What are some of your unpopular opinions about food?
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I love pork chops and tenderloin (they tend to have more fat when purchased from a farm, IME, due to the different breeds used, but I also don't have some kind of blanket preference for fattier meat, depends on what I'm making). Having pork shoulder tonight, however. (Bacon and ham are tasty enough, but foods I don't have often and don't really miss.)
For me ground lamb, ground beef, and ground pork are all good, and it depends on the application.0 -
I love pork chops and tenderloin (they tend to have more fat when purchased from a farm, IME, due to the different breeds used, but I also don't have some kind of blanket preference for fattier meat, depends on what I'm making). Having pork shoulder tonight, however. (Bacon and ham are tasty enough, but foods I don't have often and don't really miss.)
For me ground lamb, ground beef, and ground pork are all good, and it depends on the application.
Okay, yes to pork shoulder too. basicall, the fattier it is the better, Have just had way too many dry chops and loins1 -
like this looks great4 -
Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
I did as a kid but not now at all. I prefer thick home made coconut whipped if any.
same here...it's just not a good product imho...and coconut whipped 'cream' is fabulous!1 -
Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
I did as a kid but not now at all. I prefer thick home made coconut whipped if any.
same here...it's just not a good product imho...and coconut whipped 'cream' is fabulous!
what grosses me out about cool whip is the film of oil it leaves in your mouth3 -
pancakerunner wrote: »Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
I did as a kid but not now at all. I prefer thick home made coconut whipped if any.
same here...it's just not a good product imho...and coconut whipped 'cream' is fabulous!
what grosses me out about cool whip is the film of oil it leaves in your mouth
Yes...it's been forever since I've had it - but was absolutely something I remember hating about it.0 -
I really do not like to go to restaurants. Even if it is take out I much prefer to eat at home5
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I really do not like to go to restaurants. Even if it is take out I much prefer to eat at home
Conversely, I like to eat out and think there is nothing wrong about a person eating in a restaurant on their own. - Well, if they can afford it. (Same about going to the cinema alone, but this is a food-thread...)
Cool Whip is an American brand of that ready whipped cream in a can, right? - The stuff I had before (different brand, probably not quite the same) is ok, but nothing like actual whipped cream (or coconut whipped cream, either). - I have never seen anybody use that stuff for anything but very "lazy" occasions, though. (Or for kids' birthdays. I guess if you stressed about everything else you dont want to add whipping cream for hot chocolate or cake for 15 kids of whom then suddenly only 5 want whipped cream..)Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
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AndreaTamira wrote: »I really do not like to go to restaurants. Even if it is take out I much prefer to eat at home
Conversely, I like to eat out and think there is nothing wrong about a person eating in a restaurant on their own. - Well, if they can afford it. (Same about going to the cinema alone, but this is a food-thread...)
Cool Whip is an American brand of that ready whipped cream in a can, right? - The stuff I had before (different brand, probably not quite the same) is ok, but nothing like actual whipped cream (or coconut whipped cream, either). - I have never seen anybody use that stuff for anything but very "lazy" occasions, though. (Or for kids' birthdays. I guess if you stressed about everything else you dont want to add whipping cream for hot chocolate or cake for 15 kids of whom then suddenly only 5 want whipped cream..)Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
No, Cool Whip is a concoction that comes frozen, in a plastic tub. The stuff in cans usually bears some taste/texture similarity to whipped cream: It's edible. Cool Whip is more a distant hint.
There are various subtypes of Cool Whip, but the ingredients in the classic one are:Water, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils), Skim Milk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Light Cream, Sodium Caseinate (From Milk), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Xanthan And Guar Gums, Modified Food Starch, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Polyphosphate, Beta Carotene (Color).
As someone else said, it has an odd oily quality, and is viscous, plastic-y, super sweet. Different product by far from whipped cream in cans.2 -
AndreaTamira wrote: »I really do not like to go to restaurants. Even if it is take out I much prefer to eat at home
Conversely, I like to eat out and think there is nothing wrong about a person eating in a restaurant on their own. - Well, if they can afford it. (Same about going to the cinema alone, but this is a food-thread...)
I like to eat out too. There are a lot of restaurants where food is prepared in more interesting ways than I might think of, or with tremendous skill that inspires me, or involving cuisine I don't know how to cook as well (or in some cases that are new to me). I like my own cooking too, but these give me things just cooking for myself does not. (I agree with you about eating in a restaurant on one's own in theory, but I find it harder than I should -- too bad, as pre corona I used to travel a bunch for work, and often in a situation where there weren't others to dine with, and going to a local, interesting place, even if alone, is always better than eating at the hotel.)5 -
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Add me to the mix when it comes to the typical 'chain' type places...however, I love going to some of the authentic, international restaurants (Ethiopian/Lebanese/Indian, Japanese etc., ).2 -
senalay788 wrote: »AndreaTamira wrote: »I really do not like to go to restaurants. Even if it is take out I much prefer to eat at home
Conversely, I like to eat out and think there is nothing wrong about a person eating in a restaurant on their own. - Well, if they can afford it. (Same about going to the cinema alone, but this is a food-thread...)
Cool Whip is an American brand of that ready whipped cream in a can, right? - The stuff I had before (different brand, probably not quite the same) is ok, but nothing like actual whipped cream (or coconut whipped cream, either). - I have never seen anybody use that stuff for anything but very "lazy" occasions, though. (Or for kids' birthdays. I guess if you stressed about everything else you dont want to add whipping cream for hot chocolate or cake for 15 kids of whom then suddenly only 5 want whipped cream..)Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
And as other have stated, its f'ing gross.
*cough* I kinda like it.
And adding sugar free fat free cheesecake pudding mix is, dare I say it, a game changer.5 -
pancakerunner wrote: »
like this looks greatpancakerunner wrote: »I love pork chops and tenderloin (they tend to have more fat when purchased from a farm, IME, due to the different breeds used, but I also don't have some kind of blanket preference for fattier meat, depends on what I'm making). Having pork shoulder tonight, however. (Bacon and ham are tasty enough, but foods I don't have often and don't really miss.)
For me ground lamb, ground beef, and ground pork are all good, and it depends on the application.
Okay, yes to pork shoulder too. basicall, the fattier it is the better, Have just had way too many dry chops and loins
Ah, we part company here: I've never been fond of pork, and I've found that sometimes I have a negative reaction to it anyway. And I dislike fatty meat. For me it's lean all the way.0 -
No, Cool Whip is a concoction that comes frozen, in a plastic tub. The stuff in cans usually bears some taste/texture similarity to whipped cream: It's edible. Cool Whip is more a distant hint.
There are various subtypes of Cool Whip, but the ingredients in the classic one are:Water, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils), Skim Milk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Light Cream, Sodium Caseinate (From Milk), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Xanthan And Guar Gums, Modified Food Starch, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Polyphosphate, Beta Carotene (Color).
As someone else said, it has an odd oily quality, and is viscous, plastic-y, super sweet. Different product by far from whipped cream in cans.senalay788 wrote: »
And as other have stated, its f'ing gross.
Thanks guys. Everytime I read Cool Whip in the past I imagined the whipped cream in a can stuff. Now I know better. This seems...interesting.
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AndreaTamira wrote: »
No, Cool Whip is a concoction that comes frozen, in a plastic tub. The stuff in cans usually bears some taste/texture similarity to whipped cream: It's edible. Cool Whip is more a distant hint.
There are various subtypes of Cool Whip, but the ingredients in the classic one are:Water, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils), Skim Milk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Light Cream, Sodium Caseinate (From Milk), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Xanthan And Guar Gums, Modified Food Starch, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Polyphosphate, Beta Carotene (Color).
As someone else said, it has an odd oily quality, and is viscous, plastic-y, super sweet. Different product by far from whipped cream in cans.senalay788 wrote: »
And as other have stated, its f'ing gross.
Thanks guys. Everytime I read Cool Whip in the past I imagined the whipped cream in a can stuff. Now I know better. This seems...interesting.
I refused to eat cool whip or whipped cream as a kid because I hated it. I actually can never remember even trying cool whip until I tried it a few months ago for the first time. It is like a SUPER light version of soft serve almost. It reminded me a lot more of ice cream than the whipped cream in a can. I always imagined it would just taste like whipped cream from a can but in a big tub, lol.0 -
I absolutely despise cheese in any form2
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AndreaTamira wrote: »
No, Cool Whip is a concoction that comes frozen, in a plastic tub. The stuff in cans usually bears some taste/texture similarity to whipped cream: It's edible. Cool Whip is more a distant hint.
There are various subtypes of Cool Whip, but the ingredients in the classic one are:Water, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils), Skim Milk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Light Cream, Sodium Caseinate (From Milk), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Xanthan And Guar Gums, Modified Food Starch, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Polyphosphate, Beta Carotene (Color).
As someone else said, it has an odd oily quality, and is viscous, plastic-y, super sweet. Different product by far from whipped cream in cans.senalay788 wrote: »
And as other have stated, its f'ing gross.
Thanks guys. Everytime I read Cool Whip in the past I imagined the whipped cream in a can stuff. Now I know better. This seems...interesting.
You're being much too kind to it here, trust me.senalay788 wrote: »AndreaTamira wrote: »I really do not like to go to restaurants. Even if it is take out I much prefer to eat at home
Conversely, I like to eat out and think there is nothing wrong about a person eating in a restaurant on their own. - Well, if they can afford it. (Same about going to the cinema alone, but this is a food-thread...)
Cool Whip is an American brand of that ready whipped cream in a can, right? - The stuff I had before (different brand, probably not quite the same) is ok, but nothing like actual whipped cream (or coconut whipped cream, either). - I have never seen anybody use that stuff for anything but very "lazy" occasions, though. (Or for kids' birthdays. I guess if you stressed about everything else you dont want to add whipping cream for hot chocolate or cake for 15 kids of whom then suddenly only 5 want whipped cream..)Personally, I think Cool Whip tastes awful, and has a revolting texture. Usually, it ruins any recipe it's added to, too, for me; there's an occasional recipe exception.
I get that others really like it, but I've never understood why. (I was 11 years old when it was introduced. It was immediately and immensely popular. Part of the reason was convenience, but a lot of people liked it. Originally, in my social set, people would still make actual whipped cream for holidays and special occasions as a topping, using Cool Whip in the more routine cases. Gradually, it replaced whipped cream on special occasions, too.)
And as other have stated, its f'ing gross.
*cough* I kinda like it.
And adding sugar free fat free cheesecake pudding mix is, dare I say it, a game changer.
IMO only, it's not like double negatives in grammer: Adding two non-food products together does not create a food.
And I say this from a personal taste/texture desirability perspective on what consitute "food", not from any kind of "cleanness", dietary "purity", or health/nutrition standpoint. I freely admit eating things that are "unclean", not dietarily "pure", make no meaningful contribution to health/nutrition . . . if they taste good and feel nice in my mouth.
I admit, I haven't had *cheesecake" flavor, but I've had other sugar free fat free pudding mix, and I would like never ever to have any again, please and thank you. Most cheesecake "flavored" things I've tried have been regretted, too.1 -
leahjones6969 wrote: »I absolutely despise cheese in any form
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soft shell tacos > hard2
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I’d rather never eat a cookie again than eat fat free or sugar free Oreos.5
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(To cwolfman13) I agree about doughnuts- unless they are hot and rolled in cinnamon and sugar! Easy to resist, anyway
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High protein diets are overrated. ((Hides from the backlash))5
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pancakerunner wrote: »soft shell tacos > hard
preach!2 -
pancakerunner wrote: »soft shell tacos > hard
Yes, but you still have to cook the soft tortillas, even for a few seconds in a pan or on the grill.
Big pet peeve of mine is when people just serve them raw right out of the package.6 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »soft shell tacos > hard
Yes, but you still have to cook the soft tortillas, even for a few seconds in a pan or on the grill.
Big pet peeve of mine is when people just serve them raw right out of the package.
I feel attacked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »soft shell tacos > hard
Yes, but you still have to cook the soft tortillas, even for a few seconds in a pan or on the grill.
Big pet peeve of mine is when people just serve them raw right out of the package.
on this note, corn tortillas are the only way. flour tortillas are an abomination1
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