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And they just straight up fucking ignore me when I tell them how to make it less shitty. Like this guy who just straight up dumps plain unmarinated tofu into the deep fryer, causing it to just shrivel up, dry out, have shit texture and no flavor, and then he's surprised when people don't eat it. Literally all he'd have to do to make it 20x better is marinate it in nothing but diluted soy sauce, it would absorb flavor and develop a good tasting savory crust when fried. But noooope! It takes literally no effort but he's not doing that

This chicken marsala I'm eating right now is dog shit and I KNEW it'd be dog shit because all he did was cut the chicken thighs in half, dredge it (in flour insufficiently seasoned) and deep fry it and then toss it in a sauce that was so thin it immediately ran off

Holy fucking fucked to death shit, how hard is it to rub the chicken the night before and let it develop some flavor? As it is, it's flavorless chicken with flavorless breading in a sauce that IMO shouldn't be allowed to call itself a sauce (i think if your sauce doesn't stick to shit there's no fucking point in using it)

But if I say anything about how the quality of food is the reason people aren't coming in to eat people act like i'm an asshole

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[โ€“] RedMari@reddthat.com 44 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I work in a public school. Same story but more industrialized. You ever heard of a steamed cheese? It's a grilled cheese that is cooked in a plastic bag ๐Ÿคข Their lunch today is mass produced, ready made pb&j sandwiches. Students and I have complained for years.

[โ€“] segfault11@hexbear.net 47 points 1 day ago

steamed cheese

good-lord

[โ€“] Milksteaks@midwest.social 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

My moms a lunch lady and oftentimes brings me leftovers. Apparently there's legislation passed in the Obama administration in place where they cant season their food or embellish premade slop that gets delivered. (Its the The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act)

She straight up doesnt have salt or sugar in her kitchen. Really the only good thing she can make is the alfredo because she actually has pepper in the kitchen and prepares the sauce for it

Also if they're serving pb&j most times they're super understaffed or theres been a disaster in the kitchen.

[โ€“] RedMari@reddthat.com 8 points 18 hours ago

So it's hopeless huh

Give me two ovens, a steam kettle and a steam cabinet and I could feed all those kids so much better