I hold the same premise to this day as well.. The Husky greasy spoons, and restaurants connecting to gas stations I just don't get..

I've eaten at a few of them over the years.. but certainly don't make it point to dine, unless there is no alternative during a road trip..

Rule 19.1.1: If you're a vegan, lecture me about how awful it is to eat meat, and I'm eating more of it to compensate for your not eating meat, I will order a rare steak, and while cutting into it, make pitiful mooing noises. :D

Rule 19.1.2: what kipper said, and I will have my PETA* card in plain view.

* People Eating Tasty Animals

Rule 19.1.3 Eat anything I feel like including the card that looks like a Pita..:D

Tasty, healthy, and good for tummy.. mmm

I can't eat food prepared or served by anyone who has touched their face, hair, etc., or sneezed on their hand(s) and then handles food without washing their hands.

That is, if you see them do it, right?

My take is that they all do those things (and worse) at some point out of my sight at every restaurant in the world, and I take my chances.

Rule 19.1.3a Especially if it provides roughage.

Might need that on long trips with unfamiliar food.

Agree..

how do you really know if someone contaminated your food?

Easy enough. You put on your tinfoil helmet then take out your mini ultraviolet/black lamp and demand the server and all kitchen and delivery
staff submit to testing. Fail, go on to next venue and repeat. Fail enough, die of starvation.

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My personal food rules is.. if a restaurant has negative PR regarding food inspections.. I tend to avoid those places..

I use to frequent a chinese buffet in NE YYC.. well, when there was bunch of infractions.. as much as I like their food.. I avoided it..

After eating cockroaches in Thailand, there are no borders left:D

Not even Oklahoma Joes?

I'm breaking that food rule every time I'm in KC. ;)

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From "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon.

Moon claims the quality of a mom-and-pop beanery is indicated by the number of calendars from local merchants hanging near the register. The more calanders, the better the eats. I have never known this test to fail.

You need to read the book to grok the justification.

Enjoyed that book. Got it from the library. One day I was reading it and a teeny, tiny ziplock baggie full of white powder fell out from between the book and the plastic library cover. Seemed somehow appropriate.

My rule: Don't ever eat at one of those truck stop plaza places.

Good source of protein.. I'm for exotic..

So long as I know up front.. and I agree to consume..:)

THANK YOU! I was going to post that, but I couldn't remember if the gas pumps out front were active or if it was just an old gas station that had been converted into a restaurant.

No onions in any way shape or form, ever.

I like onions. Onions don't like me. Sigh

I don't like them and they don't like me. We have a mutual aggression pact:D

You may want to consider some borders. The fried bugs in Thailand are harvested from the fields AFTER they've been sprayed with insecticide. I don't think organic, cage-free, free -range bugs are an option.

Gas Station food
 

I used to think that, but then I started trying them out of necessity when driving alot for work. People who refuse to eat at gas stations are going to miss out. In Texas we have several great options, first is Buccee's, a local overrated chain of super stations for cars only, that have all kinds of decent selections and shopping, full meat counters, deli's, and sandwich items. Then there's the old throwback taqueria's which you'll find all over, they have standard barbacoa, chicharron, picadillo, and chicken style taco's, onions and cilantro only of course. Or there are several places that serve ok BBQ as well. And in Louisiana, you'll miss out on the best cracklin, pistolette's, meat pies, head cheese, and boudin in the state because they are traditionally sold at gas station/meat market's in small towns.

Buc-ee's
there are or there're
a lot
delis (the apostrophe may be acceptable if you specifically meant it as a contraction instead of a plural)
taquerias
tacos

Totally agree with the rest of the post. :D

I had some amazing Navajo Tacos (Navajo Taco) at a gas station north of Williams, AZ on the way to the Grand Canyon. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

Really? I honestly don't think I am missing out there!!!

ROFL..

Great way of putting it.. the gas part I mean..:)

I found this thread incredibly interesting, probably because it makes me feel better about my OCD issues. Quite honestly I will eat just about anything, I have eaten just about ever imaginable food. I figure if I am traveling to another country I should be willing to try their food. I would list some of them but I would either gross you out, or make you angry. Suffice it to say I have traveled to several places where they don't view animals as pets.

I do however definitely have some specific preferences:

1. I prefer vegetables not go in a dessert or a bread (pumpkin pie, carrot cake, zucchini bread, avocado ice cream etc)
2. I prefer everything more well done (probably a result of some of the exotic things I have eaten). Corner pieces of cakes and brownies, meat MW to well, sausages burned to a crisp.
3. I do not like using a straw unless I am drinking a fast food drink in the car.
4. I always want to wash my hands right before I eat.
5. No spread at all is better than Miracle Whip
6. Mustard and relish, no ketchup on a hot dog.
7. And the most important one of all if you eat exotic foods........you can eat anything with enough ketchup ;)

REAL whipped cream, whipped fresh. No fake cream. No Cool Whip. No canned aerosol crap!

A little vanilla in there goes down well, too...

Better still, some nice clotted cream!

(Guess who's just come back from Cornwall...)

What about "Pistolette's"? Man, I married a teacher and she's not even as critical! I may have to start proofing my posts better, ha.

Speaking of Vanilla.. we are hoping to hit up the Vanilla Factory we missed on BI.. I think we'll be there for spring break..

Infusions of vanilla in a lunch setting..

My main food rule is that it is pointless going abroad and seeking out food you could/can eat at home.

The other is that when traveling I always choose food I don't know and food I think I wouldn't like - and try it all. Without such a rule I'd have missed so much.

A further rule is we always eat street food where street food is what the locals eat.

Cast iron stomach? :)

Maybe men in their 20's..

Noticed in the 30's, metabolism slows.. and all of a sudden we're interested in eating veggies.. couldn't care less about veggies in my 20's..

Damm right!! Mayo and salsa should never come in contact with a hamburger either.

My food rules:

-Food served hot.
-Salad served cold.
-Plenty of ice in my drink unless its wine(always an issue in Mexico)
-No avocado products on my plate whatsoever.

French toast goes best with ketchup, and nothing but. Your sweet/savoury problem is now solved.

agreed!

I always try to not eat meat at least 3 times a week. I have much more energy and better regularity.

:eek: TMI! :eek:

1) If i can chew on Ginger it ruins a dish for me. It needs to be ground up enough such that I taste it, but never chew on it.