• habanhero@lemmy.ca
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    3 年前

    Hacking implies a lot more than simply adding fat and sugar, and that’s all you gotta do.

    In principle yes, but in reality it extends much farther than that and there is a whole industry built around this.

    For example, the “Subway Sandwich smell” is something desired but not easily replicable, and is a guarded secrecy that corporate is pretty shush-shush about. It not only accentuates the flavor but can get people into the shop from blocks away.

    • Misconduct@lemmy.world
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      3 年前

      It’s… Just just the smell of baked bread and yeast. Anyone that makes their own bread knows what’s going on with the smells in subway and can easily replicate it. I worked at one when I was younger there’s absolutely nothing nefarious or secret about it lmao. I personally think it’s the yeast more than anything. It’s a smell that used to be really common but is much less so these days so it sticks out. A lot of subways have the bread proofing/rising right up by the front too