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Made Up Food Rules

149 replies

LittleMissEnraged · 11/11/2026 23:28

I don’t mean religious rules or cultural norms. I’m thinking about quirky individual rules you abide by that other people might not understand.
I am not a vegetarian, but I can’t bear meat on a pizza. Any vegetable - even pineapple!
My other strict rule is that you may have a condiment or butter on a sandwich but never both.

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ErrolTheDragon · Yesterday 19:25

Allseeingallknowing · Yesterday 15:43

Homemade gravy is superior to that made with granules! Bet that most wouldn’t know the difference!

anyone with tastebuds can tell the difference, can’t they? Granule ‘gravy’ is only passable if you want something gravy-ish with a meal that doesn’t allow for making real gravy.

CurlyhairedAssassin · Yesterday 19:30

LaurieFairyCake · Yesterday 18:55

If you’re having a crisp sandwich it must have thick butter

If you're having a sandwich with crisps it must be called a "chip buttie". Same with chips - it's a 'chip buttie" not a chip sandwich.

WBAveeno · Yesterday 19:32

Ketchup with eggs is wrong.

ham sandwiches have to have mustard and butter and proper ham.

salad with roast chicken is ok….just not with a roast dinner…

allthegoodusernameshavegone · Yesterday 19:37

likelysuspect · Yesterday 19:19

And then I'll move on to scones.... cream or jam first....

Cream first then jam and absolutely never ever any butter

KindlySurfiingPlatypus · Yesterday 19:37

My weird rule is that although it's fine to have the same breakfast or same lunch two or more days in a row I hate having the same evening meal 2 days in a row.

If a meal is served with separate portions of meat/carb other veg on the plate it's unreasonable to eat all of one thing faster than the rest. The only reasonable thing is to work through all at the same approximate rate.

Yabu about sandwiches. Butter and mayo are great in combination.

BoaAlba · Yesterday 19:39

I always eat a pizza in a restaurant from the inside to the crust. I don’t eat any of the crust until all the part with toppings is finished. I then munch the crust until I’m full or it’s all gone.
I was ‘taught’ this by a pal when I was maybe 14 or 15. The idea is that you definitely finish all the best bits while it’s hot and before getting full. I follow this religiously

Lomonald · Yesterday 19:43

I also only like vegetables on Pizza, our chip shop is run by Italians and their vegi pizzas are delicious.

I put vinegar in my peas regardless what I eat them with.

ToadRage · Yesterday 19:46

gonoodleoodle · Yesterday 19:02

Baked bean juice may never ever touch eggs or bread.

ShockHow do you have beans on toast?

OneZanyMintQuoter · Yesterday 19:49

SockQueen · Yesterday 15:38

Ice cream with hot puddings is wrong and not to be tolerated.

Agreed

Allseeingallknowing · Yesterday 19:50

allthegoodusernameshavegone · Yesterday 19:37

Cream first then jam and absolutely never ever any butter

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No, butter jam then cream. There is no other way!

BlackCat14 · Yesterday 19:50

You can’t have more than one banana a day… since I was young my dad always said this but could never explain why, but no one in our family would ever break the rule!

likelysuspect · Yesterday 19:52

BlackCat14 · Yesterday 19:50

You can’t have more than one banana a day… since I was young my dad always said this but could never explain why, but no one in our family would ever break the rule!

Too much potassium.

Sirzy · Yesterday 19:54

WBAveeno · Yesterday 19:32

Ketchup with eggs is wrong.

ham sandwiches have to have mustard and butter and proper ham.

salad with roast chicken is ok….just not with a roast dinner…

Ketchup with anything is wrong!

TheBers · Yesterday 19:55

gonoodleoodle · Yesterday 19:02

Baked bean juice may never ever touch eggs or bread.

Law.

Sirzy · Yesterday 19:55

Allseeingallknowing · Yesterday 19:50

No, butter jam then cream. There is no other way!

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Another vote for butter, jam, cream.

noodlesandpickle · Yesterday 19:56

You mustn't have jam on fruit scones. This is from my Nan, from times of rationing, sultanas and jam together is an extravagance! Jam can only go on plain scones.

ay30916 · Yesterday 19:56

ilovepixie · Yesterday 19:14

Cannot eat egg and chicken together. It’s like eating a mother and its baby.

Absolutely agree with this.

TheGriffle · Yesterday 20:02

Macaroni and cheese and Cauliflower cheese are at their best when liberally sprinkled with vinegar. It elevates them from bland to delicious.

Peanut butter sandwich - No butter
Peanut butter on toast - Butter is essential

maddiemookins16mum · Yesterday 20:04

Sweetcorn basically only goes with about 4 different meals and NEVER on a roast.

CurlyKoalie · Yesterday 20:06

My mum was brought up during the war and was told by her mum that she must always eat her meal in this plate order:
Meat or fish first ( the most expensive bits and hardest to get on ration)
Then coloured veg like carrots, peas, cabbage ( the vitamins)
Lastly potatoes ( the cheapest and filling - you - up most food.)
She brought me up to do the same. 80 years on from Nanna, and through 3 generations my brother and I are still doing it!
Out partners think we are mad.

Cockerpoocrazy · Yesterday 20:09

Ketchup can only ever go on fish fingers and chips . On any other meal it is disgusting.
Scones have jam then cream . There should never be butter because cream is just posh butter.
Cottage pie can only be eaten with pickled beetroot. I have been obsessed with this combination since I was a kid.
Only orange coloured soups are acceptable. Tomato, vegetable, lentil, it does not matter as long as the overall colour is orange .

Dearg · Yesterday 20:09

Baked beans and eggs never belong on the same plate.

Scones are scone, jam, cream.

Jam does not belong on a cheese scone

Pickled beetroot and oatcakes & milk ruin a Stovie.

LucyFreyaUrquhartDixon · Yesterday 20:11

Burgers (in a bun with salad, cheese, condiments etc) have to be eaten using a knife and fork.

Allseeingallknowing · Yesterday 20:11

noodlesandpickle · Yesterday 19:56

You mustn't have jam on fruit scones. This is from my Nan, from times of rationing, sultanas and jam together is an extravagance! Jam can only go on plain scones.

Agree, sultana scones just don’t taste right with jam and cream

Jamas42 · Yesterday 20:12

LaurieFairyCake · Yesterday 18:55

If you’re having a crisp sandwich it must have thick butter

@LaurieFairyCake you’re absolutely right about this. And then the sandwich much be squished the appropriate amount to crush the crisps into the butter 😅

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