We need to talk about buttered noodles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if they were house-made noodles with locally sourced fresh butter and shaved Parmesan, with a side of organic sugar snap peas served in artisanal bowls at Founding Farmers for $22.99, these people wouldn't have any problem ordering them for their kids (or themselves!)

+1

You'd get even more takers if the product was called Craft Butter and Artisnal Pasta w/ sustainably grown durham wheat from a cooperative in Kansas. Bonus points if the wheat was harvested using a vintage combine by a 30-year old liberal arts major who grew a beard in the last 3 years.

Ohh "craft" butter- you took it up a notch...I like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Visit like how all these "refined" palates are too refined to appreciate and enjoy the simplicities of humble fare. Ironic, no?

I understand your point, and I agree with you completely.

[Anonymous]

I'm all about homemade food everyday for the family, but, DD is becoming very picky at 4 so I appreciate the idea thanks - what type of noodles do you use?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if they were house-made noodles with locally sourced fresh butter and shaved Parmesan, with a side of organic sugar snap peas served in artisanal bowls at Founding Farmers for $22.99, these people wouldn't have any problem ordering them for their kids (or themselves!)

Exactly. I've found that the people who whine the most about stuff like this (see the above PPs who characterize plain pasta as "gross" or "disgusting"), or who believe that food must be exotic, spicy, or complicated to be considered worthwhile, usually don't really know what they're talking about. They tend to be far more concerned with the appearance of sophistication than anything else. It's like the food version of nouveau riche.

Agree. So many suckers out there. And so many people who can't think critically for themselves and believe anything they read in a blog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if they were house-made noodles with locally sourced fresh butter and shaved Parmesan, with a side of organic sugar snap peas served in artisanal bowls at Founding Farmers for $22.99, these people wouldn't have any problem ordering them for their kids (or themselves!)

+1

You'd get even more takers if the product was called Craft Butter and Artisnal Pasta w/ sustainably grown durham wheat from a cooperative in Kansas. Bonus points if the wheat was harvested using a vintage combine by a 30-year old liberal arts major who grew a beard in the last 3 years.

Ohh "craft" butter- you took it up a notch...I like it.

Ha! So DCUMs love it - let me hop in my blue prius with an Obama sticker on it and go to whole foods to shop now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Visit like how all these "refined" palates are too refined to appreciate and enjoy the simplicities of humble fare. Ironic, no?

+1. Jacques Pepin once said that his choice for a last meal would be " a good piece of bread and good butter."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Boring and no reason to eat them...no nutritional value and they are just gross.

This. Missing protein component and micronutrients (eight the exception of the green beans)

You literally night as well feed them a snickers bar instead of the buttered noodles

^^^ also reads "clean eating" blogs and magazines as the sole source of information. Has a marketing degree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:nobody cares.

+1

Amazingly, 50+ people seem to care

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it's boring and white bread and there are healthier and more adventurous things to try. I never had them growing up, and I think they taste disgusting. It's sad when kids eat them at restaurants with good food.

They have their whole lives to branch out. As long as they are healthy, why do you care?

I don't really, just answering the question. I used to work at an amazing Italian restaurant and only the most annoying tables ordered buttered noodles for their kids--so my experience has colored this opinion.

I think about mess making when eating in a restaurant. Ordering buttered noodles is much safer than ordering red sauce in a restaurant.

But strangely enough, the buttered noodle families left the biggest messes and the smallest tips, and were whiny and critical to boot. The osso bucco families usually kept their tables tidy or left big tips to compensate, and were pleasant and relaxed. Small sample, of course, but enough to make me never want to be that buttered noodle parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll bet if they were house-made noodles with locally sourced fresh butter and shaved Parmesan, with a side of organic sugar snap peas served in artisanal bowls at Founding Farmers for $22.99, these people wouldn't have any problem ordering them for their kids (or themselves!)

+1

You'd get even more takers if the product was called Craft Butter and Artisnal Pasta w/ sustainably grown durham wheat from a cooperative in Kansas. Bonus points if the wheat was harvested using a vintage combine by a 30-year old liberal arts major who grew a beard in the last 3 years.

Ohh "craft" butter- you took it up a notch...I like it.

"small batch" butter would work, too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:nobody cares.

+1

Amazingly, 50+ people seem to care

I'm guessing it's only 5 people posting over and over.

It's rare, but even the food forum attracts trolling sometimes.

[Anonymous]

Um, buttered noodles (preferably the fluffy egg noodles ) are delicious
Made them the other night with Kerry Gold, high quality parmesean, salt and pepper. More please!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it's boring and white bread and there are healthier and more adventurous things to try. I never had them growing up, and I think they taste disgusting. It's sad when kids eat them at restaurants with good food.

They have their whole lives to branch out. As long as they are healthy, why do you care?

I don't really, just answering the question. I used to work at an amazing Italian restaurant and only the most annoying tables ordered buttered noodles for their kids--so my experience has colored this opinion.

I think about mess making when eating in a restaurant. Ordering buttered noodles is much safer than ordering red sauce in a restaurant.

But strangely enough, the buttered noodle families left the biggest messes and the smallest tips, and were whiny and critical to boot. The osso bucco families usually kept their tables tidy or left big tips to compensate, and were pleasant and relaxed. Small sample, of course, but enough to make me never want to be that buttered noodle parent.

LOL. Judgmental waitresses? WTF?

What do your kids order at amazing Italian restaurants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it's boring and white bread and there are healthier and more adventurous things to try. I never had them growing up, and I think they taste disgusting. It's sad when kids eat them at restaurants with good food.

They have their whole lives to branch out. As long as they are healthy, why do you care?

I don't really, just answering the question. I used to work at an amazing Italian restaurant and only the most annoying tables ordered buttered noodles for their kids--so my experience has colored this opinion.

I think about mess making when eating in a restaurant. Ordering buttered noodles is much safer than ordering red sauce in a restaurant.

But strangely enough, the buttered noodle families left the biggest messes and the smallest tips, and were whiny and critical to boot. The osso bucco families usually kept their tables tidy or left big tips to compensate, and were pleasant and relaxed. Small sample, of course, but enough to make me never want to be that buttered noodle parent.

OMG hahahahahaha!!! This may be the best post this week. This just in – if you feed your kids plain pasta you're rude and obnoxious!!

It never ceases to amaze me how tonedeaf, ironic, and un-self aware DCUM posters are.

[Anonymous]

Some of you people with your food hangups....wow. Just, wow.