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Mine is eggs on and in everything.
Eggs on burgers, eggs on pizza, eggs on gourmet dishes, eggs in noodle soups, eggs effing everywhere! Chicken eggs, quail eggs, goose eggs, duck eggs, etc..
Get those damned eggs off my FOOD!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,656 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)I don't understand how anyone could like it.
teenagebambam
(1,592 posts)over water with a capful of cider vinegar. And then saute it with garlic, jalapeno, and plenty of bacon
Trailrider1951
(3,413 posts)And none would have the repulsion of kale.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)One of my favorite quotes:
wryter2000
(46,025 posts)And add quinoa
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)That's for the baby kale. For grown-up kale, you also have to cut out the bitter stems.
By "beat up" I mean scrunch a bit with your fingers.
It's also good baked until crunchy.
I also didn't like kale until it was prepared correctly. Now I'm a fan.
keithbvadu2
(36,724 posts)ploppy
(2,162 posts)can't even stand the smell of the stuff.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)LAS14
(13,777 posts)... like soap to some people. I'm one of them too.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)veggies too....broccoli is sweet for some, neutral for some, bitter fir some depending on genes.
Cool stuff!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,656 posts)especially Brussels sprouts, which taste like rotting garbage soaked in battery acid. I can stand well-cooked broccoli if it has melted cheese on it but that's about it.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It has a very "fresh" taste to me and really brightens up any dish that it's added to in my opinion, which apparently isn't widely shared here.
LAS14
(13,777 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,243 posts)was Cilantro. I love it.
I also love cruciferous vegetables, even Brussels sprouts. Fresh ones, lightly steamed then buttered... or in a sweet & sour sauce with some crumbled bacon.....
The thing is, don't over cook any of those vegetables.
Maraya1969
(22,474 posts)in it.
sheshe2
(83,708 posts)Literally.
Was in a rush one time, thought I was grabbing parsley. Five minutes driving home and I am...what the hell is that rancid smell. Tossed it when I got home.
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)sheshe2
(83,708 posts)Sorry, I just don't like it. It is right up there with Tofu. IMHO.
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)sheshe2
(83,708 posts)Harker
(14,007 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,243 posts)My Kurdish son in law's mother makes this chicken dish with finely minced parsley, mint, cilantro and celery. It. Is. Divine.
Also there is always a dish of parsley, cilantro, sometimes mint and radishes on the table. Just put some on the plate and eat with the other food like a salad
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)LAS14
(13,777 posts)unc70
(6,110 posts)I love it but have friends who can't stand it. Apparently a gene that causes this. There is a similar gene issue that makes cabbage, Brussel sprouts, etc. taste really bitter.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Fortunately for me I have neither, and I love both.
They're two things that, to me, make things taste 'fresh' ... I put cilantro in/on TONS of things.
Just finished a burrito with some in it.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Can't eat Guacamole without it.
I also love Brussels Sprouts but didn't when I was a kid.
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,780 posts)Which reminds me. I need to make some Pico de Gayo.
ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)JDC
(10,121 posts)Can you get caramel w/o salt anymore?
It was so perfect the way it was. Why put salt on it? You can't even find "unsalted" caramel anymore! I completely agree! WHY? Anything sweet with salt on it. What is the point? It just makes me not want to eat it at all.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,159 posts)That's why some folks put salt on watermelon.
John Fante
(3,479 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,376 posts)Salt is salt. Sea salt grains are a little larger. And ultimately, isn't all salt from the sea?
zanana1
(6,106 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Much different taste.
yellowdogintexas
(22,243 posts)even under cities!!!
Laffy Kat
(16,376 posts)As was obvious.
yellowdogintexas
(22,243 posts)and it dawned on me that you were technically right! After all, at some poing or another a great deal of the land was under water.
However the comment about iodine in sea salt vs iodine in other salt is interesting as well.
Maybe I should ask Mr Yellowdog who is my resident geologist sometime
Polly Hennessey
(6,793 posts)Darwin2019
(217 posts)If you don't like it, don't eat it.
Niagara
(7,589 posts)Welcome to DU.
GumboYaYa
(5,941 posts)The gluten free movement has made it harder for people with real food allergies to other things. Some servers and some restaurants do not take other food allergies seriously because they assume it is a fad and not a real allergy. It really sucks to order a meal and either not be able to eat it or eat it unsuspectingly and get violently ill because they ignored your food allergy.
DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)Those things make me puke.
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)Panera made that their slogan. Just WTF is that?
doc03
(35,321 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)doc03
(35,321 posts)soup and water cost $13.09. I told the girl to cancel my order and went next door to Bob Evans and got 1/2
a hot pot roast sandwich and a whole bowl of better soup plus rolls for $7.99.
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)places to stop. They're not even that fast, when it's busy. Might as well go to a real sit-down restaurant, like you did.
Rhiannon12866
(205,061 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)of dirt, people not washing their hands, cockroaches, mouse pee, etc. It's gross.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Had a chicken avocado cheese melt panini ...hardly no chicken on the sandwich, a few small slices of avocado. It had really no taste with the exception of the melted cheese on the bread. It came with a baguette, but I opted for an extra bag of chips instead. Had a vegetable soup that needed to be reheated, it was cold. Wasn't into their drink options. Ended up having a lemonade. I think it was sweetened with agave' or something ..tasted funky. Cost me 18 dollars plus tax. Screw that.
Coventina
(27,084 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Just the name makes me want to
It just sounds so fatty and disgusting.
pdxflyboy
(675 posts)hlthe2b
(102,190 posts)You are missing out!
Beartracks
(12,806 posts)Beartracks
(12,806 posts)Beartracks
(12,806 posts)Ha ha! Maybe I'd feel differently if I ran a blog and was trying to generate traffic. But chances are I've already got all the ingredients to something sitting on my counter and need to remember how much of each goes into the dish.
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drray23
(7,627 posts)Each time I am in Santa fe, I go have breakfast at the plaza cafe around the plaza and they have the best huevo rancheros.
jimfields33
(15,758 posts)Harker
(14,007 posts)I've been eating a vegan diet for 39 years.
I have no plans to grow out of it.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Im such a trendy little thing.
Niagara
(7,589 posts)Any fast food, including whatever disgusting special combination that they invented for that week.
It's all disgusting, expensive and unhealthy. I refuse to put their poison in my body.
They can all take their television commercials and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.
pandr32
(11,572 posts)mitch96
(13,883 posts)demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)mitch96
(13,883 posts)Skittles
(153,138 posts)WHAT THE FUCK - who started that shit
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)GemDigger
(4,305 posts)yuck!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Probably because it's out of season. Shamrock Shake season is upon us now. Be prepared for everything green.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Oh yea, that is coming up soon.
happybird
(4,599 posts)The shamrock shake is damn tasty. Havent had one in years. Ill have to stop for one while out running errands tomorrow.
I used to love the banana shakes from Checkers (better yet, half chocolate half banana), but there are no longer any Checkers in this area.
MontanaMama
(23,297 posts)and say that I like everything on this list...from eggs to kale to salted caramel etc...UNTIL I read pumpkin spice. I gotta agree with you GD. Its over the top. Blech...🤢
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)I was really upset when there was only Pumpkin Spice meringue cookies at the stores.
MontanaMama
(23,297 posts)is beyond weird. Further, theres a tacky strip club here in Missoula that was advertising a pumpkin spice lap dance last fall...if that doesnt turn the stomach, I dont know what would. 😳
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Lol. I cannot imagine what that would be. I also don't want to.
MontanaMama
(23,297 posts)Thats a good dog you have there. 🐶
happybird
(4,599 posts)Nay
(12,051 posts)MontanaMama
(23,297 posts)When I drove by the marquee...I was thinking it was so Arkansas...
Nay
(12,051 posts)I've lived in Montana and several states in the South as well -- I've seen some shit.
Rhiannon12866
(205,061 posts)I spotted some pumpkin spice ice cream sandwiches at the grocery store the other day...
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)wryter2000
(46,025 posts)I guess it goes with pumpkin. I hate pumpkin
sheshe2
(83,708 posts)Gesundheit. You are welcome.
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)nt
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Kilgore
(1,733 posts)Just a mouth full of snot to me
brewens
(13,557 posts)safeinOhio
(32,656 posts)Use to love it until I found out it doesnt like me. A couple of trips to ER to find out. Swelled up with hives on top of hives. Didnt hit me until I was 43.
TlalocW
(15,378 posts)If I fucking want pineapple on my pizza, it's because I enjoy it. Take your bullshit pizza snobbery and shove it up your ass. Same with steak. Sometimes I want it medium, and sometimes I want it well-done, and the places I go to do it well. Also, fuck sommeliers. First off, it's a scam. If one of those pretentious assholes could pass a double-blinded taste test (and those who have tried have failed spectacularly) I'd be surprised, and it's the same with anything else - maybe I've tried the wine you're recommending, and I didn't like it because taste is a personal preference, and I don't care if you think it pairs well with whatever I ordered. If I feel like a Diet Pepsi with my damn filet mignon, that's what I'm having.
Seriously. Jeeze.
TlalocW
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Apparently, the only difference is context.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)I've been on the potato diet for 8 days. I am sick of them but that is all I have to eat in the house. I've lost 10 pounds and find myself craving carrots and peas.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)I am amazed at the frequency with which one finds cilantro in restaurant food, given the number of us to whom it tastes really bad.
jmowreader
(50,546 posts)Im pretty sure superfood is French for shit we couldnt get anyone to eat otherwise.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)kale, acai? I hear you.
Disaffected
(4,554 posts)Awful stuff.
Initech
(100,054 posts)No it doesn't! I want to eat the damn sandwich I paid for, not frame it and hang it on my wall!
Renew Deal
(81,852 posts)I like the food, but really?
csziggy
(34,133 posts)I can't eat hot peppers - if they are on the Scoville Scale, I can't eat them. Too many places put them on without any warning so I have to ask about every dish if I try a new (to me) restaurant.
One of the worst was getting a beautiful fillet of red snapper with what I thought was paprika on top - the way I'd always seen it served - and finding out as soon as the first bite touched my mouth they'd used some powdered hot pepper.
Then I get into the "Are you allergic?" discussion. Technically I am not classified as allergic, but getting blisters when they hit my lips is not a good feeling, not to mention the pain all the way through and for days afterwards.
On a cruise last fall, I ran into that with the ethnic cuisines on board - and they did not indicate if dishes were hot spicy. I had to waste staff time getting them to check the seasonings for me. Finally I was told to simply avoid all Indian and Chinese food on their menu. That was a disappointment since I love trying new foods and I know those groups of foods can include non-hot spiced dishes.
LisaM
(27,800 posts)Can't eat it, have to always ask if it's in stuff, which it increasingly is.
spooky3
(34,425 posts)I would prefer to eat the ingredients and actually taste each.
Ohiogal
(31,950 posts)Dark red pickled beet that many restaurants love to put on top of your salad. I hate anything pickled or vinegary tasting but especially these things. Even if you take it off, it leaves a disgusting looking stain on your lettuce.
Bleccch!
RockRaven
(14,950 posts)GTFOH with telling me I've gotta sous-vide everything. More often than not I'll take the second best-cooking method without all the fussy, pretentious, first-world-cooking-problems bullshit. Ain't nobody got time for that.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)And the correct answer to the quiz
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Or various Chinese soups like Hot and Sour and of course Egg Drop. Those use egg whites though.
Initech
(100,054 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,061 posts)doc03
(35,321 posts)Freddie
(9,258 posts)Coffee is supposed to taste like coffee!
Same with beer. DH loves his beer and hates fruity beer (lime, citrus, chocolate, etc.) Says beer is supposed to taste like beer.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)very poor quality, which is why they don't want you to taste it. I don't drink coffee anymore (doesn't agree with my stomach), but I used to really like the darker, full-bodied roasts.
cos dem
(903 posts)All the salsas now have to have some kind of fruit in them. Mango seems to be a favorite. I love mangos, and I love spicy, but not together!
I don't care so much, in that I realize other people have different tastes, but they quit making the green chili salsa that I loved, and replaced it with some garbage with mangos in it.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Eggs on pizza ? What? I thought you were kidding but no 😕
https://www.southernliving.com/dish/pizza/egg-pizza
Kali
(55,006 posts)I tend to be way behind on food trends, but I do like fried zucchini
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)Kali
(55,006 posts)not just an egg randomly placed on normal food. But to answer, yes have had them many times, still not really a favorite.
yellowdogintexas
(22,243 posts)or "plata combinada" (which by law must be offered at all sit down restaurants with menues) , and there will be a fried egg on the platter somewhere.
We laughed about that all the way across Spain.
33taw
(2,439 posts)Apollo Zeus
(251 posts)if you're going to share something then there should be MORE of it, not less. And then they give you 5 tiny items for 2 people, not 6 items or 4 or 2 -- five.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)The odd-numbered, shareable tapas or appetizers.
NBachers
(17,096 posts)And, please, the Mack 'n' Cheese thing should've been over before it even started being a "thing."
Oh yeah- I got a beer the other day. It turned out to be a citrus beer made with too much hops. This is the Bigg Thingg??
Initech
(100,054 posts)I would rather have a root canal than to wait in line for 5 hours for a barbecue sandwich. Ugh.
AGeddy
(509 posts)Progressive_Observer
(1 post)Fries in a cone.
Freddie
(9,258 posts)So much of that is a new technique of wallet extraction. Where I shop has a big selection of that stuff and it tends to not sell so the odds are that the organic natural things are near the expiration date. No thank you.
The Figment
(494 posts)Like you see on Hells Kitchen, Iron Chef ect. Food is meant to be eaten with gusto, not photographed for the center spread of some snobbish magazine!
CrispyQ
(36,437 posts)How do they ship perishable ingredients? If you have to provide those yourself, why not just buy everything you need at reasonable prices? My grocery store now has an online shopping service available that costs way less than any of those box dinners.
Jirel
(2,016 posts)I can not deal with this fad. What, you can't go to the grocery store? You can't even go to the produce or frozen section and buy pre-cut ingredients? Do you need someone to feed you, too?
sakabatou
(42,146 posts)benld74
(9,904 posts)demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Jirel
(2,016 posts)Salted caramel.
Salted chocolate.
Kale.
Chicken wings... then boneless wings... then tenders... JUST EAT REGULAR CHICKEN, YOU PICKY JERKS! I bet you cut the crusts off your bread, too!
Wolf Frankula
(3,600 posts)I pay the cook to construct the dish.
Shitroger sauce on everything. That's what I call sriracha.
Wolf
Wounded Bear
(58,618 posts)does that count? I don't follow the crazes enough to know what's current.
Angleae
(4,482 posts)They make it so hot it burns your mouth and call it "flavor"
llmart
(15,535 posts)I don't like spicy food much and the whole chipotle sauce on everything is hopefully going away.
pandr32
(11,572 posts)MontanaMama
(23,297 posts)Shes doing the keto diet thing. She ordered a drink with strawberries and straight up whipping cream swirled together. Heavy whipping cream! I couldnt believe it.
pandr32
(11,572 posts)When you said you two went for coffee I expected you to write that she put butter in hers (it's a Keto thing), but what she did was just as bad.
I fully expect to see all those claiming multi-pound losses after a while on Keto to become morbidly obese in their futures, and with serious heart disease.
Nothing beats learning to eat sensibly. It might not help one lose weight quickly, but it will stay off long term and with better health outcomes.
Ahpook
(2,749 posts)Why?
I took a teeny tiny bite of a ghost pepper. I could tell there is absolutely no reason for it in any culinary recipe at all.
I like to taste food, not burn my intestines out to think I am cool.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)should LOVE super hot food!
I hate even slightly hot food. Im really sensitive to capsaicin I guess.
Ahpook
(2,749 posts)I do like a bit of spice depending on the dish. Ghost peppers and the like aren't worth a moments time for cooking.
We ate at PF Chang's a couple weeks ago and they had a horseradish based sauce that lit me up.
Horseradish is not really hot but has an aromatic sense to it that makes me cough and snort
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Regular spiciness kills me but that big pungent hit is awesome.
Chipper Chat
(9,675 posts)Oreo fluff.
Green Cloud
Generic RediWhip.
ooky
(8,920 posts)Its bad for me because I can't digest it. It freaking kills me. I didn't always have the problem, it just started in mid-life for me.
Try going out to a restaurant and finding a dish that doesn't have it in it. Good luck.
But its in everything at the grocery store too. Tomato catsup. Tomato sauce. Lots of canned veggies. Frozen dinners. Salad dressings. Pork and Beans. Pizza. Chips. Sauces. Soups. Mixes. Anything you buy that has been spiced is full of it. I can't just buy a bottle of Ragu for making spaghetti sauce. I have to make all my own sauce from scratch. If I go to a party or picnic or any covered dish gatherings I can't eat anything except the breads and deserts. All because of the over-use of onion powder. I don't think this world could function without its onion powder. I would be willing to bet that many people who suffer from frequent heartburn are getting it from the onion powder they don't know is hidden in so many of the foods they eat.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Trying to cook for him is when I realized that literally every recipe I make starts with chop one medium onion. Onion is so ubiquitous that avoiding it must be nearly impossible.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Vile and disgusting.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)and people who love it seem to put it on EVERYTHING. Pizza, wings, burgers, french fries, sushi, snacks, even desserts. It's repulsive!
Tikki
(14,555 posts)Watermelon gum..just so bad.
Tikki
Hassler
(3,370 posts)Like the low fat, low carb or whatever other stupid low trend of the week. Somehow the real health threat--sugar--always gets a pass.
Niagara
(7,589 posts)Sometime around the Green Revolution. Since then, there has been an increased problem with gluten issues with people. There are:
2.4 million U.S. citizens that have Celiac Disease, and that doesn't include those that haven't been diagnosed.
As many as 18 million U.S. citizens with Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity.
5 million diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, gluten issues are connected to this.
Being gluten-free is NOT at all like the low fat, low carb or whatever stupid trend of the week. Gluten causes symptoms of bloating, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headaches, severe fatigue, asthma, brain fog, blisters, rashes, depression, anemia, anxiety, joint and muscle pain, dental issues, weight loss or gain, malnutrition, swollen joints, and insomnia.
In total, there can be up to 250+ symptoms that are not all in a persons head, feel free to ask any doctor/dietician/gastroenterologist that specializes in gluten sensitivity. Just because this is your opinion doesn't actually make it a fact.
Speaking of sugar, U.S. sugar production also changed in the 1970's which is the real threat called High Fructose Corn Syrup. Even though this goes through 3 different processes to make, it's still cheaper than sugar so the food companies use it in their food production. As long as consumers keep buying it, it will be continued to made without any thought to the health consequences.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)I dont have a problem but I stay away because it is a problem
I think the USA is on a downswing on HFCS acceptance because people are wising up
I see stuff claiming No HFCS on labels now
If you see it it tells you something about the quality but those who cant afford better its in so many foods it adds up
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/avoid-the-hidden-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup-video/
shenmue
(38,506 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,243 posts)I get all excited about a menu item and then I see it is stuffed with crab, or topped with some kind of crab sauce. Bleh!!