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[manny-the-dino]

My mom, brother, & I were at Costco today & ordered a pizza. We always have the habit of "patting" the pizza with napkins to take off the grease. So we did it. And as my mom was doing it, this guy was just staring at us & probably thinking "Wtf are they doing?" But to us it's normal because well, it's a habit.

Do you guys eat certain foods a certain way? Like whenever I eat pasta with chicken or whatever, I always roll the pasta first & then get a piece of chicken. I dk why. And whenever I drink drinks that are high in sugar, like Sunny D & Cranberry juice, I always put a little bit of water first so it isn't as sweet, you know?

[hi-C]

I've seen people do that to pizza before, siphoning off the grease. The first time I saw it, I probably thought it was weird, but I've seen enough people do it by now that it's no big deal. I also know what you mean about the spaghetti and the chicken. I do that, except I don't eat meat, so I'm picking up a piece of Tofurkey sausage

When I was in elementary school, I used to slide the cheese off my pizza to save it for last. Now, I either fold or tear my pizza slices in half. Also, I will not eat a sandwich or burger until it's been cut in half.

Edit: You could've called this thread food habits =\

[ForgiveTheSinner]

I'm always too hungry to do that to my pizza lol.

Umm, I roll my spaghetti on fork before shoving in my mouth. I don't know if its considered a habit but I drink my drinks REALLY slow, like I take tiny tiny sips while my sister like finishes hers in 5 minutes. I can never do that.

And I add water to drinks if it's too sweet too.

[manny-the-dino]

Edit: You could've called this thread food habits =\

Can you change it for me, please?


Speaking of sandwiches, I feel weird eating them without chips. It's like a burger without french fires. What I do sometimes is I put some chips in the sandwich & eat it like that. And have some chips on the side of course.

Wow I have some of the weirdest eating habits lol.

I don't know if its considered a habit but I drink my drinks REALLY slow, like I take tiny tiny sips while my sister like finishes hers in 5 minutes. I can never do that.

I'm like your sister. Kind of. I mean I don't chug the drink but I drink things pretty fast. My grandma, on the other hand, is like you. She takes forever lol.

[hi-C]

Can you change it for me, please?

Consider it done

[Gigi]

I like rolling up my spaghetti on a fork on a spoon. If that made sense. Then I let go of the fork and eat the spaghetti from the spoon. It's much neater this way.

There's other stuff but I need to stop procrastinating.

[Joanne]

^ I do the rolling up with a fork (or chopsticks) for all noodles. All. People look at me funny when I do it.

[Gigi]

Chopsticks are hard to roll with though, so I leave that technique for only when I have a fork + spoon handy, which is usually when I eat spaghetti.

Plus my mom would probably have a fit about how I'm eating azn noodles with a spoon LOL

[karmakiller]

Oh man, I CANNOT eat noodles correctly. I never order them when I go out because it becomes a war between me and the fork and the spoon and noodles that are always eluding me.

If I ever eat pancakes or waffles, I never put the syrup on them, I put it on the side of the plate. They get soggy if you put it on them.

[Joanne]

^ Oh man, I'm so stupid... I never thought to put the syrup on the side!! I'll be sure to do that next time I eat pancakes.

[hi-C]

Oh! Another habit: I dip my breakfast "sausage" in maple syrup. Done it ever since I was a little kid. There's something about the combination of sweet, savory, and salty.

[Gigi]

OH I LOVE THAT

Or syrup and bacon...mmmm

[ForgiveTheSinner]

If I could, I'd only eat the top of muffins, like they sell muffies at Panera Bread.

[Harp]

What I do sometimes is I put some chips in the sandwich & eat it like that. And have some chips on the side of course.

I do that with ranch Doritos and ham cheese and mustard sandwiches xD.
When I eat things like M&M's and Skittles, I have to put the same number of them on one side of my mouth as the other.

[karmakiller]

And for cake, I eat the frosting first.

I hate frosting. But I usually pick my muffins and cupcakes apart and eat them, rather than bite into them.

[manny-the-dino]

Consider it done

Haha thank you.

If I ever eat pancakes or waffles, I never put the syrup on them, I put it on the side of the plate. They get soggy if you put it on them.

I put syrup on them but also put some on the side. Because usually the waffle/pancake has absorbed the syrup by the time I'm half way done so I just dip it in my side syrup.

Oh! Another habit: I dip my breakfast "sausage" in maple syrup. Done it ever since I was a little kid. There's something about the combination of sweet, savory, and salty.

Oh man I know what you mean. It's so good. Reminds me of that maple McMuffin thing from McDonald's. I can't remember the name.


Today I noticed that I have to have my fork on the right & drink on the top left corner of my plate. It's all about balance.

[Joanne]

If I could, I'd only eat the top of muffins, like they sell muffies at Panera Bread.

Same here. Or I eat the bottom first and save the muffin tops for last.

[hi-C]

Reminds me of that maple McMuffin thing from McDonald's. I can't remember the name.

McGriddles! I've never had one of those because they scare me

[manny-the-dino]

Yes! McGriddles.

Lol why do they scare you? Is it because you're vegetarian? /doesn't really make sense

[Maccabee]

When we make bacon (rare cause im jewish but its turkey bacon) we put paper towels on top and bottom as it microwaves to take out the grease.
Also we make a lot of dishes with ground beef and we are also big coffee drinkers and whenever we make ground beef when its done we pour the grease and fat into empty coffee cans and we have a bunch of them in the freezer. haha. and I do that water thing with juice.

[shanaynay]

What I do sometimes is I put some chips in the sandwich & eat it like that. And have some chips on the side of course.

I do that with pretty much any sandwich, and flavor of lays. sometime doritos or fritos.

[Tramatize]

When i have food and a drink, I always save the drink for last, i have no idea why, i just don't like food and drinks together.

[hi-C]

Yes! McGriddles.

Lol why do they scare you? Is it because you're vegetarian? /doesn't really make sense

Nah, they scared me before the vegetarianism. Cuz it's like... maple syrup and pancakes, okay. Maple syrup and sausage, okay. But pancakes, maple syrup, sausage, AND eggs? Nah, I'll pass.

[Maccabee]

I make my own mcgriddles! I make pancakes and por syrup into it right before i flip it and its good:)
I also like adding choco chips!

[tokyo-rose]

I dab the grease off my pizza a lot of the time, too. It makes me feel a bit better about eating it. IDK.

[*Janette*]

I dab the grease off my pizza a lot of the time, too. It makes me feel a bit better about eating it. IDK.

same here.
I eat cheesburgers upside down, if that counts. I have to have chips in their bag, I don't like them splayed out everywhere. If french fries are too salty, I'll scrape off the salt. The list goes on.

[Tomates]

whenever i have a bowl of chex mix i always eat everything else first and leave the light brown chex for last.

[hi-C]

If I eat trail mix with peanuts, raisins, and chocolate, I'll make little piles with equal amounts of each and eat them like that. Normally, only one chocolate per pile and then raisins and peanuts equally distributed.

[smash]

i smell my food and drinks before i eat or drink them. i don't know why but i always end up picking at my fingers whenever i eat.

[DoubleJ]

When I get a pint of butter pecan from ben & jerrys, I melt it in the microwave and then flip it over and eat the bottoms side first because that has the most pecans!

[manny-the-dino]

Whenever I eat cookies, mainly chocolate chip cookies, I get 4, put one aside, put the other three in my cup of milk & dip the one I put aside. Once I drink all my milk, I'll eat the soggy cookies at the bottom.

[none345678]

^Ugh. That would make me gag. I dun like over soaked cookies. D:

[manny-the-dino]

Haha. Yeah most people don't, I guess.

[none345678]

I like weird stuff though. Like pepper in Pepsi and salt in certain kinds of ice creme.

[manny-the-dino]

Lol that is weird. Why pepper & salt? It kind of clashes with the sweetness of the ice cream.

[smash]

that's kinda sick. i could see myself puttin' salt on some sorbet but ice cream??? no, thank you. i dip my grilled cheese in salsa.

[none345678]

Salty and sweet = awsoooome. Salted peanuts in Pepsi is really good to.

[smash]

i've had Skittles in Sprite but peanuts in Pepsi? that's a first. somehow i feel like it could be something i might like. i'd have to substitute the Pepsi for rootbeer though.

[hi-C]

I like weird stuff though. Like pepper in Pepsi and salt in certain kinds of ice creme.

I can see that. It's like how I like my veggie sausage with maple syrup. I have a cousin, though, who puts maple syrup on her grilled cheese. Now that's weird.

i dip my grilled cheese in salsa.

I dip my grilled cheese in barbeque sauce, sometimes. I've been doing it more and more frequently since we've got my favorite barbeque sauce in the house (Sweet Baby Ray's, you will never find a better tasting barbeque sauce ever).

[smash]

ever huh? i'll have to see if they have some of tha out here.

[smash]

bump

i always have to have a cold glass of water whenever i eat ice cream.

[manny-the-dino]

^Haha that's understandable.

Whenever I eat I always have to have something to drink. If I don't it feels weird. And my drink always has to be at the top left corner of my plate. /ocd

[schizo]

^I can't eat anything without a drink either, and the drink HAS to be milk if it's dinner or dessert. It washes everything down without adding some weird flavor.

[karmakiller]

I gotta try the salsa and grilled cheese thing. For some reason that sounds really good to me. I always put salsa and cheese in my wraps when I make 'em.

I only like chocolate milk. It's weird, I'll put milk in stuff and on stuff but I can't drink it straight... unless it's chocolate. And I never make sandwiches, I always eat open face sandwiches. (But I'm going to have to compromise when I try the grilled cheese and salsa thing.)

[tokyo-rose]

And my drink always has to be at the top left corner of my plate. /ocd

My mom always put my drink at the top right-hand corner of my plate, but I move it to the left-hand corner. I eat with my right hand, so it's more convenient to drink with my left hand.

[hypnotique]

Whenever I eat cookies, mainly chocolate chip cookies, I get 4, put one aside, put the other three in my cup of milk & dip the one I put aside. Once I drink all my milk, I'll eat the soggy cookies at the bottom.

OMG I DO THAT SHIT TOO!

[ethan007]

The people who take Non-Veg foods thinks that they are strong but they are wrong, vegetarian people are more stronger then them. ( Have u ever seen an Elephant it is vegetarian)


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[dosomethin888]

I eat my food extremely fast. I cant help it, I just love food too much to eat it slow.

[synatribe]

when I go to subway and I get the sweet onion chicken teriyaki, I have to always get the Ms.Vickies Jalepeno chips and when I get the Meatball Marinara, I have to get the lays salt and vinegar chips, thats all I can think of for now :]

[hypnotique]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum and was looking for the introduction thread so I can properly introduce my self to the forum members, but wasn't able to find it.

Anyway, I've seen people do that to pizza and pasta, siphoning off the grease. The first time I saw it, I thought that it was weird. But I've seen many people do it and it's no big deal. I also know what you mean about the spaghetti and the chicken. When I was in my teenage years, I used to slide the cheese off my pizza to save it for last. Now, I fold my pizza slices in half. Also, I will not eat a sandwich or burger until it's been cut in half.:)

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Hi and welcome to cB
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showforum=4
Thats the introduction forum :p

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

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[-DressYourEyelid...]

i avoid eating greasy food as a rule. not just for health reasons, but because of a medical treatment i'm going through. i would though, if put in that situation.

[creole]

I HAVE AN ODD REASON OF PUTTING LAYS ORIGINAL CHIPS DIPPED IN KETCHUP.

FOR SOME REASON IT TASTES LIKE FRENCH FRIES.

[*Janette*]

My mom always put my drink at the top right-hand corner of my plate, but I move it to the left-hand corner. I eat with my right hand, so it's more convenient to drink with my left hand.

I do this too but..opposite since I'm left-handed.

[-DressYourEyelid...]

how did i forget this...? i eat my food in accordance to its colour placement in the rainbow.

so if i had an egg with strawberries, an orange and milk for breakfast, i would drink the milk first [white light comes before colour], then eat the strawberries, the orange, and then the egg.

^_^

[iGio]

I like weird stuff though. Like pepper in Pepsi and salt in certain kinds of ice creme.

I put bbq sauce on my chocolate cake. .

When I eat cookies I put them in milk and crush them and then eat them like that. & with chocolate milk I take sips of it from the spoon and then drink some and put it in the freezer .

[hi-C]

I put bbq sauce on my chocolate cake.

That is strange.

[gloryforixseal]

From what I understand, the already minimal budget at Food & Wine has been slashed, again, which puts a serious crimp on the features, writers, etc. that can be used to put together each issue.

[superstitious]

^ Hm.

Oh! Another habit: I dip my breakfast "sausage" in maple syrup. Done it ever since I was a little kid. There's something about the combination of sweet, savory, and salty.

I can't remember *not* doing that. :)

I do that with ranch Doritos and ham cheese and mustard sandwiches xD.
When I eat things like M&M's and Skittles, I have to put the same number of them on one side of my mouth as the other.

Totally reminds me of Breakfast Club.

I sniff everything before I eat. I have to smell it first, or I won't eat it.

[ley]

well this sounds completely different then everyone elses, but when im chopping up cucumbers. I chop the ends of first and like rub it right where i cut it off from. Its hard to describe but supposadely it takes away the bitter taste some cucumber can have. If i dont do it i cant eat it.

[hi-C]

Cucumber's supposed to taste bitter?

[DoubleJ]

Cucumber's supposed to taste bitter?

[superstitious]

Cucumber's supposed to taste bitter?

Yeah, that's the best thing about Greek food, the cucumber sauce because it adds this bitter, yet sweet taste to the sauces.

[Simba]

how did i forget this...? i eat my food in accordance to its colour placement in the rainbow.

so if i had an egg with strawberries, an orange and milk for breakfast, i would drink the milk first [white light comes before colour], then eat the strawberries, the orange, and then the egg.

^_^

wow i kinda wish i knew the color spectrum well enough to be able to do this from memory

[manny-the-dino]

Whenever I eat Yoshinoya I eat the vegetables first with some rice, and then eat the chicken with the rest of the rice.

[hi-C]

Yeah, that's the best thing about Greek food, the cucumber sauce because it adds this bitter, yet sweet taste to the sauces.

The bitterness doesn't come from the yogurt and the dill?

[nikx618]

I dab my pizza too! Then i fold it, then once i get near the crust, i rip it in half, Idk why, i just do, lol
&I ALWAYS drink milk with my cup-a-noodle / ramen [:

[datass]

i always twirl my pasta and/or noodles onto a spoon, then put it in my mouth.
unless im very thirsty, i drink in small sips.
i like drinking the cup noodle soup.
when i eat dimsum, i wash the cups/chopsticks/bowl/plate with hot water or hot tea, then rinse it out onto a bigger bowl, which the waiters/waitresses will take away.
usually dont order drink during meals
eat the crust of the pizza first, until im holding onto a tiny piece of the crust, then i chew away at the other side.
do not share drinks.

[ley]

Cucumber's supposed to taste bitter?

Nope...thats kinda the point to take away the bitterness.

[nosylilme]

• Hmm. I do the same with my pizza. It's nasty having all that grease on there.
• I also like having a wide variety of condiments lined up by my food, like ketchup, mustard, ranch, bbq sauce. I like trying different combinations.
• When I eat curly fries, I like to eat the smaller pieces and save the big coiled ones for last.
• I was taught to eat food with a spoon and fork. Basically, I use the fork to shovel rice and other food into the spoon, then eat it. There have been a few times where people are like, "I've never seen anyone do that before." or "That's weird." I never realized that a majority of people don't do it. I've been told it's a Filipino thing.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

I have to eat all of one item at once. Like if I order a burger and fries, I always eat the burger first, drink half my drink, eat my fries, and drink the other half of my drink.

[karmakiller]

^ My eldest brother eats the burger, then the fries, and then drinks. It's odd that he doesn't alternate between them...

I was taught to eat food with a spoon and fork. Basically, I use the fork to shovel rice and other food into the spoon, then eat it. There have been a few times where people are like, "I've never seen anyone do that before." or "That's weird." I never realized that a majority of people don't do it. I've been told it's a Filipino thing.

My mom does this. Whenever I'm at the dinner table, I'll use my finger and push the food against it so that it goes into my spoon or fork. I don't do that when I go out to eat, though. I always make a fool of myself when eating anything with noddles. The "swirling your fork on your spoon" trick doesn't even work for me.

[superstitious]

The bitterness doesn't come from the yogurt and the dill?

Some of it does, sure. I guess it's subjective to personal taste interpretations, but I think that cucumbers have a bittersweet taste that really compliments the typical greek sauce used in things like gyros.