# I like \[this dish\], only without \[the key ingredient of that dish\]. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017 "2010-09-16T21:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/1 "2010-09-16T21:45:06Z")
Today for lunch I ordered yat gat mein, which is a noodle dish traditionally served with a whole hard boiled egg nestled in it. In this case I don’t mind the egg, but really don’t need it. I’ve thought about ordering it without but maybe that’s a different dish? When I order a greek salad I ask for no olives. I like the traditional dressing a lot, and love the feta cheese and everything else. I don’t care for olives. Is it still a greek salad, or should I order a garden salad with greek dressing and feta? Anyone else? Reuben with no sauerkraut maybe? Bananas Foster made with no bananas? ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/2 "2010-09-16T21:47:17Z")
Stuffed peppers without the peppers. I can’t stand bell peppers, but I used to happily eat the filling when my mother would scoop it out of the pepper & serve it to me that way. (Sometimes with mashed potatoes and I’d mix it all together - yum!) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/3 "2010-09-16T23:10:06Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > Stuffed peppers without the peppers. I can’t stand bell peppers, but I used to happily eat the filling when my mother would scoop it out of the pepper & serve it to me that way. You can sign me up for cabbage rolls without cabbage, too. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/4 "2010-09-16T23:18:38Z")
When I make mayonnaise I don’t add vinegar. There’s some in the Dijon mustard I use anyway, but beyond that, nada. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/5 "2010-09-16T23:21:04Z")
Caeser salad, hold the anchovies please. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/6 "2010-09-16T23:22:19Z")
When I was about 8 I loved onion rings without the onion. Oniony flavored Fried batter without the nasty stringy onion was the best thing for me then. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/7 "2010-09-16T23:24:02Z")
California rolls, hold the Avocado. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/8 "2010-09-16T23:32:42Z")
Patty melt, please, hold the grilled onions. ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/9 "2010-09-16T23:32:48Z")
My brother orders pizza without cheese. For me it’s a BLT, hold the L. ---
**Author:** ![Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/10 "2010-09-16T23:38:46Z")
You are all philistines… What you are ordering are entirely different dishes. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/11 "2010-09-16T23:59:44Z")
Gumbo without the okra and chili without the beans. (The **right** way, anyway. Hah!) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/12 "2010-09-17T00:07:41Z")
> [@](#): > > For me it’s a BLT, hold the L. I’ve been eating a lot of those lately, too. I don’t mind the lettuce, but it’s hardly essential, and I can’t find lettuce for sale anywhere in a small enough quantity that I’d go through it before it went bad. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/13 "2010-09-17T00:24:29Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > Stuffed peppers without the peppers. I can’t stand bell peppers, but I used to happily eat the filling when my mother would scoop it out of the pepper & serve it to me that way. (Sometimes with mashed potatoes and I’d mix it all together - yum!) This is mine. My brother-in-law made these Greek-style stuffed peppers once. He left the peppers off on mine and my sister’s portions, because he knows we both don’t like them. Absolutely delicious–and none of the leftover pepper flavor! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/14 "2010-09-17T00:38:07Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > Gumbo without the okra Ain’t no such animal. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/15 "2010-09-17T01:03:15Z")
Cheesesteak, hold the onions please. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/16 "2010-09-17T01:35:49Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Caeser salad, hold the anchovies please. It was originally made no anchovies- that flavor note is supposed to be provided by Worcestershire. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/17 "2010-09-17T02:09:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Cheesesteak, hold the onions please. Not a key ingredient. With onions is certainly more common than without, but if you don’t specify with or without when ordering, they’ll ask: There’s no default. The only really key ingredients are the meat and the bun. ---
**Author:** ![joew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@joew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joew)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/18 "2010-09-17T02:17:37Z")
chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips are the absolute best ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/19 "2010-09-17T02:23:21Z")
Beef stroganoff, hold the mushrooms please. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017/20 "2010-09-17T02:33:57Z")
Nah, I want it all!..OK, chef salad, hold the mushy tomato slices. Cherry tomatoes are OK, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-this-dish-only-without-the-key-ingredient-of-that-dish/554017.md?page=2)