# Foods that are too, too Tempting **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095 "2022-08-04T15:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/81 "2022-08-06T16:51:27Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Movie theatre popcorn. With the probably-will-kill-me yellow mystery goo … double pumps of that, plz and thx. Yeah, for your own sake it should probably stay a mystery. But I had to know… > “Your movie theater butter has no butter in it, but it does have partially hydrogenated soybean oil (a.k.a. trans fats), beta carotene (a coloring, makes carrots orange), tertiary Butylhydroquinone or TBHQ (synthetic preservative that keeps the color and texture from changing as the product sits), polydimethylsiloxane (silicone based chemical that prevents foaming), and, wait for it, _buttery flavoring,_ ” Beta carotene— that’s healthy! The rest, well… > **[Here’s What Movie Theater Popcorn Butter Is Really Made Of](https://www.thehealthy.com/nutrition/movie-theater-popcorn-butter/)** > > We know, one of the best parts of going to the movies is the popcorn. But what if we told you we’ve all been wrong about what’s in it this whole time? ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/82 "2022-08-06T19:34:25Z")
Keep me away from the homemade Chex Mix. We’ll be fighting over it. If you want a small, cheapish batch of something similar in flavor - melt some butter in a skillet, pour in some Cheerios or the store brand equivalent, stir for a moment, add some Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, bit of salt if you need it, and stir it around until the cereal is toasty and flavorful. You could add some cayenne if you like it spicy. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/83 "2022-08-06T20:27:20Z")
Excellent recipe, but for my tastes, it really needs a LOT of wheat chex. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/84 "2022-08-06T23:24:42Z")
Never been a Chex Mix fan. But those elote corn chips sound **awesome**. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/85 "2022-08-06T23:58:46Z")
Referred to on _ **Letterman** _ as “chemical butter.” (Stress on the first term.) ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/86 "2022-08-07T02:09:56Z")
The cilantro forward salsa at my favorite Mexican place ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/87 "2022-08-08T14:19:06Z")
It’s fun reading these! I’m glad I’m not the only one that will over-indulge. I thought of another one. Hostess chocolate cupcakes with the white squiggle on top. I gaze at them every time I go grocery shopping. I have managed to stay strong! ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/88 "2022-08-08T14:56:43Z")
Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/89 "2022-08-08T15:07:18Z")
> [@dummygladhands71](#): > > The cilantro forward salsa at my favorite Mexican place There’s a small chain restaurant called El Patio-- there are three of them that I know of in my general area, and I’ve been to all three. They serve really good, inexpensive Mexican meals, and their complimentary salsa is like crack. I don’t know what they put in it- crack, maybe? Many times I’ve left there full to bursting because I ate so much of the free (freshly fried) tortilla chips and salsa before I got my entree. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/90 "2022-08-08T15:14:21Z")
My homemade salsa is terrific, but if I keep making it I’ll inevitably buy chips to go with it. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/91 "2022-08-08T18:32:22Z")
Well, _duh!_ It would be like a Southerner making a batch of sausage gravy then figuring he didn’t need any damn biscuits. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/92 "2022-08-08T18:44:47Z")
Yeah homemade Chex Mix is a huge temptation for me. A family member give me a big Ziploc freezer bag of it for Christmas and it only lasts a couple days. Hers has 2 types of Chex, pretzels, cashews, and some sort of seasoning that I assume is Worcestershire. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/93 "2022-08-10T05:48:23Z")
Besides the cereal and nuggety stuff, the traditional Chex mix recipe calls for butter or margarine, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder and onion powder. The seasoned salt can vary with its ingredients. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/94 "2022-08-10T11:59:07Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > homemade Chex Mix I was in a Dollar General store picking up stuff for work yesterday. They had bags of Chex Mix for $1, so I bought one. Shared it with our bird, we both enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/95 "2022-08-17T01:19:43Z")
A Doper once mentioned Caramel Bugles, so I had to try them. It took awhile before I could find any. They were so delicious, I can never look for them again. If I ever happen to spot them by accident, though… ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/96 "2022-08-17T02:35:06Z")
Poppycock, especially the pecan variety. I will eat a bag in a couple of hours. That’s 900+ calories. I’m usually good about moderating my food consumption, even foods I crave, but not Poppycock Pecan bark, which I make occasionally. I love chocolate and I love pecans, but mix them together and I will eat it till I’m sick. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/97 "2022-08-17T03:03:59Z")
The most irresistible food known to mankind: Gingerbread & Pudding! The gingerbread must be served warm and the pudding that’s ladled on top of the gingerbread must be [Bird’s Custard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird's_Custard) (also served warm). It’s a symphony in your mouth. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/98 "2022-09-02T06:05:04Z")
It was hard for me to think of anything – until last night. I mean, I love Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream, with or without strawberries and blueberries on top, but I’m typically fine after one small bowlful. But yesterday while grocery shopping I kind of felt a vague hankering for onion rings, so I bought a bag of a frozen premium store brand. Made a batch. OMG!! It’s coated in a delicate tempura batter and is so, so good! I immediately put another batch in the oven, consuming practically the whole bag. Tomorrow I’m going out to get two more bags (in fairness, they’re fairly small bags\*). As someone who loves onions and (unfortunately for my health) also loves fried foods, and also loves tempura, this is a match made in heaven. 😋 \* - Actually, they’re 400 grams, which is just a bit over 14 oz Amurrkin. Not really all that small. Maybe I _am_ a piglet in training! ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/99 "2022-09-02T06:17:40Z")
heh my mom’s version of that was bananas the wafers banana pudding and chocolate pudding in specific layers in a 12-layer trifle thing that looked like a gigantic wine glass ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095/100 "2022-09-02T06:28:08Z")
my caramel corn … it’s just caramel and popcorn but I have a secret ingredient… If you ask nicely Cinemark used to give me all their unsold popcorn at the end of the night …you’d be surprised at how much they waste… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095.md?page=6)