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Separating foods/sauces on plate...who does this?
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sarahj1986
09-05-2013
Evening all,

I went out with my sister afew days ago for a curry and she ordered a korma and I ordered a pathia and we said we would share, now for me "sharing" foods especially currys or other "wet" foods is abit of a nightmare. I really hate sauces touching each other, beans can't touch ketchup, different curry sauces can't touch etc etc, if it does then that area of my plate is contaminated and won't eat that bit if food. I sound like a complete freak. Now me and my sister have eaten together since we were little and my little issue has got worse as I've got older, when we went out for a curry she did the exact same thing as me which is to put the rice in the middle as a shield and build up to the curry sauces until you have two separate areas of curry to eat. I was just wondering if there's anybody else who does this as bad as me? Like seriously I hate it when people suggest sharing curry dishes because the separating out really stresses me out. We probably sound mental but I found a friend who does similar.

Does anybody know why we might do this?
echad
09-05-2013
I do the same thing. It's just because one thing ruins the flavour or texture of the other, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Most people are the same, they just might not realise - you don't have steak and ice cream together for instance.
Lastlaugh
09-05-2013
Different foods don't touch eachother on my plate unless I decide they are allowed

E.g. carrots can't touch peas.
woodbush
09-05-2013
I have no idea why anyone who would do this.
Lastlaugh
09-05-2013
Originally Posted by woodbush:
“I have no idea why anyone who would do this.”

It just feels wrong and makes me anxious. Even typing it is making me feel wrong.
sarahj1986
09-05-2013
Originally Posted by woodbush:
“I have no idea why anyone who would do this.”

It's difficult to explain. I just don't like different sauces mixing, I hate it. I don't know why I just don't like them mixing. I don't know how it started!
Paul1511
09-05-2013
Thinking about it, I did this subconsciously last night.

When we order Chinese we generally share a noodles/chow mein and then share two mains between us.

My wife was serving up the two dishes and was about to slop the second dish on top of the first, instinctively I did the 'shielding' mentioned above by splitting the noodles and making sure the two dishes didn't mix.
Elissa Richards
09-05-2013
Originally Posted by sarahj1986:
“It's difficult to explain. I just don't like different sauces mixing, I hate it. I don't know why I just don't like them mixing. I don't know how it started!”

Agree with you on that....


I tend to eat all the different ingredients of my meals separately. So that'll be all the carrots in one go, then move on to the cabbage etc....don't tend to mix things on the fork
priscilla
10-05-2013
I sometimes mix mayonnaise and ketchup together, its lovely on chips.
Elissa Richards
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by priscilla:
“I sometimes mix mayonnaise and ketchup together, its lovely on chips.”

You know I just said 'cute'....I take it back
priscilla
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by Elissa Richards:
“You know I just said 'cute'....I take it back ”

RemyClarke
10-05-2013
For me it's the sauce in beans. I hate it when they make the toast soggy. I hate it when it touches my scrambled egg. And I hate it when it touches my chips.
sarahj1986
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by Elissa Richards:
“Agree with you on that....


I tend to eat all the different ingredients of my meals separately. So that'll be all the carrots in one go, then move on to the cabbage etc....don't tend to mix things on the fork”

Yes I do the same thing. I usually eat my mash/chips/potatoes first, then veg/beans etc and the meat or main part of the dish last. Mcds I have fries first, any side second then burger and then any pudding. I don't mix food in forks. I get in a cold sweat watching masterchef when they stick everything on their fork, why why why?! Lol

Originally Posted by priscilla:
“I sometimes mix mayonnaise and ketchup together, its lovely on chips.”

No no no this is wrong! I hate ketchup/mayo/BBQ sauce etc mixing. I have them on opposite sides so they don't touch, if I can get away with it they go on separate plates!
Hypnodisc
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by priscilla:
“I sometimes mix mayonnaise and ketchup together, its lovely on chips.”

Have you ever had 'burger sauce'? Because that's basically just ketchup and mayo together

I've seen it in ASDA before, although you usually only find it in burger/kebab shops - it's sort of orange in colour, a bit like Thousand Island dressing.
biscuitfactory
10-05-2013
Steve Greengrass....
Well known for it.
InMyArms
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by priscilla:
“I sometimes mix mayonnaise and ketchup together, its lovely on chips.”

Why ruin the ketchup by mixing it with that vile monstrosity?
Elissa Richards
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by priscilla:
“”

Grinning your way out of it doesn't work, irrespective of the attractiveness of the smilee

Originally Posted by sarahj1986:
“

No no no this is wrong! I hate ketchup/mayo/BBQ sauce etc mixing. I have them on opposite sides so they don't touch, if I can get away with it they go on separate plates!”

Beans on toast....my beans sit in a cup to the side of my plate
Moony
10-05-2013
I'm funny about sauces, gravy, dressings etc. I like only a certain amount or none at all. I cant stand it when salad etc comes pre-dressed or the sauces come already added to the food.

Just give me it on the side and i'll add/not add it as I see fit.

On the whole though I hate vinegar based sauces/dressings. Any food that comes with one as a garnish (e.g. balsamic) or as a dressing either gets a request to leave it off (if the menu specifies its presence) - or gets sent back if the menu didn't.
Tess-g
10-05-2013
A usual take away in our house means rice, 2 meat dishes, Bombay potatoes, a veg dish and dhal. My husband will make a 'man' shaped pattern of the rice and then put one item in each gap......I've no idea why

I dish up the remainder the next night, higgledy piggledy and it is fine.

I do have a pie chart type guide for a fry up for him though. Tomato or beans next to his eggs and I'd have been divorced many a year ago
Sarah.1987
10-05-2013
I thought I was the only person who did this! Thank god, I don't feel so strange now lol.
priscilla
10-05-2013
Originally Posted by Hypnodisc:
“Have you ever had 'burger sauce'? Because that's basically just ketchup and mayo together

I've seen it in ASDA before, although you usually only find it in burger/kebab shops - it's sort of orange in colour, a bit like Thousand Island dressing.”

No haven't tried Burger Sauce, I just diy. Thanks for letting me know

Originally Posted by InMyArms:
“Why ruin the ketchup by mixing it with that vile monstrosity?”

It taste nice, you should try it
Takae
10-05-2013
I don't see anything wrong with that. Probably because I'm used to seeing the separating or the compartmenting in some Japanese and other East Asian dishes. Even curry dishes. Here's an an example.

Vegetables, rice, meat or fish and sauces are usually served in separate dishes. I usually pile all onto one plate and eat with a fork or spoon, but some relatives and friends prefer to eat one at a time. A bite of vegs first, a bite of rice, a bite of meat; veg, rice, meat, veg, rice, meat, etc. Here's a typical old-style layout of a meal. I don't know why some keep and eat them separate. I've always assumed it was a tradition thing.

Yeah, compartmentalised eating is old-fashioned, but obviously still exists today. Next time you feel awkward about how you lay out your meal, just pretend you're being old fashioned.
Tess-g
10-05-2013
Tomato ketchup mixed with salad cream (Heinz for preference) and a dash of Jif lemon juice was a staple for 70's prawn cocktails. We knew how to live..
wibby
10-05-2013
I always felt a bit embarassed about preferring to eat my food separately, no mixing of sauces or anything.

It finally hit me recently that the fact food is generally served compartmentalised in Japan and it's 'normal', could be the reason I feel so at home here.

On a side note, recently I saw a presentation and the person put up a slide of frozen mixed veg - the very idea made me quail.
Arcana
10-05-2013
The weirdest thing I do is with breakfast cereal. Often I have a bowl of dry bran flakes or whatever with a separate glass of milk. This stems from being served soggy cornflakes as a child.

More common is the baked beans thing. With some meals I'll put the beans in a ramekin or small bowl rather than risk having them on the plate and encroaching on the other food.
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