# Recipe variations that ruin a dish for you **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676 "2017-08-25T18:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/141 "2017-08-30T14:47:14Z")
Cole slaw on a sandwich. Cole slaw in general if it’s generic ‘Corporate Food Company’ cole slaw, but I like most home-made slaws. Just not on a sandwich. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/142 "2017-08-30T15:30:19Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Cole slaw on a sandwich. Cole slaw in general if it’s generic ‘Corporate Food Company’ cole slaw, but I like most home-made slaws. Just not on a sandwich. I wouldn’t say it _ruins_ a sandwich, but I’m with you on preferring the slaw on the side. I get that the contrast between the slaw and the pulled pork give you a savory/tangy thing going, but there are bites when I just want to savor the savory. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/143 "2017-08-30T16:06:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I wouldn’t say it _ruins_ a sandwich, but I’m with you on preferring the slaw on the side. I get that the contrast between the slaw and the pulled pork give you a savory/tangy thing going, but there are bites when I just want to savor the savory. Yeah, I was very very very much against slaw polluting my pulled pork sandwich, until I got the pulled from a place in Eads, TN, and decided to just get it as they serve it: fully sauced, with cole slaw. Normally, I’m sauce on the side, coleslaw on the side kind of guy. But good lord if that was not the best pulled pork sandwich I’ve ever eaten in my life, so I’ve softened in my stance since then. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/144 "2017-08-30T17:20:58Z")
Yeah, ‘ruin’ is a little strong. Just a condiment that I prefer as a side. But I have the same sort of attitude with LTO on sandwiches. I’d prefer just to eat that on the side as a sort of mini salad. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/145 "2017-08-30T22:48:50Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yeah, I was very very very much against slaw polluting my pulled pork sandwich, until I got the pulled from a place in Eads, TN, and decided to just get it as they serve it: fully sauced, with cole slaw. Normally, I’m sauce on the side, coleslaw on the side kind of guy. But good lord if that was not the best pulled pork sandwich I’ve ever eaten in my life, so I’ve softened in my stance since then. I’ve tried my pulled pork with the cole slaw on top and it didn’t do anything for me but I’ve heard it’s very good. I’d like to try it again if I could find the right combination. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/146 "2017-08-31T01:07:24Z")
> [@Patx2](#): > > I’ve tried my pulled pork with the cole slaw on top and it didn’t do anything for me but I’ve heard it’s very good. I’d like to try it again if I could find the right combination. [Here’s the place in Eads](http://memphisbbqguide.com/morris-grocery-bbq-and-deli/) that had the greatest pulled pork I’ve ever eaten in my life. It also so happens that apparently Mr. Morris passed away in the last day or two, according to the comments, so I’ll never taste that nirvana again. ☹ At any rate, that’s a pretty good explanation of the sandwich. Everything about it I should not have liked. I usually don’t like sauce on my pulled pork; when I do coleslaw I like the vinegary, not the creamy type, and I like it chopped coarsely, not fine, and I want it on the side. But with the pork, the barbecue sauce, the hot sauce, and the creamy, finely chopped coleslaw to provide a cooling and textural contrast to the pork, it all worked together in a gloriously sloppy sandwich that was pork perfection. I’ve tried recreating it at home, and it doesn’t quite work. At home, I still like my pulled pork with the slaw and sauce on the side. But that sandwich–that sandwich tied all those flavors together. ---
**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 31, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/147 "2017-08-31T01:10:22Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Wow. > > Every single thing getting thumbs down in this thread is something I’d be happy eating. Yeah, SDMB can be food issue central, no doubt. I enjoy trying variations on a theme. It’s led me to discover wonderful new tastes. Even so, it is best that if a place advertises a certain dish, that they serve it up as advertised. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/148 "2017-08-31T01:23:37Z")
Yep. You can bet that a poll of the most hated foods around here would make a mighty fine banquet for some of us. ---
**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 31, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/149 "2017-08-31T11:10:14Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Yeah, SDMB can be food issue central, no doubt. I enjoy trying variations on a theme. It’s led me to discover wonderful new tastes. > > Even so, it is best that if a place advertises a certain dish, that they serve it up as advertised. Exactly. If I order a Rueben and am served a Rachel, I’ll complain. But I’ll be complaining about false advertising, not the taste of the sammich. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/150 "2017-08-31T11:53:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Sounds like you’d love some Chicago style giardiniera! Gives every sub an extra zip and crunch! Even makes a Subway sandwich edible. I have made Italian beef in the slow cooker once or twice. (And I _know_ that’s inauthentic, but I can’t justify buying a meat slicer for something I hardly ever make.) When I make it, I like to take a jar of the Mezzetta brand giardiniera, chop it up into tiny pieces, combine it with some finely chopped green olives and jalapeno slices and cascabella peppers, and throw it back in the jar with a little of the brine from each. It makes a darn good sandwich topping. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/151 "2017-08-31T17:06:31Z")
> [@ioioio](#): > > Guacamole made with sour cream, mayonnaise, or godforbid yoghurt. There ought to be a law. I apologize to anyone who sees adding “added fats” as anathema (my go-to is cream cheese), but I agree that it’s not guacamole. It’s avocado dip. > [@Periwinkle](#): > > . . . I also hate to bite into a deviled egg and find it has curry powder or something else disgusting in it. So, no wasabi? At least the color should warn you before you bite in. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > $28 for a sandwich? The fries probably come with it. Seriously, you’re mostly paying to eat in a quiet part of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. > [@campp](#): > > I’ll probably get flamed for this, but: Pizza with pineapple as a topping. Why, why, WHY??? . . . I’ve always thought that Hawaiian pizza was what you got when you’d had pizza for six days in a row and it was pizza again tonight. My hate is for jalapenos on pizza. And I did run across a nacho pizza with actual tortilla chips and refried beans. That one wasn’t hateful, but it was extremely odd. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/152 "2017-08-31T17:10:05Z")
Now I have to try a Hawaiian pizza with jalapenos. I think the sweet and hot would be great. Pepperoni, jalapeno, green olive, onion and artichoke hearts is my standard pizza, though I do like Hawaiian. Now chicken on a pizza, that’s a sin. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/153 "2017-08-31T18:14:37Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Now I have to try a Hawaiian pizza with jalapenos. I think the sweet and hot would be great. We do pineapple, ham, jalepenos, and fresh tomatoes a fair bit. I never got the hate for pineapple on pizza; it’s pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/154 "2017-08-31T18:23:52Z")
Noodles in chili. :-b ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/155 "2017-08-31T19:10:20Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Wow. > > Every single thing getting thumbs down in this thread is something I’d be happy eating. There’s practically nothing I won’t eat, but I do get a little annoyed when I’m looking forward to one thing, and get another. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/156 "2017-08-31T19:17:25Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > There’s practically nothing I won’t eat, but I do get a little annoyed when I’m looking forward to one thing, and get another. Exactly. I like portabella mushrooms. But don’t try to put one in a bun and tell me it’s a hamburger. ---
**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 31, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/157 "2017-08-31T19:25:23Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > We do pineapple, ham, jalepenos, and fresh tomatoes a fair bit. I never got the hate for pineapple on pizza; it’s pretty damn good. The other night we got a wood fired oven pizza with anchovies, green olives, capers, and cheese. My gf will eat anchovies, but she’d rather not have them, so she suggested we ask for all the anchovies to be placed on my half. It was so delicious. Afterwards, she asked why we didn’t _always_ get all the fish on my half. I reminded her that anchovies are on the gout “never eat” list. And she felt bad.☹ ---
**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:** [August 31, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/158 "2017-08-31T19:36:25Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > Cottage cheese in lasagna, subbing for ricotta. "“Cheesecake” made with Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. > I’ve lived in Arkansas for 40 years, but still can’t understand these people. I can see why purists don’t like it; but like the taste of cottage cheese lasagna; as well as ricotta. Either one is OK with me. What ruins a lasagna for me is when people put spicy Italian sausage in it; and I like hot and/or spicy foods. I guess I just don’t care for really spicy Italian sausage. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/159 "2017-08-31T21:08:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Exactly. I like portabella mushrooms. But don’t try to put one in a bun and tell me it’s a hamburger. Yes, to this, 100% agreement. ---
**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 31, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676/160 "2017-08-31T21:21:20Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > I never got the hate for pineapple on pizza; it’s pretty damn good. I thought I hated it until I tried it. Then, yummy bliss!! “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-variations-that-ruin-a-dish-for-you/794676.md?page=9)