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likelysuspect · 17/06/2026 21:49

Greenery on things where it doesnt belong

Ordered baked beans on toast (we'll come back to that) today.

Came with a clump of greenery on top. Salad garni.

What person in their right mind does this?

And OF COURSE it was bloody sourdough. Because NO other bread exists these days. And it was not toasted. It was barely within sight of the toaster I reckon

So it turns up with its green clump and then, to make matters much worse, it came with some butter pats but THE BEANS WERE ALREADY ON THE UNTOASTED TOAST.

So I scraped off my beans to try to spread the butter but of course this was a wasted effort because the butter wouldnt adhere to the untoasted toast due to the bean juice so I ended up just smearing it around while it stuck to my knife.

Anyway back to the greenery. I cant tell you how many bits of rocket have gone flying down the road before when served atop something, because of course a bit of wind will pick up salad and send it flying into the face of an unsuspecting pedestrian.

And dont get me started on bloody pea shoots.

#endgreeneryoverload

YANBU - Garnishing perfectly adequate meals with frilly extras is a performative nonsense to make something out of nothing

YABU - I really like bits of salad on top of a full English and you're only posting this because your OH has the football on anyway and you're bored.

OP posts:
Rpop · 19/06/2026 07:57

likelysuspect · 17/06/2026 22:30

Oh I forgot about flowery shit too

Yesterday, at a pub, a nice old country pub, ordered a scone.

Firstly, I accepted it wasnt going to be quite up to par as it was whipped cream instead of clotted but I was desperate for a scone and cream, you know how it is, so I accepted this. But the cream came with some strawberries in it and some flowers on it.

It was very nice of course, but flowers. Very pretty, but flowers?

I think when you’ve already had to adjust to a different type of cream, to accept flowers, is tough on you.

IwanttoWFH · 19/06/2026 07:04

BetterWithPockets · 18/06/2026 22:27

Going massively off-topic here, I know (sorry, OP), but I hate raw coriander — it tastes very scented to me — and I found out the other day it’s genetic. It’s a gene called OR6A2, apparently, and if you have it, it means you’re particularly sensitive to certain chemical compounds found in coriander (which, to be fair, are also found in soaps and detergents — so no wonder it tastes scented!). If you don’t have the gene, you presumably think raw coriander is simply refreshing and tasty, and not the devil’s own herb…

I’d heard it was genetic. To me, it tastes absolutely vile. I can taste the smallest speck of fresh coriander. Interestingly, I don’t mind dried coriander in curries etc. Apparently, the powder is from the seed, hence the different taste.

EvieBB · 19/06/2026 05:34

Wildefish · 18/06/2026 21:55

Agree. Can’t stand the look or smell of them, and god help me if I get a bit of sauce on my finger when giving to my hubby😱

I bloody love baked beans

sashh · 19/06/2026 04:31

SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 22:52

I think that’s a reference to proper English toast done on a toasting fork in front of an open fire, as opposed to under a grill or in a toaster.

Which is obviously the best kind of toast, as long as it’s a thick slice of farmhouse white slathered with lots of salty butter.

When I was about 7 we moved to a new house. The floor was some horrid freezing black stuff until my parents bought carpets.

My brother and I were not allowed to cook without adult supervision. On the weekend my parents would have a lie in, often until mid day.

I can remember my brother and I making toast with cheap white bread, and ordinary fork and holding them against the grill of the gas fire and trying not to freeze our feet.

It seemed to take about an hour to toast.

It is not a happy memory.

Nofeckingway · 19/06/2026 04:02

@BetterWithPockets I wonder if that's the same kind of thing with asparagus. Some factor makes your pee smell funny . I have it apparently. First few times I thought WTF is that horrible smell in the bathroom. It was me . Having a pee.

User864753 · 19/06/2026 00:46

Woodfiresareamazing2 · 18/06/2026 22:59

A fuckwittery of ex-husbands

This was already a very enjoyable thread and I think we all have to agree that this comment elevates it to Classics.

User864753 · 19/06/2026 00:39

BetterWithPockets · 18/06/2026 22:27

Going massively off-topic here, I know (sorry, OP), but I hate raw coriander — it tastes very scented to me — and I found out the other day it’s genetic. It’s a gene called OR6A2, apparently, and if you have it, it means you’re particularly sensitive to certain chemical compounds found in coriander (which, to be fair, are also found in soaps and detergents — so no wonder it tastes scented!). If you don’t have the gene, you presumably think raw coriander is simply refreshing and tasty, and not the devil’s own herb…

Interesting. I hate coriander and I also hate a lot of artificial fragrances. The fragrance on Always pads almost makes me gag and I genuinely struggle with scent of fake tan. I often wondered if I'm not just fussy and there's a scientific reason for being so sensitive to smell.

TheLightBetween · 19/06/2026 00:12

SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 23:00

A murder.

Perfect.

maxslice · 19/06/2026 00:02

Woodfiresareamazing2 · 18/06/2026 22:59

A fuckwittery of ex-husbands

Perfect!

maxslice · 18/06/2026 23:55

Microgreens are loaded with nutrients. And they can be delicious when you CHOOSE to use them. To just have them presented on your food like green pubic hair when you haven’t asked for them is not okay.

NiftyAmberHam · 18/06/2026 23:50

I had French toast for breakfast once. At 9am. Not brunch, actual breakfast and it came with a salad on the side. Dressed!!! So ended up with soggy mustard vinaigrette flavoured French Toast!!! No. No. No.

SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 23:27

Bookaholicwithwine · 18/06/2026 23:24

You’re not being that unreasonable but if you have beans on sourdough you don’t need butter , you have all the lovely juice soaking into the bread !

That’s heresy. You can’t have beans on toast without butter.

TheLightBetween · 18/06/2026 23:26

Bookaholicwithwine · 18/06/2026 23:24

You’re not being that unreasonable but if you have beans on sourdough you don’t need butter , you have all the lovely juice soaking into the bread !

What!

Like what, what!

No butter?

Philistine.

Bookaholicwithwine · 18/06/2026 23:24

You’re not being that unreasonable but if you have beans on sourdough you don’t need butter , you have all the lovely juice soaking into the bread !

Poppins2016 · 18/06/2026 23:15

My DH once made me scrambled egg on buttered toast and thought a garnish of fresh basil would be nice... just no.

SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 23:07

likelysuspect · 18/06/2026 22:57

Phwoar, now you're talking

Best piece of toast I ever had was a slab of home made white toasted over a wood fire on a rusty Tudor toasting fork.

I think the rust together with the fork’s historical significance added a certain something to the experience.

Harmonypuss · 18/06/2026 23:07

As someone who's allergic (yes, actually allergic) to practically all things green/veggie, I'd have sent that plate straight back, complaining that the 'green shit' was not stated on the menu and that I want 'normal' bread, not crappie sourdough (yuk, tastes like vinegar), that I want my 'proper' bread toasted to a crispy, darkish tan colour and buttered (not margarine'd) BEFORE the sufficiently hot beans climb aboard.
Then, and only then, would I accept the plate being deposited in front of me!

SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 23:00

likelysuspect · 18/06/2026 22:41

You can never have too many ex husbands

What is a collection of ex husbands called? Like a colony, or herd, or gaggle.

A murder.

Woodfiresareamazing2 · 18/06/2026 22:59

likelysuspect · 18/06/2026 22:41

You can never have too many ex husbands

What is a collection of ex husbands called? Like a colony, or herd, or gaggle.

A fuckwittery of ex-husbands

PollyBell · 18/06/2026 22:58

kennycat · 18/06/2026 21:20

And as for brioche buns with a burger, well they can just burger off too. They don’t have the structuralnj theory to withstand a nice juicy burger with tomato, lettuce and gherkin. They go soggy and fall apart.
useless. Not fit for purpose.

couldn't agree more

likelysuspect · 18/06/2026 22:57

SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 22:52

I think that’s a reference to proper English toast done on a toasting fork in front of an open fire, as opposed to under a grill or in a toaster.

Which is obviously the best kind of toast, as long as it’s a thick slice of farmhouse white slathered with lots of salty butter.

Phwoar, now you're talking

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SabrinaThwaite · 18/06/2026 22:52

sashh · 18/06/2026 14:02

I was once served toast done on one side by a boyfriend in the 1980s.

Sting has a song, 'English man in New York' which references toast done on one side.

I think that’s a reference to proper English toast done on a toasting fork in front of an open fire, as opposed to under a grill or in a toaster.

Which is obviously the best kind of toast, as long as it’s a thick slice of farmhouse white slathered with lots of salty butter.

LifeMovesOn · 18/06/2026 22:49

Screamingabdabz · 17/06/2026 21:54

YANBU op. Baked beans are an abomination with or without unnecessary greenery - disgusting revolting balls of mush but I agree with you on mumsnetting due to football boredom.

They are an abomination. I thought I was rhe only person who gets odd looks when I say absolutely NO l baked beans (devil’s food) with my breakfast, thank you very much.

buffy the vampire slayer drinking GIF
likelysuspect · 18/06/2026 22:49

MustWeDoThis · 18/06/2026 22:44

Just a bit of hindsight - Turn the hipster bread over, next time. The bean-juice free side 🤣🤣🤣

OMG I cant believe I didnt think of this.

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Fgfgfg · 18/06/2026 22:45

Shodan · 18/06/2026 10:08

And bloody natural yoghurt. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of yoghurt. But it doesn't need to be included in EVERYTHING.

On the subject of chefs and greenery- my first XH was a chef in a Top London Restaurant. I had to restrict his home-kitchen actions after he used nearly an entire meal's worth of greenery as a garnish on something. We couldn't afford such fripperies at that time.

He did introduce me to soda bread though. Which you can no longer buy in the shops because SOURDOUGH.

M&S do soda bread