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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 09:24 PM Jan 2016

Any food trends you are completely over?

Mine are:

Sea salt sweets (chocolate, caramels, etc)
Pork belly everything
Any kind of fries but plain. Especially sweet potato fries.
Everything pumpkin/sweet potato - It especially does not belong in Italian food. (Obviously not a huge fan of orange vegetables)
Designer mashed potatoes - I like them plain.
Anything too precious or foo-foo. I like good, simple, excellent ingredients. I'm not impressed by complicated dishes.
Frisee
Obnoxious celebrity chefs.

Well, I am sure there is more, but that's a start. How about you?

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Any food trends you are completely over? (Original Post) smirkymonkey Jan 2016 OP
Beacon Hill Chocolates - Are unique Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #1
What is it with the sea salt? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #2
You have no idea.... Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #3
Bacon vodka TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #14
All things bacon. kwassa Jan 2016 #4
Agree. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #8
Yes! I am kinda over my daily green smoothies tho mucifer Jan 2016 #23
Anything with KALE! Texasgal Jan 2016 #5
Kale, quinoa, avocado oil... Initech Jan 2016 #31
Quinoa is OK, but kale is gross. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #66
Kale is good for you though. darkangel218 Jan 2016 #101
so are vacations Kali Jan 2016 #111
Actually, baby kale is pretty good in salads, but I agree it's' over used. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #36
I agree with most of these cemaphonic Jan 2016 #6
still happening here... Phentex Jan 2016 #18
Ugh! I hate communal dining! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #21
Newly declared 'miracle foods', superseding past lists of miracle foods petronius Jan 2016 #7
Açaí berries are actually pretty tasty. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #67
Agree with no more sweet potatoes. Bleah. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #9
Bacon bigwillq Jan 2016 #10
Because "BACON!!!11!" sounds good when you yell it. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #89
I was never on the bacon bandwagon... Wounded Bear Jan 2016 #11
I honestly don't have many flavors I dislike Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #12
Not a fan of mixing things laundry_queen Jan 2016 #13
We got a big bag of gluten free potato chips TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #15
HAHA. Yep. nt laundry_queen Jan 2016 #17
Gluten Free ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #25
Soup is good food. gvstn Jan 2016 #49
I love soup too laundry_queen Jan 2016 #51
Thyme goes a long way in seasoning tomato based soups. gvstn Jan 2016 #52
Molecular Gastronomy MowCowWhoHow III Jan 2016 #16
seconded! Phentex Jan 2016 #19
Yes! What a ripoff! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #22
My god, they didn't even clean the dried egg off the breakfast plates before they reused them! n/t A Simple Game Jan 2016 #113
Hipster BBQ joints... Phentex Jan 2016 #20
My head exploded in Colorado Springs...HUGE hipster population there. Miles Archer Jan 2016 #55
Hipsters are the worst thing to come out of my (Millennial) generation. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #70
Scratch a hipster, find a trust fund. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2016 #92
I'm surprised. Last time I was in C.S. it seemed to be all Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #105
definitely handmade34 Jan 2016 #24
In NYC on one Saturday in June LiberalElite Jan 2016 #42
oh memories... handmade34 Jan 2016 #44
Thanks for this - George was my favorite nt LiberalElite Jan 2016 #45
Kale and blueberry "superfood" KentuckyWoman Jan 2016 #26
Red velvet cake noamnety Jan 2016 #27
Pomegranates LiberalEsto Jan 2016 #28
However, I've loved pomegranates since I was a kid. kentauros Jan 2016 #38
Pomegranate seeds mixed into either... 3catwoman3 Jan 2016 #120
Good idea! kentauros Jan 2016 #121
Dishes that are just chefs showing off. Wolf Frankula Jan 2016 #29
I hate food trucks. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #86
Whiskey Major Nikon Jan 2016 #30
That's not trendy, just traditional! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #83
It's actually became quite trendy, which is why the cost has gone up considerably Major Nikon Jan 2016 #88
Depends what sort of whiskey T_i_B Jan 2016 #95
Anything that bears a seal of approval from Guy Fieri. Initech Jan 2016 #32
I can't stand the guy, not intended to be a play but if it works... I am waiting A Simple Game Jan 2016 #114
Kale. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #33
A restaurant I used to go to fairly often recently changed their menu The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2016 #34
I think they should replace kale with Swiss Chard. It's much better and let's face it, smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #37
And were it "cale," they'd re-name it "kale"! WinkyDink Jan 2016 #103
From the very beginning, I didn't get the addition of sea salt in chocolate. kentauros Jan 2016 #35
I agree - I think it's the largeness of the grains of salt that turns me off so much. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #39
That makes me think of the truffle flavorings in a book: A Passion for Chocolate kentauros Jan 2016 #40
Yum! Tea flavored chocolate sounds wonderful! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #57
As I recall, kentauros Jan 2016 #62
C I L A N T R O !!! trof Jan 2016 #41
You must not eat a lot of Tex Mex TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #43
Cilantro was a latecomer to Tex Mex. trof Jan 2016 #46
But it's a staple, now. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2016 #47
Ugh. Cilantro I DESPISE it - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #53
I think I have that soapy cilantro mutation nadine_mn Jan 2016 #98
YES noamnety Jan 2016 #56
Thank god I do not have the soapy cilantro mutation! I love cilantro! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #71
Death to Cilantro!!! MrScorpio Jan 2016 #96
I LOVE that stuff, but I don't have the gene that makes it taste like soap to some people. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #106
It brings back memories of having my mouth washed out with soap as a kid. GoCubsGo Jan 2016 #108
aw hell, I am so far behind, Kali Jan 2016 #48
Actually, that is very good. It's an old staple of my paternal Italian relatives. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #58
As many have mentioned, kale. betsuni Jan 2016 #50
LOL! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #59
Everything and anything "artisanal" nt LiberalElite Jan 2016 #54
Just another way to say "I'm going to jack up the price for this food that smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #60
Ha! It's a $10 word meaning LiberalElite Jan 2016 #61
This is what I was going to post! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #64
I think a close cousin to artisanal is LiberalElite Jan 2016 #65
I'll add Farm To Table... Phentex Jan 2016 #97
HERESY!!! Salty chocolate is the shit!!! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #63
Meh. LiberalElite Jan 2016 #68
I think you mean "the shiz"? GoCubsGo Jan 2016 #109
Sauce HeiressofBickworth Jan 2016 #69
chia seeds restorefreedom Jan 2016 #72
Why don't you just use the seeds to make a chia plant!! madinmaryland Jan 2016 #75
that's why I can't eat them - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #76
lol! nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #79
Fried chicken and waffles as a combination. begin_within Jan 2016 #73
I've never understood it either TexasBushwhacker Jan 2016 #78
Pineapple actually goes well with pizza. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #94
The so-called "Hawaiian" pizza was invented in Oakland KamaAina Jan 2016 #118
Yeah, who came up with that? smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #82
I'm not from the South, but I believe it's a southern tradition from at least betsuni Jan 2016 #87
Why not? You eat bacon or sausage with waffles. KamaAina Jan 2016 #117
Asiago cheese on pasta. The shit is fucking nasty smelling. madinmaryland Jan 2016 #74
Anything with sodium Generic Brad Jan 2016 #77
Salt is a funny thing. gvstn Jan 2016 #85
Vegan Portlandia: betsuni Jan 2016 #80
Brie Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2016 #81
It's the only cheese I don't like. GoCubsGo Jan 2016 #107
Sun dried tomatoes The Second Stone Jan 2016 #84
Sriracha Sauce on Everything Wolf Frankula Jan 2016 #90
+1000 nadine_mn Jan 2016 #99
Butter/eggs/bacon on burgers, Jamaal510 Jan 2016 #91
Avocados. In everything. DinahMoeHum Jan 2016 #93
They are excellent for a body, though! WinkyDink Jan 2016 #104
If your system can't hack 'em, they ain't worth shit. DinahMoeHum Jan 2016 #110
Trying to make "gourmet" versions of classic foods like Mac & cheese nadine_mn Jan 2016 #100
Cupcakes---I hate cupcakes! Kale! Smoothies! Sriracha! WinkyDink Jan 2016 #102
The only one that springs to mind.... T_i_B Jan 2016 #112
Cornflake fried chicken - I mean really, WTF jpak Jan 2016 #115
Oh no you di'int! KamaAina Jan 2016 #119
A Bay Area foodie friend's husband made sweet potato gnocchi the other night KamaAina Jan 2016 #116

Texasgal

(17,029 posts)
5. Anything with KALE!
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 10:18 PM
Jan 2016

UGH! What a vile vegetable!

I am a vegetarian, but I cannot STAND KALE! It's in everything now!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
36. Actually, baby kale is pretty good in salads, but I agree it's' over used.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 07:50 PM
Jan 2016

God, it's in everything these days!

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
6. I agree with most of these
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 11:02 PM
Jan 2016

Salted caramels are awesome though.

Did the rest of the country get the "communal dining in foodie restaurants" thing, or was that just the PNW? Because that was a stupid trend that I'm glad didn't catch on more than it did.

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
18. still happening here...
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 10:18 AM
Jan 2016

and I find it makes the whole restaurant louder. I guess people have to talk over the people they are stuffed up against.

petronius

(26,580 posts)
7. Newly declared 'miracle foods', superseding past lists of miracle foods
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 11:31 PM
Jan 2016

(Although I do make a mean quinoa-açaí-salmon smoothie based on these informative lists... )

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
9. Agree with no more sweet potatoes. Bleah.
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:14 AM
Jan 2016

Too sweet. Give me savory veggies and starches.

Smoked this and that. That flavor is too strong and icky.

Cayenne chocolate. Just no.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
10. Bacon
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:20 AM
Jan 2016

I like bacon, but not as much as everyone else it seems. I don't really get where the bacon craze came from.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,282 posts)
89. Because "BACON!!!11!" sounds good when you yell it.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 09:56 AM
Jan 2016

"GARBANZO BEANS!!!11!" ... nope, just not the same punch.

Wounded Bear

(58,436 posts)
11. I was never on the bacon bandwagon...
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:46 AM
Jan 2016

I don't mind it, but damn, I can't eat it on every item in every meal.

Xipe Totec

(43,872 posts)
12. I honestly don't have many flavors I dislike
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:52 AM
Jan 2016

Stinky tofu would be one,

and cumin has always been abhorrent to me.

Aside from that, I just can't think of anything at the moment.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
13. Not a fan of mixing things
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 02:29 AM
Jan 2016

Like using your example for instance, putting spaghetti squash or pumpkin in an asian stir fry. Um, no. And I actually like orange vegetables. Or, too many varieties of vegetables in one dish. There is no need for 14 varieties of veggies in a soup. Yes, variety is great. But good lord. My mom does this all the time. I hate her soups. Too much going on! Yes, I'm sure it's healthy. But it's not tasty at all.

Also not a huge fan of mixing sweet and savory in my salads. I like my berries in my desserts, and separate from my spinach, oil and vinegars. Sue me.

Seeing 'gluten-free' on something that has ALWAYS been gluten free. Like on a package of meat. For real.

Crazy ice cream flavors. One I saw the other day - sticky rice and mango just seemed so out there and bland at the same time. I'm sure some people really enjoy them, but it's getting harder to find basic flavors at a decent price.

I'm sure I'll think of something else overnight and I'll post more in the AM if I come up with more.





ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
25. Gluten Free
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 01:00 PM
Jan 2016

There's a craft vodka company in Chicago that's advertising as gluten free! Gluten free vodka. Now exactly how terrible is the distillation system if glutens get through the vapor path?

And, if you're actually drinking a craft vodka, that would suggest that you're not drinking a bloody mary or something

If you're drinking martinis or straight vodka, is gluten really that big a concern?

gvstn

(2,805 posts)
49. Soup is good food.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 03:41 AM
Jan 2016

Any soup someone makes me is good soup. Beef vegetable is probably my favorite but I wouldn't like sweet potatoes in it but every other vegetable, other than peas is fair game. Just don't like the starchy, sweet ones. Lima beans aren't a favorite but succotash is okay.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
51. I love soup too
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 05:05 AM
Jan 2016

but I like fairly distinct types. Beef vegetable is okay with me too (SO with you on the peas) but my mom would put peas, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, white potatoes, onions, leeks, spinach, beets, corn, celery, parsnips, bok choi, zucchini, butternut squash, asparagus, green peppers, green beans...you name it, it's in the soup. WAyyyyy too much, IMO. She uses at least 10 kinds in her soups, minimum. Oh. And there would be no beef. Beef is baaad. It would be vegetables only. No meat or meat broth. No distinct seasoning...just vegetables. Her soup should be named "10 plus vegetable hot water with a hint of salt" (dear gawd, I feel like I'm going to be struck by lightning for writing that, LOL, what IS it about moms that make us feel like we HAVE to like their cooking?)

My tastes for vegetable based soups are more like...Butternut squash soup...made with a base of onions and celery and squash pureed into creamy goodness.... Or Borscht - Onions, celery, carrots, beets and cabbage (& DILL). Or cream of asparagus...Or carrot soup....or cream of celery....french onion soup...you get the idea. I'm not a fan of just chucking vegetables in a soup for the purpose of trying to get in as many as possible. I like my soups to taste like something. Not like vegetable barf, you know? Maybe I'm just picky I am a bit of a foodie...

gvstn

(2,805 posts)
52. Thyme goes a long way in seasoning tomato based soups.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 07:55 AM
Jan 2016

But I swear to God I think one of your Mom's soups might be to my liking. Throw in every vegetable you have and there can never be too much celery.

A good french onion is priceless. Lots of smelly cheese wins me over.

Soup just goes into your system immediately. It is just good food.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
55. My head exploded in Colorado Springs...HUGE hipster population there.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 09:53 AM
Jan 2016

The local "Colorado Independent" rag has a Facebook page as well and all of the restaurant reviews are written by hipster douchebags, mooning over french fries with truffle oil and parmesan and using phrases like "succulent rockstar morsels."

Colorado Springs was not my town at all.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
70. Hipsters are the worst thing to come out of my (Millennial) generation.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 09:40 PM
Jan 2016

Out of touch pretentious assholes who think they are enlightened and progressive. As a Socialist I want to lock them into a room and give them a stern lecture that there is no such thing as ethical consumption under Capitalism.

I would not make it very far in Hipster cities like Portland without getting so angry my head pops off.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
105. I'm surprised. Last time I was in C.S. it seemed to be all
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 12:49 PM
Jan 2016

Christians (hardcore), cowboys, cadets, and conservatives. Not a hipster to be seen. But this was awhile ago.

On the other hand Colorado College is a bastion of liberalism and hipsters, so maybe that's the influence.

I take it you're not a fan of Boulder, either.

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
24. definitely
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:20 PM
Jan 2016

over the whole meat craze thing... can't imagine what we were thinking as a culture to continue eating dead animal flesh long after we needed to




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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
42. In NYC on one Saturday in June
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 09:10 PM
Jan 2016

every year there is a Hare Krishna procession down Fifth Ave., and the route takes it past a park where there is held the same day
"The Great American Bar B Que". I've been a vegetarian for many years and I feel more at home watching the Hare Krishnas than hanging out at the American grilled flesh fest. The smell is gross.
(At the end of the HK procession there's free vegetarian Indian food in Washingon Sq. Park.)

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
44. oh memories...
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 09:26 PM
Jan 2016

I have had many wonderful meals in Ashrams and the memories of music and dance will stay with me forever...




 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
27. Red velvet cake
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 02:34 PM
Jan 2016

If the critical ingredient that makes it a new food is "food coloring" it just needs to die.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
38. However, I've loved pomegranates since I was a kid.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 07:52 PM
Jan 2016

They're big now because of the health benefits and nothing else.

We had a tree in our backyard when we were growing up (my father planted it from a sapling.) It was a nice thing on which to snack while sitting outside. We never thought to squeeze the juice out of them, or dry them and use as a garnish (which a favorite Mexican restaurant here does with their Chiles en Nogada plate )

A few years ago I looked at the property on Google Maps and was shocked to see that the people who bought it from my parents had removed the tree. I guess they never looked at the prices of pomegranates in the store, or they'd have kept the tree and sold the fruits at farmers' markets. At least they kept the fig tree.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
121. Good idea!
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 03:05 PM
Jan 2016

And I've started to make healthier smoothies (had my first truly green smoothie yesterday that was even more delicious than my normal fruit-only smoothies.) I'll have to try any recipes that ask for fresh poms

Wolf Frankula

(3,595 posts)
29. Dishes that are just chefs showing off.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 02:34 PM
Jan 2016

Deconstructed foods.
Ridiculous fusion like Korean/Cuban.
Food carts/trucks. I refuse to stand outside in bad weather to eat at an overpriced roach coach.

Wolf








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Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
88. It's actually became quite trendy, which is why the cost has gone up considerably
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 09:50 AM
Jan 2016

The upside is there's a lot of new players now making bourbon and some of them are quite good.

Initech

(99,909 posts)
32. Anything that bears a seal of approval from Guy Fieri.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 04:33 PM
Jan 2016

No... just... fucking no. Anything that has his face on it, I won't eat there.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
114. I can't stand the guy, not intended to be a play but if it works... I am waiting
Fri Jan 29, 2016, 11:02 AM
Jan 2016

for him to just eat out of a trough and showing the world what a pig he really is. Every time I see him playing with the food in the kitchens or shoving the food in his face it almost makes me puke. I wouldn't eat in any establishment that would allow him in the door let alone into their kitchen.

Don't get me started on the one, can't remember his name or if the show is still on, that remakes restaurants to be profitable and gets all of the staff fighting among themselves. I really want to eat in a place where everyone is unhappy. Many of the restaurants he has redone close soon after he remakes them.

All of that being said I have never eaten in a restaurant where I couldn't have made the meal better by doing it myself at home.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
34. A restaurant I used to go to fairly often recently changed their menu
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 05:42 PM
Jan 2016

and now it's lousy with kale, arugula, sweet potatoes, "designer" mashed potatoes and quinoa. I don't go there much any more. Fucking kale.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
37. I think they should replace kale with Swiss Chard. It's much better and let's face it,
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 07:52 PM
Jan 2016

Kale is like the Kardashian of the vegetable world.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
35. From the very beginning, I didn't get the addition of sea salt in chocolate.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 07:44 PM
Jan 2016

Why ruin perfectly good chocolate with big grains of salt? I consider my sense of taste to be fairly good, and the salt just overpowered the chocolate, not to mention then being a blast of saltiness every time you crunched down on a grain.

Chili pepper and chocolate is a perfect pairing, and even historical. Salt, not so much. I'll be glad when it's out of my perfectly fine chocolates.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
39. I agree - I think it's the largeness of the grains of salt that turns me off so much.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 07:57 PM
Jan 2016

I do like a faint chili pepper w/ chocolate. There is a chocolatier in NYC called Vosges and it had very unusual pairings. Truffles w/ chili and cinnamon, wasabi, curry powder, rose water, etc - very creative. However their genius is in the fact that the flavorings are so subtle, you can barely detect a hint of the secondary flavor. Just enough to make it interesting, but not enough to overpower the taste of the chocolate. I really miss it since I have moved to Boston. It was really exquisite.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
40. That makes me think of the truffle flavorings in a book: A Passion for Chocolate
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 08:13 PM
Jan 2016

It's written by Rose Levy Beranbaum (author of a ground-breaking baking book called "The Cake Bible".) She's a former food scientist and understands subtlety. The book on chocolate, though, consists of recipes she got from father and son chocolatiers in France (Maurice and Jean-Jacques Bernachon.)

I've only ever made the truffles from the ganache recipes in that book, yet still haven't tried the tea-flavored one. The others are plain, mocha, cinnamon, and several made with ground hazelnuts (another traditional flavoring.) You can see how the cinnamon version makes a subtle hint of the spice due to the proportions: 12 oz bittersweet chocolate, 12 oz heavy cream, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon! It does make a great-tasting ganache though

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
62. As I recall,
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 07:42 PM
Jan 2016

the recipe called for one tablespoon of instant tea, so it would likely be a black tea (and mixed into the hot cream first.)

Now, since the best way to make ganache is to melt the chocolate with hot cream, you could brew any tea in the cream first and then mix with the chocolate. I might have to try that technique some time

trof

(54,255 posts)
41. C I L A N T R O !!!
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 08:35 PM
Jan 2016

Cilantro tastes like shit to me.
OK, maybe not 'actual' shit, because I've never eaten any.
At least not literally.
It tastes like chlorine to me.
Like if you dove into a heavily chlorinated pool and got water up your nose.
It's genetic.
I don't care.
Cilantro sucks.

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)
43. You must not eat a lot of Tex Mex
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 09:24 PM
Jan 2016

Cilantro is a staple around here. You can't eat good Tex Mex without a nice pico de gallo - chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeños, and a bit of lime juice.

trof

(54,255 posts)
46. Cilantro was a latecomer to Tex Mex.
Fri Jan 22, 2016, 09:45 PM
Jan 2016

I'm Texan-by-marriage.
Getting close to 50 years now.
It wasn't until about 20 years ago that cilantro got 'big'.
Miz t. makes a great cilantro-free pico de gallo.
It's the way she's always made it.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
53. Ugh. Cilantro I DESPISE it -
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 08:27 AM
Jan 2016

i think it should be sprayed with Agent Orange. (exaggerating for effect)

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
98. I think I have that soapy cilantro mutation
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 11:17 AM
Jan 2016

Hate hate hate cilantro...I can taste the slightest hint and just ick. I am also part Mexican so people assume I love it.

 

noamnety

(20,234 posts)
56. YES
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 10:19 AM
Jan 2016

If I were going to get into some nazi-style genetic engineering, it would surely be to eliminate the cilantro loving gene, so we could have edible mexican food again.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
108. It brings back memories of having my mouth washed out with soap as a kid.
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:16 PM
Jan 2016

I can tolerate a little bit of it in salsa, but otherwise, yeeeecccch!!!!!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
58. Actually, that is very good. It's an old staple of my paternal Italian relatives.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 11:04 AM
Jan 2016

Fried zucchini and also stuffed, fried zucchini flowers. Delicious when they are homemade and from the garden! I miss the old guard, they could really cook.

betsuni

(25,122 posts)
50. As many have mentioned, kale.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 04:55 AM
Jan 2016

I finally bought some and it tasted like grass or weeds -- not sure which because I don't regularly graze in meadows. (The whole habit of taking an inexpensive simple food and jacking up the price when it becomes trendy is inexcusable, as is splashing "no cholesterol" or "no fat" or "no gluten" on packages of foods that never contained any of those things.)

Sriracha, jalapeno, chipotle and other hot peppery things thrown at everything. Sriracha Lime Atlantis Sea Salt potato chips or Jalapeno Green Tea popcorn? No, leave them alone.

Chia seeds. I still don't know what they are and why I should eat them. It may be winter but I'm not a bird.

Suddenly coconut oil is everywhere. I'm ignoring it just as I ignore olive oil. I don't live where either coconuts or olives grow. Stop pestering me.

Food bloggers who go on and on about Nutella and put salads in Mason jars. Also, you're not fooling anybody with all those healthy salads of quinoa, blueberries, pomegranates, sweet potatoes and kale.

Smoothies. I'll wait until my teeth fall out to puree the hell out of my food in order to eat it, thanks.

So glad the "everything's better with bacon" craze is coming to an end. Like adding cheese to sausages: NO, TOO MUCH DAMN SALT.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
60. Just another way to say "I'm going to jack up the price for this food that
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 11:07 AM
Jan 2016

was completely ordinary before we called it artisinal"

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
109. I think you mean "the shiz"?
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:20 PM
Jan 2016

Which it is, as is salty caramel. Chocolate-covered salty caramels=Nirvana!

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
69. Sauce
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 09:39 PM
Jan 2016

You know, the type that is just smeared on the plate before the food is put on it. If there is to be sauce to flavor the dish, put the damned sauce on the food and put enough of it on so that it can be tasted. Anything else just looks like they used a dirty dish to serve your food.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
72. chia seeds
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 09:48 PM
Jan 2016

i hate seeds in things that don't usually have seeds in them just to stick the chia in there.

yeah, its healthy, we get it. enough already.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
94. Pineapple actually goes well with pizza.
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 09:21 AM
Jan 2016

The acidity of the pineapple complements the greasiness of the meat toppings.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
118. The so-called "Hawaiian" pizza was invented in Oakland
Fri Jan 29, 2016, 05:04 PM
Jan 2016

It is far more popular on the Left Coast than in the islands themselves. The pizza scene out there is, as you might imagine, pretty dismal: most of the meetings I went to that had it got Pizza Hut.

The Dole pineapple garden in central O'ahu has over 100 varieties of pineapple, many tart rather than sweet. I have long believed that one of the tart varieties would make a better pizza topping than the sweet ones.

madinmaryland

(64,920 posts)
74. Asiago cheese on pasta. The shit is fucking nasty smelling.
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 11:03 PM
Jan 2016


I can't eat pasta with my wife because she insists on putting that shit on her pasta. Fucking nasty.


Generic Brad

(14,270 posts)
77. Anything with sodium
Sat Jan 23, 2016, 11:29 PM
Jan 2016

I have been on a healthy eating kick for the past two years and I just cannot go back and eat "normal" processed and restaurant food any longer.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)
85. Salt is a funny thing.
Sun Jan 24, 2016, 06:35 AM
Jan 2016

Give it up and you don't really miss it.

Add it again and it does add flavor.

I sort of go against it because you get plenty unwillingly in the processed foodstuffs. Except in chicken stock, you need it there.

Wolf Frankula

(3,595 posts)
90. Sriracha Sauce on Everything
Mon Jan 25, 2016, 02:04 AM
Jan 2016

I am so sick of Sriracha burgers, burritos, fish and more. I call it Shitroger sauce.

Wolf

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
100. Trying to make "gourmet" versions of classic foods like Mac & cheese
Tue Jan 26, 2016, 11:28 AM
Jan 2016

I like some trends that help you take grandmas favorite recipes and make them healthier, but sweet mother...I do not need a "grown up" grilled cheese with 4 different cheeses, tomatoes and avocados or some shit. I hate seeing that term on menus "Grown Up" anything..fuck you.

Tuna casserole or tater tot hot dish is meant to be comfort food...quit trying to add fancy crap you have to take a special trip to Whole Foods for. Homemade chipotle sweet potatoes bites instead of frozen tots is a crime. Although on its own homemade chipotle sweet potato tots sound kinda good. Oh no....damn Pinterest has infected me too.

T_i_B

(14,734 posts)
112. The only one that springs to mind....
Wed Jan 27, 2016, 08:36 AM
Jan 2016

....is the trend to put food on anything other than a plate.

http://wewantplates.com/

Even hipster pulled pork has it's place I suppose, just as long as there's something else on the menu I'd want to eat instead.

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