My husband and I were talking about this, so: Which is worse, biting into something that looks like it should be sweet and finding out it's savory, or the other way around (looks savory, tastes sweet)? We saw someone making a very realistic looking hamburger out of cake at one point and that prompted this discussion.
The latter, definitely. The hamburger out of cake idea made me have to literally turn my phone screen over for a second.
Should be savory, is sweet—cakes made to look like meat are viscerally uncomfortable for me in a way that, like, a popsicle made of meat wouldn’t be. (If it’s a combo of sweet-savory that’s different, but just straight trick sweet or straight trick savory, Trick Sweet is more upsetting to run into without warning.)
Id choose sweet should be savory because No, but i realise my view is skewed by the cake example, as i am Not A Fan of most cakes. I really thought about it though and its gotta be savory should be sweet. The last thing i want to bite into is, for example, something like chocolate covered bacon. What kind of madman would waste perfectly good chocolate like that? Also, whats the general opinion of cake pops? I hate them with a fiery passion after my first one betrayed me. Its basically frosting mixed with cake and then you dunk it in even more frosting. Gross.
Cake pops are good unless they’re bad. However I don’t know why anyone would want to eat them when they could have either a) actual cake or b) an Oreo truffle I just remembered that I could make Oreo truffles with the supplies in my apartment right now and I’m fighting not to jump out of bed at 12:30 AM to do that immediately
I could put this in out of context quotes but I'd rather have context: So said because it's very contagious. If I see, smell, or hear about popcorn in any significant way, I will probably want to make some myself. If other people notice that I'm eating popcorn, they often seem inclined to go get popcorn. Discuss?
Agree, i had one (1) mustard filled joke-Krapfen in my life and it was enough for a life time as for cakepops: I've made some myself that were basically 'cake, cream cheese, covered in chocolate' and those were quite good. I'm not a huge fan of frosting when it comes to covering things.
Popcorn is the Enemy. It’s delicious but it takes several days to finish eating because that’s how long it takes to get the husks out of my teeth. The Enemy
i'd rather have something i expected to be savory to be sweet than something i expected to be sweet to betray me also cake pops can be ok but a lot of them seem to just be made with bad cake and too-sweet frosting, which is just a bad combo in general, u know?
Got into a discussion about what makes a side a side. I said it's portion size and nothing else given that I can order a taco on the side as well as chili, chicken salad, popcorn shrimp, and red beans and rice as sides at many places. My European friends very much disagreed. Opinions?
Red beans and rice are a side for sure, but I don't consider the rest of those to be a side dish, especially not a taco. I have no justification for this, though.
I think that like. Anything can be a side technically? As you said I agree it's mostly portion size and such, like a side of corn chips n salsa, or as u said, chili and stuff, like a sandwich with a side of chili. Though my brain defaults to dish composed with typically veggies or carbs that goes along with a main meal for the idea of a side dish, even though it's really just a food that isn't the main meal but u eat with it? think that's mostly just the experience with sides tho.
shit like chicken salad isn't really restaurant food here so it's not a side, but agree it's mostly portion size and being served With the entree instead of before or after
I still hold that if it contains more than trace amounts of meat it's not a side Like: green beans with bacon: a side. Chicken salad: not a side.
Counterpoint: meal-sized salad with something like two or three coconut shrimp for a side. Sides are just Food But Small Portion. Appetizers are Food In Quantities And Design Best Shared With A Group.
This Is My Appetizer, It Was Made For Me food poaching is food poaching no matter what course it's served as :p
