I don’t think I’ve made a post on here about food, so here goes! 😃

I’ll go first…I just love eating uncooked pasta. It has such a satisfying crunch and the tomato pasta and wholewheat pasta are my faves! This has been a habit that I’ve had ever since I’ve had teeth and people are always surprised that I haven’t damaged my teeth doing this. I enjoy pasta cooked too!

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    Hello, I’m here to die on the hill that pineapple is a perfectly valid ingredient to put on a pizza, and would like to argue that any ingredient is valid to put on a pizza.

    Americans just don’t realize how sheltered their definition of pizza is. There are people out there committing food crimes you can’t even imagine.

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    Peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches…

    Peanut butter, deli Turkey, and vanilla yogurt…

    Chili and a peanut butter sandwich…

    I like peanut butter.

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    I’ll eat almost anything so there are plenty of examples but I’ll pick one of my favorites: chicken hearts. They’re tasty and have a satisfying springiness to them! Organ meats in general get unfairly hated upon, I feel.

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    Not me, but an ex-girlfriend. She would fill a bowl with potato chips (crisps to you Brits) and then pour ketchup all over and eat it like a bowl of cereal with a spoon.

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    uncooked pasta, uncooked noodles, flour, sugar, whole apple (with seeds and that wood thingy on apple), nails (not eat but chew and spit out), coffee beans. There might be more but can’t think of right now.

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      Raw flour is not recommended for direct consumption because it can actually carry foodborne illnesses. I suppose you could “cook” it in the oven with no other ingredients to have a similar experience but killing any potential pathogens.

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            It really does. I’m one of those who like cookie dough more than actual cookies, especially when it comes to chocolate chip. Leave out eggs, add like a tablespoon more butter, and toast the flour beforehand, and you wind up with a truly excellent edible cookie dough. In my book, the nuttiness of the flour is makes it even better than regular dough.

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              I think it’s possible to pasteurize eggs to make them safe to eat like they do with eggnog. Don’t quote me on that, though.

              Also make sure to brown the butter if you want an even richer, nuttier flavor.

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                My grocery store sells whole pasteurized eggs in the egg section. It’s only one brand but neat that’s even an option.

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                I think it’s possible to pasteurize eggs

                For sure it’s possible. Like you said, they do it for eggnog. I used to work for an ice cream company and we’d do it by thoroughly whisking them and then slooooowly stirring them into a hot mix of cream and sugar and whatnot. Not totally sure how you’d do it for this but I’m sure there’s a way; maybe if you’re getting the butter hot you could use that? But also not sure what benefit eggs would impart here. Maybe an extremely subtle flavor but as far as I can tell their purpose in cookies is their structure, which isn’t all that relevant for an edible dough.

                Browning the butter is an interesting idea, I might try that. I worry it could reduce the moisture content though; the reason I add extra is to make up for the lack of moisture from eggs and there’s already so much, I wouldn’t want to add even more butter or oil lol. Maybe I could straight up add water but then I usually freeze it and idk if that would be a problem long term

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                  I wouldn’t recommend adding too much non-fatty liquids in a cookie dough if any, as that will result in gluten formation. For cookies, oil should be the sole source of moisture (or in the case of butter, mainly oil). Eggs don’t really have the same effect as water-based liquids.

                  I’ve made cookies many times with vegetable oil instead of butter, and it works out very well.

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        If they meant nails like fingernails I’m completely lost. But I used to with regular nails for the metal taste. I almost died as a kid because I used to suck on small nails and screws. Surprisingly that’s not what stopped me from sucking on them. It was because i unconsciously bit down one once and that shit hurt. Used to do coins too but when I found out what germs were and how many germs are on money I stopped immediately.

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        please elaborate

        This is uncalled for, to say the least. The very idea of someone chewing on (clipped) nails was problematic enough

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    Durian

    And the more people hate it, the better for those who love it cause it keeps the quality up and costs lower.

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    Personally, I don’t think this is all that weird, but I like cold leftovers. My preferred breakfasts are things like cold pizza, cold mac and cheese, cold mashed potatoes, etc.

    For some reason, my friends and family think it’s gross and they always say things like “I don’t know how you can eat that cold.”

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    Biscuits and gravy…

    Covered in raw onions, radishes, banana peppers, jalapenos, or any combination of the above. Try it. You’ll like it. Just give them a moderate to fine chop first.

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    I love dried shrimp. They smell very strong, are quite salty and I think full of cholesterol, but when I start a pack, it’s difficult for me to stop eating

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      That’s a very popular drink here in the Dominican Republic, probably in Puerto Rico and Cuba too, you have to know the trick so the milk and orange juice mix well tho. It’s called “morir soñando” (which means “to die dreaming” in Spanish) look it up if you feel like to.

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              Not OP, but I was curious about it, so I watched a video tutorial (in Spanish).

              Basically, you prepare a mixture of evaporated milk, condensed milk and regular milk with some ice and vanilla extract, and in another bowl just orange juice with ice.

              The secret is that both liquids need to be cold so they get mixed properly. She didn’t mention what temperature was necessary, just that 20 minutes in the cold did the trick.

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        Yeah, it’s pretty good, especially in the summer time.

        On topic for the thread, the way I make it has pretty much always gotten a “WTF are you trying to feed me?” look from Dominicans. Okay, more of an “Ay dios mío, este muchacho” eye roll and a “¿Qué es este menjunje que tu tá inventando allí?” from them, if I’m being honest. For the ones I’ve gotten to actually try it, though, they all agree it’s pretty good.

        I have the usual mix of milk and orange juice, add in some sweetened, condensed milk, vanilla extract, and then I add jam/preserves instead of just sugar. I’m partial to cherry preserves, but if chinola jam were a thing I could get here, I’d probably just stick with that. Toss it in a blender with some flaked ice, and 30 seconds later, you’re that much closer to developing diabetes. Depending on the sort of night I’m having, I might toss in some spiced rum, too.

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      Add a little vanilla, and yeah, that’s a Creamsicle!

      Or, blend frozen OJ, milk, ice, and a bit of vanilla extract and you’ve basically got an Orange Julius. (Do those places still even exist…?)

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        Top tip: add in some powdered sugar. In addition to adding some sweetness, powdered sugar has cornstarch in it which will act as a thickener making for a more unctuous mouthfeel

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      Mother of the groom gave an impromptu speech at the reception about how her son is like milk and orange juice. It was as meandering as it was long.

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        My wife’s dad held a 15 minute speech about South American partisans and guerillas at my wedding. No one knew what he was trying to say, and my wife’s bridesmaid pulled him from the stage before he was finished.

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          Quite the opposite, but maybe his mom feels like she just drank milk and orange juice when she sees her son? I suppose we’ll never know for sure.