Unpopular opinions about food

[FaramirG]

Lobster is gross, we only consider it delicious now because it's expensive. Back in the days when lobster was cheap, prisoners in New England literally sued in court that being fed lobster was cruel and unusual punishment, and they won.

 

[Agoodpotroast]

Cotton candy is disgusting. It's a sticky mess that tastes like sugary vomit. Cotton candy flavored anything is an abomination.

I feel that way about marshmallows.

 

[Panama]

Room temperature next morning pepperoni pizza with a cup of coffee is the breakfast of champions, and I won’t hear a word otherwise.

 

[Coffee Druid]

Chicken eggs don't need to be washed. Or at least, it's highly unpopular for the US gub'mint. I usually leave my hens' eggs on the counter until I eat them. I've eaten ones that were 6+ weeks old and still perfectly good.

Now that I have too many eggs to eat I've been looking to sell them. But even though I don't need a license to sell directly to people in my area, the law requires them to be washed and refrigerated. Nature made a perfect packaging for a reason.

 

[John Lennon military unif]

lasagna doesn't taste good

 

[Splinters RCVD ✞]

lasagna doesn't taste good

Maybe you never had a well-made one.

 

[Goyslop Muncher]

lasagna doesn't taste good

Maybe you never had a well-made one.

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The only lasagna recipe you need

 

[John Lennon military unif]

Maybe you never had a well-made one.

Maybe you right

 

[Water-T]

lasagna doesn't taste good

Not gonna lie: there are a lot of shit lasagna out there (especially frozen ones), but a really well made one is GODLY

 

[Agoodpotroast]

Cake pops as a concept are stupid and just a way for bakers to unload cake trimmings on people who want to be trendy. Give me an actually cake or a cupcake, keep that cake pop nonsense to yourself.

 

[Jason Wynn]

Popeyes’s fries aren’t that good. If they’re not soggy, they taste like their nasty ass fried shrimp (still trying to figure that one out)

 

[AnOminous]

Popeyes’s fries aren’t that good. If they’re not soggy, they taste like their nasty ass fried shrimp (still trying to figure that one out)

Some of them are pretty questionable operations. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them fry the shrimp, chicken and fries in exactly the same oil.

 

[Agoodpotroast]

Unless you plan to do something about it, being grossed out or complaining about how food is processed is a waste of breath. Demand influences processing - unless you plan to pay more/buy local/make or grow your own food/only eat at home/write a letter or start a petition, I don't want to hear any lectures on factory farming or how making hot dogs is gross.

 

[Dysnomia]

Chicken eggs don't need to be washed. Or at least, it's highly unpopular for the US gub'mint. I usually leave my hens' eggs on the counter until I eat them. I've eaten ones that were 6+ weeks old and still perfectly good.

Now that I have too many eggs to eat I've been looking to sell them. But even though I don't need a license to sell directly to people in my area, the law requires them to be washed and refrigerated. Nature made a perfect packaging for a reason.

I don't wash the store bought ones. But I've heard some people do. Which makes no sense because I'm not eating the shell.

Apparently washing them washes off substances on the surface that delay rotting. Which is why you can keep the eggs out. But you wouldn't want to get sued is someone got sick. Even if it wasn't from your eggs, if there was evidence you didn't comply with regulations then the person can easily claim it was your fault.

 

[Coffee Druid]

I don't wash the store bought ones. But I've heard some people do. Which makes no sense because I'm not eating the shell.

Apparently washing them washes off substances on the surface that delay rotting. Which is why you can keep the eggs out. But you wouldn't want to get sued is someone got sick. Even if it wasn't from your eggs, if there was evidence you didn't comply with regulations then the person can easily claim it was your fault.

Yeah, there's a "bloom" on eggs that protects them from bacteria and whatnot. I keep the eggs for my own consumption out on the counter. But if I start selling some to people the main things are keep refrigerated, washed, and label the cartons with our address and basic egg safety instructions. My friend was saying "that's dumb and unnecessary, theyre fine like they are!" And they are, but I don't want to get slapped with a fine or anything.

 

[Akashic Retard]

Some of them are pretty questionable operations. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them fry the shrimp, chicken and fries in exactly the same oil.

Walking into a fast food restaurant is when I'm at my most racist. If the staff is entirely black I will not have hope because my order will be fucked up or the food will suck for whatever reason. Cold, sloppy, too much or too little ingredients. The McDonalds close to me staffed by urbans is much shittier than the McDonalds down the street staffed by suburban white teens. This is more true in Popeye's than anywhere else.

 

[Agoodpotroast]

Walking into a fast food restaurant is when I'm at my most racist. If the staff is entirely black I will not have hope because my order will be fucked up or the food will suck for whatever reason. Cold, sloppy, too much or too little ingredients. The McDonalds close to me staffed by urbans is much shittier than the McDonalds down the street staffed by suburban white teens. This is more true in Popeye's than anywhere else.

It could be where I live but I've never been to a Popeye's staffed with a majority of black people. I love Popeye's personally so I'll be biased regardless but now I'll have to pay attention

 

[TheTrumanShow]

Chicken eggs don't need to be washed. Or at least, it's highly unpopular for the US gub'mint. I usually leave my hens' eggs on the counter until I eat them. I've eaten ones that were 6+ weeks old and still perfectly good.

Now that I have too many eggs to eat I've been looking to sell them. But even though I don't need a license to sell directly to people in my area, the law requires them to be washed and refrigerated. Nature made a perfect packaging for a reason.

I never knew anyone thought eggs needed to be washed. Washing eggs makes them last less due to damaging their protective layer... :S
I didn't know about this so I looked it up and in my country its literally forbidden for the seller to wash eggs except by some large producers that also do some other treatments to them afterwards increase some protection. Weird that its so different. Any idea why anyone would want to wash eggs?

Eggs can last for months if kept at a cool temperature!

lasagna doesn't taste good

For some good lasagna:

Get those finely shopped onions simmering.
Put in da meat.
Season with salt and pepper.
Put in finely shopped carrots, I like peppers and a lil bit of chili too. Tiny bit of garlic is always nice if you like that.
After everything starts to brown really nicely add the tomato sauce, preferably from those elongated tomatoes that I forgot the name of.
Add basil + bay leaf + if you like some other spice or herb.
Add some flour or other thickener of choice. You do not want a watery sauce.
Simmer at a low temperature for like 30 minutes.
Taste and add salt and pepper to your liking.

At the same time make bechamel sauce, google it. Unless you want to add full thick cream to your tomatoe sauce. But you want to go classic now, you can experiment later.

Next make or buy ricotta and a strong cheese of your choice like gruyere or at least cheddar.

Layer your Lasagna, if you're doing this just for yourself or a date get a special lasagna container that leaves some space on the sides (isnt fully square) so it can bathe in its sauce.

Start with the pasta, then bechamel, then the meat sauce then one of the cheeses.
Repeat this 4 times.

Top off with a little bit of the meat sauce, no bechamel and a nice layer of parmesan (or cheaper variant cause all you're paying for is the name of designated origin) that has been stored for at least 18 months. If you're big into cheese you can grate a fourth cheese here instead like mozzarella or even goat cheese and then once cooked sprinkle fresh parmesan on it the moment you take it out.

Into the oven, 200C (350 ish F? ) for at least 1 hour and 30 min
Or you can go back to before step 1 and pre-cook your pasta or buy pre-cooked pasta and then its half that.

Decorate with a basil leaf.

Ricotta can be substituted with mozzarella but preferably not, especially sicne you're mostly gonna get your hands on dry pre-grated mozarella. Fresh mozarella is fine. But its not as zesty.

 

[Nut-Roaster the 2nd]

I never knew anyone thought eggs needed to be washed. Washing eggs makes them last less due to damaging their protective layer... :S
I didn't know about this so I looked it up and in my country its literally forbidden for the seller to wash eggs except by some large producers that also do some other treatments to them afterwards increase some protection. Weird that its so different. Any idea why anyone would want to wash eggs?

Eggs can last for months if kept at a cool temperature!



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For some good lasagna:

Get those finely shopped onions simmering.
Put in da meat.
Season with salt and pepper.
Put in finely shopped carrots, I like peppers and a lil bit of chili too. Tiny bit of garlic is always nice if you like that.
After everything starts to brown really nicely add the tomato sauce, preferably from those elongated tomatoes that I forgot the name of.
Add basil + bay leaf + if you like some other spice or herb.
Add some flour or other thickener of choice. You do not want a watery sauce.
Simmer at a low temperature for like 30 minutes.

At the same time make bechamel sauce, google it. Unless you want to add full thick cream to your tomatoe sauce. But you want to go classic now, you can experiment later.

Next make or buy ricotta and a strong cheese of your choice like gruyere or at least cheddar.

Layer your Lasagna, if you're doing this just for yourself or a date get a special lasagna container that leaves some space on the sides (isnt fully square) so it can bathe in its sauce.

Start with the pasta, then bechamel, then the meat sauce then one of the cheeses.
Repeat this 4 times.

Top off with a little bit of the meat sauce, no bechamel and a nice layer of parmesan (or cheaper variant cause all you're paying for is the name of designated origin) that has been stored for at least 18 months. If you're big into cheese you can grate a fourth cheese here instead like mozzarella or even goat cheese and then once cooked sprinkle fresh parmesan on it the moment you take it out.

Into the oven, 200C (350 ish F? ) for at least 1 hour and 30 min
Or you can go back to before step 1 and pre-cook your pasta or buy pre-cooked pasta and then its half that.

Decorate with a basil leaf.

Ricotta can be substituted with mozzarella but preferably not, especially sicne you're mostly gonna get your hands on dry pre-grated mozarella. Fresh mozarella is fine. But its not as zesty.

Elongated tomatoes would be Roma Tomatoes.

Thread tax, American cheese is not the worst cheese. Mixed with more flavorful cheeses, it's perfect for making creamy mac and cheese with.

 

[Baby Sister]

I don't wash the store bought ones. But I've heard some people do. Which makes no sense because I'm not eating the shell.

Apparently washing them washes off substances on the surface that delay rotting. Which is why you can keep the eggs out. But you wouldn't want to get sued is someone got sick. Even if it wasn't from your eggs, if there was evidence you didn't comply with regulations then the person can easily claim it was your fault.

What they teach in culinary school is that if you don’t wash the outside of eggs, fruits with a rind, packaging, etc the bacteria that’s on the outside transfer to the inside as soon as you cut into it or crack it.