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The most polarizing food: where do you stand?
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pancakerunner wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »
Look, I'll split a bag of Oreos with you any day, but KK doughnuts are just like eating spoonfuls of sugar.
KK > Dunkin donuts tho
No.
A DD glazed chocolate cake donut, or a Boston creme, with a coffee is a great way to face a Monday.
So you guys feel free to chase that KK, less cars in front of me at the DD drive thru
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I would be curious about more polarizing foods. I have eaten a Franescino in Portugal (not worth the calories)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha
https://www.tasteporto.com/top-francesinhas-in-porto/
and poutine in Canada (not worth the calories either)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
The first wouldn't interest me at all, but the poutine I might be willing to try!
No.
A DD glazed chocolate cake donut, or a Boston creme, with a coffee is a great way to face a Monday.
So you guys feel free to chase that KK, less cars in front of me at the DD drive thru
Ah, a good boston creme donut! Though I personally want the custard inside a powder sugar dusted donut, so I'll scrape the chocolate off the top and give you that.
otherwise, you're a gal after my own heart, and I'll meet you at DD for a sugar free latte and a donut, and leave the KK to other folks lol1 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »
Look, I'll split a bag of Oreos with you any day, but KK doughnuts are just like eating spoonfuls of sugar.
And...what's the problem? Lol2 -
I ate the infamous spleen sandwich (fried in lard) in Palermo, Sicily which would probably also be considered polarizing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pani_câ_meusa3 -
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »
Krispy Kreme has gone downhill. I used to be able to eat them until I collapsed. Now I can actually stop at four. Quality control these days yaknow?bmeadows380 wrote: »Had a fun argument with a coworker about Krispy Kreme doughnuts today and it reminded me of this thread.
Her: They're impossible to pass up, so good yummy.
Me: Meh. I'd take even a stale Entenmann's boxed doughnut over KK.
Her:
*laughs* My pastor thinks that Krispy Kreme is the next best thing to manna from heaven.
I stopped at a Krispy Kreme donut shop last weekend to see what all the hype was about, and all I could think was meh - so so. I've had much better donuts from Sheetz convenience stores and I'll take a stale Dunkin's over a Krispy Creme any day!
Agreed! I could eat them by the box many years ago. They would just MELT. Now they are meh.
Serious question... has the quality changed or is it just that the hype has died down, the glamour has diminished, and you're realizing that they're not as great as you thought they were?
It's hard to really tell. KK was a rare treat for us because we didn't have a store in my area, so we'd only get them when some kid group or school group would sell them as a fundraiser. Last time I had them was a trip to a city that had a store, and it just wasn't the same. Could be a quality change, could have been that store compared to the fundraiser boxes, but it could have also been just me growing older and having my tastes change.1 -
Wait...are y'all eating cold Krispy Kremes?
You're supposed to eat em hot or not at all, folks.1 -
This is certainly going to drive up my reaction count in a certain category, but I have yet to find a doughnut that seems worth the calories to me. They look wonderful, so I keep hoping and trying them (now and then!
), but they always disappoint me. I'm not sure why.
Yes, I've tried all the normal national chains, the local-ish chains, specialty and "gourmet" purveyors in my area and various other places. So far, a pretty big calorie expenditure for meh.
Don't get me wrong: There are lots of desserts/sweet treats that I put in the oh-so-worthwhile category, including some seriously non-fancy ones. I just haven't found the doughnut yet that goes there.4 -
This is certainly going to drive up my reaction count in a certain category, but I have yet to find a doughnut that seems worth the calories to me. They look wonderful, so I keep hoping and trying them (now and then! ), but they always disappoint me. I'm not sure why.
Yes, I've tried all the normal national chains, the local-ish chains, specialty and "gourmet" purveyors in my area and various other places. So far, a pretty big calorie expenditure for meh.
Don't get me wrong: There are lots of desserts/sweet treats that I put in the oh-so-worthwhile category, including some seriously non-fancy ones. I just haven't found the doughnut yet that goes there.
You are probably not looking for a doughnut in the "worth the calories" category, but I would recommend a homemade beignet, or freshly made churros dipped in a warm chocolate or cinnamon sauce in a good Spanish or Mexican restaurant.
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Good beignet or, my favorite, a really good apple cider donut. My green market has people who do good ones, as well as a few local places, but Ann might still think they aren't worth it, as I think most cake is not worth it, but good pie is, and some (weirdly and wrongly) ;-) prefer cake to pie.
I've never had a worth it (or good) Krispy Kreme, but I've been told it's about freshly-baked hot Krispy Kremes and we don't get that here. So who knows.0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Wait...are y'all eating cold Krispy Kremes?
You're supposed to eat em hot or not at all, folks.
So. Much. This.
Signed, #reformedredlightaddict1 -
This is certainly going to drive up my reaction count in a certain category, but I have yet to find a doughnut that seems worth the calories to me. They look wonderful, so I keep hoping and trying them (now and then! ), but they always disappoint me. I'm not sure why.
Yes, I've tried all the normal national chains, the local-ish chains, specialty and "gourmet" purveyors in my area and various other places. So far, a pretty big calorie expenditure for meh.
Don't get me wrong: There are lots of desserts/sweet treats that I put in the oh-so-worthwhile category, including some seriously non-fancy ones. I just haven't found the doughnut yet that goes there.
I don't think the yeasty-airy doughnuts are worth it. They are okay, but you're right, they look better than they taste in my opinion.
HOWEVER....cake-y doughnuts, like apple cider doughnuts, pumpkin doughnuts, or cherry doughnuts with a simple glaze or just sprinkled in sugar, are amazing. I mean, I guess they are just cake in a doughnut shape, though.1 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »This is certainly going to drive up my reaction count in a certain category, but I have yet to find a doughnut that seems worth the calories to me. They look wonderful, so I keep hoping and trying them (now and then! ), but they always disappoint me. I'm not sure why.
Yes, I've tried all the normal national chains, the local-ish chains, specialty and "gourmet" purveyors in my area and various other places. So far, a pretty big calorie expenditure for meh.
Don't get me wrong: There are lots of desserts/sweet treats that I put in the oh-so-worthwhile category, including some seriously non-fancy ones. I just haven't found the doughnut yet that goes there.
I don't think the yeasty-airy doughnuts are worth it. They are okay, but you're right, they look better than they taste in my opinion.
HOWEVER....cake-y doughnuts, like apple cider doughnuts, pumpkin doughnuts, or cherry doughnuts with a simple glaze or just sprinkled in sugar, are amazing. I mean, I guess they are just cake in a doughnut shape, though.
ITA. A good doughnut has weight, and there should be a slight crispness when you bite through the outside to make it clear that it was fried. It shouldn't scream "greasy" but should leave a light ring on a napkin or paper bag.
Having said that, a good bag of belly bombers from the fair should drip with oil and leave you feeling like someone slipped something illegal into your drink, but they are really in their own category, a sub-category of doughnuts.3 -
Would this be considered polarizing food?
A bar snack in NE Thailand of sour fermented pork sausage. The polarizing bits are the garnishes meant to be nibbled on between bites of sausage. Those are raw chunks of ginger, raw slices of garlic, very hot slices of raw chilli, raw green onions, as well as roasted peanuts whose flavour was considerably less aggressive.
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Another potentially polarizing dish. Eaten in Nong Khai, NE Thailand on the border with Laos. I ordered a crab salad at a riverside cafe and was served local raw blue crab in a spicy dressing. Was a little nervous about it as the Mekong is pretty polluted. But I didn't get sick and didn't pick up any parasites. It was actually pretty tasty too.
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In Nha Trang. Vietnamese food is often touted as being healthy and that is mostly true, despite copious amounts of sugar. However, in central Vietnam they are not afraid of lard. This is a serving of roll your own summer rolls. Rice papers in the background on the right. I think that was beef with peanuts in the foreground and veg and herbs on the left with pickled carrot just behind next to the peanut dipping sauce. That plate with the pork contains rolls of deep fried lard.
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Would this be considered polarizing food?
A bar snack in NE Thailand of sour fermented pork sausage. The polarizing bits are the garnishes meant to be nibbled on between bites of sausage. Those are raw chunks of ginger, raw slices of garlic, very hot slices of raw chilli, raw green onions, as well as roasted peanuts whose flavour was considerably less aggressive.
I would totally eat the parts you refer to as polarizing, and happily. I would not eat the sour fermented pork sausage (but only because I'm vegetarian . . . otherwise, I try everything.)
ETA: I encourage you to keep posting these interesting international treats. So beautiful, thought-provoking, inspiring!3 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Wait...are y'all eating cold Krispy Kremes?
You're supposed to eat em hot or not at all, folks.
Nup, not me.
the cold chocolate sprinkles or chocolate custard one for me.
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Not exactly polarizing but a nice vacation food memory from Bilbao. In Basqueland, walk into *any* bar and the width and breadth of stunning pintxos (=bar snacks) is astounding.
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More non polarizing bar food culture in southern Europe. In some towns in Sicily, every time you order a drink at a cafe they will bring an array of free food. This was in Noto.
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Is any food more polarising than cheese!!!0 -
DiscipleOfChrist29 wrote: »
Is any food more polarising than cheese!!!
Well it is supposed to be the heroin of foods to counter sugar being the cocaine of foods.2 -
DiscipleOfChrist29 wrote: »
Is any food more polarising than cheese!!!
depends on the cheese. I'll go for a good, basic, yellow cheddar mild or occasionally sharp, Monterrey-Jack, mozzarella, havarti, Munster, and even a good, deluxe American. Cottage cheese, too. But I'm not into most others, especially bleu or most goat cheeses.1 -
My hubby is into some pretty polarizing cheese. He insists that a properly ripe taleggio should smell of cow piss, for example. I remember once coming home, and judging from the smell in the living room, was convinced we had a dead mouse under a floorboard somewhere. I eventually traced the source of the smell to a wrapped up cheese on the kitchen counter.2
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Fine if you are under 21, if you are an adult, it's time for grown-up food. I've literally never seen anyone over the age of 20 eat one of those in public.
I think the adult palate can't really tolerate the intense sweetness of these cookies without a lot of practice first. Mostly, the cookies will make your throat burn and eyes water due to the intense amount of sugar. Kids can eat sugar straight and feel fine.
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rmacdonaldpdx wrote: »Fine if you are under 21, if you are an adult, it's time for grown-up food. I've literally never seen anyone over the age of 20 eat one of those in public.
I think the adult palate can't really tolerate the intense sweetness of these cookies without a lot of practice first. Mostly, the cookies will make your throat burn and eyes water due to the intense amount of sugar. Kids can eat sugar straight and feel fine.
I've eaten those in public over the age of 20. And nothing happened. So weird.
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rmacdonaldpdx wrote: »Fine if you are under 21, if you are an adult, it's time for grown-up food. I've literally never seen anyone over the age of 20 eat one of those in public.
I think the adult palate can't really tolerate the intense sweetness of these cookies without a lot of practice first. Mostly, the cookies will make your throat burn and eyes water due to the intense amount of sugar. Kids can eat sugar straight and feel fine.
Initially I forgot what this thread was about and was confused that this was the response to taleggio.
I love most cheeses. A favorite place because they have great cheese plates (and a great selection of cheeses which they will let you taste) is https://www.pastoralartisan.com/
I had forgotten they had a cheese club, and really must look into it.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »rmacdonaldpdx wrote: »Fine if you are under 21, if you are an adult, it's time for grown-up food. I've literally never seen anyone over the age of 20 eat one of those in public.
I think the adult palate can't really tolerate the intense sweetness of these cookies without a lot of practice first. Mostly, the cookies will make your throat burn and eyes water due to the intense amount of sugar. Kids can eat sugar straight and feel fine.
I've eaten those in public over the age of 20. And nothing happened. So weird.
As have I, and I'm nearly twice-twenty in age. And I've managed to digest Little Debbie cakes, including the brownies - all of which are rare treats for me, so I certainly have not "built up a tolerance" or "lots of practice" eating them. Strange.
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Animal products, generally speaking.
Hello from this vegan in California.1 -
rmacdonaldpdx wrote: »Fine if you are under 21, if you are an adult, it's time for grown-up food. I've literally never seen anyone over the age of 20 eat one of those in public.
I think the adult palate can't really tolerate the intense sweetness of these cookies without a lot of practice first. Mostly, the cookies will make your throat burn and eyes water due to the intense amount of sugar. Kids can eat sugar straight and feel fine.
Wot?!
I think those cookies are not at all tasty or worth eating, but I think it's unreasonable, judgemental, and inaccurate to suggest that it's somehow immature to like them.
I'm 63. They don't make my throat burn or eyes water. I just don't find them tasty. I agree that they're too sweet (that's subjective), and boringly simple (also subjective), but I know that some other people (including over 21) do like them, and that's fine and doesn't merit a value judgement about those people's tastes, IMO.
Taste preferences are just taste preferences. They're not objective truths, character tests, or signs of (im)maturity. Different people like different things. It makes life interesting.8
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