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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I don't care what y'all think. Nothing about my food being hot or even warm makes it any better for me. I always burn tongue and even if I don't, I really don't enjoy rushing to swallow because my mouth is at risk of inflicting pain. Even when it's slightly warm, I don't like it. I want my food stone cold, no matter what the food is.

I always let my food cool down, not even to room temperature, I let it cool even longer and I eat everything stone cold. It lets me properly savor the flavor, without worrying about too much heat. Eating cold food for me is a relaxing experience, eating hot food is a panic-inducing one, and eating slightly warm food is boring, not any better than stone cold food. I'll even gladly eat food straight out of the fridge and enjoy it! I've been called "crazy" and "perverse" for this many, many times.

I like my food stone cold and refuse to eat it even mildly warm, always letting it cool down way below room temperature. Screw what anyone thinks 😆

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ComicalMayhem lemmy.world ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
#2 · Quote Reply

Yeah that's definitely unpopular. I could not imagine eating everything cold, like what the fuck?

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CerebralHawks lemmy.dbzer0.com cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-08-18
#3 · Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended.

There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#4 · Quote Reply

Yeah that's definitely unpopular. I could not imagine eating everything cold, like what the fuck?

Sue me
I do indeed eat everything cold. I get soo much shit from my bf for that 😂

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LibertyLizard slrpnk.net LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-14
#5 · Quote Reply

I feel exactly opposite to this. If I never ate any cold food again it would be too soon.

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#6 · Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended. There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

Yeah, umm...coffe and tea both. Stone cold, just like my food 😆
Not even joking...

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andrewta lemmy.world andrewta@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#7 · Quote Reply

If you are that concerned about burning your mouth or your tongue on even slightly warm food, I can recommend a really good therapist to help you out on that.

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#8 · Quote Reply

If you are that concerned about burning your mouth or your tongue on even slightly warm food, I can recommend a really good therapist to help you out on that.

I'm currently switching therapists, so not talking to one at the moment. However, I'm almost positive I have some form of OCD, not just because of this.

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Speiser0 feddit.org Speiser0@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-27
#9 · Quote Reply

In case you ever want to try eating warm food again, try putting a stone next to the food in the oven. That way the food will be stone cold and warm at the same time.

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BassTurd lemmy.world BassTurd@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
#10 · Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended. There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

I'm the opposite on coffee and tea. Definitely prefer both really warm, but not hot, I don't like either cold, but I like cold coffee less than I like cold tea. I will finish them as a punishment for letting them get cold though.

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BassTurd lemmy.world BassTurd@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
#11 · Quote Reply

I don't like food hot enough to burn my mouth, but I definitely far prefer food that's intended to be warm to be warm. I don't hate cold food though and in times of pure laziness, I will eat straight from the fridge instead of heating it up and be fine. Something like a cheeseburger, there's zero chance I'm eating one not at least warm, or like a fettuccine Alfredo where the sauce congeals after it's chilled, hard pass.

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toomanypancakes crazypeople.online toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online
Joined: 2026-05-14
#12 · Quote Reply

I eat a lot of cold meals and this is still wild to me. Definitely an unpopular take.

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Zensate lemmy.world Zensate@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-15
#13 · Quote Reply

So when did you find out you had autism?

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PhilosoDOOM lemmy.world AnalogAllamma@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-11
#14 · Quote Reply

So when did you find out you had autism?

A single visit Stone Cold Creamery must of triggered it.

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njm1314 lemmy.world njm1314@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#15 · Quote Reply

I just had a lovely meal of tortellini and the thought of it Stone Cold sounds gross.

By the way I could not get the speech to text to write Stone Cold without capitalizing it. Which I kind of like.

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Denvil piefed.world Denvil@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-05-04
#16 · Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended. There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

In my American opinion, cold tea is only good if you dump enough sugar in it to give you a heart attack. Unsweetened is just plain inferior to hot tea.

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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#17 · Quote Reply

You must love gazpacho

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rockSlayer lemmy.blahaj.zone rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-02-24
#18 · Quote Reply

I cannot comprehend this. Seriously, all the more power to you but what the fuck

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Tanis Nikana lemmy.world tanisnikana@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-19
#19 · (edited) Quote Reply

Character development for Miisha? Neat!

Everyone’s got quirks, yours are harmless.

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Tanis Nikana lemmy.world tanisnikana@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-19
#20 · Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended. There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

What about iced coffee? People love that stuff, and she’s prolly no different.

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oce 🐆 jlai.lu oce@jlai.lu
Joined: 2023-07-07
#21 · (edited) Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended. There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

Cold green tea and oolong tea are super common in Asia.

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oce 🐆 jlai.lu oce@jlai.lu
Joined: 2023-07-07
#22 · Quote Reply

Do you think you have some trauma from childhood of parents serving you food too hot and actually burning your mouth?

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
#23 · Quote Reply

Damn! That may be the most unpopular opinion I've seen on this community!

However, you aren't entirely alone. I've known a few people that are right with you. Not many, but enough that I've tried some things cold but fresh, as in putting it in a fridge until it's fully cooled.

Gotta say, I do not share the opinion for the vast majority of foods, and I found that some things are even worse cold than warm (things I didn't like already).

That being said, some soups are nice cold, and some varieties of pizza are as good, though the crust becomes untenable.

THAT being said, you rock on with yo sef. Ain't enough room in the world to be a food snob. You like what you like, and screw what anyone else thinks (just don't do it to them lol)

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SchmidtGenetics lemmy.world SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-05
#24 · (edited) Quote Reply

Sue me I do indeed eat everything cold. I get soo much shit from my bf for that 😂

I used to get ripped on for eating Chunky soup from a can on construction sites.

The caveat it, during winter you need warm food to get your body temp back up, but spring to fall, fair game.

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southsamurai (he/him/pronoun agnostic) sh.itjust.works southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-19
#25 · Quote Reply

That is a hot take, irony intended. There’s probably some good scientific reason for eating meat hot. And coffee? I can kinda deal but the tea? Throw it straight out if it’s not piping hot and I don’t care how the Americans take it.

Most foods taste more when at least warm. Notice I said more, not better.

That's because once things get cooler, scent molecules don't hit your nose as well, and fat soluble flavors aren't as available to the tongue. Whether or not that's "better" is subjective, but you can test it out fairly easily

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darthsundhaft piefed.social darthsundhaft@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-19
#26 · Quote Reply

Stone cold toad

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JoshCodes programming.dev joshcodes@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-14
#27 · Quote Reply

Stupid question... What do you do with pizza? Isnt melted stringy cheese enjoyable? Why am I asking, I know the answer already.
Take my upvote and go

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Anchorxiety reddthat.com Anchorxiety@reddthat.com
Joined: 2026-04-03
#28 · Quote Reply

What about drinks?

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✺roguetrick✺ lemmy.world roguetrick@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-16
#29 · (edited) Quote Reply

You like your saturated fat stick to your teeth hard. That's fine. Serious question though, how do you stand eating anything high in saturated fat? Or with proteins in liquid that congeal? Or shit waiting for your food's hot emulsions to separate?

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corsicanguppy lemmy.ca corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-12
#30 · (edited) Quote Reply

Yeah that's definitely unpopular. I could not imagine eating everything cold, like what the fuck?

Haaaate cold food when it's not ice cream or fruit.

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EatMyPixelDust lemmy.blahaj.zone EatMyPixelDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-07-07
#31 · Quote Reply

I don't eat everything cold, but I like some foods cold and a day old, like pizza, it almost always tastes better than fresh, in my opinion.

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farmgineer nord.pub farmgineer@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-04-25
#32 · Quote Reply

Cold pizza makes me want to vomit. I think most things taste better heated, but I think most people go too hot (my mouth burns easily and nothing has managed to fix that (techniques people recommend, just burning the shit out of my mouth repeatedly (yay, pealing skin constantly!), etc.)).

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[object Object] lemmy.ca panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-20
#33 · Quote Reply

But you can't have pea soup stone cold, and pea soup is the highest plane of soup

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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#34 · Quote Reply

Damn! That may be the most unpopular opinion I've seen on this community! However, you aren't entirely alone. I've known a few people that are right with you. Not many, but enough that I've tried some things cold but fresh, as in putting it in a fridge until it's fully cooled. Gotta say, I do not share the opinion for the vast majority of foods, and I found that some things are even worse cold ...

A friend of mine would never drink anything hot or warm. He only ever drank cold drinks.

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QuiteQuickQum lemmy.world QuiteQuickQum@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-30
#35 · Quote Reply

So, you put all food in the fridge before eating it? Because otherwise it's impossible to cool down below room temperature. 🤓

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Mouselemming sh.itjust.works Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-12
#36 · Quote Reply

But you can't have pea soup stone cold, and pea soup is the highest plane of soup

You could, it would just be very thick.

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Mouselemming sh.itjust.works Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-12
#37 · Quote Reply

I think you're tasting a different flavor profile than the rest of us because for instance sugar is less tasteable cold. But that's okay, you enjoy your food whatever way you like it! Also, your way is much easier to deal with than someone who wants their food piping hot. Any delay can overcook or burn their food. Not you! Make ahead, put in fridge, come back anytime between 20 minutes and 24 hours later, it will be nice and cold, safe and unchanged.

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chunkystyles sopuli.xyz chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-29
#38 · Quote Reply

A single visit Stone Cold Creamery must of triggered it.

Now that's a new and unique villain origin story.

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some_kind_of_guy lemmy.world some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-07-14
#39 · Quote Reply

I don't eat everything cold, but I like some foods cold and a day old, like pizza, it almost always tastes better than fresh, in my opinion.

I can get on board with that one. I love the texture of leftover pizza straight from the fridge.

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cmbabul slrpnk.net cmbabul@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-08-11
#40 · Quote Reply

What do you do at restaurants?

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psud aussie.zone psud@aussie.zone
Joined: 2023-07-26
#41 · Quote Reply

I'm thinking of my favourite foods from past to present and all except boiled eggs are better cold.

Roast meat is best from the fridge

Roast potato is best from the fridge

Custard is best after a couple of days in the fridge

Steak is great the day after cooking

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FukOui lemmy.zip FukOui@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-26
#42 · Quote Reply

Correction: some food are better eaten cold. My personal favorite is cold pasta with optional sauce

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Cethin lemmy.zip Cethin@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-07-01
#43 · Quote Reply

This is not an insult. Have you taken any tests to see if you may be autistic? If not, you should.

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idiomaddict lemmy.world idiomaddict@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-16
#44 · Quote Reply

So, you put all food in the fridge before eating it? Because otherwise it's impossible to cool down below room temperature. 🤓

Outside is often colder than the rooms we live in

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thatsTheCatch lemmy.nz thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-23
#45 · Quote Reply

I think this wins the comm. Even more than the BJ post

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#46 · Quote Reply

Character development for Miisha? Neat! Everyone’s got quirks, yours are harmless.

This probably isn't the development people were hoping for, now they're gonna hate me 😭 /s

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#47 · (edited) Quote Reply

Do you think you have some trauma from childhood of parents serving you food too hot and actually burning your mouth?

No...I think I'm just a straight up weirdo

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#48 · Quote Reply

This is not an insult. Have you taken any tests to see if you may be autistic? If not, you should.

No but I'm fairly certain I have at least some kind of OCD

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#49 · Quote Reply

Correction: some food are better eaten cold. My personal favorite is cold pasta with optional sauce

Nah. I like all food cold :3

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#50 · Quote Reply

What do you do at restaurants?

I wait. For my food to get stone cold. And eveyone hates me 😆

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Miisha ♀️ lemmy.blahaj.zone Miisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-09-25
#51 · Quote Reply

So, you put all food in the fridge before eating it? Because otherwise it's impossible to cool down below room temperature. 🤓

Actually, yeah, I do that a lot. My bf yells at me for putting hot lasagna in the fridge for hours at a time...

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