Comments on: Kinder Eggs and Pero Instant Natural Beverage

By: weird foods

weird foods — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:52:17 +0000

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By: RC - Rambling Along...

RC - Rambling Along... — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:09:41 +0000

I just want the smiley-faced toy, so now I must go purchase edible goods from other countries, where they don’t care if I choke on the non-edible surprise inside.
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By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:57:58 +0000

The same beverage is sold in Italy, under the name Orzo (Barley). You can buy it in coffee bars too, instead of espresso—they even have a special machine and cups—, though I’ve never actually seen anyone order it. The lady who owned the flat we were renting in Naples had an open packet of it in her kitchen; one sniff was enough to put me off but good. And when I was young, hundreds of years ago, you could buy something called “Camp Chicory Extract”, a liquid coffee substitute; the “Camp”, judging by the picture on the bottle, referred to army camps, not Eddie Izzard, and I suppose indicates that the stuff was originally sold to people going out to quell the latest fuzzy-wuzzy uprising in places where real coffee wasn’t obtainable (I’m English, by the way). Chicory is the same plant as endive and is quite bitter; it goes very well with oranges. You’ve probably eaten it in salads without realising it. How about THAT for horror.

By: Online Colleges

Online Colleges — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:45:45 +0000

I want a kinder egg. And the Pero stuff looks like a bad version of ovalteen. I like this blog more and more each day.

By: Garry Glissmeyer

Garry Glissmeyer — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:17:50 +0000

Pero and Postum are and were commonly used as a hot drink, by those who might have adverse or strong reactions to caffeine, yet enjoy a warm beverage. As a kid, I remember them both in our home. Pero or Postum were sweetened with sugar, then milk or cream added, to taste. In my case, lots of milk added!
In the beginning, like coffee, it is an acquired taste. But knowing you were consuming a grain-based drink also had a healthy side benefit…at least that was the thinking.

By: Brad Hart

Brad Hart — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:51:44 +0000

All right as someone who knows Pero and knows what it is good for. As you might have guessed from the the ingredients other than the chicory, it sounds a lot like what might go into beer. I would likely give up my life before I gave up coffee for Pero, but it does have another use. It makes an ok home brew beer. It dissolves well making the mash easy to work with and the beer easy to filter after fermentation. While it is not nearly as good as the chicory beers I had in New Orleans, it was better than I expected. For the record chicory laced coffee is pretty good, but it has to be good coffee to start with and most certainly not a grain based substitute. If you ever go to New Orleans and have a memorable cup of coffee it is because it was a blend of coffee and chicory. The memory might not be a pleasant one, but chicory laced coffee do stick in your memory. Brad Hart´s last blog post..Food Myths

By: NDN Humor

NDN Humor — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:21:49 +0000

Growing up we our family converted to Mormonism and we were not allowed caffeine. This was before decaf anything. Apparently there was some coffee substitute many church members drank, and most others just said no thanks. I wonder if Pero was that stuff? NDN Humor´s last blog post..We Should Have Been Born Cousins

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:07:36 +0000

Thanks Kim and Susanne, trying unusual food products is a passion of mine. It could be worse, my parents have a museum of Beanie Babies and other assorted Ty products in their home! Tracy´s last blog post..The Paranoid Mom Reviews New Products: Cargo Comforters

By: Susanne

Susanne — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:41:58 +0000

“If insipid had a flavor it would be Pero”

What a great line.

You know, I would never have thought posts about snack foods could be interesting or funny (even exotic snack foods) but somehow you manage both.

By: Kim Woodbridge | (Anti) Social Development

Kim Woodbridge | (Anti) Social Development — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:33:22 +0000

Is that true that chicory was used as a filler? Personally, I can’t stand the stuff. Some relatives went to New Orleans and brought back chickory coffee. I love coffee but did not like the chicory at all.

I don’t think I would have liked the Pero – I probably wouldn’t have tried it.

I loved the part where you described pushing the children away You are really funny Tracy.

Oh – and I learned that the US won’t let you put toys and other fun things (like a file for getting out of jail) inside of food.

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