The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

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[CleverNickName]

People who say things like "fruit doesn't belong on pizza" are sadly misinformed about peppers, olives, and tomatoes. I doubt fruit is actually the problem. I mean, instead of lecturing everyone about pineapple, they could just quietly order the cheesy breadsticks and I bet nobody would even notice. But they don't.

Hm. I think I just hit the nail on the head. The whole point is to lecture people about their preferences, and the pineapple is just the excuse to do so.

Waiter: Can I take your order?
Customer: I'd like coffee, please. VEGAN.
Waiter: You could just say 'black,' or 'no cream,' you know. There's no need to shout.
Customer: But how will everyone else know I'm vegan?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

they could just quietly order the cheesy breadsticks and I bet nobody would even notice.

I see you've met my youngest.

 

[J.Quondam]

People who say things like "fruit doesn't belong on pizza" are sadly misinformed about peppers, olives, and tomatoes. I doubt fruit is actually the problem. I mean, instead of lecturing everyone about pineapple, they could just quietly order the cheesy breadsticks and I bet nobody would even notice. But they don't.

Hm. I think I just hit the nail on the head. The whole point is to lecture people about their preferences, and the pineapple is just the excuse to do so.

Waiter: Can I take your order?
Customer: I'd like coffee, please. VEGAN.
Waiter: You could just say 'black,' or 'no cream,' you know. There's no need to shout.
Customer: But how will everyone else know I'm vegan?

I think the complaint is that sweetness doesn't belong on pizza. It's the mix of sweet/tangy with the savory elements that doesn't appeal to some folks. At least that's what used to underlie my personal dislike of pineapple pizza (and teriyaki, and bbq sauces, etc) when I was younger.

 

[Pedantic]

Everyone should adopt my relationship to not liking food: it's a personal and moral failing. The things I don't like are clearly enjoyed by so many people that I should be able to like them, and it's now incumbent on me to slowly expose myself to them, over years and in various preparations until I can at least see the appeal.

It is not the food that tastes bad, it is my taste that's at fault.

 

[prabe]

Everyone should adopt my relationship to not liking food: it's a personal and moral failing. The things I don't like are clearly enjoyed by so many people that I should be able to like them, and it's now incumbent on me to slowly expose myself to them, over years and in various preparations until I can at least see the appeal.

It is not the food that tastes bad, it is my taste that's at fault.

I gotta admit, I'm happy with the intellectual knowledge that a given food or combination is generally considered a classic, even if I can't stand it.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Everyone should adopt my relationship to not liking food: it's a personal and moral failing. The things I don't like are clearly enjoyed by so many people that I should be able to like them, and it's now incumbent on me to slowly expose myself to them, over years and in various preparations until I can at least see the appeal.

It is not the food that tastes bad, it is my taste that's at fault.

This is intense. But kind of appealing from a philosophical standpoint.

I've come at it from a different angle — thinking of polite ways to decline potato salad at cookouts because I'm not a fan of mayonnaise was exhausting for me and exceedingly dull for other people (like, who cares, right?). It was easier to just choke down a few mouthfuls. And then I found that I kind of liked it, depending on how much mayo was on it and whether it was hiding eggs in it. It's just a whole hell of a lot easier to be lazy and skip the whole thing.

 

[Hussar]

Heh. Just had Hawaiian pizza at Costco. Yummy.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Sometimes I wish that I could "mod" D&D in the same way that I mod Skyrim: you know, have a downloadable catalog of free mods at my fingertips, all made from a handy creation kit that uses a standard format and automatically detects conflicts and writes patches. Just pick the adjustments I want to make, install them, grab some patches, and presto! The game works just the way I wanted. Right?

And then I spend 4 days trying to patch Complete Alchemy and Crafting Overhaul, only to have it corrupt my save file and force me to restart from that wretched cart-ride to Helgen, and then I'm all "ya know what? Maybe playing the game as-written isn't such a bad idea after all. At the very least I'd still be playing it right now."

Like with Elder Scrolls, Baldur's Gate and Nevwerwinter Nights, I spend way more time patching the system and going through my install log for hours than playing the actual game.

In the end I've accepted my fate that I have more fun tweaking the games than playing them. Same thing with food, really. I'm a cook, and I almost never eat the things I prepare; I've way more fun preparing an impressive supper with a nice presentation for my family, then go eat a quick BLT on the couch by myself.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Not that anybody really cares, but a good thing to do with Hawaiian pizza is to balance the sweetness of the pineapple by using its own acidity-to-sugar ratio to pickle other garnish you'll put on the pizza.

If using canned pineapples, rinse them beforehand (I think most people who dislikes pineapples on pizza actually have more problem with the metallic taste of the can), a mix them in a bowl with thinly chopped red onions and red bell peppers, add a pinch of salt, a little vinegary hot-sauce (ala tabasco or such). Let the whole thing pickle for, like, an hour and assemble your pizza. You now have a well-balanced salsa-like garnish instead of overpowering elements just thrown on a pizza.

Fun thing is also to serve this garnish cold on a hot pizza; it cuts through the fatty taste of melted cheese. Use it like a pico de gallo or chimichuri, in short.

And dont cheap of the ham. Dont buy your ol' sandwich-grade smoked ham. A nice, de-salted, braised & pulled ham would be way better. You can even cook it yourself for a long period with pineapple juice (which tenderize meat likes there's no tomorrow) and cilantro. You can then use a few spoon of the (reduced) cooking juice to season your tomato coulis .