Behind closed doors eating habits

[Otta]

Do you ever eat at home in ways you wouldn't dream of in company?

I just made a lovely beef casserole with mash. And being as no one was around, I mashed that bad boy all together on my plate in to one ugly but delicious mess.

I then used my finger to wipe up the gravy.

Yeah I did!

Just one of the things I have done since I was a kid and never grew out of.

[Robert Poste's Child]

My grandfather used to use his finger to wipe up the last of the gravy even if anyone else was present.

Sometimes I eat cereal or ice cream direct from the container to avoid making washing up. I also use the same teabag and cup about four times.

[titch juicy]

Putting excess gravy in a mug and drinking it.

Eating Nutella from the jar with a spoon.

And going the other way- eating kebabs and pizzas with a knife and fork.

[siousxiesue]

Sometimes if I'm starving I'll eat from the saucepan!

[TheArtfulDogger]

Nope, I have the same disgusting habits eating in or out...

Especially wiping up all that lovely gravy with a piece of bread and be damned if it is in the middle of the Ritz or not !

[KidKruger]

Most of time when I cook at home and no-one's in or coming over for the food, I eat it stood up in the kitchen holding the plate in my hand like a tray. Ideally over the sink, but I will 'raise my game' to leaning against / over a kitchem worktop sometimes. I far prefer eating this way (has to be in the kitchen) than sitting down.

Sitting down / at a table feels overly formal for me and takes too long. Of course, nobody agrees with me or can see why I do this.

[titch juicy]

I wonder if eating standing up is better for digestion?

[Otta]

KK I do exactly the same.

I grew up in a sit around the table at dinner time kind of family. But our household has none of that. The kids have their little table, but it's very rare we'll actually get the dining table set up.

I do think my kids like it when we go to my parent's for a sunday roast and donit "properly" though.

[steveo]

If a meal is sufficiently toothsome I will lick the plate, occasionally, sadly ignorant of conventional mores, while standing by the window in my pants looking out onto the street.

I generally don?t hold with ?cleaning ones plate? in a restaurant unless my dining companions have all gone out for a cigarette but if I should pass out into my dinner, I will take the opportunity to sneak in a couple of slurps while I'm down there.

[Jeremy]

Takeaway curry, eaten straight from the container. Naan bread to mop up the sauce and oil.

[????]

steveo Wrote:

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> If a meal is sufficiently toothsome I will lick

> the plate, occasionally, sadly ignorant of

> conventional mores, while standing by the window

> in my pants looking out onto the street.

>

> I generally don?t hold with ?cleaning ones plate?

> in a restaurant unless my dining companions have

> all gone out for a cigarette but if I should pass

> out into my dinner, I will take the opportunity to

> sneak in a couple of slurps while I'm down there.

Did you say licking the plate or the window Steveo?

[DulwichFox]

When i'm feeling rebelious... I drink English Breakfast Tea at 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon.

Foxy.

[titch juicy]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> When i'm feeling rebelious... I drink English

> Breakfast Tea at 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon.

>

> Foxy.

You monster!

[ruffers]

When making beans on toast I always leave a few beans in the tin and eat them cold while those in the pan are heating up.

[rendelharris]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> When i'm feeling rebelious... I drink English

> Breakfast Tea at 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon.

>

> Foxy.

I daresay the East Dulwich Tea Party shall go down in history as a rebellion on a par with its Bostonian counterpart...

[Otta]

ruffers Wrote:

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> When making beans on toast I always leave a few

> beans in the tin and eat them cold while those in

> the pan are heating up.

Ooooo, now that is nasty.

[siousxiesue]

Otta Wrote:

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> ruffers Wrote:

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> > When making beans on toast I always leave a few

> > beans in the tin and eat them cold while those

> in

> > the pan are heating up.

>

>

> Ooooo, now that is nasty.

This is me every single time!

[Jules-and-Boo]

filling up yorkshires with whatever's on the plate and eating it like a piece of messy cake.

We have a healthy respect for food.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Depending on what's available on the day it can be satisfying to combine things in a way you might not if someone civilised was present. Toasted hot cross bun and salami, for example, or ice cream with granola, or small boiled potatoes dipped in proper mayonnaise.

[Seabag]

Curry with pasta

And a beer as a side dish

F yes

[DulwichFox]

Yet to try.. but suet dumplings with a rich curry sauce appeals to me.

Anyone tried that.. ?

Foxy.

[numbers]

do frazzle and salad cream sandwiches (on plastic white, of course) count?

if not, I can deep fry them for bonus points.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Nearly as good as hula hoop and ketchup on white. Nothing finer to round off an evening out.

[Jeremy]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Toasted hot cross bun and salami, for example, or ice cream

> with granola, or small boiled potatoes dipped in

> proper mayonnaise.

Ice cream with granola... or boiled potatoes with proper mayonnaise.. these both sound pretty posh to me.

But hot cross bun with salami is certainly a curve ball.

[Seabag]

Add cheese to the toasted HC bun, swap salami for a slice of that dark German ham

Ooooo now we're going places