• dryfter@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    I have a history of addiction and lack of self-control in general when it comes to anything that can be addicting (which turns out to be a hell of a lot of things).

    spoiler: It would be easier for me to answer what can I say no to?

    Healthy food and cooking

  • 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    91·
    3 days ago

    I’m a big fan of noodles, but one kind in particular is a “can’t walk away from” variety: 刀削面 (dāo xiāo miàn or “knife shaved noodles”). Where most noodle types around the world (including China) are pulled, cut, or extruded, 刀削面 are shaved from a noodle mass in strips. (This takes a significant amount of skill to do well; 刀削面 made by someone good at it can be pricey.)

    So what makes them special?

    The way they’re shaved makes them of uneven thickness, usually a bit thick (like, say, lasagna thick) on one side but shaved down to a knife’s-edge thickness on the other. This gives them a unique texture and mouthfeel. Further, the thin edge, when cooked, tends to “ruffle”, making it hold onto spices and sauces better.

    Traditionally these are shaved straight into a broth, cooked in seconds, and served as a soup. However they can also be served as “dry noodles” (noodles in sauce instead of a soup broth: Ragù alla Bolognese/spaghetti Bolognese would be classified as “dry noodles” in Chinese nomenclature), stir-fried, or used in any number of other creative noodle dishes.

    I can’t resist them. If they’re an option in a restaurant, they are not optional.

  • Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.alOPEnglish
    81·
    3 days ago

    Chocolate and cake, I just can’t turn it down. If there’s some in the office I have to shovel it down me. I have to be really careful what I have in the house

  • idriss@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    I was having trial fasting (ramadan) days when I was a kid and another kid offered me some almonds, I ate them in a heartbeat and forgot entirely about the fasting. It was really early in the day. So yeah, healthy and delicious food gets me even when I am deeply committed to something.

    • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      2 days ago

      I don’t care what anyone’s faith is and wish everyone well, but I can’t lie, I think Ramadan sounds awful. Not drinking water is not normal.

      • idriss@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        I think there are better places to discuss what science says about fasting and how applicable all of that to Ramadan. Neither my comment nor OP question are about that so yeah. Peace.

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Delicious, delicious mould! 🤣

        Serious now: I know plenty people who dislike blue cheeses. Mostly for the same reason I like them - they taste really strong. (And if you’re cooking with them, there’s definitively something like “too much cheese”, they quickly overpower everything else.)

        • 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.networkEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          I don’t mind strong cheeses.

          …Limburger and Handkäse have entered the chat…

          I just don’t like the “funk” of blue cheeses. There’s something about that scent that’s off-putting to me. (Which is weird because I love durian and “stinky tofu” which are often compared to blue cheeses.)

  • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Receiving usd50million clean money* with no string attached.

    * clean as in the mean of obtaining the money given me isn’t via robbery or any illegal activity that is mean to make me an accomplice.