About this episode

David investigates ranch dressing, exploring its popularity and tasting various brands.

In this week's Flightless Bird, David investigates ranch dressing, one of America’s favourite things! Over 40% of Americans list ranch as their favourite dressing - and is particularly popular in the midwest. David sets out to meet one of LA’s biggest ranch enthusiasts, who takes David through his own private Ranchella: Tasting the best of the best and the worst of the worst. From Hidden Valley to Wish-Bone, McDonalds to Trader Joes. David eats all the ranch.Join us for bonus Flightless Bird episodes on Patreon: http://patreon.com/flightlessbird Feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.comWatch on Spotify. Spotify subscribers get fewer ads on our episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Farrier

Topics covered

• ranch dressing
• food culture
• taste testing
• American cuisine
• enthusiasts

Keywords

• ranch dressing
• taste test
• Hidden Valley
• Wish-Bone
• McDonalds
• Trader Joes
• food culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hidden Valley, Wish-Bone, McDonalds, Trader Joes

Products: ranch dressing

Places: LA, midwest

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