What rituals do you have for eating certain foods?

In middle school, our cafeteria sold Little Debbie Swiss rolls in 2-packs. They came in plastic on a little piece of card stock. You'd take the rolls out and set them on the plastic, then you'd take the card stock and carefully plane the chocolate coating off the rolls with its edge.

From there, you'd either slice the rolls into smaller pieces or try to unroll them without breaking them so you could plane all the delicious filling off. If you could manage to do that, you'd eat the cake and save the filling for last.

12/26/2013 9:44:34 AM

Reese's Cups:

After removing the wrapper, I carefully remove the paper from the cups as to not leave any of the chocolate layer on the paper. Whenever I get those cups that had slightly melted and then re-hardened, I become rage-face.

Assuming this is successful, I carefully nibble the chocolate layer from the edge of the cups and then throw the remaining choco-peanutbutter disk into my waiting gullet.

Diet coke:

When opening a can of diet coke, I *always* tap the lid with my finger. I do not know why. It does nothing. But I can't not do it.

that's pretty much it.

12/26/2013 10:06:12 AM

When I have a bowl of Lucky Charms, I eat all the oat pieces first.

I used to work with a guy who, when we went to lunch at Burger King, would always eat his fries first, eat his burger second, then drink his drink last.

12/26/2013 10:29:22 AM

I also enjoy double posting when I eat a Santa-shaped Snickers bar.

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 10:29 AM. Reason : Double post.]

12/26/2013 10:29:22 AM

I smell all of my food

I thought more people did this

Lots of people look at me like it's the weirdest thing they've ever seen

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 10:32 AM. Reason : Not exactly on topic, but still]

12/26/2013 10:32:23 AM

I smell my food and drinks as well. Not every bite, just the first bite or sip.

12/26/2013 10:33:40 AM

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"I smell all of my food"

My brother does this.

I'll only really do it if it's something I've never tried before.

12/26/2013 10:52:44 AM

It makes being an alcoholic a bit difficult. Ethanol and my nose aren't the best of friends.

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 10:58 AM. Reason : ]

12/26/2013 10:58:15 AM

As a kid when I'd eat Crunch Berries, I always ate all the "non-berries" first and saved the berries for last.

12/26/2013 11:06:58 AM

I can't leave any salt in the bowl when I eat edamame.

12/26/2013 11:09:19 AM

I'll make a sandwich at home and and deconstruct the whole thing to eat it.

I rarely eat oreos, but when I do I'll separate, eat the center and then the cookie

12/26/2013 12:05:10 PM

I always disassemble nabs of any kind. Take the crackers apart, scrape the filling off with my upper teeth, and then eat the cracker top & bottom.

When eating a sandwich on standard breads, I eat the entire crust edge all the way around and then the center.

Chick-Fil-A waffle fries get dipped in honey mustard and/or chick-fil-a sauce (which is sort of mustard-y). Fries anywhere else get ketchup (or occasionally A1 or bbq sauce), those are the only ones that get honey mustard.

12/26/2013 12:10:46 PM

spagetti sandwiches when i eat spagetti

12/26/2013 12:29:41 PM

Mmm. Spaghetti sammich on warm garlic bread.

12/26/2013 12:34:51 PM

Not sure this qualifies as a ritual, but I eat boxed Mac & Cheese dry with the powdered cheese sprinkled on top, not melted in with milk to make a sauce.

Or, first eating all the skin from roasted chicken before dealing with the meat.

With cakes decorated with real butter-cream frosting, I have been known to eat all of the cake first, then turn to the frosting.

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 4:34 PM. Reason : ..]

12/26/2013 4:31:29 PM

I am not good at making threads, but I made a thread GreatGazoo posted in. Truly, I stand in hallowed company.

12/26/2013 4:33:39 PM

^

You've also had a thread made about (or directed towards) you in which I've posted. ::cough::

12/26/2013 4:35:38 PM

Christ, who hasn't posted in that thread?

Fries in the Frosty, right? That's a big one.

When I go through the drive-thru at Cook-Out, I always get chicken nuggets as a side and eat them on the way back to the house.

12/26/2013 4:43:56 PM

^4 never thought of that one, but i did eat ramen uncooked with the seasoning sprinkled on it as a child.

12/26/2013 5:10:53 PM

I always finish my fries before I touch my burger

12/26/2013 5:40:09 PM

This a pretty good thread, back to the top.

3/24/2016 2:31:23 PM

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"I smell all of my food I thought more people did this Lots of people look at me like it's the weirdest thing they've ever seen "

Same here.

I have to microwave cookies and most baked goods (i like chocolatey things to be a little melted).

If have samoa/caramel delight girl scout cookeis, I dip them in coffee/tea so the caramel is slightly soft.

3/24/2016 2:47:17 PM

I give a toast to the Lord who provided the food.

[Edited on March 24, 2016 at 2:49 PM. Reason : lol]

3/24/2016 2:49:29 PM

I used to always put a layer of fries on my BK original chicken sandwich.

Bun
Lettuce/mayo
Fries
Patty
Bun

3/24/2016 2:51:46 PM

What made you stop?

3/24/2016 3:05:07 PM

Oh I still do it. but I used to, too.

3/24/2016 3:24:50 PM

Cadbury Creme eggs: Even as a grown-ass man, I carefully nibble the top off to reveal the creme filling, which I then extricate with my tongue so I can savor it without anything as mundane as chocolate getting in the way. Then I eat the hollow shell.

Bone-in Chicken: I am told that watching me eat chicken is an, ah, experience. The exact ritual depends on which piece of chicken we're dealing with but the upshot is that all that is left are bleached shards of bone. So for a drumstick, for example, it's eat all the regular chicken, carefully remove that little toothpick bone, strip it of any lingering meat, then return to the bone. Do another scan for tiny slivers of meat. Bite off the cartilage at the proximal end. Then bite off the relatively soft bone at either end. Then carefully crack the bone open in 2-5 places with my teeth, pry it open, and attack the marrow. Deposit bone shards to side. Remember that I'm in public/on a date, feel ashamed of myself. Then realize that I have just asserted man's dominion over nature and sit up proudly again.

Theater/sports event nachos: Dip several chips in the cheese and leave them there to absorb it and become slightly soggy (but leaving a portion out to remain crunchy). If I could afford it, I would eat this until I died of fake cheese poisoning.

3/24/2016 6:46:57 PM

i always pour one out for the homies

3/24/2016 6:52:02 PM

I have a pho eating ritual.

I put in the basil, cilantro, all the chili pepper slices, squeeze the lime wedge in and add some sprouts depending on how much room there is in the broth. Then I taste the broth and add sriracha if the chili's aren't speaking very loudly.

I have a Tiger to drink and I polish off the whole bowl of soup, then I go home and take a 3 hour nap.

[Edited on March 24, 2016 at 7:07 PM. Reason : o]

3/24/2016 7:06:52 PM

I don't know if this is normal or not.. I eat sandwiches and burgers from the outside in. Like a ring all around it so only the inside is left. I think it's just in case it's burnt on the edges I get the good bites last. Also sometimes I stuff like many many fries in my mouth without chewing at all, but one at a time. I don't realize I'm doing it. Like I'm storing nuts in my cheeks

3/24/2016 7:12:53 PM

I think unrolling Swiss Cake Rolls as the norm

If I eat some delicious fried chicken from my local Bojangles, I usually eat all the skin before the meat. Healthy, I know.

3/24/2016 7:22:00 PM

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"Cadbury Creme eggs: Even as a grown-ass man, I carefully nibble the top off to reveal the creme filling, which I then extricate with my tongue so I can savor it without anything as mundane as chocolate getting in the way. Then I eat the hollow shell."

yeah i do the same thing

3/24/2016 7:22:01 PM

I smell my food before eat it too; it's part of the experiences.

When eating sandwiches, I always examine them to see where the optimal next bite is.

I think everyone does this, but at Thanksgiving and other larger meals, I carefully cultivate the last bite by eating all the stuff I'm not a huge fan of first and then making sure there's a perfect amount of the good stuff left.

When encountering a new alcohol -- like in a mixed drink or something -- I always want to taste it by itself first, so I have an idea of what it's bringing to the table.

3/25/2016 11:53:10 AM

I consume as much food as i can as rapidly as possible and then go to the bathroom to purge. repeat. repeat. repeat.

3/25/2016 1:20:25 PM

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3/25/2016 1:35:47 PM

I open my fucking mouth and insert the food, motherfucker!!!!

3/25/2016 3:14:33 PM

I prioritize skittles by color, worst to best
purple, orange, yellow, red, green

3/25/2016 3:39:11 PM

I eat all of the different foods on my plate one at a time. For example, at K&W I eat all of the Country Style Steak first then I eat the whole bowl of collards and then I can eat the Mashed Potatoes.

3/25/2016 4:41:49 PM

^^your Skittle goodness prioritization needs an overhaul.

3/25/2016 8:06:05 PM

^ it's pretty decent actually, but the red needs to be in 2nd place

3/25/2016 9:37:25 PM

always get a frosty chaser for me wendys chili

3/26/2016 7:27:05 AM

Man, I ain't bout to tell you how to live your life, but if you're not eating your starch with your country-style steak, you're missing out

3/26/2016 7:59:12 AM

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"purple, orange, yellow, red, green"

hold up. you think those atrocious sour apple green abominations arer the best? foh. bring back lime

3/26/2016 9:42:03 AM

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"your Skittle goodness prioritization needs an overhaul"

+1 misread that earlier

3/26/2016 4:25:04 PM

I guess I haven't had skittles in a while? when the hell did they get rid of lime? it was my favorite

3/26/2016 8:03:57 PM

I, too, prioritize skittles, I sort them by color and I start with the most numerous color until it has the same number as the second most numerous and then I work down the line one of each color until the least numerous one is the last left

3/26/2016 8:28:28 PM

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"hold up. you think those atrocious sour apple green abominations arer the best? foh. bring back lime"

+1

3/26/2016 10:27:03 PM

With skittles I abhor the purple and pretty much always try to pair it with a green one at the same time to sort of cancel out the flavor. I savor the reds and will not allow them to be mixed with any other color.

And, with similar-sized candies and snacks, I always eat them by twos.

The exception is goldfish. I eat goldfish one at a time, using my tongue to prop them up vertically between my molars so I can neatly split them in half before consumption.

3/26/2016 10:30:29 PM

Baked potatoes must be chopped and mixed. Requires A1 sauce.
Drink milk with spaghetti
Drink soda with pizza
Avoid bone-in chicken (except drumsticks & chicken wings) at all costs
Oreos must be soaked in milk; oreos must be whole.

3/28/2016 3:25:04 PM

Yep. Milk and spaghetti is delicious.

3/28/2016 3:45:50 PM