It’s rude to take one look at the dinner I have cooked then get lots of condiments for it.

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I spend time preparing a meal that is tasty and balanced, H takes one look at it, doesn’t taste it or anything, just gets his collection of condiments from the fridge and smothers his dinner.
We are talking things like truffle mayo ( he is a bit wanky with his condiment collection) so things that will fundamentally change the flavour of the meal. And no, I didn’t make fish and chips. ketchup or mayo, not both, would be acceptable in that case.
I think it’s unbelievably rude of him, he thinks it’s perfectly fine.

Each to their own. Everyone’s tastebuds are different. Just because someone hates salt doesn’t mean that others should have to go along with that.
That’s why condiments are usually served.

Horseradish and smoked trout/salmon is lovely.

Fish roulade with a cheese sauce plus horseradish not lovely (not even to the OP's DH because it needed that plus truffle mayo and chilli sauce ).

Cheese and chilli - can be a lovely combo.

Strong oily fish like mackerel cab be lovely with chilli.

White fish (delicate flavour) is just wasted being smothered with 3 competing strong flavours.

He might as well be eating something genuinely bland like tofu with his condiments.

What shop is the truffle mayo from? It sounds like something I would like

I whip out the sauces when I eat a meal because I like the sauces, not because I think the food is shit and needs something added.

I’m amazed anyone could actually find the use of condiments rude. You don’t have much going on do you OP?

Btw it's a little known fact that most truffle flavoured condiments use truffle oil, which is just a chemical not derived from nature. Truly vile.

The meal didn’t require condiments, it had a sauce.

Heston, is that you?

Seriously, fish roulade and cheese sauce does sound very bland delicate, and anyone would know that as soon as they saw it. His choice of condiments are very strongly flavoured, so it sounds like you just have different preferences for food tastes.

The main thing is, : did he eat it?
Did he enjoy it?
Did he thank you for making it for him?
Did he do the dishes after?

If yes to all the above, nothing else really matters.

Not rude
Your being picky

Btw it's a little known fact that most truffle flavoured condiments use truffle oil, which is just a chemical not derived from nature.

That’s not little known at all.

Hm. If he had smiled at you, said "Thank you for cooking, honey. It must have taken you ages. I can't wait to tuck in!" and then fetched his condiments, would you feel less aggrieved? Is it the 'take one look at the plate' attitude which is problematic, as opposed to the supplementation of flavour?

Next time he raises an eyebrow at your salt tell him exactly how much salt is in his condiments.

After that - well, leave him off. tbh if the person I was cooking for, immediately smothered everything in condiments without even tasting, I'd presume they wanted food covered in jarred sauces/condiments, feel sorry for them and then cook exactly what I wanted. After all it will all taste the same when covered in "horse radish, chilli sauce and truffle mayo".

His taste buds are fried imo - but his choice - let him off.

YABU. Life’s too short not to eat food the way you like it.

I couldn't get worked up about this - as long as he's thankful for you cooking for him I couldn't really worry about what he wants it to taste like - his stomach his issue

I can take a wild guess why he might be moody. YABU and controlling and if you came on and said your husband was monitoring your condiment consumption the very first post would be someone saying “Get the f out. Run for the hills”
Just leave him be.

it's rude to automatically smother with ketchup, pepper, salt etc BEFORE you have even tried the food.

I don’t think you’re being unreasonable. If you have put time and effort into cooking a tasty meal and someone just puts condiments on without even tasting it it is a bit of a slap in the face. Otherwise you might as well serve mush every night as the taste would be the same but I’m sure he doesnt want that

YANBU
My DH is just the same. He loves home cooking but it annoys me when I have gone to the trouble of making a meal from scratch and he won't even taste it first!
He always has to smother everything with the spiciest chilli sauce!
He'll say 'that was lovely', but I can't see how he can actually taste anything other than chilli sauce!

Yabu, i reach for my hot sauce pretty much no matter what i cook :D nd if its chips i have to have BBQ sauce, also BBQ and hot sauce if sandwiches etc

Autocondimenters are somewhat annoying.

Yes I agree. It’s very rude. And unsophisticated.

Yes its rude at a dinner party etc. In your own house though I think it's fine. He has crap taste though - no way he is tasting the fish. I wouldn't bother cooking for him anymore; everything tastes the same once you've put three condiments on there.

OP what age is your husband? A preference for very strong flavour enhancements can develop with age as taste buds deteriorate. Also weird combinations of strong flavours can be a sign of dementia.

No not rude. People can eat their food however they like.

We're the opposite in this house, husband puts way too much pepper on everything and way too much dressing on salad, so I ask him to just leave those off so I can add how much I like. No big deal.

@LaurieMarlow I think it is little known in terms of the average person (maybe not the average foodie)! In fact, I'd guess that OP's husband probably doesn't know it. Perhaps I should start an AIBU with voting options to test this theory

The meal didn’t require condiments, it had a sauce.

No, your meal didn't require condiments.

His obviously did.