# If there is something with \_\_\_\_ on the menu, I will probably order it **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275 "2010-02-09T15:08:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/1 "2010-02-09T15:08:08Z")
If a menu item involves avocado or sweet potatoes, it greatly increases the chances that I will order it. What about you? ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/2 "2010-02-09T15:10:05Z")
Any time there’s rabbit on the menu, I order it. Likewise soft shell crab. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/3 "2010-02-09T15:12:09Z")
Capers or mushrooms. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/4 "2010-02-09T15:15:36Z")
Trout ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/5 "2010-02-09T15:19:06Z")
Lamb ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/6 "2010-02-09T15:20:32Z")
Truffles Lobster Satay ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/7 "2010-02-09T15:32:43Z")
Shrimp! Or lobster! or crab! ---
**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:** [February 9, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/8 "2010-02-09T15:34:03Z")
Salmon or shrimp ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/9 "2010-02-09T15:34:26Z")
Clams. Lobster (if I have the money). Frog’s Legs Squab Anything I’ve never eaten before. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/10 "2010-02-09T15:37:03Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Anything I’ve never eaten before. Good one. Also, pistachios! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/11 "2010-02-09T15:37:39Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Shrimp! Or lobster! or crab! That’s me, in reverse order. And duck. Yes, I consider duck to be seafood. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/12 "2010-02-09T15:39:58Z")
Duck, or _foie gras_, or venison. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/13 "2010-02-09T15:43:25Z")
Rabbit or duck or anything else that’s unusual\*. \*Yes, duck is unusual for around here. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/14 "2010-02-09T15:48:02Z")
Ono, and to a lesser extent, mahi mahi. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/15 "2010-02-09T15:50:49Z")
Pork. My list usually goes the other way: If “X” is on the menu, I **won’t** order it. But that is a different thread. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/16 "2010-02-09T15:53:44Z")
Duck breast. [Rucola](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_%28vegetable%29). Squid (except those deep-fried batter squid rings; those are almost never any good) ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/17 "2010-02-09T16:04:16Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Duck breast. > [Rucola](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_%28vegetable%29). > Squid (except those deep-fried batter squid rings; those are almost never any good) Squid for me too! I don’t know why, but if it has tentacles, I’m there! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/18 "2010-02-09T16:04:43Z")
Creme brulee! ---
**Author:** ![footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/19 "2010-02-09T16:06:18Z")
Duck breast ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-something-with-____-on-the-menu-i-will-probably-order-it/528275/20 "2010-02-09T16:09:15Z")
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