Ask Lemmy

If I can't eat a combination of the main dish and a side, the side doesn't go with the main dish. Lucky for me, that is generally the case with most foods.

Desserts are the exception, but I don't count them as sides.

Soup is not food.

Asparagus is finger food, no ifs or buts about it.

I like to eat green beans like french fries. I'll even dip them and catch up and/or barbecue sauce.

Nothing on my plate can touch, especially if they are different textures. Textures are almost as important as flavor. This is the main reason why I don't eat zucchini.

When I really like something I want it the same way every time. Don't try to dress it up with new stuff, it was perfect before, I want it the same way.

I always scrape my ice cream and cheese. If I get a nice piece of Gouda or cheddar and I'm feeling snacky then I will take a sharp knife and scrape it. I swear it's so much creamier and smoother in your mouth, eating it normally makes it look like cardboard in comparison. Same thing with ice cream, scrape it with my spoon while serving.

What drives me insane is that my mom will literally take a bite out of the block. Even with Parmesan.

A green salad should never contain anything sweet.

This probably doesn't count, but I am also firmly of the opinion that water chestnuts are not food.

At school I always eat the salad first, drink water and then the main meal.

Some foods should not be touching other foods but I can't use one of those cafeteria trays because the texture makes me gag.

My solution to it is using glass or ceramic plates and bowls for each item. There are exceptions of course.

Silverware is another thing altogether.

I can't eat a sandwich if I don't have chips with it.

I only like yellow onions in cooked things, I'll tolerate cooked white ones but I won't buy them myself. No raw onions ever. Red onions are only acceptable when pickled, but they can fuck right off otherwise.

No seed oils. No ultra processed food or drink, or to an utter minimum. I mean, I will always eat a pizza or a bag of chips or something at some point. So, it balances out. Little sugar, since it is already everywhere.

Make everything at home, if possible.

If prepping uncooked meat of any kind, wear disposable gloves.

Cooked meat is fine to handle without gloves if needed but touching raw meat with bare skin is right the fuck out.

I cannot eat cheese unless it is melted. I just hate cheese's taste

Leftover pizza needs to be heated up in a pan in medium heat. Its the only way for the pizza to not become soggy, to the crust have some crunch on it and to restore the cheese melt.

I will argue with anyone in my house that goes against this!

Once you grate a carrot, it's no longer food.