first of all, why do I have to tell the chef how to make the steak? "medium rare"? "well done"? those are words made up by wizards or something. second of all I don't like how they taste. they're super expensive and they just taste so boring. chicken goated steak boring. I'm in my early 20s so I'm getting used to some "acquired taste" things slowly like wine and coffee but steak is still so bland.

  • Gorb [they/them]
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    10 days ago

    Steaks are more a signifier of status than something actually good to eat. In my head steak, cigars and whiskey all fall into the same category of "manly" shit that is actually just miserable.

    Whiskey tastes like fossilised underpants, cigars have no discernable flavour or fragrance and just burn my tongue and steaks taste like nothing regardless if its £1 or £100 and dry aged tastes like the steak was left behind a radiator and forgotten about. Anyone who has a different opinion is wrong

    • tripartitegraph [comrade/them]
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      10 days ago

      I love hexbear because we all roughly agree on some fundamentals and then I read a comment that feels beamed in from a world I’ll never know or experience

      • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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        10 days ago

        I get not liking whiskey. I fucking love scotch but I realize it's not for everyone. But cigars? There's a reason they're addictive lmao

        • tripartitegraph [comrade/them]
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          10 days ago

          Oh man, cigars are so damn good. I hate how enjoyable a good cigar with some nice whiskey or brandy is. Shit, even one of the jazz black & milds are nice occasionally.

      • Gorb [they/them]
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        10 days ago

        The only whiskey drink i like is an old fashioned but i feel like its more about the other ingredients that carry the cocktail then the whiskey itself. I could probably make one with rum which is the superior spirit.

          • Gorb [they/them]
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            10 days ago

            Cos it taste good and I can easily find high proof variants. Works well neat as well as in many cocktails and mixers and it makes me a pirate

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      • Owl [he/him]
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        10 days ago

        I like whiskey too, but it's clearly a niche taste for a specific kind of weirdo, and shouldn't be some symbol of masculinity any more than, say, having really specific tastes in ramen.

    • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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      10 days ago

      Cigars and whiskey are why we need revolution, tho. The man treats must be given to all people, regardless of gender or strength.

    • Cowbee [he/him]
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      10 days ago

      and whiskey all fall into the same category of "manly" shit that is actually just miserable.

      My one vice other than coffee oooaaaaaaauhhh

    • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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      9 days ago

      In my head steak, cigars and whiskey all fall into the same category of "manly" shit that is actually just miserable.

      I disagree. Cigars and whisky are amazing, although I prefer having them separately to enjoy my cigars better. As others said, they just shouldn't be considered "manly chud" shit. Everyone can enjoy these, but it doesn't mean everyone must enjoy them. It's okay if you don't like them, or the culture surrounding them, but when they're good, they're really good.

      Buy Cuban cigars, support the Cuban Revolution.