What are some of your unpopular opinions about food?
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »This might be unpopular and might trigger some, but I'm not fond of Trader Joe's products
Not "triggered", but just confused as to how you are not fond of an entire grocery store's range of products. It's not like they specialize in one type of product. The Trader Joe's branded products all come from different suppliers, so it just seems like a pretty wide brush to say you don't like all of them.
There are products that I like from there, and some I don't, like you could say about any grocery store.
There's been quite a big wand-touch to this thread from the over-generalization fairy, IMO. 🙄3 -
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AshHeartsJesus wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »This might be unpopular and might trigger some, but I'm not fond of Trader Joe's products
We don't have one here and I always wonder how good it is
LORD JESUS bless
It’s a grocery store, but just a bit quirky. I like it because it has so many pumpkin things in the fall,prominently displayed. I’m sure they do the same thing for Christmas, spring, summer, etc. not sure what they have for those seasons. They have a bigger variety of cheeses than the grocery stores near me, but mozzarella is mozzarella, wherever you get it. Our TJ’s has
Very little fresh beef, my favorite meat. It’s about 2 miles from my dentist, so would be easy for me to go twice a year. I go once—for the pumpkin.0 -
corinasue1143 wrote: »AshHeartsJesus wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »This might be unpopular and might trigger some, but I'm not fond of Trader Joe's products
We don't have one here and I always wonder how good it is
LORD JESUS bless
It’s a grocery store, but just a bit quirky. I like it because it has so many pumpkin things in the fall,prominently displayed. I’m sure they do the same thing for Christmas, spring, summer, etc. not sure what they have for those seasons. They have a bigger variety of cheeses than the grocery stores near me, but mozzarella is mozzarella, wherever you get it. Our TJ’s has
Very little fresh beef, my favorite meat. It’s about 2 miles from my dentist, so would be easy for me to go twice a year. I go once—for the pumpkin.
Um, no. Sure, the same brand/quality is the same everywhere, but there are quite a few types of mozzarella, and a range of goodness in different producers' versions of each type.
I'm not speaking for TJ's mozz - good or bad - here, just disagreeing with the generality.
To state another generality: Pretty much any cheese variety or style is available in a range from pretty awful quality, to pretty delicious. (Different people prefer different types, of course; and I'm not saying everyone will agree on which version of which variety is best, either. But "the same everywhere" across a variety of varieties/versions, or even with a variety . . . not agreeing with that.)3 -
corinasue1143 wrote: »AshHeartsJesus wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »This might be unpopular and might trigger some, but I'm not fond of Trader Joe's products
We don't have one here and I always wonder how good it is
LORD JESUS bless
It’s a grocery store, but just a bit quirky. I like it because it has so many pumpkin things in the fall,prominently displayed. I’m sure they do the same thing for Christmas, spring, summer, etc. not sure what they have for those seasons. They have a bigger variety of cheeses than the grocery stores near me, but mozzarella is mozzarella, wherever you get it. Our TJ’s has
Very little fresh beef, my favorite meat. It’s about 2 miles from my dentist, so would be easy for me to go twice a year. I go once—for the pumpkin.
Um, no. Sure, the same brand/quality is the same everywhere, but there are quite a few types of mozzarella, and a range of goodness in different producers' versions of each type.
I'm not speaking for TJ's mozz - good or bad - here, just disagreeing with the generality.
To state another generality: Pretty much any cheese variety or style is available in a range from pretty awful quality, to pretty delicious. (Different people prefer different types, of course; and I'm not saying everyone will agree on which version of which variety is best, either. But "the same everywhere" across a variety of varieties/versions, or even with a variety . . . not agreeing with that.)
I, too, disagree with this. Cheese is like chocolate and wine. Terroir is everything2 -
And maybe that’s part of why I’m not a really good cook1
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pancakerunner wrote: »corinasue1143 wrote: »AshHeartsJesus wrote: »pancakerunner wrote: »This might be unpopular and might trigger some, but I'm not fond of Trader Joe's products
We don't have one here and I always wonder how good it is
LORD JESUS bless
It’s a grocery store, but just a bit quirky. I like it because it has so many pumpkin things in the fall,prominently displayed. I’m sure they do the same thing for Christmas, spring, summer, etc. not sure what they have for those seasons. They have a bigger variety of cheeses than the grocery stores near me, but mozzarella is mozzarella, wherever you get it. Our TJ’s has
Very little fresh beef, my favorite meat. It’s about 2 miles from my dentist, so would be easy for me to go twice a year. I go once—for the pumpkin.
Um, no. Sure, the same brand/quality is the same everywhere, but there are quite a few types of mozzarella, and a range of goodness in different producers' versions of each type.
I'm not speaking for TJ's mozz - good or bad - here, just disagreeing with the generality.
To state another generality: Pretty much any cheese variety or style is available in a range from pretty awful quality, to pretty delicious. (Different people prefer different types, of course; and I'm not saying everyone will agree on which version of which variety is best, either. But "the same everywhere" across a variety of varieties/versions, or even with a variety . . . not agreeing with that.)
I, too, disagree with this. Cheese is like chocolate and wine. Terroir is everything
Maker matters hugely, too. Same inputs (same terroir), different maker, methods: Results can be very different.3 -
Sriracha is not good. It was so trendy for a long time. Sriracha flavored popcorn, chips, etc.
I LOVE hot sauce and put it on everything, but only Franks or anchor bar buffalo sauce.2 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Sriracha is not good. It was so trendy for a long time. Sriracha flavored popcorn, chips, etc.
I LOVE hot sauce and put it on everything, but only Franks or anchor bar buffalo sauce.
See, I prefer tabasco! but only on very limited things.0 -
pancakerunner wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Sriracha is not good. It was so trendy for a long time. Sriracha flavored popcorn, chips, etc.
I LOVE hot sauce and put it on everything, but only Franks or anchor bar buffalo sauce.
See, I prefer tabasco! but only on very limited things.
I do not like tabasco (unpopular) - I'm a sambal oelek fan and use Frank's original (only that one)...I put that sh*&^t! on everything!
I buy this one and always have it in my cupboard...
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Same, I buy it in the giant jug too !! 😅pancakerunner wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Sriracha is not good. It was so trendy for a long time. Sriracha flavored popcorn, chips, etc.
I LOVE hot sauce and put it on everything, but only Franks or anchor bar buffalo sauce.
See, I prefer tabasco! but only on very limited things.
I do not like tabasco (unpopular) - I'm a sambal oelek fan and use Frank's original (only that one)...I put that sh*&^t! on everything!
I buy this one and always have it in my cupboard...
@pancakerunner ahh I hate tabasco! I used to always be so mad when I’d go to a restaurant and all they had was Tabasco lol. I like the sweetness of Frank’s.2 -
^^^ this is the hot sauce i put on my stuff2 -
I like a huge variety of different hot sauces, including sriracha. (I don't think that's unpopular, but wanted to stand up for sriracha.)5
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I can agree with that.0
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Freeze-dried durian is horrible, imho.0
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pancakerunner wrote: »
^^^ this is the hot sauce i put on my stuff
Um, why does the "hot" sauce say "mild" about eleventy-seven times all over it? 😉😆
(Just joking around, no serious criticism intended - I have no doubt it's tasty. 🙂 Me, I like good things across the whole gamut of the tomato-condiment range, from catsup all the way to "ouch" in Asian, Mexican, Indian, Jamaican, NOLA and other variants.)3 -
Do not like white chocolate4
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okay, not really an unpopular opinion but more just an annoyance... I feel like there are WAY too many "healthy" baking mixes on the market now.2
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I like steak sauce (A1, heinz 57, etc.) just not on steak! haha4
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pancakerunner wrote: »okay, not really an unpopular opinion but more just an annoyance... I feel like there are WAY too many "healthy" baking mixes on the market now.
That goes for so many things out there that keep coming out...stating that they are "healthy"...and most of them just SOOO are not! (annoying for sure!)4 -
pancakerunner wrote: »okay, not really an unpopular opinion but more just an annoyance... I feel like there are WAY too many "healthy" baking mixes on the market now.
That goes for so many things out there that keep coming out...stating that they are "healthy"...and most of them just SOOO are not! (annoying for sure!)
just what we need is another "grain free" pancake mix2 -
I do like Bob's Red Mill 10 grain pancake mix. I used to make it with 2 eggs (instead of the recommended 1 egg plus oil) or just do a half serving with one egg, and then top it with microwaved frozen berries, and it was good if one wanted a low cal pancake fix. It's not super healthy (and it doesn't claim to be), but it fits my macros/cals better than classic pancakes would.4
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I love new products for sure - but it's when they state and plaster to consumers that theirs are SOO healthy, etc., etc., but when you look at the ingredients, it's not accurate to their claims!2
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I like Bob's Red Mill -- I've had their 13 bean soup mix and vegetable soup mix. I haven't had that pancake mix, but I did try Kodiac Cakes "Power Cakes". I'll give that 10 grain mix a try.I do like Bob's Red Mill 10 grain pancake mix. I used to make it with 2 eggs (instead of the recommended 1 egg plus oil) or just do a half serving with one egg, and then top it with microwaved frozen berries, and it was good if one wanted a low cal pancake fix. It's not super healthy (and it doesn't claim to be), but it fits my macros/cals better than classic pancakes would.
I know, and everything is "new and improved". Makes me wanna ask, "What was wrong with it before?"I love new products for sure - but it's when they state and plaster to consumers that theirs are SOO healthy, etc., etc., but when you look at the ingredients, it's not accurate to their claims!
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Yeah, I've liked a number of Bob's Red Mill products, including that 13 bean soup.1
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I love new products for sure - but it's when they state and plaster to consumers that theirs are SOO healthy, etc., etc., but when you look at the ingredients, it's not accurate to their claims!
I just read the label on a protein shake mix. It had 21 grams of protein and 565 calories. Whaaaaat?
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corinasue1143 wrote: »I love new products for sure - but it's when they state and plaster to consumers that theirs are SOO healthy, etc., etc., but when you look at the ingredients, it's not accurate to their claims!
I just read the label on a protein shake mix. It had 21 grams of protein and 545 calories. Whaaaaat?
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One of my dorm friends in college was a rugby player who was always trying to put on mass, and he consumed some kind of protein powder shake (Joe Wieder brand, I think) that was intended to be high cal to help with muscle building. I just looked at something similar, called Mega Mass, and even it is only 400 cal and 26 g protein. But if a protein shake is that high cal, I wonder what the purpose of it is -- could be for hard gainers.2
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Just imagine if one's difficulty was in trying to gain weight!
(I had a college roommate like that, he's still a string bean)3
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