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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 6, 2020 21:56:52 GMT
This is a completely irrational pet peeve. I hate when people alter my meal. Whew! I said it out loud. I just made apple rosemary chicken with rice. I made the entire meal in a skillet with diced chicken and apples and I made a sauce with fresh rosemary. And I mixed in cooked white rice. I ate it and thought it was alright. And Jeremy ate three bowls! So I thought he loved it. As I was returning to the living room I went over to give him a kiss as he was finishing up his third bowl. Thinking that he seemed very appreciative of my meal and therefore I would smooch him. And I look in his bowl. He doused his food with soy sauce. Soy sauce. That doesn't belong in this dish. I cannot even imagine what that must have tasted like. But he feels compelled to use soy sauce every time I serve a dish with rice. And it makes me nuts. So I'm venting my pet peeve at you guys instead of him. I'm just going to let him think I'm appreciative he ate my meal. And yes, I'm also peeved when people request non-allergy related alterations in a fancy restaurant too. So maybe I'm just a food snob. Anyway...you can feel free to share your irrational food related pet peeves too.  |
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Post by Linda on Apr 6, 2020 21:59:10 GMT
((((Hugs))))
I hate it when I'm making the menu and grocery list and ask for suggestions/ideas/requests and am met with dead silence or "I don't care, whatever is fine" and then when I've shopped, people all of a sudden have opinions about the dinner menu (rarely positive) and all sorts of "how come you didn't buy x"
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Post by tiffanyr on Apr 6, 2020 22:02:44 GMT
And yes, I'm also peeved when people request non-allergy related alterations in a fancy restaurant too. So maybe I'm just a food snob. Don’t go out to eat with me then! My husband calls me Sally!! LOL! |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 6, 2020 22:03:33 GMT
((((Hugs)))) I hate it when I'm making the menu and grocery list and ask for suggestions/ideas/requests and am met with dead silence or "I don't care, whatever is fine" and then when I've shopped, people all of a sudden have opinions about the dinner menu (rarely positive) and all sorts of "how come you didn't buy x" Yes that's a huge problem with children. You ask and get crickets and then suddenly they don't want to eat what you serve. |
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Post by librarylady on Apr 6, 2020 22:03:37 GMT
In his defense---it is his taste buds and if that is what he likes, that is what he gets.
While it is repugnant to you, he apparently likes it.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 6, 2020 22:04:03 GMT
Please don't feel bad. I am like Jeremy. I love soy sauce. Rice is just a carrier for me!
I get annoyed when my MIL likes a dish I prepared, asks for the recipe, then tells me how she made it better.
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Post by mikewozowski on Apr 6, 2020 22:07:26 GMT
hide the soy sauce. or serve over pasta.  |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 6, 2020 22:07:38 GMT
Please don't feel bad. I am like Jeremy. I love soy sauce. Rice is just a carrier for me! I get annoyed when my MIL likes a dish I prepared, asks for the recipe, then tells me how she made it better. Oh bless you for not telling her where to stick her altered recipe! This one is so funny/not funny I think my reaction if she told me how she made my recipe better would be to simply crack up laughing. |
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Post by smcast on Apr 6, 2020 22:09:16 GMT
I put ketchup on a lot of things. Examples are certain soups, hotdish, sauerkraut.
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Post by Montannie on Apr 6, 2020 22:09:45 GMT
I can relate, jeremysgirl! Any time I serve rice, the soy sauce is deployed. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Apr 6, 2020 22:10:19 GMT
I'm sorry you're upset about it but he must've liked it. My DH puts Tapatio or Sriracha on almost everything. It's what he likes. And I may have been known to eat lobster with BBQ sauce....  |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 6, 2020 22:14:16 GMT
And yes, I'm also peeved when people request non-allergy related alterations in a fancy restaurant too. So maybe I'm just a food snob. Don’t go out to eat with me then! My husband calls me Sally!! LOL! My thought is that food is like art. The chef being the artist. I don't feel right requesting a chef alter his well thought out meal for me. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 6, 2020 22:15:27 GMT
hide the soy sauce. or serve over pasta. Haha! I am thinking I might go buy the Sam's club huge bottle of soy sauce and wrap it up for him for Christmas as a joke. |
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Post by peaname on Apr 6, 2020 22:19:59 GMT
Your version sounds delicious. Soy sauce? Yuck!!!
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 6, 2020 22:27:19 GMT
I guess I don't see the big deal. You made it the way you liked. You didn't have to alter anything. He added some soy sauce to his own dish. No extra work for you. It's a win for everybody.
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Post by susancinpa on Apr 6, 2020 22:30:34 GMT
My DH's version of soy sauce is barbecue sauce. Some things he automatically pulls out the bbq sauce before he even tastes it. I've learned that he just associates bbq sauce with certain items (like breaded pork/chicken), and that's probably how Jeremy automatically associates rice with soy sauce.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 6, 2020 22:32:02 GMT
You may have heard me complain in the past about the 11yo dousing every rice dish (sure, Asian, but also Indian, Mexican, Italian flavors, cheesy ... doesn’t matter) with soy sauce. It drives me insane. But it’s his food and his call, in the end.
But yes, it’s annoying to cook a beautiful, perfect meal (like that happens much around here) and have them think it needs “improvement.”
I have several family members who insist on micro-managing their restaurant meals, so yeah, I get that one, too.
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Post by littlemama on Apr 6, 2020 22:33:31 GMT
Did he taste it first? That seems like an odd combo, but I believe Jeremy and lucyg 's grandson would very much enjoy eating together! |
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Post by littlemama on Apr 6, 2020 22:33:52 GMT
You may have heard me complain in the past about the 11yo dousing every rice dish (sure, Asian, but also Indian, Mexican, Italian flavors, cheesy ... doesn’t matter) with soy sauce. It drives me insane. But it’s his food and his call, in the end. But yes, it’s annoying to cook a beautiful, perfect meal (like that happens much around here) and have them think it needs “improvement.” I have several family members who insist on micro-managing their restaurant meals, so yeah, I get that one, too. Damn, you beat me to it! 😂😂 |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 6, 2020 22:33:58 GMT
((((Hugs)))) I hate it when I'm making the menu and grocery list and ask for suggestions/ideas/requests and am met with dead silence or "I don't care, whatever is fine" and then when I've shopped, people all of a sudden have opinions about the dinner menu (rarely positive) and all sorts of "how come you didn't buy x" Yes that's a huge problem with children. You ask and get crickets and then suddenly they don't want to eat what you serve. My response would be ‘too bad’ & all of them knew that. I asked, you didn’t answer I picked now zip it or do it yourself. Even Ex knew better than to complain about what I cooked for dinner. Because they knew my answer would be so cook it yourself. On the flip side if I get home and someone cooked dinner I A - praise them & B - do not complain at all about any ingredient used in cooking that dinner as I could just pick up a new one tomorrow ( no one has cooked me dinner since sheltering in place though ) I do not comment that that dinner might have been for any other day. I just praise both the meal & the fact that it was done. When the kids were young I might have commented about a giant mess made while cooking but I’ve realized my mistake and just keep quiet about that too. I don’t know if the soy sauce would have annoyed me or not, I’m having a problem in my brain with the soy sauce on the apples so I wouldn’t do it. I guess that’s like the people who put ketchup on everything. I do not get annoyed about salting food at the table, mine will do that no matter how I season it so I just stopped putting salt in most things ahead of serving it. |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 6, 2020 22:36:46 GMT
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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 6, 2020 22:45:21 GMT
You may have heard me complain in the past about the 11yo dousing every rice dish (sure, Asian, but also Indian, Mexican, Italian flavors, cheesy ... doesn’t matter) with soy sauce. I believe Jeremy and lucyg 's grandson would very much enjoy eating together! Hahahahahaha....I knew Lucy would pop in here with another rice needs soy sauce person! Yes, they should eat together. |
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Post by christine58 on Apr 6, 2020 22:51:13 GMT
Yes that's a huge problem with children. You ask and get crickets and then suddenly they don't want to eat what you serve. We would have gone hungry growing up..my mom was not a short order cook. Didn't like what she fixed (she's a great cook)...guess what..you didn't eat. |
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Post by milocat on Apr 6, 2020 22:53:27 GMT
I've said to my DH before did you even try it? Before he added a bunch of other stuff to it. Often he'll add hot sauce and I've said why don't I just serve cardboard with hot sauce then at every meal since you put it on whatver I cook?
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 6, 2020 22:55:05 GMT
Please don't feel bad. I am like Jeremy. I love soy sauce. Rice is just a carrier for me! I get annoyed when my MIL likes a dish I prepared, asks for the recipe, then tells me how she made it better. Sounds like something my MIL would do I make a craft and she says she likes it and then proceeds with ten different things she would do different to make it look good. Ugg. |
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Post by maryland on Apr 7, 2020 0:42:36 GMT
((((Hugs)))) I hate it when I'm making the menu and grocery list and ask for suggestions/ideas/requests and am met with dead silence or "I don't care, whatever is fine" and then when I've shopped, people all of a sudden have opinions about the dinner menu (rarely positive) and all sorts of "how come you didn't buy x" Yes! That's my family! |
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Post by freebird on Apr 7, 2020 0:44:45 GMT
Validated. My husband knows it reallllly pisses me off when he douses something I make with (probably soy sauce) before he even tastes it. Taste it first, then decide.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 7, 2020 0:45:09 GMT
I know you are ranting, but I hope you didn’t say anything to him. I am the main cook in my house. I cook what I like and how I like it. Once it goes on some else’s plate for them to consume, it’s no longer my business. Just because I like something one way doesn’t mean everyone else does. It feels either controlling or needing validation (take your pick) to expect others to share your taste and to take it as a reflection on you when they don’t.
I totally validate your choice to rant to the peas however. 😊
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Post by alsomsknit on Apr 7, 2020 0:45:14 GMT
Please don't feel bad. I am like Jeremy. I love soy sauce. Rice is just a carrier for me! I get annoyed when my MIL likes a dish I prepared, asks for the recipe, then tells me how she made it better. My MIL asks for a recipe. Makes substitutions with quick/convenience items, then tells me hers wasn’t a good. Really? I wouldn’t have guessed. LOL! |
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Post by busy on Apr 7, 2020 0:53:17 GMT
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm a good cook and I know it. But I also cook to the way I like things (hey, that's part of the perks of being the cook!). DH loves A-1 on pork chops and steak. He's always going to have it when I cook those things, even if the meat is perfectly seasoned and/or sauced. And that's fine. He gets to like what he likes. I don't take it personally.
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