• ASeriesOfPoorChoices
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      410 months ago

      Thank you. That’s exactly what I was thinking. This is not so much a “meme” as a “laughing at things stupid people say”.

    • @[email protected]
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      410 months ago

      huh? d-does your rice and pasta not taste good just boiled with some salt?

      get better pasta and rice dude

        • @[email protected]
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          210 months ago

          Thai Jasmin rice. Once I found a good hookup oh baby did my view on rice change.

          Idk what they’re doing to rice over there but everything about it is perfect. Aroma, flavour, texture. It’s delicious fluffy white rice every time.

      • @MotoAsh
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        2110 months ago

        I beg to differ. Just a bit of honey and milk make 'em fucking delicious, and if milk and honey are complex seasoning, something is very wrong with your ability to cook.

        • @wunami
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          1610 months ago

          Get a load of this guy from the land of milk and honey. Must be nice to live in the promised land with your fancy oatmeal. /s

      • @[email protected]
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        1810 months ago

        even with just basic seasons

        What are we calling basic seasonings? Brown sugar is pretty basic imo and oatmeal with brown sugar is basically crack.

      • @[email protected]
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        Chinese person here, the spices that work well on rice also work on congee, which is already similar to oatmeal, and IMO they work just fine on actual oatmeal too.

        Hell we even have a “lazy congee” where you literally just add leftover rice to hot water to make a sort of rice oatmeal. Super convenient in the morning when you’re in a rush!

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        Once you add 17 things to it?

  • @markstos
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    7910 months ago

    Defenders of McDonald’s chicken nuggets surprised to learn they contain 38 ingredients.

    • @fluxion
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      1710 months ago

      Not to mention drowning each bite in a little tub of bbq sauce

        • DominusOfMegadeus
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          610 months ago

          As do I. I would never sully my delicious tempura fried compressed chicken matter by dipping it in cups of high fructose corn syrup.

          • @Daft_ish
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            510 months ago

            I would, and will do it again!

        • @[email protected]
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          310 months ago

          There is a place for people like you but it’s not the salty spittoon. You will get to see lots of sponge though and a jacket with lots of cool buckles.

    • Norgur
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      Doesn’t matter. Everything besides water and chicken-ish “meat” is only in there in microscopic amounts. Especially water.

  • @[email protected]
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    5110 months ago

    Oatmeal is a grain product, so yeah, adding other things to it to make it more to your personal liking is kinda the point.

    This is like saying bread is bad because most people like it in a sandwich.

        • @[email protected]
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          510 months ago

          you don’t even need yeast, in sweden we have “stick bread” which is just flour, water, baking powder, and salt which you wrap around a stick and grill over a campfire. Perfectly tasty.

          • @pirat
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            310 months ago

            Even better with a korv down the hole!

    • @[email protected]
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      610 months ago

      Yes, no one who says “I love pasta!” is saying that to mean “I love just the pasta on its own without any sauce”

    • VeganPizza69 Ⓥ
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      410 months ago

      Have you ever had fresh baked bread (even flatbread)?

  • @ThunderWhiskers
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    4910 months ago

    Oatmeal like rice, tofu, grits, or any number of other foods is a flavor vehicle.

    • @glimse
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      3410 months ago

      I dunno man, rice is pretty delicious on its own

      • IninewCrow
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        810 months ago

        As a kid one of my favorite memories is just eating a plain bowl of white rice with some salt and pepper.

          • @kautau
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            610 months ago

            Yeah I think like 80% of foods have some combination of salt, pepper, and garlic. I feel like those three things alone are the most valuable flavorings possible, with many things coming in a close second

            • @[email protected]
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              310 months ago

              Never forget fat as a flavour enhancer too. There is a reason why plain potato makes your gatherer brain go crazy with just some fat (and salt) added

              • @kautau
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                310 months ago

                True! There’s a reason butter or oil can be found in so many recipes

        • @glimse
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          410 months ago

          Yeah man, I love that!

        • @[email protected]
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          310 months ago

          Rice with butter was what I ate as a kid instead of butter noodles. So unhealthy, so tasty.

      • @[email protected]
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        410 months ago

        Almost as nice as a plain slice of dry white bread washed down with a refreshing glass of government juice

  • @[email protected]
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    4610 months ago

    Anyone making the assertion that ingredients must taste good on their own to be considered tasty is free to go try vanilla extract to compare it to vanilla icecream.

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    Why do people insist on randomly hating what other people eat? The textbook definition of differing tastes between different people than cannot be accounted for? Unless your kid is named Oatmeal and they ate them, maybe mind your own business.

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    I mean, in a pinch you can get away with just butter and salt. Oats taste fine by themselves, it’s just really boring after two bites.

    EDIT: I am not a horse.

    • Cosmic Cleric
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      EDIT: I am not a horse.

      Too bad. I would have been very impressed if you were, considering you’re posting comments on an Internet forum.

        • Cosmic Cleric
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          210 months ago

          I would tell you nay.

          Well played, sir. Well, played.

      • Flying Squid
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        410 months ago

        Imagine the size of a keyboard you would need to accommodate a horse’s hoof!

        • Cosmic Cleric
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          310 months ago

          Imagine the size of a keyboard you would need to accommodate a horse’s hoof!

          The ergonomics would be daunting.

    • @namelessdread
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      1110 months ago

      EDIT: I am not a horse.

      That’s exactly what a horse would say

    • @LemmyKnowsBest
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      410 months ago

      As a child I did butter and SUGAR with my oatmeal.

    • Flying Squid
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      210 months ago

      EDIT: I am not a horse.

      Okay, Ed.

  • @frickineh
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    Steel cut oats don’t need anything except maybe a little milk. They’re delicious, fight me.

    • @[email protected]
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      2210 months ago

      Dude, you enjoy plain oat meal. I ain’t getting in a fight with someone like that. That’s like picking a fight with Popeye because he eats plain spinach.

    • @JimmyChanga
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      710 months ago

      Oats, water, pinch of salt. Maybe its cause I was raised protestant but the day should start as miserable as it will go on.

    • @[email protected]
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      410 months ago

      I could never get into steel cut, but this is how I eat rolled oats. But its gotta be Quaker Original or Bobs or something. Instant oats suck ass.

    • @[email protected]
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      310 months ago

      And I like whole oat groats even better. Discrete grains not unlike cooking rice. Groats and steel cut oats are such an improvement on texture. Guess there’s a little trade-off in cooking time, but it really doesn’t take that long. I’ll make a little pot and have it for a week.

  • @[email protected]
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    Oatmeal is a nothing base.

    Do you know how much work it takes to make a filling base stock that can pivot in any direction?

    Savory, Sweet, Salty?

    Oatmeal is a fucking miracle centuries in the making.

    Fish, Chicken, Beef, Pork, Vegetables, or Botanicals all go well with it.

  • @zilla
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    I love and eat oatmeal every day. More than ones through the day actually, plain

    Just oats and water.

    If i want something different than nothing beats fruits in this game for me. A good apple sauce is also awesome on oatmeal.

      • @SecretSauces
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        410 months ago

        Question. What is the difference between “steel cut oats” and regular oatmeal?

        • Transient Punk
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          410 months ago

          The article that someone else posted explains it well. The thing I would add is that once you start using steel cut oats, you’ll never go back

          • @[email protected]
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            110 months ago

            Nah, steel cut are alright, but take too much time to be used regularly, for me anyway.

          • Cosmic Cleric
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            From the (AI generated?) article…

            Steel-cut oats

            Steel-cut oats are most closely related to the original, unprocessed oat groat.

            Steel-cut oats have a coarser, chewier texture and nuttier flavor than rolled or quick oats.

            They also take longer to prepare, with average cooking times ranging from 15–30 minutes.

            Rolled oats

            Rolled oats, or old-fashioned oats, are oat groats that have gone through a steaming and flattening process.

            They have a milder flavor and softer texture and take much less time to make than steel-cut oats, as they have been partially cooked.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      Do yourself a favor and sub the water with milk or a milk substitute. Takes the oatmeal to 11

  • @poopsmith
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    I eat oats just about every single day. The only time I’m not eating oats is around the holidays.

    But I definitely don’t mind unflavored oats. Normally I eat them savory, but plain oats are fine I suppose.

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      No matter how much you try to trick us by posting on the internet, we can still tell you’re a horse!

  • @Toneswirly
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    The defense of Oatmeal is that it’s insanely good for your health and will help you lose weight if you can shovel unsweetened oatmeal down your pie hole every morning.

    • @aidan
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      Doesn’t have to be unsweetened, just unsweetened with natural sugars like, sugar or honey. Stevia or other artificial sweeteners are okay for weight loss.

    • @Potatos_are_not_friends
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      You eat oatmeal because it’s good for your health.

      I eat oatmeal because it gives me feel good fiber poop.

      We are not the same.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️
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    It’s fine by itself. I mean, it ain’t winning any awards for taste, because it’s not good but it’s not awful either. It just exists. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    I just put a handful of blueberries or cut up strawberries in mine for some stimulation. The main reason for me to have oatmeal is that it is super quick and extremely filling with just a small portion. Efficiency food.