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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can't share the recipe, its a family secret.

If you want to try it, you'll just have to be my friend near a holiday.

[–] thesystemisdown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

family secret

I never understood this in the context of recipes... unless your family is trying to sell the product.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If they share it, they might spread joy but at the expense of not being better than others at this one specific thing.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

My one aunt was like that, always thought it was just pettiness...

[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

It's a point of familial pride.

[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

It’s literally the only positive thing that my family passed down to me…

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

We have all made an agreement that if any of us start a restaurant, that person is allowed to sell the seafood pasta salad *in their restaurant.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

We have all made an agreement that if any of us start a restaurant, that person is allowed to sell the seafood pasta salad I'm their restaurant.

But what if I’m their restaurant?