Never thought of that. I'll remember that one. I usually luck out and slip out when someone else is exiting. :)

Yeah, there is nothing worse than bacon with pancakes or French toast or waffles. Just awful. :D

I actually agree, although I know you are being sarcastic :)

I always ask for bacon or sausage on a separate plate, I don't want syrup touching them. And wht is the deal with French toast? I don't understand why people put syrup and cinnimon, or even whipped cream on it. You wouldn't put those things on bread and eggs, why would you put it on French toast?

Because it's so tasty! :)

I know this is going to shock you but they even have maple flavored bacon and sausage and HONEY cured ham! And people LIKE it! ;)

But, then, everything tastes better with bacon. Even syrup.

As mentioned 3 years ago when I last posted in this thread, I find almost no foods I would object to eating, unless the smell or appearance is particularly disgusting (e.g., durian, natto). I'm not sure how well I could get along with a lot of you persnickety people.

Mrs. Deubster, BTW, has a lot of foods she won't eat, but none because of the reasons espoused above. She's simply overly soft-hearted, and has a rule about not eating critters that might be categorized as "adorable" or "pettable". She does not impose this on me, thankfully, as I'm particularly fond of most pettable critters (bambi, thumper, and Mary's little lamb among them). She even has problems with veal, though she apparently finds adult bovines not cute enough to save.

Generally, if I can't pronounce it, I don't eat it.

My steak should be rare. If it was any more rare, it would still be mooing. That poor cow didn't give his life so you can cook it well done.

If a steak has to have sauce added on top of it to taste good, it's not a steak. It's flavorless, awful grilled animal guts.

If a beer can be bought in all 50 states and some foreign countries, I don't want it. Microbrews are the best.

I prefer my ravioli toasted and my pizza wafer thin and smothered in provel cheese. What can I say? I'm a St. Louisan!

I'm one of the few people who think the diet version of sodas tastes better than their non-diet counterparts. So no sugared up soda for me.

Bagels must be served toasted. Cold bagels are an abomination.

Exception noted ;)

Interesting. I agree, if it is what I call a Wonder Bread bagel (that is, soft and mushy like a big roll) or frozen, you have to toast it to make it edible, but one of my favorite things in life is a properly made (i.e., boiled, then baked) fresh bagel. If you have ever had a still warm from the oven bagel made in New York (or, preferably, Montreal), there is nothing better and toasting it is unnecessary.

Interesting. I agree, if it is what I call a Wonder Bread bagel (that is, soft and mushy like a big roll) or frozen, you have to toast it to make it edible, but one of my favorite things in life is a properly made (i.e., boiled, then baked) fresh bagel. If you have ever had a still warm one the oven, made in New York (or, preferably, Montreal), there is nothing better. It is crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside and toasting it is a total waste of flavor and texture.

Yup, bacon, saugusage etc with pancakes, french toast or waffles is just plain wrong. Something I had never really come across before moving to North America. Very strange, incredibly wrong, and tripley so if syrup is involved!

Nope, ricotta and mascarpone are cheese, therefore savory, therefore no grey area ;) Cheesecake is wrong, unless it is actually a wedding cake made of stacked wheels of cheese :D

I don't know about that one. Pineapple on a pizza with ham is some pretty good stuff. Then, there are tacos al pastor and sweet & sour Asian dishes.

I can agree that it shouldn't be the overwhelming ingredient on any of these, but without it I'm not sure how one would go about making tacos al pastor or the sweet & sour Asian dishes.

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Rule #1:

Tofu is not food.

Rule #2:

See rule #1.

Yeah, I should've said warm, not toasted. Fresh from the oven is even better.