Why do we have to put pumpkin in everything?

[angminas]

Pumpkin rules. Next up: why is there salt in everything?

 

[pete6032]

Pumpkin might be OK in Chili. You probably wouldn't notice it, or at most it would bring a little moment of sweet taste to compliment the spice of the chili.

 

[Anubis]

I only eat stuff I like. I could care less what the flavour of the month is.

how much less could you care?

 

[FerrelGeek]

Because basic white girls.

ftfy

 

[gorcorps]

Yeah, it's getting a little ridiculous. I was joking with the wife-like-figure that she is single handedly driving the pumpkin craze numbers.

We've had pumpkin spice bagels, coffee cake, scones, cream cheese, peanut butter, M&Ms, and yogurt come through the house in the last month... and that's just what I remember. D:

There's pumpkin spice m&ms? I've never even heard of such a thing, but I googled and sure as shit there they were. Also have never seen pumpkin peanut butter either, and that sounds terrible.

 

[FerrelGeek]

 

[Rakehellion]

pumpkin spice lattes aren't bad

False.

 

[SP33Demon]

Okay, pumpkin spice lattes aren't bad, overrated but not bad. And I live McDonald's pumpkin pies but this it taking it way too far. Do we really have to take everything to such ridiculous extremes? I saw this on Facebook and at first I thought it was an onion article. Not it's actually a local store chain promoting a recipe for pumpkin chili. WTF? I'm pretty open minded, but I really don't that working out. Chili if it's anywhere even close to tasting how it should would drown out any trace of pumpkin flavor so it would have to be pretty bland in order to taste pumpkin anyway. And besides who the fuck was eating chili and thought to themselves 'you know this would taste so trendy if I put pumpkin in it. It's like we live in an age when all you need to do is add some trendy ingredient to an otherwise common and ordinary recipe and suddenly you've become a culinary genius. Hey I know how I can one up them. I'll add sriracha sauce, acai berries, avocado, quinoa, to peanut butter and jelly, but instead of calling it peanut butter and jelly, I'll call it 'beurre de cacahuète et gelée' and serve it on artisan bread so people will think it's fancy and pay $20 for it. It'll even come with an edible rfid chip that automatically posts to Facebook upon consumption.

Was about to say shut your whore mouth pumpkins are incredible, but the edible rfid chip made me chuckle thinking about hipsters eating rfid chips. Well done.

 

[SlitheryDee]

My question would be why do only have pumpkin pie around the holidays? I love pumpkin pie. The rest of the pumpkinized commercial products can fuck off though.

 

[destrekor]

My question would be why do only have pumpkin pie around the holidays? I love pumpkin pie. The rest of the pumpkinized commercial products can fuck off though.

Unfortunately, pie pumpkins, and pumpkins in general, are very seasonal. Shortages present an issue just filling enough pies as it is.


I love pumpkin pie and agree, everything else just given "pumpkin pie spice" is not at all the same.

However - there is one non-pie pumpkin product that absolutely rules:
Pumpkin and Sea Salt Caramel Concrete Mixer @ Culver's. Real pumpkin puree mixed into the ice cream, with some caramel sauce.

OMG. It's magical. :wub:

 

[SP33Demon]

The great vast majority of things do not have pumpkin added to them. Most years, I manage to make it through the entire fall season getting exposed to pumpkin once or twice, usually pumpkin pie the mother in law makes. And its good, so I dont mind it. I had a pumpkin ale once, never again!

What about pumpkin metal? Maybe a band could add the sound of exploding pumpkins to the beat of their song. "Dude, that band shreds so hard and it also doubles as Deathcore and Pumpkincore"

 

[cronos]

Presumably the garbage. I for one am not going to eat a pumpkin that sat out on the front step for a week rotting away. I'm assuming most pumpkin food is made with fresh pumpkin, not nasty week old carved pumpkins.

So now you know! D:

With the risk of stating the obvious, you cleared the pulp out before you begin any kind of carving, and put them away to make pies, etc. Also, go to a farm around Halloween, and take a pumpkin patch tour. There are thousands of pumpkins out there in any single farm and maybe a few hundred of those will get picked and carved. What do you think happens with the rest? Hello Starbucks!

 

[gorcorps]

So now you know! D:

With the risk of stating the obvious, you cleared the pulp out before you begin any kind of carving, and put them away to make pies, etc. Also, go to a farm around Halloween, and take a pumpkin patch tour. There are thousands of pumpkins out there in any single farm and maybe a few hundred of those will get picked and carved. What do you think happens with the rest? Hello Starbucks!

I thought it was pretty well known that the pumpkin lattes from starbucks don't have any actual pumpkin ingredients. It's all chemical flavor the last I checked.

 

[destrekor]

Everyone is carving all kinds of Halloween pumpkins in the past few weeks. Where do you think all the pulp go.

Presumably the garbage. I for one am not going to eat a pumpkin that sat out on the front step for a week rotting away. I'm assuming most pumpkin food is made with fresh pumpkin, not nasty week old carved pumpkins.

Well...
no, the pulp is not what gets consumed. That stuff is junk. Throw it out, but get the seeds out and bake them.

You get a pie pumpkin, which is a smaller, meatier, and sweeter pumpkin. You scoop out the pulp and seeds, and then you cut up the pumpkin and cook it. Then you remove the meat from the rind/skin and puree.

You can use any pumpkin, even Jack o Lantern types, but they won't have the same texture or flavor as a traditional pie pumpkin, which are definitely not ideal for carving.

 

[destrekor]

I thought it was pretty well known that the pumpkin lattes from starbucks don't have any actual pumpkin ingredients. It's all chemical flavor the last I checked.

I thought it was just Pumpkin Spice - which is just a marketed name for a collection of various spices.

Something flavored with that will "remind" you of pumpkin because that's the only time we normally receive that collection of spices in those specific ratios, so aside from spice flavor, it's also relying on your brain to make the connotation and draw upon memory and pleasant reminders of ma's cooking.

 

[ControlD]

Well...
no, the pulp is not what gets consumed. That stuff is junk. Throw it out, but get the seeds out and bake them.

You get a pie pumpkin, which is a smaller, meatier, and sweeter pie. You scoop out the pulp and seeds, and then you cut up the pie and cook it. Then you remove the meat from the rind/skin and puree.

You can use any pumpkin, even Jack o Lantern types, but they won't have the same texture or flavor as a traditional pie pumpkin, which are definitely not ideal for carving.

Oh man .. this is making me hungry. I think Pumpkin Pie (it deserves caps) is just about my favorite food.

 

[natto fire]

So now you know! D:

With the risk of stating the obvious, you cleared the pulp out before you begin any kind of carving, and put them away to make pies, etc. Also, go to a farm around Halloween, and take a pumpkin patch tour. There are thousands of pumpkins out there in any single farm and maybe a few hundred of those will get picked and carved. What do you think happens with the rest? Hello Starbucks!

First of all, the flavoring in most of this pumpkin themed stuff is actually a chemical that can be listed as a natural flavor, as long as it meets a certain criteria. Some use artificial flavoring, but even the "natural flavor" is just chemicals derived from certain plant materials.

Second, your pumpkin pies must taste bland, or your jack-o-lanterns look goofy. Pie pumpkins are smaller, sweeter and more dense than the ones that are used for carving.

 

[lxskllr]

Just had one of these...

Pretty good. Maine Root has tasty boutique sodas. Their ginger ale is tits.

 

[HeXen]

Because of supply/demand and this time of year, there is demand for such flavors.

 

[brianmanahan]

i just had pumpkin ravioli from aldi

and it was delicious

 

[BurnItDwn]

What about pumpkin metal? Maybe a band could add the sound of exploding pumpkins to the beat of their song. "Dude, that band shreds so hard and it also doubles as Deathcore and Pumpkincore"

Unfortunatly, grunge has already smashed pumpkins, they are no longer available as a metal vegetable. Metal should stick to non-red chillies, and maybe onions and garlic.