I categorize my food just like that. The Salt and Sweet Divide.
And salt and sweet shouldn't mix, with a very few exceptions, and I've only come to those in the last couple of years. And can't think of a single one right now.
So there is something I can do, besides scream like a woman?
Wesley ,'Chosen'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Aug 31, 2005 4:57:20 pm PDT #3354 of 10002
Jessica - Aug 31, 2005 4:59:49 pm PDT #3355 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I generally think nothing should be in the sweet category, and that things unavoidably in that category should endeavor to be as savory as possible anyway to serve my oddball anti-sugar tastes.
So chocolate? No sweeter than is absolutely necessary for out of hand eating, and even less so for cooking with.
Stephanie - Aug 31, 2005 5:00:44 pm PDT #3356 of 10002
Trust my rage
kettle popcorn?
Amy - Aug 31, 2005 5:02:22 pm PDT #3357 of 10002
Because books.
And salt and sweet shouldn't mix, with a very few exceptions
What about trail mix? There's nothing like an M&M with salt on it. Mmmmm.
JenP - Aug 31, 2005 5:05:29 pm PDT #3358 of 10002
I have learned over the years that some things I'd thought of only in the sweet category can actually work both sides of the divide. Like, cinnamon/lamb. Yum. Fortunatley, I learned that one a while ago.
sarameg - Aug 31, 2005 5:05:49 pm PDT #3359 of 10002
See, I wouldn't consider this slash, in a sense. It's a love story that happens to be about two guys.
OK. I didn't quite get that, from hit or miss following. I'm all pro-love-story, whoever the players. The relevent parties being both male isn't inherently titillating to me, but it sounds really sweet. Which is really all I ask.
JenP - Aug 31, 2005 5:07:30 pm PDT #3360 of 10002
kettle popcorn?
Yes! Brilliant example.
Trail mix, depending, can work for me, too. I think a really good chocolate covered pretzel (I don't usually like them) once opened my eyes a bit, too.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 31, 2005 5:07:52 pm PDT #3361 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm not sure I'd count on that story being sweet, if Lee followed the source at all. Moving, certainly.
sarameg - Aug 31, 2005 5:08:49 pm PDT #3362 of 10002
Cinnamon in chile-d black beans! Is awesome!
2 cans black beans poured over sauteed onions and garlic. Add green chile, salt, pepper. Let bubble and stir. Add cooked chicken if so inclined. Quickly cover with a layer of cinnamon. Stir. Cook s'more. Mash stuff. SO GOOD.
I got taught the delight of cinnamon in beans by a NO native. It really makes the flavor richer.
(I'm probably offending people six ways from sunday with my non-slash interested thing and associated assumptions. It's just...it doesn't do anything for me. Go yay, no problem with it, it just isn't a personal oomph.)
Kat - Aug 31, 2005 5:10:19 pm PDT #3363 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I was just going to champion chocolate covered pretzels, but you already got there. I like chocolate + nuts of some kind. Preferably cashews and sometimes almonds.
Brokeback Mountain? Not going to be sweet. Probably will be salty.