Tenderoni

Tenderoni is an easy-to-make stovetop macaroni product trademarked and produced by the Stokely Van Camp Food Company. Since the its withdrawal from the US market, the name has evolved into an urban slang term for a younger love interest of either gender, or someone too young to talk to or become involved with.

Food product

The term Tenderoni was originally coined and trademarked in the 1930s by the Stokley Van Camp Food Company. The new pasta entered the pasta market as "Van Camp's Tenderoni." Tenderoni is a narrow, thin-walled, hollow piece of straight macaroni. The product was named Tenderoni because it cooked quickly, was "tender" enough without being starchy, and was considered a macaroni product. Tenderoni was particularly popular in post-war America during the 1940s and 1950s because the product was made from fortified wheat flour and was enjoyed by children. It was also inexpensive to make and sell.

Tenderoni remained in production through the 1970s until it was withdrawn from the market in 1981; the current trademark rights have been owned since 2004 by 200 Kelsey Associates, LLC of New Rochelle, New York.

Tenderoni (disambiguation)

Tenderoni is a trademarked stovetop macaroni product, now no longer produced, and the slang term derived from it.

Tenderoni may also refer to:

Tenderoni (Kele Okereke song)

"Tenderoni" is the first single by Kele Okereke from his debut album, The Boxer. It was released as a download from iTunes on 13 June 2010 in the UK and 11 June in Australia, and was released in a CD format on 14 June 2010. The song has similarities with "Wearing My Rolex" by Wiley. It was also used in the videogame Gran Turismo 5 and was featured in trailers for the video game Sonic Generations.

Critical reception

Hayden Woolley of Drowned in Sound commented that "it's clear that he's not just wearing Wiley's Rolex, rather he's nicked off with it altogether and is parading it round as his own".The Guardian's music section commented that it liked Kele's new direction, "even if it does stray close to other electro anthems" such as Wiley's "Wearing My Rolex". Writing for Pitchfork, Ryan Dombal gave the song an overall positive review, commenting that after listening to the song, he "suddenly felt the urge to go to the gym".

Chart performance

On 16 June 2010, "Tenderoni" attained a position of #31 as predicted on the mid-week sales estimates of the UK Singles Chart. It was then revealed at the end of the week officially on the UK Singles Chart of 20 June 2010 that the song reached a peak position of #31 without any change from its prediction. The following week, the single fell 7 places, despite help from the release of album: "The Boxer". The single did however manage to reach a current peak of number 6 on the UK Dance Chart.