Potassium Chloride, Spices and Coloring, Citric Acid, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate, Carmel Color, Maltodextrin!
  Just like Mom used to make!
  I had no idea what isomalt is :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomalt
  Isomalt is a sugar substitute, a mixture of the two disaccharide alcohols 1,6-GPS and 1,1-GPM. It is used primarily for its sugar-like physical properties. It has little to no impact on blood sugar levels, and does not stimulate the release of insulin.
  The main ingredient is a artificial sugar! Neat.

Did you also watch Seth Meyers try them?
- I don't know who that is.

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