Guys, what's a twinkie??

Question

Seriously, I'm Europeann and I've never had one. What is it? What's in it? (I'm sure there are Europeanns out there that *have* had twinkies but theyre an American snack)

Answer 1

The great American snack cake tradition. A Twinkie is a yellow cake kind of sponge cake but more substantial; it is baked in a long lozeng shape about 4 inches long then a cream filling (sugary white whipped and oily) is injected into the center of the cake from the bottom.

Twinkies are not any culinary masterpiece but children love them

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Answer 2

Both Billyv and Renate have pretty accurately described the physical characterisitics of the "Twinkie" which is only part of the story.

As a snack, Twinkies hold a special place in the history of American Jurisprudence. This seemingly innocent lunch box filler has been implicated as the precipitating ingredient in murder.

"Twinkie Defense"? From Ask Yahoo

Our next stop was The Straight Dope, an always-popular resource in our quest for knowledge. The site provided the whole story, including a detailed account of the murders committed by Dan White.

On November 27, 1978, in San Francisco, Dan White, who had recently resigned from his city supervisor position, climbed through a basement window in City Hall and walked upstairs to Mayor George Moscone's office. He demanded his job back, and when Moscone refused, White fatally wounded the mayor with four gunshots. White quickly reloaded, walked down the hall to the office of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to hold public office, and killed him with five gunshots.

In White's trial, his defense attorneys stated that he was suffering from "diminished capacity," a defense that was permissible in California at that time. White's lawyers argued that he suffered from depression and was therefore incapable of any premeditation. Psychiatrist Martin Blinder testified that White was addicted to junk food and that too much sugar could have had an effect on the brain and worsened White's depression. Blinder offered the junk food addiction as evidence of the depression, rather than a cause for the crime. This distinction failed to make it into the media accounts of the trial, however.

The defense worked. The jury found White guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to six years. Many residents of San Francisco were outraged and riots broke out in the city.

In 1982, California voters approved a proposition to abolish the "diminished capacity" defense.

Dan White served his time, was paroled in 1985, and took his own life later that year.

Amazing what notoriety a seemingly innocuous snack can achieve.

Michael P. Whelan

Answer 3

Twinkies are insane. Okay, they are spongy and they have a simulated light whipped cream inside of them. They are durable but they melt in your mouth at the same time. You can eat about 100 of them and not get full but you will get sick. They are good. And bad. I haven't had one in years. They use a cartoon twinkie dressed up like a cowboy to appeal to children on their packaging. It's surreal.

Answer 4

A Twinkie is described as a 'golden sponge cake with creamy filling'. It's four inches long and is indeed a golden colour with a dark caramel-coloured base. It also has three puncture marks on its underside which is where the white creamy filling has been inserted


hope this helps.

Answer 5

hi yeah ive never had one either but know what it is its a pastry with cream in the middle, ment 2b very nice

Answer 6

They are a terrible snack. They have sooooo much preservative.

Answer 7

I'm Canadian. They have like a cream filling, and are chocolate coated.

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie

Answer 9

A WHITE CAKE WITH CREAM FILLING

Answer 10

billyv described it to the t ! suzy q*s are good too !