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What are your weird food rules? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago by DocMcStuffin to c/asklemmy

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For example:

When you open a fresh jar of peanut butter do you only work through one side until it is completely empty then start on the other side?
Or when you get those shallow tubs of hummus does it have to make it back home undisturbed? Then one of the baggers at the grocery store shoves it sideways into the bag completely ruining the symmetry.

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[–] Naja_Kaouthia 43 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Food cannot touch on the plate. Each item must have a clearly defined DMZ between it and its neighbors.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

Flavour L

[–] TexasDrunk 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was this way as a kid. I'm not sure when I stopped caring.

Carry on with your DMZ, soldier.

[–] RHSJack 6 points 8 months ago

Same. When I was young, I would RAGE if a pea so much as whispered to the mashed potatoes next to it. Now I reflect that I have bigger problems than this and don't stress about it. Medication also helps. Somewhat.

[–] mwproductions 3 points 8 months ago

A friend's dad feels so strongly about this that he has cafeteria style trays so each food item can have its own little area walled off from everything else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Man, I'm the complete opposite. I tend to mix everything. As a kid I would even shape some dishes into a smooth rectangle after first crushing the potatoes and mixing it with the rest.