Rationing Comes to Whole Foods

[theboss]

They were completely out of Porcinis last night.

I had to make lobster ravioli instead of lobster and porcini ravioli.

Damn Ethanol!!!

[babylonsister]

1. I'm sure people on DU who are trying to decide whether they

can go another week without ketchup will enjoy your post. :eyes:

[theboss]

3. Is ketchup a staple?

Seems like an odd thing to be without?

And in reality, I had Arby's for dinner last night. I worked late.

But porcinis tend to be really difficult to find.

[Breeze54]

5. It's a vegetable

according to Raygun. I had a boss suggest that we eat spaghetti
with ketchup on it, one time, when I asked for a raise. :eyes:

[trof]

8. According to Reagan it's a vegetable.

As far as school menu requirements are concerned.
:eyes:

[RaleighNCDUer]

20. Of COURSE ketchup is a staple.

It's good on anything except ice cream.

It is the duct tape of foods.

[theboss]

22. I buy one of those giant squeeze bottles of Heinz every year

And am always completely stymied when it runs out.

[Ilsa]

26. We used to get by with the little ketchup packets from the local burger joint.

Why buy condiments? ;)

Actually, I like mayo and mustard, and always have those handy for sandwiches. I've gone ages without ketchup, though.

[ikojo]

36. My sister and her three kid would agree

with you there. I cannot stand ketchup.

They put it on almost everything.

[superkia]

34. When I was growing up a ketchup sandwich was the best when...

compared to just a bread sandwich. Mayonnaise and mustard worked as well.

[ikojo]

37. I used to eat mayonnaise (or in most cases Miracle

Whip) sandwiches when I was a kid.

[roguevalley]

41. don't worry. when food shortages hit america, pitchforks through

the heads of idiots with money and no conscience will take care of that.

[ret5hd]

2. friendless twit

[natrat]

4. we have a winner for post in poorest taste

[theboss]

6. Like I'm the only one here who shops at Whole Foods

Please....

[ret5hd]

7. Yes, we all get our caviar and organic truffles there...but then, you knew that already.

[theboss]

14. Seriously, get their green beans if nothing else

I don't care for their breads that much, and you can get most of the other stuff at the "organics" market in Safeway...but the veggies are insanely good.

Good fish market too.

[ret5hd]

17. How should i instruct the help to prepare them?

[theboss]

19. Steamed with a little garlic

Thanks.

[trof]

21. They have ORGANIC truffles?

Damn.
The only ones I can find are the pesticide laden ones.
And they are NOT free range.

[theboss]

23. Wegman's actually tends to have the best truffles

Just saying.

[depakid]

13. Only two places nearby that have good cheese

and one of them is Whole Foods.

Sorry to sound snobbish, but there's no substitute for authentic parmigiana reggiano.

[hedgehog]

10. I thought it was a pretty good copy cat, myself.

And it's been up this long without getting kicked to the Lounge, too!

[AlCzervik]

9. Lobster? What a peasant, thats what i feed my indentured servants.

:D

[hvn_nbr_2]

11. Ha! What a peasant you are! I feed that to my indentured servants' cats' fleas.

:D
:toast:

Edit: Oh, crap! I thought this was the Lounge.

[AlCzervik]

12. nice.

Hmmm?

[trof]

15. I know. It's getting ugly.

There was a riot at the Piggly Wiggly today.
They were completely out of the canned smoked baby oysters and the sardines in Louisiana Cajun Hot Sauce.

The mob turned 17 shopping carts over in the parking lot and burned them.
Well, to be completely truthful, the only parts that burned were the plastic handle grips and kiddie seats and the rubber wheels.
But it made quite a stench and not a little smoke.
The volunteer fire department turned out and extinguished the blazes.
There was no loss of life and just a few minor injuries.

And it has been reported that a few DUers have no sense of humor.
But that's just an unfounded rumor at this point.
;-)

[Wiley50]

16. Did You try Staple's? They have everything.

Just not food.

Best place for food is ALDI

[theboss]

18. I feel dirty when I go in Aldi

Their food seems like it has already been tasted by someone.

[trof]

24. Why is this post not on the Greatest page?

What's WRONG with you people?
:shrug:

[theboss]

25. Damn their sense of humor

Rat bastards all of them.

[Breeze54]

30. Yeah, poor, hungry people is such a riot.

:eyes:

[trof]

32. BASTIDS!

;-)

[ColbertWatcher]

39. What's wrong?

We're starving, we haven't had our daily ketchup-covered Porcinis with arugula reduction, the staff haven't returned and there's news that shopping carts are burning at the market!

My cats eat pâté.

[aquart]

27. How witlessly smug.

[Dorian Gray]

28. SHITAKE!!!

[FirstLight]

29. I'm sorry to be a wet blanket, but food shortage is NOT funny!

My family and I have been there and aren't very far away from that point at any moment. We go without basics like fresh fruit and milk sometimes,
so you not being able to make your dish is kinda, well, insensitive? you think so?


I guess we should just have a good laugh now, while we all have full stomachs & refrigeraors (and running water, electricity, etc)...the painful part will come soon enough...

[ColbertWatcher]

35. They're out of wet blankets too! n/t

[Subdivisions]

38. Relax! Sometimes a little brevity helps keep one from

bursting into tears.

We all know hunger isn't funny. It's deadly serious. 94% of us aren't far away from being hungry. Two paychecks gone and I'm eatin' from the food bank - if they have any food.

[MonkeyFunk]

31. What was the arugula situation?

[theboss]

40. Bleak

Dark days

[ColbertWatcher]

33. I blame Nancy Pelosi.

I know she's behind this somehow.

[KoKo]

42. I've heard Lobster Ravioli is her Fave! n/t