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Are you kidding me?!?! (Original Post) MrWendel Mar 2016 OP
Knife and fork Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #1
WHY? MrWendel Mar 2016 #3
Lol! Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #6
Not being rude either, but I've never seen anyone eat pizza with a fork and knife. Rex Mar 2016 #9
No worries! Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #10
Here's one reason: kentauros Mar 2016 #13
Maybe..That's not the reason Kasich gave though LiberalElite Mar 2016 #16
It makes it less hot in the same way a fork does with all other hot foods: kentauros Mar 2016 #18
makes sense but ok - LiberalElite Mar 2016 #19
Honestly, I have no problem with people eating it however they want. kentauros Mar 2016 #24
I know, right? cwydro Mar 2016 #25
Hey, to me it's more of a compliment kentauros Apr 2016 #27
Yup. cwydro Apr 2016 #29
Well, it's not just DU. kentauros Apr 2016 #31
Lol! cwydro Apr 2016 #32
I do agree - the country's going to hell in a handbasket LiberalElite Apr 2016 #30
If you're going to the trouble of cutting it up, why pick up the little pieces with your hands? pnwmom Apr 2016 #41
Some people just do not like to get their hands dirty. They are fun to watch eating wings LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #2
LOL! Kasich is such a tool! Rex Mar 2016 #4
Well then... You found 2 of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse. Glassunion Mar 2016 #5
Trump... MrWendel Mar 2016 #7
Being the devil's advocate ejbr Mar 2016 #8
I'm a Connecticut coast guy... catnhatnh Mar 2016 #11
That is one of the worst things I have seen a politician do. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #12
I still remember when Gerald Ford tried to eat a tamale TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #21
Well this is much worse. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #23
I first saw pizza when I was in college. I ate it then (and now) with a knife and fork. Shrike47 Apr 2016 #36
LOL abelenkpe Apr 2016 #34
I'm impressed that Kasich knows how to use a knife and fork properly Spider Jerusalem Mar 2016 #14
Agreed! Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #28
The Democratic Mayor of NYC did the same thing, and he's on Kasich's side in this: LiberalElite Mar 2016 #15
God Bill... MrWendel Mar 2016 #17
Jesus...how about KatyMan Mar 2016 #20
No... MrWendel Mar 2016 #22
So, please explain to me how it changes the flavor of the pizza? kentauros Apr 2016 #33
You... MrWendel Apr 2016 #42
You might be surprised at how some people do react to this, seriously. kentauros Apr 2016 #43
I'm a foodie... MrWendel Apr 2016 #44
Friends have called me a foodie, but I'm really not. kentauros Apr 2016 #45
Fingers! Iliyah Apr 2016 #26
Fork, Ms. (or Mr.) greasy fingers! Besides, then you eat slower. Calories. Shrike47 Apr 2016 #38
New York pizza abelenkpe Apr 2016 #35
Reminds me of this Seinfeld episode. Seriously funny. CoffeeCat Apr 2016 #37
Criteria for good pizza gwheezie Apr 2016 #39
Not being a fan of NY pizza, I really shouldn't comment. WillowTree Apr 2016 #40

Bjornsdotter

(6,123 posts)
6. Lol!
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:01 PM
Mar 2016

I know, I get a lot of weird looks. Ironically I get the same weird looks if I pick up a piece of pizza with my hands in Sweden.

If I am at a restaurant I use a knife and fork....at home I can go either way.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
9. Not being rude either, but I've never seen anyone eat pizza with a fork and knife.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:11 PM
Mar 2016

Although my grandfather did like to roll up spaghetti onto a spoon and eat it. TO each their own.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
13. Here's one reason:
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:16 PM
Mar 2016

Front incisor crowns, no implants possible.

At least, try to think of that one the next time you see someone being 'sacrilegious' with their pizza.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
16. Maybe..That's not the reason Kasich gave though
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:33 PM
Mar 2016

He said the pizza was too hot. So... let it cool off. How does using a fork make it less hot?

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
18. It makes it less hot in the same way a fork does with all other hot foods:
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:43 PM
Mar 2016

smaller pieces cool off faster when they are surrounded by air (off the plate) and being actively blown on. At least, that's how it works with my forks

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
19. makes sense but ok -
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:47 PM
Mar 2016

cut it into smaller pieces and pick it up with your hand when it's cooled off. NO FORK!

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
24. Honestly, I have no problem with people eating it however they want.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:53 PM
Mar 2016

The very idea that this is an issue at all is laughable

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
25. I know, right?
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:56 PM
Mar 2016

My mother (almost 90) eats just about everything with a knife and fork.

Hamburgers, pizza, grilled cheese sandwiches.

She always has done so. I don't hold it against her lol.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
27. Hey, to me it's more of a compliment
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:00 AM
Apr 2016

if people keep eating! Not to mention eating it all and "cleaning their plate"

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
29. Yup.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:03 AM
Apr 2016

I really cannot imagine judging people by how they eat their food lol.

DU never fails to amaze.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
31. Well, it's not just DU.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:10 AM
Apr 2016

It's a common foodie no-no, as if it somehow changes the flavor.

I learned this years ago when I was supplying a local coffee house with a flourless chocolate cake I used to make. I would frost it as specified in my recipe (top and sides) but discovered from the coffeehouse that it wasn't selling well at all. So what did I do? I added some chocolate shavings to the side. Made it look prettier. The flavor of the cake remained exactly the same. And yet, it sold out, and faster than the other cake had.

When it comes to food, people are idiots. And traditions just make that idiocy worse.

pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
41. If you're going to the trouble of cutting it up, why pick up the little pieces with your hands?
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 01:33 AM
Apr 2016

Spearing little pieces IS easier with a fork. But picking up a whole slice is easier with your hand.

You can't seriously think it would look better for someone to cut pizza into little, less hot pieces, and then pick up each little piece with his fingers.

LiberalArkie

(15,708 posts)
2. Some people just do not like to get their hands dirty. They are fun to watch eating wings
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 07:52 PM
Mar 2016

and legs and BBQ ribs.

ejbr

(5,856 posts)
8. Being the devil's advocate
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 08:08 PM
Mar 2016

and I mean DEVIL, maybe he didn't have time to wash hands after shaking hands with his grubby supporters?

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)
11. I'm a Connecticut coast guy...
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:06 PM
Mar 2016

Real pizza is cooked in a wood fired brick oven covered with scamorza cheese (A smoked water buffalo mozzerrella ) and served at 4500-6000 degrees farenheit...Believe me I have the burn scars on my chin...

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
12. That is one of the worst things I have seen a politician do.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:16 PM
Mar 2016

Wow, I am not sure they should even be allowed to retain citizenship after that. I am sort of kidding.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
23. Well this is much worse.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:26 PM
Mar 2016

Everyone raised in the US knows what pizza is. Not everyone is familiar with tamales. I was lucky I had friends that taught me stuff.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
36. I first saw pizza when I was in college. I ate it then (and now) with a knife and fork.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:48 AM
Apr 2016

Hell, I eat bacon with a fork. It's a clean hands thing.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
14. I'm impressed that Kasich knows how to use a knife and fork properly
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:30 PM
Mar 2016

(most Americans don't, and it's something that actually got a few US spies caught by the Germans during WWII)

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)
17. God Bill...
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:40 PM
Mar 2016

that's really embarrassing. You're the Mayor of the God Damned city, the least you can do is act like you've eaten there!

KatyMan

(4,189 posts)
20. Jesus...how about
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:48 PM
Mar 2016

It being o.k. to eat something the way you want to. It sounds like a "no true Scotsman" argument.

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)
22. No...
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:14 PM
Mar 2016

that's like calling "Papa Johns" real pizza. Being a foodie and partial food snob I feel comfortable saying that.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
33. So, please explain to me how it changes the flavor of the pizza?
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:19 AM
Apr 2016

Because, ultimately, that's all your tastebuds care about. Your mind cannot change the flavor because that's a chemical process that is set by the cooking of the pizza. Eating it with your hands or a knife and fork changes nothing, other than hurting the feelings of uptight foodies.

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)
42. You...
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 10:07 AM
Apr 2016

actually think this is a serious policy discussion right? None of this screams to you? Your putting this on par with real election issues? Speaking of up tight, lighten up.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
43. You might be surprised at how some people do react to this, seriously.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 10:38 AM
Apr 2016

Usually they're strong traditionalists, and sometimes they're foodies. But most times it's people who seem to think it really is sacrilegious to eat pizza in ways other than the traditional way, and to do so in New York City, no less!!1!

Again, it's laughable that it's serious to people, even on this thread.

MrWendel

(1,881 posts)
44. I'm a foodie...
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 10:51 AM
Apr 2016

in the way that I want to try almost anything once and be like Guy on Drive in, dinners, and dives to hit as many gems as possible. Tho its harder now that I've been going to a gym. That said, eating pizza with anything other than your hands is still wrong. At least to me.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
45. Friends have called me a foodie, but I'm really not.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 10:55 AM
Apr 2016

I'm nowhere near as adventurous any more, preferring those handful of places I know have quality food. The rest I make myself.

And now I'm "juicing" with a new appliance. It seems to reign in my appetite. We'll see what it does for my weight...

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
37. Reminds me of this Seinfeld episode. Seriously funny.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 12:49 AM
Apr 2016

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