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The most polarizing food: where do you stand?

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  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
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    how does this make you feel?

    It makes me think of a child’s Birthday party.

  • bmeadows380
    bmeadows380 Posts: 2,981 Member
    In South Carolina, I got into eating "slaw dogs." That's a hot dog on a bun with chili, onions and creamy coleslaw on top, ketchup and mustard optional. I liked mine with pimento cheese instead of chile and yes, please, to the ketchup and mustard. A hamburger done up in a similar fashion is termed "all the way."

    Actually, that's a regular hot dog in WV - you order a hot dog with everything, you get chili, slaw, onions, ketchup, and mustard.

    I didn't even know hot dogs came any other way until I got out of the state! When I moved to PA and told my co-workers, they thought it sounded terrible, until I brought hot dogs in one day and convinced them to try it :)

    Just don't put beans in that chili, and if you have a little relish, especially corn relish, put that on top, too!
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    In South Carolina, I got into eating "slaw dogs." That's a hot dog on a bun with chili, onions and creamy coleslaw on top, ketchup and mustard optional. I liked mine with pimento cheese instead of chile and yes, please, to the ketchup and mustard. A hamburger done up in a similar fashion is termed "all the way."

    Actually, that's a regular hot dog in WV - you order a hot dog with everything, you get chili, slaw, onions, ketchup, and mustard.

    I didn't even know hot dogs came any other way until I got out of the state! When I moved to PA and told my co-workers, they thought it sounded terrible, until I brought hot dogs in one day and convinced them to try it :)

    Just don't put beans in that chili, and if you have a little relish, especially corn relish, put that on top, too!

    that sounds really good actually...
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
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  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    How do we feel about top-sliced hot dog buns? I mean, in THEORY it makes sense...it’s much more stable and won’t tip over. But, to me, it’s just so wrong.
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  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
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    I would like that because I like crunch with my foods.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,759 Member
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    WANT! I've been craving a hot dog and that looks good.
  • bmeadows380
    bmeadows380 Posts: 2,981 Member
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    yup - that's it! :D The best hotdogs are the ones made by the parents and sold at school sporting events concession stands; they usually use homemade chili sauce; nothing in a can will compare
  • bmeadows380
    bmeadows380 Posts: 2,981 Member
    How do we feel about top-sliced hot dog buns? I mean, in THEORY it makes sense...it’s much more stable and won’t tip over. But, to me, it’s just so wrong.
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    ugh - that's way, way too much bread.
  • jennibear22
    jennibear22 Posts: 95 Member
    These must be American? Never seen before but they look awful.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    These must be American? Never seen before but they look awful.

    Hot dogs? The high quality ones are just an all-beef sausage, so they can be pretty good if you like that sort of thing. Every region has their own take on how to cook it, toppings, type of bun, etc. Here in Chicago they tend to look like this....boiled or steamed sausage on a poppyseed bun. Topped with mustard, onions, pickle relish, tomato slices, sport peppers, a pickle slice, and a sprinkle of celery salt. NO KETCHUP.
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  • bmeadows380
    bmeadows380 Posts: 2,981 Member
    the pickle slice sounds interesting. I can do without ketchup if it has good chili sauce. Not sure about the poppy seed bun, though.
    These must be American? Never seen before but they look awful.

    yup, they're American. To each his own, though - I've seen a few examples brought up in this very thread from other parts of the world where they are popular, and I'm thinking "you eat that?" lol
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    These must be American? Never seen before but they look awful.

    Hot dogs? The high quality ones are just an all-beef sausage, so they can be pretty good if you like that sort of thing. Every region has their own take on how to cook it, toppings, type of bun, etc. Here in Chicago they tend to look like this....boiled or steamed sausage on a poppyseed bun. Topped with mustard, onions, pickle relish, tomato slices, sport peppers, a pickle slice, and a sprinkle of celery salt. NO KETCHUP.
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    Yup, this is what I am used to and like. Except I prefer it without the tomatoes.
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    These must be American? Never seen before but they look awful.

    Hot dogs? The high quality ones are just an all-beef sausage, so they can be pretty good if you like that sort of thing. Every region has their own take on how to cook it, toppings, type of bun, etc. Here in Chicago they tend to look like this....boiled or steamed sausage on a poppyseed bun. Topped with mustard, onions, pickle relish, tomato slices, sport peppers, a pickle slice, and a sprinkle of celery salt. NO KETCHUP.
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    Can't do the poppy seed bun because the company I work for does a lot of federal contracts so we get to do random pee tests, but everything else sounds good!
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    acpgee wrote: »
    (...) pan fried brain tasted like deep fried butter.
    You say that like it's a bad thing. Breaded and fried brain is <3

  • Shropshire1959
    Shropshire1959 Posts: 982 Member
    They look awful.. Wouldn't touch them with a barge-pole.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
    how do YOU eat it?

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  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,759 Member
    how do YOU eat it?

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    I haven't had corn on the cob in ages but, when I did, still on the cob, using both hands, lots of butter. And I'd work my way across.

    Damn, I used to love sucking the corn remnants off the cob part.

  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
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    We had corn on the cob on Father's Day. It was so yum.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,620 Member
    Sweet corn: Very fresh, ears with still a couple/three-ish rows of skimpy immature kernels at the tip (so tender kernels down the ear, not the ones that are all bulgy with the tougher skin when fully mature).

    Grilling is good, but I don't have a grill, and am lazy, so microwave will do for eating off the cob (easiest method, by far - rip off the excess silk, through whole ears in the microwave, silk wipes right off once cooked). Enough cooking to be fully hot, no more needed. Maybe just the tiniest bit of olive oil so a light dusting of freshly fine-ground black pepper will stick, but plain is just great (no fats, no seasonings at all). Eat it off the cob.

    For putting in tomatillo salsa or home-made potato salad, or something like that, when it's the season and we're rich in fresh corn, then roasted or even broiled (still no grill here ;) ) to concentrate the flavor a bit more.
  • pancakerunner
    pancakerunner Posts: 6,137 Member
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    thoughts on Eggnog?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    thoughts on Eggnog?

    Love it. Only do plant-based now, but it's always a highlight of my holiday season.

    Good on its own, great touched up with some bourbon.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,759 Member
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    thoughts on Eggnog?

    Glad you brought it up! :)

    I've never had eggnog before but have had eggnog flavored frozen yogurt and no thank you. :)
  • LeannJeffers
    LeannJeffers Posts: 486 Member
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    If i'm going to have a frosted cookie it's going to be my mom's homemade cookies. Lofthouse cookies are like white static with a minuscule amount of flavor. What a waste of calories.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,620 Member
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    thoughts on Eggnog?

    As on the other thread:

    I adore homemade eggnog with aaaallll the eggs, cream and proper alcohol, so thick only part of a glass is drinkable, then you need a spoon. IMO, that's the superior eggnog. (Yes, I'm an eggnog snob.) It's too much work, perhaps too intoxicating but tempting, and way too many calories to range outside of December, and a limited part of the month at that, without causing me trouble.

    The commercial kind in cartons is usually too sweet, for my preference - syrupy. If others enjoy that - more for you, I guess. 😉 I might buy one carton a year, which usually is enough to reconfirm prejudices. 🤷‍♀️

    Never had the specific brand you posted.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
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    thoughts on Eggnog?

    As on the other thread:

    I adore homemade eggnog with aaaallll the eggs, cream and proper alcohol, so thick only part of a glass is drinkable, then you need a spoon. IMO, that's the superior eggnog. (Yes, I'm an eggnog snob.) It's too much work, perhaps too intoxicating but tempting, and way too many calories to range outside of December, and a limited part of the month at that, without causing me trouble.

    The commercial kind in cartons is usually too sweet, for my preference - syrupy. If others enjoy that - more for you, I guess. 😉 I might buy one carton a year, which usually is enough to reconfirm prejudices. 🤷‍♀️

    Never had the specific brand you posted.

    Omg...all that homemade 'thickness'/texture is just the thing that would make me 🤢. However, I do like the favor of a low fat carton version of it.
  • DevilsFan1
    DevilsFan1 Posts: 342 Member
    Those Lofthouse cookies are "meh" at best.

    Now homemade Toll House cookies? Those are my Achilles heel. Can't have them anywhere near me.
  • DevilsFan1
    DevilsFan1 Posts: 342 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Sweet corn: Very fresh, ears with still a couple/three-ish rows of skimpy immature kernels at the tip (so tender kernels down the ear, not the ones that are all bulgy with the tougher skin when fully mature).

    Grilling is good, but I don't have a grill, and am lazy, so microwave will do for eating off the cob (easiest method, by far - rip off the excess silk, through whole ears in the microwave, silk wipes right off once cooked). Enough cooking to be fully hot, no more needed. Maybe just the tiniest bit of olive oil so a light dusting of freshly fine-ground black pepper will stick, but plain is just great (no fats, no seasonings at all). Eat it off the cob.

    For putting in tomatillo salsa or home-made potato salad, or something like that, when it's the season and we're rich in fresh corn, then roasted or even broiled (still no grill here ;) ) to concentrate the flavor a bit more.

    Bring a pot of water to boil (with about a tsp. of sugar). Drop in sweet corn. Remove from heat and cover for 15 minutes. Perfect corn on the cob.
  • kristinajeang
    kristinajeang Posts: 63 Member
    I think I survived my second pregnancy on lofthouse cookies alone. They are so good and addicting.

    I also love eggnog, but can only have a super small portion that I sip slowly.

    Sweet corn is amazing and I could eat many ears of it myself.

    I love candy corn, but again, can only have a small amount.

    I hate jelly beans and those circus peanuts.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,759 Member
    I think I survived my second pregnancy on lofthouse cookies alone. They are so good and addicting.

    I also love eggnog, but can only have a super small portion that I sip slowly.

    Sweet corn is amazing and I could eat many ears of it myself.

    I love candy corn, but again, can only have a small amount.

    I hate jelly beans and those circus peanuts.

    I go back and forth with candy corn. I like it. I don't like it. I like it. I don't like it. It's confusing, I tell ya!