How do you eat yours?

[Paint the Sky]

Hi all.

Food, I think it’s an important subject for us kittens, there’s the cooking with kittens thread and what are you eating/drinking thread, but I thought it would be interesting to know how we eat whatever it is we enjoy, from the completely normal milk and two sugars school to the idiosyncratic verging on OCD approach.

Like all good threads I’ll start.

As well as my complete and utter devotion to a daily intake of at least one Reese’s NutRageous per day, I sometimes indulge in a Twix.

First I bite off and eat all the caramel from the two biscuit bases, and then nibble off the chocolate from around the sides of the biscuits, and it’s only after this I’ll eat the biscuits.

Same thing with Bounty Bars, I’ll nibble all the chocolate off until I’m left with the blocks of sticky coconut and then eat them. I only do this with the dark chocolate ones.

Once in awhile I’ll have a Walnut Whip, (if you don’t know what this is follow this link, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Whip ).

I begin by removing the walnut from the top to save to eat at the end. Then, I bite the top to expose the filling, and then lick out the vanilla centre. If you only take a little bit of chocolate off at the start you have to really stretch and swirl your tongue to reach everything inside. When the chocolate ‘cone’ is empty it gets eaten, followed by the walnut saved from the start.

Now you get the idea let the kittens know your funny eating habits.

[Psy]

I totally fall into the OCD category. Everything must be eaten in a precise order and system.

Which, if you knew me, you would find that strange. Being that I'm a total train wreck with everything else in my life.

[sweet satin lover]

Hi goood thread. I must point out however that OCD is not all about order or all about food. I have had OCD for a number of years and mine relates to the need to feel constantly clean and constant hand washing on most days to just relieve stress, although there is an order to this in a way for me its more about calming my mind down from stress so sometimes there is no order.It depends on the type of OCD one has - for example tidying and putting tnings in constant order is a form of OCD if you do it alot but it is important to not over generalise the OCD concept as it makes it confusing and puts a general OCD label on people that may have just one part of the condition-like myself....

Anyway back to the topic in hand, when I eat cellery or cucumber I always peel the skin off first in little strips then nibble around the outsideI love the skin but its just about being dainty for me lol. When I do sometimes have a Jaffa cake I nibble the biscyut bit off forst so that I am just left with the choc orange bit then I just put it in my mouth and suck it off lol that sounds rude haha! When I have a coffee I scoop all the froth off it first and eat it with a spoon. Right now I am on my sachet diet so I dont actually eat anything right now but when I do eat I eat healthily and slowly that's about it lol Cool thread

[Paint the Sky]

I'd like to clarify the 'verging on OCD' comment. I meant it as a weird or wacky way we eat something, like me and the Twix. It's almost like the only way I eat them unless I'm walking down the street with one, then I'll just eat it.

I know OCD is debiliting condition, eventhough the rituals and repititions gave a sense of control and security initially. I know some people with mild forms of it and I appreciate how ruinous it can be in social situations etc, and I meant no offense to those who suffer from it.

Perhaps I should've just asked how do people eat everyday foods in a way particular to them, eg, 'I put honey on my french fries, yummy!! It started when I accidently put some on thinking I had lifted the ketchup bottle, and because I was curious how they would taste I tried some and they were delicious.'

Disclaimer: I do not recommend honey on french fries, but if you try it and like it, then post here and let us know.

[Foomatic]

Heh, I read the thread title, and realized what a dirty dirty mind I have when I saw you were talking about food.

I like sugar on my spaghetti. I guess it's a Filipino thing, my mom would sweeten the sauce like crazy, and throw in a couple sliced hotdogs for good measure. I never took to the hotdogs cause, well, weird, but I always need a nice dash of sugar in my spaghetti sauce.

French fries with honey sounds not so good, but with mayo? Yum.

[Paint the Sky]

Heh, I read the thread title, and realized what a dirty dirty mind I have when I saw you were talking about food. :derr

Nothing wrong with a dirty mind, I could barely keep my face straight when writing my eating habits with the walnut whip

[masterjendu]

I was right there with ya on the thread title, Foo! And yeah PTS, the explanation of your thorough exploration of the Walnut Whip might need to carry a rating. Very uh... stimulating.

I am very particular about my Twix as well, although I do the opposite when I partake: I bite off the biscuit first (perfectly aligned so there is none of it left on the caramel) and then have a wonderful chocolatey-caramel stick to savour very slowly!

Chips with mayo: yum! Chips with honey mustard: yum! Chips with honey: intriguing...

[kisstheviolets]

I guess it's a Filipino thing, my mom would sweeten the sauce like crazy, and throw in a couple sliced hotdogs for good measure. I never took to the hotdogs cause, well, weird, but I always need a nice dash of sugar in my spaghetti sauce.

my mom does that thing with the sugar and now i do it too!! i use a little less than she does, though. my mom is mexican tough, not filipina.

i ate one of my nieces "chicken stars" last night... like a chicken nugget in the shape of a star. i bit off all of it's little legs first before devouring its body. it felt downright animalistic. and delicious.

[Floyd]

Jaffa Cakes.

Bite around the edge first, taking off the sponge that's not attached to the orangey bit. Then bite the sponge off the bottom of the orangey bit. Then carefully remove the chocolate from the orangey bit. Then eat the orangey bit last.

[Candleshoe]

I eat Cadbury's Creme Eggs with a teensy spoon that I keep for that purpose.

[Boschi]

I go to the opposite extreme from the previous posts. I tend to eat with my hands. Forks/knives/spoons are just so... superflous. I mean they do have their purposes. Gravy, for instance, particularly with mashed potatoes, really does need a utensil or two to be best enjoyed.

But most things? Hand it over, I'll just gnaw on it and get my face all greasy. Mmmmmm.

[dlline]

I always eat around the outside of a sandwich first and save the good stuff in the middle for the end.

I do the same thing with Reece's Peanut Butter Cups.

Oh...I don't like utensils much either.

[JustSkipIt]

This could be an entire essay called "Debra's eating quirks." I'll try to summarize. I like hot food hot and cold food cold. I don't like anything just warm. I don't like foods to touch each other. I especially don't like hot foods to touch cold foods. Or foods with any sauce to touch anything else. I don't like foods with any mealy or stringy parts.

And when I eat m&ms (unless I'm in a theater or something), I lay them out, organize them into geometric shapes by color, put on in my mouth and suck off the candy coating, then suck the chocolate. Then reform a new geometric shape. It can take hours. Except when I'm super hungry: then I just shove 3-4 in my mouth and chew.

Oh there's more. So much more...

[Leaf]

I have an m&m thing too. Given a handful of m&ms (or any other small candy with a variety of colors) I find myself sorting them into sets (one of each color) and eat them in ascending order of completeness, saving the most complete set for last. And each set gets eaten in order of least favorite to most favorite color - which can vary on any given day. Mrs. Leaf gets no end of amusement from watching me do this.

[Paint the Sky]

Gosh, aren't we all weird and wonderful when it comes to eating certain foods. Thanks for the replies, I've found it fascinating learning about all your little habits.

I had some seedless green grapes and dulse today. Dulse, for those who may not be familiar with it, is a type of seaweed.

When I have these, I peel the grape and then wrap it in a strip of dulse, then I pop it in my mouth and bite down. It's a delicious combination of sweet and salty, and very, very good for you nutritionally.

Try it, I guarentee you'll like it.

[Zodiax]

Lasagna. I disassemble the layers of my lasagna, scrape off all the mince or filling, save the melted cheese to one side, eat the large pasta sheets then roll the mince in the cheese.

I find Fries dipped in vanilla ice cream or Cola yummy XD

[Psy]

I always eat around the outside of a sandwich first and save the good stuff in the middle for the end.

I do the same thing with Reece's Peanut Butter Cups.

I do the exact same thing. Twas gonna come in here and say so but... seems quoting is the much more lazier thing to do.

I also eat pizza backwards.

[singgirl]

i east one thing first and move on, no mixing veggies and potatos or anything like that. If it's pizza, it's toppings, then cheeze, then sauce, then crust.

[Guest]

Rice…
I have specific rice eating habits lol.

A quirky one involves biryani. I like separating the white grains of rice from the yellowish ones that have been as a matter of fact, luckily smothered in turmeric, saffron and cardamom. Then I set about meticulously separating the rice from all the slices of onions, tomatoes and if I'm extra lucky, the piece of cinnamon stick *sigh*. Then, if I'm alone in the dining room, I like to eat the white grains one by one until I tire or get real hungry depending on the circumstance. It might take hours and hence it is an indulgence that only occurs on an occasional basis.

Hmm...I should furthermore mention that I eat the mint leaves first if there are any in my plate.

[Foomatic]

I like to nibble on the brown outer layer of my Chicken McNuggets, exposing the white meat before drizzling it in sweet and sour sauce then popping it in my mouth.

[Sammy_Ariel]

just how much crazy food info do you want?

i dont eat the points of my chips
or the ends of bread
i wont eat ANYTHING spicy, a korma with like 1/5 korma 4/5 rice
is about all i can manage (good math^^)
i generally avoid sauces
i wont have more then 3 filling in a sandwich
i eat every thing on my plate seperatly
i just dont like mixing flavours of food lol
i think thats enough for now

...would you belive this is a huge improvement, i can now consume more than one flavour of icecream in one sitting!
...you actually probably wouldnt notice if i didnt point most of it out, i hide it well (plus generally eat chocolate bars, cprips, cereal & yoghurts..aka junk out of packets)[/b][/b]

[mmmh-Hot-Sauce]

I like to nibble on the brown outer layer of my Chicken McNuggets, exposing the white meat before drizzling it in sweet and sour sauce then popping it in my mouth.

haha i do the same exact thing!