As these come up in my life, I notice them more and more. I know that they are idiosyncratic, and some are downright weird, but they are what they are, and I thought I’d share them with you. Please share some of yours in the comments.

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I call everything “jelly,” but I never buy jelly. I only buy jam or preserves.

When I add ice to my cup at McDonald’s, I always pour out a couple of cubes.

This isn’t food related, but I put NO Chanukah ornaments on our Christmas tree.

Now that I have a collection of Big Mac Sauce packets, I bring them with me when we go to a local restaurant that has patty melts (which I love) but no Thousand Island dressing.

Food adjacent – I don’t use Saran Wrap. It never works.

I won’t eat matzo or gefilte fish after Passover. I may make an exception for matzo brei.

I only eat kosher all beef hot dogs. When people talk about not knowing what’s in their hot dogs, I have no idea what they’re talking about. My hot dogs only have beef, no fillers, no anything else. Also, Mustard only. And sauerkraut when available.

Real NY bagels – never toasted.

I love bagels and lox, but I only eat it on Fridays in Lent.

The only soda I drink is Diet Coke. Not Pepsi, not Coke Zero, not RC.

I have had a recent obsession with peanut butter and bananas – any bread including matzo. (Not pictured English muffin.)

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Brand names. I am a good tryer of generic and store brand foods. Except:

• Cream Cheese – Philadelphia Kraft
• Macaroni & Cheese – Kraft in the blue box, 7.25 oz.
• Butter – Land O Lakes or Cabot. Exception for Kerrygold when I have the money for it.
• Orange Juice – Tropicana or Florida’s Natural
• Bachman Jax Cheese Curls only.
• Skippy Peanut Butter.
• Pretzels – Rold Gold
• Hot dog rolls – Martin’s Potato Long Rolls
• Craisins – Ocean Spray only
• This is also food adjacent: Ziploc bags and Reynold’s Aluminum Foil. Hands down, generic just doesn’t have the same strength.