The Official Condiments thread

[dreamcastrocks]

He'll probably ban me for this, but I'm gonna try and step in and explain it.

You don't look like a freak eating the lime. Some people put a little chili and salt on it and eat it alone.

On the other hand, no way in hell you pop open that plastic bottle and start chug-a-lugging.

Agreed. I thought that was one of our distinctions on determining the definition of a condiment or not.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I was eating some Morning Taters the other day...and I had had some waffles so some syrup was still on the plate.....well, there was a little syrup on the Taters. Damn, that was good.

I wonder if you can pour the syrup directly on the taters. I'm thinking there is a breaking point....like only that really thin film was good. But, I'm gonna explore this further.

I don't know that is really a breaking point... rather than an unexpected result????

 

[Ryanwb]

Mayo or Miracle Whip?

I go mayo 99 times out 100

 

[Mulli]

Mayo or Miracle Whip?

I go mayo 99 times out 100

For me mayo would be 100/100. Miracle Whip doesn't even get considered.

 

[Mulli]

So what about the whipped cream, nuts, and cherry on a sundae?

 

[Pariah]

So what about the whipped cream, nuts, and cherry on a sundae?

Toppings

 

[Mulli]

Toppings

What is the distinction between toppings and condiments? Is pickle relish not a topping?


(hope I avoid banishment)

 

[Mulli]

What about a forum about Food? With this thread, a recipe thread, and restaurant thread, etc.

 

[Pariah]

What is the distinction between toppings and condiments? Is pickle relish not a topping?


(hope I avoid banishment)

You can't sprinkle or "plop" (as in "plop a cherry on top") condiments.

Plus, more often than not, condiments aren't exposed to open air like toppings (hot dog condiments being a notable exception. But that's mostly due to the inefficient bun design--the mechanism to cover them is there, it's just doesn't do it's job as well as, say, a hamburger bun).

Listen, I know this isn't easy stuff. You guys have been asking good questions, but we usually don't cover some of the things we've been talking about until the 300 level classes.

 

[Mulli]

You can't sprinkle or "plop" (as in "plop a cherry on top") condiments.

Plus, more often than not, condiments aren't exposed to open air like toppings (hot dog condiments being a notable exception. But that's mostly due to the inefficient bun design--the mechanism to cover them is there, it's just doesn't do it's job as well as, say, a hamburger bun).

Listen, I know this isn't easy stuff. You guys have been asking good questions, but we usually don't cover some of the things we've been talking about until the 300 level classes.

Condiment University!!!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

You can't sprinkle or "plop" (as in "plop a cherry on top") condiments.

Plus, more often than not, condiments aren't exposed to open air like toppings (hot dog condiments being a notable exception. But that's mostly due to the inefficient bun design--the mechanism to cover them is there, it's just doesn't do it's job as well as, say, a hamburger bun).

Listen, I know this isn't easy stuff. You guys have been asking good questions, but we usually don't cover some of the things we've been talking about until the 300 level classes.

Disagree, you can sprinkle bacon bits or sunflower seeds on top of a salad. Neither are toppings. Elaborate maybe??

 

[Mulli]

Disagree, you can sprinkle bacon bits or sunflower seeds on top of a salad. Neither are toppings. Elaborate maybe??

Now you are busted for sure.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Now you are busted for sure.

Busted maybe, but am I wrong?

Can't you sometimes question a professor? Question Authority?

 

[Mulli]

DC, this "forum" does not tolerate such rudeness.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

DC, this "forum" does not tolerate such rudeness.

I'm not being rude, I truly want to learn. Maybe it is a "I before E unless it starts with C" caviat that wan't mentioned. I love condiments.

Please do not banish me.

 

[Mulli]

No one plops things on a salad, except maybe the guy in Cheesebeef's film.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

No one plops things on a salad, except maybe the guy in Cheesebeef's film.

He said sprinkle or plop, that is why I am confused.

 

[Mulli]

He said sprinkle or plop, that is why I am confused.

Pariah's World, I am just living in it.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

...impatiently wanting for Pariah to clarify "sprinkle"

 

[Mulli]

...impatiently wanting for Pariah to clarify "sprinkle"

I am thinking bacon bits may be a topping.

 

[Mulli]

I like anchovies.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

From wikipedia, (I know not the best sources....but)

A condiment is a substance applied to food, usually in the form of a garnish, powder, or spread, to enhance or improve the flavor. Condiments are typically smeared with knives, squirted, or sprinkled onto other foods.

Commercially prepared condiments are usually packaged in glass or plastic containers. Plastic has displaced glass in a number of applications where plastic's squeezability is an advantage, such as for ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and other condiments with a paste-like consistency.

In some commercial venues, such as airplanes and fast food restaurants, condiments are packaged in single-serving packets.


Pariah... thoughts?

 

[Mulli]

From wikipedia, (I know not the best sources....but)

A condiment is a substance applied to food, usually in the form of a garnish, powder, or spread, to enhance or improve the flavor. Condiments are typically smeared with knives, squirted, or sprinkled onto other foods.

Commercially prepared condiments are usually packaged in glass or plastic containers. Plastic has displaced glass in a number of applications where plastic's squeezability is an advantage, such as for ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and other condiments with a paste-like consistency.

In some commercial venues, such as airplanes and fast food restaurants, condiments are packaged in single-serving packets.

Examples of condiments include:

Bacon, often called "bacon bits"
Barbecue sauce
Belacan
Butter
Brown sauce
Chutneys
Cocktail sauce
Fish sauce
Fry sauce
Horseradish sauce
Hot sauces based on chili, including Tabasco sauce
Ketchup and Tomato Sauce
Lime and Lemon juice
Mayonnaise
Mixed pickle
MSG
Mustard
Pepper
Raita
Relish
Remoulade
Salsa
Salt
Sambal
Sauerkraut (sometimes seen as a condiment on sausages or hot dogs, occasionally seen as a side dish)
Soy sauce
Steak sauces such as A1, Heinz 57, and HP Sauce
Sweet chilli sauce
Tabasco sauce
Tajín
Tartar sauce
Trassi
Tzatziki (occasionally seen as an appetizer, more often used as a condiment that accompanies gyros and other dishes)
Wasabi
Worcestershire sauce

Pariah... thoughts?

Permaban!!!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Permaban!!!

BOOO!!!

I want to know his opinion. I bet you were the one in the corner in junior high school egging two kids on to fight.... huh?

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I've been putting Sardines in my Spagetti Sauce.

Lil Fishes Rule!!