More Posh Nosh

More browsing around in Harvey Nichols and Harrods yielded more stylish tins of tea, coffee and biscuits, but also those of sugar, assortments of sweets and mints as well as stuffed vine leaves. Also to be found were cocktail salts at Harvey Nichols – definitely more tempting a purchase than Harrods' tinned ox tongue.

What's resonated as a common link is how the aesthetics have been treated across these variations of the humble metal can. And it's probably highly likely that these are reused instead of merely being thrown out.

Posh Nosh in a Can

During Friday's mapping exercise, I'd suddenly recalled that caviar and foie gras are usually sold in cans. Considering these carry a premium price-wise, maybe there's a perspective here that needs to be explored. 

A visit to Selfridges Foodhall yielded a whole list of items that are sold in metal cans or tins, listed in the graphic above. Not only have the packaging of these items been designed tastefully, they were mostly sold at a higher price than their cardboard or plastic counterparts. Who knew that a small can of king crab could fetch £24.99?