{"id":347160,"date":"2021-10-01T20:55:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T17:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T20:55:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T17:55:48","slug":"the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"#The great pumpkin spice debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cfe0eadcfb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2cfe0eadcfb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#Pros\" >Pros<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#Its_freaking_delicious\" >It\u2019s freaking delicious<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#The_antidote_to_suck\" >The antidote to suck<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#Full_disclosure\" >Full disclosure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#Cons\" >Cons<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#Why_must_everything_be_a_thing\" >Why must everything be a thing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#The_Cadbury_Mini-Eggs_problem\" >The Cadbury Mini-Eggs problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-great-pumpkin-spice-debate\/#Whatever_that_is_it_aint_PS\" >Whatever that is, it ain\u2019t PS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The great pumpkin spice debate<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            Shannon Proudfoot, pumpkin spice correspondent, breaks down the pros and cons of everyone&#8217;s favourite fall spice blend\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        It\u2019s almost difficult to remember now that pumpkin spice is an actual, uh, spice blend\u2014of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves\u2014used in pumpkin pie given how ubiquitous the faux version has become, thanks to the popularity of Starbucks\u2019 pumpkin spice latte. Once a cult-favourite harbinger of fall, pumpkin spice has morphed into a season in its own right\u2014and, somehow, a lifestyle of sorts?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros\"><\/span><b>Pros<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_freaking_delicious\"><\/span><strong>It\u2019s freaking delicious<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever tasted this stuff? It is stupendous\u2014a birthday cake\u2019s worth of sweet, with just enough spice pungency to prevent it from being cloying. Okay, that is a bald-faced lie, it\u2019s like eating a can of frosting with a stick, but that\u2019s <i>nice<\/i>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_antidote_to_suck\"><\/span><strong>The antidote to suck <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The pumpkin spice latte is a hug in a cup, and we could all use warm fuzzies right about now. Let us never become too cool to be basic, if basic is wonderful. (Yes, a sentient pair of Uggs did write this, why do you ask?)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_disclosure\"><\/span><strong>Full disclosure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Your correspondent is writing this with a pumpkin spice latte candle glimmering on her desk, so she is not a disinterested party. But it smells like blanket scarves, tastefully arranged bales of hay and blind hope for a complete school year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cons\"><\/span><b>Cons<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_must_everything_be_a_thing\"><\/span><strong>Why must everything be a thing? <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pumpkin spice Spam, Kraft Dinner, sausage, deodorant, dog treats, Pringles, various unholy breakfast cereal permutations and *dry heaves* hummus prove we have tried to fly too close to the sun.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cadbury_Mini-Eggs_problem\"><\/span><strong>The Cadbury Mini-Eggs problem<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Those things used to be available only at Easter, and this limited-time-only quality made them special. Now, they are everywhere all the time, and that ubiquity has cost them some sparkle. Pumpkin spice is headed that same way.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whatever_that_is_it_aint_PS\"><\/span><strong>Whatever that is, it ain\u2019t PS <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The flavour and scent we accept as \u201cpumpkin spice\u201d is but a funhouse-mirror simulacrum, a cloying mix of potpourri, marshmallows and whatever a dollar store scented marker labelled \u201cpumpkin\u201d smells like.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>This article <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears in print in the November 2021 issue of<\/em> Maclean\u2019s <em>magazine with the headline, \u201c\u2018The debate: Pumpkin Spice.\u2019\u201d Subscribe to the monthly print magazine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.macleans.ca\/loc\/MME\/head_subscribe\">here<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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