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You Might Lose Your Appetite For A Whole Week After Witnessing These 50 Food Crimes (New Pics)
One minute you're deciding what to make for dinner, and the next you're chewing on your bland, overcooked chicken, blaming yourself for not ordering a delivery.
In fact, it's so easy to mess up in the kitchen that every pot and pan should come with a motivational essay to keep your spirits up for whenever the inevitable happens.
Luckily, we have the Bad Food [Pics] subreddit to remind us we're not alone in the struggle—it's a whole gallery of meals so yucky that you can almost smell the regret through the screen.
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#1
Chickens Legs Cooked With Red Cabbage: Never Again
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#2
Eel Head Dumplings
OnePoll, on behalf of Jennie-O Turkey Store, conducted a survey to get a sense of how Americans feel about cooking at home, and the results from more than 2,000 respondents revealed that half of them (47 percent) cook at home an average of three to four days a week, with nearly 30 percent saying they “cook much more frequently in the last couple of years.”
In terms of what kinds of dishes people make at home, most said they focus either on simple, fresh meals (protein, veggie, starch) or semi-homemade meals using boxed or canned elements (tied at 52 percent), semi-homemade meals from deli products (49 percent), or meals made from scratch (48 percent).
#3
Wife Made Blueberry Protein Eggs😂
Dr Jimmy 03 1 month ago
Think back to elementary school. Art Class. Color Wheel. Paints. What's gonna happen when you mix Blue and Yellow?
#4
No Way. My Boyfriend Made Chili Tonight
#5
I Had Ordered The Avocado Toast From Panera… This Is What I Got
What about keeping it exciting? Where do people find inspiration? Fifty percent of respondents add an unexpected or unusual ingredient to their recipes, 42 percent add new spices to the mix, and 41 percent incorporate fruits or veggies in subtle ways.
As for where people get the recipes themselves, it’s usually from friends and family (37 percent), making it up as they cook while using Google (35 percent), or YouTube (31 percent).
However, 37 percent said they feel burnt out from cooking. The top three reasons are cooking the same types of food, eating the same types of food, and the time spent cooking.
#6
My Girlfriend Made Hotdogs
#7
My Grandma's "Lasagna"
#8
Elk Steak And Sweet Potato. $48
#9
Sweet Potato I Got Halfway Through Eating Before I Looked Down
It was moldy. It was dark so I didn’t see it (turned on light for picture), and I hadn’t had sweet potato in a while, so I thought maybe that’s just how it tastes.
This burnout might explain why we’re sometimes so prone to error. Another survey of 2,000 adults conducted by OnePoll found that although seven in ten respondents confidently considered themselves “natural-born cooks” (71%), 83 percent of those who mess up “easy” dishes admit it makes them feel like failed chefs.
#10
Strawberry Flavored Jello Mixed With Coffee That Resulted In It Looking Like Raw Meat
#11
My Moms Chili With Whole Hot Dogs
Lily bloom 1 month ago
When your kids all want something different but you only have one pot. Chilghetti dogs it is
#12
Coworker Got Creative
#13
I Thought This Looked Good While I Posted It Then I Realized It Does Not
The hardest "easy" meal to make, according to the survey, are pancakes — with 38 percent saying they struggle making a good batch of flapjacks.
Meanwhile, a third of respondents struggle to make simple dishes like eggs (36%), pasta (35%), mashed potatoes (30%), or sweet potatoes (30%).
#14
Pizza Place Salads Be Like
#15
Would You Accept This Hamburger At A Resturant? Waitress Told Me I Should Have Told Her Beforehand To Get It Well Done
#16
Full English Breakfast On British Airways
Catherine Graves 1 month ago
Is that runny egg? It looks like creamed corn. And either way, just NO.
#17
I Genuinely Don’t Know What This Is
As mentioned before, messing up a dish can be extremely discouraging, and half of respondents have messed up an "easy" recipe so often that they feel like they'll never be able to master it.
Nearly three in five even feel embarrassed about not cooking certain foods the right way (59%).
#18
I Believe This Belongs Here
#19
My Friend Said I Should Start Posting Here
#20
The Way My Roommate Cooks... Would You Like Some Vegetables With Your Butter?
#21
Are These Bananas Still Safe To Use In Banana Bread?
Fourth time may be the charm. On average, people will attempt to make a dish four times before either getting it right or giving up on it entirely.
To improve their chances, many are on the lookout for cooking hacks. Three-quarters of respondents said they’re always searching for time-saving shortcuts in the kitchen (74%), and a similar number said they’d buy a ready-made item to help make a dish more easily (75%).
#22
Will This Steak Make Me Sick
#23
Does This Qualify? My Friend Ate This And Thinks Its Normal
Marie Adamson 1 month ago
What? Sausages on bread with tomato sauce? That's freakin delicious! (just needs more sauce).
#24
Little Caesar's New Old World Pizza
#25
The School Gravy Is… Questionable To Say The Least
#26
Glad Wrap Covered Bao Buns, Microwaved For 12 Minutes
#27
Sandwich Meat Fail
#28
The Breakfast For The Students At The School I Work At
#29
All Flavors Of Airheads, Microwaved Just Long Enough To Be Moldable, Then Rolled Into A Ball And Eaten Like An Apple
#30
The Worst $40 I’ve Ever Spent. I Took One Bite And Threw Everything Out. And It’s A Pretty Popular Chain Too — I’ll Never Understand How It’s Stayed Open This Long LOL
#31
My Girlfriends Lunch
#32
My Brothers “Carrot Dinner” He Cooked For The Entire Family
#33
My School Called It Pizza
#34
My Water Cereal In A Bag
#35
My Cousin's School Lunch In Mississippi
#36
My Friend Made Cookies Today
#37
Never Letting My Boyfriend Cook Again
#38
My Boyfriends High Concoction: Peanut Butter On A Burger
#39
My Brothers “Dinner”
#40
Rate My Hot Girl Lunch. It’s 3 Pm
Upstaged75 1 month ago
Back in the 80's it was a trend at my school to eat raw ramen right out of the package. But they at least used the little flavor pack thing mixed in it.
#41
The Portion Size Of This Meal At My Local KFC
#42
Friend Send A Photo Of His Meal
#43
Some Would Call It An Abomination; I Call It Dinner
#44
😈 Bbruhh Said These Was Deviled Eggs 😂😂😂 😭😭
#45
Found This In The Wild On Facebook
#46
Burger From Ramsay’s Restaurant. Supposed To Be Cooked Medium
#47
My Friend Ordered Subway Through Door Dash And It Came Out Like This
#48
Served At My Dinner In China. I Didn’t Eat It
#49
Was Given This Burger In Paris
#50
Would U Eat The Hungry Man Classic Fried Chicken?
#51
This Is How Much Black Pepper I Like On My Fried Egg
#52
Came Home To Find My Dad Eating Corn Beef With Queso Dip Dumped Into A Bowl
#53
Homemade “Hamburger Helper”
#54
What Do I Even Say My Friend Just Send My This On Snapchat
#55
Go To Hospital… Eat Their Food… Get Sick… Go Back To Hospital…
Nikki Sevven 1 month ago
The last time I was in hospital, the food was so horrid that I survived on crackers.
#56
From A 1970s Cookbook
Serena Myers 1 month ago
Now sprouts, properly cooked, aka al dente, are tasty, although some may disagree, but what in all the heavens is the rest of that mess? Oh yes, cheese noodle ring.
#57
Got Yelled Out Of The Restaurant For Asking For A Refund
#58
Yummers!!!!
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 1 month ago
According to OP on Reddit: "Since it distressed a lot of you: it's the gravy from biscuits and gravy with like half a bottle of blue, seltzer, and cream of wheat. It is for a movie. And it tasted Okay. A little grainy. Something you'd find at a mediocre diner."
#59
I Made Myself A Grilled Cheese
#60
My BF Eats His Hot Dog Like This ?
#61
Oreos And Ice Cream
#62
7 Baked Frozen Mozzarella Sticks, Steamed Brussel Sprouts, And An Olipop In A Cocktail Glass
Auntriarch 1 month ago
I would eat the sprouts with butter, then eat the mozzarella sticks separately. I don't fancy them together.
#63
Someone I Know Thinks This Is Acceptable Food, Please Explain To Them Why Reality Is The Opposite
#64
My Favorite Way To Eat Broccoli. The Tips Get Black And Crumbly. Apparently, This May Be The Wrong Way To Eat Broccoli
#65
My Boyfriends Dinnner Snack ?
#66
My Buddy's After-Work Snack
Dr Jimmy 03 1 month ago
How is this different from a PB&J & Banana sandwich, beyond the shape? BP needs to hire me as a part-time researcher and writer.
#67
Ran Out Of Buns
#68
My Friend Post These Lovely Gems From A Local Grocery Store, These Are Laughably Bad 😅
#69
Would You Eat This? Rice, Cheese, Chopped Chicken And Broccoli
#70
When You Try To Fry A Turkey For The First Time!
#71
Stir Fried Ramen With Onions
#72
Mystery Meat
#73
My Moms “Dinner”
Wang Zhuang 1 month ago
I need a condiment of some sort with this...yellow mustard would be good. With mustard, I could work with this
#74
This Is The Only Community That Will Accept My Spinach Chicken Noodles
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Wang Zhuang 1 month ago
There were some obvious fails, but I think many of the dishes shown didn't belong on this list
Wang Zhuang 1 month ago
There were some obvious fails, but I think many of the dishes shown didn't belong on this list
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