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TJax
I'm going to assume that you are talking about meat when you say 'well browned'. I can't eat a steak that is cooked past medium or I choke on the soot. Not exactly a gag reflex situation, but unpleasant none the less.
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I'm going to assume that you are talking about meat when you say 'well browned'. I can't eat a steak that is cooked past medium or I choke on the soot. Not exactly a gag reflex situation, but unpleasant none the less.
I also can't stand shrimp's texture, mostly because they pop when you chew them.
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I mean anything that is cooked and can be browned, I prefer to be browned. So, that definitely includes meat, but also cheese, veggies, bread (toasted), etc. My favorite parts of brownies, or muffins are always the well done edges an the tops! I like my cookies well done, too. I also like the cheese topping any dish to be browned. My favorite parts of lasagna, or mac'n'cheese are the crunchy, brown edges & top! Sure, there are things I don't eat browned, like chocolate, ice cream, most fruit (unless grilled), but if it's cooked, I like it well browned, just not burned.
When you said that soot makes you choke, it reminded me of a funny story: When my parents were dating, my father was running the grill at my my maternal grandparent's house. My grandfather was well known for liking his meat well done. Well, he made such a stink about it, bothering my dad, that my dad surprised him by placing a charcoal briquette (back in the days without lighter fluid) on a plate & covering it in ketchup, another of my grandpa's quirks.
My grandpa was delighted at first, crowing "Now this is the way you grill a steak! This boy's a keeper!" Yeah, then he took a bite. At least he thought it was funny as hell because everyone else fell over laughing, they never saw my dad do it!
My mom slathers everything she doesn't really like, such as meat & eggs, in ketchup, so I know where she got that from. If I don't really like something, I try putting garlic &/or cheese on it, not ketchup!