So I was browsing through OTC and noticed we don't have any threads dedicated to food. I figured this was a shame since food is an important aspect of life and culture that helps people connect with each other. Plus, we kind of need it to live. So I figured, why not start a thread to let people here talk about food related topics?
I'll start things off by asking this: what is the most "disgusting" food you ever ate and enjoyed despite its reputation?
Personally, I've eaten things like organs including chicken testicles, stinky fermented tofu, and most recently durians. And I've enjoyed all of them. Especially the durian. Maybe I'm just one of the people who isn't bothered too much by the smell, but it really is just as good as its fans claim. The taste really is remniscient of almonds too. Now I want to try eating it in a cake or icecream.
Oh, bother.
The English language, amirite?
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PB & J on toast used to be a regular breakfast item for me. Now, if I eat breakfast, it is often cheese, eggs, or leftovers.
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In the UK, the average person will actually encounter the 'jelly' form, but only through the little 'jam' sachets for breakfast toast at hotels. Even though it's technically a jelly and not a jam, it's still marketed as a jam.
The UK does have one jelly that is called a jelly, but that's mint jelly, which is for lamb roasts on Sundays — it's therefore for gravy dinners.
For anyone who has grown up on home-made mint sauce from home-grown mint, mint jelly is the spawn of the Devil and the person who invented it should be imprisoned for crimes against mint sauce.
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Agreed.
Also: tried PB&J sandwich once. Really don't get the fuss to be honest.
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I don't get the fuss about peanut butter. Never mind the rest. I can't even stand the smell of it. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
I never used to like peanut butter, but had only ever tried the smooth stuff. When I did try crunchy peanut butter I loved it, particularly Marmite Crunch Peanut Butter.
Also mint jelly is easily the best part of eating lamb.
Edited by SebastianGray on Dec 16th 2020 at 8:54:42 PM
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I remember my first experience with peanut butter. I actually muttered "God bless America..." honest to God.
If only it wasn't a nutrition nightmare, I would probably eat at least one jug of it a week.
Speaking of things you put on bread, I also absolutely adore Nutella. Unfortunately, that thing is even more unhealthier than peanut butter when consumed excessively. XP
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Oh, bother.
Peanut butter isn't as unhealthy as you might think, depending on the brand. As long as it's not one with a lot of added sugar and veggie oil, it's actually pretty healthy.
But that pretty much means either making your own homemade peanut butter or going to health food stores.
Edited by M84 on Dec 16th 2020 at 9:22:25 PM
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Also you know, not using too much of it because it's extremely energy dense because it's mostly fat. 
Oh, bother.
dRoy does seem to try to regularly work out, so that shouldn't be as much of a problem.
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Congratulations. I didn't think it was possible to make marmite any more disgusting than it already was.
Well played, sir. Well played.
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I have never tried marmite. I'll take your word for it.
Oh, bother.
Neither have I, though from the way it's described it might actually be something I'd like.
Probably not with peanut butter though.
Edited by M84 on Dec 17th 2020 at 12:13:52 AM
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I was talking about the Marmite crunchy Peanut Butter you get in a pot
rather than mixing crunchy peanut butter with marmite, but now that I think about it that may be quite nice as well. I'll have to try that the next time I have some.
Well their whole marketing slogen is "Love it or Hate it" so you have a 50% chance.
Edited by SebastianGray on Dec 16th 2020 at 7:47:56 PM
Oh, bother.
I do like other strong tasting and smelling foods like fermented tofu and durians and anchovies, so maybe Marmite might work for me.
Edited by M84 on Dec 17th 2020 at 3:50:32 AM
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Why can't we love it and hate it??? Who are they to deny the wild, untamed beauty of the human emotion in all its complexity
Edited by eagleoftheninth on Dec 17th 2020 at 12:14:24 PM
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..wait, what's marmite?
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Oh, bother.
A food spread made of yeast extract. It apparently has a distinctive powerful flavor.
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Oh, bother.
While Marmite originated in the UK, it was actually the invention of a German scientist. Making the creation of Marmite the worst thing a German has ever done.
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I like it sometimes and it keeps basically forever.
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Oh, bother.
It seems to be surprisingly healthy too. About the only issue with it is that it's got high sodium content.
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I did see one news report years ago about how one guy had eaten nothing but marmite on bread or toast for more than a year and his doctors were suppressed how healthy he was.
Ah, when I first came to America I was really confused at some people calling (what my country calls) jams "jelly." Whenever I heard "peanut butter and jelly," I would think, "who the hell puts jelly in a toast?"
Glad to see I wasn't the only one who had that confusion.![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]")
Edited by dRoy on Dec 16th 2020 at 8:52:26 PM
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