What Do You Like That You're Not Supposed To?

A Million Ways To Die In The West, which got absolutely panned by critics and the general public (33% and 41%, respectively, on Rotten Tomatoes), is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen.

Similarly, Cowboys & Aliens was, in its context (B-movie schlock, intended as so), pretty hilarious as well.

When I was in college and just learning baby steps to cook to feed myself instead of getting fast food all the time, I’d often buy this ‘La Choy’ brand Pepper Steak kit which consisted of a big can of soggy vegetables and a packet to make a sauce that basically consisted of corn starch and MSG. No steak included- you supplied your own round steak or top sirloin, slice it up thin, cook it in a pan, dump in the can of veggies, then mix the sauce with water and mix it in, and serve it all over minute rice.

Since then I’ve become a pretty darn good cook, and I make stir-fries completely from scratch using pretty top-notch ingredients and getting authentic results with stuff like Thai curries. But occasionally I get a craving for that La Choy-style flavor. The pepper steak kit doesn’t seem to exist anymore, but I can make a pretty good facsimile- I slice up thin some red & green peppers and sirloin. I stir fry the peppers until they’re good and softened up, adding the beef at some point, and add a can of bean sprouts and water chestnuts and/or bamboo shoots. For sauce, corn starch, beef bullion (or Better than Bullion) mixed in water. Served on rice with plenty of La Choy soy sauce. MSG heaven.

Arby’s Beef ‘n Cheddars
Ketchup on my hot dogs
A-1 sauce on my steak, no matter how expensive the cut
Sugary kids’ cereals
Frosted Pop Tarts
Inhaling gasoline fumes as deeply as I can when I fill up my car

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Of course…fried bread. There is simply nothing else like fried bread - there is no comparable pleasure. You usually see this as part of a full English breakfast - plain cheap white bread, fried. But one place I worked, the canteen would turn out fried bread as a mid-morning snack, on its own. Irresistible.

Uncertain as to whether this - uh - delicacy was known in the US, I googled it. As ever, Google offered a list of People Also Ask questions. Question number one (I kid you not): Is fried bread good for you? No, Bonehead, of course it’s not good for you - it’s fried bread!

In fact, Wikipedia suggests (there’s a page on fried bread!) that fried bread is a thing in the US. Wiki also offers the best answer to Google’s favourite **People Also Ask **question:

Exactly. And irresistible.

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I’m a man so I’m not supposed to like chocolate. But here goes. Milk Chocolate. And it’s not just any brand. I like Cadbury, Lindt and Hershey, Godiva and Ghiladahli.
Peanut butter cups and Carmelo bars are my vice.

Another is ice cream. I love it even though it fucks up my sinuses.

I like my steaks and hamburgers well done.

Also Ice House beer. Supposedly it’s bad but I love it.

Arby-Qs
Jack In The Box tacos
McDonalds basic cheeseburgers (like ZipperJJ) Even better to special-order them without cheese.

I love Bugles! I say it loud. I say it proud. And I make a dip from Cajun seasonings and sour cream that’s the perfect accompaniment! Yummmmmm.

Oh,and Fry Bread is not the same as fried bread. But equally as delicious and unhealthy. :smiley:

There is fried bread, and there is frybread. Both are bad for you, and both are delicious.

Iceberg lettuce.

I like Instant Grits over homemade grits, especially the Quaker cheese grits

“Dances with Wolves” is one of my favorite movies

I don’t mind the movies left out Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire. I usually skipped those parts of the book anyway.

I don’t mind going to touristy places during vacations.

I like most of the foods mentioned here except grits and brussel sprouts. And the sprouts are an allergy issue.

About the only thing I haven’t seen yet is spray cheese. Once or twice a year I’ll have the urge to grab a can of American and a can of cheddar with a box of saltines.

ETA: Give me all the chunky mashed potatoes.

I thought of another. I love those deep pan Little Caesars pizzas.

Things that haven’t been mentioned that I (“shouldn’t”) like? I like Applebees and Olive Garden. I like Applebees better than the local steak houses around here, and the sheer diversity of options at Olive Garden means I can find something I like. No, it’s only the corporate Mexican places I don’t particularly care for (you know the ones that use Velveta-style “queso”.)

I’ve also heard that you’re not supposed to like SPAM, Vienna Sausages, and other canned meats. I tend to really like them.

Things I’ve already seen mentioned: I like my steak and eggs both to be nearly well done–though I’ll tolerate a little pink/gel. I like lima beans–at least, from a can. I never didn’t like Brussels sprouts. And I enjoy the hell out of Ramen and most fast food places–including the pizza ones.

I assumed he meant comes in 15 minutes or it’s free.

I really thought this thread was gonna be about sex.

Lima beans [canned not frozen, when you nuke frozen they get dry and mealy, they have to be simmered in a pan in water on the stove] with butter, lemon juice and salt.

Sometimes I mix 1 can of baby limas/butter beans with 1 package of the nuke in bag rice, add butter and “sprinkle” [mix of powdered lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder, my proprietary blend] and that makes 2 meals <while I was doing chemo, I had really restrictive limits on what my body would let me eat without vomiting it back up> It is surprisingly good, and doesn’t ding my glucose because of the complex carbs involved in brown rice and legumes.

An odd cereal I made back when General Mills had a website where they would make you custom cereal - bran twigs, toasted macadamia nuts and dried cranberries. They let you name it, so mine were labeled ‘Colon Blow’ - tasted good, and had a serious amount of fiber so when netted out it was surprisingly diabetic friendly. I mix my own now when I get in the mood for a batch. I think it would also make good ‘rice crispy treats’.

I love Applebees steak, 9 out of 10 times it’s delicious. Sometimes it is a little gristly… It’s just the right amount for me, with some broccoli on the side. Medium rare, please. Y’all can keep your absurd burgerfries and stuff drenched with salty cheese sauce and bacon! And there’s nothing wrong with Spam, they are advertising the heck out of it on tv in different recipes, the low-sodium Spam is on my shopping list.

On my list:

-Domino’s
-Pizza Hut
-Subway
-McDonalds
-Taco Bell
-Spaghetti-Os
-Chef Boyardee
-Totino’s Party Pizza
-Store brand cola

We men aren’t supposed to like chocolate? Somehow, in my nearly 50 years on this planet, I never got that memo.

And we’re not supposed to like ice cream either? What kind of crazy world are you living in?