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I do think you should try everything. You're free to dislike it after but how can you know if you don't try? The only time I'm bothered is if someone just refuses to try new things.
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Butterfly Valley posted:You literally said we can't choose our flavour preferences and when I gave you personal examples you said I was just making up stories to feel better about myself. Okay I'm going to assume there was an honest misunderstanding here. Here's what I was and am saying: Putting yourself through a conditioning regimen, even by choice, is not the same thing as simply choosing your flavor preference. It is very clearly an entirely different method of achieving the same theoretical result. No one can just will themselves to like beer or broccoli or Surströmming the way you choose which socks to put on in the morning. It's probably also true that it's much harder for some people to acclimate to some or all foods than other people.
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Dec 29, 2023 01:32
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I'm not going to judge someone for never trying new foods or challenging themselves to learn to like more things; that's up to them and I'll just feel disappointed, not contemptuous, if they don't. There's a whole world of experiences they're missing out on, and we only get one lifetime to try them all, but that's their call to make. What I will say is that it can make your life a lot easier if you don't have arbitrary self-imposed food restrictions. You can go anywhere with anybody, and people will like being around you more.
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Dec 29, 2023 01:40
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the only fundamental problem is chicken nugget peeps
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Dec 29, 2023 01:44
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Offal is a hot button topic because the US consumption patterns of meat as a status symbol dictate a ton of offal as byproducts if not fully wasted. If offal was more culturally accepted we'd see measurable price decreases in all meat products which also signal an overall increase in efficiency of meat production which is a big deal in the new world of carbon management.
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Dec 29, 2023 01:44
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bob dobbs is dead posted:the only fundamental problem is chicken nugget peeps Post/Av combo e: or is that the joke
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Dec 29, 2023 02:05
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this is an all-consuming postin affectation forged from 10 years in socal imprinting the word "dude" on me hard then me deciding to make it all-gender
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Dec 29, 2023 02:56
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As a picky eater, trying entirely new foods (as opposed to like, pasta with a different sauce) is HARD and sucks, and I don't like most entirely new things I try. At least these days I can find something to eat at most places, unlike when I was living the tendies life as a child.
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Dec 29, 2023 03:14
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Data Graham posted:There's a whole world of experiences they're missing out on, and we only get one lifetime to try them all, I keep saying this about heroin but my friends and loved ones keep stopping me from trying
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Dec 29, 2023 03:36
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I don't remember this one, but I think I'm on board. The terribleness of jello cubes suspended in soda speaks to me in a perverse way 
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Dec 29, 2023 04:51
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it's like fizzy american boba
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Dec 29, 2023 05:12
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Lengua is delicious and there's a reason it's a premium meat at taco joints.
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Dec 29, 2023 08:19
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My mom used to make tongue and chicken hearts all the time, it was always to weird to me so I never tried em but I might have suspected that she was a bland cook in general and she was prolly doing it wrong, so maybe I’ll try it for myself
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Dec 29, 2023 08:25
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Edmund Sparkler posted:Lengua is delicious and there's a reason it's a premium meat at taco joints. yeah I had some lengua on sopes and it was amazing
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Dec 29, 2023 08:55
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There's a local taco truck with a name that translates to "Cheeky Tacos" because their main thing is tacos made with beef cheek. Chewy but tasty.
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Dec 29, 2023 11:38
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maybeadracula posted:Nobody said you can't "learn to like" or acquire some tastes, sometimes. But why would you want to, generally speaking? I was an incredibly picky eater as a child. It turns out there are some things I’m intolerant to that make me feel really sick (bananas, egg yolks, avocado). I’ve also never liked red meat. However, as an adult I wanted to learn to like things and acquire tastes so that I’d be less of a pain in the arse to eat with. I wanted to be able to find something at every restaurant that I’d both be able to comfortably digest and enjoy. I’m still working on it, in my 40s. I work as a brewer, and every now and then I’ll find myself in a fancy multi-course meal situation with beer pairings, and I try at least a bite of every single thing. Yeah, I still don’t enjoy steak, even though this is objectively perfect, thinly sliced, tender steak. Still not on board with shellfish. Still not great with capsaicin. But I have found heaps of things that I do enjoy, I’d just never had them prepared that way before - and that opens up new possibilities for things I can cook or things I can order at a meal out. Next time it happens, I’ll still try a bite of the steak or the pork belly or the eggplant, just in case. Both because I don’t want to be a pain in the arse food weird, and because a new nice thing is just wonderful. I will pretty much always be a food weird, but it’s important to me that it’s not for a lack of trying.
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Dec 29, 2023 12:39
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Shooting Blanks posted:Barbacoa is delicious, and traditionally made from beef cheek.  It's traditionally made from goat meat.
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But how the hell are you supposed to pronounce bellburger? Just joshing, it's obviously pronounced 'sword'. Samovar has a new favorite as of 13:10 on Dec 29, 2023 |
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Dec 29, 2023 13:01
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Captain Hygiene posted:My biggest experiment along those lines was trying to cut down my caffeine consumption by quitting coffee for a month, and trying to learn to like tea by trying some version of it every day. Nope, didn't work, I honestly wanted it to but I still just hate tea. Well we are done professionally <  > go buy one of those stupid capsule machines, it's what you deserve!
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Dec 29, 2023 13:17
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Shithouse Dave posted:IHowever, as an adult I wanted to learn to like things and acquire tastes so that I’d be less of a pain in the arse to eat with. This is an important factor that often gets ignored. Being picky doesn't just get you judged by snobs, it makes life more difficult for people who want to eat with you or cook for you. My ex didn't cook, didn't like eating out, and insisted all of my cooking had to match her incredibly picky tastes. In the 2 years we were together I went from loving to cook because it gave me a chance to experiment and try new things to hating it because the only seasonings I was allowed to use were salt, garlic, and ginger. Literally anything else was either "too spicy" or "why do you want to put leaves in your food?" All the joy left one of my favorite hobbies and even now, a year after we broke up, I'm still not back to enjoying cooking as much as I used to.
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Dec 29, 2023 14:38
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maybeadracula posted:Nobody said you can't "learn to like" or acquire some tastes, sometimes. But why would you want to, generally speaking? Because it's rewarding? I find the same with music. I like to listen to things I don't normally listen to let my palate acclimate so I can see the value in something. Why stick with the same boring poo poo when you crave new experiences? Music and food both have nuance. For instance I like IPA, black coffee, and black metal . All of these things grew on me, but I didn't force myself to like them, I come across something that at first is challenging but you know there must be value to it. Then little by little it becomes something very special. Seeing that everything has value you have get past that first challenge. I mean don't force yourself, if you don't like it the first couple times, return to it later in life; if it isn't something you wanna keep trying, then don't worry about it.
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stereobreadsticks posted:This is an important factor that often gets ignored. Being picky doesn't just get you judged by snobs, it makes life more difficult for people who want to eat with you or cook for you. My ex didn't cook, didn't like eating out, and insisted all of my cooking had to match her incredibly picky tastes. In the 2 years we were together I went from loving to cook because it gave me a chance to experiment and try new things to hating it because the only seasonings I was allowed to use were salt, garlic, and ginger. Literally anything else was either "too spicy" or "why do you want to put leaves in your food?" All the joy left one of my favorite hobbies and even now, a year after we broke up, I'm still not back to enjoying cooking as much as I used to. Can't believe you dated my mother for 2 years and never told me.
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caspergers posted:Because it's rewarding? I get how it could be and that's really cool. Do you get how it could not be to other people with different circumstances? Again, I'm a strong try all the things advocate, but a lot of people have weird brain poo poo and I'm not going to be a jerk to them. It reminds me of other things I've seen like insisting someone that's uncomfortable pet a dog because it's so nice or implying they're a bad person because they don't want to sing karaoke, once you get up there you'll love it, don't be a wuss, you're ruining our night! I think a lot of people just don't realize or appreciate how lucky they are just to want to do and eat new things, or even want to want to.
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Samovar posted:But how the hell are you supposed to pronounce bellburger? Double-L is pronounced like a Y in Spanish, so it's "beyburger"
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First of May posted:Double-L is pronounced like a Y in Spanish, so it's "beyburger" 
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What's the deal with the Frijoles? I've seen refried beans in burritos and things, but never just a big bowl you're apparently supposed to eat with a spoon. Is that a thing?
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Captain Hygiene posted:My biggest experiment along those lines was trying to cut down my caffeine consumption by quitting coffee for a month, and trying to learn to like tea by trying some version of it every day. Nope, didn't work, I honestly wanted it to but I still just hate tea. I've always wanted to like tea more than I do. Like, I don't mind it, some teas are quite tasty but if someone said "coffee or tea?" I'd be like "coffee". Also tea always makes me sort of queasy in a subtle way after I drink a whole cup of it. Probably too much tannins or something.
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Facebook Aunt posted:What's the deal with the Frijoles? I've seen refried beans in burritos and things, but never just a big bowl you're apparently supposed to eat with a spoon. Is that a thing? Yup, it’s Pinto and Cheese nowadays tho Both my kids used to get them when they were to young to figure out how to eat burritos
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Coffee tastes like rear end, but I drink it anyway. It's a drug, not food.
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Coffee tastes great and I wish more high quality decaf was available so I can enjoy coffee all day without suffering severe panic attacks
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Facebook Aunt posted:What's the deal with the Frijoles? I've seen refried beans in burritos and things, but never just a big bowl you're apparently supposed to eat with a spoon. Is that a thing?
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Facebook Aunt posted:What's the deal with the Frijoles? I've seen refried beans in burritos and things, but never just a big bowl you're apparently supposed to eat with a spoon. Is that a thing? Yes it’s extremely common to have them as a side dish. Do you live somewhere with no mexicans?
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Edmund Sparkler posted:Lengua is delicious and there's a reason it's a premium meat at taco joints. I like lengua, I've just never seen someone shove a big single piece of tongue in a tortilla and called it a day. I am pretty curious how the texture is
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zedprime posted:Offal is a hot button topic because the US consumption patterns of meat as a status symbol dictate a ton of offal as byproducts if not fully wasted. If offal was more culturally accepted we'd see measurable price decreases in all meat products which also signal an overall increase in efficiency of meat production which is a big deal in the new world of carbon management. You underestimate how globalized the meat trade is, American poultry processing (for instance) is a major exporter of chicken feet to China. Even the tiny remaining scraps of meat left on bones get pressurewashed off to use in sausages erc. What does get wasted is hides, since the demand and price of leather has dropped so low they can't be processed and make a profit.
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AARD VARKMAN posted:I like lengua, I've just never seen someone shove a big single piece of tongue in a tortilla and called it a day. I am pretty curious how the texture is That's what I was wondering too. I've had beef tongue tacos before and they were great, but the meat was all diced up so you wouldn't necessarily know what it was by its looks.
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Tongue is pretty tender, so biting through it or chewing wouldn't be a problem. Being able to see a nice big section of tastebuds may be off-putting to some.
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Dec 29, 2023 20:06
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LeastActionHero posted:Tongue is pretty tender, so biting through it or chewing wouldn't be a problem. Being able to see a nice big section of tastebuds may be off-putting to some. Don't you peel the tastebuds off before you cook the tongue? My grandma used to cook tongue (but the British way of boiling it in plain water, maybe a pinch of salt and a bay leaf if you're lucky) and it wasn't terrible. Very much just a generic 'meat' experience.
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There's a membrane you peel off, but there's still a noticable texture underneath.
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