CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I've just cut back drastically on bad foods like pizza. There are some local chains I like, but I'm doing quite well staying away from junk food and honestly, I feel much better for it. An occasional indulgence is all I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: Cool... Taco Bell is Mexican food too. Whatever floats your boat. Two things New Yorkers and Chicagoans are passionate about food-wise. Pizza and Hot Dogs. Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jose said: Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food! honestly I am not sure taco bell qualifies as food period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: honestly I am not sure taco bell qualifies as food period @SFLUFAN disagrees with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: @SFLUFAN disagrees with you! I'm sure he's not alone in that. A number of my friends love TB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 51 minutes ago, Jose said: Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food! 1 hour ago, EternallDarkness said: no no no...a thousand times no!!!!!! SNOBS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 And pizza is still pizza. It might be bad pizza, but it's still pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 In all fairness, Domino's has gotten WAAAY better from back in the days when it LITERALLY tasted like flavored cardboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 2:55 PM, sexy_shapiro said: Nobody over the age of 12 dabs, which is appropriate because you have to have the mind of a child to support this monopoly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I came back to this thread after a while and what the hell guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Jose said: Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food! This week’s episode of Revisionist History addresses this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 21 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Yeah, I almost never buy concessions at the theater. I did get a personal pizza for Endgame and it was painful paying essentially the price of a large pizza for it. I just eat before I go. I'm definitely not above bringing stuff in but I figure there's a difference between sneaking in stuff they serve and stuff they don't. I've often brought in protein shakes. They definitely don't serve those at movie theaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 5 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: In all fairness, Domino's has gotten WAAAY better from back in the days when it LITERALLY tasted like flavored cardboard. Forget the taste, every time I ate it I'd get diarrhea. But they changed the pizza and now I don't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 6 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I've just cut back drastically on bad foods like pizza. There are some local chains I like, but I'm doing quite well staying away from junk food and honestly, I feel much better for it. An occasional indulgence is all I need. What you figure out pretty quickly is that you don't actually want a lot of that shit if you're not habituated to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jason said: What you figure out pretty quickly is that you don't actually want a lot of that shit if you're not habituated to it. Truth. It’s amazing how if you can go a month without eating fast food or junk food you really stop wanting it or even thinking of it as good anymore. Crazy how the body works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, Mercury33 said: Truth. It’s amazing how if you can go a month without eating fast food or junk food you really stop wanting it or even thinking of it as good anymore. Crazy how the body works. Like, don't get me wrong. Put fries in front of me and I'm probably going to demolish those fries. But my willpower for avoiding the stuff in the first place is pretty strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Just now, Jason said: Like, don't get me wrong. Put fries in front of me and I'm probably going to demolish those fries. But my willpower for avoiding the stuff in the first place is pretty strong. Exactly. I used to drive by McDonalds and think “man that would be so good right now, I can taste how delicious it would be” stop eating it for a month or two and I honestly don’t even think about it as tasting as good. But yeah, inevitably I’ll get it on a road trip or something and the damn cycle starts all over. Sugar is a hell of a drug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, Jason said: Like, don't get me wrong. Put fries in front of me and I'm probably going to demolish those fries. But my willpower for avoiding the stuff in the first place is pretty strong. Oh, man, fries were always my biggest weakness. But I finally managed to stop getting them so much and I've lost those cravings. We went out to eat today for my birthday and I had boiled shrimp and raw oysters and my husband had a grilled shrimp and fries basket. I took a couple of his fries and they were predictably delicious, but I resisted any more. Last time I actually had an order of fries was about a month ago when eating out with the in-laws. Before that, I don't know when. I just stopped getting them. I don't even feel tempted when I'm in the cafeteria at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Being a food snob typically means you're a healthier person. Everyone should be a food snob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, Jose said: Being a food snob typically means you're a healthier person. Everyone should be a food snob! No it means you eat fancier junk food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 But less so because it's harder to get / more expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 10:24 PM, skillzdadirecta said: Yeah I'm wondering how they are going to handle him... and Deadpool for that matter. They claim Deadpool will be unchanged... we'll see. Literal speech bleeps and black boxes that he references to the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I just want that Noah Hawley Dr. Doom movie... probably never going to happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 11:16 PM, Keyser_Soze said: No it means you eat fancier junk food. Also, if you consider all American cuisine as junk food, that is a pretty sad statement of our food culture. Pizza does not have to be junk food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Jose said: Also, if you consider all American cuisine as junk food, that is a pretty sad statement of our food culture. Pizza does not have to be junk food. So true and those who think so have very limited Pizza experience clearly... and probably also consider Dominos to be pizza Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Like would you go to Naples and tell a pizzaiolo that his life's craft is junk food? Is it only junk food because it's our version of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGamble Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 2:51 PM, skillzdadirecta said: Cool... Taco Bell is Mexican food too. Whatever floats your boat. Two things New Yorkers and Chicagoans are passionate about food-wise. Pizza and Hot Dogs. Taco bell is absolutely mexican food. It's just bad mexican food. Andm, as CastlevaniaNut said, pizza is pizza. It might not be good pizza, but it's pizza. On 8/10/2019 at 3:03 PM, skillzdadirecta said: Ok. It's the quality of the ingredients that matter. and the unhealthiest part of pizza is probably the toppings you had. Dough, Cheese and olive oil aren't that bad for you. Dough is absolutely horrible for you. It's delicious though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGamble Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 19 hours ago, Jose said: Like would you go to Naples and tell a pizzaiolo that his life's craft is junk food? Is it only junk food because it's our version of it? Would I tell him? No. But it's absolutely junk food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Unhealthy =/= junk food. A strip steak slathered in herb butter with a side of truffle-oil roasted potatoes isn't healthy, but it's not 'junk food'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 58 minutes ago, TheGreatGamble said: Taco bell is absolutely mexican food. It's just bad mexican food. Andm, as CastlevaniaNut said, pizza is pizza. It might not be good pizza, but it's pizza. Dough is absolutely horrible for you. It's delicious though. Taco Bell is Mexican-American, if we are being generous here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 51 minutes ago, Jose said: Taco Bell is Mexican-American, if we are being generous here. It's like people that think Chinese Food that we eat here is actually Chinese food and I'm trying to figure out what's unhealthy about dough... it's basically water, flour and yeast. If you eat that shit raw you may be in danger, but by itself? Cultures all over the world eat dough in some form. If you FRY it sure... but in and of itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: It's like people that think Chinese Food that we eat here is actually Chinese food and I'm trying to figure out what's unhealthy about dough... it's basically water, flour and yeast. If you eat that shit raw you may be in danger, but by itself? Cultures all over the world eat dough in some form. If you FRY it sure... but in and of itself? He's going to give you some annoying ass rant against carbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: It's like people that think Chinese Food that we eat here is actually Chinese food It is though! It was developed by Chinese chefs and based on 'traditional' Chinese recipes. The fact it was developed for a new audience with a different palate doesn't make it any less 'Chinese'. As always though when it comes to foodie-related matter, David Chang has the best take... Quote What makes “Ugly Delicious” compelling, ultimately, is Chang’s commitment to rejecting purity and piety within food culture. “I view authenticity like a totalitarian state,” Chang declares, in the show’s first episode, adding, “It’s not that I hate authenticity, it’s that I hate that people want this singular thing that is authentic.” In food culture, particularly American food culture, the concept of authenticity is wielded like a hammer: This pizza, made with San Marzano tomatoes and mozzarella di bufala and a yeast-risen dough, blistered in an ultra-hot wood-fired oven for less than a minute, is authentic; that pizza, ordered on the Domino’s Pizza Now™ mobile app, dressed with toppings that arrive at a franchise location pre-sliced in a vacuum-sealed bag, passed through an industrial conveyor-belt oven, is not. The problem with such rigid categorizations, according to “Ugly Delicious,” is, for one thing, creative stagnation. Chang, after all, made his career on an exuberant disregard for convention. His restaurants—with their Japanese names, Taiwanese pork buns, Korean rice cakes, Continental flourishes, and intellectual-bro Americana twists—remix and subvert everything from ancient culinary traditions to standard restaurant-service expectations. The more insidious problem with valorizing authenticity, though, is that, by anchoring a place’s culinary identity in an idealized history, a culture closes itself off to the values and traditions of those who have arrived more recently. This notion gives “Ugly Delicious” larger resonances with the rage and uncertainty of the Trump era. In the crawfish episode, a segment dedicated to K.K.K. activism against Vietnamese shrimpers in the nineteen-seventies is followed by a conversation with a present-day Vietnamese-American shrimp fisher who proudly calls himself a redneck, happy to talk on camera about his disdain for immigrants and fear of radical Islam. Sitting down with the white proprietor of a Nashville hot-chicken chain, Chang forces himself, with obvious steeling of will, to ask astonishingly direct questions about the moral burden of a white man profiting from black culture. The great cooks, in Chang’s view, are those who don’t just deploy an ingredient or a technique but feel it, deeply, adopting the food and its history as a fundamental part of who they are. It’s an idiosyncratic approach that’s perhaps as murky as authenticity, but also far more flexible. Watching a Tokyo chef make a perfect margherita pizza, Chang observes that here he sees a man making food “more Italian in its idea, its thesis, than some people in Italy are making.” The chef explains himself, later on, in Japanese: “What Naples has given me is pizza, which I make in the image of myself.” https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/david-chang-combats-culinary-purity-netflix-ugly-delicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 There are few things in life that make me want to slit my own throat from ear to ear more than discussions about food. It's goddamned food. It goes in the hole at one end and out the hole at the other end. End of story. Enough already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chris- said: It is though! It was developed by Chinese chefs and based on 'traditional' Chinese recipes. The fact it was developed for a new audience with a different palate doesn't make it any less 'Chinese'. As always though when it comes to foodie-related matter, David Chang has the best take... https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/david-chang-combats-culinary-purity-netflix-ugly-delicious Yes, but he's also sort of full of shit. He says in the "Fried Rice" episode that PF Chang's and Panda Express aren't Chinese food. If Domino's is pizza, then PF Chang's is definitely Chinese food you ethnocentric fucker (Chang, not you). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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