Manwich
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Type | Sauce |
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Place of origin | United States |
Created by | ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Hunt’s |
Manwich is the brand name of a canned sloppy joe sauce produced by ConAgra Foods. and Hunt’s introduced in 1969. The can contains seasoned tomato sauce that is added to cooked ground beef in a skillet. It is marketed as a quick and easy one-pan meal for the whole family. Manwich's slogan is, “A sandwich is a sandwich, but a Manwich is a meal.” .
Manwich Heat & Serve was introduced in 2004. It contains both the seasoned tomato sauce and ground beef in a microwavable bowl.
There are currently three different flavors of Manwich; Original, Bold and Thick & Chunky.[1]
Use in pop culture
- In Futurama, Hermes Conrad is noted for often losing his manwiches.[2] In "The Deep South", after a giant fish eats his sandwich, he shouts, "My Manwich!"[3] His son, Dwight, also says it when a school bully takes his Manwich in "The Route of All Evil".
- The 6th episode from Season 2 of 2 Broke Girls is titled "and the Candy Manwich", referring to an attractive male character who owns a candy store.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.manwich.com/sloppy-joe-sauce
- ^ http://theinfosphere.org/My_manwich!
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0013042/quotes
- ^ tv.msn.com/tv/episode/2-broke-girls/and-the-candy-manwich/
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