Butter Board vs Soup Board
And why Candy Corn is horrible
If you’ve been on social media anywhere this past month or so, you’ve probably seen “The Butter Board.” Credit goes to TikTok creator @justine_snacks, who took butter and smeared it all over a wooden charcuterie board, then dressed it with various things like edible flowers, herbs, salt, whatever. Now, while I don’t think this is a bad idea (like the “healthy coke” trend), I also don’t get why it needs to exist. It’s creative and it’s visually pleasing, but when I saw it, my brain immediately went “not for me.” And that’s ok. You don’t have to like it just because it’s “viral.”
Reasoning? I love butter, but I think I prefer it in smaller doses? I’ve also never had an issue using a knife for it. Feels like a hotbed for double dippers, too. Oh and not for nothing, it seems like an absolute nightmare to clean. I’ll admit I’ve never tried it, but I get this feeling that it would forever be greasy, especially since you’re not allowed to put a wooden charcuterie board in a dishwasher (the high heat could crack it).
Anyway. There have been a ton of variations on this trend since it burst onto the scene (or screen), and there are quite a few I could get down with. @erekav did an Everything But the Bagel Board, Jaymee Sire did a Buffalo Chicken Board…I mean, hell yes to all of that. But obviously, I had to do something stupid with it, so I chose to do “The Soup Board.” See below or click here:
The idea came to me a few weeks ago, and like a true #MisfitCreative, I did nothing about it for weeks. Just sat there and thought “hm yea that’s a good idea I should do that,” then proceeded to watch Netflix and eat my feelings.
Sometimes the motivation is just NOT THERE. But then, I saw someone do a “Ketchup Board” which is genius and made me gag (I hate the smell of ketchup), so I finally got off my ass and decided to put this vid together. The result? Gross. But funny. Totally worth the mess.
There’s a world where someone could probably (maybe) make this look good, but I am not that person, and I wanted to pick the grossest colors and flavor combo I could find. Enter: Split Pea, Clam Chowder, and Tomato. Just…horrifying. When I swirled it together it actually kinda resembled vomit. I gagged during one take.
Anyway, that’s my contribution to the trend. And hopefully it made you laugh because I think we all need that.
And on a separate note - I got a batch of Halloween candy the other day from FreshDirect, which led me to think about my favorites. It also led me to realize that I only eat certain candy on or around Halloween time and I don’t know why. And no, it is NOT candy corn because candy corn is terrible. Like biting into a sugar cube mixed with Elmers glue. No thanks.
It also doesn’t even look like corn. Ask the corn kid what his thoughts are on candy corn. I bet he wouldn’t be singing about it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, see below. Another good example of viral content. This video has 20 Million views. TWENTY. MILLION. LOL what am I doing wrong.
Anyway. My picks would be: Reeses and Snickers, and then for the ones I only eat around Halloween for some reason: Hershey’s Miniatures - specifically Krackel, Mr. Goodbar, and Special Dark.
What’s your favorite?! You know the drill - comment/like/share if it moves you.
THANK YOU :)
You don’t deserve candy corn lady!!!!
People that handed out full-size Snickers when I was a child are still burned into my long term memory.