# I Pit "Cafe Society" people **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 8, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051 "2025-02-08T15:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/441 "2025-03-30T01:43:52Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Ironically, I love dill in sauces, dressings, and mystery dips at potlucks… just not in pickles. Go figure. I love pickles (of almost any sort) but hate them on my burger or sandwich. They seem to dominate the flavor when you bite into one. I want to enjoy my savory burger…not some savory/sour mess. Leave the pickle on the side and I will happily munch on it. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/442 "2025-03-30T01:47:25Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > A fresh and badly needed new word: _condimentation._ > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Maybe this should be titled Condiment Convo. How about naming it: Condimentation Station? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/443 "2025-03-30T01:49:55Z")
We have sucessfully driven off the OP. Our work is done here. W a nod to _Kids In The Hall_ ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/444 "2025-03-30T01:52:40Z")
No, we haven’t. I suspect he’ll be along to give it another kick when the attention to it wanes. Just as he did in this instance. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/445 "2025-03-30T01:59:34Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I love pickles (of almost any sort) but hate them on my burger or sandwich. Hehe, I generally feel the same way, but I normally just remove them myself because I like the little bit of vinegar they leave on the bun. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/446 "2025-03-30T02:40:25Z")
My error. I thought the OP was **degenerate gambler** , not **Dave of the terminally confused**. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/447 "2025-03-30T02:48:20Z")
What about plain cucumber slices? What’s so terrible about that? Also, the door of most peoples fridges are usually filled with sauce bottles. ( Not, not ‘Dave’s Insanity’ but different sauces.) Or take some raw onion and one fresh sliced habanero… put it through ‘the chopper’, and add a teaspoon on top of a plain cucumber. Put that on a cheese burger or a small chicken cutlet with a slice of cheese? ( For that though, you have to use a bun ). ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/448 "2025-03-30T03:20:57Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > are you Belgian by chance? My grandfather was born in Namur so I have some connections to Belgium! ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/449 "2025-03-30T12:24:32Z")
when you mentioned mayo on fries made me think of it–have you tried truffle aioli on fries? discovered it in San Diego, luscious ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/450 "2025-03-30T12:37:31Z")
That sounds good. But when I want something with more kick than ketchup (or mayo) to dip my fries in, I mix up some [Bisto Curry Sauce](https://www.abigails.dk/1998-large_default/vegetable-gravy-granules-bisto-170g.jpg): a half cup of water in a measuring cup, 1-minute in the microwave to boil, add 1 tablespoon of Bisto, and stir—easy peasy and delish! ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/451 "2025-03-30T12:43:31Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > when you mentioned mayo on fries made me think of it–have you tried truffle aioli on fries? discovered it in San Diego, luscious No I have never tried that. Just looked it up and it sounds lovely. I might have to make some of that! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/452 "2025-03-30T13:17:01Z")
Am i the only one who thinks truffle taste like dirt, and that truffled fries are barely worth eating? ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/453 "2025-03-30T15:07:34Z")
so are mushrooms, or any vegetables; it’s preparing them that makes the difference ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/454 "2025-03-30T15:12:12Z")
I like most mushrooms. Truffles have a cloying flavor i dislike. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/455 "2025-03-30T15:54:12Z")
My wife thinks truffles taste like death. I like them, myself. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/456 "2025-03-30T16:00:04Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > My wife and I took a side trip to Montreal while visiting family in Vermont in 2019 (it was while we were there that we heard about this strange fever spreading in China). When we crossed the border the border patrol agent asked us what we planned to do while visiting. > > Our response was “eat”. > > “Just eat?” > > “Well…” > > "Enjoy your visit " Calvin Trillin (who has written a lot about food) described his typical response to people who were dumbfounded about why he’d want to live in New York City. “Well, we like to eat.” ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/457 "2025-03-30T16:13:29Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Also, the door of most peoples fridges are usually filled with sauce bottles. ( Not, not ‘Dave’s Insanity’ but different sauces.) I currently have in the door of my fridge (off the top of my head) tartar sauce, horseradish sauce, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, cocktail sauce, Duke’s Chesapeake sauce, Ponzu (Japanese citrus based sauce), and several varieties of mustard. I’m currently low on pickles and peppers. Unfortunately I can no longer tolerate extremely spicy, but I do like banana peppers. I like most types of pickles, either on sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs or on the side. I also add dill relish to my tuna/chicken salads. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/458 "2025-03-30T19:04:06Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > One of the most delicious salads in the world is lettuce, pears and blue cheese with a honey mustard dressing. It’s a perfect mix of sweet and savory. You forgot the walnuts! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/459 "2025-03-30T19:04:55Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > You forgot the walnuts! Please. Toasted pecans. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051/460 "2025-03-30T19:07:08Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Am i the only one who thinks truffle taste like dirt, and that truffled fries are barely worth eating? You. Are. Not. I tried to cultivate a taste for truffles for decades. I love most mushrooms, including most wild-picked species I’ve tried (I took two courses in Mycology in college, one a grad-level taxonomy course). But I just can’t like truffles and have pretty much given up. That earthy funk overpowers everything to the point that that is all I can taste. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cafe-society-people/1014051.md?page=24)