/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I have very low tolerance for picky eaters. There's a certain point where it just becomes downright childish.
I just had an argument with a friend(who happens to be an extremely picky eater) about a steak he ate at a restuarant. He claimed that the said restuarant never gets his steak right. He said the "medium well" steak didn't have enough pink in it for him. When I suggested he just order the medium instead, he claimed that "medium well" is a universal standard and it should be done right. He said "Oh well, next time I'll just tell them to take it back". This really pissed me off. I asked him "Why not just fucking eat it?". And he replied with "Well I'm the customer and it's my right to do so".

If a place doesn't get your steak done right, eat it and don't order a god damn steak from the place next time. Sending a steak back just because it's not done to your liking is downright snobbish. Why give the restuarant all of the fucking trouble of getting you a new steak, combined with all the embarassment the employees have to go through to kiss your ass? If you're upset as a consumer, why would you continue to buy the services of said company. Buy something else or go elsewhere. It blows my fucking mind.

This whole situation reminded me of how picky of an eater he is. He won't eat certain types of cheeses, he won't eat certain types of meats prepared in certain ways, he'll pick out shit he doesn't like, he won't eat vegetables that aren't tomatoes etc.

Even if you don't like the taste of something, the sensation of taste lasts what? A few minutes at most while you're eating the meal. I've eaten shit that I found downright repulsive and I didn't give a shit. I've still gained more than the person that wouldn't eat it at all. It's food, billions of people probably eat said food, I really doubt it'll kill you unless you're allergic to it. You're not a child.

Are you a picky eater? If so, why are you such a pussy and how do you defend your child-like behavior?