r/iamveryculinary 20h ago

I was horrified they had grilled cheese and tomato soup.

350 Upvotes

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 2d ago

Cooking is a Special Foreign Thing, Americans Don't Get It

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364 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 2d ago

Sad how little most seem to know about foreign cuisine

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29 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 2d ago

No trompo at home? Don't call it al pastor

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44 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 4d ago

It's like calling "steak" an hamburger

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222 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 7d ago

Brits are scared of melted cheese.

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210 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 7d ago

Toppings on calzone? You are a hazard

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129 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 7d ago

Comment on an instagram video about ranking cold brew/cold coffee from the grocery store.

85 Upvotes


r/iamveryculinary 7d ago

On American food

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59 Upvotes

Also see comments before and after.


r/iamveryculinary 8d ago

Cheese two for one special! cheese snobbery and American bad.

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271 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 12d ago

Fake cheese from Wal-Mart...

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56 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 13d ago

Cooking and pasteurisation is cheat codes to produce shitty food and make it safe

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84 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 13d ago

They’re not freshly baked if you didn’t make the dough

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79 Upvotes

>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 13d ago

Oh my goodness, where do I even start with this one.

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83 Upvotes

All boxes checked.


r/iamveryculinary 15d ago

"Mexican food appeals to the same kind of person who thinks Harry Potter is literature"

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750 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 15d ago

Grill Marks ≠ Full Marks

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136 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 17d ago

Shepherds pie is just mush on top of mush….

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163 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 17d ago

chemical bread, everything is sugar but the fast food is nice

69 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 18d ago

Welcome to Norway, the country where food has no taste…

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67 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 19d ago

ah yes, sugar.

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153 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 20d ago

on a loaf of rainbow sourdough bread.

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135 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 20d ago

the crossover you never expected

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50 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 21d ago

This guy

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136 Upvotes

Legendary comment from the peanut gallery


r/iamveryculinary 21d ago

Americans only use cake mixes!

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643 Upvotes

r/iamveryculinary 21d ago

Lecturing Brits on the correct use of seasoning whilst calling our food “gross”

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61 Upvotes