# Things that should be removed from food before serving **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577 "2006-06-13T16:03:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/1 "2006-06-13T16:03:38Z")
Having just bitten into a cardamom seed pod from some leftover chicken saag, I felt compelled to start a list of Things That Should Be Removed from Food Before Serving: - cardamom seed pods - whole bay leaves - fish bones others? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/2 "2006-06-13T16:08:03Z")
I once got the plastic pop-up thermometer in my turkey dinner. That was so not cool. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/3 "2006-06-13T16:12:53Z")
Whole peppercorns. My mom used to put them in stew. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/4 "2006-06-13T16:16:08Z")
That _bag o’ innards_ from a turkey. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/5 "2006-06-13T16:21:17Z")
My ex once put a steak under the broiler with that litle kotex pad still attached to the bottom. The mistake was realized upon flipping. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/6 "2006-06-13T16:24:59Z")
Every last shred of silk from corn on the cob. If I wanted the sensation of having long fine hairs in my mouth, I’d perform oral on an East Asian. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/7 "2006-06-13T16:26:03Z")
bouquet garni cinnamon sticks Personally, I don’t mind finding cardamon pods, but I really dislike finding whole cloves. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/8 "2006-06-13T16:26:09Z")
Lead, bismuth, and/or steel ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/9 "2006-06-13T16:34:07Z")
[QUOTE=Honey] My ex once put a steak under the broiler with that litle kotex pad still attached to the bottom. [/QUOTE] You mean to the _underneath_? ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/10 "2006-06-13T16:36:04Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] You mean to the _underneath_? [/QUOTE] The bottom of the underneath. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/11 "2006-06-13T16:36:13Z")
Turds from shrimp. Un-deveined shrimp is just oogy. ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/12 "2006-06-13T16:51:39Z")
Not just the “vein” - take the dam’ tails, too! At least when you put them in a ‘saucy’ type dish. I won’t order seafood pasta dishes any more because of too many dinners spent fishing alfredo-covered shrimp out of linguine in order to take the tails off. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/13 "2006-06-13T16:52:05Z")
the collar from the stir-fry :eek: ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/14 "2006-06-13T16:57:58Z")
The little stickers on bell peppers. (Mom left one on the red pepper she used in the baked beans. I found the cooked sticker.) ---
**Author:** ![Hogwash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/15 "2006-06-13T16:59:48Z")
The census-taker’s clothing. Thbthbthb. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/16 "2006-06-13T17:02:08Z")
Cottage cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/17 "2006-06-13T17:25:01Z")
Clam shells, most types of fur, plastic shrink wrap. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/18 "2006-06-13T17:26:36Z")
I put slices of mozzarella cheese in my lasagna. Once I neglected to remove some of those little thin pieces of paper that are used to separate cheese slices. It made for an entertaining meal, watching people try to eat around the layer of paper. ---
**Author:** ![homeskillet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@homeskillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/homeskillet)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/19 "2006-06-13T17:41:15Z")
**fish bones fish skin fish heads fish** ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-should-be-removed-from-food-before-serving/360577/20 "2006-06-13T18:12:53Z")
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