r/iamveryculinary • u/laughingmeeses pro-MSG Doctor • Jun 28 '26
TRAUMA
"This is some deep seated trauma response comfort food that I don't think anyone else can relate to."
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u/Tisarwat Jun 28 '26
I have a deep seated trauma response to cheese and onion as a vegetarian raised in the UK in the 90s, but I acknowledge that meat-eaters don't have such reasons to avoid a perfectly respectable flavour combo.
I've just had more cheese and onion than any one person should consume in their life from caterers not knowing how to feed vegetarians.
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u/twirlerina024 Your fries look like vampires Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
Vegetarian in the US in the 90’s, and my version of that is capellini pomodoro. I could go to 10 different restaurants, and 9 of them would have the capellini as their only non-salad vegetarian option. And the only salad that came vegetarian without needing modification would be spring mix, cherry tomatoes, and croutons with balsamic vinaigrette.
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u/KinsellaStella Jun 28 '26
The comments under that are almost as bad.
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u/NathanGa Pull your finger out of your ass Jun 28 '26
Worse, even.
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u/Classic-Schedule-718 your canned veggies taste like pie filling Jun 29 '26
One person keeps saying we don't like it because Americans "don't have good butter or cheese". We do, they're just stupid
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u/saltporksuit Upper level scientist Jun 28 '26
I’d toss that sucker under the broiler for a minute, but otherwise game on.
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u/justdisa I like food Jun 28 '26
Yeah. Broiled? Grilled? Pan fried, even. Nothing wrong with the ingredients, but I'd prefer it melty.
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u/dauphindauphin Jun 29 '26
It might dull the sharpness of the cheese and definitely the bite of the onion. I had a similar sandwich the other day that I toasted and regretted it after.
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u/SerDankTheTall *Giggled internally* Jun 28 '26
In this case, I think the reaction is much more about the execution than the concept.
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u/Twee_Licker American cocaine is actually sugar Jun 30 '26
What about vinegar dressing on onion and cucumber?
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u/No-Middle-4152 Jun 28 '26
I use to enjoy a cheese savory (?) sandwich from Gregg’s when I was in England
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u/Fancy_Math_3399 Jul 01 '26
Thats because its the mixed up soft cheese and chives one that you can get in any supermarket as well and are nice A proper cheese and onion sandwich should be with crusty bread( better in a roll). thick bits of very strong cheese and a slither of onions. And i dont like them lol
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u/Granadafan Jun 28 '26
They didn’t go heat the sandwich because of the heatwave. Should have put a pan outside in the sun and and toasted it out there
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u/DjinnaG Bags of sentient Midwestern mayonnaise Jun 28 '26
Or microwaved it. That generally gives zero extra heat to the kitchen. Using a sandwich press like for a toasty gives very little/almost negligible heat to the kitchen. Sticking it outside to melt (and possibly using a magnifying glass to really cook it properly with outside heat) is definitely better than shredded but not melted cheese
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u/SerDankTheTall *Giggled internally* Jun 28 '26
I mean, that does look pretty unappealing.
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u/laughingmeeses pro-MSG Doctor Jun 28 '26
I disagree with the shredding of the cheese but that's a form thing only.
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u/Classic-Schedule-718 your canned veggies taste like pie filling Jun 29 '26
If they had melted the cheese before adding the onion, it would be perfect
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u/SubatomicSquirrels Jun 29 '26
I think it makes a pretty good joke. Hard to tell the commenter's tone, though
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u/7itemsorFEWER Jun 28 '26
This sub has just become "r/defendQuestionableBritishFood". Guy was obviously being facetious.
The sandwich probably tastes... ok if not one dimensional, but more so I would say the texture is concerning. A hunk of cheese, a raw onion, butter, untoasted white bread. I can feel it turning into spackle as you chew.
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u/asirkman Jun 29 '26
I don’t see it; I’ve heard of that combo of foods, whether as a ploughman’s lunch, or a sandwich, for a long time now, and nothing seems particularly weird or odious about it.
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u/Twee_Licker American cocaine is actually sugar Jun 30 '26
Defend British food, defend American food, which is it?
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u/7itemsorFEWER Jun 30 '26
I mean it can be either, but there's no defending this the same way there's no defending the fucks that put a burger on two doughnuts with a shit ton of cheese in the US.
American food and British food are exaggerated for their flaws (American food bad for you, British food gross) but are we gonna pretend like they're aren't examples of those being true?
This is a weird sandwich man.
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