What is your most unbearable food thing?

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Anonymous wrote:I look down on the whole restaurant scene here. Yes, there are exceptions, esp among the very expensive and ethnic hole-in-the-wall places, but as a whole it is so painfully mediocre. It really bugs me that there's no mid-range restaurants that would offer creative, great food. Why can't they do it? California can do it, New York can do it, friggin Philly can do it, not to mention countless cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, South America (haven't been to Africa, so no personal experience there)... But in DC it's all: 'Baaaa! It's humanly impossible to produce an interesting plate of food of any kind for under $40.'

Finally someone says it! Exactly this 100%. Even Pittsburgh has a better food scene. And the DC long-timers don’t see it.

Astronomical rents make it difficult for small restauranteurs to exist in the urban environment. If you want that scene, you need to come out to the suburbs.

Don’t be ridiculous, you must keep up the illusion that the city is the only walkable place so you can look down on people in the suburbs.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t cook with seed oils any more because of PUFAs. Beef tallow, coconut oil, avocado oil, or olive oil. But I only buy American olive oil because European brands are often adulterated.

What is your weird, eye-roll-worthy food thing?

I'm like this about oils. I buy raw pig fat from Polyface and melt my own lard. To get really fussy with it, I prefer the kidney/leaf fat rather than back fat. The kidney/leaf lard is so clean, doesn't carry a porky taste to the recipe.

Now I have to look up PUFA and Polyface.

Y'all are awesome!

My most unbearable food thing is people who have a bunch of unbearable food things for no reason that they expect other people to cater to.

This, I HATE picky eaters. Especially picky eaters who are using to cover some eating disorder and want to discuss it with you. I know someone who has a list of things she won’t eat. It’s miserable.

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I have an issue with wet bread. That includes sandwiches where some thinner liquid is going to seep into the bread, like a french dip. It also means that I won't eat bread pudding.

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Anonymous wrote:I have an issue with wet bread. That includes sandwiches where some thinner liquid is going to seep into the bread, like a french dip. It also means that I won't eat bread pudding.

Mine is similar. I can't stand soggy bread. Biscuits and gravy? Gravy on the side please. French onion soup? Bread with melted cheese on the side please.

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Anonymous wrote:As a European who’s been here for decades, I have yet to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich; and Reese’s pieces are cringeworthy.
I love chocolate and peanut butter, just not together.
I’ll eat pretty much everything, incl very “exotic “ foods.

Did you come here once you were past childhood? You mentioned children's foods/candies. If you weren't around them growing up, it would make sense you wouldn't start eating them now as an adult.

Correct, which probably also explains why I’m not as crazy about Mac and Cheese- although I love anything with a nicely browned cheese layer.

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Anonymous wrote:As a European who’s been here for decades, I have yet to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich; and Reese’s pieces are cringeworthy.
I love chocolate and peanut butter, just not together.
I’ll eat pretty much everything, incl very “exotic “ foods.

How are they cringeworthy?

It's a fusion. Synthetic food dyes were discovered in Europe and peanuts are a New World food.

Ohh you’re the dumb fusion poster from before. Carry on.

Nope- PP on PBJ - I’m not the fusion poster.
The person who thought it’s related to kids’ foods and my coming here as an adult may have hit the nail on the head.
Oh, and you are extremely rude.

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Anonymous wrote:As a European who’s been here for decades, I have yet to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich; and Reese’s pieces are cringeworthy.
I love chocolate and peanut butter, just not together.
I’ll eat pretty much everything, incl very “exotic “ foods.

How do you eat your peanut butter, if not in a sandwich?

In a sandwich without the jelly.
Or straight out of the jar.
Or as peanut butter sauce with satay

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Anonymous wrote:As a European who’s been here for decades, I have yet to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich; and Reese’s pieces are cringeworthy.
I love chocolate and peanut butter, just not together.
I’ll eat pretty much everything, incl very “exotic “ foods.

Same here: I like peanut butter and peanut sauce but not with anything sweet. No pbj, no Reese’s, no peanut butter cookies for me.

Yes, I forgot peanut butter cookies or pies.

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Anonymous wrote:Any vegetable out of a can.

Not even roasted Hatch green chiles? San Marzano tomatoes for a sauce?

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Ambrosia salad with cool whip, and marshmallows (!!!) and fruit.

I just cant

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Anonymous wrote:As a European who’s been here for decades, I have yet to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich; and Reese’s pieces are cringeworthy.
I love chocolate and peanut butter, just not together.
I’ll eat pretty much everything, incl very “exotic “ foods.

How are they cringeworthy?

Putting chocolate, which is sweet, with salty peanut butter?
I’m not criticizing people who love the combination, just saying for me it’s like eating salt herring with strawberries

Reece’s Pieces are just peanut butter with a candy coating, no chocolate involved.

Ok- Reese’s peanut butter cups.

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Anonymous wrote:Ambrosia salad with cool whip, and marshmallows (!!!) and fruit.

I just cant

+1

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Anonymous wrote:I have an issue with wet bread. That includes sandwiches where some thinner liquid is going to seep into the bread, like a french dip. It also means that I won't eat bread pudding.

SAME.

I won't eat panzanella.

I also don't like salty and savory together. My husband put peanut butter on an everything bagel the other day and it grossed me out.

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Anonymous wrote:I have an issue with wet bread. That includes sandwiches where some thinner liquid is going to seep into the bread, like a french dip. It also means that I won't eat bread pudding.

SAME.

I won't eat panzanella.

I also don't like salty and savory together. My husband put peanut butter on an everything bagel the other day and it grossed me out.

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Ok but what about sea salt caramels? Those are awesome

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Goat cheese. It ruins every salad that I ever had.