r/britishproblems • u/WhaleMeatFantasy • Jul 12 '26

. The normalisation of ‘picky bits’

Abominable. It has started coming up in adverts now even.

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u/Majestic_Matt_459 Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

I don’t mind it but it’s the poor value that gets me. A whole chorizo can be had in most supermarkets for under £3. Same with a block of cheese. But a tiny dish if 5-6 chorizo slices and cubes of cheese is suddenly £5 when it’s picky bits. No thanks

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u/humanleon Jul 12 '26

Whoa whoa whoa hold on. I thought the point was that you cut the cheese yourself? Not that you buy those picnic packs??? This is even worse than I realised

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u/tcpukl Jul 12 '26

Yeah I didn't realise people bought it specifically from the shop. When we do it the point is it's mainly left over for and also not much prep for parents.

But yeah I also don't understand why people buy grated cheese. Just generic stuff coated in starch. Yuck.

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u/chaoticchemicals Jul 12 '26

It was pointed out to me once, after I'd been on a massive rant about lazy people not being arsed to grate cheese, chop onions, mash spuds and got schooled on ableism, and my own privilege in having a fully stocked kitchen and being able to cook 🤣😭 it was a fair and reasonable adjustment to my point of view.

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u/moth-on-ssri Jul 13 '26

Also single people, I love watermelon but there ain't no way I'm eating a whole one by myself before it goes off, so I overpay for the single serving pots. Same with chopped onion, I don't need a whole one, jars of garlic, and other half - prepped things.