Answer #3

[vakkotaur]

Q: Raisins in cole slaw. Good or bad? Discuss.

A: Raisins in cole slaw are an abomination. They ruin the flavor of the slaw and even removing the raisins doesn't help as the flavor that doesn't belong remains. Cole slaw should be a bit tart with vinegar, or maybe slightly - not overly - creamy for the creamy style. Raisins seem to make the slaw somewhat sweet which is just plain wrong.

Raisins are fine by themselves and maybe in some cereals, but in general raisins, like nuts, do not belong in other foods. Many an otherwise good bread or cinamon roll is ruined by the inclusion of raisins, just as brownies are too often contaminutted.

Comments

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Tell you what. You can give me all the raisins you don't want, because I like them in all the places you mention and more.

--'Tivo

[kinkyturtle.livejournal.com]

Raisins belong in carrot salad, not cole slaw!

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

Raisins in carrot salad? Ewwwwww!

[jmaynard.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Why waste perfectly good raisins on shredded orange yuk?

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

Who said anything about shredded yams?

[malterre.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think raisins don't belong in tuna salad either. (but that's what happens when you get a yuppie food service with attitude)

[aedifica]

I've never had (or, I think, seen) raisins in cole slaw, but I like raisins in all kinds of foods, especially if they're golden raisins. They're good in rice, in Indian dishes, in some breads... I even tried putting them in ramen once. That didn't work out so well, but more because it's hard to get the raisins to stick on the fork while wrapping noodles around it. (Of course, not every ramen flavor would work for this!)

But then, I'm a big fan of foods being both savory and sweet. I also like pineapple on my pizza.

P.S. I like "contaminutted." Good word. *grin*

[moufette.livejournal.com]

Egg here, jic this thing won't log me in. Anyway, it doesn't matter at all to me, as cole slaw in general is evil. Period.