# You're enjoying food wrong. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260 "2016-02-26T22:56:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/121 "2016-03-01T03:21:31Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > I put V8 Spicy Hot in the microwave, and eat it like tomato soup. I put it in beer. And drink it like beer. With pepper. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/122 "2016-03-01T03:53:01Z")
Amateurs, it’s Heinz 57 for hash browns. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/123 "2016-03-01T04:06:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fries with mustard. Yup, me too. Frenches. On a good brat only mustard and sour kraut are okay, a scrap hotdog needs all the fixin’s: ketchup, mustard, onion, glowing relish. Wife likes: Eggs with salsa Fries with mayo or sweat n sour sauce. Rueben with no sour kraut. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/124 "2016-03-01T05:22:35Z")
> [@](#): > > Fries with mayo or sweat n sour sauce. Ew? ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/125 "2016-03-01T06:35:49Z")
My pick (probably not a popular one) is pulled pork. For pete’s sake, why? Roast pork is best eaten right out of the fire. Let it cool and dry and it becomes inedible, IMO. When talking about a whole roast pork, my country is a great one for it. Eat it right out of the fire, right from the spit. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/126 "2016-03-01T11:50:24Z")
> [@scootergirl](#): > > I like to eat a bite size piece of extra sharp cheddar with a dollop of jelly - any jelly - pepper, raspberry, strawberry…it doesn’t matter. I like the taste of the sharp and sweet. I like to put processed sharp cheddar spread on plums – a similar combination of savory and sweet, with just a little fruity tartness in there 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 1, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/127 "2016-03-01T12:06:48Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Rueben with no sour kraut. A Reuben sans sauerkraut is a corned beef sandwhich. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/128 "2016-03-01T13:24:55Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Ketchup on hot dogs. That’s the way I liked them as kid, and I still like them that way now. Me too. The very existence of hot dog snobs always amuses me. This isn’t filet mignon, it’s a way of getting people to eat the less attractive parts of the cow, pig, or other animal. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/129 "2016-03-01T13:26:41Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Wife likes: > > Eggs with salsa > Fries with mayo or sweat n sour sauce. > Rueben with no sour kraut. Eggs with salsa: me too! Fries with mayo: I wouldn’t do it myself, but whatever flicks her Bic. But this ‘sweat n sour sauce’ sounds kinda gross, actually. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/130 "2016-03-01T13:34:07Z")
This thread has totally confused me, I thought hot dogs and ketchup was standard. I will have Dijon mustard on the side with anything. Including fish. I like to eat crisps (potato chips) with chocolate. Bite one then the other. My mother serves a full english breakfast (sausage, bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms etc) with grilled cheese on the side. She actually puts the cheese on the plate and puts it under the grill. Delish. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/131 "2016-03-01T13:36:29Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Me too. The very existence of hot dog snobs always amuses me. This isn’t filet mignon, it’s a way of getting people to eat the less attractive parts of the cow, pig, or other animal. Except, real hot dog snobs don’t eat that kind of dog. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/132 "2016-03-01T14:29:41Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > When I was a kid Kelloggs had a cereal that consisted of 2 other cereals, (Sugar Pops, Sugar smacks), and peanuts called [Triple Snack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWW8ZLYc1YU). For some reason, the commercial jingle for this was running through my head a few weeks ago, and now you’ve brought it back. _If you don’t like peanuts, watch out for Triple Snack Triple Snack will get you if you don’t watch out._ [And sure enough, it’s on YouTube.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWW8ZLYc1YU) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/133 "2016-03-01T14:33:06Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Except, real hot dog snobs don’t eat that kind of dog. Maybe, but it’s not like the no-ketchup snobs shut up about it if you’re just eating any old hot dog purchased from a random street cart. Gotta admit, I’m kinda curious about these hot dogs that are made from the good cuts of meat. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen them in the stores. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/134 "2016-03-01T14:36:31Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > I drink red wine, even if I’m eating chicken or fish. I’m the opposite. I drink white wine, even with steak. and I often drink red wine chilled, too. I also agree about eating ketchup on hot dogs, the High Master’s pronouncements to the contrary notwithstanding. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/135 "2016-03-01T19:07:42Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Maybe, but it’s not like the no-ketchup snobs shut up about it if you’re just eating any old hot dog purchased from a random street cart. > > Gotta admit, I’m kinda curious about these hot dogs that are made from the good cuts of meat. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen them in the stores. [Here are some.](http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/wellbeing/11-best-hot-dogs) It looks like most of them just have regional specialty-store distribution. A step down from those, you might look at Hebrew National. They’re not the all-grass-fed organic beef, but they are kosher, without fillers or variety parts. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/136 "2016-03-01T19:31:36Z")
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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/137 "2016-03-01T20:05:45Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Ketchup on hot dogs. That’s the way I liked them as kid, and I still like them that way now. I hope that’s not wrong. I also like them with mustard. But for God’s sake don’t put mayo on there! > [@pulykamell](#): > > Ketchup is fine on hash browns. Or runny egg too. Either work, but I’ve never heard anything against ketchup on hash browns. Or if you live near a Waffle House, Scattered, Smothered, Covered, and now you can also add Country. Scattered (spread out on the grill), smothered (with onions), covered (slice of American cheese), country (covered in sausage gravy). > [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > Slightly-softened chocolate ice cream makes a fine potato chip dip > > Eggs and hashbrowns require salsa or salsa verde > > Hot dogs call out for barbecue sauce. So do French fries. I like dipping fries in a ketchup and mustard mix. BBQ is also fine. If you get your fries from Wendy’s you can also dip them in your Frosty. I’ve seen websites dedicated to that fine delicacy. mmmmm mmmm ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/138 "2016-03-01T21:06:44Z")
I always eat sushi pieces in two bites. It’s hard to keep the second bite from falling apart, but I just don’t like putting that much in my mouth at once. When I get a Chipotle-style burrito I cut it open and eat the insides with a fork, what I call the laparotomy method. I still eat some of the tortilla. I know you can just get it naked, but for some reason I don’t want to. I’m a card-carrying member of the Southern Foodways Alliance, and yet I like a little sugar in my cornbread. Don’t tell the folks in Oxford, they won’t let me come to the Symposium this year. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/139 "2016-03-01T21:12:36Z")
I prefer kiwifruits when they’re underripe, and when snacking on an apple my go to variety is Granny Smith. (Apparently you’re supposed to use those for cooking.) Back before I went veg, I used to put honey on chicken, so nowadays I use maple syrup on TVP. > [@salinqmind](#): > > Hashbrowns are flattened out Tater Tots. they NEED ketchup, all of them, to choke them down. Nah, hash browns are way less disgusting than tater tots. 😃 ---
**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 1, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/140 "2016-03-01T21:15:12Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > When I get a Chipotle-style burrito I cut it open and eat the insides with a fork, what I call the laparotomy method. I still eat some of the tortilla. I know you can just get it naked, but for some reason I don’t want to. MadMex offers any of their burritos made up “bare” as barerritos, that is all the innards served in a bowl. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260.md?page=8)