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The most polarizing food: where do you stand?
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I couldn't remember the UK name, but that was my guess as well, that it was the same in Australia.
For fun:
Cilantro -- good
Black salted licorice -- bad
Mayo -- mostly bad but acceptable (ideally homemade and definitely never Miracle Whip) as part of a deviled egg, chicken salad, or something similar
Vegemite -- never had
Okra -- depends on preparation, excellent in gumbo
Blue cheese -- good
Anchovies -- good
Oysters -- good
bread/butter pickles -- are these the sweet ones?, I love most pickles but hate sweet pickles
Curries -- depends on the curry, but good ones are very good
and yes...'that' pineapple on pizza...no just no -- this is a perfectly acceptable pizza option
oh and white chocolate too...--don't see the point
Coriander (cilantro) -- delicious!
Black salted licorice -- also delicious. Especially when covered in chocolate.
Mayo -- tasty, but rarely worth the calories.
Vegemite -- why would you do that when you could have proper Marmite? Mmmm, Marmite. Good vegetarian protein in that, too.
Okra -- I don't think I've ever tasted it. Or seen it on sale. I should keep an eye out.
Blue cheese -- yes please. Especially now that my little cat Cirrus is no longer with us, so there's a chance I might actually get to eat it all myself.
Anchovies -- I suppose so, but I'd prefer olives.
Oysters -- you know, I'm not sure I've ever eaten one? I suspect these are also on the 'OK I guess' list, though.
bread/butter pickles -- yes to all kinds of pickle, from Branston (requires a side of cheese) to my father's balsamic and beetroot pickled eggs.
Curries -- North Indian, South Indian, Thai - it's all good!
and yes...'that' pineapple on pizza... -- yes please! Though ham is too wimpy a flavour to act as a foil. Feta with my pineapple, please.
oh and white chocolate too...-- again with the yes, mostly. Cadbury's white buttons no, because they don't really taste of anything and they don't even have that buttery chocolatey mouth feel.0 -
I couldn't remember the UK name, but that was my guess as well, that it was the same in Australia.
For fun:
Cilantro -- good
Black salted licorice -- bad
Mayo -- mostly bad but acceptable (ideally homemade and definitely never Miracle Whip) as part of a deviled egg, chicken salad, or something similar
Vegemite -- never had
Okra -- depends on preparation, excellent in gumbo
Blue cheese -- good
Anchovies -- good
Oysters -- good
bread/butter pickles -- are these the sweet ones?, I love most pickles but hate sweet pickles
Curries -- depends on the curry, but good ones are very good
and yes...'that' pineapple on pizza...no just no -- this is a perfectly acceptable pizza option
oh and white chocolate too...--don't see the point
Coriander (cilantro) -- delicious!
Black salted licorice -- also delicious. Especially when covered in chocolate.Oh so true!
Mayo -- tasty, but rarely worth the calories.
Vegemite -- why would you do that when you could have proper Marmite? Mmmm, Marmite. Good vegetarian protein in that, too.
Okra -- I don't think I've ever tasted it. Or seen it on sale. I should keep an eye out.
Blue cheese -- yes please. Especially now that my little cat Cirrus is no longer with us, so there's a chance I might actually get to eat it all myself.
Anchovies -- I suppose so, but I'd prefer olives. Olives should be on the list too!
Oysters -- you know, I'm not sure I've ever eaten one? I suspect these are also on the 'OK I guess' list, though.
bread/butter pickles -- yes to all kinds of pickle, from Branston (requires a side of cheese) to my father's balsamic and beetroot pickled eggs.
Curries -- North Indian, South Indian, Thai - it's all good!
and yes...'that' pineapple on pizza... -- yes please! Though ham is too wimpy a flavour to act as a foil. Feta with my pineapple, please.
oh and white chocolate too...-- again with the yes, mostly. Cadbury's white buttons no, because they don't really taste of anything and they don't even have that buttery chocolatey mouth feel.
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I'm late to this party- but thought I would share my recent expirience with those cookies. I used to absolutely love them. I loved thier soft- cake like consistancy, and thier mild vanilla flavor. It had been a few years since I had one. And I came accross them at a baby shower one day. They were overly cloying and sweet, and somehow also bland and just completly "meh". I was dissapointed I wasted yum points on one actually. Guess I'll avoid them next time.
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Coriander (cilantro) -- Yep
Black salted licorice -- never had it
Mayo -- LOVE MAYO
Vegemite -- Never had it
Okra -- I've only ever eaten it fried and it was fine I guess.
Blue cheese -- Absolutely horrendous. Please keep the bleu cheese away from me.
Anchovies -- yuck.
Oysters -- never had one and I don't want to because they look disgusting
bread/butter pickles -- yuck
Curries -- Sure
and yes...'that' pineapple on pizza... -- Yep love pineapple and pizza why not. I just don't like ham on my pizza which is usually what accompanies the pineapple.
White chocolate - yep! Around Christmas I make chocolate covered things, like pretzels. I like to do dark chocolate covered pretzels and then drizzle some white chocolate on top of that. So good.
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Coriander (cilantro) -- I can take it or leave it.
Black salted licorice -- Salted? Sounds interesting. LOVE black licorice in genral.
Mayo -- Yes please! It is the condiment of choice on all things sandwichy. Miracle Whip is disgusting though.
Vegemite -- I've never tried it. Never will- allergic to yeast extract.
Okra -- Love it. Fried is good, and I feel like gumbo isn't the same without it.
Blue cheese -- Never really liked it, but I am growing a tolerance to it. Perhaps my tastes are changing.
Anchovies -- No thanks. Although anchovy paste can add a good flavor to a dish.
Oysters -- They taste like snot and rubber bands had a baby. Hard pass. Even fresh high quality ones. Can't get past the gooey center.
Curries -- Yes. I have yet to have a curry I don't like.
Pineapple on Pizza -- Pineapple does have it's place among savory foods. Pizza is not it.
White Chocolate -- I like it. But given the choice I always pick dark. Unless that white chocolate is covering Oeros.
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I havent read the whole thread but already I am utterly outraged.
Tomato sauce on eggs! Tomato sauce on macaroni cheese??? What is the world coming to.
Someone along the thread must have mentioned marmite, you either like marmite or you're wrong.
Also the fish finger sandwich debate. I have known people put brown sauce on it, that is revolting and disgusting. And probably illegal. Everyone knows its tomato sauce, or tartare if you're being fancy.
What about a bacon sarnie, tomato or brown sauce?1 -
I've found that Nutella is very polarizing.
When I tell people I think it's gross, they treat me like some kind of freak of nature, and OMG, Nutella is the best thing ever invented.
It tastes like frosting. I don't want frosting on my toast.5 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »I've found that Nutella is very polarizing.
When I tell people I think it's gross, they treat me like some kind of freak of nature, and OMG, Nutella is the best thing ever invented.
It tastes like frosting. I don't want frosting on my toast.
Nutella is out and out filthy and not in a good way.
And here in the UK, if its not crunchy, its not a biscuit. Yes Marlyland have tried to get us into the whole soft cookie thing but if we want something soft, we have cake.
If there is one food the UK is good for, its a biscuit/cookie. But I am biased
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »I've found that Nutella is very polarizing.
When I tell people I think it's gross, they treat me like some kind of freak of nature, and OMG, Nutella is the best thing ever invented.
It tastes like frosting. I don't want frosting on my toast.
What don’t you like about it? The texture? Too sweet? The taste?
I love nutella especially over warm pancakes.
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I havent read the whole thread but already I am utterly outraged.
Tomato sauce on eggs! Tomato sauce on macaroni cheese??? What is the world coming to.
Someone along the thread must have mentioned marmite, you either like marmite or you're wrong.
Also the fish finger sandwich debate. I have known people put brown sauce on it, that is revolting and disgusting. And probably illegal. Everyone knows its tomato sauce, or tartare if you're being fancy.
What about a bacon sarnie, tomato or brown sauce?
Madness - The bacon stands alone! Or with maple syrup whilst eating a nice stack of pancakes 2 -
Coriander (cilantro) -- ick
Black salted licorice -- yum
Mayo -- greasy
Vegemite -- acquired.
Okra -- slimy
Blue cheese -- stinky
Anchovies --disguised leeches
Oysters -- slimy
bread/butter pickles -- yeah!
Curries -- all of them!1 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »I've found that Nutella is very polarizing.
When I tell people I think it's gross, they treat me like some kind of freak of nature, and OMG, Nutella is the best thing ever invented.
It tastes like frosting. I don't want frosting on my toast.
Nutella is just wrong. Dirt tastes better.1 -
Coriander (cilantro) -- delicious!
Black salted licorice -- gag! (any licorice for that matter but love fennel (seeds and bulb) and tarragon.
Mayo -- fantastic, especially garlic aioli! (up there with butter!)
Vegemite -- never tried, but by reputation not likely
Okra -- critical for gumbo, but wonderful sautéed in butter with fresh sweet corn, black eyed peas, and red peppers! (not at all slimy!) never have been a fan of fried okra especially with ketchup!
Blue cheese -- all varieties! (try a bleu cheese cheese cake with honey!)
Anchovies -- wonderful - on pizza and lots of pasta dishes
Oysters -- Yes!!! raw, smoked, and on occasion fried in corn meal!
bread/butter pickles -- yes to all kinds of pickles
Curries -- all good!
pineapple on pizza... in a former life yes with canadian bacon, but not now.
white chocolate - not a chocolate! give me dark chocolate!!! (the less sugar the better!)1 -
here's some other ones:
sardines - I love them
mayo - I'm sure this has been listed somewhere on this thread - I find it totally icky!
anchovies - I like them in sauces/pizza
candy corn - so icky and gross!
green bell peppers - ick!0 -
I hate them. Too sugary for me.0
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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?
I've never had ketchup on eggs but had a friend who couldn't eat them any other way.
I put sugar free maple syrup on mine.
I put sugar free maple syrup on my grilled chicken and BBQ sauce on scrambled eggs... also love steamed brussels sprouts with ketchup... so there's that0 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »I've found that Nutella is very polarizing.
When I tell people I think it's gross, they treat me like some kind of freak of nature, and OMG, Nutella is the best thing ever invented.
It tastes like frosting. I don't want frosting on my toast.
What don’t you like about it? The texture? Too sweet? The taste?
I love nutella especially over warm pancakes.
I don't think nutella is "bad" but I don't like that it's marketed as a healthy breakfast option. It literally is frosting with a few hazelnuts tossed in haha2 -
I sadly really enjoy those. They taste so fake but can't stop at just one3
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I think peanut butter is polarising on MFP - well, at least everyone else seems other pole to me.
I don't like the stuff and never eat it and don't even have any in my house.
Everyone else on MFP seems to think it is nectar of the gods.
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paperpudding wrote: »I think peanut butter is polarising on MFP - well, at least everyone else seems other pole to me.
I don't like the stuff and never eat it and don't even have any in my house.
Everyone else on MFP seems to think it is nectar of the gods.
I hate it too. My mom told me that even as a baby I spit out peanut butter and gave her a "look" when it was first fed to me. 2 -
Those are not even food3
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »I've found that Nutella is very polarizing.
When I tell people I think it's gross, they treat me like some kind of freak of nature, and OMG, Nutella is the best thing ever invented.
It tastes like frosting. I don't want frosting on my toast.
What don’t you like about it? The texture? Too sweet? The taste?
I love nutella especially over warm pancakes.
I think the taste is okay. If you frosted a cupcake with it, that might be alright. It's so sweet, and has that "frosting" texture, so it's just a bit of sugar overload for me in a savory application. I would never use it on toast, pancakes, waffles, etc.0 -
paperpudding wrote: »I think peanut butter is polarising on MFP - well, at least everyone else seems other pole to me.
I don't like the stuff and never eat it and don't even have any in my house.
Everyone else on MFP seems to think it is nectar of the gods.
I'm eh on it. Don't dislike it, but almost never eat it or particularly think about it.
I actively hated it as a kid, but when I discovered just peanuts and salt kinds I liked those well enough, but not enough to justify the calories, and I tend to like other nut butters better for the rare times I want nut butter. I do love nuts and eat them most days (sometimes too many).
I enjoy some foods that include peanut butter, including some peanut butter ice cream flavors. The idea of a spoonful of plain nut butter of any kind seems unpleasant because of the texture, and I dislike it on bread (I'm also super picky about bread).1 -
Those cookies are great; the texture, flavoring, everything.
Nutella tastes just like chocolate icing to me. I wouldn't put chocolate icing on toast -- ew.2 -
marylevin1 wrote: »Those are not even food
What are they then????
They are not particularly to my taste but of course they are food.
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I havent read the whole thread but already I am utterly outraged.
Tomato sauce on eggs! Tomato sauce on macaroni cheese??? What is the world coming to.
Someone along the thread must have mentioned marmite, you either like marmite or you're wrong.
Also the fish finger sandwich debate. I have known people put brown sauce on it, that is revolting and disgusting. And probably illegal. Everyone knows its tomato sauce, or tartare if you're being fancy.
What about a bacon sarnie, tomato or brown sauce?
*drool* fishfinger sandwich.2 -
paperpudding wrote: »marylevin1 wrote: »Those are not even food
What are they then????
They are not particularly to my taste but of course they are food.
Food
noun
any 'nutritious' substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.
So NOT food :-)5 -
DanSanthomes wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »marylevin1 wrote: »Those are not even food
What are they then????
They are not particularly to my taste but of course they are food.
Food
noun
any 'nutritious' substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.
So NOT food :-)
Ha. I mean....you technically COULD eat just those cookies and maintain life. You wouldn't feel so good, but you wouldn't starve to death either. And there are bound to be SOME nutrients in there....a little vitamin A and iron maybe?
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