Bananas Are Going Extinct | Eater's Digest #13

[@19DannyBoy65]

I was kind of surprised by the Tupperware news considering I was eating lunch out of a Tupperware container and then at 4:31 I realized the Tupperware I was eating out of was Rubbermaid lmao

[@kevinbroberg3504]

Balatro about to have to add a 3rd banana joker

[@suros8105]

The entire time they talked about that I was like, "oh that's why those jokers are called that."

[@JohnThems]

"To better reflect real life circumstances, the Cavendish now has a 1 in 50 chance to destroy itself."

[@Spainkiller]

goated comment

[@GX_Pixel]

Unabomber reference in my food podcast is wild.

[@chandlermiller3944]

and in a positive light as well

[@eisiau]

a small correction: artificial banana flavour (isoamyl acetate) tastes unlike bananas for the same reason why most artificial flavours struggle to taste like what they're replicating - you're using a single chemical to emulate a far, far more complex flavour profile. while gros michel does contain more isoamyl acetate than cavendish bananas do, and as a result tend to taste a little closer to that artificial flavour, ultimately both bananas taste pretty similar and there's no evidence to confirm that artificial banana flavouring was based on gros michel bananas specifically.

[@desviaciion]

cavendish banana to me tastes like artificial banana flavouring. in Malaysia we still have plenty of local varieties like Pisang Mas, Pisang Berangan (pisang means banana) etc that taste wildly different between each other, and/but also sometimes inconsistent even between the same varieties.

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

I'm kinda loving the end credits "promotional consideration" ad, reminds me of the game shows and talk shows I used to watch with my grandma 😇

[@birthdayboy102938475]

There was a whole management situation where Chipotle make workers fill less for online orders. Measurements were not the problem, it's about buying back customer trust .

[@javisbavis]

i feel like that would be really easy to test, like just order online then walk in and order the same thing. do you know of there are articles or videos on this subject?

[@hexx2211]

@@javisbavis Zachary Smigel's channel has a video where he ate only chipotle for 30 days, comparing in-store and online orders at three different locations by weight, which proved that online orders had smaller portions.

[@javisbavis]

@@hexx2211 thank you! i’ll check it out

[@birthdayboy102938475]

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[@ALIVE-Company]

Thanks for the video Shaq and Willow. It's comforting to know how much you genuinely care about your customers to the point where you are directly working with them to figure out orders, not many people would do that and just let the customers incur the fees but you're built different. I mentioned your video about wanting to distracted in a video I made about attention just recently, thanks for making my life less doomscrolly and more of an actual life I'm proud of.

[@bonsallz]

Love willow!

[@Olivianajera]

i’m a former chipotle employee and the spoons we use are actually supposed to be 4 ounces so those are our “measuring cups” but as you can imagine it takes a bunch of practice to get the exact right amount on there so ppl tend to just not even think about it lol

[@ssbmbardon]

i used to work at a pizza place and we had scales underneath every ingredient tray. much easier for precise quantities and surely much cheaper than an automated deli machine. but last time i was in a chipotle, probably over half of the people in the building were app drivers waiting for online orders. so portion control is just one of the problems they're solving

[@Olivianajera]

@@ssbmbardon yeah the real problem is that workers are expected to pump out orders super fast but are typically understaffed and have to fulfill a ton of other tasks besides just what’s happening on the food line. i’m sure this is also a way to avoid staffing restaurant properly and giving workers more hours

[@andersonic]

Shaq's standardization vs human element brings to mind ride share drivers. My city went from taxi drivers, who had their problems but knew their way around town, to the early Uber / Lyft drivers who were local and attuned to the routes and rhythms, to today's terrified drones who dare not diverge from the GSP directions even if they know a better way. At least with a robot taxi (we have those too now) no one's humanity is being suppressed.

[@Flashv28]

Great show, I enjoy listening to both of you!

[@petrneal]

I really like these. Thank you.

[@BHoneybun]

I’m hoping we just have banana varieties akin to apples instead of going back to a monoculture

[@adamcharming]

Internet Shaq quoting the Unabomber was on my bingo card this year. Really happy with my pick

[@shantabraamyan3103]

the food court i frequent has a built in scale on the counter so i know the exact portions I am getting bit of an overkill but it works

[@McRootbeer]

Chernobyl apple would be a killer name for a sour or spicy apple cider. 😂

[@nashjonas]

I don't really know why anyone who wants a Tupperware-type product would go for anything other than deli containers

[@Kodaxor]

alot of the deli containers that I've seen aren't dishwasher safe, which is why I don't use them

[@tomv8952]

durability / sustainability

[@PredictableEnigma]

Glass food containers are where it's at. And beeswax wrap.

[@SpoonMe]

Our Tupperware was margarine, cottage cheese and cool whip containers. Lol. When my grandma passed, we found w huge stash of these containers stored under her bed ❤. BTW. Love this new show. Please keep it going 😊

[@tomv8952]

another great ep, ty ty

[@aiqua383]

I dont have interesting thoughts to share but i still want to comment for engagement and stuff

[@vincentmarinelli1844]

I would have to agree

[@IsaacLightning]

Elaborate

[@Eclyptical]

That is an interesting point aiqua383, I would like to add to that that I too would also like to comment for engagement as I find Shaquille's takes to be pleasantly nuanced and well-thought.

[@pinkfloweredsnake]

Mhmm I'm also going to add an insult to Willow now that she's reaching influencer status. Saying very insulting things. Very mean.

[@adrianbyrne114]

i gotta agree with this one

[@BoredToDeafRecords]

It seems your UB reference was actually a riff on the Benjamin Franklin quote "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

[@MickySarge]

As a banana Runts enjoyer, I’ve always wanted to try a Gros Michel banana, despite its unfortunate name.

[@theonetruemango]

You can buy them from small farms (I too was curious, and got some from Miami Fruit). They are expensive to ship, and frankly don't taste *that* different from a Cavendish. I think this is basically a myth that no one verifies because it's so onerous to actually get a gros michel

[@thomaswhite3059]

Well, it's more probably that robots don't unionize.

[@derekiscool]

WHO UP EATING THEY DIGEST?????

[@KLBoringBand]

Hey Shaq- my company handles e-commerce sales tax qualms (an overwhelming amount of businesses get it wrong) and we have recommendations for folks who handle VAT if you still need that assistance.

[@netshaq2]

I'll try anything tbh

[@KLBoringBand]

@@netshaq2 Cool, I'm sending you my work email & number through the Barkley contact us form. It's so hard to find good help for this, so I'd love to be of assistance!

[@AmareloStudios]

chill video

[@ahhhlindsanityyy]

Kitty stole the show! ❤

[@safe]

they are?!

[@netshaq2]

minions on packwatch

[@sofiareyesvalencia714]

off topic: have the workathon live streams moved to a different app or are they only scheduled for once a month? thank you 🌱

[@tomv8952]

they have been discontinued, unforch!

[@sofiareyesvalencia714]

🥲🥲 rip in piece ​@@tomv8952

[@robbiejobbie4302]

Drew gave u a shoutout not that u need one but still lit

[@Khyrberos]

Nice video

[@siiiiiiiiiimo]

SHAKKYYYY BOOOYYYYY

[@Nononchalance]

Hey I'm here to start a conversation about what Shaq told us not to, definitely not just commenting for the algorithm

[@Dhauajdjsja]

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[@vianniello93]

Why were measuring cups never a part of this process? AMAZING question! I cannot possibly imagine why that wasn’t option 1

[@chandlermiller3944]

pretty over practical products are always a no for me.

[@masamunesword]

issuing correction on a previous Eater's Digest, regarding the terrorist Ted Kaczynski. you do not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to him"

[@desertedham37]

banana bannana bnnana

[@25lover25]

Mustache pls

[@ufufu001]

shaq

[@MisterPhish]

I don't think I've ever even seen name brand Tupperware, always just Rubbermaid or store brand.

[@jackwright7854]

Plantains are better than bananas anyways!