# Foods You Prefer The "Plain" Version Of **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612 "2010-07-30T18:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/21 "2010-07-30T22:02:58Z")
Oatmeal was a good mention above… I’ll go one step further and say Steel Cut Oats. Peanut Butter as plain as possible Steak… maybe salt & pepper… lightly. No steak sauce or other seasonings. (I suspect this is a common one though) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/22 "2010-07-30T22:47:48Z")
> [@Dr.Rieux](#): > > Burgers. > I maintain that nothing should be added to the meat before–or during–cooking. No salt, no spices, no (shudder) onion soup mix. Inside the meat? Definitely not. Salt or salt and pepper on the meat? Definitely yes. I second yogurt (it’s shocking to me how hard I have to dig sometimes to find the plain yogurt–and I can almost never find it in single serving containers), oatmeal, steak, french fries. If you call vanilla ice cream “plain,” then you can add ice cream to the list. I’ll add tortilla chips to the list. I also like most my alcohol neat. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/23 "2010-07-30T22:54:33Z")
I prefer plain tortilla chips to any kind of Dorito. Toast…butter and salt, nothing else please. And steak, for sure. Red on the inside, nicely browned/crispy on the outside…the only things that should be added to that are a sharp knife and a salt cellar. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/24 "2010-07-30T22:57:12Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > I prefer plain tortilla chips to any kind of Dorito. How do you feel about plain Doritos? ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/25 "2010-07-30T22:57:12Z")
Feta cheese. Can’t stand the sundried tomato or herb-flavors. Just want big chunks of creamy, salty goodness on my salad, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/26 "2010-07-30T23:09:09Z")
Donuts I prefer a plain cake donut, but will eat a yeast donut. But only if they are plain. No frosting, no powdered sugar, no cinnamon, no jelly. No nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/27 "2010-07-31T00:12:24Z")
Tea. I like it black, unsweetened, and unflavored. Fish. I prefer it baked with no sauces or seasonings. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/28 "2010-07-31T00:30:50Z")
potato chips hamburger (nothing mixed in to the meat, just a little salt and pepper before cooking) baked potatos with butter and pepper ( keep the sour cream far away) pie (ice cream on warm pie; how can that not turn into a soggy, room-temperature mess) > [@Motorgirl](#): > > How do you feel about plain Doritos? If you can find them, I’ll eat them. I haven’t seen plain Doritos in years; it’s all Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/29 "2010-07-31T00:38:27Z")
Cole slaw. Either the creamy kind made with mayonaisse or the one with a vinegar base and celery seed. But it must only contain shredded cabbage and carrot. No broccoli. No julienned bell peppers. No apples. No cheese (?!) And get that Godawful North Carolina stuff made with ketchup out of here! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/30 "2010-07-31T01:09:07Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > French fries. Those “seasoned” fries are awful. Without the salt too. I like the plain salted Tostidos chips. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/31 "2010-07-31T01:17:30Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > And get that Godawful North Carolina stuff made with ketchup out of here! _What?_ ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/32 "2010-07-31T01:32:44Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > If you can find them, I’ll eat them. I haven’t seen plain Doritos in years; it’s all Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch. Until recently I hadn’t seen them since my family moved back east from Oklahoma in 1980. However, on a trip to Spearfish South Dakota I found some in Walmart. They’re hiding them all in out of the way townships, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/33 "2010-07-31T01:48:33Z")
Unflavored coffee. That syrup crap they put in coffee is ghastly. Potato chips: I like mine with salt, or salt & pepper; none of that chemically enhanced flavor. Tortilla chips: salted. No nacho flavor or any of that “after midnight” crapfest Doritos has come out with French fries: salt and maybe a bit of mayo. Ketchup is for losers. Mashed potatoes: butter or gravy; no garlic, no skins, no bits of unidentified flotsam. Bacon: plain. No maple flavoring or other weird shit. Burgers: salt and pepper, cooked medium, or I’ll kill you dead. Mayonnaise: don’t even get me started on “baconnaise” or Miracle Whip. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/34 "2010-07-31T01:51:15Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Cole slaw. [..] No cheese (?!) Cheese? In coleslaw? What kind of backwards people do this? All the other ingredients up to and including ketchup I could sort of see, but _cheese_? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/35 "2010-07-31T02:14:47Z")
For me the list of things I like that aren’t the plain version would probably be shorter. I am weird that way. In fact my dream one day is to have chocolate chip cookies without the chips. Does anyone make those? ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/36 "2010-07-31T04:20:24Z")
ice tea = ice+tea nothing else jello, no fruit, no veggies and dear god no mayonaise ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/37 "2010-07-31T04:29:59Z")
Sweet potato. No butter, no salt, no cinnamon, just plain. Yogurt. I’ll sweeten it myself with fruit - flavored yogurt is like candy (I like candy, but not for breakfast). Oatmeal, or preferably oat bran. Steak. A good steak shouldn’t need anything else. Ditto scotch. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/38 "2010-07-31T04:34:04Z")
Cheesecake. It’s perfection already - don’t fuck it up by adding raspberry/mocha/key lime sauce/reductions/additions bullshit. Leave. My. Cheesecake. ALONE. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/39 "2010-07-31T05:24:23Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > > [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > > > Cole slaw. [..] No cheese (?!) > > Cheese? In coleslaw? What kind of backwards people do this? All the other ingredients up to and including ketchup I could sort of see, but _cheese_? \*WHAT? - > [@Quimby](#): > > In fact my dream one day is to have chocolate chip cookies without the chips. Does anyone make those? Sugar cookies? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612/40 "2010-07-31T05:25:27Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Donuts > > I prefer a plain cake donut, but will eat a yeast donut. But only if they are plain. No frosting, no powdered sugar, no cinnamon, no jelly. No nothing. Me, too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-prefer-the-plain-version-of/548612.md?page=3)