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It’s bizarre to think that if you’re, hypothetically speaking, forced to do something for all eternity, you’d wager it would be something that is also eternally painful or dull or, simply put, anything but pleasant. Well, eating is one thing we’re “doomed” to do for all eternity and so far most of us quite like it.

So much, in fact, that some even form very strong opinions about food, cuisine, and everything in between. And there’s been an AskReddit post about it, with thousands of people sharing their culinary hills they’d die on.

Bored Panda has collected some of the best opinions from the now-viral post, which currently clocks in at nearly 27,000 upvotes, 29,000 comments and 60 Reddit awards. Scroll down to check them out, and while you’re at it, vote on the ones you like and comment your strong opinions in the comment section below!

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#1

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered When you're baking from an online recipe, don't change three or four ingredients "to make it healthy" and then leave a one star review about how bad it is.

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And don't bother the cook under the videos with questions like " I want to do the beef with pumpkin and carrots! Can i use pork instead of beef and put peppers and tomatoes instead of pumpkin and carrots? You can do whatever you want BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME RECIPE!

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Only edible items should be plated. Garnishes should be edible, Hate it when I see rocks and sticks on a plate. Fight Me.

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Vicky Z
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be standard everywhere if the restaurants don't want to deal with lawsuits (edit: there are laws in many countries about this thing so yes the lawsuit is logical 🙄)

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#3

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Being poor isn’t a culinary crime. It takes talent to make cheap food taste as good as my mom did.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also cheap restaurants are much better than those gourmet pretentious restaurants that serve you one meatball and charge you a fortune! I'm wondering who decided that this would be a great experience for anyone

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#5

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Putting gold leaf on food is f**king stupid.

HeinrichLK , Toukou Sousui 淙穂鶫箜 Report

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never tried it, but I'm guessing it is still gold when it comes out the other end, so if you are a bit windy after eating, you may end up with golden glitter knickers!

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#6

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered COOKING AND BAKING ARE DIFFERENT.

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cooking allows you to experiment and be imprecise. Baking requires precision

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#7

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered A burger should fit in your mouth and shouldn’t require a stick to hold it together or cutlery to eat it.

Jimboberelli , Jorge Michel Report

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#8

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered If you think it's enough garlic, it's probably not enough garlic.

poisonpurple , Mike Mozart Report

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#9

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Being snobby about food to the point where you're hindering someone else's enjoyment is not a positive personality trait.

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El muerto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

being a dismissive snobb is not a good personality trait, in every area of life.

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#10

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered if you are writing a recipe, write a recipe. Not an autobiography

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greenbean
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's about some weird copyright laws in some countries. Very annoying, most people probably skip the 'biography' part, so apart from the copyright purpose this was wasted time. Ps. yesterday when looking for lasagne recipe I had to skip over world history of lasagne, a personal history of lasagne and author's philosophical exasperations - on lasagne, of course...

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#11

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Homemade chili is almost always better the next day.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Grilling on charcoal taste way better than propane, Hank Hill is an idiot

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its ten times better but it also takes ten times more time and effort. I miss the smoke taste but now whenever I want to grill I just need to push a button.

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#13

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered That cheap bag of frozen peas and diced carrots you get at the grocery store is an outstandingly versatile source of nutrition. And tasty too.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Cereal first and then milk

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter puts the milk in first, then the cereal. She says it keeps the cereal from getting soggy while she eats it. Or she may just be a monster. 🤷‍♀️

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#15

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered This is actually something I'm willing to pass on

YOU DON'T NEED TO WASH YOUR GOD DAMN MEAT!

If you cook it right, you kill all the bacteria you're "washing". All you're doing is spreading the germs all over your kitchen sink.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is particularly true of whole chicken - do not be tempted to wash it out.

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#16

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Pasta water must be salted

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly i don't know how people eat them without salt! If i ever have heart pressure problem i think i will just die cause i can't

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#19

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered That fondant is Play doh with sugar.

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#20

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered The most expensive food isn't always the "best" food. No, I'm not impressed by a $200 slice of pizza with it's price driven up with truffle and gold flake.

Bonus: cereal or crushed Oreos on a donut isn't revolutionary.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll say it again: who decided that a ridiculously small amount of food that will not be enough for anyone while being overpriced would be a good deal? Who and why?? Show up and apologize!!!

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#21

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered A quality knife can replace 90% of your kitchen gadgets

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Worcestershire sauce can work magic.

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So can fish sauce. Amazing how something that smells so vile can enhance so many flavors.

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#23

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered If it tastes good it tastes good

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat LOVES whipped cream! She comes running when she hears the beaters, haha. Even though it isn't always whipped cream. She always looks personally offended when it isn't.

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#24

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered We need to stop letting people put raisins where they don't belong.... It's getting out of hand.

Commercial_Suit_9440 , stu_spivack Report

#25

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered I like dipping my sushi rolls and sashimi in a soy sauce and wasabi mixture and I don’t care if it goes against proper sushi etiquette. It tastes good.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered instant ramen is delicious

TiredSkylar , David Pursehouse Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I implore all of you to hold your judgement on ramen until you try a few of the brands only found in Asian grocery stores - it's next-level quality compared to what we commonly see in the west.

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#27

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered All food is fusion. No dish is above adoption or adaptation.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes but if you are publishing the recipe admit that its not the original one. I am sick of "traditional spanish" recipes that would make my grandma cry

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered I don't want to hear that you're bad at cooking if you don't follow a recipe or measure your ingredients. You can get so far by just reading and actually do it what it says.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are some people who can burn boiled potatoes. There was a BP thread on cooking disasters and there were several of them.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered There’s no such thing as a “dry” brine. By definition, brines are liquid based. A salt-based dry rub is a cure. Brines are also a type of cure, but they are liquid based. All brines are cures, but not all cures are brines.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered I live in the Midwest, I love the Midwest but just because you call something a salad does not mean it is healthy and an acceptable side dish to your main course. Snicker-marshmallow-mayo-whatever is not salad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apple crumble pie is a fruit salad with crouton and change my mind😅😅😅😅😅

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#31

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Peanut butter is a fantastic savoury ingredient with a shockingly enormous range of applications.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I melt a little peanut butter mixed with a tiny bit of soy sauce and add it to stir fry. LOVE IT! Especially if you have chicken in the stir fry too.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered The moment something gets hyped as a superfood, I'm out.

To clarify, "superfood" is a buzzword that cues bulls**t incoming and rising prices. The author loses all credibility. It's the point where I stop reading and close the window. Might look up the stats for the food afterward from an actual resource such as a university's nutrition summary.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Season your tomatoes, especially for sandwiches.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unless they're grown in your yard. Then eat them like an apple. Tomatoes you grow yourself are 1000 times better and don't need anything.

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#34

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Baked donuts are not donuts. Donuts must be fried. Baked donuts are just small cakes, which are delicious but NOT DONUTS

to clarify the exact type of donut imposter I am raging against

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Bunzilla
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not always. Jelly-filled and cream/custard-filled donuts are still donuts. I'd consider apple fritters donuts as well. ..... cräp, now I want donuts.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wherent they supposed to be fried in lard originally

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Madbakerchick
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This! As a professional baker this is it- the universal truth that people fight so hard to deny! I DESPISE the lie that is a baked "donut"! It's a muffin with an identity crisis!

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Mike Loux
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeast donuts turn into balls of nastiness in your stomach. Cake donuts are awesome.

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Doug Davenport
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always distinguish between regular doughnuts and cake doughnuts. But doughnut shaped miniature cake is a bit of a mouthful to say.

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John Scott
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we then please say that ALL bagels must be boiled? Because they must be. Tired of these charlatan bagel shops that only bake them like BREAD. Large Bagel Chain in CA serving terrible bagels - you know this is you!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a weird thing happening where I'm currently living, people put frosting on doughnut shaped bread, like dry french bread without the crispy crust and then sell it as doughnut.... 🤢

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Ashley Deane
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like Malassada and what looks like frosted Malassada

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Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THIS! OMFG THIS! "Cake donuts" piss me off, because they're not donuts, and they're almost always shitty over-dense cakes.

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BasedWang
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

woah there. the BBQ ones taste like the best kind of cardboard. I let them melt like those dumbass jesus wafers.......i love them

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#35

Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Learning how to cut an onion is the first lesson in the cooking world

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't. My eyes actually swell shut. I can't see after the first couple of slices

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Often doing things “the right way” or “from scratch” just isn’t worth it. There are plenty of shortcuts that give you 90% of the result with 50% of the effort. I’ll take those shortcuts just about every time.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can make pastry from scratch, or you can buy it frozen in a packet. Apart from being able to say "I made it myself", nobody at home is going to know, and you just saved yourself a hour's work. ;-)

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered Use salt dammit

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No. Use less salt. Most people just put too much in because they don't season any other way.

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#38

People who hate cooking with stainless steel don’t know how to cook with stainless steel.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered MSG is amazing

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Pisco
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hate for msg is just based on anti asian racism. A doctor invented the idea that it produced headaches with 0 proof whatsoever. This was used as an excuse to attack asian restaurants while many other "western" products have msg. It is been proven since then that what he claimed was a lie.

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Person Online Asked “What Culinary Hill Are You Willing To Die On?”, 40 People Delivered If you can't drink it through a straw it's not a milkshake.

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