Food Pet Peeves

[TripletDaddy]

I love oatmeal cookies...I don't know what you are thinking. It's not about being healthy. Oatmeal just has a good flavor and texture to it.

marsupial extends her streak of saying awesome stuff.

full disclosure....my 4 favorite types of cookies: oatmeal, snickerdoodle, peanut butter, and sugar. Also, I have never understood why you need to put the fork marks on the PB cookies, but what the heck.

[marsupial]

Agreed, except I would have said:

Chocolate chips in oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal cookies were meant to be paired with raisins, if anything, and you're not getting an effective substitute for chocolate-chip cookies this way.

What about chocolate covered raisins or chocolate and raisins?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Raisins in baked goods. It's bullshit that they do that.

No, it's heavenly.

[YOhio]

No, it's heavenly.

Yeah, well, that's ,just like, your opinion man.

[beelzebabette]

Yellow mustard on anything. I've never understood why people who eschew ketchup even contemplate putting this on anything. Nothing ruins a burger, sandwich or pretzel like mustard.

Save it for poultices.

[myboynoah]

Yellow mustard on anything. I've never understood why people who eschew ketchup even contemplate putting this on anything. Nothing ruins a burger, sandwich or pretzel like mustard.

Save it for poultices.

Have you ever heard the phrase, "Faith of a ketchup seed?"

Game, set, match.

[beelzebabette]

Have you ever heard the phrase, "Faith of a ketchup seed?"

Game, set, match.

I can't wait for the Millenium when all is restored and we can read the rest of the parable about adding a little vinegar and turmeric so down the gullet it goes.

I have no problem with brown mustard. I just hate the taste of yellow mustard, not to mention how disgusting I find it that it'll stain the elastics on braces like it does.

[TripletDaddy]

Yellow mustard on anything. I've never understood why people who eschew ketchup even contemplate putting this on anything. Nothing ruins a burger, sandwich or pretzel like mustard.

Save it for poultices.

I love yellow mustard. I use it for french fries. yum!

[landpoke]

Rare or even slightly pink pork chops. I don't care if it's ok now, I want mine gray in the middle.

[Pheidippides]

What I meant was Ketchup on pretty much anything. I certainly did not mean I like my hot dogs plain. Mustard and onions, please.

I concur. I am not sure how catsup is related to tomatoes, but I'm pretty sure it's a distance kinship at best.

My others:

1. Buffalo carpaccio. Seriously, Mr. Redford, what the hell is that about?

2. Places that are trying to be nifty top-o'-the line places but only have price in common. Be what you are.

3. Foie Gras. Veal also, but at least veal tastes good.

4. Too much salt.

5. Too much flavor, with no subtlety. I am looking at you, Macaroni Grill.

6. Mayonnaise on deli italian-style sandwiches. Not just included-for-your-convenience, but automatically slathered on. Try some oil and vinegar. Never saw that in my favorite deli in NYC.

7. Ditto on the pizza thing. With the addition of greasy crust, but that's a regional thing.

8. Double ditto on the cream of [_____]. A Mike Myers line comes to mind.

9. Steaks cooked past medium rare. If you can't eat it raw, you shouldn't be eating it at all. For steaks at least.

10. Bad sushi.

[MarkGrace]

Volunteer Park Cafe has a cherry chocolate oatmeal cookie that is just ridiculous. I would have previously agreed that there's no need for oatmeal in cookies, but damn, these things are good.

[frank ryan]

slimey pickles on a hamburger and pizza with no sauce a la little ceasers

[New Mexican Disaster]

Applebees.

[il Padrino Ute]

Applebees.

Good call.

Chili's and TGIFriday's too.

[RobinFinderson]

Count me in with the oatmeal+raisin cookie lovers who also think that mustard is the bees' knees.

However mustard on an oatmeal+raisin cookie? That is a pet peeve of mine.