Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality

From the West Virginia Surf Report:

Each item was purchased, taken home, and photographed immediately. Nothing was tampered with, run over by a car, or anything of the sort. It is an accurate representation in every case. Shiny, neon-orange, liquefied pump-cheese, and all.

Many more such comparisons here.

Comments

[MysticSaint]

hats off for such an investigation. it was funny and at the same time exposing the lies on which our consumer fanatic society is growing.

cheers!

[JR]

And now it's extended to Sushi advertisements! Some of you may not care about this at all, but in my past experience, any and all sushi restaurants that had a picture menu would provide something similar to that picture. At least they would use the same ingredients and try to replicate the arrangement in the same fashion. I recently found a new sushi joint that doesn't even include all the ingredients- or even the MAIN ingredient as shown in the pic. I got a salmon roll with NO SALMON!!!! This is no way to live. >:<

[beajerry]

Did you know they use watery white glue as the "milk" in cereal pictures because it photographs better?

[mr.ed]

Check the photography on habeasbrulee.com and other food blogs. Much more satisfying.