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Yesterday in Kroger (a supermarket for you non-Americans) I saw a bunch of cans of potato salad. Why would someone buy canned potato salad?

Even if you don’t want to make it, I’ve never been in a supermarket that doesn’t offer a fresher option. I’ve even been in gas stations that offer what they at least claim is fresh potato salad.

Maybe if you really, really wanted potato salad and you were in a food desert but the corner 7-11 has canned potato salad you might buy it, but I’ve never seen this before in my life.

I don’t get it.

slurpeesoforion ,

It’s German potato salad which is even less salad like than American styled potato salad.

Evil_Shrubbery ,

Canned goods are great, they last, keep the nutritional values, packaging can be recycled, etc

The ‘they last’ means also less trips to the store, and less logistics is good for everyone and everything.

Unless canned food is acidic, then the cans are layered in plastics & are basically plastic bottles with extra steps.

Perhaps there is even an argument to be made how a large scale industrial processing can be (which doesn’t man is, but in proper countries it should be) much better, not only precise, but clean, with in some cases inherently far better ingredient quality (at least because of timing the ingredients), and more efficient too. It just takes less to implement an extra precaution or control in such an environment vs a big kitchen (or just someone mixing the ingredients at the store).

Often canned goods use no or at least much less preservatives compared to ‘fresh’ counterparts, simply bcs they just aren’t needed (and either way it’s cheaper to perfect the mechanical preservation processes than adding extra stuff in).

Also I really wanna open that can now :).

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

It’s about what’s being canned, not the concept of canning.

Evil_Shrubbery ,

Yes, I was saying that it seems (imho) a good food to can and have stock at home.
People live different lives, or perhaps even have cooking or mobility limitations.
Or for situations like sailing of the grid where you can’t reasonably store potatoes.

I presume potato poisoning from badly made cans isn’t a thing for at least a century … If that’s not the case, then I’ll store my potatoes as vodka (I know, I know, most vodka isn’t potato vodka).

Demonmariner ,

I’m just waiting for canned bread.

klemptor ,
@klemptor@startrek.website avatar

Aw, you just reminded me of something. My grandma used to wash out soup cans, then use them to bake small raisin breads. She would make several at once and you could freeze them. I don’t know where she got this idea but it was awesome always having these tiny raisin breads available :) especially if you don’t want to commit to a whole full-sized loaf!

Ahardyfellow ,

Stories like these are why I love the internet. Just a wholesome little memory, made me smile thanks for sharing :)

I_Fart_Glitter ,

bmbeans.com/product/brown-bread-plain/

LesserAbe ,

Holy shit

southsamurai ,
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

Portability and stability. Same as any canned good.

Hell, some things are better canned because once the process is done, it’s essentially exactly where you want it and stays there. Cranberry jelly, tomatoes, pineapple for deserts (seriously, it can be much better than fresh for some applications), peaches for some uses, even corn can be better at some things because it’s canned. There’s others, but it would get silly.

Now, I tend to agree that this isn’t something I would stock up on, what with fresh being relatively easy to get if I was unable to make my own. But, if I lived by myself? If it was decent, it might be a better choice just because it’s a smaller batch size. Less chance of wasting resource.

nimpnin ,

I just went sailing for a few days. On the small sailboat, we don’t have a fridge onboard. Stuff like this can be stored in room temperature, so I can definitely see the appeal for it.

MummifiedClient5000 ,

You may laugh now, but wait till the apocalypse and see how much you miss potato salad.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

You make a convincing case.

YoFrodo ,

I had a massive power outage that lasted a week. Canned anything is better than nothing

ShepherdPie ,

Why would you buy canned nothing in the first place? You know it’s going to be disappointing before you even open it.

intensely_human ,

Sometimes you just need a can

intensely_human ,

After the apocalypse I’m making potato salad from scratch no problem.

MehBlah ,

This would go great with canned dumplings. Just kidding. Or am I?

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

What about a canned burger?

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/db9735f4-54c0-4ef0-b597-a93956661740.png

MummifiedClient5000 ,

That’s not Danish!

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know what language it is, but obviously someone sells or sold cheeseburger in a can.

MummifiedClient5000 ,

It happens to be German.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Don’t blame me there, I studied French.

MummifiedClient5000 ,

J’accuse!

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Je suis désolée.

MummifiedClient5000 ,

… Baguette?

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

J’accuse!

Wizard_Pope ,
@Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world avatar

Whichever dummy wrote that original post must have seen the .de and went “Hmmmm. That must be de for Denmark.”

MehBlah ,

They sell canned hot dogs in the UK. I want a can to put on a shelf in the kitchen.

themeatbridge ,

They might be using it as a base for something else, like breakfast hash browns.

Canned potatoes take on a flavor I don’t like, but there’s no denying the convenience of having shelf-stable cooked potatoes ready to eat or cook with. I keep canned tomatoes in the pantry for a similar reason. I prefer fresh, but if it’s going into sauce or stew, canned is a time saver.

Rolando ,

I have a very elderly relative. If you can only eat food that is not too firm, and you want easy-to-prepare stuff that you can keep on the shelf, and your tastes are kind of old fashioned, this sounds great.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I could definitely see something like that, although I think you’d probably get something that tasted better with a blended potato soup and there’s a bunch of canned varieties. I suppose if someone like that is jonesing for some potato salad (I wouldn’t blame them, potato salad is great), this is the best way to give it to them.

Snassek ,

I would assume for increased shelf life. This is German style potato salad and I have seen the cans in stores for at least 30 years.

lemonmelon ,

That’s one hell of a shelf life…

BearOfaTime ,

There cans over 100 years old with still safe-to-eat food in them.

Mothra ,
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I can easily see how something like canned potato salad could be convenient to someone who doesn’t want to spend time cooking and/or doesn’t plan their meals much. Some people buy fresh produce or foods that will last just a couple of weeks in the fridge, they don’t eat it, they throw it away. If you are like this, and only eat potato a couple times a year then you can just stock up on a few cans and not deal with the fresh option which needs planning. You can freeze fresh salad you say? Yes, but sometimes you don’t want to deal with the thawing.

In short this serves the same purpose as canned beans or any other canned meal.

Cheradenine ,

A couple friends and I would get together for drinks, we all love to cook, one topic that frequently came up was ‘stuff you hated as a kid’. Then we would meet the next week and present a good version of that dish. German potato salad was the only thing no one could make edible, it just sucks as a dish.

So Kroger decided to make it worse I guess?

deranger ,

German potato salad is good, though. I’ve never had it inedible. Nothing mind blowing, but it’s fine as a side.

Skill issue?

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

Potato salad (European) is perfect along whatever you’ve put on the grill.

user224 ,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Long term storage for emergencies, camping.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

If society collapses and all we have left to eat is canned potato salad, I’m leaving the fallout shelter.

teft ,
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

I’d only leave the Vault if I can become a Knight in the Brotherhood of Steel.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Bad news: you get to be one of the Khans.

(Fallout stopped with 2. I will fight you if you say otherwise.)

teft ,
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve only played 4 and watched the show. I really liked Maximus and Paladin Danse. Except when Danse is being racist against Strong.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

The show had a lot more to do with the first two games than I expected. Shady Sands and the New California Republic are from them.

user224 ,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

It may not be that bad, and it’s probably just as healthy as all the other junk we eat. The only way to tell is if you… try it.

But I probably have no right to comment on this. I just ate dry ramen a few minutes ago.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Dry ramen is a whole thing. I can see the appeal of it as a weird form of crunchy snack, But you have stuff like this:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6d3aa782-aa50-4818-b49e-d07a04c91a5c.png

And I admit, I really don’t get it.

Willy ,

I see you just trashing all kinds of tasty food here and then I realized who you are. lol. Makes sense now. Hope your doing better.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Haha, sadly still not eating, but I can still appreciate (or not appreciate) the concepts.

Tasty food to me is often something from India or China… really almost anywhere in Asia. But dry ramen isn’t really a thing in Japan, is it?

AFKBRBChocolate ,

Wait, people eat uncooked ramen noodles? That sounds vile, even without it being a ludicrous replacement for bread on a sandwich.

Cheradenine ,

so, good news, we have enough canned potato salad for the next year. Um, I’m going to check to radiation levels outside. Don’t you want a Geiger counter? Naw, I’m good

Cobrachicken ,

As a German I would suggest to burn these stores down.

Slovene ,

Why, are they owned by Jews?

ThePantser ,
@ThePantser@lemmy.world avatar

Kroger was founded by the son of German immigrants.

Slovene ,

I was just giving them a ribbing 'cause they said as a German they would burn it down. You know, because of that whole fun chapter in German history.

Lookorex ,

And it wasn’t even close to funny or clever.

Slovene ,

Well, live and learn …

BlueLineBae ,
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First of all … ew. I don’t know who this is for honestly. Maybe it’s one of those things that was used during war times that’s now sold in stores because why not? Second, we have lots of Krogers in the US and they are currently trying to merge with Albertsons which would essentially create a monopoly on grocery stores. Let’s all hope that doesn’t go through.

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