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Food is, pun very much intended, the ultimate matter of taste. Everyone has their favorites, their restrictions and those few dishes that end up being irresistible. But by the same token, some combinations or techniques are so baffling, folks had to share them online. 

Someone asked “What is considered a crime against food?” and people shared the culinary “delights” they think should never have seen the light of day. From poor taste to truly abominable recipes, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the worst examples and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments section below. 

#1

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Putting gold flakes or wrapping food in gold. It adds no extra flavor or texture. It's just there for show.

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#2

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I will defend this one until my dying breath.

Candy corn DOES NOT... belong on pizza.

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#3

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers The gelatin everything trend from the 50s. Got some leftovers? Put it in jello! Fold in mayonnaise so it's slightly opaque! Just open up whatever cans you have in the house - pineapple, corn, olives, chicken - and layer them all into a mold shaped like a fish! Is there fish in here? Who knows, who cares! God is dead and only aspic remains.

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

Oh I love going through my mom's old cookbooks from the 60s and 70s. Gelatin molds, gelatin molds everywhere! To be fair, it was a practical way to make a "loaf" without having to resort to expensive meat as the binder. Just a mostly flavorless and very slimy way.

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#4

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Remember when the British colonized the entire world for spices and then created their breakfast delicacy…. beans on toast? Sincerely, an Indian.

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

Beans on toast is the absolute best meal ever objectively speaking. It is cheap, healthy, quick and easy to prepare and can have any manner of other ingredients added to it, Brown sauce, bacon, cheese, sweetcorn , SPAM! Mushrooms, onions, garlic, the possibilities are endless.

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#6

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Using a donut as a hamburger bun. I've seen it. Good god, people.

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#7

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers One day I saw one of my coworkers open an Oreo, scrape the cream into the freaking garbage, and eat only the cookies. Apparently it's 'too sweet' for her. I almost called 911. A part of me died inside that day, knowing such behavior exists.

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#8

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Overcooked, chewy seafood. What a waste of expensive ingredients.

Fear_The_Rabbit , Alex Favali Report

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Daniel Atkins
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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh that is such a crime overcooked seafood is probably the reason a lot of people don’t like it.

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#9

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers My ex-wife used to boil ribs so they tasted mushy. Then, she'd get offended when I took over the rib-cooking responsibilities and made them in a smoker. No one should have to eat boiled ribs.

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#10

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I know quite a few people that enjoy iced coffee and lemonade together. Sounds like a crime against beverages to me.

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

Call crime stoppers. This injustice against juice and my favorite caffinated beverage needs to end.

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#11

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers A friend of mine used to take two Pop Tarts and a chicken patty and make a sandwich out of them. True story.

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#12

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Using ketchup as a base for pizza or pasta sauce.

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

Only acceptable if it's a free tiny package because you're to poor for sauce..

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#14

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Microwaving ice cream...not to melt it slightly and make it easier to scoop, but rather to make full on ice cream bisque.

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#15

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I used to live with a roommate, and every time a bottle of sauce was about 2/3 empty, he would fill it up with water and shake it before to 'get his money's worth.' I thought it was absolutely disgusting.

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

This is a crime against my country! We demand 1/3 of the roomate as recompense!

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#16

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers My sister eats green bell peppers filled with whipped cream. She's been doing it since she was 7 years old, and I have insisted from the very beginning that it's gross and wrong. I tried it recently just to say I have, and it's just as gross as you might imagine — like you're having salad and dessert at the same time.

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

it’s times like these that make me so glad to be allergic to capsicum (or bell peppers if you’re american)

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#17

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers In Buffalo, eating your wings with Ranch dressing is a offense that is punishable by exile to Cleveland.

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

I refuse to buy wings that don't come with blue cheese dressing on the side. I hate Ranch!

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#19

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I had a friend who would make really good sushi, but they put Altoids mints in it. Not a great taste.

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#20

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Not adding salt to water when making pasta.

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

The salt makes the pasta buoyant so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.

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#21

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Seasoning the food. It amazes me how many people cook without properly seasoning their food.

My wife, when we first started dating, was one of these people. The first time she cooked for me it was chicken breast and it was so bad. It looked like a pale slab sitting on a plate. She has gotten much better now but there are so many people who go through life just raw dogging their own taste buds.

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

My wife is romanian, she grew up on Salt, pepper and parsley because that was the extent of her mothers experience with flavor. The most flavorful thing she'd eaten before i came here was Vifon instant ramen. At 25 years old, she wasn't even aware of Garlic powder being a thing. For years, every meal i cooked for her was the "best thing she ever had" simply because it included actual flavor.

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#22

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Overcooking fish, especially salmon.

I don't order fish at restaurants because the majority of them cook it "tourist" - the way most people expect it - and it's overcooked and dried. out.

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

I grew up in Seattle & never understood how someone could hate salmon. Then I moved to the east coast & had Atlantic salmon and then I was like, “Yeah, I get it now.”

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#23

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I had a lady order salmon with a slice of american cheese on top. I had to ask twice what she wanted because it wasn’t computing.

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

Gross, but I respect a lady knows what she wants. Despite popular opinions..or anyone with there sanity still intact.

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#25

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers My roommate puts applesauce on anything. Tacos, fish, spaghetti, steak, burgers, you name it, and he will put it into a bowl of applesauce. It's horrifying.

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

Here in the States, store bought applesauce usually contains what the FDA calls an acceptable amount of arsenic. Supposedly not harmful UNLESS you're eating it all the time!

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#27

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I grew up with a mother who put butter and white sugar on rice. I made my rice the same way for a while because I learned by example, but now I realize it's a totally bananas thing to do. My mom is one of those people who loves sweet things, and anything that isn't already sweet can be improved by adding more sugar. Savory doesn't exist in her house at all.

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I recently learned about that and it seems to be widespread in multiple cultures/countries, specially during poorer times. Some people call this rice cereal. I tasted it and I actually really liked it, I wouldn't eat it every day but as an occasional snack it's nice.

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

Wait'll OP finds out about rice pudding! (I find rice pudding too sweet, but I love it with half added rice and half pudding.)

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

My dad is a rice farmer.....it is NOT bonkers!!! We had rice with cinnamon, sugar and warm milk for dessert or breakfast all the time, its amazing!!

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

Have to disagree here. I eat rice with sugar, butter or cheese. Depending on my mood.

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

As far as I heard, pasta with sugar on it can help you cope with hunger when you can't afford any other food.

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Nicole Weymann
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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pasta with (butter and) sugar is one of my guilty pleasures. I know some people make milk pasta/milk noodles, especially as a kiddy dish, but I haven't tried that. (I don't need more unhealthy food I like 😆)

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

It depends on the rice. There's a Swedish dish that I make called rice pudding or porridge. It's made by cooking long grain rice in milk for close to an hour with a little bit of salt, sugar and butter mixed in. When it's all cooked together then you can add butter, cinnamon and sugar on top and it's REALLY good!

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

"butter and white sugar on rice" know food from hard times (e.g. war). I do like it and make it from time to time. Brown sugar is better. Optional a bit of cinnamon. Plain rice with raisins is also good (if you don't eat it too often)

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

Grew up on butter yes, sugar no. Although I haven't made it that way in decades.

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

That's no crime, it's simply a sweet meal. The german variation is short-grain rice, cooked in milk and butter for 30min. Mostly served with some fruits, applesauce, sugar & cinnamon.

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

That's called sweet rice cereal. It's actually quite good with some cinnamon and nutmeg.

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

Strange, that's exactly how I learned to cook rice as a kid. I always added cinnamon though.

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4 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As kids we would take leftover white rice from dinner. Put it in a mug. Add sugar, cinnamon and milk and microwave until warm/hot. Great dessert! Tasted an awful lot like Rumchata.

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5 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminded me of school lunches, where white rice was served in a mushy ball and you were encouraged to put cinnamon sugar on it. It's like they tried to make okayu and missed. Because of where we live this was most kids' only interaction with white rice, at least in elementary school, so a lot of kids thought they hated it.

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6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

White rice with cinnamon, honey and butter makes a nice breakfast meal.

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

Add some milk and you're on your way to rice pudding... add some cardamom and saffron and you're talkin' kheer...

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Growing up, my 100% Italian mom (born in the USA 1931) frequently had rice for breakfast, with milk and sugar.

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

My mother, now 82 yrs old, was raised on this. Yes, they were very poor.

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

That's how a rice pudding is made, though cook the rice (preferably short grain) in milk.

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

It's a Dutch thing. In PA, very common with the Pennsylvania Dutch. Add a bit of milk!

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

When I taught in a small catholic grade school in the late 70's in a historically German settled farm area, we had rice on the school menu at least once a week. It was what I thought of as rice pudding, but it was normal to that area. Delicious but not the way I prefer rice. Our school cook made her own ketchup too, it was awesome.

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

I ate it many times as a child. Mine was mildly sweet, very buttery, beside scrambled eggs my grandma raised her self and beside bacon or sausage she raised and prepared her self. The biscuits and gravy she made with white Lily flour, but with fresh milk. It was good y'all . They told me I grew up poor or something, but I never got it.

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

I have heard of butter rice. It is actually a dish in japan that is popular enough to have a sauce made for it. But I don't think they put sugar on the rice. Butter on rice I can kinda understand, but sugar on rice is just weird for me.

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

It’s just a few steps away from rice pudding right? Also works with pasta. It’s only weird if she then served it with chicken curry or something.

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My MIL used to cook rice, add carnation milk, sugar and sultanas to make a dessert. I never once saw her cook it for a savoury dish.

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

My mother used to make this with left overs. In the Netherlands it's called rice with doll eyes.

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People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Automatically adding seasoning/salt/pepper to the dish before tasting it.

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

It depends who's cooking. If I know the cook typically cooks with very little salt, I'll add salt from the start.

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People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I'm a waitress so I've seen it all, and I hardly ever judge. But this one time, I took an order that started out simple: three eggs, soft scramble. Add spinach and goat cheese. Add fresh strawberries. Scrambled. In the eggs. They turned this grey brown color...and you bet the customer ate every bite.

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#30

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers "Make wine easily" tutorials that are grape juice mixed with yeast.

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#31

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers My coworker eats a ton of ketchup with pizza. Even though it’s a tomato-based sauce, it’s still shocking to see that much ketchup eaten with pizza. We’re talking a full dip before every bite.

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

I can't really shame for dipping preferences. I tried ranch dressing on pizza once and realized it's amazing. Sometimes stuff you wouldn't expect enhances the flavor!

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People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Overcooked mushy rice.

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

I actually like soft rice, it makes for good curd rice and it makes it easier to swallow. Bisi bel bath is only good when the rice is soft in my opinion

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#33

People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Time temperature abuse or a contamination. Make what you like, just make it safely.

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

My mother in law, who spent 20 years as a PROFESSIONAL CHEF at a resort in Spain, will leave cooked food sitting out for 6/8/10/12 hours at time "because it needs to cool" before it can go in the fridge. In the summer. With no A/C. Absolutely foul, i refuse to eat anything that woman prepares.

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People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers Im gonna put my mom on blast with this one.

Whenever she makes chili mac or beef stew she adds some cheese (normal), whole Ritz crackers (still normal) and then a very large dollop of mayonnaise in it. She takes a cracker fills 1/4 of it with mayonnaise and then the rest is the chili mac or stew broth. I thought it was normal but I just didnt like the taste. I made chili mac for my husband after we got married and he thought I lost my mind when I asked him if he wanted mayonnaise on it.

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

I usually sub sour cream for mayo because I hate mayo but this is the first time I've heard of someone doing the opposite.

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People Are Sharing The Worst "Crimes Against Food" They Can Think Of, Here Are The 35 Best Answers I made a very nice bolognese a couple of months ago. Red wine, pancetta, two kinds of meat, the works. I gave some to my friend to take home, bc sharing is caring. M**********r put it on a piece of leftover salmon.

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, no, what an AWFUL thing, the person ate the leftovers YOU gave them how THEY wanted to! :p

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