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Food Crimes - Offenses against nutrition

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Someday all food will be in cubes. Some day.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 6 points 8 hours ago

What’s wrong babe you’ve hardly touched your spaghettiloaf.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago

They clearly should have used an ice cream scoop.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 points 12 hours ago

I'm not a psychopath.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 22 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I wouldn't hesitate to cut me a slice and microwave it.

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 hours ago

Batter and breadcrumb your slice of congealed noodles, and pan fry it.

(If you want to make yet another food culture twitch, you can call this a kugel.)

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Tcouple slices in the toaster to get nice and crispy, fill with Cheetos and ketchup, bone apple teeth

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Hell no! Not about the toaster but I'm just eating it unflavored. Its one of my childhood favorites. If I added anything to it it would be a little salsa.

[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago

Who makes PLAIN spaghetti??? Is this person my 4 year old?

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i would do that. i may have already done that

[–] demunted@lemmy.ml 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Me too. What are you supposed to do? Extra work?

I furl each strand carefully? Soak in hot water and have slimey spaghetti? Lick the entire bundle slowly till it warms up and unfurls? Rest on bosom until it unfurls?

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Package up a serving of spaghetti with a serving of sauce so you can throw it in the microwave and eat?

[–] demunted@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Unpossible! if you don't want to heat up or eat it all at once, Surely sauce is going to splash on your tuxedo...

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Believe it or not, straight to jail.

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 78 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wow, it never occurred to me this is an option. Honestly seems more efficient than trying to pry out the cold strands while trying unsuccessfully to not break them.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (10 children)

If you add some olive oil to the spaghetti before storing it and don’t pack the container that tight, you won’t have that problem in the first place.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It doesn’t have to be oil. A bit of water (it’s surprising how little will do) enables the starch to dissolve, which essentially glues the spaghetti together.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Both are problematic if you want sauce to stick. You gotta use a little of whatever you’re going to eat it with.

[–] Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 day ago

Great, now I have little bits of fork stuck in my teeth.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Olive oil solidifies at fridge temperatures, surely it wouldn't help much here?

[–] anguo@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm hesitating between "How cold is your fridge?" and "What sort of olive oil are you using?".

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 3 points 21 hours ago

Most extra virgin olive oil starts to solidify somewhere around 5-10 C. Different manufacturing processes and different tyoes of olive oil can after if and when it happens though

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But then your spaghettiis covered in olive oil, and it gets all over your hands and your crotch and your mouth, and it's just a mess.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 8 points 1 day ago

Must be this guy

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[–] scrion@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I have absolutely done that in the past, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I can slice off exactly how much I want, getting a good feeling for the portion size. The noodles stick together, there is no unfurling and subsequent mess when transferring them to a dish. They'll loosen up a bit when heated, but stick together enough to offer a superior eating experience - just cut a piece off and consume.

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago

That's how I always do it. What's the big deal? Is there another way?

[–] Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Do you live in an "as seen on tv" commerical?

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago

Mmmmhmmm, brains 🧠

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[–] unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago

What's wrong babe? You haven't touched your spaghettiloaf.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I wonder if it would hold together well enough for a grilled cheese...

[–] O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago

When I was a kid, my mom used to occasionally put leftover spaghetti in a pie dish as a "crust" and use that to make quiche.

Based on that, I would say very gently dip each slice of your spabreadi in an egg wash and briefly bake. I suspect it would solidify enough for grilled cheese. Texture would probably be fucking weird though.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

You could dust each side lightly with starch of flour while still cold and fry in oil and that might hold together (and be quite crispy). Worst case, you may need to toss the noodles in the starch/flour, shape, and chill again first.

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[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

square spaghetti, just the way the Drifter likes it.

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 21 hours ago

If Lovecraft was a chef.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I always mix the leftover pasta with the leftover sauce when I store it.

That doesn't prevent me from scooping out a portion this way, but at least the pasta isn't a brick.

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[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Who the fuck stores plain pasta like that? It was already a giant gelatinous cube the moment you refrigerated it.

Also people please cook your pasta in the tomato sauce. Drain the pasta a minute or two before your preferred tenderness and then cook the pasta in the tomato sauce. It’s so much better.

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I have questions about how one ends up with an entire pack of spaghetti as "leftovers".

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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Everything about this picture is a food crime.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

You need a deli slicer for that pasta loaf.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

It's coming from inside the house...

[–] CptCosmicMoron@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

Mmmm. Spaghetti loaf

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