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AIBU to refuse to serve ds1 friend a bacon roll with tomatoe sauce?

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creamola · 28/06/2011 18:13

It is my humble opinion that some foods only go with certain sauces

So making bacon rolls for ds's friends (teenagers) I refused to serve a bacon roll with tomatoe sauce to one of them as it gives me the willies...

I can happily make and serve bacon rolls with brown sauce or even barbeque sauce, but tomatoe sauce is a major no no.

I have said the friend may enter the kitchen and put his tomatoe sauce on but I refuse to do it (mainly because the thought of it makes my skin crawl)

Is it reasonable to refuse a food request based soley on the fact the requested combination makes you be a little bit sick in your mouth at the thought of it?

I also turned down this friends request for a ham and tomatoe sauce sandwich last summer, saying he could have it with pickle, salad cream or mayo but no way was I putting tomatoe sauce on ham.

(he may think I'm nuts )

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M0naLisa · 28/06/2011 18:25

i cant stomach brown sauce or bbq sauce.. Red/tomato sauce on bacon/sausage/egg sarnies :) Yum Yum.

iklboo · 28/06/2011 18:25

DS likes cheese sandwiches dipped in tomato sauce. I'm known to be fond of dairylea & tomato sauce sandwiches. While I like brown sauce on a bacon butty, I prefer tomato sauce. And definitely tomato sauce on a sausage butty. Unless you're offering piccalilli?

cat64 · 28/06/2011 18:27

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thisisyesterday · 28/06/2011 18:32

yes yabu

did you really not let him have what he wanted in a sandwich just because you don't like it??? Shock

QOD · 28/06/2011 18:33

YABU to refuse tomatoe sauce
YABU to not just have it with MAYO!! mmmmmm

creamola · 28/06/2011 18:34

pesha friend is a guest not my ds so I was trying to be nice making food but I just can't bring myself to put tomato sauce on bacon.

Some food stuffs should live in different continents and NEVER meet (tomato sauce and bacon/ham , or chicken and baked beans)

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BulletWithAName · 28/06/2011 18:35

YANBU- Brown sauce goes with bacon. It's just a fact of life Grin

DP has tomato sauce with his, the Philistine!

usualsuspect · 28/06/2011 18:35

yabu and odd

mumnotmachine · 28/06/2011 18:35

I loathe tomato sauce, bacon needs to be naked, alone in all its baconness!

My daughter puts tomato sauce on everything.
In fact I did a cooked dinner yesterday, she declared she didnt want gravy, and proceeded to smother her dinner in tomato sauce.
Gross- but she ate every last scrap!

eurochick · 28/06/2011 18:38

YANBU, you are being menkle.

izzywhizzyletsgetbusy · 28/06/2011 18:40

Yum, yum, hot bacon sarnies with a soupcon of Daddies... deee-lish and, IMO, much nicer than a BLT, ham sandwich with mustard and hold any other accompaniments....it's down to personal taste/habit/custom.

I'm with you on this creamola and YANBU unreasonable because you're happy to make/cook food and let others decide what they want to add to it even if their choice makes you feel queasy.

VelveteenRabbit · 28/06/2011 18:41

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pointydog · 28/06/2011 18:41

You are nuts.

And stop fussing about around teenagers. My 14 year old would never let me act in that way.

creamola · 28/06/2011 18:43

@ eurochick , what's menkle???

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slipperandpjsmum · 28/06/2011 19:01

I am surprised he lets you cook for his friends at all if you carry on like this!!

AmazingBouncingFerret · 28/06/2011 19:05

Tomato sauce on anything is just plain wrong.
I got a bit on my finger yesterday when clearing away the dinner plates. I had to scrub my hands several times before I could carry on. Blush

InTheNightKitchen · 28/06/2011 19:08

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limitedperiodonly · 28/06/2011 19:10

YANBU but I was going to give you a YABU because I thought this was a veggie thread. Though I mostly respect people's sensitivities I get bored every now and then.

But it's red sauce, not tomato sauce.

And whoever likes fruity sauce is either disgusting or signalling to other perverts.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 28/06/2011 19:10

Oh God, tinned fruit juice and melty ice cream is just the most gorgeous combination on the planet and I'm going to have some in a minute because of you. Mmmmmm....

piratecat · 28/06/2011 19:12

is this really a talking point.

red sauce was made for bacon.

Beamur · 28/06/2011 19:14

YABU.
I only have tomato sauce with bacon, yuk yuk yuk to brown and even more so to barbeque - now that sounds revolting to me!

Bunbaker · 28/06/2011 19:15

YABVVVU. The only way to eat a bacon sarnie is with tomato ketchup Grin

Pandemoniaa · 28/06/2011 19:16

YABU. You don't have to like red sauce to accept that actually, it does go with bacon. But who puts sauce on a guest's sandwich for them anyway? Surely you place the condiments on the table and let them help themselves?

AlfalfaMum · 28/06/2011 19:18

yanbu, because he has the option of putting it on himself (actually you should take that a step further and get all the teenagers to go and make their own)

I have a strict policy of "my house, my rules", so I'm with you in principle even though I allow ketchup with everything :o

wordsonapage · 28/06/2011 19:23

arf at seek help