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The 10 rudest food moves
The top 10 things you shouldn’t be doing with your food such as asking for the first or last bite and talking with food in your mouth
-By Sarah Fuss
1. Ice-cream mining
Do you know these eaters who tunnel through the background flavor of a pint of ice cream to get at the cookie dough, chocolate chips, or chewy whatever lodged in there? It's not wrong to aim for the brownie morsel but take a proportionate amount of ice cream to go with it. Such sweetie vigilantes should consider themselves warned about cereal mining, jelly-bean mining, and all other forms of treat poaching, too.
2. Asking for the first or last bite
...of someone else's tasty snack. The first and last have a special place in any lineup. In this case, the first bite is the one that tastes the best and lets the body know it can stop being hungry. If the food item is good, the last bite is a sentimental good-bye. Let the owner enjoy these special milestones in his or her meal.
3. Taking a huge juicy middle crustless bite of someone else's sandwich
Any plate of food only has two or three perfect bites contained therein. Unless the "host" specifically directs us to take one of these prized bites, we should back off.
4. Splitting a cookie, and taking the biggest portion
This also applies to sharing bottles of drinks, the entire world of desserts, and anything at all. The person that breaks it doesn't get to take it. Am I right?!
5. Pizza-cheese thieving
When the cheese from the neighboring slice gets stuck to ours and leaves a naked dough triangle behind, that mozzarella needs to be put back where it came from -- using a nearby utensil if possible.The cheese that oozes to the middle of the pie; that's up for grabs.
6. Abandoning chocolates in the box
Once a person has bitten or peered inside a chocolate (no matter how sneakily), that mound becomes theirs. It doesn't matter if the insides are revealed to be the curse of nougat or pineapple filling. That chocolate must be eaten or thrown away. And, I violate this most holiday seasons.
7. Talking with food in your mouth
Some old rules of etiquette are obsolete. (Who doesn't lean an elbow on the table?) This one is timeless. Those who have been told to chew with their mouths closed have to be vigilant. These talker/chewers have
a bad habit that's likely to recur. Waiting through a silence can be uncomfortable but this is what we do out of respect for our dining partners.
8. Claiming fullness then eating your friend's food
A bite is fine. But those who say they're full when someone is preparing or ordering food, should not dig into that dish once it's ready. If decent food is being eaten around me, despite what's already in my belly, I am self-aware enough to know that I will be eating, as well. I say as much to my hungry friends so they can decide to share with me or to request that I order separately.
9. Sneaking icing
O.K., so...I do this. I try really hard not to but I do. It's impossible to wait for dessert, yet I understand that others don't appreciate my finger-lickin'on their cake. I'll try to use a teaspoon next time.
10. Double dipping
Depends on the company. If they're real friends, they should understand that a half fry without ketchup is a baked potato. If dip appears at a party with more than five people, we are expected to keep our cooties to ourselves.
The 10 rudest food moves
The top 10 things you shouldn’t be doing with your food such as asking for the first or last bite and talking with food in your mouth
-By Sarah Fuss
1. Ice-cream mining
Do you know these eaters who tunnel through the background flavor of a pint of ice cream to get at the cookie dough, chocolate chips, or chewy whatever lodged in there? It's not wrong to aim for the brownie morsel but take a proportionate amount of ice cream to go with it. Such sweetie vigilantes should consider themselves warned about cereal mining, jelly-bean mining, and all other forms of treat poaching, too.
2. Asking for the first or last bite
...of someone else's tasty snack. The first and last have a special place in any lineup. In this case, the first bite is the one that tastes the best and lets the body know it can stop being hungry. If the food item is good, the last bite is a sentimental good-bye. Let the owner enjoy these special milestones in his or her meal.
3. Taking a huge juicy middle crustless bite of someone else's sandwich
Any plate of food only has two or three perfect bites contained therein. Unless the "host" specifically directs us to take one of these prized bites, we should back off.
4. Splitting a cookie, and taking the biggest portion
This also applies to sharing bottles of drinks, the entire world of desserts, and anything at all. The person that breaks it doesn't get to take it. Am I right?!
5. Pizza-cheese thieving
When the cheese from the neighboring slice gets stuck to ours and leaves a naked dough triangle behind, that mozzarella needs to be put back where it came from -- using a nearby utensil if possible.The cheese that oozes to the middle of the pie; that's up for grabs.
6. Abandoning chocolates in the box
Once a person has bitten or peered inside a chocolate (no matter how sneakily), that mound becomes theirs. It doesn't matter if the insides are revealed to be the curse of nougat or pineapple filling. That chocolate must be eaten or thrown away. And, I violate this most holiday seasons.
7. Talking with food in your mouth
Some old rules of etiquette are obsolete. (Who doesn't lean an elbow on the table?) This one is timeless. Those who have been told to chew with their mouths closed have to be vigilant. These talker/chewers have
a bad habit that's likely to recur. Waiting through a silence can be uncomfortable but this is what we do out of respect for our dining partners.
8. Claiming fullness then eating your friend's food
A bite is fine. But those who say they're full when someone is preparing or ordering food, should not dig into that dish once it's ready. If decent food is being eaten around me, despite what's already in my belly, I am self-aware enough to know that I will be eating, as well. I say as much to my hungry friends so they can decide to share with me or to request that I order separately.
9. Sneaking icing
O.K., so...I do this. I try really hard not to but I do. It's impossible to wait for dessert, yet I understand that others don't appreciate my finger-lickin'on their cake. I'll try to use a teaspoon next time.
10. Double dipping
Depends on the company. If they're real friends, they should understand that a half fry without ketchup is a baked potato. If dip appears at a party with more than five people, we are expected to keep our cooties to ourselves.
