<p>Is it a uniquely American cultural peculiarity to promote your food brand by driving a giant version of a sausage or spud around the country? Atlas Obscura looks at how Blue Diamond's Nutty Cruiser (a 20-foot-long almond on wheels with a nut-shooting cannon on its front) is joining the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and the Big Idaho Potato Truck on the road. “It is a very smooth ride,” says marketer Ralph Failla. “[The drivers] said it feels like driving on air.” Tell us in the comments if your country has a Poutine Machine or Camembert Camion (or make up your own version for our collective entertainment).</p><p>Link: <a href="https://flip.it/zOsLQH" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/zOsLQH</a></p><p><a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/foodculture/" rel="tag">#FoodCulture</a> <a href="/tags/usculture/" rel="tag">#USCulture</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a> <a href="/tags/lifestyle/" rel="tag">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="/tags/oscarmayerwienermobile/" rel="tag">#OscarMayerWienermobile</a></p>
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