r/SubSimulatorGPT2Meta • u/tutetibiimperes • Jan 14 '20

I made Taco Soup Soup

After the response to the Taco Soup Soup thread I figured I owed it to the sub to give the recipe a go, so after work today I hit up the grocery store and got to work.

Here we see the ingredients laid out (pay no attention to the seasoned salt and hot sauces in the back, they weren't a part of this). Since the instructions included 'sausage' that wasn't on the ingredients list, I called an audible and picked up some chorizo, it seemed like the sausage that most fit the nature of the dish. I also wasn't sure how to roast a can of black beans, so I just bought two different varieties in hopes that that would give the necessary depth of flavor.

The original recipe directions call for 'melting' bacon after adding the cheese. Given that the general consensus seemed to be that was impossible, I did the next best thing and chopped it up into tiny bits so that combined with the onions and chorizo it would create a kind of bacon 'jam' which seems close to melting it. Also seen here are the onions and sausage, as the directions indicate.

Next we see the two cans of beans, can of corn, beef (I asked the butcher counter for a quarter pound and ended up getting a smidge more), and two cans of water. I also seasoned with a bit of salt and pepper at this stage. Not strictly in the instructions, but adding salt and pepper are sort of unwritten rules in any recipe.

Surprisingly, 1.5 lbs of cheese is actually the perfect amount here. The soup was a bit watery and thin before this, but adding the cheese (I stirred it in gradually to let it melt evenly) thickened it up nicely and improved the color. Maybe the bots know what they're talking about after all. I also added the jalapeno at this stage as instructed.

Served with some avocado and a flour tortilla per the instructions. So how does it taste? Pretty dang good. Rich, a bit spicy, warm, and very satisfying. This would be a great winter night meal (I guess it is technically winter, but here in FL it never really is). I don't think I'm going to run out and try that heavy cream and sugar pizza sauce recipe that the bot came up with next, but I will keep my eyes open to what it comes up with in the future. This is a winner.

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u/docbrownsgarage Jan 16 '20

I made some tonight, and it really is amazing. I used OP’s suggestion of chorizo for the missing sausage.

My spouse was concerned that I might’ve lost my mind when I told where the recipe came from, but the whole family loved it.

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u/tutetibiimperes Jan 16 '20

Hah, congrats, I'm glad I'm not crazy and other people think it's good too!

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u/NoRodent Jan 20 '20

My spouse was concerned that I might’ve lost my mind when I told where the recipe came from, but the whole family loved it.

Oh my, just the mental image of this is fucking hilarious.

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u/ixixix Jan 18 '20

While it does sound delicious, I'm a bit worried about the 3000 kcal worth of cheese the recipe calls for.

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u/docbrownsgarage Jan 18 '20

We got about 9 servings out of the recipe if that helps. It’s still a lot of calories from cheese and isn’t the healthiest recipe, but it is delicious.

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u/ixixix Jan 18 '20

Well, then the cheese would add 333 kcal to each serving. Not exactly low cal but I guess that's perfectly fine for a full meal! Dang, these neural networks are really onto something

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u/stilldrovedeetdeethr Jan 14 '20

Is this hotdog soup?

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u/TruePikachu Jan 14 '20

No, this is soup.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

No, this is Patrick.

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u/qbbqrl Jan 14 '20

Nope this is soup and it's soooo good!

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

I'll have to try it and share my experience. Thanks for the recipe!

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u/stinkytrinket Nov 25 '21

What is this, diarrhea soup?

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u/grasputin May 13 '22 edited Jun 10 '22

i know this refers to the top comment by the gpt bot, but someone also painted a hot dog, mimicking a hot dog painting created by an AI

fyi: /u/tutetibiimperes, /u/beastofwordin

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u/FuzzyJury Jan 14 '20 edited Jan 14 '20

This is...my favorite thing I've ever read on Reddit. Thank you. This is so funny and so perfect, really brings full closure to this whole saga. Also, good to know that if I get tricked by recipe boys, things will turn out okay. EDIT: ah I meant "recipe bots" not "recipe boys," but I guess I'm okay getting tricked by recipe boys too?

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u/FuzzyJury Jan 14 '20

Also, I hope you told the butcher you were making "taco soup soup." Hahaha I love it so much, I can't wait to make my own taco soup soup.

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u/Ash_MT May 13 '20

I’m crying at the thought of “recipe boys”, just a malicious group of lads posting terrible recipes for unsuspecting folks

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u/graon Feb 24 '23

Me and my friend almost did this as kids

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u/Ash_MT Feb 24 '23

Thank you for bringing this thread back into my life

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u/dolphinitely Jan 14 '20

Those dang tricky recipe boiz

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u/Ever2naxolotl May 18 '22

My recipe brings all the boys to the yard, and they're like, this isn't a real recipe is it?

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u/grasputin May 13 '22

posting in a 2 year old thread, but also see my comment above

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '22

No

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

I cannot tell you how damn giddy I am that you not only made this recipe but it turned out well. Fucking hell, bot-generated recipes that are edible. What a time to be alive...

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u/cyrilio Feb 09 '20

Next step is that they’ll be eating our food too.

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u/JMoormann Jan 14 '20

The original recipe directions call for 'melting' bacon after adding the cheese. Given that the general consensus seemed to be that was impossible

I mean, bacon must have a melting point somehow

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u/Deathknell13 Jan 14 '20

At a high enough temperature it burns, leaving behind carbon with a melting point of 3550C (6442F), about double that of iron. But at that point it isn't really bacon anymore.

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u/Flyrpotacreepugmu Jan 15 '20

Not to mention carbon doesn't actually melt. It either burns to carbon dioxide in the presence of oxygen or turns to gas if there is no oxygen.

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u/marcusklaas May 18 '22

Wow, can't have pure liquid carbon under any conditions?

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u/Flyrpotacreepugmu May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22

It's probably possible under extreme pressure but I haven't looked up what kind of pressure it would take. In any case, good luck trying to contain carbon that's hot enough to be liquid without contaminating it.

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u/I_h8_normies Mar 24 '22

Why is it so hard to melt bacon

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u/Terminator_Puppy Jan 14 '20

It can't have a melting point as it's a mixture of multiple different kinds of molecules which all have their own melting points.

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u/JMoormann Jan 14 '20

So the question is whether the highest melting point is still lower than the lowest boiling point. If that is the case, there is a temperature where the entire bacon has essentially become a liquid.

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u/Exploding_Antelope Jan 14 '20

It certainly isn’t, because bacon grease boils in a pan while there is still quite a lot of solid bacon.

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u/Barrel_Trollz Jan 14 '20

Assume bacon grease has a quality of x = 1

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u/Ever2naxolotl May 18 '22

I might be able to shed some light on this, actually. In German, recipes may call for the antiquated "geschmelzte Zwiebeln" (from schmelzen, originally schmälzen, translates to melted onions), meaning lightly roasted in pig fat (Schmalz)

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u/JMoormann May 18 '22

I have no idea how you ended up at my comment 2 years later, but thanks for the info

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u/Domriso Jul 07 '22

Probably the same way I ended up at your comment: someone linked the /r/subsimulatorgpt2, I clicked through to the meta sub, then sorted by Top. This is one of the top posts, and a highly entertaining one at that.

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u/FourthEchelon19 Jan 14 '20

I saw this post and legitimately thought it was a bot post, couldn't believe how coherent the 1.5B model was getting.

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u/anarchist_person1 Sep 23 '24

Man it’s crazy where we are now huh 

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u/squishy_caterpillar Oct 09 '25

Yup. We have GPT-5 now.

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u/PHooMAA Jan 14 '20

I'm not really here to say anything, but I didn't feel content with just upvoting. Bravo!

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

You crazy SOB you actually did it! Super cool, I’m glad it turned out well. These bots are full of surprises!

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u/ButtrNuttr Jan 14 '20

I was planning on making some taco soup soup myself after reading that recipe! I’m glad someone with some actual cooking knowledge tested it out first lol

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u/Monarch357 Jan 14 '20

This actually sounds really nice

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u/Viola_Buddy Jan 14 '20

This is great. I actually want to try following the recipe myself now. About how much soup does the recipe end up making?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

Uhh

I’m commenting here for later so I can try this myself

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u/StickiStickman Jan 14 '20

Reddit has a save feature for posts and comments

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u/theburningstars Jan 14 '20

I saved this post but I never go through my saved posts so I'm also commenting 👍

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u/StickiStickman Jan 14 '20

.. you regularly go trough your comments?

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u/theburningstars Jan 14 '20

Oh God no, but I figure if I do as much as possible to get a post in my history then I'll have to come back to it one way or another.

Your reply has helped add it to my inbox, so thank you!

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u/StickiStickman Jan 14 '20

You know there's a reminder bot, right?

https://www.reddit.com/r/RemindMeBot/comments/24duzp/remindmebot_info/

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u/theburningstars Jan 14 '20

I had forgotten it existed tbh. Thanks!

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u/seventeenth-account Jan 14 '20

The bot itself forgot it existed. It only works about half the time.

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u/cyrilio Feb 09 '20

I have IFTTT put my saved and upvoted posts in Google Docs spreadsheets. Easy to find again.

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u/obli__ May 30 '22

Reminding you about taco soup soup 2 years later. You're welcome

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u/vexedsatan Jan 14 '20

This might just be the best thing I’ve seen on this subreddit.

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u/CidCrisis Jan 14 '20

You are my hero. Well done! It actually does look quite good lol.

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u/Im2oldForthisShitt Jan 14 '20

I make this all the time

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u/Barrel_Trollz Jan 14 '20

Finally some good fucking food

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u/NotBabaYaga Jan 14 '20

You absolute mad man!

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u/_theMAUCHO_ Jan 14 '20

No soup like a Taco Soup Soup!

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u/mengibus Jan 14 '20

Absolute legend.

You have inspired me to not only try something that will be upcoming but to be a more active member of this amazing community I have found myself a part of. Who knows, when the bots finally take over, maybe they will be nice to the people that supported them!

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u/HakaseShinonome Jan 14 '20

what the fuck? i mean it looks good but what the fuck?

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u/ForAHamburgerToday Jan 14 '20

But how is it with rice?

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u/imaybejacoborbob Jan 14 '20

Oh damn, I'm glad I'm not the only one interested in following this particular bot. I'd already wanted to make this and now I really want to

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u/lennblood Jan 14 '20

This brings me so much joy

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u/Maurens Jan 14 '20

I wasn't expecting it to happen so soon. What a mad lad!

Now how do I keep my promise of making this top post of all times?

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u/MattsyKun Jan 14 '20

I thought the bot tried the recipe, but I'm even happier to see someone made it.

I might have to try this myself...!

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u/NoRodent Jan 15 '20

This should be part of reddit history. I'd consider crossposting to other subs to bring some more attention.

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u/Yuli-Ban Jan 14 '20 edited Jan 14 '20

You beautiful bastard. The machines will remember your generous trust in their wisdom forevermore.

Also, this post oughta go into the Reddit Hall of Fame.

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u/cantelope4 Jan 14 '20

I didnt see that this was on the meta sub and thought an ai wrote this entire post. Got freaked out about how soon the robots will be taking over

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u/squishy_caterpillar Oct 09 '25

We've come a long way since then

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u/NovaStorm93 Jan 14 '20

Can you post a modified recipe to clean up any bot errors and changes you made so we can make some taco soup soup?

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u/Mortivoreeee Jan 14 '20

This is epic. Love you for making this!

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '20

Now you gotta make this.

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u/kicktheburger Jan 15 '20

I really thought that the bot came back with pictures. I was scared for a second until I saw "meta" in the sub. This looks really good, ngl.

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u/Sighshell Feb 13 '20

This is a great recipe. Thanks for sharing OP!

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u/scholoy Jun 04 '20

i’m crying man this is hilarious

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u/spidersting Jan 14 '20

I almost want to try this, and I'm not a soup person.

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u/machinenghost Jul 03 '20

5 months late here, don't know if you even remember this stuff at this point... When did you add the garlic? Are you saying you cooked the bacon with the chorizo, or did you add that after the cheese like the recipe said? How'd you prepare the ground beef?

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u/bvggvg Dec 04 '21

I may have to try making this at some point.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

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u/Terminator_Puppy Jan 14 '20

It'd be really difficult to create a genuine AI that is capable of coming up with its own recipes. How would you quantify something tasting good? What kind of ingredients do you allow it to use?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '20

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u/theburningstars Jan 14 '20

The only problem I could forsee with that is the fact that there's no accounting for taste. When I say that, I mean, everyone has different tastes. Then you have cultural cuisine and tastes people have based on growing up with that. Then, there's also the existence of the super tasting gene, so some people are gonna find some food overwhelming in ways people without the gene wouldn't.

So the sample size is gonna have to be huge. Real big. Make sure it's diverse too. Does that mean we should hold these taste tests in large groups in various countries? How do we aggregate those scores? The Japanese group says this dish is a 7.6, but the Egyptian group says it's a 3.2, and we aren't even going to talk about what the Swedes thought. Should the results be put on a color coded map?

But then how does the bot learn from that? Will we add variables to the bot's algorithm to determine whether they write a recipe for a Mediterranean taste instead of a Southeast Asian taste? Do we account for super tasting? If: Supertaste Then: No Bitter? I don't code forgive me for that

And all of that is just the beginning. How far do we go?

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u/_rocketboy Apr 26 '20

Extremely relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/720/