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The most polarizing food: where do you stand?

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  • KeithWhiteJr
    KeithWhiteJr Posts: 233 Member
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,345 Member
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?

    Tacos get crema, which is very similar to mayo in taste and texture. Ice cream—okay, probably not. Mayo works nicely in potatoes if you don’t have butter or milk. Doritos need ranch, which is made with mayo. Spaghetti and meatballs I haven’t had too often, but would almost certainly need crema and chile flake to add flavor.
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?

    Hell yeah as a added ingredient for what you listed. Excluding the ice cream lol.

    Mayo is everything.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!

    Oh ew. No. Just no.

    Agree. (Mayo apparently is a polarizing food.)
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!

    I wooed you, sorry not sorry :lol:

    I have honestly never seen this brand of cookie. I generally like crisp cookies though, except for those big dark chocolate chewy cookies with the granulated sugar on top. So I would probably not like these, and now I know not to waste money on them if I ever see them!
  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?

    Tacos get crema, which is very similar to mayo in taste and texture. Ice cream—okay, probably not. Mayo works nicely in potatoes if you don’t have butter or milk. Doritos need ranch, which is made with mayo. Spaghetti and meatballs I haven’t had too often, but would almost certainly need crema and chile flake to add flavor.

    Unlike everyone else here (AFAIK), I could kind of see a scenario where mayo worked, on ice cream. I mean, mayo's egg, a fat (oil), an acid (usually lemon juice, vinegar, or a combination). Ice cream is made with dairy (with fat), sometimes eggs, sometimes lemon juice. I can think of ice cream flavors that could work with the right mayo . . . apple pie, maybe?

    Whatcha think? ;)

    You tried.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?

    Tacos get crema, which is very similar to mayo in taste and texture. Ice cream—okay, probably not. Mayo works nicely in potatoes if you don’t have butter or milk. Doritos need ranch, which is made with mayo. Spaghetti and meatballs I haven’t had too often, but would almost certainly need crema and chile flake to add flavor.

    Unlike everyone else here (AFAIK), I could kind of see a scenario where mayo worked, on ice cream. I mean, mayo's egg, a fat (oil), an acid (usually lemon juice, vinegar, or a combination). Ice cream is made with dairy (with fat), sometimes eggs, sometimes lemon juice. I can think of ice cream flavors that could work with the right mayo . . . apple pie, maybe?

    Whatcha think? ;)

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    Will have to ask someone who has tried this. (Mayo flavored ice cream in Scotland)
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Mom makes cream filled biscuit shells for Christmas and the recipe uses mayo. It gives them an incredible texture. I can see how it would work with ice cream. Maybe it would make it creamier.
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?

    Tacos get crema, which is very similar to mayo in taste and texture. Ice cream—okay, probably not. Mayo works nicely in potatoes if you don’t have butter or milk. Doritos need ranch, which is made with mayo. Spaghetti and meatballs I haven’t had too often, but would almost certainly need crema and chile flake to add flavor.

    Unlike everyone else here (AFAIK), I could kind of see a scenario where mayo worked, on ice cream. I mean, mayo's egg, a fat (oil), an acid (usually lemon juice, vinegar, or a combination). Ice cream is made with dairy (with fat), sometimes eggs, sometimes lemon juice. I can think of ice cream flavors that could work with the right mayo . . . apple pie, maybe?

    Whatcha think? ;)

    You would definitely need the really good mayo; not Hellmann's or similar. Possibly home-made. You're also going to need something crunchy in the ice cream to balance out the textures. But I agree that it could be made to work.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,345 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    COGypsy wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Re the food in the OP, ick, not my thing. I'm picky about sweets.

    Re "polarizing":
    aokoye wrote: »
    Wait - those are polarizing? I thought you were going to say something like mayonnaise, ketchup on hamburgers (or hotdogs), or candy corn. Unless you're talking about the dialectical differences pertaining to whether or not you call what's in the above picture cookies or biscuits.

    Heh, I thought it was going to be bread, corn, or potatoes, although ketchup (esp on hotdogs, which is a travesty) and mayo are good ideas, and now that I'm thinking about it, cilantro, of course. Or soybeans.

    I went out to dinner tonight, and my friend and I agreed at great length that marshmallows are one of the worst foods ever, so them too.

    THANK YOU! Until I moved from New York to California I never realized that ketchup on hot dogs was even an option :o



    You lived in NY and didnt know that people put ketchup on hot dogs???

    BTW, Mayo on a hotdog sounds gross...

    Mayo goes on EVERYTHING!!!!


    Tacos? Ice Cream? Mashed Potatoes? Nacho Cheese Doritos? Spaghetti and Meatballs?

    Tacos get crema, which is very similar to mayo in taste and texture. Ice cream—okay, probably not. Mayo works nicely in potatoes if you don’t have butter or milk. Doritos need ranch, which is made with mayo. Spaghetti and meatballs I haven’t had too often, but would almost certainly need crema and chile flake to add flavor.

    Unlike everyone else here (AFAIK), I could kind of see a scenario where mayo worked, on ice cream. I mean, mayo's egg, a fat (oil), an acid (usually lemon juice, vinegar, or a combination). Ice cream is made with dairy (with fat), sometimes eggs, sometimes lemon juice. I can think of ice cream flavors that could work with the right mayo . . . apple pie, maybe?

    Whatcha think? ;)

    I'd probably at least give it a try...but then again, it's ice cream. Is there actually such a thing as bad ice cream???
  • floofyschmoofer
    floofyschmoofer Posts: 209 Member
    Nasty. Hard pass, no temptation there.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
    What about...

    pepperoni-pineapple-jalapeno-pizza.jpg
  • Phirrgus
    Phirrgus Posts: 1,894 Member
    COGypsy wrote: »
    shaf238 wrote: »
    What about...

    pepperoni-pineapple-jalapeno-pizza.jpg

    Needs ranch. And probably tabasco....but mostly ranch.

    Ugh. That looks perfectly good as is, although my youngest would be asking you to pass the ranch lol. She loves the stuff.
  • JenSD6
    JenSD6 Posts: 454 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.

    You need steak sauce on eggs, way better than ketchup! And Tabasco sauce goes on mac and cheese.
  • Allgaun
    Allgaun Posts: 222 Member
    edited June 2019
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    I've never heard of mayo on a hotdog.

    Re ketchup: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-08-04-1993216204-story.html

    I've never heard of mayo either. I always thought ketchup and mustard was the standard hotdog topping everywhere.

    Chicago is strongly against ketchup on hotdogs.

    But Chicago eats that funky yellow mustard, NYC goes for the Golden's
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    Allgaun wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    I've never heard of mayo on a hotdog.

    Re ketchup: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-08-04-1993216204-story.html

    I've never heard of mayo either. I always thought ketchup and mustard was the standard hotdog topping everywhere.

    Chicago is strongly against ketchup on hotdogs.

    But Chicago eats that funky yellow ketchup, NYC goes for the Golden's

    Don’t forget the unnecessarily-green relish.
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  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    I’m wondering why people have to put additional dressings/toppings on everything and can’t just eat the food the way it comes.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
    ccrdragon wrote: »
    shaf238 wrote: »
    What about...

    pepperoni-pineapple-jalapeno-pizza.jpg

    Pineapple does not belong on pizza.

    They say everyone is entitled to an opinion but...
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    By definition, cookies cannot be polarizing... Pancakes, on the other hand...
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,345 Member
    whmscll wrote: »
    I’m wondering why people have to put additional dressings/toppings on everything and can’t just eat the food the way it comes.

    I just find most food way too bland without some flavor added—-salt, chile, dressing, sauce....I just need something there to make it pop!