# Vile, rank 'foodstuffs' **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2003, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494 "2003-01-14T11:04:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/1 "2003-01-14T11:04:48Z")
inspired by [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=156317) pit thread: 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. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/2 "2003-01-14T11:22:58Z")
I can’t believe it’s not butter. Has anyone ever felt like this upon tasting the congealed gloop? I can’t believe it’s not mucus might be more accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/3 "2003-01-14T11:24:47Z")
Coffee whitener. Ovaltine. Compounded Chocolate. (But are you saying that there are foods that you won’t eat, **Mangetout**? Kinda conflicts with your username. :)) ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/4 "2003-01-14T11:31:34Z")
Fat-free Philly cream-cheese. Mmmm… spreadable chalk. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/5 "2003-01-14T11:32:48Z")
Oh, I’ve _tried_ lots of things (in the true spirit of my username), but there are some foods where I won’t be first in line for a second helping. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/6 "2003-01-14T11:42:00Z")
I _like_ pre-grated parmesan cheese. Especially the Kraft stuff. I pile it on top of my spaghetti. But if we’re going to ban some stuff, how about something _truly_ evil, like Margerine? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/7 "2003-01-14T12:00:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/8 "2003-01-14T12:04:06Z")
Spray cheese. Margarine (not the polyunsaturated stuff, the original stuff). Cochineal (look it up; you won’t be happy). Gluten-free soda bread. :[barf](http://www.crowaptok.com/images/barfy.gif): ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/9 "2003-01-14T12:16:21Z")
**jjimm** - are you restricted to a gluten-free diet? ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/10 "2003-01-14T12:24:03Z")
_Tang_. Mind you, it’s at least 25 years since I last tasted it, but it still makes me shudder. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/11 "2003-01-14T12:52:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\ ***jjimm** - are you restricted to a gluten-free diet? \*\* 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). ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/12 "2003-01-14T13:55:36Z")
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, or any packaged Mac and Cheese with powdered flavoring packs. “Individually Wrapped, Pasteurized, Processed Cheese Food” Kraft, again, is a major supplier. I believe one of the layers of Hell is named Kraft ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/13 "2003-01-14T14:06:21Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/14 "2003-01-14T14:13:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D\_Odds \* > \*\*“Individually Wrapped, Pasteurized, Processed Cheese Food” \*\* As is usual when the term ‘cheese food’ pops up, I must ask; _does cheese really need to eat?_ - even if it _did_, would it choose to eat Kraft slices? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/15 "2003-01-14T14:57:37Z")
> [@](#): > > would it choose to eat Kraft slices? Only if it were particularly tasteless cheese - Edam maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/16 "2003-01-14T14:58:44Z")
Fat-Free Mayonnaise. Really, what’s the point? Also, Cool Whip. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/17 "2003-01-14T15:15:21Z")
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_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/18 "2003-01-14T15:16:32Z")
We put the “cheese” and “butter” on popcorn (made from real kernels not the microwave bag kind). I left that out. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/19 "2003-01-14T15:26:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DaddyTimesTwo \* > \*\*And **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). ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/20 "2003-01-14T15:35:01Z")
Wha? 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. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494.md?page=2)