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windsor wrote:Deep Fried Butter (no I am NOT making this up)
Fried Pecan Pie.

No Joke. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665106/ns ... _and_wine/

Looks DD will be in business for a long long time.

I also live in Raleigh, home of the NC State Fair and purveyor of such fine treats over the years as deep fried:

1. Candy bars (Snickers, Milky Ways, etc)
2. Cupcakes (Twinkies and their ilk)
3. Coke (Really. They poured the syrup onto dough and then deep fried it)

I'm not that worried.

I've seen Oreos and ice cream (like sandwiches) and Twinkies at our local craft shows.

And Andrew Zimmern of Bizzare Foods on TFN went to the Minnesota state fair, and they had deep fried EVERYTHING, and I do mean everything. They had deep fried spaghetti on a stick, for heaven's sake.

devildeac wrote:

windsor wrote:Deep Fried Butter (no I am NOT making this up)
Fried Pecan Pie.

No Joke. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665106/ns ... _and_wine/

Looks DD will be in business for a long long time.

I also live in Raleigh, home of the NC State Fair and purveyor of such fine treats over the years as deep fried:

1. Candy bars (Snickers, Milky Ways, etc)
2. Cupcakes (Twinkies and their ilk)
3. Coke (Really. They poured the syrup onto dough and then deep fried it)

I'm not that worried.

The deep fried Coke was awful. I love me some DF Oreos, though.

devildeac wrote:
1. Candy bars (Snickers, Milky Ways, etc)
2. Cupcakes (Twinkies and their ilk)
3. Coke (Really. They poured the syrup onto dough and then deep fried it)

I'm not that worried.

Of course they're terrible for you, but those deep fried candy bars are fucking delicious.

I won't try any of the "deep fried". I might like them. I like too much as it is.

Lavabe wrote:Biscotti.

Seriously! I was gonna post this. I cannot stand the flavor or texture. Add to that:
marzipan!

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

Lavabe wrote:Pork rinds.

Every now and then for some unknown reason I'll try and give pork rinds another shot. And every time I regret it.

They do pork rinds right in Mexico. Pour them in a bag, squeeze of fresh lime and douse them in salsa picante, shake the bag and eat. They're best consumed slugging down a Negra Modelo whilst watching luchadores on New Year's Day!

DukePA wrote:

DukeUsul wrote:

CathyCA wrote:Raw tomatoes

Agreed. My wife brought home some Sun Gold cherry tomatoes from the Carrboro farmer's market. "Oh try them, they're so super sweet you HAVE to like these ones." Barf, spat them out in the sink. Still tasted like dirt.

And my daughter is awesome, if I haven't said that already. Wife gave her her first piece of tomato the other day, she spit it out and started bawling at the top of her lungs. That's my girl!!!

I'm with you guys on this. Raw tomatoes look fabulous, but I just don't like them. They must be processed or cooked in some way. I'll try one every 5 years or so, but I never like them. I remember watching everyone eat tomato sandwiches as a kid and they looked to die for, but still, no dice for me. I'm going to tell on myself. I was still in the Navy, pregnant, and living in Great Lakes, Illinois. My ex and I went out for dinner and I ordered a club sandwich and said, "no tomatoes" and emphasized this several times. Then the waitress asked what I wanted to drink and I said, "tomato juice." I was serious :?

Tomato Juice gets my vote for a food I don't understand. I cannot have it straight. It must be diluted with copious amounts of vodka before I consider it potable.

YmoBeThere wrote:Alfalfa sprouts. Does anyone eat those any more?

They're good to use as a "bed" for some things but you need a bold flavor to balance out the sprout.

Miles wrote:

DukePA wrote:

DukeUsul wrote:"quote="CathyCA""Raw tomatoes "/quote"
Agreed. My wife brought home some Sun Gold cherry tomatoes from the Carrboro farmer's market. "Oh try them, they're so super sweet you HAVE to like these ones." Barf, spat them out in the sink. Still tasted like dirt.

And my daughter is awesome, if I haven't said that already. Wife gave her her first piece of tomato the other day, she spit it out and started bawling at the top of her lungs. That's my girl!!!

I'm with you guys on this. Raw tomatoes look fabulous, but I just don't like them. They must be processed or cooked in some way. I'll try one every 5 years or so, but I never like them. I remember watching everyone eat tomato sandwiches as a kid and they looked to die for, but still, no dice for me. I'm going to tell on myself. I was still in the Navy, pregnant, and living in Great Lakes, Illinois. My ex and I went out for dinner and I ordered a club sandwich and said, "no tomatoes" and emphasized this several times. Then the waitress asked what I wanted to drink and I said, "tomato juice." I was serious :?

Tomato Juice gets my vote for a food I don't understand. I cannot have it straight. It must be diluted with copious amounts of vodka before I consider it potable.

I like Raw tomatoes in moderation between two slices of toast, on/in a salad, in salsa, etc... and I especially like the Orange Tomatoes (much more meaty and less acidic! However, I have to agree with Miles on his approach to diluting tomato juice .....

Miles wrote:

DukePA wrote:

DukeUsul wrote:Agreed. My wife brought home some Sun Gold cherry tomatoes from the Carrboro farmer's market. "Oh try them, they're so super sweet you HAVE to like these ones." Barf, spat them out in the sink. Still tasted like dirt.

And my daughter is awesome, if I haven't said that already. Wife gave her her first piece of tomato the other day, she spit it out and started bawling at the top of her lungs. That's my girl!!!

I'm with you guys on this. Raw tomatoes look fabulous, but I just don't like them. They must be processed or cooked in some way. I'll try one every 5 years or so, but I never like them. I remember watching everyone eat tomato sandwiches as a kid and they looked to die for, but still, no dice for me. I'm going to tell on myself. I was still in the Navy, pregnant, and living in Great Lakes, Illinois. My ex and I went out for dinner and I ordered a club sandwich and said, "no tomatoes" and emphasized this several times. Then the waitress asked what I wanted to drink and I said, "tomato juice." I was serious :?

Tomato Juice gets my vote for a food I don't understand. I cannot have it straight. It must be diluted with copious amounts of vodka before I consider it potable.

I drink tomato juice or V-8 juice daily with breakfast. I used to live in an orange juice household, but then I moved out.

Aspic.

It's actually poisonous, right?

Bostondevil wrote:It's actually poisonous, right?

It has to be...

Glad to see there are other raw tomato haters here as well. Can't stand 'em. Makes me feel a little bit better because here's a list of foods that I will/won't eat that makes me feel like I might, just might, be from another planet.

Bostondevil loves:
lima beans
cauliflower
liverwurst
chicken livers (sauteed in butter with mushrooms and served over rice, yummy!)
radishes
turnips
oh and DiBD, roasted sweet potatoes, I love 'em too, they aren't too pretty to look at but, yuuummm

Bostondevil hates:
chocolate ice cream
chocolate pudding
tomatoes - all kinds although I will eat a marinara sauce

Bostondevil will eat but could be perfectly happy going the rest of her life without:
pizza
arugula

All you tomato haters are crazie :o

YmoBeThere wrote:All you tomato haters are crazie :o

Guess that's why they are here!

Bostondevil wrote:Glad to see there are other raw tomato haters here as well. Can't stand 'em. Makes me feel a little bit better because here's a list of foods that I will/won't eat that makes me feel like I might, just might, be from another planet.

Bostondevil loves:
lima beans
cauliflower
liverwurst
chicken livers (sauteed in butter with mushrooms and served over rice, yummy!)
radishes
turnips
oh and DiBD, roasted sweet potatoes, I love 'em too, they aren't too pretty to look at but, yuuummm

Bostondevil hates:
chocolate ice cream
chocolate pudding
tomatoes - all kinds although I will eat a marinara sauce

Bostondevil will eat but could be perfectly happy going the rest of her life without:
pizza
arugula

I could go without the pudding. Everything else on the list, I'm down. Especially the arugula! Seared tuna served on a bed of arugula. Mmmmmmmm.

I'll pass on the two items with liver in them...

Bostondevil wrote:Glad to see there are other raw tomato haters here as well. Can't stand 'em. Makes me feel a little bit better because here's a list of foods that I will/won't eat that makes me feel like I might, just might, be from another planet.

Bostondevil loves:
lima beans
cauliflower
liverwurst
chicken livers (sauteed in butter with mushrooms and served over rice, yummy!)
radishes
turnips
oh and DiBD, roasted sweet potatoes, I love 'em too, they aren't too pretty to look at but, yuuummm

Bostondevil hates:
chocolate ice cream
chocolate pudding
tomatoes - all kinds although I will eat a marinara sauce

Bostondevil will eat but could be perfectly happy going the rest of her life without:
pizza
arugula

Our tastes are remarkably similar.