So yesterday I decided a head of time that my task was going to be to go into a mini mart that I had never been in or even really noticed before, and buy the 2 strangest food items that I could find (for under 5 dollars, which is what I made doing coat check last night.)
Ok, so I walked into a mini mart on parliament and started to look around. I instantly found my first item: a candy bar called a "wazoo" is was brightly coloured and said it had a "fruity flavor." Okay, now onto the second item. I scoured the grocery items in the very small store. I should note here for foreshadowing that I did notice quite a bit of dust piled up on many of the tops of the grocery items. I finally found a bottle of "All purpose sauce" from "Mang Tomas" and decided that this was my second item. I purchased the items from a very confused looking Chinese man, and was on my way.
I decided to eat the "Wazoo" bar while I was waiting for the streetcar. When I unwrapped it, it looked a little like a pop tart, which got me rather excited.
After one bite, I was less excited. It tasted like very sugary bubble gum, and was just as chewy, so I felt like such a rebel for swallowing it down.
I also could not get it out of my teeth. In conclusion: I will not be purchasing a wazoo anytime in the near future.
I'm afraid to say that the all purpose sauce also ended up being disappointing in the end. When I got the sauce home and started collecting food that I could try it on, I happened to look at the top of the bottle to see the expiry date... and it said May 2012. Boo. The dust should have been a bit of a tip off, but in the moment my intellect was clouded by excitement.
BUT I am a journalist and a life adventurer, so despite the fact that it was past the due date, I decided to give it just a little taste.
It smelled a little like very old tomato sauce.
And tasted like bread crumbs that had been swimming in vinegar for about twenty years. I hope I don't die.
I have found out since googling this all purpose sauce that it is a product of the Philippines, usually used on Lechon, a pork dish. It normally has liver in the ingredients... but thank goodness my bottle was missing that ingredient.
Well, as of today I am still standing, so all is well. I am sad to say that I don't think I will be purchasing either item again, but still a fun experiment.
Love and kindness all.
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