A Philadelphia city councilman offered a Milwaukee alderman a baseball wager. The stakes were local food, so the Philly guy put up hoagies and Tastykakes.* The councilman's press release described the latter as "baked snacks similar to Hostess products".
They are, and how pathetic is it that the Philly food is derivative - Philadelphia as a lesser Twinkie. And oh, they are MUCH lesser. Philadelphia-style soft pretzels would've been better, as would cheesesteaks. Because cheesesteaks are, well, yum.
Although Tastykakes are a terrible example of Philadelphia food, Philadelphia food in general is quite good - the restaurant scene here is great.
*I really, really, really hate that spelling, because those proximate k's look like a certain slur.
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It's because you don't have fond childhood memories of tatsykakes the way you do about hostess. But if you'd grown up in the mid-Atlantic, tastykake would be your norm. They're still gross to an adult palate, but I think you would find the same to be true of hostess if you were to attempt to eat a package of their baked goods now.
Yes, particularly because we're talking about comfort food stuff, it's largely based on what you're accustomed to. BUT....
I had a chocolate tastykake recently and found it to be distinctly lacking in chocolate flavor. That plus the lack of a Twinkie equivalent that's good is a real killer in my book.
Twinkies are really something special.
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