Pointless Foods

[NoMercy]

I'm not talking about foods you hate (swede, marmite or curry) or things that make you shudder (octopus, brains or tripe), but rather foods that are utterly tasteless, boring and serve no discernible purpose.

What "pointless" or tasteless foods would you consign to Food Room 101?

For me it would be a toss up between gnocchi and ready salted crisps.

[EcclesCake]

Plain boiled old potatoes. Utterly vile.

[-Talbot-]

I love a salty lettuce sarnie.
I love cucumber with a squeeze of lemon and lashings of black pepper
All the foods mentioned can be made very tasty and edible.

[DTCwordfan]

Devon cream teas - so wrong.

[DTCwordfan]

so turtle rings, Mr Master Talbot-Chef, how would you prepare those? Garbage can in my book.

[NoMercy]

Talbot, you're just weird

;-)

[nailit]

How can anyone NOT like mashed potato???
Have to agree with the ready salted crisps though. Utterly pointless, used to put vinegar on them as a kid to give them a bit of umphh!
Used to get them as a supper once a week in prison. The screws always thought that they were so funny when they bought them around and asked if we wanted plain or ready salted! ...

[-Talbot-]

You're the pretentious one DT.
I've never been near a turtle ring.

[DTCwordfan]

As to turtle, I have had this....
http://shanghaiist.com/2012/01/20/off_the_beaten_palate_turtle.php

[Prudie]

Polenta, especially 'on a bed of polenta'

[Arksided]

Crab sticks or plain Calamari ... why?

[DTCwordfan]

I lived in feccking China (and HK) for nigh on 8 years, Talbs, so it is only natural I have eaten things like this, nothing about pretention...you said all mentioned dishes can fall under your edible classification. Can't rise to the challenge, huh?

There's a saying for HK and Shanghai in 'that if it moves, the Chinese eat it - if it stays still, they build on it.'

[-Talbot-]

DTCwordfan
I lived in feccking China (and HK) for nigh on 8 years, Talbs,



Congratulations ... now calm down dear.

[DTCwordfan]

answer the question.

[-Talbot-]

you said all mentioned dishes can fall under your edible classification. Can't rise to the challenge, huh?


Hang on old lad, I will google a recipe, change 8 words and claim it as my own.

[yogi-bear]

Lettuce: rabbit food and tasteless
Tapioca: frogs spawn
Plain rice: pointless unless served with tons of sauce.
Ready salted crisps
Hula hoops
Plain celery....fine as a dip, in broths, and flavouring
Rice cakes: just plain YUCK! it's like eating polystyrene.

[Mamyalynne]

I agree that on their own some foods are bland and seemingly pointless but a good creamy mash with intense beef gravy or a salted crisp sandwich with best butter are two heavenly combos.

[DTCwordfan]

hot air and no substance from you....shame. I thought better.

[nailit]

DTC, I have to ask, what did the turtle taste like?
Ive tried a few different foods in my time (Kangeroo, bison etc) and think that you have to try everything once in life. I actually think that I could eat that.

[tonyav]

but a good creamy mash with intense beef gravy

Both pointless sling e'm

a salted crisp sandwich with best butter

Delicious.

[Mamyalynne]

I knew when I mentioned gravy...