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There are people under 35 that don't know what the Wu-Tang Clan is.

That statement absolutely astounds me. It's not so much teenagers not recognizing their elders/classic albums that blows my mind; they were potentially born after the release of 36 Chambers/Wu-Tang Forever and therefore have an excuse..maybe they just don't like rap..or history. However, when I speak to a fellow human being that is in the 25 to 34 year old demographic, that grew up in North America and had access to Much Music/MTV/Radio/didn't live in a cave and doesn't have a clue who Wu Tang is, it blows my mind. Up until a couple years ago I actually didn't know people like this existed. There I was, at a wedding trading small talk with a 28ish year old girl that was sitting at my table, yadda yadda yadda..me, "Wu-Tang", girl, "What's that" *crash* [my jaw creating a softball size hole in the floor as it fell straight through it]. How the shit? Wu Tang was literally everywhere in the mid to late 90's; clothes, video games, releases almost monthly from their 6 million affiliate members..they released one of the greatest rap albums of all time ENTER THE WU-TANG 36 CHAMBERS! Shit, they were so big that Triumph, the first single from their sophomore album Wu-Tang Forever, was 5:38, had no hook or chorus..and was a success. Also, Wu-Tang (the group and solo members) is still active to this day. I just can't wrap my mind around someone not being aware of the Wu. It doesn't matter if you love Wu or hate Wu, the point I'm getting at is one should at least be aware of Wu.
 
Today I return to the salty box for a new treat. Hapi Snacks Ramen Crunch (there are [I assume] Japanese symbols on the bag that may give more information but I don't read Japanese.) In the bottom right corner of the bag it reads "Crunchy Crunchy", "Trans fat & Cholestrol FREE!" and "SPICY". When I finally got the bag open (it was a tough nut to crack) I peered inside to see what I got myself into. My best description is 3cm X 0.5cm flat noodle ribbons with a little salt and red seasoning. I somewhat hesitantly pulled a few of the noodle ribbons (not really knowing what flavour they were going to be) and gingerly placed them on my tongue, time to masticate. To my delight these salty little snacks are pretty tasty. The vessel used to deposit salty flavouring to my mouth tastes very much like the noodles you get from ramen noodle packages (big surprise right). The flavouring on these noodle treats is initially salty and semi sweet but quickly develops a chili like 'heat' (it's closer to the bbq side of the spectrum than jalapeno). These are kind of like Doritos Sweet Chili Heat's weaker Japanese cousin. All in all, pretty tasty.


Stay Hydrated,
Marc

ps. I know Kung Fu/Wu Tang is Chinese and Ramen is Japanese.

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