Why is salad so gross?

[Meelo]

I don't eat lawnmower clippings either, that's what the cows are for.

 

[analrapist]

Balsamic vinegar often has lead, and definitely smells like rotten grapes

Sounds like you're getting the bad stuff. But "balsamic" is basically just red wine vinegar with added grape must, so you can DIY with those two ingredients and quality-max them. Proper OG balsamic is just aged grape must, but that's not so much the same kind of salad topping.

 

[2mm and 99 others]

There is this working-class slop that is some low-end salami and pickled vegetables held together by mayonnaise and it's also called salad. No, thanks, I will starve to death. I never got how is anyone able to buy an entire box of this sensory assault or its variations and eat it for a snack.



As for the lettuce, today I had to save some from the fridge before it gets bad by force-feeding myself and I thought, why do people buy that, when there are many more interesting or at least less so damn boring vegetable items. Arugula and watercress are ok tho, they have at least some flavour.

 

[FlawlessCowboy]

Just sounds to me like you would probably prefer a chopped vegetable salad instead of a leafy green-based one, light on the dressing. You can still have greens in that if you want the iron and whatnot, but chop them up as well and they'll cling to the vegetable pieces.
Most restaurant/takeout salads are an abomination of soggy greens and too-refrigerated meat and dairy. I really don't understand how the traditional dressed salad ever caught on in western culture, it's a pain in the ass to eat, impractical to prepare (before they started bagging the greens as kits, and that came at a cost of freshness), and generally isn't particularly healthy.
Actually wait, I can hazard a guess as to exactly how it caught on - it's rich in extreme flavors (that you don't like being an autismo) and being a pain to create is a sign of wealth.

It's a result of English and the French larping as Romans. Romans and Greeks would usually have mixed herb dishes and later tomato slices. Mixed salads in the UK and Germany suffer from being cabbage or head lettuce abominations. I do like a leafy salad, but I kinda hate the texture of lettuce and prefer arugula, endive (oddly I don't mind the texture of endive), mustard greens, dandelion greens, kale, and chard. Seriously, those actually have nutrients and aren't just a way to consume olive oil and lemon juice.

American salads from the 1910s-1970s scare me. Ham salad is the least horrific.

 

[Lulz Accumulator]

This is what happens when you push the peas to the side of the plate one too many times. Eat your greens, fatass

 

[The Repeated Meme]

Killing cows horrified me initially but once I killed a hundred of them you know I just didn't really care because damn I love a good hamburger.

 

[HamFan]

Eating salad is a wonderful adventure. Each bite is different.

And I'm talking about vegetable-based salad, but meat, egg, or pasta/mayo salad has its place, and is hardly an American invention.

 

[hole in my hand]

try butter lettuce instead of iceburg lettuce, iceburg lettuce tastes like floor cleaner. chicken, egg, cheese, and ranch are not required for a salad unless youre obese

 

[Neighborhood Janny]

Salad isn't gross, you're just a fucking manchild. Grow up and expand your palette.

Try different dressings. Vinegar based (while popular) isn't for everyone. Try something like ginger dressing you find at places like Benihana. Hell, ranch is a decent dressing with the right combination of veggies.

What kind of veggie mix do you use? Better yet, what veggies do you like? Iceberg lettuce isn't good for salad, try romaine instead. Experiment with cucumber, tomato, red cabbage, onion (white and red), maybe shave some carrot in there for variety. Croutons are a good add in, but don't go too heavy. Cheese is good in SMALL quantities and should always be fresh.

As far as meat goes, air fry or grill the chicken. If you air fry, use some good seasoned breading to add a kick. Grilled chicken is probably the best, as you can just use some salt, pepper, and garlic for a delicious option.


Salad is all about options. If you aren't gonna do it fresh, don't bother.

 

[Apochrypha]

Idk OP, why are you so fat?

 

[sasazuka]

Things like cabbage is more interesting than your regular iceberg lettuce (which is just bitter water that squeaks on your teeth).

I've been making my own salads from scratch lately because I was tired of how the lettuce in bagged salads wilted before I could finish the bag.

Iceberg lettuce does have a taste, it's just that it's more concentrated in the inner leaves instead of the first few outer layers.

 

[Testacles Maximus]

id rather toss it than eat it, personally

 

[waffle]

Plants don't want you to eat their leaves so they put stuff in them to make them nasty and/or poisonous.

 

[Gef Mongoose]

Everything that OP says that they dislike in a salad could easily be avoided/switched out with something else.

OP needs to visit a nice salad bar. An actual nice one, not their local buffet’s.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

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[Valstrax]

My mom is obsessed with salad, legit makes it every other weekend. Complete with her own sauce.

 

[IBM Broadway]

There is this working-class slop that is some low-end salami and pickled vegetables held together by mayonnaise and it's also called salad. No, thanks, I will starve to death. I never got how is anyone able to buy an entire box of this sensory assault or its variations and eat it for a snack.

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As for the lettuce, today I had to save some from the fridge before it gets bad by force-feeding myself and I thought, why do people buy that, when there are many more interesting or at least less so damn boring vegetable items. Arugula and watercress are ok tho, they have at least some flavour.

having older relatives from the midwest means jello salad with spinach was a thing

 

[The Jewel of the Nile]

Salad being gross is a fat people opinion
They can't imagine people simply enjoying a bunch of veggies

 

[Mound Dweller]

Greenery is simply the flesh of the earth, if it is of insufficient quality this is as a reflection of thine own earth (your country is a shit).

@Mound Dweller sock spotted

 

[2mm and 99 others]

having older relatives from the midwest means jello salad with spinach was a thing

Yeah there exists also this jello thing with many variations and I hope I will never be that hungry while this being the only option


The consistence looks repulsive even tho I'd be okay with all that gelatine, if it was in a liquid state as a part of a normal warm broth or a soup.