# Foods considered "low end" that you love. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887 "2008-07-27T00:53:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Batman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@The\_Batman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Batman)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/41 "2008-07-28T15:50:23Z")
Tuna sandwiches. Just the tuna, some mayonnaise to keep it together and bread. I’ve gone days on end without eating nothing but tuna sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/42 "2008-07-28T15:50:40Z")
This thread is like a list of the foods I grew up with. Except for the shrimp toast stuff. My entry - Potted meat. They don’t even bother to name the animal - it’s just “meat”. I guess this could be called pate’, then folks would gobble it up. I throw away the little layer of fat on top then spread the meat on white bread. Mmmmmm, I may have to get some for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/43 "2008-07-28T16:17:43Z")
Many have mentioned Tuna sandwiches. I didn’t know they were low-end. I love tuna and eat a lot of it. A few years back a woman that I know had her son go off to a fancy prep school. I sent him a care package and one of the things I put in was those tuna packets with crackers so you can make an instant snack. He said: Mom, is this cat food? Did (Uncle) Khadaji send me cat food? What kind of kid never saw tuna in a can before? ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/44 "2008-07-28T16:20:19Z")
My low-end comfort foods: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Hamburger Helper ('specially the Lasagna flavor… which has no lasagna flavor whatsoever. Mmm!) Hormel’s bean-less chili with saltines crushed over it An entire can of black olives… and I like to wear 'em on my fingers before I eat them! ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/45 "2008-07-28T16:28:57Z")
Cheese in a can. Yum. Especially between two Sour Cream and Onion Pringles. It isn’t my comfort food, it’s my drunk food. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/46 "2008-07-28T16:35:53Z")
Mozzarella sticks. Trader Joe’s mini beef tacos. Kraft Mac and Cheese - loved it when I was 5, still love it now. ETA: Almost forgot - ranch dressing on anything and everything. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/47 "2008-07-28T16:35:56Z")
Ramen! Specifically, chicken flavor Cup Noodles. Tuna casserole, especially if made by my ex-MIL. I lost the recipe, but hopefully she’ll let me have it again (we get along well enough that I visit them once a month or so.) Quaker chocolate Granola Bites (is that low-end?) Underwood deviled ham, in the tiny can, mixed with mayo. Vienna sausages McDonald’s 99 cent double cheeseburgers Jack in the Box’s Bacon Cheddar Potato Wedges, or “heart attack potatoes,” as I call them. I don’t have them more than once or twice a year, but they’re great with sour cream and, for me, two Lactaid pills on the side. And, last but not least, Coke. Better yet, cherry or vanilla Coke, if available. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/48 "2008-07-28T16:38:05Z")
Miracle Whip. Don’t bother me with any devil spooge real mayonnaise crap; I want the tangy zip. Light Miracle Whip, even. I wouldn’t say I love it, since I don’t put any creamy stuff on most sandwiches, but if there’s creamy stuff needed, it has to be Miracle Whip. ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/49 "2008-07-28T16:59:08Z")
Good old french canadian Pâté Chinois (Shepherd’s Pie) – hamburger, cream corn, mashed potatoes. Maybe some peas in with that hamburger/onions… but that’s about it. Yay for comfort food. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/50 "2008-07-28T17:27:43Z")
Oscar Mayer bologna sandwich on white bread with Miracle Whip. It was the most frequent sandwich packed for my school lunch when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/51 "2008-07-28T17:29:52Z")
I love Velveeta and Miracle Whip. I also love Cream of Chicken soup mixed into various casseroles. In fact, for dinner tonight I’m making Dorito Pie: half a can of cream of chicken & mushroom soup half a can of kidney beans half a can of Rotel leftover mushrooms & onions ounce of Velveeta crushed Baked Tostitos cook up mushrooms & onions mix canned goods into pot until hot pour goop into oven-safe dish put cheese on top put crushed chips on top of that bake at 350F until cheese is melted, about 15 min. Yummy stuff. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/52 "2008-07-28T17:44:18Z")
Pringles Potato “Chips” when Food 4 Less (or “Food” 4 “Less”, if you prefer) has them for a dollar a can. Except the dill pickle-flavored ones. ---
**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/53 "2008-07-28T17:48:30Z")
Manwich. I can make a good sloppy joe from scratch, but there’s no point when I just dump Manwich sauce over some browned beef and dig in. Something about it hits the “just right” spot for me. RR ---
**Author:** ![RiverRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@RiverRunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RiverRunner)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/54 "2008-07-28T17:51:18Z")
[QUOTE=shiftless] My entry - Potted meat. They don’t even bother to name the animal - it’s just “meat”. I guess this could be called pate’, then folks would gobble it up. I throw away the little layer of fat on top then spread the meat on white bread. Mmmmmm, I may have to get some for lunch. [/QUOTE] [Karl Childers]Well, let me think… I was thinkin’ I could use me another couple cans o’ that potted meat if ya got any extry.[/Karl Childers] RR ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/55 "2008-07-28T19:49:43Z")
Fourthing or fifthing Kraft Mac and Cheese - the more nuclear orange the better. Chipotle. Mmmm. Tacos from a box. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/56 "2008-07-28T19:50:59Z")
Speaking of Jack in the Box, I nominate “heroin tacos.” They are those 99 cent tacos that don’t even seem to be real meat, with a few shreds of lettuce, some salsa and a processed cheese slice inside the tortilla. We always called them “heroin tacos” because when you eat one, you just about puke and swear you’ll never eat another. Then, about 40 minutes later, you have GOT to have some more of those tacos! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/57 "2008-07-28T19:53:59Z")
Bush’s beans or campbell’s pork and beans, with sides of scrambled eggs and either bacon or sausage, toast optional love me some ramen noodles too, with cabbage and hot sauce ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/58 "2008-07-28T20:00:51Z")
I grew up eating a lot of these things (potted meat, Vienna sausages, Hamburger Helper) but haven’t eaten most of them in years. In the meantime, I moved to the Philadelphia area and acquired a new low-end food love, scrapple, which like most of the foods already mentioned is both delicious and bad for you. Okay, I know that many may argue with my use of the word “delicious”, but imagine for a moment if it had been invented by Italian rather than German immigrants; then, instead of scrapple, we would be talking about “polenta alla maiale” and it would be served in fine Italian restaurants. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/59 "2008-07-28T20:34:35Z")
I really, really like white zinfandel. I’m a horrible person, I know it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887/60 "2008-07-28T22:06:27Z")
[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63] Fried baloney. Not even “bologna.” Baloney. [/QUOTE] Are you or your parents originally from West Virginia, by chance? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-considered-low-end-that-you-love/457887.md?page=4)