Do you have any odd eating habits?

I'm drinking coffee with my pizza and have done it before. How about you?

I eat one thing at a time and save the best tasting things for last.

Not really. I am not a picky eater, and I don't think I have any weird eating habits.

I might have some weird cooking habits, though. I'm a big fan of crispy things, of caramelization and and the Maillard reaction. I will take things until they are golden brown, and then push them a little further. Not everyone approves, especially the "soft cookie fans" out there (or melted dough folk, as I call them). I'll sprinkle a bit of sugar on my steaks with the salt and pepper so they get a nice crust (hey don't knock it, try it out next time).

Not that I can think of. The reaction of people outside Scandinavia eating salty liquorice makes me feel weird for loving it though. So freaking good, mouth is watering just thinking about it. Then I see these people get shocked and spit it out as soon as they try, lol.

Like, shouldn't americans, for example, be used to salt? Everything's just sweet over there?

I'm the same way. One thing at a time and the most savory item is the last to enjoy.

@Litchie: Yeah, we put sugar in everything. I'm not a big sweets person, so I notice this more than most. Like, even pastries from Germany, something MEANT to be sweet, are much more muted, earthy, and even bitter than over here. It drives me nuts how overbearingly sweet some things are here.

We even took donuts and kicked them up a notch with Krispy Kreme. And then Krispy Kreme had that filled, topped, AND glazed monstrosity. I couldn't even eat it. It made me feel ill after a bite.

I eat almost exclusively with my right hand. I barely use my left hand at all. When I was a muslim, I was taught that Muhammad used to eat primarily with his right hand, so I did it to emulate him. I'm no longer a muslim, but I have kept that habit. I also sleep on my right side, which was something that Muhammad recommended to his son in law, Ali.

@Litchie: to say something….salt kinda gets a bad rap in the states. People associate it with making food taste better, but also contributing to illnesses, high blood pressure being an example.

lol. Yeah, that sounds disgusting.

lol, ok. You guys put lots of sugar in white bread. Your salads have sugar in them. I think you guys should focus on getting that down a bit as opposed to salt.

Just thought of an "odd" eating habit that I have. I never eat breakfast. Sometimes I skip both breakfast and lunch and just eat dinner.

@Litchie: Brlupper, FTW!

I do that a lot, too. But it's more of a weight management thing, and I have to supplement with protein powder, in that case.

Not gonna lie, I was pretty shocked the first time I had some of that licorice haha.

It's not just salty, it's funky. So it has this weird, salty, kind of tang to it. I think it's actually ammonium salt they put in there? Makes it kind of astringent and pallet drying.

It's an acquired taste. I love funky food science stuff like that though but when you hand me a black ice cream bar I'm thinking "Oooh a nice sweet treat, why is it black? Black sesame? Activated carbon? Oh, it's licorice? Hmm" and I'm expecting flavors like anise and regular licorice, but then you get a mouth full of funky, herby...salt?

Mind blowing.

American food is pretty diverse and excellent for the most part.

American eating habits, on the other hand, not so great. And corporate food producers tend to capitalize and prey on those eating habits; white flour, white sugar, heavily processed, etc.. Food often made for ease of preparation, long shelf life, etc. Being able to cook basic meals from scratch is pretty rare; most folks consider reheating a jar of sauce and boiling pasta "cooking" and it makes me sad.

But there are good options everywhere, and many folks do like to cook. I wouldn't saying everything is sweet or everything is salt or anyone should be used to a certain thing.

I've met midwesterners who've ate nothing but unseasoned meat and vegetables their whole life, and gave them their first bowl of curry. I've had a sushi made by Mexicans. I found a weird funky boiled cheese called Brunost from Norway. And so on and so forth.

man I could talk about food forever. So good.

@mrbojangles25: Nice, very fun to read post for me.

What they put in that liquorice that you put as a "funky weird tangy" flavor is salmiak (ammonium chloride). Very aquired taste (apparently), but something I've enjoyed immensely since I was a child. We have that icecream you posted a pic of, fun to see that you've experienced it. Delicious, in my opinion.

Ah yes, "brunost". We have something similar here in Sweden called "messmör" which is basically brunost that's been boiled for a shorter time, making it soft, creamy and spreadable. Really good on toast. Very normal to have in swedish households.

@Litchie: @mrbojangles25: Have you fellows ever had Raclette cheese? There's a booth in the German festival every year, and you can smell it several city blocks away.

So my students got me addicted to this spicy chip called Takis. They are awful and yet I eat them all the time now. I find myself even adding them to other food I make (like pasta or soup or even burgers.) Takis are evil and they will most likely end me.

When I eat a grilled cheese, or grilled ham and cheese, I eat it with a pickle, and always squeeze the pickle juice all over the top of it.

Oh man, my kids got me into those. They're like doritos but rolled up. So addictive and evil. We always take a bag of those camping.

No, but it looks awesome.

Is that the one they melt and scrape on potatoes and stuff?

Havent had it but it looks amazing.

They're delicious.

If you can find a good Mexican palleteria (ice cream/popsicle shop), they sell takis loco where they put all kinds of crazy shit in with the chips. Some of it sounds really really weird but it honestly all works together because you got salt, savory, spicy, acid, and sweet intermingling and it's great. Pickled pork skin, takis, gummy bears, peanuts, and hot sauce....surprisingly good mix, great when drinking.

@mrbojangles25: That sounds insane, but it's probably better than the blue takis. They're supposed to be super spicy, but they really just taste like what I assume battery acid tastes like. 🤣

My "odd" eating habit is sometimes eating ice cream cones without ice cream

I looked at the nutrition label because I was curious how much salt we are talking about, but it seems like a low amount. Is there any red licorice like that or it's all black?