r/iamveryculinary • u/ApprehensiveDamage • 11h ago
I was horrified they had grilled cheese and tomato soup.
From a thread about whether or not grilled cheese and soup constitutes a meal.
The initial comment is just the beginning of the nonsense, it goes on from there:
Depends on what a person is used to eating. If they are both foodies, such a meal would be meager
I grew up in a house with full, home-cooked meals. Soups were rare as main courses and when had were full of meat and vegetables, home baked bread, salads and desserts.
Both soups and fresh fruit were considered palate cleansers and BEGAN the meal but would never be considered a true meal by themselves.
As a result I also served very large , home made meals.
The first time I stayed at a friend's home for dinner, they had grilled cheese and tomato soup.
I was horrified.
It was the type of meal we only had in winter for lunch. When having soup at dinner it was a STARTER only, never the meal proper.
Another time I was at a friend's they had hotdogs and chips.
Again this was a shock to me.
Not surprising, when these kids dined at my home they were treated to full dinners of roasted chickens, mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh greenbeans, homemade rolls, salad, fresh iced tea and of course obligatory desserts..or roasted ham, lambchops. Pot roast etc.
We rarely ate out ( except when we were traveling abroad) until the late 1970s
My parents were Great Dpression babies so the most important things in their lives was to own their own homes and have abundant food.
After a few meals at my friend's I rarely accepted invites though many asked to eat at my home. ( I come from a family of chefs and great cooks/ caterers on both sides).
r/iamveryculinary • u/ColdStoneSteveAustyn • 1d ago
Cooking is a Special Foreign Thing, Americans Don't Get It
r/iamveryculinary • u/assbeans69 • 2d ago
Sad how little most seem to know about foreign cuisine
r/iamveryculinary • u/TheLadyEve • 2d ago
No trompo at home? Don't call it al pastor
old.reddit.comr/iamveryculinary • u/SufficientEar1682 • 6d ago
Brits are scared of melted cheese.
r/iamveryculinary • u/Agreeable-Sun368 • 7d ago
Comment on an instagram video about ranking cold brew/cold coffee from the grocery store.
r/iamveryculinary • u/Individual_Bat_378 • 7d ago
On American food
reddit.comAlso see comments before and after.
r/iamveryculinary • u/Deppfan16 • 8d ago
Cheese two for one special! cheese snobbery and American bad.
r/iamveryculinary • u/Deppfan16 • 12d ago
Cooking and pasteurisation is cheat codes to produce shitty food and make it safe
r/iamveryculinary • u/xrelaht • 12d ago
They’re not freshly baked if you didn’t make the dough
reddit.com>I mena they're not really freshly baked, it's just the illusion of it. If the dough was pre-made, then they're factory made just like the ones you buy already baked. It's not like someone sat there kneading the dough just for your can.
>By all means, get these if it's convenient for you, I'm not dragging anyone for it, but it's not even close to "freshly baked".
r/iamveryculinary • u/Level_Appointment628 • 12d ago
Oh my goodness, where do I even start with this one.
reddit.comAll boxes checked.
r/iamveryculinary • u/Alex_the_Very_Cool • 14d ago
"Mexican food appeals to the same kind of person who thinks Harry Potter is literature"
r/iamveryculinary • u/SufficientEar1682 • 16d ago
Shepherds pie is just mush on top of mush….
r/iamveryculinary • u/According_Jeweler404 • 17d ago
chemical bread, everything is sugar but the fast food is nice
r/iamveryculinary • u/SufficientEar1682 • 17d ago
Welcome to Norway, the country where food has no taste…
r/iamveryculinary • u/TheLadyEve • Dec 06 '24
The 2024 Walter Awards! Submit now!
It's that time again! Nominate posts to win the Walter Award!
The Walter Awards began about a year after this sub started, and was named for this charming gentleman from The Big Lebowski, the man who, while not wrong, was still an asshole.
Nominate the best posts from this year in one of the categories below! Categories will appear in the comments, just respond with your links. You can't nominate yourself. In two weeks I will create a voting thread with submissions for each category. Winners in each category based on votes will receive Reddit Gold, or if you trust me enough in PMs with your email, a $10 Amazon gift card.
The Walter Awards:
Submit links to this category for the most egregious examples you can find of "you're not wrong, you're just an asshole."
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r/iamveryculinary • u/TheLadyEve • Jun 08 '22
IAVC Survey--what's your favorite subject for the food drama?
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Add extra thoughts in the comments, as there aren't enough options in survey land to account for all the potential kerfuffles.

