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A coffee cup, you can eat

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KFC Britain, in what could be a brilliant marketing strategy, has come up with a coffee cup that you don’t need to throw into a rubbish bin once you have finished the coffee.

Instead, you can eat the cup.

To me, it sounds very much like a cone of icecream.

It is called the “Scoff-ee Cup”, and it is actually made from a thin lattice of wafer, coated in sugar paper and lined with a slow-melting white chocolate. The chocolate gradually infuses the coffee with a creamy sweetness.

You would think that the cup would become too soft with the hot beverage inside it, but apparently, KFC says that it doesn’t.

What do you think? A gimmick or very clever?

Comments

  2. Sounds great but will need to be gluten-free or lots of us won’t be able to buy their hot beverages. Hope this isn’t the case or they at least provide the option of getting a paper cup.

  4. Okey but I hope they are wearing gloves and have these where they are kept clean and not out to the elements to collect dirt on like some cup bottoms are. Bacteria can be passed to food very easy but usually when comes to filling coffee cups they don’t wear gloves so they would have to get use to that.

Have you read?

Celebrating Mexican Independence Day

Lots of Americans seem to think that May 5 is Mexican Independence Day, but that holiday actually falls on Sept. 16.

May 5 is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexicans defeated the French in 1862. Independence Day marks the beginning of their fight for independence from Spain in 1810. That was the day of what’s known as El Grito de Dolores, or the cry of Dolores, for when the Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bells at his church in Dolores and declared that Mexico should be free from Spanish rule. 

They would fight for their freedom until 1821 when they finally gained independence. 

Fabulous Classroom has a little of the history and ideas for celebrating the holiday for all age groups. There’s also a link to a good video in that post about the real story of Mexican Independence Day. 

Twinkl also has a good tops about the history and different activities, discussion ideas, crafts and foods that can be incorporated into lessons at school or used at home. 

I also found a few pins that no longer link to a website but include good information on Mexican Independence Day, including some questions for students to answer based on the reading. You can find more printables and questions for kids from TX Homeschool Mama on Etsy (also available in Spanish). 

You can find a lot more paid resources about Mexican Independence Day at Teachers Pay Teachers. 

Mexican flag crafts are a fun option for celebrating Mexican Independence Day (though the current iteration of their flag has only been in use since 1968). Kids Activities Blog has a free Mexican flag printable and a few different ideas for decorating it including dot markers and torn tissue paper. 

You can also find some great Mexican crafts at Red Ted Art. The post includes all sorts of Mexican inspired projects including Day of the Dead crafts, Frida Kahlo pinatas and upcycled musical instruments. I love the giant paper flowers they shared from Honestly WTF.