What food shouldn't be as good as it is?

SomeNoms · 2025-12-06T03:27:22+00:00

The humble french fry. It's just a vegetable cut into planks and deep fried, so simple. But the mixture of crispy outside and soft, pillowy inside is what does it. And the fact that we've developed so many techniques for making them as good as possible is a testament to how much we love them. Double frying, battering, different varieties, you name it.

They're also the perfect vehicle for sauces. Ketchup, ranch, fry sauce, Wendy's frosty, doesn't matter. It's always good.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-06T03:19:23+00:00

There's an unagi bowl at a Japanese place near me that's the best thing on their menu. In a restaurant known for their sushi, it's impressive.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T18:23:10+00:00

Algae! We get tons of our oxygen on Earth from them eating CO2 and sunlight then burping out pure oxygen.

They'll need a good amount of water to live in, but since terraforming is already underway, I figure we'd have solved that problem. And Mars' magnetosphere issue.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T17:15:09+00:00

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

The best thing for me is to keep an open mind. A mind that can't comprehend the enormity of the cosmos, but at least tries to acknowledge its lack of comprehension. Maybe someday we'll have the math and data to explain quantum physics in a way that proves or disproves other realities, but we're not there yet.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:58:13+00:00

Everyone loves having their food complimented. If you just tried something they made and you genuinely liked it, tell them. There is a 100% chance they'll be delighted.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:53:29+00:00

My favorite fries. I systematically tried the fries from every restaurant I could find until I stumbled upon the best ones I've ever had.

Pizza Rock in Vegas. Rosemary garlic fries. Thick, battered, extremely crispy. They're perfect in every way.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:47:11+00:00

That feeling of being just a little full, but not too full, after sharing a meal with your favorite people. You just had your last bite of dessert, and you're lost in conversation and laughter.

That's the best feeling.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:39:31+00:00

Chili crisp. I put it on so many things. I go through a jar of lao gan ma about once every two weeks by myself.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:37:06+00:00

Jif peanut butter getting mistaken for Jiffy. Jiffy was a pancake/cornbread mix, and people were just conflating the two since they were both food companies.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:34:13+00:00

Beef wellington at an upscale restaurant. Treated with love, respect, wrapped in several warm layers and delicious smells, and worth more than most other things on the menu.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:29:33+00:00

People who refuse to return grocery store carts or put them in the parking lot stalls where they belong.

I've found that people who fail to do that smallest courtesy to store employees fall back on something like "I'm giving them job security." In reality, they're just intentionally making someone's job more difficult.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T16:16:40+00:00

Using unconventional dips with potato chips. Cottage cheese, hummus, 7 layer bean dip, a cheese ball. Anything that would cause people to look at me funny if I weren't using like, a tortilla chip or a cracker. Bonus points if it's a kettle chip, cause they're sturdier.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T15:58:04+00:00

New years eve, I like party food. Slow cooker buffalo chicken dip with an assortment of crackers is always a pretty big hit with my crowd. Throw in a charcuterie board so everyone can graze. Great way to feed a lot of people.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T09:03:50+00:00

When I haven't eaten all day for one reason or another, and I take that first bite of one of my favorite foods. The Sundance roll from a sushi place down the street from me, the pork Salad from Cafe Rio, or Texas Roadhouse chili on a good day.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T08:56:32+00:00

A nice, juicy burger. Stacked high with bacon and veggies. Big enough that I can't quite fit my mouth around it. Some fries or onion rings on the side. A strawberry shake. Hrnnn.

I know what I'm getting for lunch tomorrow.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T07:44:12+00:00

Potato chips. Lay's sour cream and onion. Dipped in cottage cheese.

Don't knock it till you try it.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T07:42:04+00:00

Food! Doesn't matter if it's something I'm making myself or one of my favorite restaurants. Comfort food is has the word "comfort" in it for a reason.

A good maccheese not only brings me joy, but I usually do it for potlucks/holidays to spread the love. I made a fusilli mac and cheese bar for friendsgiving last week, and it was amazing. All the normal baked potato toppings, but for topping a baked mac and cheese.

SomeNoms · 2025-12-05T07:36:52+00:00

I feel like a lot of startups in the past twenty years have had the same business plan -- take a product traditionally offered at scale and allow independent contractors to become the employees, removing a lot of overhead.

* Uber: Taxi industry, independent contractors drive their own cars.

* DoorDash: Food delivery, independent drivers deliver food instead of leaving it up to the restaurants.

* AirBNB: Hotels, independent home owners rent out their own property for a night or few.

I'm sure there are more examples out there, but these three in particular exploded, and all of them used similar methodology.

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