Okay, so Krispy Kreme has finally come to Brisbane, but I’m confused.
What the hell is it about these deep-fried rings of sugar and dough that drives people so berserk?
I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I’m not a fan of the donut, per se, it’s just that I don’t quite understand the religious frenzy people get into over the Krispy Kreme version.
Is it the brand?
Is it a secret chemical additive?
Is it a mind-control experiment being conducted by some secret government agency somewhere [1]?
Or is it really possible that it’s because Krispy Kreme donuts are honestly that much better than any others?
Please discuss.
Thanks to Stark Raving Duncan for providing the photo.
Footnotes:
| 1. | True story, I once had a woman imply that she’d take it very kindly if I donated half-a-dozen Krispy Kremes to her on a flight back from Sydney to Brisbane. Sure, I probably wildly misunderstood exactly what she was suggesting, but there was more than a little flirtage going on, either way; and I honestly believe it was the Krispy Kremes she was after… |
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It’s the Sydney + the American factor. I have spoken to people who believe that these must be good because 1. They were a big thing in Sydney and 2. They’re American. It’s part of a feeling that because Brisbane now has a KKs that we have ‘come of age’. It’s just part of the American contribution to the global culinary melting pot.
Ah yes the global cullinary melting pot ala USA, that has given us such wonderful additions to haute cuisine as MacDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell. hmmm are these Americans trying to tell us something?
There’s a good reason that every second medical ad on TV these days is for diabetes.
Oh, and KK’s are not bad but give me Dunkin Donuts any day.
OK so things have just got wierd. Next week my work is moving to a new building and one of my collegues who was at the new building this week has actually timed how long it will take to walk to KKs. Apparently it will be just under 4 minutes if you get all the lights at the crossings. Seems to be some so of religious experience for some people.
That’s pretty sad. Many years ago I worked with an American woman from Chicago who once told me that she could leave her downtown apartment and walk to work passing 3 MacDonalds at distances just timed to be able to buy a muffin at the first, an OJ at the second and a coffee at the third without having to carry more than one thing.
That is also sad. However McDonalds has a thin guise of being actual food. A muffin contains both carbohydrates and protein. The orange juice contains fruit sugars and the coffee contains coffee I suppose. KKs are just deep fried sugar.
Then again on the short drive to and from the organic markets today we did pass three McDonalds, one “Burger King” and two KFCs all serving something that they like to market as breakfast.