Megan McArdle, Columnist

Judge Not Your Neighbor's Love for Mac n' Cheetos

Food snobs think that what we like to eat says something about our character or status. That's why they're snobs.

You're not what you eat.

Photographer: Tim Boyle/Bloomberg
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If I have one regret in my current life, it's that I have not yet managed to get my hands on the new Burger King Mac n’ Cheetos sticks. I keep meaning to, but the Burger King near my house has closed down, and while I keep thinking that I will soon find myself in the vicinity of one of these golden treasures, so far it hasn’t happened. Given that this is a limited-time item, there is a good chance that I will go to my grave without ever experiencing delicious deep-fried mac and cheese crusted in Cheetos powder. This is a poignant thought indeed.

I’m aware as I write this that some of you are judging me. The bastard offspring of two foodstuffs processed beyond all recognition, bearing the same resemblance to real food as a plastic Lego tree does to a stately elm -- what sort of leaden palate and flagrant disregard for one’s arteries could possibly produce such a longing?