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

Expecting a response from the cook is stupid, but on sites where there is an international community, there's no harm in asking more generally "I can't get [obscure ingredient in home country] where I live, does anyone know if it would work with [less obscure ingredient more readily available]?".

Or the "yeah it was great BUT i change a few things" and proceed to list their changes and it's everything! This doesn't tell me anything about the original recipe! Or those who rate high because it sounds great! If you haven't made it I don't care about your review. Sorry. It just really annoys me.

Yes! Also when they comment 'I don't like beef'. Just skip the recipe and don't comment ffs.

Same with "Japanese food" here in Brazil. They add cream cheese, pepper, grill the fish and call that "Japanese food". Ok, tastes good, but that's not Japanese food, damn it

I would somewhat agree with this, depending on the site. One of my favorite sites usually gives a basic version of the recipe, or her twist on it, and encourages people to comment how they changed/improved/made it their own and any tips or suggestions. She actually usually includes a list of things you can add to make it different.

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This was good!

This is the law in Germany - only edible things are allowed on the plate

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America needs to stop being known for suing everyone over everything. If there is a twig or rock on your plate and you eat it..your purposely looking to start a lawsuit with someone Imo

To be fair it's very easily avoided by not going to pretentious restaurants.

People who order the food, then sue, are idiots.

So u wanna ruin culinary arts 4 everyone else cuz u cant figure out which things are garnishes and can't tell that things like sticks and pinecones shouldnt be eaten? U wanna sue restaurants cuz of ur own stupidity and completely change all of the culinary world 2 appease uncultured food dummies like yourself? Yea...thats fair. How about we dumb down all art for the mass audience cuz not everyone gets it and restrict EVERYBODY from experiencing it the way it's supposed to be experienced. Or heres a thought...if you dont know if something is edible...ASK! That's like saying all restaurants should remove all food allergens just in case cuz otherwise there will be lawsuits. Yea just ruin it 4 everyone else cuz of ur own problem that u could just fix simply by asking ur waiter a question.

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Depends upon the restaurants!! I took two world class travelers used to the finer things in life to a hole in the wall Mexican place, they loved it, said it was the best food ever it cost $6.00 USD to feed all of us. Conversely my dining experience in a far away country with some locals led me to some very questionable food choices at some of the more affordable establishments, yet when we dined with two other friends at a restaurant which required a mortgage to pay for the main entree, I was not disappointed in the food they delivered. Filled me up so much I did not eat again for two days. So good I remember what I ordered to this day and how delicious it all was and that was decades ago.

It's like art...it's a way to show how rich you are.

exactly, give me an old fashioned diner any day

Read "Chef's, Drugs, and Rock and Roll" for info on how pretentious plates became popular thanks to Wolfgang, et al.

Hating on fine dining & modern gastronomy just because it's expensive & revolutionary is almost the same as hating on cheap restaurants because, well, they're cheap and aren't trying to be the next best thing. Both have their place and anyone that can't see that is truly missing out.

Today I learned that chewy foods (cheap cuts of meat, undercooked stuff, old chickens...) are good for your brain; the effort required to masticate favors blood circulation in the brain.

By writing “…cheap restaurants are much better…” are you arguing that their food is much more flavorful or simply that their food is cheaper? If you answer “more flavorful” then that begs the question if you have gone to enough expensive restaurants to be confident in that opinion.

Sooo true. And some places put too much on a plate, but at least you can take it with you!

I'd take a gourmet meatball over a giant plate of crap any day.

And no rocks or sticks on the plate

Vicky Z - the restaurant that can charge a ridiculous amount of money for “one meatball” is laughing all the way to the bank.

It's for the people who have money to try new things. No reason to hate on a chef who goes outside the boundaries of what food should look like and what it should cost. If they want to make a bubble that looks like a snowman and taste like a "winter in the Himalayas" then I'm all for it. It's not meant to be mainstream food.

I am guessing you've never experienced true fine dining. It has its place like every other refined experience, and will give you a meal that you'll be slavering for for the rest of your life.

I love the word "eschew." Eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from. (Yes, I'm serious. No, I'm not giving you a hard time. There are just certain words I like and I think I'm going to add that one to the list!)

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Or lowfat milk, or vegan cheese.

In 'country' restaurant in North Portugal I asked for butter to put on my soft bread roll k/a a carcac¿a. They took a look for some theñ brought a small dish of what they called "only cooking butter" with profuse apologies that it was all they had. It was deee-licious" As good as Kerrygold (my country's best known).

I do too. Maybe is a portuguese thing, since the base for our food is olive oil, garlic, onion and bay leaf.