Oh yeah, garbage is always an option but the disposal would be better than that. 

Do not get hung up on the oranges, I promise you the rest of the world is not making them with Seville oranges because they are not common because they are crap.

While it doesn’t use all of the pith, it’s part of what is needed for marmalade.

not sure how the us situation is, over here having a bank account comes with a bank card that allows you to pay with pin or smaller amounts up to 50 euro contactless with swiping. So income is not that big an issue, but there is a mental difference, also it is easier to control spending with cash

That’s about 2:59:30 longer than it takes me with a dish sponge and a towel.

people often think “legal tender” equals “have to accept”

Only government debts. Private ones can refuse. And before you get the idea of paying in pennies for large debts, you will also be billed for the time it takes to process it.

Business absolutely CAN refuse cash. It’s a myth that taking cash is required.

I used to eat “raw” hot dogs as a child and the thought makes me so queasy now.

I’m in a moderate to low income area.

Cheap or cheapish knives are fine for 90% of people.  The main issue, aside from build quality, is that I would argue ALL cheap knives need a good sharpening before you use them out of the box.  With a proper sharpener you can turn even a dollar store knife into a razor blade.

That is an interesting question. I have never thought of it in detail, but hot dogs are fairly aggressively spiced compared to bologna, aren’t they? I’d classify them as firmer too, but still emulsified similarly. 

Yeah, one time I was in Hong Kong for a workshop with a bunch of coworkers during my birthday and we all went out to a Filipino restaurant.

Some East Asian countries consider fish “vegetarian.” It can be quite a culinary landmine for Western vegetarians. You can’t ask for “vegetarian,” you have to specify “only vegetable.”

Some aversions could be they don’t like the texture (for example seafood can be great but freshwater fish can lack a lot). Or had a bad experience, like someone forcing them to eat it, or the more common case of someone being shit at making it and them having to choke it down until they were an adult and moved out.

I would also point out some people/cultures equate “not eating meat” = not eating animal flesh. I had an ex from Japan who said she didn’t eat meat (seafood was fine), but was fine with things like things like pho, French onion soup, etc. so long as she wasn’t eating solid terrestrial animal parts

I’ve tasted tuna from a can, from a pouch, on a salad, in a sushi roll, in a wrap, in a box, with a fox. Okay so, those last two were just Dr. Seuss references, but you get my point.

yep.

I love meat, but I don’t love it so much that I cant stand the idea of a meal without something that mimics it. 

Not eating meat makes one a vegetarian or pescatarian, not necessarily a vegan.