Your personal food rules.....
Aug 5, 2015, 9:27 pm
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Lettuce:
1. Preferably arugula or good romaine or leaf lettuce. Iceberg if fresh is acceptable as a vehicle of good croutons.
2. Never, ever, ever ever on tacos. Ever.
3. If I am going to eat a salad, put the chicken or shrimp or whatever meat on the side. Heartily dislike the taste of lettuce and meat together in the same bite.
1. Preferably arugula or good romaine or leaf lettuce. Iceberg if fresh is acceptable as a vehicle of good croutons.
2. Never, ever, ever ever on tacos. Ever.
3. If I am going to eat a salad, put the chicken or shrimp or whatever meat on the side. Heartily dislike the taste of lettuce and meat together in the same bite.
Aug 5, 2015, 11:58 pm
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1. No squid, ever.
2. No Miracle Whip, ever.
3. Fries cannot be salty enough. Can be eaten with ketchup, mustard, malt vinegar, or plain.
4. Don't eat regional specialties out of their region. Maryland crab cakes are best in Maryland/Delaware. Fried catfish and fried okra are best in the South. Occasional exceptions can be made (J. Gilbert's in Glastonbury, CT makes an excellent crab cake).
5. No organ meats, ever.
6. There is nothing better in this world than a fresh Jersey tomato slathered with mayonnaise and salt and pepper.
7. Chowders are milk based and don't have a single red item in them. Oh, there must be sufficient pepper in them for them to be nearly gray. With lots of crackers.
8. Lobster roll has no mayonnaise. Then it's lobster salad roll.
2. No Miracle Whip, ever.
3. Fries cannot be salty enough. Can be eaten with ketchup, mustard, malt vinegar, or plain.
4. Don't eat regional specialties out of their region. Maryland crab cakes are best in Maryland/Delaware. Fried catfish and fried okra are best in the South. Occasional exceptions can be made (J. Gilbert's in Glastonbury, CT makes an excellent crab cake).
5. No organ meats, ever.
6. There is nothing better in this world than a fresh Jersey tomato slathered with mayonnaise and salt and pepper.
7. Chowders are milk based and don't have a single red item in them. Oh, there must be sufficient pepper in them for them to be nearly gray. With lots of crackers.
8. Lobster roll has no mayonnaise. Then it's lobster salad roll.
Aug 16, 2015, 9:25 am
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It bothers me to no end when an acquaintance of a friend (which means complete stranger to me) does this.
Aug 25, 2015, 1:26 pm
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Seafood
Aug 25, 2015, 5:44 pm
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Aren't dragons technically reptiles? 
Well, there's your problem right there. I have never once had edible fish more than 100 miles from the coast (and, in fact, 9 times out of 10, the fish I have even along the coast south of Ketchikan, AK has been pretty mediocre.
Come up to the fresh, ice-cold waters of Alaska and you'll experience an entirely different level of seafood. After having lived in Alaska for 17 years, I learned that if I see a fish dish on a menu outside of the state, I should instantly discount it. Outside of Alaska, it simply is not possible to get fish fresh enough to avoid that fishy taste. Fish should not taste fishy!
(I squirm at the thought of shellfish, so I won't argue that you should eat mussels or anything else, but there are few things on this earth as tasty as a fresh-from-the-water grilled salmon steak or pan-roasted halibut.)
Well, there's your problem right there. I have never once had edible fish more than 100 miles from the coast (and, in fact, 9 times out of 10, the fish I have even along the coast south of Ketchikan, AK has been pretty mediocre.
Come up to the fresh, ice-cold waters of Alaska and you'll experience an entirely different level of seafood. After having lived in Alaska for 17 years, I learned that if I see a fish dish on a menu outside of the state, I should instantly discount it. Outside of Alaska, it simply is not possible to get fish fresh enough to avoid that fishy taste. Fish should not taste fishy!
(I squirm at the thought of shellfish, so I won't argue that you should eat mussels or anything else, but there are few things on this earth as tasty as a fresh-from-the-water grilled salmon steak or pan-roasted halibut.)
Aug 25, 2015, 7:23 pm
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Thanks you cblaisd for providing this link in another thread. I'll add a few of my personal rules here (I don't have many):
1. Don't eat fried chicken, ribs, or any other obvious hand food with a fork and knife. You just look silly and pretentious, and you won't enjoy the food as much.
2. Fruit and cheese are perfectly fine next to each other. Please don't combine them into a single bite.
3. No ketchup on a hot dog if you're over 5 years old. It's mustard or nothing.
4. Any liquor that cost more than $30 USD per bottle should not be mixed with a soft drink.
5. If you're paying, don't pay attention to anyone else's rules. Do whatever tastes best to you (except for #3, that's kind of a golden rule
).
1. Don't eat fried chicken, ribs, or any other obvious hand food with a fork and knife. You just look silly and pretentious, and you won't enjoy the food as much.
2. Fruit and cheese are perfectly fine next to each other. Please don't combine them into a single bite.
3. No ketchup on a hot dog if you're over 5 years old. It's mustard or nothing.
4. Any liquor that cost more than $30 USD per bottle should not be mixed with a soft drink.
5. If you're paying, don't pay attention to anyone else's rules. Do whatever tastes best to you (except for #3, that's kind of a golden rule
).
Aug 7, 2017, 7:21 pm
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Thanks you cblaisd for providing this link in another thread. I'll add a few of my personal rules here (I don't have many):
1. Don't eat fried chicken, ribs, or any other obvious hand food with a fork and knife. You just look silly and pretentious, and you won't enjoy the food as much.
2. Fruit and cheese are perfectly fine next to each other. Please don't combine them into a single bite.
3. No ketchup on a hot dog if you're over 5 years old. It's mustard or nothing.
4. Any liquor that cost more than $30 USD per bottle should not be mixed with a soft drink.
5. If you're paying, don't pay attention to anyone else's rules. Do whatever tastes best to you (except for #3 , that's kind of a golden rule).
1. Don't eat fried chicken, ribs, or any other obvious hand food with a fork and knife. You just look silly and pretentious, and you won't enjoy the food as much.
2. Fruit and cheese are perfectly fine next to each other. Please don't combine them into a single bite.
3. No ketchup on a hot dog if you're over 5 years old. It's mustard or nothing.
4. Any liquor that cost more than $30 USD per bottle should not be mixed with a soft drink.
5. If you're paying, don't pay attention to anyone else's rules. Do whatever tastes best to you (except for #3 , that's kind of a golden rule
).
Aug 7, 2017, 7:22 pm
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Mea culpa
