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What grocery items do you never buy?

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Processed and in-bag veggies/produces such as salads/carrots/etc.

I rather cut and clean them fresh veggies myself.
 
highland145 said:
Wait, you guys don't have the self stocking fridges and pantries?


Next you be telling me that you do laundry.
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The price is too high for those "self stocking fridges and pantries and laundry". Those never ending honey do list and non stop nagging. <from what I hear of>
 
Soups for sure.Some of the garbage they are selling are truly dreadful, some expensive ones are ridicously overpriced too.Far healthier, and cheaper to make your own.I ate a tesco pea and ham soup a few months ago,and lucky me i got the 1 piece of ham in It was that small it got stuck between my teeth.Outrageous.
 
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Alcohol for sure. We're asian and it's poison.

Also agree with Soda. I basically drink ice water 95% of my existence anymore. Nice and refreshing just the way it is.
 
Alcohol, white sugar, American cheese or any that comes in a can, bologna, frozen entrees, hot dogs, pre baked cookies, I could go on.


DigDog said:
just had some;
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all they needed was an extra little bit of chili oil:
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and you got a great little snack. 500 calories, plenty of fluids, plenty of taste.
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I use Nong Shim ramen when I make budaejigae, one of my comfort foods. Throw the spice packs in along with the usual amount of chili powder and gochujang, then overclock it with just a tad of ghost pepper. I don't do the cheese singles thing, never have. My own version of hot pot in a way.
 
rh71 said:
Alcohol for sure. We're asian and it's poison.

Also agree with Soda. I basically drink ice water 95% of my existence anymore. Nice and refreshing just the way it is.
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Had some Filipino brothers as friends down in Florida. One could go drink with us Mcs and no worries. The other two would turn bright red and start to sweat after drinking 1-2 fluid oz of anything containing alcohol. But I've seen Japanese and especially Koreans drink like, well, Russians. I'm confused. It can't be like with Native Americans right, with little to no alcohol exposure pre contact? Asian cultures have been brewing and distilling their own stuff for a long time themselves haven't they? Sake, soju and baiju come immediately to mind.

Someone educate me here.
 
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kage69 said:
Had some Filipino brothers as friends down in Florida. One could go drink with us Mcs and no worries. The other two would turn bright red and start to sweat after drinking 1-2 fluid oz of anything containing alcohol. But I've seen Japanese and especially Koreans drink like, well, Russians. I'm confused. It can't be like with Native Americans right, with little to no alcohol exposure pre contact? Asian cultures have been brewing and distilling their own stuff for a long times themselves haven't they? Sake, soju and baiju come immediately to mind.

Someone educate me here.
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enzyme deficiency

random googled article
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Why do people with East Asian heritage get flushed after drinking alcohol?

Facial flushing when drinking alcohol is caused by an inherited deficiency in one of the enzymes involved in the breakdown of alcohol.
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rh71 said:
Alcohol for sure. We're asian and it's poison.

Also agree with Soda. I basically drink ice water 95% of my existence anymore. Nice and refreshing just the way it is.
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Since the pandemic, etc., etc., I buy my alcohol (beer) from local breweries to support them. Many started curbside pickup and have continued even after limited openings. Picking up 5 cases of some fine craft beer later this afternoon.

Before the pandemic I bought it from the breweries a pint at a time, in person.
 
Aldehyde dehydrogenase huh.

One of the brothers not having it though, hrmm. Very interesting, but in way that I kind don't want to look into too much. Was my buddy "the milkman's son"?
 
Every once in a blue moon I'll buy a 4pack or less of some kind of boutique soda, but that's it. I never used to buy soda for home at all, but I'd drink a ton of draft soda from convenience stores. Now, my yearly average is probably 1 soda every three weeks to a month, and never draft anymore unless it comes with some kind of meal package.
 
JM Aggie08 said:
We drink the hell out of Waterloo/La Croix/Topo Chico. All about that sparkly life.
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I only discovered Topo Chico like a year or two ago. Ooooooh my gosh. I don't like sparkling at ALL but that stuff is AMAZING! Especially if you can find the glass-bottled version!
 
Kaido said:
I only discovered Topo Chico like a year or two ago. Ooooooh my gosh. I don't like sparkling at ALL but that stuff is AMAZING! Especially if you can find the glass-bottled version!
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We go through a case every 2 weeks lol. Super popular in Texas. A+ with tacos.
 
JM Aggie08 said:
We go through a case every 2 weeks lol. Super popular in Texas. A+ with tacos.
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It's SUPER rare to find it up here. We have like one Rite-aid that stocks it. World Market ran out. I looked at shipping prices but meh.

It's the only sparkling water I've ever liked. I dunno what they put in it but it's perfect!
 
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