What is your secret foodie shame? (continued) [General]
2017 Mar 2
My secret shame right now is homemade cheap crappy tuna melts. Canned tuna, cheap mayo. Spread on slice of toasted white bread. Put slice of cheap cheese on it. Put under broiler. Take out, put on second slice of white bread. Eat and hope I sober up (We could also rename this thread to drunk food now that I think about it)
2017 Mar 8
Hmmm....I guess eating lunch at a cafeteria, that seems kind of "uncool"- but they usually have a couple homemade dishes at lunch every day for $7.
Same cafeteria also has fish and chips every Friday- from speaking to the man who works there, the fish is cod and it is made from fresh fish, so the fish is good and a huge piece.
The fries are the frozen kind, but recently they switched to some kind of frozen fries that have the peel on.
Sometimes they have roasted potatoes and those are always so good!
Monday the same cafeteria had eggplant parmesan that they made for lunch, it was really good. I wish I had got a bigger portion.
The Riverside hospital coffee shop makes fresh rice pudding every day, often it sells out-it is really tasty.
I like grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches- like on sourdough or rye bread or whatever preservative-free bread is in my freezer.
-I do not like those sliced wonder-bread things, never ate that growing up. I usually have some bread in my freezer.
Same cafeteria also has fish and chips every Friday- from speaking to the man who works there, the fish is cod and it is made from fresh fish, so the fish is good and a huge piece.
The fries are the frozen kind, but recently they switched to some kind of frozen fries that have the peel on.
Sometimes they have roasted potatoes and those are always so good!
Monday the same cafeteria had eggplant parmesan that they made for lunch, it was really good. I wish I had got a bigger portion.
The Riverside hospital coffee shop makes fresh rice pudding every day, often it sells out-it is really tasty.
I like grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches- like on sourdough or rye bread or whatever preservative-free bread is in my freezer.
-I do not like those sliced wonder-bread things, never ate that growing up. I usually have some bread in my freezer.
2017 Mar 10
I know someone who is quite wealthy (like a couple millions), and in their kitchen they actually have some jarred pasta sauce, regular spaghetti, prefer margarine over butter,same person also buys some canned peas and green beans I think (not sure if it is just peas,I forget).
Same person actually has 3 houses and 3 cars, yet sometimes still take the city bus.
This person does not live in Ottawa and is from another province.
People will eat what they like, I guess.
Same person actually has 3 houses and 3 cars, yet sometimes still take the city bus.
This person does not live in Ottawa and is from another province.
People will eat what they like, I guess.
2017 Mar 17
Actually I am assuming the person is a multi-millionaire.
At least from what I read about them online.
That person worked doing investments for the government and has their own investment/venture firm.
He takes the bus most likely because he does not want to drink and drive and also happens to enjoy biking to dinner.
The person buying the canned food, they can afford to eat out for dinner every day, just they would rather not.
He can afford a home chef and does not want one.
At least from what I read about them online.
That person worked doing investments for the government and has their own investment/venture firm.
He takes the bus most likely because he does not want to drink and drive and also happens to enjoy biking to dinner.
The person buying the canned food, they can afford to eat out for dinner every day, just they would rather not.
He can afford a home chef and does not want one.
2017 Mar 26
lettuce is nicer than just meat and sauce.
I had a premade chicken shawarma, the cafeteria once in a while has chicken shawarma for lunch. And by the time I get there it is 1:20 and lunch starts at 11am....so there was a couple shawarma left (it looked like they had maybe 20 or so in the beginning.
The shawarma was a bit soggy by the time I got there, so not exactly the greatest.
Do those donair kits come with bread too?
I see those but never pay too much attention to them.
If I get a fallafel or shawarma while out I like to add some tabouleh, hummus and potato if they will let me.
Turns out adding potato is a great idea, as if you are eating on the bus or a the bus stop it is much easier to manage!
I had a premade chicken shawarma, the cafeteria once in a while has chicken shawarma for lunch. And by the time I get there it is 1:20 and lunch starts at 11am....so there was a couple shawarma left (it looked like they had maybe 20 or so in the beginning.
The shawarma was a bit soggy by the time I got there, so not exactly the greatest.
Do those donair kits come with bread too?
I see those but never pay too much attention to them.
If I get a fallafel or shawarma while out I like to add some tabouleh, hummus and potato if they will let me.
Turns out adding potato is a great idea, as if you are eating on the bus or a the bus stop it is much easier to manage!
2017 Mar 26
'Meat and sauce' is a felony too. Onion and tomato or it ain't a donair.
The kits come with four pita -- which are astonishingly soft and fresh-feeling once you thaw them.
Shawarma on the bus is pretty egregious and worth shaming for, but I'd take that over sitting a couple of rows behind someone eating a large Palace sandwich at the movies, and then toum-and-turnip burps wafting over the last act of Manchester by the Sea.
The kits come with four pita -- which are astonishingly soft and fresh-feeling once you thaw them.
Shawarma on the bus is pretty egregious and worth shaming for, but I'd take that over sitting a couple of rows behind someone eating a large Palace sandwich at the movies, and then toum-and-turnip burps wafting over the last act of Manchester by the Sea.
2017 Apr 5
Well, I get fallafel more than Shawarma.
And I do not put garlic, onion or hot peppers on it-so doubt too many people can smell it-esp if I do not get the sandwich heated (yuck to hot tomato and lettuce).
Usually get fallafel or chicken, hummus, tabouleh,tomato, lettuce.
I can't eat garlic or raw onion without getting really sick.
The worst is the people on the bus in the morning who eat chicken and rice,the smell turns my stomach.
And I do not put garlic, onion or hot peppers on it-so doubt too many people can smell it-esp if I do not get the sandwich heated (yuck to hot tomato and lettuce).
Usually get fallafel or chicken, hummus, tabouleh,tomato, lettuce.
I can't eat garlic or raw onion without getting really sick.
The worst is the people on the bus in the morning who eat chicken and rice,the smell turns my stomach.
2019 Jun 26
I'm a sucker for the cheap foods you get at convenience stores... chicken and egg salad sammies.... breakfast burritos.... I also like the frozen sausage and eggers they have in the frozen section at some gas stations.
Sure, I'll do the 7-11 hot dogs as well. Those cheap beef patties are also amazing but I don't think there is any shame in those things at all.
Convenience store slush is my biggest weakness... ever since I was a kid... I remember being in Vancouver and they had 7-11 there and I was addicted to the slush during the whole time we'd visit family.
At home, we often make quick pizzas with the naan breads you get a Costco but that's only if I am too lazy to get dough at Season's Pizza on my way home.
Sure, I'll do the 7-11 hot dogs as well. Those cheap beef patties are also amazing but I don't think there is any shame in those things at all.
Convenience store slush is my biggest weakness... ever since I was a kid... I remember being in Vancouver and they had 7-11 there and I was addicted to the slush during the whole time we'd visit family.
At home, we often make quick pizzas with the naan breads you get a Costco but that's only if I am too lazy to get dough at Season's Pizza on my way home.
Rizak
The Carleton Tavern has steamies. Hot dogs boiled in Beau's beer on a soft white bun. Heaven.