# What the hell did I eat?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138 "2003-11-13T23:52:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138/1 "2003-11-13T23:52:14Z")

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What the hell did I eat?

When I was in Switzerland, there was a weird breakfast food that I really enjoyed but I couldn’t get anyone to explain what it was.

It was very like cooked, cold, sweetened oatmeal. It had rehydrated berries in it and a sort of creamy/oatmealy texture. And it was purple. Actually lavender. Exactly the same color as this guy’s—\> face.

Yoghurt may have been involved as there was a vaguly sour, yet fruity note.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138/2 "2003-11-13T23:59:52Z")

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muesli

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**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138/3 "2003-11-14T00:02:34Z")

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[url=http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/aww/recipes/db/FreshTV/42/4241.asp]Bircher Muesli?[/link]

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**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138/4 "2003-11-14T00:04:36Z")

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Damn coding!

Another [link](http://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/stories/s903174.htm)

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> Muesli was developed by Swiss nutrionist Dr Bircher- Benner near the end of the 19th century.

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138/5 "2003-11-14T00:11:22Z")

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ingredients: tree bark, pebbles, moss, lichens and the requisite animal hairs. Magically un-delicious.

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-did-i-eat/213138/6 "2003-11-14T00:29:08Z")

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That’s the stuff. Yummy! Thanks!