Comments | tejas: On Precious Foodies

tejas

On Precious Foodies

Jun 21, 2009 02:33

I consider myself a bit of a foodie. While I don't stress over having the precise cut of grass fed Venezuelan beef, or whatever, I like cooking good food and I love eating good food.

But I detest the folks who get so precious over it all.

Really, folks, it's not that big a deal.

For example...

I adore English muffins. I usually have some in ( Read more... )

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tejas June 21 2009, 08:14:14 UTC

I can't remember what her name was, but I couldn't help laughing at her comments and then moving onto someone with some sense. :-)

A *HALF* hour to learn how to boil and EGG? SHEESH!

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tejas June 21 2009, 08:23:33 UTC

WTF??? Why the devil not? Like I'm going to sit around for an hour, or even five minutes, for it to reach room temperature.

Y'know, I've been boiling eggs for over 40 years, and I've never let it reach room temperature *once* in all that time. I've also never had a problem with my boiled eggs.

What a doofus!

I have other things to do in my life. I'm starting to think I should write a cookbook.

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karababe_64 June 21 2009, 08:06:05 UTC

I personally agree that's taking it a little far. I have however heard that in one particular country, it could be Italy but don't quote me, that it is rude to cut your bread rolls, you should always tear them.

tejas June 21 2009, 08:15:56 UTC

I can see that. But that's getting to social norms (I first typed "noms", which reminds me that I haven't checked LOLCats today ;-) rather than, y'know, *food*. That kind of thing *is* good to know.

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tejas June 21 2009, 20:06:11 UTC

LOL!! And this is why I love you! :-)

natsuko1978 June 21 2009, 11:41:51 UTC

Huh bwa? I am English. I always split a muffin with a knife prior to toasting. OMG! I've been doing it wrong all these years!

*sigh*

I can be precious about where I source my ingredients from (I buy local when I can), buying organic and buying free range (and fair trade/ rainforest certified coffee). But that affects (a) my climate footprint and (b) the taste.

"Knives are evil" only makes any sense with some herbs/leaves where there is a chemical difference in oils/flavours released between torn/bruised and cut.

tejas June 21 2009, 20:13:40 UTC

I can go for all that. There are philosophical reasons for doing things and then there's "I'm *so* much better than you are" reasons. And chemistry, as you say, makes a difference.

Bread doesn't really care. :-)

gategremlyn June 21 2009, 11:50:41 UTC

I, personally, always tear my English muffins. Put a fork gently in the side of the muffin to pry it apart. It makes the surface more textured and it gives the butter more places to cling to after the muffin has been toasted. They taste so much better that way. I hate to tell you this, tejas, but the you really *should* tear your English muffins. Opps! Excuse me, my TV dinner is ready. Gotta go.

But I'm right about the muffins. Try it!

telepresence June 21 2009, 12:00:55 UTC

Not to be a jerk but I kind of agree with this. I mean, no, cutting an English muffin hardly "ruins" it, that's silly, but when torn or fork split I do think the different texture improves the experience. I do agree with your overall point, that food shouldn't be made into something intimidating or elitist.

tejas June 21 2009, 20:17:24 UTC

Whatever works.

tejas June 21 2009, 20:15:33 UTC

Sorry, no. Won't. Or rather, I have, mostly when I had a fork at hand, but not a knife. It made no difference whatsoever in how much butter (or peanut butter) I used, or how it tasted, but several times it wouldn't then toast properly because it doesn't tear as evenly as it cuts.