For those who don’t like Shitto…

22. May 2007, 20:27 UhrUncategorizedmreades3 comments

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Those who don’t like Shitto, the delicacy from Ghana, can head to Sweden for some Pucko. Mmm mmm. I can’t wait to try it. In fact, I want to drink my Pucko while I eat my Shitto.

Thanks to Robb Wolf for the photo

3 comments:

  1. Karen J, 22. May 2007, 23:50

    You almost made me spit my wine out with laughter… “In fact, I want to drink my Pucko while I eat my Shitto.”

    Priceless.

    Oh yes… I’ll have some shitto and Pucko as well!

    Actually, it sounds a lot better than a bowl of corn/wheat/rice cereal…maybe.

    Or how about Shitto with a Pucko chaser?

    Cheers–

    MRE

     
  2. Leif Sjolin, 23. May 2007, 15:16

    What is “pucko” to you? Help me with the funny part.

    Hi Leif–

    You’re obviously from Sweden where, for all I know, Pucko is a mainstay of the diet.

    In idiomatic English ‘puke’ is both a noun and a verb.  The verb ‘to puke’ means to vomit.  The noun ‘puke’ means the vomit itself.

    Anyone who is a native US English speaker would immediately identify a food product called ‘Pucko’ with eating ‘puke’ or vomit.

    That’s why it’s funny here.

    Cheers–

    MRE 

     
  3. Max Thunder, 24. May 2007, 17:19

    On wikipedia, they say:
    Trivia:

    * Pucko means “idiot” in Swedish.

    Being a high-carb drink, it’s not much better than puke.

    Puke may actually have fewer carbs.

    Cheers–

    MRE