Yonkers, Sticki, e Dixi

August 10, 2010

Where I come from, junk food is considered a major food group and obesity a national emergency. Italians make fun of our junk-food fetish, calling us—kind of cruel, don’t ya think?—culoni, big butts.

Italians believe they’re eating a healthy Mediterranean diet. Take a look in an Italian hypermarket, though, and you’ll see aisles brimming with made-in-Italy junk food.

But why in blazes do nearly all the packages bear American names?  Can it be that Italians refuse to sully their own bella lingua by putting it on stuff that clogs arteries and fattens fannies?

Italian Junk Food

These'll make you whistle Dixie

Italian Junk Food

As in Yonkers, NY?

Italian Junk Food

Kind of wacko, don't you think?

Italian Junk Food

Named after the Fonz?

Italian Junk Food

Only a hipster can appreciate a Cipster (pronounced Chipster)

Italian Junk Food

Italian Junk Food

I love this! They stick the Italian plural ("i") onto an English word

PS: I hope you appreciate these photos–Supermarket Security made me beg for permission from Store Manager, who looked at me like I was some sort of crazy blogger.

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