T/S: Oyster Crackers vs. Croutons

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― andy --, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 22:34 (twenty years ago)

Croutons for salad, and oyster crackers for soup.

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 22:34 (twenty years ago)

croutons for meh, oyster crackers for ANYTIME

― strng hlkngtn, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 22:35 (twenty years ago)

You don't get to pick both, you have to pick one!

― andy --, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 22:41 (twenty years ago)

andy, your generally impeccable instincts have led you astray for once. Just as the tiger shuns to attack the elephant, knowing it is overmatched, even so must the oyster cracker slink away whenever the crouton appears on the scene. This is no contest, it is a travesty.

― Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:23 (twenty years ago)

Asking me to pick between oyster crackers or croutons is like asking me to pick favorites between my children.

― Rhodia (Rhodia), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:28 (twenty years ago)

But, ummm, croutons. Oyster crackers make better regular snacking though.

― Rhodia (Rhodia), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:28 (twenty years ago)

I love them both, but definitely eat more croutons. For snacking, I'd just get a stack of saltines instead of oyster crackers.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:30 (twenty years ago)

I just rediscovered the joys of oyster crackers... they're not just for chowder anymore. I put them on chili last week, and they're... well, buoyant. They stay afloat, preserving their crispy report. The crouton is like an old, dirty sponge (made out of STALE bread, no less) that becomes soft as it absorbs the oil. The oyster cracker is so much more refined, so delicate... and not sprinkled with fake 'herbs.'

― andy --, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

But crouton is both french and a kind of food, therefore superior to anything called a "cracker". repeat after me:

"Crouton, cracker, crouton, cracker."

There, you see. It is self-evident.

― Aimless (Aimless), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:58 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't there a Cosby Show episode where Kenny (aka "Bud") pronounced croutons "KROW-tons"? Am I imagining this?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 16 June 2005 00:27 (twenty years ago)

Croutons are good, but they kind of bug me. I've never really felt the need for them in things like salads -- I feel like they defeat the purpose of a salad, maybe.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 16 June 2005 00:28 (twenty years ago)

fifteen years pass...

croutons slightly over oyster crackers, but ask on a Tuesday and it might be reversed

― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Friday, 25 December 2020 17:30 (five years ago)

Croutons scrape my gums painfully--I have tooth and gum problems.

― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Friday, 25 December 2020 17:42 (five years ago)

re: croutons are we talking small yellow coloured bits of rock that you sometimes find in unfortunate salads or crispy, chewy, and deliciously greasy fried bread that takes soup to another level? also wtf is an oyster cracker.

― ledge, Friday, 25 December 2020 19:08 (five years ago)

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― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Friday, 25 December 2020 19:10 (five years ago)

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