Me too! I first thought it was a joke on the fact that students have not enought money to eat anything else than nuts, but I got a hint recently that it would be because nuts and the like help thinking and focusing. The latter explanation might be as wrong as the first one though.
(german) wikipedia has an answer: when the name came up, the ingredients (originally just raisins and almonds) were kind of expensive (and students were from well-off backgrounds), and it was also considered helpful against the effects of alcohol... kind of strange to have it offered with coffee i guess, but maybe that kind of thing is just what people crave for when they're up in the air (like tomato juice)!
You're a man of answers P! That's a really interesting background story. I also started thinking about the English "trail mix"...I mean, that's kind of weird too, but I guess the "trail" kind of reminds me of camping and nuts are kind of like camping food...right? But yes. Tomato juice! I don't know why but I love tomato juice on the plane! And konsome (consomme) soup whenever I'm flying JAL!
Me too! I first thought it was a joke on the fact that students have not enought money to eat anything else than nuts, but I got a hint recently that it would be because nuts and the like help thinking and focusing. The latter explanation might be as wrong as the first one though.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I also thought about that too...but looks like P found a pretty convincing argument below! :)
Delete(german) wikipedia has an answer: when the name came up, the ingredients (originally just raisins and almonds) were kind of expensive (and students were from well-off backgrounds), and it was also considered helpful against the effects of alcohol...
ReplyDeletekind of strange to have it offered with coffee i guess, but maybe that kind of thing is just what people crave for when they're up in the air (like tomato juice)!
You're a man of answers P! That's a really interesting background story. I also started thinking about the English "trail mix"...I mean, that's kind of weird too, but I guess the "trail" kind of reminds me of camping and nuts are kind of like camping food...right?
DeleteBut yes. Tomato juice! I don't know why but I love tomato juice on the plane! And konsome (consomme) soup whenever I'm flying JAL!