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On the other, no one inside the Lakers locker room would dare compare the two, the first definitely still a novelty the Lakers would’ve happily traded, prize money and all, for even a long shot chance to win the big title in the spring.

All told, it's not just fine-dining restaurants in the U.S. that can be found embracing the culinary novelty of this Indonesian technique.

This wasn’t lost on Trump surrogate Elon Musk who was literally out there bribing potential Trump voters with million-dollar oversized novelty checks.

Past shifts in food habits suggest there are two paths to the adoption of new foods: One relies on familiarity and safety, the other on novelty and excitement.

As the name suggests, the safe route tries to downplay novelty, using familiar forms and tastes.