Your unpopular food opinions

[Tom 2959]

On 4/30/2020 at 12:47 PM, Iconoclast Texan said:

I like cauliflower crust pizza.

 

Nothing wrong with that.  We all have to watch our figures since it costs hard earned money getting our jerseys let out.

Edited May 2, 2020 by Tom

[Hank_Hill 18882]

Croutons are fucking annoying 

[Paco 1934]

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[Brisketexan 105158]

1 hour ago, Hank_Hill said:

Croutons are fucking annoying 

1 -- Caesar salad says you're fucking WRONG.

2 -- my first real job was waiting tables at Red Lobster in SW Houston in the late 80s.  Asian family (wasn't sure of the specifics at the time, I was a kid) was seated, and asked me to bring something for their young child -- a bowl of "croons."  "Excuse me, what's that?"  "Croons.....CROONS."  I just stood there, completely flummoxed.  Finally, they got frustrated enough to hold their fingers apart a little showing the size and said "you know, little crunchy bread on salads."  OH.  "You mean croutons?"  "Yes, croons."

I brought them the bowl of croons.  Can't remember how they tipped me.

[Hank_Hill 18882]

Just now, Brisketexan said:

1 -- Caesar salad says you're fucking WRONG.

Had a Caesar with too many croutons today which sparked said unpopular opinion. Gtfo my salad

[Deej 76832]

8 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

1 -- Caesar salad says you're fucking WRONG.

2 -- my first real job was waiting tables at Red Lobster in SW Houston in the late 80s.  Asian family (wasn't sure of the specifics at the time, I was a kid) was seated, and asked me to bring something for their young child -- a bowl of "croons."  "Excuse me, what's that?"  "Croons.....CROONS."  I just stood there, completely flummoxed.  Finally, they got frustrated enough to hold their fingers apart a little showing the size and said "you know, little crunchy bread on salads."  OH.  "You mean croutons?"  "Yes, croons."

I brought them the bowl of croons.  Can't remember how they tipped me.

So they were actually asking for cloons"?

Edited May 7, 2020 by Deej

[Underdog 28711]

George Cloons…  what an actor. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8931]

I agree it's annoying to eat them because when you try to stab them, they just break apart. But it's worth it because they are tasty.

[Jack Straw 2954]

On 5/2/2020 at 8:09 AM, futureman said:

you’re pretty touchy about your triscuits.  

yes.  i am enraged by this policy.

[futureman 22487]

47 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

I agree it's annoying to eat them because when you try to stab them, they just break apart. But it's worth it because they are tasty.

its nice when the caesar dressing kind of soaks into and softens the outer layer of the croon but the inside remains dry and crunchy.  welcome to flavor country.

[Sam Lin 3559]

6 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Had a Caesar with too many croutons today which sparked said unpopular opinion. Gtfo my salad

I'm with you on this. Local pizza place puts way too many croons on their salads, we always joke "who ordered the croon salad??"

[AustinMT 952]

11 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

I agree it's annoying to eat them because when you try to stab them, they just break apart. But it's worth it because they are tasty.

Unless they are the jalapeno polenta croutons that Stephen Pyles makes:

[Paco 1934]

The fuck is that?

[Deej 76832]

2 minutes ago, Paco said:

The fuck is that?

An overpriced ceasar salad.

[Guest Lobo]

15 hours ago, Underdog said:

George Cloons…  what an actor. 

And he played a Caesar.  

[Brisketexan 105158]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

An overpriced ceasar salad.

Sure looks like it.

I will say that a real-deal tableside caesar, with the dressing made with the raw egg, anchovies, and everything, is a thing of beauty.  That pic....the croutons sound good, but WTF?

[billfromlaketravis 11519]

I don’t want to get flamed in the Texas BBQ thread. Rudy’s moist brisket is pretty good. I love their smoked prime rib. Pretty solid baby back ribs as well. 

[4th&Five 41558]

I’ll agree with that. I really like their chopped beef too. Not sure how it compares with the better joints because I don’t think I’ve ever ordered chopped beef at one of them. 

[ss13 1832]

Don’t know if Riscky’s is statewide, but the one near me in FW has a $5.99 smoked half-chicken with fries & a drink on Thursdays. Real damn good. 

[futureman 22487]

I remember going to riscky’s in ft worth 30 years ago.  always liked the logo. 

[Carl Spackler 3486]

I worked as a line cook in high school.  The restaurant made its own croutons.  When we dropped a piece of bread on the line, the piece went into a bucket.  After becoming suitably stale, it was used by the day prep folks to make croutons.  I tend to avoid restaurant-made croutons.  

[Sam Lin 3559]

On 5/9/2020 at 11:05 AM, billfromlaketravis said:

I don’t want to get flamed in the Texas BBQ thread. Rudy’s moist brisket is pretty good. I love their smoked prime rib. Pretty solid baby back ribs as well. 

I think something along this line was posted on the Shag, but TX is lucky to be able to rip on Rudy's. It's better BBQ than 98% of the BBQ in the US. There's a location in Phoenix, and I gladly eat there whenever convenient.

[workswithseed 2112]

1 hour ago, Sam Lin said:

I think something along this line was posted on the Shag, but TX is lucky to be able to rip on Rudy's. It's better BBQ than 98% of the BBQ in the US. There's a location in Phoenix, and I gladly eat there whenever convenient.

Yes, I'd gladly take a Rudy's here.

[threesheets 1673]

I don't know how unpopular this take is, but I don't care for beef that's aged to the point that it actually tastes like death, and I'm pretty  adventurous.  

[ss13 1832]

Is Taco Casa accepted by the Shag/Surl mafia? Had a super burrito with their green salsa earlier, it was pretty goddamn good. 

[AustinMT 952]

3 hours ago, threesheets said:

I don't know how unpopular this take is, but I don't care for beef that's aged to the point that it actually tastes like death, and I'm pretty  adventurous.  

So what’s the over and under on days aged?

[Deej 76832]

Uncooked tomatoes suck.

[Stunns38 3536]

Cole slaw sucks...except for vinegar based ones that suck less.

[elfenix 34318]

Uncooked tomatoes suck.

This is how you do this thread

[WBT 20618]

3 hours ago, Deej said:

Uncooked tomatoes suck.

What the actual fuck?  Have you ever had a homegrown one?  I will agree that most grocery store tomatoes are tasteless, watery monstrosities.

[futureman 22487]

3 hours ago, Deej said:

Uncooked tomatoes suck.

even with a fat slice of fresh mozzarella with salt and pepper and some fresh basil and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic?

[Deej 76832]

2 hours ago, WBT said:

What the actual fuck?  Have you ever had a homegrown one?  I will agree that most grocery store tomatoes are tasteless, watery monstrosities.

Yep. It's a texture thing. They're gross. 

[Underdog 28711]

16 hours ago, threesheets said:

I don't know how unpopular this take is, but I don't care for beef that's aged to the point that it actually tastes like death, and I'm pretty  adventurous.  

Doesn't ALL beef taste like death?  How else are you eating it?  Same with poultry, fish, etc...

[utee94 15834]

1 hour ago, Underdog said:

Doesn't ALL beef taste like death?  How else are you eating it?  Same with poultry, fish, etc...

I like to take a big bite out of a fully alive, breathing cow.  That way it tastes like LIFE.

Life, that I am ending.

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

The only time raw tomatoes are any good at all is if they're straight out of the garden, and one of the smaller, fancy heirloom kinds.  And they need plenty of salt and or herbs.

The raw tomato chunks that come on sandwiches are fucking disgusting.

[Underdog 28711]

I love a good sliced up beefsteak tomato with steak, pops used to eat tomatoes just like an apple, take a bite and add a bit of salt to it.   I'll have a tomato with a burger but take it off and eat it alone, yet at home I eat it on the burger, no idea why I do it that way.  

[Hank_Hill 18882]

BLT invalidates all you stupid motherfuckers

[Underdog 28711]

That, too. 

[Okie State 3821]

We go through two of the big cherry tomato packages from HEB every week at our house. I'll eat fresh farmer's market tomatoes like an apple all day everyday if I have them available.

[futureman 22487]

2 hours ago, Underdog said:

Doesn't ALL beef taste like death?  How else are you eating it?  Same with poultry, fish, etc...

[Underdog 28711]

You have some strange fetishes, FM.  And here I thought Mike White was your most egregious one.  

[threesheets 1673]

Yeah I feel like folks that don't like raw ones have never had a quality tomato with sea salt and cracked pepper on it.

[threesheets 1673]

3 hours ago, Underdog said:

Doesn't ALL beef taste like death?  How else are you eating it?  Same with poultry, fish, etc...

Big difference between eating something that is dead but kept fresh (or frozen) vs something that's been given time to literally decay to intensify the flavor.

Edited May 29, 2020 by threesheets

[Deej 76832]

25 minutes ago, threesheets said:

Yeah I feel like folks that don't like raw ones have never had a quality tomato with sea salt and cracked pepper on it.

I've had them. Mom grew beautiful tomatoes in her garden during my childhood. I just don't like raw tomatoes. I can handle them in paper thin slices on something, but the texture just sits wrong with me. 

[formermav43 4606]

6 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

BLT invalidates all you stupid motherfuckers

I only eat them with roasted tomatoes.

I don’t eat then raw either. And I’ve grown them in my garden.

[Covri 6249]

On 5/28/2020 at 5:23 PM, ss13 said:

Is Taco Casa accepted by the Shag/Surl mafia? Had a super burrito with their green salsa earlier, it was pretty goddamn good. 

I like taco casa. Basically what Taco Bell used to be in the 80s/90s before they started going crazy with the menu choices. I would say they have the best crunchy taco* of all the fast food joints.
 

  *JitB tacos are their own category of taco. 

[Al_4_ISU 12469]

I love a good sliced up beefsteak tomato with steak, pops used to eat tomatoes just like an apple, take a bite and add a bit of salt to it.   I'll have a tomato with a burger but take it off and eat it alone, yet at home I eat it on the burger, no idea why I do it that way.  

Tomato with steak?

[Underdog 28711]

You think ketchup grows on trees?  Yeah, wife will have baked potato and I'll slice up a tomato for me.  

[Braff Zacklin 13621]

1 hour ago, Covri said:

I like taco casa. Basically what Taco Bell used to be in the 80s/90s before they started going crazy with the menu choices.

Emphasis added for context:

 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

This is food related but not about food. I have come around on Guy Fieri. I am a fan. Dude is just who he is and I am sure he is aware everyone thinks he looks absurd. He just owns it.