What is your most unbearable food thing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love the cultural authenticity of food and detest fusion - Korean tacos, bbq chicken pizza, and Mexican lasagna are all no gos for me.

This is a tough row to hoe. So you also eschew ramen, all Italian dishes that use tomatoes, which were an import from the new world, any Indian dishes that contain chili peppers, which were introduced by Europeans? Or do you mean you don’t like new fusion foods, but are ok with older ones? No Korean tacos, but la galbi (invented by Korean Americans in la) is ok?

Good question. It’s not hard and fast rule but more an emotional one. If I feel a particular dish is a bastardization of authentic cuisine I’ll pass. eg, since you can find California rolls in Japan it’s acceptable to me. But bbq chicken pizza is an invention of some socal pizza chain trying to be cute, so I won’t touch it.

Can you provide a list of authentic pizzas toppings?

As long as theyre Italian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the cultural authenticity of food and detest fusion - Korean tacos, bbq chicken pizza, and Mexican lasagna are all no gos for me.

This is a tough row to hoe. So you also eschew ramen, all Italian dishes that use tomatoes, which were an import from the new world, any Indian dishes that contain chili peppers, which were introduced by Europeans? Or do you mean you don’t like new fusion foods, but are ok with older ones? No Korean tacos, but la galbi (invented by Korean Americans in la) is ok?

Good question. It’s not hard and fast rule but more an emotional one. If I feel a particular dish is a bastardization of authentic cuisine I’ll pass. eg, since you can find California rolls in Japan it’s acceptable to me. But bbq chicken pizza is an invention of some socal pizza chain trying to be cute, so I won’t touch it.

PP. In this case, I think I understand, but I would advise you not try to justify your food choices to anyone with food knowledge. Under your parameters, it seems like you will eventually come around to every fusion food when other people accept them too. Omu rice, ramen, Japanese curry, spam musubi, tangsuyuk (Korean sweet and sour beef/pork), and banh mi are all examples of fusion foods that are probably acceptable to you, but only because other people don’t immediately recognize them as fusion foods. How do you feel about chicken tikka masala? And pizza topped with shrimp, mentaiko, or mochi, which are popular in Japan? I am East Asian and have lived on 4 continents, and very few people worry about fusion contamination in other countries. They just eat what they like, and happily fuse foods at home, ie kimchi on spaghetti or lingonberry jam on karaage. If we didn’t do this, we would have significantly less interesting food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an adult picky eater. (I wish I weren't. I've tried to not be.)

I once had to order lunch at work and had a very picky eater. The hotel had a mix up and gave us hamburgers one day. He made himself a plain hamburger, no cheese, I think just ketchup. He came up to me after and said it was the best lunch we'd ordered

Yep - that's how I eat hamburgers too - meat, ketchup, bun. No cheeseburgers for me (I don't like grilled cheese or quesadillas either).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an adult picky eater. (I wish I weren't. I've tried to not be.)

I once had to order lunch at work and had a very picky eater. The hotel had a mix up and gave us hamburgers one day. He made himself a plain hamburger, no cheese, I think just ketchup. He came up to me after and said it was the best lunch we'd ordered

Yep - that's how I eat hamburgers too - meat, ketchup, bun. No cheeseburgers for me (I don't like grilled cheese or quesadillas either).

Out of curiosity, do you like cheese in general, just not melted/on other dishes?

[Anonymous]

I can not do spongey or foamy textures.

Even milkshakes often have too much ambiguous froth in them if they're not super ice-creamy and just made. Smoothies I can do if they're the Smoothie King ice + fruit + froyo thing and they're made in front of me, but I do not crave them. Homemade smoothies OH GOD NO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the cultural authenticity of food and detest fusion - Korean tacos, bbq chicken pizza, and Mexican lasagna are all no gos for me.

This is a tough row to hoe. So you also eschew ramen, all Italian dishes that use tomatoes, which were an import from the new world, any Indian dishes that contain chili peppers, which were introduced by Europeans? Or do you mean you don’t like new fusion foods, but are ok with older ones? No Korean tacos, but la galbi (invented by Korean Americans in la) is ok?

Good question. It’s not hard and fast rule but more an emotional one. If I feel a particular dish is a bastardization of authentic cuisine I’ll pass. eg, since you can find California rolls in Japan it’s acceptable to me. But bbq chicken pizza is an invention of some socal pizza chain trying to be cute, so I won’t touch it.

Can you provide a list of authentic pizzas toppings?

tomato, mozzarella, basil.

[Anonymous]

- I don’t like most desserts. Never had a sweet tooth. But give me a big bag of cool ranch Doritos any day.
- Don’t care for pancakes. I think it may be a texture thing.
- No mayo on anything, ever.

I’ll eat just about anything else, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an adult picky eater. (I wish I weren't. I've tried to not be.)

I once had to order lunch at work and had a very picky eater. The hotel had a mix up and gave us hamburgers one day. He made himself a plain hamburger, no cheese, I think just ketchup. He came up to me after and said it was the best lunch we'd ordered

Yep - that's how I eat hamburgers too - meat, ketchup, bun. No cheeseburgers for me (I don't like grilled cheese or quesadillas either).

Out of curiosity, do you like cheese in general, just not melted/on other dishes?

I like a few cheeses - ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan. As a little kid I liked grilled cheese, but never cheeseburgers.

[Anonymous]

Baked goods with margarine/shortening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the cultural authenticity of food and detest fusion - Korean tacos, bbq chicken pizza, and Mexican lasagna are all no gos for me.

This is a tough row to hoe. So you also eschew ramen, all Italian dishes that use tomatoes, which were an import from the new world, any Indian dishes that contain chili peppers, which were introduced by Europeans? Or do you mean you don’t like new fusion foods, but are ok with older ones? No Korean tacos, but la galbi (invented by Korean Americans in la) is ok?

Good question. It’s not hard and fast rule but more an emotional one. If I feel a particular dish is a bastardization of authentic cuisine I’ll pass. eg, since you can find California rolls in Japan it’s acceptable to me. But bbq chicken pizza is an invention of some socal pizza chain trying to be cute, so I won’t touch it.

Can you provide a list of authentic pizzas toppings?

tomato, mozzarella, basil.

Tomatoes are American and not Italian. So authentic pizza is just mozzarella and basil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an adult picky eater. (I wish I weren't. I've tried to not be.)

I once had to order lunch at work and had a very picky eater. The hotel had a mix up and gave us hamburgers one day. He made himself a plain hamburger, no cheese, I think just ketchup. He came up to me after and said it was the best lunch we'd ordered

Yep - that's how I eat hamburgers too - meat, ketchup, bun. No cheeseburgers for me (I don't like grilled cheese or quesadillas either).

Well, I suppose my unbearable food thing is ketchup. I will eat it if it is on something but I don't ask for it. You might as well sprinkle sugar on your food instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alliums especially raw ones. Garlic, onions, chives, scallions.
I used to love cooking with garlic.
When I was diagnosed with GERD doc said they make me have worse indigestion so I stopped eating them.
Now I can detect tiny amounts and "taste it" for hours.
Amazing how many stores and restaurants use raw onion to make their bland food "tasty"

Me too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love the cultural authenticity of food and detest fusion - Korean tacos, bbq chicken pizza, and Mexican lasagna are all no gos for me.

This is a tough row to hoe. So you also eschew ramen, all Italian dishes that use tomatoes, which were an import from the new world, any Indian dishes that contain chili peppers, which were introduced by Europeans? Or do you mean you don’t like new fusion foods, but are ok with older ones? No Korean tacos, but la galbi (invented by Korean Americans in la) is ok?

Good question. It’s not hard and fast rule but more an emotional one. If I feel a particular dish is a bastardization of authentic cuisine I’ll pass. eg, since you can find California rolls in Japan it’s acceptable to me. But bbq chicken pizza is an invention of some socal pizza chain trying to be cute, so I won’t touch it.

PP. In this case, I think I understand, but I would advise you not try to justify your food choices to anyone with food knowledge. Under your parameters, it seems like you will eventually come around to every fusion food when other people accept them too. Omu rice, ramen, Japanese curry, spam musubi, tangsuyuk (Korean sweet and sour beef/pork), and banh mi are all examples of fusion foods that are probably acceptable to you, but only because other people don’t immediately recognize them as fusion foods. How do you feel about chicken tikka masala? And pizza topped with shrimp, mentaiko, or mochi, which are popular in Japan? I am East Asian and have lived on 4 continents, and very few people worry about fusion contamination in other countries. They just eat what they like, and happily fuse foods at home, ie kimchi on spaghetti or lingonberry jam on karaage. If we didn’t do this, we would have significantly less interesting food.

Agree. Not sure why some people feel the need to be ideological about fusion food. I have a wide variety of ingredients spanning multiple regional cuisines in my fridge as I cook extensively and I will happily be creative. My latest discovery is making scrambled egg sandwiches with the gochujang, Korean hot pepper paste, I had in the fridge. I toast whole wheat bread and apply a thin smear of both mayonnaise and gochujang and make a sandwich with scrambled eggs and spring onions. It's delicious! And definitely fusion.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

I don’t like cold soups or noodles (and yes, this even includes gazpacho.) Hot soup I love. This isn’t normally a problem except I have one friends who insists on serving cold soup at every dinner party. I don’t mind, but every single time he asks why someone didn’t eat the soup. Anyway, that’s my unbearable food thing.