# This does not sound remotely edible... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881 "2015-05-26T15:08:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/1 "2015-05-26T15:08:38Z")
I do most of the cooking for my Wife and I. This is fine by me. We have a natural way of splitting up chores. Sometimes though, my Wife will cook. Also fine by me. I usually do the tried and true stuff I know we like. She tends to experiment more. We’ll, she found a recipe she wants to try. I always try to encourage her, and will try just about anything, but this… THIS does not sound good at all - Brussel sprout nachos (umm… what??) with fake cheese sauce made out of soy milk and yeast. Reading over the recipe left me speechless. She wants to try it though. Help. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/2 "2015-05-26T15:13:35Z")
I could buy into the Brussels sprouts nachos part, but the soy milk and yeast “cheese” sauce? I don’t know about that. Unless you’re trying to be vegan, I don’t see any reason not to use real cheese, like [this recipe for Brussels sprouts nachos](http://www.simplebites.net/brussels-sprouts-nachos/) does. Frankly, I’d just make it to be a good sport, but I might campaign a bit for the recipe above, which at least has real cheese _and_ bacon grease. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/3 "2015-05-26T15:18:09Z")
In some states that “recipe” would be grounds for divorce. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/4 "2015-05-26T15:21:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > In some states that “recipe” would be grounds for divorce. In some states, it would be justifiable homicide. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/5 "2015-05-26T15:21:11Z")
Maybe have a microwave dinner ready in the freezer? I eat vegan food often, but the fake cheese stuff is not good, save Daiya and the small batch fermented cashew stuff that’s like chevre and NOT for cooking. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/6 "2015-05-26T15:24:38Z")
Since my spouse can only eat fake cheese, this recipe might get me some action. Though with brussels sprouts, that might be contraindicated. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/7 "2015-05-26T15:33:56Z")
It doesn’t sound awful, per se, but what’s the point of putting the shredded brussels sprouts on the nachos? Seems to me to be one of those perplexing feminine attempts to insert vegetation into dishes where it doesn’t belong. (and I’m a man who actually likes eating my vegetables!) ---
**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:** [May 26, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/8 "2015-05-26T15:37:32Z")
Wow. No, it doesn’t sound remotely edible. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/9 "2015-05-26T15:37:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I could buy into the Brussels sprouts nachos part, but the soy milk and yeast “cheese” sauce? I don’t know about that. Unless you’re trying to be vegan, I don’t see any reason not to use real cheese, like [this recipe for Brussels sprouts nachos](http://www.simplebites.net/brussels-sprouts-nachos/) does. Frankly, I’d just make it to be a good sport, but I might campaign a bit for the recipe above, which at least has real cheese _and_ bacon grease. I’m fine with sprouts, provided they’re prepared well. But this just sounds like the oddest combo ever. And it is vegan I guess. Not that my Wife an I are. I’ll have some red hot’s ready for the grill if this ‘recipie’ comes down the pike next weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/10 "2015-05-26T16:07:05Z")
That sounds absolutely vile and disgusting. There’s not anything about that that sounds remotely good. My two cents. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/11 "2015-05-26T16:09:45Z")
Even Madame Pepperwinkle, for whom food is an adventure to be followed down every possible pathway, thinks this is a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/12 "2015-05-26T16:39:31Z")
You could ask her to serve your portion deconstructed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/13 "2015-05-26T16:53:41Z")
Just remember what happens when you [introduce vegetables into a non-natural environment.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbf4F0MHQ0) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/14 "2015-05-26T16:59:57Z")
That sounds like the kind of thing which could only be enjoyed by a vegan who has long since forgotten what real cheese tastes like. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/15 "2015-05-26T17:01:24Z")
I see it now, it’s Nutritional Yeast. That stuff is actually really good. For a while I was going hard on the low sodium diet, and nutritional yeast was a great substitute for salt on things like popcorn and baked potatoes. It has a very rich flavor, so I can see how it might sub for cheese. I wouldn’t expect it to taste “like” cheese anymore than it tastes “like” salt, it’s just going to give it a richness that a cheese-less dish would be missing. I would happily roast some sprouts and sprinkle nutritional yeast over top to finish it off, like you might do with grated Parmesan. Never tried it as a cheese sauce, and I don’t really want to. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/16 "2015-05-26T18:29:39Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > That sounds like the kind of thing which could only be enjoyed by a vegan who has long since forgotten what real cheese tastes like. What Johnny said. If you are not trying to be vegan or eliminating dairy for health reasons I can guarantee you will not like anything with fake cheese. Go for real cheese. I would and I am lactose intolerant but I also seem to be soy intolerant and I can at least supplement with lactaid for dairy products. Personally, even if it tasted okay, I think that recipe would cause my intestines to explode. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/17 "2015-05-26T19:08:11Z")
> [@bump](#): > > It doesn’t sound awful, per se, but what’s the point of putting the shredded brussels sprouts on the nachos? > > Seems to me to be one of those perplexing feminine attempts to insert vegetation into dishes where it doesn’t belong. (and I’m a man who actually likes eating my vegetables!) > [@kunilou](#): > > Just remember what happens when you [introduce vegetables into a non-natural environment.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbf4F0MHQ0) In the spirit of nutritional pedantry, I point out that jalapeno peppers are vegetables. Even when pickled. And nachos without jalapenos is potentially more blasphemous than OP’s recipe. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/18 "2015-05-26T19:20:52Z")
This recipe reminds me of getting a chemistry set when I turned seven and instead of reading any directions I just mixed random stuff together to see if it would blow up. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/19 "2015-05-26T19:26:03Z")
Now, see, it’s things like this that make people believe it’s so hard to eat healthily. There are ways of serving those same vegetables that are actually tasty. There’s no need to resort to measures like this. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881/20 "2015-05-26T19:46:58Z")
> [@bump](#): > > It doesn’t sound awful, per se, but what’s the point of putting the shredded brussels sprouts on the nachos? > > Seems to me to be one of those perplexing feminine attempts to insert vegetation into dishes where it doesn’t belong. (and I’m a man who actually likes eating my vegetables!) Yeah, thinking about it more (why am I devoting neurons to this?), if it’s just shredded sprouts like in the recipe I linked to, it does seem kind of silly and unwieldly. If it was more in a dip-like form, that might make more sense. I can see myself going for a Brussels sprouts cheese dip, but I love my Brussels sprouts (perhaps my favorite vegetable!) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-does-not-sound-remotely-edible/720881.md?page=2)