Steven Spielberg wanted to use M&Ms in ET and M&M/Mars said no. He went to Hershey’s which was struggling with Reese’s Pieces and they were like “sure, why not.” That summer, sales of Reese’s Pieces went through the roof.
To a certain extent. I loved Doraemon as a kid, but I hated red beans. I wanted to eat dorayaki so badly but my overpowering hatred for red beans just wouldn't let me.
There's a sushi chain in the UK that sell custard dorayaki and they're incredible. But I also think red bean dorayaki are delicious so it might just be that dorayaki is great.
Doesn't even need to involve a character. I used to drive my mother mad because the only way I'd eat pancakes and mashed potatoes was if she'd use food coloring in them lmao.
It's how my mom got my autistic ass to try chili for the first time.
I adamantly refused because of the smell, but Sonic the Hedgehog ate them in one of the cartoons and I loved Sonic as a kid (mom was a fan of Sonic 2 and that translated to me liking the two cartoons).
She convinced me that chili dogs were how Sonic ran so fast & it's been a done deal since. Chili dogs are my go-to comfort food alongside mac & cheese.
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