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The most polarizing food: where do you stand?

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  • BuiltLikeAPeep
    BuiltLikeAPeep Posts: 94 Member
    htimpaired wrote: »
    Phirrgus wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    I always have ketchup on hot dogs! Or chicken dogs as the case may be these days. And I eat marshmallows almost every night. :(

    The lofthouse cookies aren't worth the calories and the icing sucks so the one time I bought some, I just ended up eating around the outside edge of the cookies and threw the part with any icing away.

    And scrambled eggs - ketchup is awesome. Maybe it would make the cookies in the OP a bit better too? :D

    Ketchup on eggs is great. But gotta love ketchup on mac and cheese.

    I prefer salsa on eggs
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,961 Member
    I once ate at a trendy restaurant where Green Eggs and Ham was on the menu. The last item in the brunch section. Eggs and jambon de Paris smothered in salsa verde. The concept was better than the eating.
    https://www.bistrotheque.com/files/menus/RC-Brunch-October-ONLINE.pdf
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,961 Member
    The Green Eggs and Ham dish at Bistrotheque.
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  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    acpgee wrote: »
    I once ate at a trendy restaurant where Green Eggs and Ham was on the menu. The last item in the brunch section. Eggs and jambon de Paris smothered in salsa verde. The concept was better than the eating.
    https://www.bistrotheque.com/files/menus/RC-Brunch-October-ONLINE.pdf

    I sometimes see that dish name at local (Chicago) brunch places. I've never tried one.

    At a place I've gone to (not especially trendy, just a local place near where a friend lives), this is the description:

    "Green Eggs n' Ham -- egg whites, basil pesto, smoked ham, scallions, spinach, pea sprouts; rosemary hash browns"
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    acpgee wrote: »
    I would be curious about more polarizing foods. (...)
    I'm curious to see if you know what this is, IME people either really love it or really hate it:

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,226 Member
    edited October 2019
    Slacker16 wrote: »
    acpgee wrote: »
    I would be curious about more polarizing foods. (...)
    I'm curious to see if you know what this is, IME people either really love it or really hate it:

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    Aspic (kholodets, zalivnoe. etc.)?

    ETA: If that's what it is, a hard "no" from me. (I have no idea whether I like it or not, but I've been vegetarian for 45+ years now.)
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Aspic (kholodets, zalivnoe. etc.)?
    Yup. Not vegetarian but hard "no" from me as well, btw.

  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,961 Member
    I'd probably like the aspic.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,961 Member
    Mortadella is the respectable variant of Bologna which is properly Italian. And if you google fried mortadella, it is a thing for sandwiches.
  • RemoteWilderness
    RemoteWilderness Posts: 29 Member
    edited October 2019
    These cookies look like they were made by angels.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
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  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    As a non-American I don't even know what this is. Candy corn? Is it corn covered with candy like a toffee apple?
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    As a non-American I don't even know what this is. Candy corn? Is it corn covered with candy like a toffee apple?

    Consider yourself lucky to never had this 'candy'...it's just terrible..sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 3. It also contains gelatin and the coating on top is made from lac-resin, an insect secretion from lac bugs found in Asia...yummy
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    edited October 2019
    Carlos_421 wrote: »



    Bologna, there's a food for ya. Fried, it's good.

    I love fried bologna, have it every 2 or 3 years. I bought a can of chicken bologna out of curiosity. Haven’t opened it yet.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,226 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    As a non-American I don't even know what this is. Candy corn? Is it corn covered with candy like a toffee apple?

    Consider yourself lucky to never had this 'candy'...it's just terrible..sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 3. It also contains gelatin and the coating on top is made from lac-resin, an insect secretion from lac bugs found in Asia...yummy

    And it's part of a larger class of candy called "Mellocremes" (sometimes "Mellowcremes") that include equally unlikeable tiny flat-bottomed/big-stemmed pumpkins, bicolor Christmas bells, and much much more.

    One of my former rowing coaches loved these so much we called her "Coach Mellocreme". :lol: She can have 'em.

    And yes, they're not vegetarian. And you forgot to metion the carnauba wax that's in some of them.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    As a non-American I don't even know what this is. Candy corn? Is it corn covered with candy like a toffee apple?

    Consider yourself lucky to never had this 'candy'...it's just terrible..sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 3. It also contains gelatin and the coating on top is made from lac-resin, an insect secretion from lac bugs found in Asia...yummy

    And it's part of a larger class of candy called "Mellocremes" (sometimes "Mellowcremes") that include equally unlikeable tiny flat-bottomed/big-stemmed pumpkins, bicolor Christmas bells, and much much more.

    One of my former rowing coaches loved these so much we called her "Coach Mellocreme". :lol: She can have 'em.

    And yes, they're not vegetarian. And you forgot to metion the carnauba wax that's in some of them.

    I've seen those too. Why people? There's just so many treats out there to devour.., don't subject yourself to this 🎃😝
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    As a non-American I don't even know what this is. Candy corn? Is it corn covered with candy like a toffee apple?

    Consider yourself lucky to never had this 'candy'...it's just terrible..sugar, corn syrup, confectioner's glaze, salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 3. It also contains gelatin and the coating on top is made from lac-resin, an insect secretion from lac bugs found in Asia...yummy

    And it's part of a larger class of candy called "Mellocremes" (sometimes "Mellowcremes") that include equally unlikeable tiny flat-bottomed/big-stemmed pumpkins, bicolor Christmas bells, and much much more.

    One of my former rowing coaches loved these so much we called her "Coach Mellocreme". :lol: She can have 'em.

    And yes, they're not vegetarian. And you forgot to metion the carnauba wax that's in some of them.

    I've seen those too. Why people? There's just so many treats out there to devour.., don't subject yourself to this 🎃😝

    My wife and daughter buy these nasty things every year around Halloween... not sure if they really like them or if they are doing it to hassle me (since they know I can't stand them)...
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    edited October 2019
    I haven't had them as an adult but I always liked candy corn as a kid.
    Not the pumpkins etc though.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    ...it seems

    I actually prefer canned cranberry sauce haha
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    From a flavor perspective I like candy corn alright... but thinking about the sugar/ingredients... not worth it IMO. Would rather have chocolate!
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
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  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
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    Every 10 years I get a craving for one and buy a bag and eat...one.

    Then I'm good for another decade.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
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    Every 10 years I get a craving for one and buy a bag and eat...one.

    Then I'm good for another decade.

    yes...a kid thing I think. I use to love these, and then had one a few years ago. One was enough that is for sure...
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    PAPYRUS3 wrote: »
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    ...it seems

    I actually prefer canned cranberry sauce haha

    so does many members in my family...hence it always makes it's appearance on the table every holiday season...along with some homemade stuff too...
  • Ruatine
    Ruatine Posts: 3,424 Member
    Candy corn and circus peanuts are disgusting to me.

    On the other hand, I don't mind the canned cranberry sauce, but when I finally discovered not just how delicious but also how easy to make fresh cranberry sauce is, I never looked back.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    ^^ Jellybeans.

    Are they polarising?
    I wouldn't eat them all day long but I don't mind some now and then.
    I never thought of them as a love or hate them thing.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    ^^ Jellybeans.

    Are they polarising?
    I wouldn't eat them all day long but I don't mind some now and then.
    I never thought of them as a love or hate them thing.

    When it comes to jelly beans, it's these vs. Jelly Belly. So yes, I'd say they are polarizing
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
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    I HATE jelly beans, yuck! Always have. I just don't understand the appeal at all.
    CSARdiver wrote: »
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    Every 10 years I get a craving for one and buy a bag and eat...one.

    Then I'm good for another decade.

    I've always seen these and wondered what they taste like. Are they peanut buttery?
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    ^^ Jellybeans.

    Are they polarising?
    I wouldn't eat them all day long but I don't mind some now and then.
    I never thought of them as a love or hate them thing.

    When it comes to jelly beans, it's these vs. Jelly Belly. So yes, I'd say they are polarizing

    I agree...these jelly beans taste like granulated sugar bombs...Jelly Belly is a different story though - I like them!