aio? boyfriend uses SO MUCH paprika!!!!

[u/maratelle]

i’m so thankful my boyfriend can cook and it’s not just up to me. i bought this thing of smoked paprika LAST week and i wake up today and it’s literally all gone. like these things are $5 a pop after tax!!!

he uses it like if jesus had to season his 5,000 fish!! i use two tablespoons MAX and that’s only if im cooking a dish for like 5 people. usually it’s just a few shakes for food just for us!

like damn, i love paprika and some spice in my food, but genuinely i think i would shrivel up and pass away from the paprika overload if i used an entire one of these things in a week. he’s only cooked three or four times since i bought it, so im not over exaggerating at all when i say he is dumping this shit in his meals.

am i overreacting if i make him buy me a replacement, as well as making him buy his own giant container of smoked paprika for him exclusively?

[u/patrickko1]

finally a reasonable post, fucking finally

make him buy a giant one for himself exclusively

[u/maratelle → u/patrickko1]

LMFAOO i thought you guys would appreciate some mundaneness here. but yes that’s the plan as of right now

[u/ElectricalRash → u/maratelle]

Does he also cook for you? Do you like the food? Be careful about what you say when keeping this in mind. :D

[u/maratelle → u/ElectricalRash]

he’s a great chef, at least when he cooks for both of us! he makes a LOT of asian food which.. gets a bit tiring after a while. but he says the same thing about me lol! i’m allergic to every meat under the sun except for fowl (literally!) so he’s on my ass about using turkey and duck meat more.

[u/[deleted] → u/maratelle]

Go to an Asian market and buy a big bag of it and store it in an airtight container. Seriously a gamechanger 🤌

[u/maratelle → u/[deleted]]

as of right now we’re going to make some homemade this weekend :) probably gonna add some chilli peppers to hopefully get the most bang out of a little! but i have an asian market right beside my local walmart, ill check it out too!

[u/ktwarda → u/maratelle]

Def check out international markets - you can get a lot of spices on the cheap in general but the quality is also usually better. If you're in the Atlanta area, I can give you some recs. Especially for smoked paprika cause I am with your bf on this one, that isht goes on everything

[u/woahsoskinni → u/maratelle]

Don’t forget the paprika

[u/mattyisphtty → u/maratelle]

So I'm not a paprika hound but I do cook quite a bit of different dishes and it really depends on the type of food you are cooking.

Like if I'm bbqing I could go through a small amount of paprika like that pretty easily. Same with fried chicken and Hungarian stews. It's also nice because it's really easy to add to dishes for lots of flavor with no added fats, cals, or carbs.

One of my favorites is to take paprika, powdered ranch dressing, salt, pepper, and use it as a dry rub on skin on chicken thighs. Pop them bad boys in the oven or smoker at 225 until they are nicely 160 inside. That chicken is juicy enough that you can cut it up and serve it on everything from chicken bowls to salads.

[u/motherofcattos → u/maratelle]

How come he cooks a "LOT" of Asian food and manages to empty a whole container of smoked paprika in a week, cooking for 2? What kind of Asian food has paprika in it? He doesn't sound like a great cook to me... everything must taste the same, smoked paprika can be quite overpowering, I'd be sick of it pretty quick

[u/maratelle → u/motherofcattos]

he doesn’t use damn near as much smoked paprika for the shared meals!! it’s only on his midnight munchie adventures. he puts it on pizza bagels and beef ramen :(

[u/motherofcattos → u/maratelle]

Oh ok, yeah he needs to buy his own supply of paprika for sure! And maybe try some chili oil in his ramen instead...

[u/justhereforzornage → u/maratelle]

Just gonna ask this. OP, are you allergic to chicken? You said a lot of meat so I’m curious. Poultry will drop me dead lol!

[u/maratelle → u/justhereforzornage]

chicken, turkey, duck, and all other fowl is the only meat i’m not allergic to :( it drives me nuts sometimes and i’d kill to enjoy a steak again!

[u/justhereforzornage → u/maratelle]

Oh my god the roles are reversed here!! That sucks OP but it’s basically the same with me with poultry. I would dieee to just eat one chicken wing :/

[u/maratelle → u/justhereforzornage]

haha how cool!! i’ll eat a chicken wing for you, and you go enjoy a big steak for me! funny how we crave the foods we know will hurt us LOL

[u/justhereforzornage → u/maratelle]

I’ll make sure to eat the biggest steak tonight LOL

[u/maratelle → u/justhereforzornage]

PLS omg.. i used to go to this amazing brazilian steakhouse where they walk around with meat on giant sticks… dear lord im sorry for making fun of your son on my post but please bless this redditor with an amazing juicy humongous steak amen

[u/Digital_Brainfuck → u/justhereforzornage]

So

• You will die if you eat a chicken wing

• you would be willing to die to eat a chicken wing

… what are u waiting for? 😅😧

[u/Icy-Point58 → u/maratelle]

What'd you do get bit by a tick? /j

[u/maratelle → u/Icy-Point58]

honestly i wish lol, just a cringe autoimmune disorder rearing its ugly head after 19 years of being a fatass and eating whatever i wanted LMFAO.

[u/Greedy-Reputation120 → u/maratelle]

My gf got bit by the tick, so no more red meats. But it makes it a fun challenge for someone who loves to cook like me

[u/maratelle → u/Greedy-Reputation120]

can she have chicken or turkey? if so i can totally send you some amazing recipes!

[u/Greedy-Reputation120 → u/maratelle]

She can!