The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XXXIX

[Cutlass]

Can anyone explain what "Identity Politics" means when used in a derogatory fashion? After I was accused of it I looked it up and it seems to mean for example a gay man who is concerned with his rights joining Stonewall rather than the Labour party to channel their activism. I am not sure this can be the meaning intended here because A) it does not seem inherently bad B) does not bear any relationship to the topic of discussion and C) when groups like the non-Corbyn Labour party and the DNC are accused of it it would make even less sense.

Spoiler Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Identity Politics :

The laden phrase “identity politics” has come to signify a wide range of political activity and theorizing founded in the shared experiences of injustice of members of certain social groups. Rather than organizing solely around belief systems, programmatic manifestos, or party affiliation, identity political formations typically aim to secure the political freedom of a specific constituency marginalized within its larger context. Members of that constituency assert or reclaim ways of understanding their distinctiveness that challenge dominant oppressive characterizations, with the goal of greater self-determination.

Spoiler Conservapedia: Identity politics :

Identity politics is the basing of one's political and sociological viewpoint by claiming membership in some "oppressed" group and then constructing most of one's lifestyle and identity around their supposed membership in this group.

It mainly boils down to "we can do this, but how dare you do it?"

 

[Zkribbler]

It mainly boils down to "we can do this, but how dare you do it?"

I interpret it to mean putting yourself into a tribe (e.g. black, gay, GOP) and then politically going along with whatever the tribe thinks, without further reflection.

 

[Cutlass]

I interpret it to mean putting yourself into a tribe (e.g. black, gay, GOP) and then politically going along with whatever the tribe thinks, without further reflection.

Which, of course, is the whole story of the Republican voter today. Tribalism is the number one driver of Republican votes and thoughts.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Modern Republicans

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Anyone have some simple ways to make plain peas and corn more palatable? I'm facing the issue where the first couple spoonfuls are alright but then the rest feels the equivalent of chewing playground sand. I've been seasoning with garlic salt but it's not been much help. I added some light dusting of paprika but this seemingly had no effect.

Spicy or particularly saucy are out due to digestive issues, but would adding a little bit of butter help? Or something else I can add that counters the texture a little?

Also, I've heard good things about frozen grapes. Just freeze a bunch and pop them into your mouth when you need a snack. Are there any other fruits that can be used similarly?

Add butter and sugar.
@Gori the Grey beat me too it

 

[Synobun]

Add butter and sugar.
@Gori the Grey beat me too it

SUGAR?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Yup

 

[Synobun]

Yup

What kind of diabetes nonsense is this

 

[cardgame]

Welcome to America, enjoy your stay


come for whatever reason you want, stay because you're too fat to fit through the doorway

 

[thecrazyscot]

Add butter and sugar.
@Gori the Grey beat me too it

But...peas and corn are already sweet...
Although I put a bit of brown sugar on my carrots which are also sweet, so who am I to judge.

 

[Yeekim]

I interpret it to mean putting yourself into a tribe (e.g. black, gay, GOP) and then politically going along with whatever the tribe thinks, without further reflection.

I understand it as selecting issues to be highlighted based on their potential to antagonize and encourage tribalism and by approaching them through a lens of a particular minority faction ("tribe"), in order to curry political favor with them and/or generally keep people at each other's throats and distracted from more relevant topics where they might find common ground.

EDIT: An example would be zooming in on a comparatively modest "pay gap" between genders or ethnicities while ignoring the fact that a handful of individuals own essentially half the world.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Well, when I said simple, I was hoping for something that'd add one or two steps, not something that'd upgrade to an entire culinary experience. Of course, if I added meat and eggs and manually boiled rice and did it on the stove with pots and pans it'd be better. Valka's is the closest since I already prepare the peas and corn in the microwave in a container, and I'm adding the peas and corn as a side dish to up vegetable intake.

Rice is hit or miss but I can try. I haven't tried it since before the food poisoning; maybe it's okay to eat again.

What sweet and sour sauce do you use, @Valka D'Ur? Do you microwave it again after adding the sauce?

I use VH sauce. There are several varieties, including plum sauce, sweet and sour sauce, cherry, honey & garlic... more I never heard of. The ones I use are either plum or sweet & sour, and they do me well for rice, chicken, and fish.

I don't tend to microwave again after adding the sauce unless the sauce has just come from the fridge and is cold. In that case, half a minute should be more than ample, since you don't want to overcook the rice.

I don't know what kind of microwave you have, so my recommendation is to experiment and see what works best for you. But what I normally do is to microwave the rice, stir the vegetables into it, mix it up, add sauce, and eat. This will make a generous plateful of vegetable-microwaved rice with sauce.

If you're worried about how much sugar is in all this, my suggestion would be to eat half and save the other half for another meal. Sugar isn't a problem in the rice, but there are (according to the label on my 341 mL jar of VH sweet & sour sauce) 11 grams of sugar per 2 tbsp (30 mL) of sauce. Don't ask me how much sauce I use because I just open the jar and pour some over the rice and stir. I doubt I use the same amount twice in a row.

If you're watching your sodium, you should probably not eat a whole packet of Uncle Ben's rice in one meal, because it's pretty high... 740 mg or 31% of your RDA. The sodium in the sauce is much lower, only 2%.

This is, of course, assuming you use the Oriental Style variety. I just checked another one I have and the sodium level is much less, but I'm not sure if it's good with plum/sweet & sour sauce.

Could do something similar to what I do to gussy up canned green beans: butter, salt, pepper, and some Italian seasoning. Don't skimp on the seasonings (but uh, don't way overdo it either). Pretty tasty. Last night I also added a few handfuls of fresh spinach. You can also add butter beans, carrots, etc. Although I usually microwave sliced carrots separately with some butter, a splash of water, a little brown sugar, and some salt.

Green beans are not food.

SUGAR?

You don't have to use sugar. My mother would put sugar on lettuce to bribe me to eat it, and I confess that's a taste I never lost - just sprinkle sugar on the lettuce leaf, roll it up, and eat it like it's a piece of candy that happens to be a plant. But any properly prepared peas, corn, or carrots do not require sugar.

In the SCA we tended to substitute cinnamon for sugar if using a modern recipe, since refined sugar was not common in most of the times and places represented in our Shire. We had to be careful not to overdo it, though, because one of our members had a really weird immune system. He's deathly allergic to garlic, and cinnamon makes him higher than the proverbial kite. So it was a tossup between risking killing him if he smelled garlic or getting him the equivalent of drunk if he ate or got a whiff of some dish with cinnamon in it. Any feast I autocratted was garlic-free and cinnamon-lite (we'd also use honey in place of refined sugar, as it was period-appropriate). Of course, being a New World Shire, we felt free to use chocolate at times (hence my experimenting with chocolate-coated grapes), and once put on an Aztec feast that featured turkey with chocolate sauce.

 

[civvver]

Anyone have some simple ways to make plain peas and corn more palatable? I'm facing the issue where the first couple spoonfuls are alright but then the rest feels the equivalent of chewing playground sand. I've been seasoning with garlic salt but it's not been much help. I added some light dusting of paprika but this seemingly had no effect.

Spicy or particularly saucy are out due to digestive issues, but would adding a little bit of butter help? Or something else I can add that counters the texture a little?

Also, I've heard good things about frozen grapes. Just freeze a bunch and pop them into your mouth when you need a snack. Are there any other fruits that can be used similarly?

I like butter, salt and an herb like oregano or basil or thyme. Not spicy.


Ok my question is, why are potato chips only suitable for like 3-4 dips but corn tortilla chips are suitable for a cornucopia of dip choices?

For example, potato chips are good with sour cream/mayo based dips like french onion and ranch, and I also like ketchup or siraccha and sweet dips like chocolate mixed with peanut butter is good too. That's about it.

Meanwhile tortilla chips are great with pico de gallo, salsas, hummus, baba ganoosh, queso, spinach dips, any kind of bean dip of which there are tons, buffalo chicken dip, sour cream dips like mexicali dips, basically any dip you can think of seems to work with a tortilla chip. Yet I have tried using a regular potato chip with hummus and it tastes awful. Conversely a tortilla chip with french onion dip isn't ideal but it's still good.

I don't know why this is.

 

[Synobun]

Ok my question is, why are potato chips only suitable for like 3-4 dips but corn tortilla chips are suitable for a cornucopia of dip choices?

For example, potato chips are good with sour cream/mayo based dips like french onion and ranch, and I also like ketchup or siraccha and sweet dips like chocolate mixed with peanut butter is good too. That's about it.

Meanwhile tortilla chips are great with pico de gallo, salsas, hummus, baba ganoosh, queso, spinach dips, any kind of bean dip of which there are tons, buffalo chicken dip, sour cream dips like mexicali dips, basically any dip you can think of seems to work with a tortilla chip. Yet I have tried using a regular potato chip with hummus and it tastes awful. Conversely a tortilla chip with french onion dip isn't ideal but it's still good.

I don't know why this is.

Texture. Use crinkle-cut potato chips for dips. Salsa and crinkle-cut chips go great together.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

More relevant than texture I think is structural integrity. Creamy dips don't put the stress on a chip that the thicker or chunkier dips do. Wavy chips are stronger than a flat potato chip, but still don't hold up under serious digging in something like a bean dip.

 

[Ajidica]

I was making room in my fridge for my quarantine groceries, when I discovered some leftovers in tupperware containers in the way back of the fridge that were so old they were basically covered in mold (please don't judge) and disgusting, so I quick threw out the "food", put them in the dishwasher, and ran it.

1) Did I make a mistake and accidentally contaminate all my dishes in the dishwasher? Should I just have thrown everything out?
2) Should I run the dishwasher again for everything, just to make sure? Just run the tupperware through again? Or is everything just fine?

 

[Synobun]

What kind of dishwasher?

 

[Cutlass]

The typical dishwasher cycle sterilizes.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Agree with Cutlass. Mold doesn't survive dishwashers.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I was making room in my fridge for my quarantine groceries, when I discovered some leftovers in tupperware containers in the way back of the fridge that were so old they were basically covered in mold (please don't judge) and disgusting, so I quick threw out the "food", put them in the dishwasher, and ran it.

1) Did I make a mistake and accidentally contaminate all my dishes in the dishwasher? Should I just have thrown everything out?
2) Should I run the dishwasher again for everything, just to make sure? Just run the tupperware through again? Or is everything just fine?

Everything is fine.