# Your most shameful culinary practices **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498 "2021-03-23T15:42:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/242 "2021-03-27T00:17:15Z")
You won’t be wanting seconds then? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/243 "2021-03-27T00:37:45Z")
Just out of curiosity, did your mom ever mix the ham and MW with green pickle relish? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/244 "2021-03-27T03:45:26Z")
Nah, that was ham salad in our house. Bologna, Miracle Whip, mustard, sweet relish, and some Ritz-ish crackers to stretch it out. Yum. I asked dad why we didn’t use ham to make ham salad, and he just said bologna tasted better. Right… ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/245 "2021-03-27T03:48:48Z")
Ah, stale Peeps. I like them best just before they get to Circus Peanut/Lucky Charms texture! It’s hard to get them stale here in South Georgia, though, so I have been known to bake them! ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/246 "2021-03-27T07:58:36Z")
Bought a package of Kikkoman Tofu Miso Soup on a whim, and it’s not quite my thing. With the second envelope, after dumping in the water, I added some tortilla chips. Much better. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/247 "2021-03-27T15:47:33Z")
Not that time. And trust me, she never made it again. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/248 "2021-03-27T16:55:16Z")
first, the veggie water is good for you, contains useful nutrition; and Accent contains MSG ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/249 "2021-03-27T17:45:35Z")
I have one of these in the freezer: [Festive Dark Meat Turkey Loaf & Gravy in Roasting Pan](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Festive-Dark-Meat-Turkey-Loaf-Gravy-in-Roasting-Pan-32-Ounce/10292760) This is the second one I bought another after enjoying the first. See that two-toned delineation of the loaf? It really looks like that. The white and dark meat aren’t mixed. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/250 "2021-03-27T22:09:21Z")
I’ve eaten lobster after dragging it through a tub of margarine. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/251 "2021-03-27T22:12:12Z")
After that indignity it was probably praying to be eaten ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/252 "2021-03-27T22:40:56Z")
I remember those! My mother used to get them as a cheap way to feed a bunch of kids. They weren’t bad. I used to eat onion sandwiches. And my favorite pizza is BBQ chicken with pineapple. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/253 "2021-03-28T03:15:49Z")
> [@dwyr](#): > > I used to eat onion sandwiches. My dad used to take a piece of white bread, spread condensed milk on it, top it with a slice of onion and then eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/254 "2021-03-28T03:28:14Z")
I love sushi, but during Covid it has been harder to get. By making some rice, adding soy sauce and imitation crab and wasabi, one can make very mediocre sushi very quickly, but sometimes it hits the spot. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/255 "2021-03-28T03:28:38Z")
I laughed so hard I hurt my sides. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/256 "2021-03-28T03:37:38Z")
An easy option when getting sushi grade fish is hard is to do vegetarian sushi options. I’ve made quite a few cucumber rolls after soaking finely chopped cucumber, rice wine vinegar, salt and a touch of sugar (add a tiny splash of fish sauce if you want some funky flavors). Or, if you lack nori, you can slice red bell peppers into wide strips, roast in the toaster oven until the skill blackens and the flesh softens. Pull off the blistered skin, and form nigiri style sushi blanks in your hands, add a touch of wasabi paste, and top with the strips of roasted red bell. It will look like tuna nigiri, and it’s quite tasty. ---
**Author:** ![rackensack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/257 "2021-03-28T03:55:15Z")
I do the same – not always, but for example, a couple of nights ago we ended up with some asparagus that was the thickness of tree trunks. Didn’t think there was any way they were going to get cooked enough for me roasting in the oven (at least not without getting burned up on the outside). So, in a steamer bag in the microwave for about half the recommended cooking time, then into the oven. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/258 "2021-03-28T05:46:11Z")
I used to date a girl whose mother had an affinity for mayonnaise and mashed potato sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/259 "2021-03-28T09:19:18Z")
> [@tricoteuse](#): > > My mother did that with bologna and sweet pickles, and Miracle Whip of course, and we ate it on sandwiches. She called it “monkey meat” but don’t ask me why. well in the 40s the US rations board called it “mock ham salad” … in their cookbooks our family called it lunch/dinner from spring until late fall … they made it in 5-quart ice cream buckets, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the soldiers called it something else … Now you could use spam or real ham but no one in the fam liked those versions … My tip is to use the low sodium chunk bologna cause its a sodium bomb … ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/260 "2021-03-28T09:26:54Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > Nah, that was ham salad in our house. Bologna, Miracle Whip, mustard, sweet relish, and some Ritz-ish crackers to stretch it out. Yum. I asked dad why we didn’t use ham to make ham salad, and he just said bologna tasted better. Right… oddly thats what everyone said when i used ham a couple of times too ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498/261 "2021-03-28T11:57:15Z")
I make spam musubi. (As well as “real” sushi) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498.md?page=14)