“Haters, it’s time to come back to the ranch (dressing),” proclaimed a recent Wall Street Journal headline. But populism is back in politics, and, lately, some “trashy” ranch is taking up more space in the grocery aisle. The new “Blasted” ranch dressing comes in bold buffalo wing, ranch-dipped pizza and “zestier ranch,” boasting “2 x the zesty ranch taste,” though I’m not sure exactly how one measures ranchiness on any quantifiable scale. The buffalo ranch is spicy, if you believe ranch dressing is capable of being spicy. The pizza ranch — and let’s just say that Blasted pizza-flavored ranch dressing might be the most American condiment there is — has a hint of tomato sauce and smells strongly of oregano.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2019 14:03 UTC