238 replies to this topic

[Stephanie]

Just to clarify: by "American cheese" you mean that processed 'food' flattened into squares and wrapped in plastic, right? I wouldn't want someone banning real cheeses made in America.

Liza -- "American cheese" is that yellow cheese like substance that's made with vegetable oil and not milk like real cheese should. (I think its vegetable oil...someone pls correct me if I'm wrong.) Kraft's Singles comes to mind.



Cheers,

Soba

Actually, American cheese is not too bad IF you get the kind sold at the supermarket deli counter sliced to order. Land O' Lakes is good; Boar's Head a close second. They're pretty much "real cheese," as opposed to the plastic-tasting stuff in the dairy aisle.

[yvonne johnson]

Goodness, I'd forgotten this. When first in NY (15 years ago), I went through a phase of eating Alpine Lace, I think it's called. I think it's Swiss cheese (American stye?) and the deli staff sliced it. I used to put it on a white tortilla along with tomato and scattering of cilantro, place under the grill, and when melted roll it up. Who knows if I'd still like it.

[Suzanne F]

Yvonne, I very much doubt you would. How can I say this? My mother-in-law's standard lunch is a sandwich of no-salt deli turkey breast and Alpine Lace, on supermarket challah. At least she uses Grey Poupon. Other wise, she has no taste whatsoever.

[cherrypi]

Marmite/Vegemite. Chocolate-covered cherries.

[torakris]

Marmite/Vegemite.  Chocolate-covered cherries.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

chocolate covered cherries come second only to yuke in my book!

[hollywood]

Marmite/Vegemite.  Chocolate-covered cherries.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

chocolate covered cherries come second only to yuke in my book!

Perhaps there's a distinction to be made between cherry cordials and mere chocolate covered cherries.

[Jinmyo]

Marmite/Vegemite.  Chocolate-covered cherries.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

chocolate covered cherries come second only to yuke in my book!

Perhaps there's a distinction to be made between cherry cordials and mere chocolate covered cherries.

Kill 'em all.

[elyse]

I completely concur on the horribleness of "fat-free" -- for foods that are supposed to have fat in them.

Suzanne, excellent point, well said. I was stuck for words last night, but that's basically what I meant.

[Suzanne F]

Thank you. I think the proper word is "abomination."

[Xanthippe]

Thank you.  I think the proper word is "abomination."

The word "atrocity" comes to mind as well . . .

[tommy]

so 2% milk is something horrible?

[awbrig]

Raspberry Coffee

[maggiethecat]

Raspberry Coffee

Yes. Now. Abomination.

[Pan]

Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda

I like Cel-Ray with pastrami! So there!

I just looked at the ketchup thread. I do not like ketchup by itself in anything. If it's used as an ingredient in such a way that the resulting sauce tastes like something else, that's fine. I do like good tomato sauce, preferably from scratch, but canned tomatoes and tomato paste can be quite acceptable.

[Jinmyo]

Pan, tinned tomatoes are a joy for the many months out of the year when there is nothing out of a tin worth being called a tomato.

I like the idea of Cel-Ray but have never tasted it.

[Pan]

Pan, tinned tomatoes are a joy for the many months out of the year when there is nothing out of a tin worth being called a tomato.

I definitely see your point there.

[Jason Perlow]

Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray soda

I like Cel-Ray with pastrami! So there!

Cel-Ray is the natural accompaniment to any Jewish deli sandwich. Gotta have it. Necessary belching inducer.

[hollywood]

Marmite/Vegemite.  Chocolate-covered cherries.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

chocolate covered cherries come second only to yuke in my book!

Perhaps there's a distinction to be made between cherry cordials and mere chocolate covered cherries.

Kill 'em all.

Odd because chocolate and raspberry go so well together. Perhaps it's never been done properly.

[torakris]

chocolate and cherries are one of the best combinations ever!
though raspberries and coconut are a close second.





I will second the spam (adding all canned meat products) and non-fat products.

[ditsydine]

-peas and carrots, who the hell came up with this awful mixture. I like peas, I like carrots, but not peas and carrots.
-fat free italian dressing--i can handle most other versions, but the italian versions where the dehydrated specks of peppers floating in their congegled bath. Yuck
-hot dogs that are bright red and stain the bun. I can occassionly get one down if it covered with enough toppings..
-Cheap American Cheese. Ok, I know its so uncool to like American Cheese, and all american cheese is cheap, but I do like it toasted on bread, but I bought some 99 cent version one time, not knowing that it had no milk whatsoever in it when i was a poor college student ( i am now a poor professional) and it would not melt. I recall biting into a sandwhich that tasted like I had chewed up a '45.

[SobaAddict70]

Yes, deli versions of American cheese are quite acceptable, and in fact vastly preferable in my book. That being said, yellow plastic wrapped American cheese is less of an abomination than WHITE plastic wrapped Kraft's Singles.

Oh, almost forgot -- #7 to the list is Goober's peanut butter and jam....mixed together in the SAME jar. Gets pretty disgusting over time. For those who may not know what I'm talking about, Goober's is a type of peanut butter that also contains grape jam in the same jar. It was a favorite of mine back in the day, but now I'm sick of it.

Soba

[NeroW]

Emo music.

I agree on the Goober.

Fake meat.

But I do like a filet mignon. I like it a lot. Sorry.

[hollywood]

chocolate and cherries are one of the best combinations ever!
though raspberries and coconut are a close second.





I will second the spam  (adding all canned meat products) and non-fat products.

It defies explanation, but many Hawaiians LOVE Spam.

[Stephanie]

Yes, deli versions of American cheese are quite acceptable, and in fact vastly preferable in my book.  That being said, yellow plastic wrapped American cheese is less of an abomination than WHITE plastic wrapped Kraft's Singles.

I would think white cheese would be the lesser abomination, given that yellow American cheese is probably that color because of food dye.

[hjshorter]

Emo music.

Hey, I like emo!

[s'kat]

Oh, almost forgot -- #7 to the list is Goober's peanut butter and jam....mixed together in the SAME jar.

When I was a little kid and lived on PB&J's, even I wouldn't touch that stuff. There are some things that just shouldn't live in the same bottle with each other.

[margaret]

It defies explanation, but many Hawaiians LOVE Spam.

Spam musubi. Blech. When I was working at a Hawaiian-style restaurant in Tokyo, it was the most popular item on the menu.

Rice ball, seaweed, spam. Why?

[Kerouac1964]

Regarding the mystery of Hawaiiians love of SPAM. It was a big, big food staple back during WWII, and I suspect long before. I suspect that tough times, poverty made it a huge hit. It was probably a top seller on the black market food list, back when things were rationed.

It may have to due with limited hog farming as well? Lack of refridgeration?

I was watching a documentary on the the city of Chicago and they had the first packing plants that canned pork. I was an instant international #1 seller, back before the days of refridgeration.

[torakris]

I will second the spam  (adding all canned meat products) and non-fat products.

the very afternoon that I wrote this my MIL gave me 2 cans of spam, she was going to grill them on the BBQ? and make spam burgers but i insisted that we were too full. So she gave them to me to take home

In Japan they are seen as a gourmet product and cost about $6 a can!

[hollywood]

Emo music.

Hey, I like emo!

No need to get emotional about it.