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Cooking related terms that make you squirm (title edited by MNHQ at request of OP)

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Words · 24/04/2025 11:30

Sides. No. It is side dishes. See also mains (Shudder)

I made lamb at Easter. No, you cooked it.

Cooked to your liking. Well they woudn't deliberately cook it otherwise if they wanted to stay in business...

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BoredZelda · 24/04/2025 13:37

Artisan / artisanal. When applied to bread it means tastes stale and is solid as a rock. Pretends is it one off when actually it’s as over produced as everything else.

GrannyGoggles · 24/04/2025 13:37

And artisan. When it’s almost certainly factory made and highly processed

MyUmberSeal · 24/04/2025 13:36

‘Throw’ or ‘chuck’ it all in the slow cooker. It’s so naff.
You just the put the ingredients into the slow cooker, you neither throw or chuck.

GrannyGoggles · 24/04/2025 13:35

Picky bits and nibbles irritate me beyond measure

Pop as in pop in the oven, pop in some cherries, pop under the grill. Delia - I’m looking at you.

Any of Jamie’s cheery colloquialisms

Absolutely anything & everything Gregg said, long before he fell from grace

snowgem · 24/04/2025 13:33

Reallybadidea · 24/04/2025 13:08

I don't know how to be any clearer.

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So funny 😂😂😂

BoredZelda · 24/04/2025 13:33

Civilservant · 24/04/2025 12:21

‘Fold in the cheese’

If you say fold in the cheese one more time……

Schitts Creek Wtf GIF by CBC
MerelyPlaying · 24/04/2025 13:32

See also 'oven baked'. Because what the hell else are you going to bake it in?

DiamandaTheGreat · 24/04/2025 13:31

MattCauthon · 24/04/2025 11:57

Lush.

If someone reers to any sort of food as "lush" I'm out the door. It has severely teseted my friendship with one of my oldest and dearest friends - every time she says it a tiny bit of my love for her dies.

I have the same problem with "fabulous".

Mulledjuice · 24/04/2025 13:30

MattCauthon · 24/04/2025 11:57

Lush.

If someone reers to any sort of food as "lush" I'm out the door. It has severely teseted my friendship with one of my oldest and dearest friends - every time she says it a tiny bit of my love for her dies.

Avoid Wales and the West Country

coxesorangepippin · 24/04/2025 13:28

Oh yeah and 'good vanilla ice cream'

What, as opposed to crap??

coxesorangepippin · 24/04/2025 13:27

Slap

I.e. slap it into the pan

Cyclistmumgrandma · 24/04/2025 13:27

MattDillonsEyebrows · 24/04/2025 12:11

'fresh' Chicken or 'fresh' eggs!

What else are you going to use???? 😳

Frozen chicken and dried eggs? I have cooked with both.

Westfacing · 24/04/2025 13:23

HarperStern · 24/04/2025 13:12

I can't explain why but I cannot BEAR the word garlicky. Also dollop.

Both make me feel icky as hell.

I rather like dollop as a noun - it implies a decent size blob of mayonnaise without being too precise in measurement.

I don't like it as a verb - as in to dollop a large blob of mashed potato on the plate, indicating being slovenly!
Grin

Also a bit of a fan of pan-fried Smile

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 24/04/2025 13:23

Everything cooked in the oven by Americans is a 'casserole'. It's not.

Starlight1984 · 24/04/2025 13:19

Katemax82 · 24/04/2025 11:33

Not a cooking term but people who call whole milk "fat milk" or classic Cola " fat coke" in cafes/restaurants. Doesn't make it sound appealing

Are you referring to the thread the other day with the classic Cola??? 😂

HarperStern · 24/04/2025 13:12

I can't explain why but I cannot BEAR the word garlicky. Also dollop.

Both make me feel icky as hell.

JackieQueen · 24/04/2025 13:11

BitOutOfPractice · 24/04/2025 12:36

If you say that word in our house you have to repeat it in a Kenneth Williams Carry On voice.

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😂😂 yes, this. Or a-la Hale & Pace "large portion, please!!"

Fabulousagain · 24/04/2025 13:11

I dont know if its cooking related but i cant stand it when parents let small kids help touching all the food.
I cant stomach eating around small kids either slurping gulping sniffing eating with open mouths food falling out.

Energe · 24/04/2025 13:11

Oh and people who gobble it up

Energe · 24/04/2025 13:11

Nosh it. Sounds revolting

MrsMoastyToasty · 24/04/2025 13:11

"Deconstructed" as in "Deconstructed cottage pie" * . No you're too lazy to put the ingredients together, so it's mince and potatoes.

*usually served in a" ground breaking, forward thinking " restaurant by a wanky hipster type with a man bun.

Reallybadidea · 24/04/2025 13:08

snowgem · 24/04/2025 13:02

How do you fold in broken bits of cheese

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I don't know how to be any clearer.

BreatheAndFocus · 24/04/2025 13:05

Dirty (one of my most hated!)
plate up (fuck off)
smoosh (are you 5yrs old?)
smashed (ooh, you so rad!)
eats - as in “This pudding eats well” (no, it bloody doesn’t - it’s a pudding!)
glug (sounds like you’re struggling to swallow vomit)
pan seared - (not in a dustbin lid, then 🙄)
cheeky - sooooo cringeworthy!

andtheworldrollson · 24/04/2025 13:04

Pack up is regional I think

along with carry out vs takeaway

snowgem · 24/04/2025 13:02

Civilservant · 24/04/2025 12:21

‘Fold in the cheese’

How do you fold in broken bits of cheese

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