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[weinoo]

In today's Times, there's an article about "local sourcing" - a bit tongue in cheek, I do believe.

Now - who doesn't have a guilty pleasure? Even Wylie, per said article...

Years ago, while working for the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, he would fold a slice in half and spoon in a smear of steak tartare. “American cheese is the perfect soft taco,” Mr. Dufresne said.

has one. A pretty damn good one, I'd say.

What's your's?

[Mjx]

Does eating Nutella straight (well, I use a spoon) from the jar count? Or is that more 'Hall of Shame' material?

[rotuts]

Skippy Super Chunky in a bologna (baloney) roll-up. Mortadella (no pistachios!) is even better but pretty high-end.

Edited by rotuts, 03 July 2012 - 02:22 AM.

[weinoo]

Does eating Nutella straight (well, I use a spoon) from the jar count? Or is that more 'Hall of Shame' material?

That's Hall of Shame!

Skippy Super Chunky in a bologna (baloney) roll-up. Mortadella (no pistachios!) is even better but pretty high-end.

Yeah, this one's gross!

[Charcuterer]

I'm certainly not a great chef but my guilty pleasure is Ramen noodles. For me they are the perfect any time snack.

[Simon_S]

I'm certainly not a great chef but my guilty pleasure is Ramen noodles. For me they are the perfect any time snack.

I'm no chef either, but I have a guilty pleasure of Mild Curry flavour Supernoodles lovingly served between two slices of bread.

In fact now that I think of it, most of my guilty pleasures involve carbs in bread.

[Alex]

My psychopathy scale on the MMPI is relatively high, which reflects, in part, my tendency to not feel guilty about much of anything at all. And the behaviors I would indeed feel guilty about are either felonious or highly immoral, so I generally try to avoid them. That said, my (minimally) guilty pleasure is canned tuna (formerly Bumble Bee, now Kirkland) eaten straight with just a generous squeeze of lemon. (And sorry, weinoo, but a teaspoon or so--after all, we're humans and are capable of restraint from time to time--of Nutella straight out of the jar is way too good to be a guilt- or shame-inducer. In fact, it's often saved me from eating a way more caloric after-dinner treat. A spoonful of Nutella is satisfying; a spoonful of Häagen-Dazs doesn't quite make it.)

[DanM]

i know I shouldn't, but a big bag of fries from Five Guys is a great snack. A small tip. If you want to make sure your fries are fresh from the fryer, ask for them salt free they will make a batch just for you.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

I'm another one of the high-scoring MMPI psychopathology testers, and like Mmmfood I tend not to feel guilty about much of anything. Particularly food! I just don't see the why of it - I have to eat, so I might as well enjoy myself while doing so, yes?

Then again, I'm the kind of person who will gleefully suck peanut butter straight out of the squeeze-pack; I'm not adverse to a spoonfull of Nutella or similar chocolate-nut-butters. I'm also partial to starch sandwiches, particularly spanish rice on sourdough. Perhaps, though, my worst offence (if you want to call it that) is raw cookie dough.

[Holly Moore]

Never been a great chef, but a long time ago in the town of Parsippany NJ I was an above average short order cook. My guilty pleasure, especially in the summer, was a quart of cold milk quickly downed in the walk-in.

[rotuts]

Ooooooooooooo! a connoisseur!

I still take a swig out of the now (non-fat) jug of milk in the middle of the night. My cat gets some but like whole fat.

Ice Cold is the key!

[Tri2Cook]

I have a weakness for the convenience store frozen burrito. I'm not proud of my guilty pleasure and I'm even less proud that I've ate enough to know by name which ones I'll eat and which I won't... but there it is. If it redeems me any, myself and those around me usually suffer a penance when I indulge my guilty pleasure.

[Mjx]

Adding to the starch sandwich madness, I have to mention my personal favourite, pita stuffed with falafel and chips (fries/pommes frites, that is, not crisps). No dressing, no leaves, just the starch, the whole starch, and nothing but the starch. But I can't say I feel guilty about eating this, or any other food, as such (and I'm capable of feeling guilty about virtually anything, including binning a decrepit oven mitt that has seen long service).

[CKatCook]

I am like some of the others, I just refuse to be guilty about food. There is too much else out there to feel bad about I think. But if I have to pick one, it would be anything mac and cheese. Blue box kind, homemade, gourmet, it don't matter. I want the mac and cheese.

[suzilightning]

Never been a great chef, but a long time ago in the town of Parsippany NJ I was an above average short order cook. My guilty pleasure, especially in the summer, was a quart of cold milk quickly downed in the walk-in.

Holly,

Years ago a dear friend of mine kept a glass glass in the reach in. After the worst of service, when she felt herself flagging, she would grab the glass roll it on her neck and top of her chest then chug a glass of ice cold buttermilk we kept for her.

I have learned not to think about food in human terms so I do not fear or feel guilty about it. The latest thing I have been doing is taking a teaspoon of vinegar every day. The stronger the better - malt, jerez, balsamic.

[ScoopKW]

I am like some of the others, I just refuse to be guilty about food. There is too much else out there to feel bad about I think. But if I have to pick one, it would be anything mac and cheese. Blue box kind, homemade, gourmet, it don't matter. I want the mac and cheese.

Mac and Cheese here, too. And the restaurant where I work makes some of the best. Works for me.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

I never thought I'd say it, but Tuna Paté as a dip for Corn Chips has become a hit here.....

[jrshaul]

Dairy Queen. Once a year.

[Brown Hornet]

I'm also not really guilty about any particular foods I like and I really have no qualms admitting that I like things that are a bit disgusting to other people, like scrapple.

My true guilty pleasure, something that I am honestly embarrased about, is my love of burnt bits, what I affectionately call the "burnies." You know, the little bits of burnt cheese on an overcooked pizza or casserole, or the black bits of burnt bacon, or onions that have crossed the Rubicon from carmelized to blackened. I'm coming out of the closet as a "burnie" lover -- I know I'm not alone!

[Darienne]

I agree that scrapple is disgusting. Friends from Delaware once brought it to a Dog Weekend and that's who ate it, under the table. Don't tell my friends, please. Square and grey is not food.

But I love the 'burnies'. French Fry crispies are the best.

[ScottyBoy]

I can agree with so many of these. Growing up a little poor made for some pretty cheap comfort food. My first dog was actually named Skippy.

I've gotten a lot of flak on here for liking American cheese on my burgers/sandwiches but I'll go to the grave with a slice in my mouth!

Wonderkids bread, plenty of mayo, cheap turkey and american cheese is a staple in my diet.

[CKatCook]

I still love wonderbread! I good classic white loaf of bread is a beautiful thing!



Sometimes nothing else will do...

[ScottyBoy]

Everything has an application my friend!

[annachan]

Peanut butter and ham? Oh yeah, love that on rice cakes of all things!

Instant ramen, "fish" sausage (Japanese/Korean snack), pork floss out of the jar, salt & vinegar chip sandwich, crusty bread with butter & sugar....

[Panaderia Canadiense]

A dish (ah, who am I kidding, a soup bowl) full of maple syrup and a loaf of fresh bread.

[phatj]

My go-to late night snack is run-of-the-mill corn tortilla chips topped with store-brand pre-shredded cheese and microwaved.

[ScottyBoy]

Hehe yes! I grew up on microwaved bagels with cheddar.

[annachan]

Used to love American cheese on triscuit, toasted till the cheese melt....

[toolprincess]

Liver pudding fried on white bread with mustard. I'm with ScottyBoy - grew up fairly poor (although I didn't know it) and many of the foods that people consider "trashy" or "junk" were what we subsisted on.

[chileheadmike]

Late night Gino's Pizza Rolls.

I'm so ashamed. Well, not really.