Tomato Terror

[Dark Psion]

Same Here, I admit to playing the "Allergic to it" card because people will usually drop it, but if you say tomatoes are too acid, Onions give me gas or the flavor of Dill in pickles stays in my mouth for three days, they will try to convince you that you will like this one.

It is strange, I know which foods disagree with me and I don't eat them. But some people take it personally when I refuse a plate or go get me something somewhere else.


And it is not just flavor, it can be smell to. The college cafeteria has started using these green spinach tortilla wraps.

THEY SMELL LIKE GRASS!

I spend all day eating grass while I am mowing, I don't need any more in my diet.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

What I really hate are the ones who will put ingredients in, hoping to be able to later say "see, you couldn't even taste it, how can you say you don't like it?".

My response to a person who tried that on me;

"First of all, I'm drinking this ginger ale because it's a palette cleanser, rinsing the taste of <what you put into the food> out of my mouth. Second of all, if you can't taste it, why do you bother putting it into the food in the first place? Just because you can?"

[Sonoma]

I don't like tomatoes. But, when I go to my favorite burger place (don't even have to order. They see my truck, and just tell me the total - I LOVE them!), occasionally it will come with tomato. Sometimes I'm 1/2 way through the burger before I realize it - they're very yummy burgers. If I see tomato, I remove it, then continue to enjoy my burger. It's not a big deal.

[dragon_wings]

What I really hate are the ones who will put ingredients in, hoping to be able to later say "see, you couldn't even taste it, how can you say you don't like it?".

Roomie did that too me with the last soup she made. She added cream cheese (yum!) and sour cream (*gag*) to it. She then mentioned these ingredients after my first bite saying I wouldn't be able to taste the sour cream (I gave her a look that said 'why the *fuck* did you put that in the soup' when she mentioned sour scream). Oh but I could. The soup was decent enough but I could tell there was sour cream in it. If only she had just put cream cheese in it I'd have had no issue.

[RealUnimportant]

The thing is, once you're told it's there it's almost impossible *not* to notice it; whether your tastebuds are really that good, or it's psychosomatic, you'll taste it...

As a small brat I used to add ever varying quantities of sugar to my mum's coffee, as she never took sugar in it. if I kept quiet I could get away with a third of a teaspoon, but if there was any hint as to what I'd attempted she'd "taste" it even I'd done something stupid like 4 individual crystals!

[customersruinmylife]

Roomie did that too me with the last soup she made. She added cream cheese (yum!) and sour cream (*gag*) to it. She then mentioned these ingredients after my first bite saying I wouldn't be able to taste the sour cream (I gave her a look that said 'why the *fuck* did you put that in the soup' when she mentioned sour scream). Oh but I could. The soup was decent enough but I could tell there was sour cream in it. If only she had just put cream cheese in it I'd have had no issue.

Ugh! Sour cream?!

I cannot stand sour cream. Even the thought of tasting it makes me gag. A kitchen co-worker at the pub was experimenting with some chili, and asked me to taste it. I asked if he had added sour cream. He insisted he hadn't. I could tell from the second I tasted it he had, and I had to spit the whole thing out.

[C. Cecil Ivanish]

SC: ... But we love our steaks rare.
...
Me: So how would you like them to look?
SC: Fully cooked!
Me: So well done then?
SC: No! Rare but fully cooked!

Well, clearly they consider uncommon (=rare) to have a well done steak... Or maybe... nah, can't make up something that makes even a little bit of sense.

SC: There’s a t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-TOMATO in my burger!
Me: Yes...
SC: Takeitawayohmygodgetridofit! Noooooo!
Wife: Honey, it’s OK. It’s just a tomato.
SC: No! No! Get rid of it! Why have you done this to me?
Me: The menu does state that our burgers come with tomatoes.
SC: But I HATE TOMATOES!

...nearly as much as he hates reading, it seems.

SC: God! I’m not really allergic! I just don’t like them!

So f***ing say so. And order something else. Or take them out yourself. I don't like carrots, my wife loves carrots. If what I eat comes with carrots, she will eat them. There, sorted.

Me: OK sir. You don’t need to shout though.
SC: I’M NOT SHOUTING!!!!!!!

Someone else suggested it, but... hard of hearing, maybe?

[Fudgethatkay]

What I really hate are the ones who will put ingredients in, hoping to be able to later say "see, you couldn't even taste it, how can you say you don't like it?".

Ok, I can see a parent trying that on a stubborn five year old in some cases (wouldn't have worked on me, though) but on another adult? And just cause they don't say anything doesn't mean they didn't taste it, just means they have more manners than the jerks who try something like that.

A guy did that to me on a date sometime back.


I hate the taste of normal tuna. Canned or not. I hate the smell of canned even more.

Well we went to a fusion sushi place. He knew I liked spicy food, so he ordered in Korean.

Made me try one.

I did like it.

He revealed it was spicy tuna.

He got me there, but I only eat spicy tuna when he makes it into a roll now or I go to same place. (He was a former coworker at another sushi place.)

[Naaman]

I don't like tomatoes. But, when I go to my favorite burger place (don't even have to order. They see my truck, and just tell me the total - I LOVE them!), occasionally it will come with tomato. Sometimes I'm 1/2 way through the burger before I realize it - they're very yummy burgers. If I see tomato, I remove it, then continue to enjoy my burger. It's not a big deal.

I think it can be a big deal but it's a contextual thing. First thing to consider is "Did I order it without the item that makes me go Ewwwww", second is how much don't you like aforementioned item and third is how overpowering is the offending flavour?

An example, I love a "Full English" every now and then but dislike mushrooms and hate baked beans, I will never order without asking for them to be left off\replaced. If it turns up with mushrooms, not a huge issue, partition them off to the side of the plate and we're sorted (as long as I got my extra tomato) but beans? That plate is going back for replacement "whatever the beans touched"(including the plate) - them things are just plain nasty

[customersruinmylife]

Waste Not

A group of six people came in and ordered meals. All was fine. About ten minutes later, two more people arrived and joined their table. They walked up to the bar and ordered food.

SC: And we would like our meals to come out at the exact same time as the rest of our party.
Me: I’ll have to go and check for you. The rest of your group ordered ten minutes ago, so it’s likely that their meals are almost ready.

I went into the kitchen, and sure enough their meals were pretty much done.

Me: I’m sorry, but we won’t be able to get them out at the same time. The other six meals are complete and ready to go.
SC: Well that’s not good enough! We want to eat together!
Me: I could leave them under the heat lamp...
SC: And have them go bad? No. You’ll just have to start them again from fresh!
Me: I’m sorry, but I am not going to ask the kitchen to throw away SIX perfectly good meals for that reason.
SC: But we want to eat at the same time!
Me: The rest of your group never mentioned that you were coming.
SC: We were running a little late!

While he was arguing with me, a floor co-worker had already begun taking the six meals out, which were accepted.

Me: Well I’m sorry, but that’s not our fault. I will not waste that much food because you were late.
SC: But-
Me: Plus the rest of your group are already eating. You’d better order quick.
SC: Fine!

A bit of an update on this thread. These guys came back, and the EXACT same happened again. It was scary. They even ordered the exact same meals, however, there was a difference.

SC: We want our food at the same time!
Me: I'm sorry, but the rest of the food is already prepared and ready to go.
SC: Well start again!
Me: We went through this before. We will not waste food because you were late.
SC: You did it before!
Me: No we didn't.
SC: And how do you know?
Me: Because it was me you spoke to before.
SC: Oh....

[XCashier]

Me: We went through this before. We will not waste food because you were late.
SC: You did it before!
Me: No we didn't.
SC: And how do you know?
Me: Because it was me you spoke to before.
SC: Oh....

Busted!


Of course, they won't learn from their experience until someone finally gets fed up with that nonsense and punches them in the face, telling them "Don't be late next time!"

[Bright_Star]

a rare staeak & a well done steak are two different things. Now, who doesn't know that? Oh yeah, that goofball...LOL!

[EricKei]

Brain is officially derailed. Personally, I would have given them 'medium.' It's right between Rare and Fully Ruined Cooked.

A Man vs Food episode aired the other day where this topic came up -- the host (Adam Richman) quipped "If you take your steak Well Done, I don't think we can be friends anymore"

[ShinyGreenApple]

If you order meat anything other than well done, I think you kind of forfeit the right to complain if it's too bloody. I asked for my sirloin tips to be done medium well last week when I took Dad to Roadhouse for his birthday, and they were generally a little redder than I would have liked, but I ate them anyways. Lately when I order things well done, it's tough and chewy, so it was worth having them a little bloody because the flavor was saved. Yummo.

[rapana1]

I've just found this forum tonight, and have been enjoying reading all the threads. But what made me to decide to register was so I could squeak excitedly about EricKei's avatar.
It's Mr Fish!!! *bounces about in a ridiculous manner*