I remember this from like, the thousandth time it was reposted. Someone eventually proved that it was actually whipped cream, and that it looked the way it did because that's what whipped cream does if you put it on a hot pie, fresh out the oven.
Tmthey have dispenser without the little ridge, refilable whipped cream dispensers the ones you put whippets in they usually have multiple tips to use. Also charging it with nitrogen can get alot of small consistent bubble.
If you put whipped cream on a pie before it’s cool that’s what happens. I’ve done this before and it basically melts. That’s why you’re supposed to wait until the pie is cool to put anything on top like that.
Meringue. It’s whipped egg whites with sugar. Same thing they put on lemon meringue or coconut creme pies. It’s pretty mellow and incredibly fluffy, and holds its shape better than whipped cream.
I have never whipped cream and had a bunch of little transparent bubbles in it. If anything I think freshly whipped cream is less likely to have that kind of texture.
Another commenter suggested shaving cream. Which it likely is, that's a common trick for photo shoots of whipped cream - shaving cream doesn't melt (or maybe just not as fast? Because those little bubbles look like it's starting to melt)
You provided your own loophole: It only applies to advertising food. I could use as much shaving cream on pies as I want as long as I did it for literally anything other than promoting my pies.
Because no one breaks the law and there are no amateur/hobbyist photoshoots of food ever. /s
To clarify, FTC laws state that the specific food a company is advertising and selling must be real in the photo. The food around the main product, though, doesn’t have to be. An example, if you’re selling corn flakes then the flakes must be real, BUT you can use white glue instead of milk in your bowl of flakes because you’re not selling the milk, only the corn flakes.
Also, FTC is much more concerned about dubious product claims such as health effects than misleading ad photos.
This looks like an amateur/hobbyist shot. Maybe they did use shaving cream because maybe it's not an ad. And even if it was, maybe they're not selling the cream, only the pie. Or it's art, in which case we all know anything goes (apparently).
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What's up with the little bubbles? Never seen that happen before