Friday, July 10, 2009
Secret 3: I don't eat condiments
I don't eat condiments. This includes Ketchup, mayo, mustard, salad dressing, ranch on anything, relish, etc. I do like a lot of asian sauces (soy sauce, teriyaki, kung pao) and I love enchilada sauce but you usually don't put those on a hamburger. ?!?!?... I just had a lightbulb moment. An enchilada burger actually might be pretty good...
Anyway, to get back on topic: when I was a little kid I didn't like any of these sauces because they smelled funny and tasted about the same. I tried them and was NOT interested. McDonalds didn't have a 'plain' option when I was little and I think my parents got a little tired of explaining it. Around that time Burger King capitalized on it and came out with their slogan 'Have it Your Way'. So my mother put a bumper sticker on the refrigerator that said "This is NOT Burger King and You Can't Have It Your Way!".
As an adult I figure that some of my tastes have changed and I might be able to like some condiments now. But I would probably have to try it a few times since they are an acquired taste. However, I also think that they aren't good for me anyway so do I really want to add one more thing that is unhealthy to my diet? Not so much. My children like some of these things (ketchup, ranch, and mustard) and so I keep them in the fridge (no need to put my hang up on them I guess) but when I go to In-N-Out or McDs I order my burger plain and the cashier raises an eyebrow and says "Just meat, cheese, and bun?". Yup, that's me!
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:) I order my burgers the same way - but it's just because if I order ketchup only (I can't stand mustard or raw onion), they think that they have to glop it on. I'm not big on sauces of any kind - well, let me rephrase that - I don't like a lot of sauce, just a dab will do me. I want to taste what I'm eating and not the sauce.
ReplyDeleteLOL...I am the same! I only like ketchup on hot dogs. Mayo is totally gross as is any white dressing and don't even get me started on tartar sauce...so so gross! I do remember going to McDonald's and having to wait forever to get my "special" burger...drove my Mom nuts!
ReplyDeleteI'm the same too! I always tell people I'm not saucy and that gets them over the idea of my plain food. I like my BBQ dry-rubbed too, that took a while for my very saucy husband to get over. My downfall is ranch tho, I'll eat ranch on just about anything...
ReplyDeletehmmm interesting, but understandable!
ReplyDeleteI remember that sign on the fridge. Your mom still had it then.
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