An upgrade for an afternoon snack

An upgrade for an afternoon snack

By: Joseph Andre Gaspar

Every Filipino pretty much know about Lucky Me! Pancit canton. Some quote it as the “national miryenda” by people who are in a tight budget when it comes in satisfying their cravings.

Ingredients are as simple as soy sauce, salt, spices like onion and garlic, a handful of preservatives, artificial flavors that can make water taste like chicken and top it off with some flavor enhancer that is so high in MSG it can shorten your life span by tenfold.

Usually prepared by boiling the noodles for about 5 minutes and mix in the provided seasoning and violà, you’re beautiful masterpiece is right in front of you. The smell of artificial flavoring and the mouthwatering color of caramel of the noodles is now ready to serve.

But wait, hold your horses because on the other side of the book there goes a random newsflash, coming from the deepest part of the internet, specifically in twitter. Apparently the “national miryenda” is now packaged in a cup. Yes, you read that right, in a CUP.

There’s a tweet showing the product packaged in a cup, probably just the same size as the one we currently know which is in the plastic packaging. Same color for each flavor and some said that it is now easier to prepare. That is one thing that I don’t know but only time will tell.

Some comments say it is a very weird kind of upgrade to the product and also somewhat exciting to actually try eating it in a cup.

It’s funny when you think about it, the company is like, “Hey, we better think of something incredible that the customers will blow their minds,” and then one guy says, “I know! Let’s put ‘em in a cup,” and then everyone in the room became silent because of how amazing that idea was.

All in all, I think it has shaken the internet in Philippines just by a teeny, tiny, little bit because of the shock that it caused to the Filipino people that were used in having them prepared in a same, repeated way.

For some reason this kind of small change can actually contribute to something so big like the internet or even the way the people thinks of the simple things or even their perspective to the minority. But hey, nothing beats an afternoon snack like this one, right?