# 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:** 2
**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, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/21 "2003-01-14T15:46:34Z")
Mange Tout = French for ‘eat all’ - also the name given to immature peapods where the whole pod is eaten. Not pronounced _maynj towt_, more like _monj tou_. ---
**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, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/22 "2003-01-14T15:51:36Z")
**Kalhoun** , I love macaroni and cheese too. Just none that comes out of a box (well, the elbows can come out of a box, but I think you know what I mean). I just made some this weekend. To the best of my knowledge, **Daddy** , microwave popcorn are ‘real’ kernels. It just turns out that the microwave is a very efficient way to cook any popcorn. And yes, parmesan cheese is not cheap, but it’s not a tradeoff I’m willing to make. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/23 "2003-01-14T15:52:11Z")
I think they should ban the foul substance known as **“Miracle” Whip**. It’s a miracle they can turn a profit selling this stuff. ---
**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, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/24 "2003-01-14T16:09:06Z")
What exactly is Miracle Whip? - from context, I’ve never been able to quite work out whether it is a dessert or a mayonnaise substitute. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/25 "2003-01-14T16:10:41Z")
Well my IBS is triggered by fat, so I’m afraid my pantry and fridge are filled with the “abominable” I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, fat-free Miracle Whip, fat free Parmesan style cheese food, and other crimes against nature. One of the absolute nastiest products I’ve ever wasted money on, was Brown Sugar Total cereal. Imagine cardstock covered with a thin, impenetrable veneer of brown molasses flavored shellac. Ugh - my mouth can _still_ taste the vileness! ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/26 "2003-01-14T16:13:06Z")
The powdered fake butter you can add to popcorn is high on my list…all of the calories and none of the flavor. You can also add Coffee Mate to the list, whodathunk that it would actually be better for your heart to use real cream. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/27 "2003-01-14T16:18:24Z")
Miracle Whip for dessert?:eek: Miracle Whip topped hot chocolate Pie a la Miracle Whip Miracle Whip torte Ugh…I thought it was mainly used in lieu of the store being out of Hellman’s or something (or not knowing how to make your own - I made some recently using thyme vinegar mmmmmmm). ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/28 "2003-01-14T16:20:11Z")
Miracle Whip - a mayonnaise substitute Urp. Let’s not go down that road. We shall raise **Fenris’** hackles far too high. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/29 "2003-01-14T16:30:00Z")
Oh, and in case someone thinks I am some sort of foodist or fooderali or something, I do love my Kraft macaroni & cheese and have a special place in my heart for it. I think it’s my arteries. Does a foodist eat in the nude? ---
**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/30 "2003-01-14T16:37:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DaddyTimesTwo \* > \*\*The price of real parmesan cheese makes me dizzy, so there’s only the evil powdered stuff in my house. \*\* I felt that way too, Daddy. Then I recovered from my dizziness and saw that while our store was charging $3.99 per pound for whole chunks of parm, the $3.99 Kraft canister of powdered stuff is only _8 ounces._ And if you run the chunk slowly through the fine shredder on high speed (KitchenAid, yeah!), you get the same fluffy texture of the Kraft, except it doesn’t taste like grated umbrella handles. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/31 "2003-01-14T19:57:47Z")
Microwave popcorn Make your own pizza in a box “Instant” mashed potatoes Spam ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/32 "2003-01-14T20:25:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > Miracle Whip - a mayonnaise substitute Specifically, it seems to have a much smoother texture and a somewhat sweeter taste than regular mayonnaise. It also doesn’t have a slightly yellow tinge to it, unlike some mayonnaises I’ve seen. The label calls it “salad dressing”, but it’s more like a sauce for cold pasta/potato/egg/tuna salads than the sort of dressing one puts over greens and other vegetables. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/33 "2003-01-14T20:26:14Z")
Anything involving the word “jellied”. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/34 "2003-01-14T20:58:21Z")
Potted meat food product. Aka “meat putty”. Aka “Mystery Pate”. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/35 "2003-01-14T21:06:14Z")
Spam is okay. Treet is not. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/36 "2003-01-14T21:45:45Z")
Cooked, chopped, pressed, formed _anything_. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/37 "2003-01-14T21:50:43Z")
Brussel Sprouts. I love pretty much all other veggies but I can’t stand these. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/38 "2003-01-14T21:56:04Z")
Fig Newtons ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/39 "2003-01-14T21:59:38Z")
baby corn is tha devil. :o ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494/40 "2003-01-14T22:21:56Z")
Whoever decided blueberries are edible was a sick person. NOTHING that color is edible. And Jello. The texture alone should be a clue that it is not food. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-rank-foodstuffs/148494.md?page=3)