Unforgivable Crimes Against Food

[Katheryne Helendale]

I toasted a cinnamon raisin bagel, spread some butter on it, grabbed my shaker of cinnamon/sugar mix and shook that all over the butter, then slid it back into the toaster over to brown and caramelize.

When I pulled it out and took a bite, it was disgusting.
I had grabbed my shaker of celery salt instead of cinnamon/sugar.

Spices in identical spice jars = FAIL

Oh, God, that just made my day! *hugs*

 

[eku zhong]

MAYO IS AN ABOMINATION AND MUST BE STOPPED!!!!!!

EGGS AND OIL IS NOT THAT GOOD!!!

 

[Da5id Weatherwax]

Returning to tomatoes, can I get a shout out for lentils (or beans) with slices of tomato?

Ok, how about this... lentils spiced with toasted mustard seeds and cumin, cooked in the minimum amount of chicken broth. Meanwhile take a generous handful of cherry tomatoes and cut them in half. Sautee thinly sliced onion and crushed garlic in a butter/olive oil mix with LOTS of freshly grated ginger and a couple of hot thai peppers. Add the tomatoes and plenty of lemon juice. Time this so that the tomatoes are only just starting to soften by the time the lentils are done. Combine and nom immediately

You can also add a little tomato paste at the same time as the lemon juice if you'd rather have the citrus/tomato/ginger mix be more of a paste than a "spiced oil with tomato"

 

[Casey Pelous]

Just out of curiosity, where does this crowd stand on chorizo con huevos?

I hate getting them on my shoes.

"This is not an approved application of chorizo, nor of chorizo derived products. We apologize for any inconvenience."

- National Chorizo Advisory Board

Never had it. Sounds intriguing.

Wat? How is this even possible? I thought you were in the Central Valley. What has happened to that place? Are there no more super-funky cheap "six-tables-jammed-into-the-space-for-four" Mexican restaurants that serve breakfast? Did you get one of those "health departments" or something? Is nothing sacred??

Have a $1.98 adventure -- next time you're at the market, pick up a tube of beef chorizo:

Do NOT read the ingredients, nor the nutritional information. Just squeeze about a quarter of the tube -- about 2 to 2.5 oz -- into a frying pan, smoosh it up and cook it until it seems done (the smell is heavenly.) You might want to drain off a little of the -- ummm -- liquid before you throw in a couple of eggs and some cheese and scramble. When you get braver, you can use a half a tube. Want some veg? Add some canned green chiles.

 

[Sid]

Should one prepare that stuff close to a bin?

 

[Free]

Ok, how about this... lentils spiced with toasted mustard seeds and cumin, cooked in the minimum amount of chicken broth. Meanwhile take a generous handful of cherry tomatoes and cut them in half. Sautee thinly sliced onion and crushed garlic in a butter/olive oil mix with LOTS of freshly grated ginger and a couple of hot thai peppers. Add the tomatoes and plenty of lemon juice. Time this so that the tomatoes are only just starting to soften by the time the lentils are done. Combine and nom immediately

You can also add a little tomato paste at the same time as the lemon juice if you'd rather have the citrus/tomato/ginger mix be more of a paste than a "spiced oil with tomato"

Um...

Interesting, but it sort of takes the simplicity out of a side dish of lentils or beans with sliced tomatoes.

 

[Free]

I have a new crime to display.

 

[Tigar]

Just out of curiosity, where does this crowd stand on chorizo con huevos?

There was a time in mai past when I refused to eat any Mexican food, just on principle. I’ve discovered lately that isn’t Mexican food I hate , it’s cilantro.
Nasty damn stuff tastes like soap

 

[Tigar]

I like tomatoes in salads, sandwiches, burgers, as salsa and as part of other recipes. But to eat one on its own, not so much. Maybe sliced, with a bit of sugar sprinkled on it, maybe.

Sugar? Nah, I like salt on mai ‘mators.

 

[Tigar]

The sperm donor I refer outa habit to as “my dad” had a garden in the backyard when I was about 13.
I useta go out there and pick ‘mators , radishes, cucumbers , melons , and etc , rinse ‘em off under de outside faucet add salt , and just nom ‘em all up. *

* any bunnies nommed was jus’ collateral damage n’ nothin’ personal

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I have a new crime to display.

Needs pineapple.

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

I have a new crime to display.

Making pizza consumme for that italian kick!

 

[Brenda Archer]

Just out of curiosity, where does this crowd stand on chorizo con huevos?

I can't stand while I'm eating yummy food

 

[Sid]

There was a time in mai past when I refused to eat any Mexican food, just on principle. I’ve discovered lately that isn’t Mexican food I hate , it’s cilantro.
Nasty damn stuff tastes like soap

Is that Dove, Dial or more Irish Spring?

 

[Tigar]

Is that Dove, Dial or more Irish Spring?

 

[Ashiri]

, it’s cilantro.
Nasty damn stuff tastes like soap

I know what you mean. It can really ruin a dish if overdone or if one is sensitive to it.

 

[Maggy Hazelnut]

There was a time in mai past when I refused to eat any Mexican food, just on principle. I’ve discovered lately that isn’t Mexican food I hate , it’s cilantro.
Nasty damn stuff tastes like soap

I've read that it's your genes that determine if you love or hate cilantro. There are quite a few news articles out there about that but here's one of them. Here's Why Cilantro Tastes Like Soap For Some People

My ex-husband loved that shit & when we were still married & I had a greenhouse he asked me to grow some for him. Apparently I have the "Hate Cilantro" gene cause when it was time to transplant the baby cilantros into individual pots it was everything I could do not to throw up all over the greenhouse. He had to finish transplanting them & taking care of them from that point on. I couldn't even stand to have the smell of them in my greenhouse. Awful nasty shit!

 

[Casey Pelous]

There was a time in mai past when I refused to eat any Mexican food, just on principle. I’ve discovered lately that isn’t Mexican food I hate , it’s cilantro.
Nasty damn stuff tastes like soap

23 and me seems to have found a genetic marker for that perception of cilantro. Thank goodness, I don't have it. Sorry you do!

https://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/cilantro-love-hate-genetic-trait/

 

[Clara D.]

I like cilantro, but hate Brussels sprouts

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

There was a time in mai past when I refused to eat any Mexican food, just on principle. I’ve discovered lately that isn’t Mexican food I hate , it’s cilantro.
Nasty damn stuff tastes like soap

Sooo... I guess street tacos are out?