Do you like food, or do you like eating?
Discussion
I ask because my FiL made the statement that "he likes his food", after I questioned his sizeable 3rd helping of whatever was on the table that evening.
This same man won't touch seafood (except white fish) because "it's slimy and crawls on the floor"
or cheesecake because... well, you've seen the Peter Kay sketch.
He'd rather have a rump than a sirloin because "it's bigger".
He won't enjoy a curry if it's not loaded with potatos and rice, with half a loaf of bread on the side.
I suspect a Beef Wellingtion or filet mignon would be wasted on him.
Food at a finer restaurant, where presentation and quality is generally considered preferable to feeding from a trough, is poked and prodded with suspicion as he demands to know where the rest of it is.
I'm not a food snob, but this view my FiL has towards a meal is surely verging on that of a philistine.
Anybody else prefer quantity over quality, or know someone who does?
This same man won't touch seafood (except white fish) because "it's slimy and crawls on the floor"
or cheesecake because... well, you've seen the Peter Kay sketch.He'd rather have a rump than a sirloin because "it's bigger".
He won't enjoy a curry if it's not loaded with potatos and rice, with half a loaf of bread on the side.
I suspect a Beef Wellingtion or filet mignon would be wasted on him.
Food at a finer restaurant, where presentation and quality is generally considered preferable to feeding from a trough, is poked and prodded with suspicion as he demands to know where the rest of it is.
I'm not a food snob, but this view my FiL has towards a meal is surely verging on that of a philistine.
Anybody else prefer quantity over quality, or know someone who does?
I'm on both sides of the fence. Quality over quantity, but when it suits.
Food is a real passion, so obviously I love good food. But, I'm a big fat bloater with a big appetite and I love to eat.
While I appreciate fantastic food, quality of ingredients, culinary skill and so on, there's plenty of times I'll throw that long-term love aside and opt for the cheap hooker. Sometimes a hamburger sounds good, even if steak is an option.
I've left plenty of seriously good hotels and ignored their often amazing restaurants in pursuit of a Cracker Barrel breakfast or some gut-busting BBQ action, and it's usually in these situations where my portion control goes out the window. Instead of good food in moderation I usually hear the theme tune to Rocky in my head, and enter an establishment intent on not leaving my seat until serious questions about my ability to walk under my own steam need to be raised. Adam Richman would be proud of some of my exploits. Cardiologists, probably wouldn't.
Then there's the middle ground - I've spent months trying to perfect chilli, and I've eaten at least a metric ton of it in the process. Now I've got it nailed, I make it in huge quantities using only the best ingredients, and forget the meaning of moderation when it comes to eating it. I could probably start a franchise of chilli restaurants and run them for a year with the cost of making it.
To summarise, fat man in omnomnom shocker, but I do appreciate the good more often than I embrace the bad. It's all about the flavour, and there's plenty of times when the cheap BBQ joint just does it.
Food is a real passion, so obviously I love good food. But, I'm a big fat bloater with a big appetite and I love to eat.
While I appreciate fantastic food, quality of ingredients, culinary skill and so on, there's plenty of times I'll throw that long-term love aside and opt for the cheap hooker. Sometimes a hamburger sounds good, even if steak is an option.
I've left plenty of seriously good hotels and ignored their often amazing restaurants in pursuit of a Cracker Barrel breakfast or some gut-busting BBQ action, and it's usually in these situations where my portion control goes out the window. Instead of good food in moderation I usually hear the theme tune to Rocky in my head, and enter an establishment intent on not leaving my seat until serious questions about my ability to walk under my own steam need to be raised. Adam Richman would be proud of some of my exploits. Cardiologists, probably wouldn't.
Then there's the middle ground - I've spent months trying to perfect chilli, and I've eaten at least a metric ton of it in the process. Now I've got it nailed, I make it in huge quantities using only the best ingredients, and forget the meaning of moderation when it comes to eating it. I could probably start a franchise of chilli restaurants and run them for a year with the cost of making it.
To summarise, fat man in omnomnom shocker, but I do appreciate the good more often than I embrace the bad. It's all about the flavour, and there's plenty of times when the cheap BBQ joint just does it.
Miguel Alvarez said:
Marf said:
Quality is a pre-requisite for quantity in my book.
If it tastes good then I'll likely eat until I can't move.
Got to agree with this. If it tastes good then I'll likely eat until I can't move.
had lunch in a chain pub with a bunch of friends yesterday. And after we'd left, we had the same discussion.
It was an average chain pub, serving decent portions of average food. Nothing bad, not great.
And yet all the friends were choosing menu items by SIZE and PRICE. I.e. the most they could get on their plate for less than £9.
Now I'm not saying everyone should eat michellin star'd food, but surely there's a line where eating microwaved kak until you
becomes less attractive than say, a nice gastro pub meal?We mentioned a local country pub, that is renowned for serving good food. Nothing "posh" nothing "snobby" just really nice home cooked food. And that they're doing evening specials of 3courses for 2 people for £25.
TO which said friends were aghast that we'd dream of spending that on a meal, as the all you can eat chinese buffet does that for £10 a couple (£4 each an £1 each for coke).
Apparently in their eyes, anything over £12.50 on a main course is being (I quote):
"a snobby stuck up f
ker"Now I know me & the OH are foodies, so like a bit of variety..... But surely 2FOR1 pubs aren't what society is coming to is it?
We left Grimsby yesterday after reccy'ing where her new job is, and in 10mins saw no less than 7 chain pubs, all offering massive plate-fulls of stodge for £6 or 2FOR1 chain deals.
Shaw Tarse said:
Miguel Alvarez said:
Marf said:
Quality is a pre-requisite for quantity in my book.
If it tastes good then I'll likely eat until I can't move.
Got to agree with this. If it tastes good then I'll likely eat until I can't move.
That's the only way I'll be shedding the extra kilos.
anonymous said:
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Indeed.But when they were insinuating that the local "SIZZLER" pub could profer a steak at £3.99 that'd be as good as a filet. Slight element of "REALLLLLLLLLLLLY?"
As for wine, TBH I despise red wine. And white, a £5 bottle of pinot is fine as my wine tastes are simple.
Stu R said:
I'm on both sides of the fence. Quality over quantity, but when it suits.
Food is a real passion, so obviously I love good food. But, I'm a big fat bloater with a big appetite and I love to eat.
While I appreciate fantastic food, quality of ingredients, culinary skill and so on, there's plenty of times I'll throw that long-term love aside and opt for the cheap hooker. Sometimes a hamburger sounds good, even if steak is an option.
I've left plenty of seriously good hotels and ignored their often amazing restaurants in pursuit of a Cracker Barrel breakfast or some gut-busting BBQ action, and it's usually in these situations where my portion control goes out the window. Instead of good food in moderation I usually hear the theme tune to Rocky in my head, and enter an establishment intent on not leaving my seat until serious questions about my ability to walk under my own steam need to be raised. Adam Richman would be proud of some of my exploits. Cardiologists, probably wouldn't.
Then there's the middle ground - I've spent months trying to perfect chilli, and I've eaten at least a metric ton of it in the process. Now I've got it nailed, I make it in huge quantities using only the best ingredients, and forget the meaning of moderation when it comes to eating it. I could probably start a franchise of chilli restaurants and run them for a year with the cost of making it.
To summarise, fat man in omnomnom shocker, but I do appreciate the good more often than I embrace the bad. It's all about the flavour, and there's plenty of times when the cheap BBQ joint just does it.
Any chance of sharing your chilli recipe?Food is a real passion, so obviously I love good food. But, I'm a big fat bloater with a big appetite and I love to eat.
While I appreciate fantastic food, quality of ingredients, culinary skill and so on, there's plenty of times I'll throw that long-term love aside and opt for the cheap hooker. Sometimes a hamburger sounds good, even if steak is an option.
I've left plenty of seriously good hotels and ignored their often amazing restaurants in pursuit of a Cracker Barrel breakfast or some gut-busting BBQ action, and it's usually in these situations where my portion control goes out the window. Instead of good food in moderation I usually hear the theme tune to Rocky in my head, and enter an establishment intent on not leaving my seat until serious questions about my ability to walk under my own steam need to be raised. Adam Richman would be proud of some of my exploits. Cardiologists, probably wouldn't.
Then there's the middle ground - I've spent months trying to perfect chilli, and I've eaten at least a metric ton of it in the process. Now I've got it nailed, I make it in huge quantities using only the best ingredients, and forget the meaning of moderation when it comes to eating it. I could probably start a franchise of chilli restaurants and run them for a year with the cost of making it.
To summarise, fat man in omnomnom shocker, but I do appreciate the good more often than I embrace the bad. It's all about the flavour, and there's plenty of times when the cheap BBQ joint just does it.
mgmrw said:
had lunch in a chain pub with a bunch of friends yesterday. And after we'd left, we had the same discussion.
It was an average chain pub, serving decent portions of average food. Nothing bad, not great.
And yet all the friends were choosing menu items by SIZE and PRICE. I.e. the most they could get on their plate for less than £9.
Now I'm not saying everyone should eat michellin star'd food, but surely there's a line where eating microwaved kak until you becomes less attractive than say, a nice gastro pub meal?
We mentioned a local country pub, that is renowned for serving good food. Nothing "posh" nothing "snobby" just really nice home cooked food. And that they're doing evening specials of 3courses for 2 people for £25.
TO which said friends were aghast that we'd dream of spending that on a meal, as the all you can eat chinese buffet does that for £10 a couple (£4 each an £1 each for coke).
Apparently in their eyes, anything over £12.50 on a main course is being (I quote):
"a snobby stuck up fker"
Now I know me & the OH are foodies, so like a bit of variety..... But surely 2FOR1 pubs aren't what society is coming to is it?
We left Grimsby yesterday after reccy'ing where her new job is, and in 10mins saw no less than 7 chain pubs, all offering massive plate-fulls of stodge for £6 or 2FOR1 chain deals.
Is that £25 total or £25 per person. Even the later normal for something freshly cooked these days isn't it?It was an average chain pub, serving decent portions of average food. Nothing bad, not great.
And yet all the friends were choosing menu items by SIZE and PRICE. I.e. the most they could get on their plate for less than £9.
Now I'm not saying everyone should eat michellin star'd food, but surely there's a line where eating microwaved kak until you
becomes less attractive than say, a nice gastro pub meal?We mentioned a local country pub, that is renowned for serving good food. Nothing "posh" nothing "snobby" just really nice home cooked food. And that they're doing evening specials of 3courses for 2 people for £25.
TO which said friends were aghast that we'd dream of spending that on a meal, as the all you can eat chinese buffet does that for £10 a couple (£4 each an £1 each for coke).
Apparently in their eyes, anything over £12.50 on a main course is being (I quote):
"a snobby stuck up f
ker"Now I know me & the OH are foodies, so like a bit of variety..... But surely 2FOR1 pubs aren't what society is coming to is it?
We left Grimsby yesterday after reccy'ing where her new job is, and in 10mins saw no less than 7 chain pubs, all offering massive plate-fulls of stodge for £6 or 2FOR1 chain deals.
As for "snobby stuck up f**ker" for a main meal costing £12.50 or more, a basic pizza cost nearly that anywhere where it is worth eating!
They'd have a duck fit at the £30 we paid for a steak in between Christmas and New Year at Maze Grill...
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