# Ever witness someone eat a normal food in a really strange way? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 4, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748 "2007-06-04T20:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/1 "2007-06-04T20:22:23Z")
Last week I was at a hot dog restaurant, and saw a woman eating in the strangest of ways. The hot dog, bun, and a little pile of relish were arranged on her plate as if they were seperate dishes. She was eating with a knife and fork. At the end, she was eating the crust of the bun like it was a breadstick. I thought maybe she’s foreign and is unfamiliar with the concept, but she spoke without an accent. Years ago a Parisian took me to lunch. He wanted to be a real American, and so ordered the American burger. He was a bit miffed that the various dishes were stacked, and so pulled them apart. Bread, bacon, cheese, salad, and meat. All eaten with knife and fork. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/2 "2007-06-04T20:38:46Z")
There was a restaurant I used to go to where I frequently ordered a club sandwich. I used to like to pour ketchup on the plate and dip the sandwich in it before every bite. It was just good that way. I once knew a guy who would stick his tongue all the way out before putting his fork or spoon into his mouth. Eew! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/3 "2007-06-04T20:40:00Z")
I eat my Snickers with a knife and fork. …What, you _don’t_? ---
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/4 "2007-06-04T20:41:43Z")
My grandfather used to put salt and pepper on his cantaloupe. We used to laugh at him, until we tried it. Yum. I always prefer to eat fish with my fingers (actually, I generally prefer to eat everything with my fingers, but I usually limit it to fish and mussels when I’m in public). I get a lot of strange looks. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/5 "2007-06-04T20:42:16Z")
I’ll eat really thick burgers with a fork and knife. I’ve also crumbled a taco onto a plate and eaten it like a taco salad. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/6 "2007-06-04T20:51:32Z")
I once had a friend who would eat a banana by teasing it apart into the three vertical sections, then eat the sections one at a time. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/7 "2007-06-04T20:56:34Z")
I saw a woman cut up a steak sandwich once, in bite size pieces. I thought it was weird, but maybe the steak was too tough to take bites from. Maybe the sandwich-cutters are trying to be tidy. Sandwiches can be messy and hard to hold. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/8 "2007-06-04T20:57:49Z")
I cannot bite into a muffin. I have to rip little pieces off and eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/9 "2007-06-04T21:00:53Z")
I frequently order a chicken fajita quesadilla at a local Mexican restaurant - I will open the quesadilla and eat the inner contents with a fork. Then I will refold the empty tortilla and eat it using my fingers. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/10 "2007-06-04T22:40:06Z")
I’m sure I posted this before. We were traveling and staying in Paris, and were starving for a burger, so we went to Planet Hollywood. I saw a French gentleman at another table who had ordered the baby back ribs. He was trying to eat them with a knife and fork at first, and not having much success getting any meat off that way. He finally ended up stabbing one rib with a fork and holding it in the air and nibbling at it delicately. It was all I could do not to go to his table, pick up a rib, and show him how to eat this American dish the American way: gnawing them clutched between your two fists and getting sauce up to your ears on each cheek! ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/11 "2007-06-04T23:06:57Z")
I dissect my pizza. Eat the toppings. Pull off the cheese (they always put too much on, so sometimes I don’t eat all of it). If I’m home alone, scrape off the sauce with a fork. Then the crust, which is the best part. Oh, and all of this is done with a knife and fork. I also like to take Milky Way’s, pull off the chocolate, eat that, and then make balls of nougat and eat them. Susan ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/12 "2007-06-04T23:15:09Z")
ya know those coconut creme easter eggs? i take the chocolate off, eat that; then use a melon baller on the coconut creme. place the coconut creme balls in a baggie with cinnamon. i then have a nice time eating the irish potatos. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/13 "2007-06-04T23:29:45Z")
[QUOTE=cowgirl] My grandfather used to put salt and pepper on his cantaloupe. We used to laugh at him, until we tried it. Yum. [/QUOTE] I sprinkle salt, pepper, cumin, and chili powder on ice-cold cubed watermelon, or shake the cubes up with the spices in a little plastic bag. Very VERY good. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/14 "2007-06-04T23:46:00Z")
[QUOTE=Sattua] teasing it apart into the three vertical sections [/QUOTE] FWIW, this is hands-down one of the coolest food tricks ever. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/15 "2007-06-04T23:48:02Z")
I’ve eaten honey in an unusual but thoroughly pleasing (to both parties) manner. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/16 "2007-06-04T23:57:53Z")
I eat roasted sunflower seeds hull and all. Good fiber. Do you spit or swallow when it comes to sunflower seeds? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/17 "2007-06-05T00:03:24Z")
I have cousins who insist on cutting up their spaghetti with a knife and fork. They then proceed to eat it with a spoon. Oh, the humanity. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/18 "2007-06-05T00:18:17Z")
[QUOTE=devilsknew] I eat roasted sunflower seeds hull and all. Good fiber. [/QUOTE] I have eaten roasted peanuts this way, but not in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/19 "2007-06-05T00:35:58Z")
I sat beside someone on a plane once who ate his crackers and cookies like a mouse - leetle teeny nibbles all along the edge. Then start again on the next edge. Very wierd. Me - nothing that odd. I don’t eat bread crusts because they gag me so I leave a little stack of crusts behind when they’re left on the bread. Oh and my dad used to pour half-and-half on his cake and eat it from a bowl - even iced cake. I do that once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748/20 "2007-06-05T01:09:27Z")
I was once at a dinner with a large group of people, one guy was eating his shrimp shell and all … I think he was just drunk though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-witness-someone-eat-a-normal-food-in-a-really-strange-way/406748.md?page=2)