Food coloring for non dessert items...Yummy or gross?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
April 13, 2018 7:08am CST
I notice that this had been trendy these days, especially from those people who instagram their food. I know food colors in pink, purple,rainbow, galaxy and neon and etc. are highly accepted in desserts and candies but I notice that people are now using food coloring in savory foods like Pizza, bagels,burger, Mac and cheese,grilled cheese, fried chicken and foods that are on the savory spectrum.
Blue Ketchup are also now sold in some stores. I want to know what are people's opinion with rainbow food , Galaxy,and Unicorn food.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Apr 18
So you are not a fan of starbucks Unicorn frappocino and Mermaid frappocino.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Apr 18
@nela13 What do you think of Blue berry pasta, Its pasta colored naturally by blue berries. Its purple in color. the pasta dont taste sweet and sour. They tasted like regular pasta because the flour killed off the blue berry flavor.
There us also a spinach pasta, it is green because of spinach.
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@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
15 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker no, I don't eat or drink artificially colored things.
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
13 Apr 18
I only like rainbow cake from red ribbon ..
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
It seemed like colors are more acceptable with desserts.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
yeah we can make food coloring from vegetables.
Beet-red
carrot-orange
leafy greens-green
turmeric-yellow
red cabbage with baking soda-blue
purple yam-purple
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
14 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker good to know all that! Ive been playing with coffee to make brown!
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
I tried one before, made of green tomatoes. I never looked at it while eating because it is not visually appealing.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Apr 18
@aureliah Its more tart tasting but its not bad at all.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
15 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker Green tomatoes? That doesnt sound like it would be yummie
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
It has the same taste as normal food but they visually look crazy.
@ivanituut (1934)
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13 Apr 18
Colored ketchups are gross like a color painting haha lol
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
Why do you think colors are much more acceptable with desserts?
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@ivanituut (1934)
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13 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker i have no idea for now but i will think about if for sure
@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
5 Sep 18
The one in the corner is a bagel,right?it's pretty.I don't necessarily think colored non-sweet items are gross,but deceptive.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
5 Sep 18
Yeah you would think they are sweet but they are not, since they are for savory purposes.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
I wont mind weird colors of pasta if that is the sauce's natural color. Like you said spinach is green. bottled petroleum based colors though is a no for me.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Apr 18
@LadyDuck Blue rice is popular in Malaysia, it tasted like regular rice. It is blue because of Butterfly pea flowers.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker I agree with what you are writing, I like natural colors, but I do not want artificial colors in my food. When I make a saffron risotto it is bright yellow, but it's the natural color of the saffron.
@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
13 Apr 18
food coloring in cakes is fine, but food coloring in other stuff is gross.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
There are now restaurants that serves Galaxy colored and unicorn colored pizzas.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Apr 18
I love using beets instead of red food coloring. it saves me from using chemicals.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Apr 18
@Daelii I avoid chemicals as much as I can, I stopped cooking in aluminum pots and pans too. I cook in clay and glass cookware.
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
14 Apr 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker I'm still experimenting with making my own colors from food. I found a plant based kit / no chemicals that was awesome! Except I'm almost out and never saved original box. It was a closeout special that I couldn't pass up! :(
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