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December 25, 2025
The hill I will die on: Fruit with meat? What kind of pervert are you?
Please don’t ever offer me cranberry sauce with my roast turkey – that’s just jam on your Christmas dinner, and who wants that?

TL;DR
- The author believes fruit should not be served with meat, calling it 'jam on your Christmas dinner'.
- Examples of unacceptable pairings include cranberry sauce with turkey, apple sauce with pork, and ham with pineapple pizza.
- She enjoys fruit separately, for dessert or breakfast, but not alongside meat.
- She states that lamb belongs with mint, ham with mustard, and turkey with coleslaw.
- The author also argues that a tomato identifies as a vegetable and should be accommodated as such, particularly with a burger and ketchup.
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