What foodstuffs really should not be allowed to exist (or perhaps should by statute have to be labelled “this product is horrible, HORRIBLE! - do not be deceived into thinking that it resembles the ‘real’ thing in any way”.
To begin (and from the pit thread):
Pre-grated parmesan cheese
Parmesan cheese = nice, tangy, salty, flavoursome hard cheese that perfectly complements many mediterranean dishes.
Pre-grated parmesan (or worse: ‘parmesan style’) cheese = powdered vomit.
Well now, margarine is fine as long as you don’t try to kid yourself that it is butter - it has it’s uses, particularly in baking where butter is just too strongly flavoured and would dominate the taste.
I have IBS, and so I’ve experimented with various regimens to attempt to stop the symptoms (coz the quacks never managed). Gluten-free stuff tends to be absolutely disgusting. I’ve played around with rice flour and soy flour, but nothing comes close to real bread.
Thankfully I don’t suffer symptoms much any more since I discovered low-carb (and no longer eat bread in any large quantities).
Chewable children’s vitamins. The flavor and texture makes me barf. I used to tell my mom they made my stomach hurt, but she didn’t believe me 'til the day I barfed one back up, along with my breakfast.
I didn’t have to take vitamins again until I learned how to swallow a pill.
The price of real parmesan cheese makes me dizzy, so there’s only the evil powdered stuff in my house. And we ususally get the romano-parmesan and it’s great with the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray that we also get.
We are a house of philistines, I know.
And {B]Mangetout**, Even though I know it’s wrong (and I did take French in high school) I still read your username as “man-get-out”. I apologize for being so American.
Happens all the time; don’t worry about it (the first time it was pointed out to me was in a chat room and I took huge offence, thinking that the other person was telling me to get lost).
I thought it was Man Get Out also. But I originally thought it was Mange Tout, and I don’t even have a clue as to what that would be. What is the correct pronunciation and meaning of your name? Not to hijack or anything.
I think all forms of the beet should be in violation of human rules of consumption. They just aren’t right.
And the Asians can knock it off with the deep-fried spiders, too. If I ever see one of THOSE stands at the state fair, I’m on the next plane outta here!
I love Macaroni & Cheese. Low-brow that I am.
Celery can die.
Those 10,000 year old eggs you get at Chinese New Year celebrations? Keep 'em.
