The U.S. Army in 1974 devised a food called funistrada as a test word during a survey of soldiers' dietary preferences. Although no such food existed, funistrada ranked higher in the survey than lima beans and eggplant {which seems about right to me, at least as far as the lima beans go}.
In 1974, the U.S. Army conducted a survey to understand soldiers' food preferences and created a fictional food called funistrada for this purpose. Surprisingly, this made-up dish received a more favorable ranking in the survey compared to real foods like lima beans and eggplant.
This anecdote highlights the sometimes humorous and arbitrary nature of food preferences. The preference for funistrada over established vegetables like lima beans may reflect soldiers' general aversion...
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