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Mustard on the CHEESE?: Idiosyncracies!
I was making lunch this morning and had a flash memory of something from way back when.
Back in my early 20's, I was dating someone who was just chock full of idiosyncracies and used to make me insane with her particular way of doing things. I was busy making a sandwich for her one afternoon and she was hovering over me watching my every move. When I put the two pieces of bread down and spread a nice layer of mustard on one piece, she immediately stopped me and said, "Mayo has to be on the other piece - Mustard CAN NOT be on both pieces" So I obliged and then got out some lunchmeat and laid a couple of pieces out. I then grabbed some sliced cheese and laid it out on the bread. At that point, she SHRIEKED and proclaimed that she "COULD *NOT* EAT THAT SANDWICH BECAUSE I HAD PUT THE MUSTARD ON THE CHEESE!!!" I remember whipping around at her and saying something like, "What the hell are you talking about???? It all goes in the same hole! Do you think your mouth knows the difference if whether the cheese was put on the mayo side or the mustard side??" She insisted that it DID make a difference. I later discovered at her Mother's house that her entire family were "No Mustard on the Cheese" people!!! Anyway, I was making our sandwiches this morning and I couldnt help but bust out laughing about this. I know we all probably have certain ways that we like to do things, not just with food but with our everyday stuff. Jack has a particular issue with the toilet being over the roll ("Like a waterfall" she says). And I believe that ice cream must be eaten in a coffee cup. What's yours?! |
I cannot use ripped paper towels. :blink:
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i go further than no mustard on the cheese side... not on the mayo side either (total textural slick squick). i nestle the cheese between the meat. of course if there is a barrier of let's say lettuce on top of either condiment, then the cheese can go on top of that...
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em.. ahem.. mashed potatoes must be purist... and side dishes go in tiny bowls... *whistles and wanders off*
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Are you one of those "my food can't touch" people?! *snicker* |
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The ONLY arguement we have ever had was over mashed potatoes. Here's the condensed version: Me: Worst work day EVAH Jess: Planning my fav comfy food - mashed taters and steak/gravy Me: Get home, Jess says something about taters being ready to mash, but I like to use a mixer so Hy decided to let me do it. I am digging around for the mixer and blades and turn around to see Jess: "PLOP" A dollop of brown mustard sitting in my mashed taters Me: ::explode: Jess was lucky that Hy didnt wind up wearing those GD mustardy taters. Mashed taters should be, at least in my world, made with unsalted butter, half&half and salt and pepper. When Jess tells the story now there is something in there about me and my "drive by huffing" LMAO I think its pretty great that in three years and all the change we have been through, to ONLY have fought over mashed potatoes is a neat thing. But yes, I do have food touchy issues. And mustard should never ever touch the cheese. |
HA! I lived.. and learned .. nevah evah again!!!
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Yep, cheese goes with the dairy (mayo) and meat with the savory (mustard). The center of the onion slice is discarded and never used, eww. When having a salad in a bowl I make two cuts, turn the bowl a quarter, make two cuts, turn the bowl, etc until I've gone all the way around. I didn't even know I did it until the ex pointed it out. LOL
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Im beginning to think there has been a vast conspiracy to keep me from this whole "Mustard and Cheese Can't Touch" knowledge my entire life :P
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Me too, never heard of such a thing. I would say ketchup and mayo should go on different sides of the bun/ bread, only because when they mix together they slide and create a mega mess. :) |
Funny....on a plate none of my food can be mixed...the different foods can't even touch each other or I get icked out. BUT on a sandwich...I don't care....mustard can touch cheese, mayo can touch meat...whatever. Odd, never really thought about that before.
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secret is out
Mine is open cabinet doors make me crazy!!!
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Mustard most definitely ON the cheese - I in fact will chunk cheese and dip it into honey or hot mustard as a snack.
Food can not only touch on my plate, I often will make a mound of mashed taters and then spoon peas or corn or what have you veggies on top. But ketchup must never be on the plate - it has to be in a side dish *g* |
when assembling a hamburger, my honey has to put the ketchup on top of the burger, NOT on the bun that wil then rest, on top of the burger. It MUST go on the meat. For me, condiments have an order, mayo, mustard, ketchup, do not vary from this.
I agree about the mashed potatos, but I have to warm the half and half, melt the butter into it, I dont use plain salt, Lawry's season salt is what I like, and dont be trying to sneak anything else in them. You can put what you want in them when they are on YOUR plate! don't even ask me about my fruit phobia! |
I don't want my food to touch.
Yes, please put that pasta in a separate bowl. Thanks. Oh, no, I'll help myself and make sure that the green beans don't touch the turkey. Yes, I know it all winds up in the same place. No, it doesn't matter that it does, because it is not yet in that place. And I don't want anything with the same texture as onions or mushrooms anywhere near my plate, either, thank you kindly. |
Funny how things work, eh, Medusa?...
On my hot dogs, it's either sauerkraut OR chili, put both on and I wont even touch it, oh..and my weiners have to be Kosher Beef...i don't do that pork by-product oscar meyer stuff {yes, your bologna has a first name..and a 3rd, 4th, 5th etc}, don't care how broke we are...we're broke? fine, we shouldnt eat hot dogs anyways. And where do people get off adding cheese and RAW onion to a hot dog???{if u order that stuff, u can hang up on kissing me for the day} Beans can't go on my rice, let alone touch the plate, Sauce is ok, no Beans..especially kidney beans {to me they resemble cockroach eggs} My ramen has to be al dente...It's a texture thing, if it's Soggy, I won't eat it... My egg salad has to have cayenne pepper and horseradish mayo.. My tuna/chicken salad also...No onions !!! Not raw... And yes, I've had a few clashes with some Dames I've dated, and one of 'em even said what you did Medusa, u sure we never dated?? She did point out a fact I still muse about... "It goes down the same fuckin hole, u nitpicking bastard, if u barf it, the stuff's Mixed anyways, if u Poop it, you wont even know how to identify it"... :blink: :brightbulb: |
Oh I forgot one of my biggest quirks-I have to come out even. I take a bite of each thing in my meal each time. So as I get to the end of the meal, if I see I am going to run out of something I will go get a spoon or two, whatever it takes to be even. It's such common knowledge that my son will offer me his veges if he sees I'm not even and we're out. LOL Of course I'm sure it has nothing to do with him not liking some veges. :-)
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The food not touching issue was a bit hard for me to wrap my head around. As a chef for close to 30 years, presentation and "building" a plate is first nature. It actually takes me work to NOT assemble a presentation but to serve things on separate platters/ bowls/ etc. to allow for her to place things the way she needs them.
I have a lot of my own delightful quirks. I am a laundry nazi. I have however learned to say thank you when someone helps out and just go off quietly somewhere and refold everything.. sick, ain't it? I am also a neat freak and am pretty much constantly tidying things or vacuuming . I hate sweeping, as I think it just stirs up more dirt. So, I will come behind you after you sweep and vacuum. I can deal with a "lived in" clutter for a day ( maybe :twitch: ) I like things in their place and will move them around if they aren't where they belong. This is mostly because if I can't find stuff when I need it and go ballistic. Plus, order is very calming for me. With all of my quirks I am actually fairly easy to live with. We ( the wife and I ) work most of our lil issues out in fairly creative and amicable ways. Her: " MY plate. Do what you want to yours. THIS is mine ( insert waving hand over her plate) Me: :twitch: Yes, dear. |
All sandwiches MUST be cut in half... diagonally... Just does not taste the same if it is cut straight across! Oh, and I don’t share from my plate. You can have some of my food, but, I will put some on another plate for you…
Yeah, I’m one of those people that won’t eat or drink anything in someone else’s house if it isn’t clean or has any bad smells… |
I like potato chips in my sandwiches. There is something about the crunch that just tickles me.
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Cheese and crackers... should have the exact same number of each. Something I do myself but would never demand anyone preparing it for me adhere to that particular quirk.
Oh and spicy hot mustard can touch my cheese and crackers anytime! |
I agree with Jack that toilet paper should come over the top. I'll go as far as saying that if I'm someplace and it doesn't I have to change it.
Growing up Jewish, one never mixes meat and dairy.....at least when living in mom's house. So, when I would go into the Jewish Deli my mom worked at, I'd always order a corned beef sandwich with mayo. My mom cringed the first time and told me I was embarrassing her and I had to mustard on it. I said, if you put mustard on it, I won't pay for it and you'll have to eat it. I went so far as to say, I'm an adult now with my own job, my own place and my own money and if that's how I want it that's my choice. My mom just stared at me and told me to go order the sandwich at the counter myself. I could never drink milk with a meal. For me, the only sandwich mustard should be on is a hot dog. I can't eat rice with anything on top of it, it has to be beside it. My tee shirts have to be folded a certain way or I will unfold them and do it my way....same goes for towels. I'm thinking I could come back here with more after I sit and think about this more, lol. |
definitely a food cant touch person..if my food touches i cut out around it and throw it away
i eat one thing at a time on my plate. everything has to be centered-balanced..in someones house i will rearrange knick knacks to be centered..in a store i will front face whatever is in front of me my socks cant be rolled together at the opening im sure there are more,but cant think of them at the moment great thread :) |
There is an art to building a sandwich...
Mustard on cheese inhanse the sharpness of the cheese... (don't even talk about processed cheese and mustard.. that's just gross)
Some people like it, some people don't.. If I have a really nice cheddar, then sometimes I will put it on the mustard side.. It makes for a nice sharp bite.. But most of the time, the mustard has to go on the meat side... It brings out the flavor of turkey just lovely and makes for a nice contrast to the sweet of ham.. I actually love building a nice sandwich.. Getting the ratio's correct so nothing over welms anything, but builds flavors... Now mayo.... It belongs in tuna and potato salads.. in minut quanities... Other than that it's something to be ran from... I won't even kiss my butch if she has mayo breath... of course, she loves the stuff... |
huh...
speaking of folding... My laundry has to be done a certain way.. Frequently I find myself doing my own, not even my mother can do it the way I like {gasp!!} There's pre-wash, hot water, certain detergents I loathe, certain ways to add and amounts {for Cleanliness, and Scent}, then of course there's the agents that actually Kill whatever Germ, Bug or Crud might be on my clothing [w/o destroying my environment in the process], water softener etc. Oh, and the Dryer has to be Hot, 60 minutes, at least{3 dryer sheets*of my choice* each, kthnx} Anything less, and oddly enough I'll be rather pissed off and unbearable most of the evening :cracked: |
I don't care how my sandwich is assembled. Just don't put horseradish on it.
I let my food touch. Sometimes, I even mix it up all together and eat it. I don't care what way the toilet paper goes on the holder. I squeeze my toothpaste from the middle sometimes. From the top sometimes. From the bottom sometimes. I sometimes put dishes in the dishwasher immediately after I am done eating. Sometimes, the next morning. I do tend to be more tidy when a girl is around, though. |
It would never work for us.
I knew you were Oscar.
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One of my food idiosyncrasies is I HAVE to have one bite of everything on my plate for the last "clean the plate" part. Of course,with me,this is usually after the second or third plateful!:thumbsup:
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I go through food "phases" if you will.
Then I will wake up one morning as my Beloved brings me the current phase for breakfast and scream in horror and never eat the thing I've been eating for two month solid again.j So far 2010 has brought the following phases: Egg sandwiches (made in my peculiar way) Yogurt from the yogurt store. With a certain combo of toppings. Macaroni Salad Hot dogs with just a bun Chorizo burritos Egg rolls Chinese chicken salad Thai food. Number 58 Blackberries (not the phone) I will want only that one thing all day long. It's ridiculous. I have to add here that I cannot taste or smell ANYthing. It is all about texture for me. so i totally *get* the mustard on cheese conundrum. i even get it as a family issue, because no matter what the phase i am going through? the kids latch onto it and only ever want the same thing. it's maddening. |
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I am also a "waterfall" style TP girl...and, yes, I will turn it over if it's coming from underneath. My food can all touch...and I have no assembly order. However I will completely unload and reload the dishwasher if you don't put everything in "right"....by which I mean MY way. Probably just easiest to leave me to do it. :) I am only comfortable driving a manual transmission...and will shift from neutral to first gear repeatedly at each stop light (with the clutch in...don't worry). Yes, it's weird. No, I don't want to hear about it. I state the obvious...all the time. "Oh look, the sun is shining." Mmm hmmm...really. And alot. Just roll with it. :rrose: |
I tolerate certain foods touching. But I eat one thing at a time.
You'd be better off just letting me do my own socks, but she's figured it out. Although, out of habit, I check while getting the next pair of socks. I like my undershirts folded a certain way, but lately I haven't had time to do that, so as long as they're folded and put away, I can deal. Hot dogs are disgusting. However, I will tolerate a chili dog with mustard and cheese. I'm all for the equal number of crackers and cheese, but it needs to be cheddar, and preferably summer sausage. And saltines please. I don't like Ritz. I do not like being sticky. I'm a LOT better about it. I used to... freak out... mild way to put it, ie: run for the bathroom or nearest sink to clean up, or stand frozen unable to move to clean it off. Shoulda been there a few wks ago when I got syrup on my scrubs. Not pretty. Generally, if I don't like it, I won't cook it. However, for instance, if she wants mixed veggies, I have no problem fixing a veggie for me since I don't like the stuff she does. When I could choose what scrubs to wear, I hang them a certain way. Pants then shirt. 1 hanger. In order that I want to wear them for that week. I hate tying my sneakers until I get to work. I had to learn to put my badge, gait belt, pen, batteries, keys....everything I need for work in ONE spot, otherwise I can't find them the next morning and I'm late. Closed captioning has to be on the TV. If a movie is being watched that isn't captioned or subtitled, I probably won't even attempt to watch it. I end up getting too frustrated. Apple juice is a necessity. I clean in a certain order. And I have lists. And I follow them. Ideally, I don't like clutter. I don't even like knick knacks. Clutter will be gone soon. Knick knacks, I will tolerate. I refuse to help with the fish. I will feed the fish only. I refuse to change the water, due to an accident when I was a kid. I am deathly afraid of mice. Certain people know why. For example, a nest was found in the garage. I refused to enter the house through the garage for over 2 months AFTER the nest and...inhabitants...were gone. Even now, it's hard. If one is seen or heard, I almost become paralyzed. For this reason, I am not the one to deal with this issue when it arises. |
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Mayo/Miracle Whip (I prefer MW but won't go totally spastic on you if you mess it up....usually) and ketchup do NOT belong together on the same food item. It's sacrilegious. Mayo should NEVER touch a lima bean. That's all I have to say about that. *puke* I'm Italian and a 'good eater' so there's not much I won't at least try but the things that I don't like or even hate are solid, like steel or granite. |
Someone I once lived with did my laundry and although they grasped the concept on how I like my tee shirts folded couldn't get the....
I don't like my socks balled up because they get stretched out....so, I just made her stop doing my laundry. I can only eat leftovers once I do not like pizza reheated, so someone else must eat leftovers No pickles on my sandwiches, put them on my plate and I'll eat them When ordering a fast food burger, I'll ask to leave the pickles off If I find pickles on it, I'll take it back I found even if I pull the pickles off the taste stays I can only eat kosher dill pickles Those jarred ones on grocery store shelves suck |
Hm, I see that I could gross out some of you with my fries with mayo or fries with mayo/ketchup sauce or fries with mayo/curry sauce... LOL
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ok so Im gonna post one of HER idios! lol..cause of course I don't have any!:cheer:
Imagine my surprise when I was told that I don't match up her left and right sock!..really? but according to her she has a sock that is shaped like her right foot and the same for her left one..I never heard of this b4 EVER:seeingstars: lol |
Food on the plate, no touching please.
There used to be an AMAZING place in San Francisco named Bepples Pies. Let me tell you. THE BEST PIE YOU HAVE EVER HAD. Anyway, one of the first times I had been there, in early 90's maybe...they had homemade chicken pot pie in the menu. Someone in front of me in line ordered it... They gave you a big slice, filled with chicken and veggies... and they will also top it off with a thick slice of melted swiss cheese :drool: So the employee puts the piece down on the counter and proceeds to put a giant dollop of MUSTARD on it. I almost cried. Who puts mustard on HOMEMADE chicken pot pie? Or pot pie in general? :eek: |
If I have a few too many beers then I automatically crave kebab. It's got to be mixed kebab, not just the meat carved off the big rotating thingy, it's got to have koftah and shish kebab meat in it, with lettuce, in pitta bread, with garlic sauce, NO chilli sauce, cos that stuff burns at both ends ...
I hate men leaving the toilet seat up, especially when they're the only man living in a household of women! Collections of DVD's belong together, not randomly shoved onto a shelf, if they're all Star Wars movies, then they should be placed together! Tea, for me, is a tea bag, in a cup, boiling water poured over it, with milk and two (fake) sugars (hence two n moo), I can't get iced tea, it's just not done in the UK, tea is hot ... I have really bad knees, years of not taking care of myself mean that they crunch, loudly, to the point where anyone walking behind me up stairs can hear it, which means, cos I don't know when my knees may or may not give out, and cos of the noise, I always prefer people I know to walk ahead of me up stairs ... I love cooking, but if I'm cooking in someone else's kitchen and they hover, I turn into a grumpy bastard, if I'm cooking for you, then I. am. cooking. for. you. I don't need help, I know how to cook, so you can sit or stand and talk to me, but if I do something in the way you don't, please, don't try to tell or show me how 'you' do it, cos that's not how 'I' do it, okay? lol |
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