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I'm genuinely horrified!

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Idreamofparis · 09/01/2025 22:11

I do most of the cooking at home, which is fine. My husband will do some basic meals, also fine.
Tonight I made some Korean vegetable pancakes that my girls like. Also made some pork.
As my husband doesn't like the pancakes, I asked what veggies he'd like to do for himself.
He proceeded to boil some mushrooms!
I'm genuinely horrified. He said he likes them.
Is this a thing? Do people eat plain boiled mushrooms?
What ways of cooking foods weird you out?

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Clafoutie · 09/01/2025 23:02

Not what Nature intended.

rockstuckhardplace · 09/01/2025 23:00

Mmm. My Polish grandmother used to get proper field mushrooms sent over from Poland in the 70s and 80s. They were either boiled or fried. Boiling was in milk, I think. Both yummy, but I preferred fried for the texture.

Stealthmodemama · 09/01/2025 22:57

For all of you dissing boiled mushrooms, have you tried them.

To be fair I season the water with salt, pepper and garlic -but thy taste better than fried (I was quite surprised but saw it on a cooking show).

CorsicaDreaming · 09/01/2025 22:56

I boil mushrooms!

Add them to noodles prawns stock etc to make a Thai or Japanese style broth

Caswallonthefox · 09/01/2025 22:56

Fried yes. Boiled, bleurgh!

Fluffylittlebubbles · 09/01/2025 22:55

Ha are we married to the same DH?! I've never come across this before except when DH does steak and chips he insists on doing boiled mushrooms with it. It's actually fine! I love mushrooms in all their forms. They're not squelchy as you would quarter them and they're actually a much better texture than sliced and sauteed which are mainly tasty for the butter, garlic and copious salt that I add.

BlueSky2024 · 09/01/2025 22:53

Longbenton · 09/01/2025 22:22

He's probably sick of living with a pretentious wife. Just give him egg n chips next time.

If he boiling mushrooms he Dosen’t sound like an egg n chips type of man

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/01/2025 22:52

Pointpoint · 09/01/2025 22:29

Your DH could be friends with my friend who eats mushrooms raw as a snack

Raw mushrooms are great! In salad, or used to scoop hummus.

LL1991 · 09/01/2025 22:50

I wouldn’t boil, I’d fry in some butter and basically make them not healthy anymore 👌🏻😂 Plain boiled mushrooms sounds like prison food!

Pieceofpurplesky · 09/01/2025 22:49

No. Purple. No. Don't .......

Can't help it! He sounds like a fun guy .....

Oh and gross but making those pancakes tomorrow.

Bojo72 · 09/01/2025 22:47

You obviously have South Korea influence while he prefers North! Pork and fucking boiled mushrooms! Yak!

TianasBayou · 09/01/2025 22:46

Is this what tinned mushrooms are? Disclaimer: I've never bought them but they put me in mind of an hotel breakfast.

BlueWalker · 09/01/2025 22:46

I love mushrooms in pretty much any form. This thread has reminded me I haven't had boiled mushrooms on toast in ages. They're delicious - boiling them kind of concentrates the mushroom savouriness but you get a lovely almost bursting texture you can't get with fried mushrooms. And you can then add the mushroom water you've drained to a soup or gravy for a major umami punch

LegoTherapy · 09/01/2025 22:45

I'm
Going to try the pancakes. But not the mushrooms.

TheNuthatch · 09/01/2025 22:45

I love love love raw mushrooms. I don't even chop them, just scoff them whole 😂

Needmorelego · 09/01/2025 22:44

If I am boiling pasta I sometimes add a can of mushrooms to cook at the same time.

yohohoCrimbo · 09/01/2025 22:41

Longbenton · 09/01/2025 22:22

He's probably sick of living with a pretentious wife. Just give him egg n chips next time.

Twatty troll.

Longbenton · 09/01/2025 22:40

TY78910 · 09/01/2025 22:39

Yeah, what is pretentious about Korean Pancakes?

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Everything.

DH just wants a fry up, sorry boil up.

TY78910 · 09/01/2025 22:39

ObliviousCoalmine · 09/01/2025 22:37

Hang on, what?

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Yeah, what is pretentious about Korean Pancakes?

UndergroundOvergroundWomblingFreeby · 09/01/2025 22:39

I hate mushrooms and I don't care if they're fried or boiled.
I have to say boiled mushrooms sounds particularly vile.

Endofyear · 09/01/2025 22:37

No idea why anyone would boil mushrooms when you can fry them in butter!

ObliviousCoalmine · 09/01/2025 22:37

Longbenton · 09/01/2025 22:22

He's probably sick of living with a pretentious wife. Just give him egg n chips next time.

Hang on, what?

Sparklfairy · 09/01/2025 22:36

Pointpoint · 09/01/2025 22:29

Your DH could be friends with my friend who eats mushrooms raw as a snack

I do this. I also like to squirt Gia garlic puree on them. It's probably why I'm single.

Yikesthathurt · 09/01/2025 22:34

Lifelover16 · 09/01/2025 22:31

Even worse - my MiL used to boil them in milk

What then drain and serve?

Lifelover16 · 09/01/2025 22:31

Even worse - my MiL used to boil them in milk

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