40 People Shared Their Opinions And The Culinary Hills That They'd Die On
Eating is something that we all will have to do every day of our lives. This can be a great thing to some of us and some of us may want to do other things than sit and eat a meal every day.
We all tend to have opinions about food whether that be what you like or don't like and just what pairs well together. If you're a picky eater or not you probably have some cuisine or item of food that you feel very strongly about.
Some people think that sugar goes in spaghetti, there's a huge debate about pineapple on pizza, and some people just feel like some foods should literally not exist. Either way, there will always be strong opinions about food.
These 40 people delivered when Reddit asked what culinary hill they will die on. These opinions are non-negotiable for these people and I think some of them you may agree with, but some are just downright crazy.
As usual, we have 40 posts to go through where people are sharing their strong opinions on these foods or culinary situations. Do you have any strong opinions about foods or culinary that could be added to this list?
Maybe some of these will change you remind once you see them.
1. People are always trying to make things healthy, but really they're making them gross.
"When you're baking from an online recipe, don't change three or four ingredients "to make it healthy" and then leave a one star review about how bad it is."
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2. Very true! Because then we will eat something we didn't know wasn't supposed to be eaten.
"Only edible items should be plated. Garnishes should be edible, Hate it when I see rocks and sticks on a plate. Fight Me."
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3. A lot of us have this talent.
"Being poor isn’t a culinary crime. It takes talent to make cheap food taste as good as my mom did."
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4. I'm tired of scrolling all the way down to learn how to make a sourdough bread.
"if you are writing a recipe, write a recipe. Not an autobiography"
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5. Agreed, and I'm not paying an extra $60 to eat gold. I'd rather wear it.
"Putting gold leaf on food is f**king stupid."
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6. Yep, they sure are!
"COOKING AND BAKING ARE DIFFERENT."
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7. Burgers are getting outrageously tall.
"A burger should fit in your mouth and shouldn’t require a stick to hold it together or cutlery to eat it."
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8. Always use butter.
"Life is too short to not use butter."
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9. Food should be enjoyed by everyone.
"Being snobby about food to the point where you're hindering someone else's enjoyment is not a positive personality trait."
10. Garlic for everyone.
"If you think it's enough garlic, it's probably not enough garlic."
11. Leftover chili is superior.
"Homemade chili is almost always better the next day."
12. There is nothing wrong with frozen food.
"That cheap bag of frozen peas and diced carrots you get at the grocery store is an outstandingly versatile source of nutrition. And tasty too."
13. Everyone should know this though.
"Grilling on charcoal taste way better than propane, Hank Hill is an idiot"
14. Do you wash your meat?
"This is actually something I'm willing to pass on YOU DON'T NEED TO WASH YOUR GOD DAMN MEAT! If you cook it right, you kill all the bacteria you're "washing". All you're doing is spreading the germs all over your kitchen sink."
15. This is the only way.
"Cereal first and then milk"
16. Please don't. Just don't.
"DON’T WEAR YOUR APRON INTO THE BATHROOM."
17. Exactly. Nobody can bite that.
"We need to make burgers wider not taller"
18. Always salt the pasts water. It does make a difference.
"Pasta water must be salted"
19. It doesn't even taste edible.
"That fondant is Play doh with sugar."
20. Pricing for food with unnecessary things on it is ridiculous.
"The most expensive food isn't always the "best" food. No, I'm not impressed by a $200 slice of pizza with it's price driven up with truffle and gold flake. Bonus: cereal or crushed Oreos on a donut isn't revolutionary."
21. So true and these kitchen gadgets only cause more dishes.
"A quality knife can replace 90% of your kitchen gadgets"
22. Raisins don't belong anywhere honestly.
"We need to stop letting people put raisins where they don't belong.... It's getting out of hand."
23. It doesn't matter what it is, if it's good then it's good.
"If it tastes good it tastes good"
24. The best comfort food.
"instant ramen is delicious"
25. It definitely can and most people don't know about this.
"Worcestershire sauce can work magic."
26. We do what we think tastes good, not what is "proper" for the food.
"I like dipping my sushi rolls and sashimi in a soy sauce and wasabi mixture and I don’t care if it goes against proper sushi etiquette. It tastes good."
27. You can literally make any dish your own.
"All food is fusion. No dish is above adoption or adaptation."
28. Recipes are a life saver.
"I don't want to hear that you're bad at cooking if you don't follow a recipe or measure your ingredients. You can get so far by just reading and actually do it what it says."
29. Salad does not equal healthy, but also a salad does not equal things just thrown together in a bowl.
"I live in the Midwest, I love the Midwest but just because you call something a salad does not mean it is healthy and an acceptable side dish to your main course. Snicker-marshmallow-mayo-whatever is not salad."
30. Get it right people.
"There’s no such thing as a “dry” brine. By definition, brines are liquid based. A salt-based dry rub is a cure. Brines are also a type of cure, but they are liquid based.
All brines are cures, but not all cures are brines."
31. "Superfoods" are not real.
"The moment something gets hyped as a superfood, I'm out. To clarify, "superfood" is a buzzword that cues bulls**t incoming and rising prices.
The author loses all credibility. It's the point where I stop reading and close the window. Might look up the stats for the food afterward from an actual resource such as a university's nutrition summary."
32. Season everything honestly. It makes a huge difference.
"Season your tomatoes, especially for sandwiches."
33. Baked donuts are healthy donuts and healthy donuts are not real donuts.
Baked donuts are not donuts. Donuts must be fried. Baked donuts are just small cakes, which are delicious but NOT DONUTS to clarify the exact type of donut imposter I am raging against
34. If you know how to cut an onion then you're winning.
"Learning how to cut an onion is the first lesson in the cooking world."
35. Peanut butter goes with literally everything.
"Peanut butter is a fantastic savoury ingredient with a shockingly enormous range of applications."
36. Shortcuts are okay in cooking.
"Often doing things “the right way” or “from scratch” just isn’t worth it. There are plenty of shortcuts that give you 90% of the result with 50% of the effort.
I’ll take those shortcuts just about every time."
37. Please use salt.
"Use salt dam*it"
38. MSG is slept on.
"MSG is amazing."
39. Nonstick everything or stainless steel?
40. It's ice cream.
"If you can't drink it through a straw it's not a milkshake."
Some of these food opinions make so much sense and people should really take their advice. Some of them, however, might have people on the fence.
Overall I think it's safe to say that some opinions on food are just exactly that - opinions. I'll say that some of these non-negotiables definitely made me think twice.
Share this with a friend to see what they think about some of these non-negotiables. Do you have any to add?
