If I can't eat a combination of the main dish and a side, the side doesn't go with the main dish. Lucky for me, that is generally the case with most foods.
Desserts are the exception, but I don't count them as sides.
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At the risk of sounding like a monster, I can't think of a single main/side I wouldn't combo.
Can you give an example that doesn't go together?
All I can think of off the top of my head would be different food styles in a buffet. Like sweet and sour chicken + sauerkraut or something along those lines. I love them both in their own context, but wouldn't put them on the same plate at the same time.
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I like to eat green beans like french fries. I'll even dip them and catch up and/or barbecue sauce.
Nothing on my plate can touch, especially if they are different textures. Textures are almost as important as flavor. This is the main reason why I don't eat zucchini.
When I really like something I want it the same way every time. Don't try to dress it up with new stuff, it was perfect before, I want it the same way.
A green salad should never contain anything sweet.
This probably doesn't count, but I am also firmly of the opinion that water chestnuts are not food.
I dunno, candied nuts are pretty amazing paired with Gorgonzola in a salad (I’d throw some sliced pears and strawberries in there too).
That said, I used to hate fruit in a green salad, my taste just changed over time.
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I always scrape my ice cream and cheese. If I get a nice piece of Gouda or cheddar and I'm feeling snacky then I will take a sharp knife and scrape it. I swear it's so much creamier and smoother in your mouth, eating it normally makes it look like cardboard in comparison. Same thing with ice cream, scrape it with my spoon while serving.
What drives me insane is that my mom will literally take a bite out of the block. Even with Parmesan.
She’ll eat a bite directly out of the block of cheese other people were going to cut pieces off of?!
Yep. Once when I was cooking, I was about to cut into a block of cheddar until she reached her hand UNDER the knife to take one last deranged bite out of it.
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Some foods should not be touching other foods but I can't use one of those cafeteria trays because the texture makes me gag.
My solution to it is using glass or ceramic plates and bowls for each item. There are exceptions of course.
Silverware is another thing altogether.
At school I always eat the salad first, drink water and then the main meal.
Smart. Have to get the worst part over first, and then wash the taste of those fresh vegetables out of your mouth before enjoying your meal.
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No seed oils. No ultra processed food or drink, or to an utter minimum. I mean, I will always eat a pizza or a bag of chips or something at some point. So, it balances out. Little sugar, since it is already everywhere.
Make everything at home, if possible.
I only like yellow onions in cooked things, I'll tolerate cooked white ones but I won't buy them myself. No raw onions ever. Red onions are only acceptable when pickled, but they can fuck right off otherwise.
If prepping uncooked meat of any kind, wear disposable gloves.
Cooked meat is fine to handle without gloves if needed but touching raw meat with bare skin is right the fuck out.
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Leftover pizza needs to be heated up in a pan in medium heat. Its the only way for the pizza to not become soggy, to the crust have some crunch on it and to restore the cheese melt.
I will argue with anyone in my house that goes against this!
Air fryer
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Once you grate a carrot, it's no longer food.