Food crimes

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3 different forms of starch on a plate - potatoes, bread and pasta/lasagna.

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Biggest food crime is Thanksgiving Turkey. Such a terrible tasting bird!

DCUM pre-Thanksgiving has many turkey defenders.

DCUM post-Thanksgiving: The "what's your favorite thing you ate during the holidays" questions, I don't recall 1 response for Turkey, or thanksgiving food for that matter. I don't get why people eat stuff they would not normally eat because the food brand marketing department told them its "traditional". Eat the prime rib twice. You'd rather eat that anyway.

I like roasted turkey. I always buy one on sale after the holiday. But then, there are a LOT of people who don't know what they're doing, and make them tough/ gamey/ dry. Then they try to blame it on the bird, not on their own lack of skill.

There are just so many better options for meat. I was recently at a 3 Michelin starred restauarant and one of the 16 courses was a riff on Thanksgiving dinner. It was...ok
By all accounts it was juicy, salty, and succulent in every way and I think the chef is fairly skilled to get those stars. Still...it's turkey.

I’ll take “things that never happened” for $200 Alex

Why do you lie?

Be my guest to call them up and ask, I'm sure they would be happy to discuss. Da Vittorio in Brusaporto, Italy.

[Anonymous]

Fish sticks in their entirety
Dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets
Tilapia in any form
Any food product that contains over 35% of your daily sodium allowance,
Any beverage with more than 150 calories (looking at you Starbucks)
Chalky-spoiled tasting Greek yogurt.
Any vegetable that comes out of a can (legumes excluded)

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Biggest food crime is Thanksgiving Turkey. Such a terrible tasting bird!

DCUM pre-Thanksgiving has many turkey defenders.

DCUM post-Thanksgiving: The "what's your favorite thing you ate during the holidays" questions, I don't recall 1 response for Turkey, or thanksgiving food for that matter. I don't get why people eat stuff they would not normally eat because the food brand marketing department told them its "traditional". Eat the prime rib twice. You'd rather eat that anyway.

Who exactly is making prime rib for Thanksgiving, feeding an army? At $25-$30 a pound, I couldn't serve that at our family Thanksgiving. I think that is why turkey is the main meal - you are feeding so many people, and the bird is cheap!

“Prime rib” is how we colloquially refer to a rib roast. It’s not typically actually prime grade, and usually goes on sale around the holidays. I paid $6.99 a pound this year. Still more expensive than turkey but not $30 a pound.

I bought a 10 lb usda prime rib roast for Christmas dinner, it was over $200 and it was fantastic. It was a huge splurge but worth every penny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fish sticks in their entirety
Dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets
Tilapia in any form
Any food product that contains over 35% of your daily sodium allowance,
Any beverage with more than 150 calories (looking at you Starbucks)
Chalky-spoiled tasting Greek yogurt.
Any vegetable that comes out of a can (legumes excluded)

I'm so over "Greek" yogurt.
It's nothing like the stuff from Greece. It's just like paste.

[Anonymous]

Hot honey on pizza
boiled vegetables
ice in wine
Weak coffee
Truffle oil everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hot honey on pizza
boiled vegetables
ice in wine
Weak coffee
Truffle oil everywhere

I hate truffle flavored anything- good call.

A couple of ice cubes in a glass of white or rose wine in the dead of DC summer is a guilty pleasure of mine though.

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Biggest food crime is Thanksgiving Turkey. Such a terrible tasting bird!

DCUM pre-Thanksgiving has many turkey defenders.

DCUM post-Thanksgiving: The "what's your favorite thing you ate during the holidays" questions, I don't recall 1 response for Turkey, or thanksgiving food for that matter. I don't get why people eat stuff they would not normally eat because the food brand marketing department told them its "traditional". Eat the prime rib twice. You'd rather eat that anyway.

I like roasted turkey. I always buy one on sale after the holiday. But then, there are a LOT of people who don't know what they're doing, and make them tough/ gamey/ dry. Then they try to blame it on the bird, not on their own lack of skill.

There are just so many better options for meat. I was recently at a 3 Michelin starred restauarant and one of the 16 courses was a riff on Thanksgiving dinner. It was...ok
By all accounts it was juicy, salty, and succulent in every way and I think the chef is fairly skilled to get those stars. Still...it's turkey.

I’ll take “things that never happened” for $200 Alex

Why do you lie?

This has been a trend recently. I had similar at some michelin restaurant recently. Not 3 stars. But as part of a tasting menu, I'm trying to remember where. I actually love thanksgiving dinner and really enjoyed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hot honey on pizza
boiled vegetables
ice in wine
Weak coffee
Truffle oil everywhere

I agree on everything but the hot honey. Hot honey on pizza is incredible.

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Anonymous wrote:A couple of ice cubes in a glass of white or rose wine in the dead of DC summer is a guilty pleasure of mine though.

Ice in Rosé depends on the kind of Rosé.

Ice in my Tavel = Food Crime.

Anonymous wrote:I hate truffle flavored anything- good call.

I prefer truffle flavors in dishes where earthy flavors are appropriate. Bad call to label this a food crime.

Truffle in my Tavel = Food Crime.

[Anonymous]

two food crimes-

fruit and meat (i.e., pineapple and ham pizza, chicken with cherry sauce)

fruit and chocolate (i.e., chocolate covered strawberries)

I love fruit- just not in either of these contexts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hot honey on pizza
boiled vegetables
ice in wine
Weak coffee
Truffle oil everywhere

I hate truffle flavored anything- good call.

A couple of ice cubes in a glass of white or rose wine in the dead of DC summer is a guilty pleasure of mine though.

I love *truffles*. Truffle oil is indeed a food crime.

[Anonymous]

With few exceptions - ketchup is a food crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:two food crimes-

fruit and meat (i.e., pineapple and ham pizza, chicken with cherry sauce)

fruit and chocolate (i.e., chocolate covered strawberries)

I love fruit- just not in either of these contexts.

I used to think this but the I discovered chocolate covered pineapple. It sounds so weird but it works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why, oh why, does everything devolve into poverty bashing? It’s supposed to be an amusing thread. Some people are poor and can’t afford premium cuts of meat. Some people can’t afford sashimi qualify fish. Some people live in food deserts and can only access easily convenience store items. Why treat them with derision on a food post?

Sometimes when I’m in antique stores, I look at recipes from cookbooks in the 1950s and 60s. Lots of casseroles and jello based “salads.” It’s pretty crazy how bland the food seemed in those days.

It’s also interesting how much of the processed food industry is based in Chicago. Con-Agra and Kraft come to mind. Is it a Midwest thing? Makes me think of the stereotype of Midwesterners putting ranch dressing on everything?

Chicago is an industrial city. So that's where the industry is. Duh.