The Great Debate

kered · Nov 25, 2009

The local chatroom in my town is having quite a war over this question. So in the spirit of starting trouble I will pose it to the entire TMF.

When one of the side dishes of the turkey dinner is noodles or noodles with gravy, do the noodles go on top of the mashed potatoes or beside the mashed potatoes?

*Believe it or not someone also started a poll about this question.* :sigh:

venray · Nov 25, 2009

There should be no mashed potatoes if there are noodles and vice versa....

2 starch dishes should not be served in the same meal....

Deleted member 66627 · Nov 25, 2009

LOL ily Kered.

I think they should go separately. They are both individual dishes and need not be crammed together, unless someone wants to do that, they can do it themself. :neenerneener:

kered · Nov 25, 2009

venray said:
There should be no mashed potatoes if there are noodles and vice versa....

2 starch dishes should not be served in the same meal....

Bull!!! In a midwestern feast there are several starches to choose from and welcomed by us hearty and hale people. We don't mess around when it comes to feasting.

To answer my own question I put the noodles on the mashed potatoes. That leaves more room on the plate for either greenbean cassarole or sweet potatoes and an extra dinner roll.

Thank you for your thoughful and on topic answer, dear Crystal.

TklDuo-Drew · Nov 25, 2009

YOU PUT THE NOODLES ON THE MASHED POTATOES??????

WHAT ARE YOU.....OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND?????? :Grrr:

😡

Drew

kered · Nov 25, 2009

We're trying to keep this nice and civilized Drew.

....So two people for noodles on mashed potatoes, and two bald guys against.

goddess_nemesis · Nov 25, 2009

venray said:
There should be no mashed potatoes if there are noodles and vice versa....

2 starch dishes should not be served in the same meal....

How and why do you know this? 😕

As for me, I say beside the potatoes, only because mixing mashed potatoes with noodles doesn't sound appetizing. :flatstare:

fireguardian · Nov 25, 2009

My first response is to go with Venray on this. But considering it's Thanksgiving most of those types of rules are ignored. So I am going for separate because really together doesn't sound very tasty to me. They can mix in my belly later but I want the food to be separate. I'm weird like that. I won't eat gravy cause it will get on all the food it shouldn't. The only mixing I do is mash potatoes and peas.

Angel77 · Nov 25, 2009

CrystalLight said:
LOL ily Kered.

I think they should go separately. They are both individual dishes and need not be crammed together, unless someone wants to do that, they can do it themself.

This. If they want to mix two sides (like the extremely yummy combo of mashed potatoes and corn for instance), it's nice to let the folks do that themselves.

I do have to say though, noodles for Thanksgiving is a new concept to me!

Damn. Now I'm hungry. :hungry:

TonyInMyThroat · Nov 25, 2009

You guys have no idea what true misery is until you’ve been forced to serve rice on Thanksgiving! :rant:

kered · Nov 25, 2009

TonyInMyThroat said:
You guys have no idea what true misery is until you’ve been forced to serve rice on Thanksgiving!

You were forced to serve rice!!?

Those bastards.

venray · Nov 25, 2009

kered said:
Bull!!! In a midwestern feast there are several starches to choose from and welcomed by us hearty and hale people. We don't mess around when it comes to feasting.

.

You may as well just eat poutine and say the hell with it..... :sheesha:

(by "hale" and hearty" I suppose you mean lethargic and undiscerning)

maniactickler · Nov 25, 2009

We dont eat mashed potatoes on thanksgiving. :idunno:

Deleted member 66627 · Nov 25, 2009

venray said:
You may as well just eat poutine and say the hell with it.....

(by "hale" and hearty" I suppose you mean lethargic and undiscerning)

goddess_nemesis · Nov 25, 2009

venray said:
You may as well just eat poutine and say the hell with it.....

(by "hale" and hearty" I suppose you mean lethargic and undiscerning)

What the heck is poutine? 😕

..Glamorous.. · Nov 25, 2009

Wait.. Noodles on thanksgiving?

Deleted member 66627 · Nov 25, 2009

..Glamorous.. said:
Wait.. Noodles on thanksgiving?

As long as there's mashed potatos, I'm mellow. :chill:

Dr. Vollin · Nov 25, 2009

I've never had noodles in a Thanksgiving dinner, but if I did they'd go beside the mashed potatoes. No mixing.

kered · Nov 26, 2009

..Glamorous.. said:
Wait.. Noodles on thanksgiving?

Yes, Glam. Home made noodles in their own sort of gravy put on top of the mashed potatoes with a dash of your favorite condiment. Then you have pieces of turkey on one side and corn, sweet potatoes, green beans or whatever on the other. Eat all that and then fill your plate again.

skeeman101 said:
Noodles and gravy with Thanksgiving? They should be served beside the Pop-Tarts, but only in the absence of Ramen

Noodles (Ramen or otherwise) and gravy with turkey on Thanksgiving has been a Hoosier tradition for 6 bazillion years! Only putting a pound of whipped cream on top of each piece of the pumpkin pie is an older tradition. No lie!

venray · Nov 26, 2009

kered said:
Yes, Glam. Home made noodles in their own sort of gravy put on top of the mashed potatoes with a dash of your favorite condiment. Then you have pieces of turkey on one side and corn, sweet potatoes, green beans or whatever on the other. Eat all that and then fill your plate again.

I KNEW IT! MASHED POUTINE!!!!!! :blimey:

Rook's Media · Nov 26, 2009

Kered,

You are not alone, my friend...

Noodles, mashed potatoes, and gravy are ALWAYS served at our Thanksgiving celebrations...

They're mixed...they're enjoyed...and, well, they're a necessity. 😛

Happy Thanksgiving everyone,

Ryan

kered · Nov 26, 2009

^LOL Happy Thanksgiving bud!

Excess · Nov 26, 2009

They should obviously go inside of the turkey. What? How do YOU people eat them? With STUFFING? HA!

kered · Nov 26, 2009

Excess said:
They should obviously go inside of the turkey. What? How do YOU people eat them? With STUFFING? HA!

Just another reason noodles go on top of the mashed potatoes. That gives you more room to include the stuffing, or more specifically, oyster dressing.

ticklingfeet4fu · Nov 26, 2009

kered said:
Yes, Glam. Home made noodles in their own sort of gravy put on top of the mashed potatoes with a dash of your favorite condiment. Then you have pieces of turkey on one side and corn, sweet potatoes, green beans or whatever on the other. Eat all that and then fill your plate again.

Noodles (Ramen or otherwise) and gravy with turkey on Thanksgiving has been a Hoosier tradition for 6 bazillion years! Only putting a pound of whipped cream on top of each piece of the pumpkin pie is an older tradition. No lie!

I knew it had to be an Indiana thing. I have been making Thanksgiving Day dinners since 1991 and I have NEVER served noodles. Mashed Potatoes and gravy, butternut squash, corn, peas, homemade bread, deviled eggs, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, stuffing and of course, turkey. But noodles??? :illogical

But I do hope it is good Kered. Hope you and everyone has a super Thanksgiving regardless of what you are eatting. As long as you are eatting. 🙂

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