# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/141 "2016-03-01T21:28:05Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I like cold Chinese stir fry. Leftovers for breakfast. ^ This. Or slicing up some leftovers (pork/steak/chicken) and frying them with some eggs. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/142 "2016-03-01T21:52:41Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Well, room temperature. But room temperature in a drafty French chateau is a couple dozen degrees less than in a typical British or American home. Room temperature usually means a specific temperature, not the ambient temperature of a given room whether it’s in Death Valley or Antarctica. It’s generally about 70 °F/21 °C. > [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > I prefer room-temperature pop. (That’s “soda” for the Americans.) Only the NE and W/SW. The middle part of the country and NW is “pop” territory, while the south is “coke” land (as in, “what kind of coke y’all want? Sprite or 7-Up?”) > [@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. Depends on what people mean by “attractive.” Hot dogs being made from assholes is a urban legend, but the kind of meat that people consider “good,” like that meant for steak, is often not even appropriate for hot dogs, so you’re paying a premium for no reason. They make Kobe beef hot dogs in fancy places (or “Kobe” beef, which was certainly fake in the US before 2013), but it’s a gimmick. Otherwise, there quality hot dogs out there, all-beef and such. > [@umop\_ap\_sdn](#): > > 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.) Say whaaaat!? GS are for both cooking and eating, as are most supermarket apples. Except Red Delicious, those belong in the trash. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/143 "2016-03-01T22:07:48Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Instant mashed potatoes made with soup. > [@carnut](#): > > Hmm, must try. I experiment with mashed potatoes a lot, but haven’t tried this. Great idea. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Do you mean using broth instead of water? Or an actual can of soup with meat and veggies in it? Broth makes sense to me, soup seems, um, different… > [@xizor](#): > > Ooooo Annie… This actually made me sit up straight. I am intrigued and must try this tonight. Yes, soup. Boil the soup and stir in the potato flakes. Add some water if it’s too thick. I ate this as a child, when we called it sludge. It looks horrible and tastes delicious. I have a love of good white icing that is legendary. I will eat it with a fork. I will eat it left over and other people’s plates. ---
**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, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/144 "2016-03-01T23:31:17Z")
Instant mashed potatoes taste like yeast, to me. Not something I want in my mouth. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/145 "2016-03-02T00:54:20Z")
No one’s mentioned this, so I’ll ask: is BBQ baked beans on a hot dog considered “wrong?” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/146 "2016-03-02T01:06:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > No one’s mentioned this, so I’ll ask: is BBQ baked beans on a hot dog considered “wrong?” Then I don’t want to be right! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/147 "2016-03-02T01:49:42Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > [Ordering milk in a bar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5849422#post5849422) starting at post #495 > > As for me I like leftover salad. I prefer my lettuce less crispy. [Don’t forget the follow up.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302800&page=8) ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/148 "2016-03-02T02:22:22Z")
One thing that annoys me that probably half of you’ll do is when people call that stuff with beans Chili. If you know beans about chili you know that chili has no beans. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/149 "2016-03-02T03:17:42Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > I hate to admit it, but I like Scotch with an ice cube. I’ve tried it with and without, and I can’t seem to make myself like it better without. (And I’m talking about pretty good scotch – like Lagavulin. Now I haven’t had limited-edition 37-year-old blessed-by-the-Pope Scotch, so maybe I’d feel different about that.) This is entirely acceptable, neat, dash of water or an ice cube , which is basically a dash of water and some chill, are all generally accepted ways of drinking good whiskey, rye , bourbon etc. I think a spirit which had any subtle flavours is probably going to suffer if you drown it in ice , probably best keep the ‘over a lot of rocks’ for the house whiskey, and there is nothing wrong with that either. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/150 "2016-03-02T11:18:24Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > Here’s a different one: > > I just had a white chocolate-macadamia protein bar with a dollop of Valentina’s extra hot sauce. Despite the “extra”, it’s not all that spicy, but a little salt/hot goes well with the sweet. I’m pretty sure that outweirds most sauces that people put on potatoes. Let’s face it, potatoes’ main purpose is to be a substrate for sauce and/or salt. I have got to try this! The concept reminds me of one of my favorite college snacks: a sweet and salty peanut granola bar, and a nearly equivalently sized hunk of pepper jack cheese on top. Also good: Sriracha on bananas, especially if they’re about 12 hours riper than you would eat plain. That needs a side of tortilla chips for crunch and salt. I also believe in using strawberry yogurt as a dip for tortilla chips. Other things: Cranberry sauce is great as a side for roast beef. Mayonaise and Pace medium chunky salsa on toast (mix the mayo and salsa first)- delicious and ugly. Warming up refried beans in a small skillet, pushing them to the side, cracking in a few eggs, topping with Pace, cilantro, and a little jack cheese, then cooking with the lid on until the whites are set was a totally normal quick meal in my family and I’ve never seen anyone else do it. No seasoning at all on hamburger patties (maybe my mom is just crazy; she always seasons steaks and roasts highly with pepper and garlic) but adding extra salt on top of the bun. Any savory/spicy noodle dish is better eaten with whole grain crackers or tortilla chips. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/151 "2016-03-02T14:49:23Z")
I think this thread may be slipping from “wrong” to “intriguingly innovative” or even just plain “traditional”. For example, combining fruit sauces with meat, or cheeses with fruits, has a long culinary history. Nothing about it is “wrong” in the sense that, say, eating concentrated canned soup undiluted straight out of the can, or eating foods still frozen that are supposed to be thawed and cooked, is “wrong”. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/152 "2016-03-02T14:53:54Z")
Popcorn over yogurt ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/153 "2016-03-02T14:58:38Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > One thing that annoys me that probably half of you’ll do is when people call that stuff with beans Chili. If you know beans about chili you know that chili has no beans. says you. Most of us don’t really care about that nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Abner\_Ravenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Abner\_Ravenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Ravenwood)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/154 "2016-03-02T15:09:24Z")
I put sugar in my grits. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/155 "2016-03-02T19:28:43Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Depends on what people mean by “attractive.” Hot dogs being made from assholes is a urban legend, but the kind of meat that people consider “good,” like that meant for steak, is often not even appropriate for hot dogs, so you’re paying a premium for no reason. They make Kobe beef hot dogs in fancy places (or “Kobe” beef, which was certainly fake in the US before 2013), but it’s a gimmick. Otherwise, there quality hot dogs out there, all-beef and such. By ‘attractive’ I meant a cut of meat that you could grill and put on a plate, and most non-vegetarians would regard it as something they’d consider eating for pleasure. The notion that hot dogs are made from the parts of the cow that you wouldn’t want to serve as steak or even hamburger doesn’t bother me in the least. The Firebug and I had hot dogs last night, and they were the Gwaltney 99-cents-for-8-dogs kind. Perfect, when accompanied by a little ketchup and relish. 🙂 > [@](#): > > Say whaaaat!? GS are for both cooking and eating, as are most supermarket apples. Except Red Delicious, those belong in the trash. Totally agree. Red ‘Delicious’ has to be one of the worst food frauds ever perpetrated on the American public. They look beautiful in a supermarket display, have the texture of mush, and don’t taste particularly good either. ---
**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 2, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/156 "2016-03-02T20:20:57Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Red ‘Delicious’ has to be one of the worst food frauds ever perpetrated on the American public. They look beautiful in a supermarket display, have the texture of mush, and don’t taste particularly good either. I have to disagree here. I was brought up not far from apple orchards. We got our apples direct from the barn at the orchard, including Red Delicious, which was (and is still) my favorite. I wasn’t seduced by the appearance – I didn’t see them on display in the store, but unpolished in the bushel basket. I was taken in by the flavor. If your Red Delicious apples have no flavor, you have my sympathy. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/157 "2016-03-02T21:05:36Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > By ‘attractive’ I meant a cut of meat that you could grill and put on a plate, and most non-vegetarians would regard it as something they’d consider eating for pleasure. I mean most people would consider filet mignon a better cut than chuck, but non-gimick fancy hot dogs like Hebrew National make theirs from the “less fancy” cuts but still perfectly good meat. [http://www.boosman.com/blog/images/2003-08-15-03.jpgOther](http://www.boosman.com/blog/images/2003-08-15-03.jpgOther) sources are just rumors. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/158 "2016-03-02T21:10:28Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > One thing that annoys me that probably half of you’ll do is when people call that stuff with beans Chili. If you know beans about chili you know that chili has no beans. Excellent–I’m enjoying chili wrong, too! Like I said before, nothing improves food like the spice of irritating food snobs :). ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/159 "2016-03-03T03:14:14Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Red ‘Delicious’ has to be one of the worst food frauds ever perpetrated on the American public. They look beautiful in a supermarket display, have the texture of mush, and don’t taste particularly good either. Fresh Red Delicious apples are crisp and sweet; they almost snap when you take a bite. However, in storage, they lose flavor and texture but still look fresh. Supermarkets cared more about the looking fresh than the flavor. As a result, many of us grew up eating mushy apples called “Delicious” all year round and we began to understand that we should beware marketing names. 😃 ---
**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 3, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260/160 "2016-03-03T03:28:01Z")
Opal Apples are the food of the gods. I have just discovered them, and they’re the best apples I’ve ever eaten. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-enjoying-food-wrong/747260.md?page=9)