But I've never had a hot ham salad
― Evan, Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:29 (one year ago) link
No vegetable should ever be boiled. There will always be a better way to cook it that doesn't turn the poor thing into a tasteless mess, leached of all goodness and purpose.
― inky pinky voulez-vous (Matt #2), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:35 (one year ago) link
I hate salad. (I am a vegetarian.)Nutritional yeast tastes like sweaty feet (or so I'd imagine).
― Shartreuse (Leee), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:36 (one year ago) link
I generally am cool with seafood, but lobster and shrimp are garbage
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:37 (one year ago) link
#1 -- jarlic is frequently, in fact, good enough for me. ditto ginjar.
i am sure i will think of others but that is my main one that i know is definitely uncool. i am not a chef. i am not a restaurant. most of the things i make with garlic are just as good with garlic i can keep in my fridge. i have tried it both ways (fresh/jar) and this is the way that works for me if i want to actually make my own food, which i do. no one has ever complained about it either.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:37 (one year ago) link
Also not uncool
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:38 (one year ago) link
frozen garlic cubes are useful if you're lazy (I am)
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:39 (one year ago) link
i am not lazy -- i simply choose not to spend my time peeling and dicing things i can scoop with a spoon.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:40 (one year ago) link
Fuck cancer, I like burnt toast.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:43 (one year ago) link
ok these threads have made me realize I don't know what ilxors mean by "uncool"
― rob, Thursday, 23 March 2023 21:45 (one year ago) link
pineapple is good on pizza
― brimstead, Thursday, 23 March 2023 23:48 (one year ago) link
https://i5.peapod.com/c/85/8539A.jpg
Not sure I've ever even seen these in the wild, but they must be uncool
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 23 March 2023 23:50 (one year ago) link
what's the verdict on bread bowls?
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 23 March 2023 23:51 (one year ago) link
that's a lotta bread
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 23 March 2023 23:52 (one year ago) link
Don’t like soggy bread
― brimstead, Thursday, 23 March 2023 23:57 (one year ago) link
MSG is a vastly underrated and underused home cooking ingredient.
― octobeard, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:00 (one year ago) link
not big into bread bowls, I like dipping bread into stuff, not having the bread be part of stuff.
(flaky crusted stuff like pot pies, otoh, are the best, and I love even the shitty $1 grocery store ones)
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:02 (one year ago) link
MSG was wrongly vilified for racist reasons in the 80s yea
MSG is a vastly underrated
Not uncool at all, it's been used for thousands of years. My dickwad stepdad "BOB" used to have a big Farmers Brothers can of it, he'd put it on everything
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:03 (one year ago) link
In San Francisco, bread bowls are sort of a tourist trap thing that we all sneer at, but I wondered if there was any genuine love for these, guess not
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:05 (one year ago) link
you might want to stock up on MSG before your insane politicians try and ban it!
― calzino, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:06 (one year ago) link
good point
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:06 (one year ago) link
tbh I think most foodies still look down their noses at MSG
― obsidian crocogolem (sleeve), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:07 (one year ago) link
xp Denatured alcohol has been banned in California and there's really no substitute, I use if for all kinds of woodworking projects
Now they wanna ban Skittles
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:08 (one year ago) link
anybody takes my skittles i'm taking their teeth
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:08 (one year ago) link
xp but we're looking down our noses at foodies on this thread
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:09 (one year ago) link
i'm tall i look down my nose at most people
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:09 (one year ago) link
right I was saying MSG was a good post! sorry
― obsidian crocogolem (sleeve), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:09 (one year ago) link
and wait what's this about Skittles?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/22/california-skittles-ban-legislation-explained/11523314002/
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:11 (one year ago) link
Skittles are the gateway to Fentanyl
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 24 March 2023 00:12 (one year ago) link
You can get perfectly good bagels anywhere in America now.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:46 (one year ago) link
I like velveeta
― "The pudding incident?" (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 24 March 2023 00:58 (one year ago) link
It's fine to order your food mild
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 24 March 2023 01:29 (one year ago) link
I kind of like industrial cheeses like Kraft American and Polly-O
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 24 March 2023 01:32 (one year ago) link
McDonald's fries are good
― obsidian crocogolem (sleeve), Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:15 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
all bougie fries worth a damn are attempting to recreate mcdonalds fries so i'm pretty sure this is a widely held opinion among the pros
― call all destroyer, Friday, 24 March 2023 01:47 (one year ago) link
“small plates” and “share plates” are just bougie excuses for not giving me a normal amount of food winco fried chicken is great & cheapcold leftover spaghetti sandwiches rule (homemade spag bol is good for this but canned spaghetti is best) pomegranates are better as juice & artichokes are better in jars - too much work in their natural state
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 March 2023 02:03 (one year ago) link
eating slices of Kraft American cheese singles one at a time is awesome
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 02:22 (one year ago) link
ok one i actually believe is small plates and share plates are an excuse for the restaurant to run their service like shit and not course out the meal properly
― call all destroyer, Friday, 24 March 2023 02:36 (one year ago) link
i actually have a friend who we like to share a little of each of each other's food but tbf that doesn't actually require serving mini-meals that cost $9, you can just share full entrees.
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 02:38 (one year ago) link
Burger King is better than McD's
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 24 March 2023 02:39 (one year ago) link
the food, sure, but all of the actual buildings themselves are awful near me. also all of them have "You Rule" written on the marquee, is that like the new slogan?
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 02:45 (one year ago) link
i'm happy that we have a Jollibee here now, hope it's as good as the one in Manila
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 02:47 (one year ago) link
Midwest pizza styles, particularly Chicago deep-dish and Detroit-style buttery crust, are streets ahead of New York styles.
Same with midwest IPAs (especially St Louis) vs. their northeast cohorts.
― Front-loaded albums are musical gerrymandering (Prefecture), Friday, 24 March 2023 02:59 (one year ago) link
ok now hold up
― hootenanny-soundtracking clusterfucks about milking cows (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 March 2023 03:00 (one year ago) link
request thread title change to “Reveal your UNCOOLINARY Beliefs Here”as you were
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 24 March 2023 03:34 (one year ago) link
well made tiki drinks are amazing
― The field divisions are fastened with felicitations. (Deflatormouse), Friday, 24 March 2023 04:28 (one year ago) link
white bread is generally better than whole wheat
― The field divisions are fastened with felicitations. (Deflatormouse), Friday, 24 March 2023 04:29 (one year ago) link
pomegranates are better as juice
pomegranate molasses >>>>>>>>>> pomegranate juice
― The field divisions are fastened with felicitations. (Deflatormouse), Friday, 24 March 2023 04:31 (one year ago) link
everyone likes tiki drinks
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 24 March 2023 04:33 (one year ago) link
My mom used to make a spaghetti dish that was cooked spaghetti drained and thrown into a bowl with ketchup, fried onions and pepper, grated cheddar cheese and bacon and I cannot tell you how goddamn delicious this dish is, you need to try it for yourself, it is witchcraft
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 15:34 (one year ago) link
A skewer of toadish olives slouched against the side of the glass, blue cheese innards oozing grease across the surface of the drink. It reminded me of nothing so much as the swampy vat of froglike critters that Jabba the Hutt kept nearby for snacking.
I hate this kind of food writing.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 15:35 (one year ago) link
A half a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar, grated Parm, and black pepper on arugula is my daily salad.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 15:36 (one year ago) link
Are sundried tomatoes still uncool? I love those things.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 15:50 (one year ago) link
it's what I use to make my martinis dirty.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 15:51 (one year ago) link
love sundried tomatoes
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 16:26 (one year ago) link
MSG somehow fucks with my brain chemistry or something ... idk ... it might not be as horrible as some people say, but it isn't healthy. I also won't eat turkey because of the depressing turkey chemicals.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 16:37 (one year ago) link
It can be healthy because it allows one to cook with less salt. It's also in a lot of stuff unheralded, so could be interesting to look at context under which your brain chemistry is fucked with or not.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:15 (one year ago) link
Salt is not bad for most people either. :)
Although I use kosher salt like a fiend, so I've been taking iodide supplements since I'm not getting it from my salt.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:19 (one year ago) link
I like sun-dried tomatoes! I just used them in my last dinner.
― Shartreuse (Leee), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:23 (one year ago) link
I did just sprinkle some chicken makhani with knorr caldo de tomate to finish instead of adding more salt. But that stuff also has sugar, etc, so probably no net health benefit. Lowering salt just helps with high blood pressure? Certainly not suggesting it is bad for most and searching for anything to defend my knorr jars.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
looked around for a few summaries, this is the best one I foundhttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/msg-what-the-science-says-about-its-safety
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:30 (one year ago) link
xp Sufjan -- yeah, it probably is the other stuff in the MSG additive foods, which are mostly snack foods so ... thanks thread! I learned things!
― sarahell, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:53 (one year ago) link
One knock against artificial sweetners in diet soda is it can cause cravings for real sugar later. I do wonder if MSG doesn't do something higher order but harmful like that in a snack food context.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:09 (one year ago) link
umami makes one feel satisfied or full, so I could see a real effect on a body experiencing that feeling from these enhanced but not substantial snack foods.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:13 (one year ago) link
Dad joke: how do communion wafers taste?
Saviory.
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:15 (one year ago) link
A kid 1 grade ahead was expelled for stealing a bin of communion wafers to snack on at home.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
transubstantiated foods are uncool right now
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:20 (one year ago) link
Taking sides: Host vs. Hostess
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:21 (one year ago) link
Christwinkies
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
I like so-called bland trad vegetable soups like French Onion and Leek and Potato made using boring unreconstructed recipes, that probably is uncool.
― calzino, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton),
we sacristans used to munch on these after we'd sent the priest off to Mass
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:29 (one year ago) link
iirc they aren't jesus until the priest temple of dooms them just before communion anyway.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:34 (one year ago) link
This is something that I've read about the 0-calorie fake sugars too (stevia et al). Not only does eating sweet things make you want to eat more sweet things, I've heard that the brain registers the sweetness but not the attendant caloric boost and so it gets hijacked into eating more. I'm definitely not food scientist though!
― Shartreuse (Leee), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:34 (one year ago) link
I've always been against drinking my calories, and was anti-smoothie until recently. Maybe this is uncool? I like to chew.
But lately I've been having smoothies for half my meals for health reasons, and it's a weird feeling to consume this thing that I know is very calorie-dense but goes down so quickly and uh smoothly, and not feeling very satisfied mentally/emotionally but then feeling quite full in a bit.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 18:40 (one year ago) link
This one has grossed a few of friends out over the years: Heinz Ketchup is a great- maybe the best- thing to dip egg rolls in. Especially SysCo egg rolls, like what Jack in the Box makes. Which taste good.
― beard papa, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:31 (one year ago) link
++ on the sundried tomatoes. Sure they are a very 90s thing along with risotto and paninis but I still like using them diced up and tossed thru pasta with tuna and caramelised onion as a mega simple dinner.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 04:12 (one year ago) link