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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don’t Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them
It is probably impossible to find a food that everyone loves, there will always be someone who hates it with all their heart. Even the most common things that a lot of recipes may contain. It is interesting how different people can eat the same thing, but have a different reaction to the taste or even perceive it differently.
Even though the Latin maxim says that there is no point in disputing tastes, people love to give their opinions on food. Reddit user jamboamericano wanted to know people’s opinions on foods that are hyped up but “quite simply suck.” They received 3k responses so take a look at the most popular ones that quite a lot of people agreed on.
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#2
I don't get the appeal of chili that is made to be as hot and spicy as humanly possible, to the point that it hurts to eat it. "I make my chili with the five hottest peppers known to man and a dash of snake venom to kick it up a notch" Why?
That, and tofu.
#3
Instagram food (so foods with so much added nonsense just for the sake of a photo, not for taste)
#4
Caviar
I feel like whoever buys that s**t doesn't actually like it and uses it to flaunt their money
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
This is just silly. There are types of caviar that aren't expensive, particularly because you're not meant to shovel it in with a fork. I absolutely love caviar, and it has nothing to do with showing off or being rich (I'm not).
#6
Oysters, I've never tried them and I never want to, they just look like big boogers to me, sorry for the mental image.
#7
Pickled eggs, pickled pigs feet, etc. Can't do it nope.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Pickled red onions are really good, especially on sandwiches or tacos.
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zak 3 years ago
Pickled onions on a sandwich are SO good. And now I know what I'm getting for lunch today 😆
john smith 3 years ago
You're so right. Before they shut down their Canadian brick and morters, I used to make a special trip to M&S to buy British pickled onions. Malt vinegar gave them a unique and tasty flavour. (Now I'm going to have to try to buy some on Amazon, lol)
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Deborah Harris 3 years ago
It's a Brit thing, usually bought by people on their way home from the pub with the munchies :p
Mrs. Jan Glass 3 years ago
In bacon? I tried watermelon rind pickle and hated it, but with bacon, I'm re-intrigued.
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Red Hair Blue Soul 3 years ago
Red beet "pickled" eggs are amazing. They taste nothing like eggs pickled using pickling spice. They are pretty popular in the Pennsylvania Dutch community. I love them
Trisha Howson 3 years ago
Me too I don't like pickled things. The smell is overwhelming to me and I don't like pig feet or things that are usually pickled.
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
They’re very good and the practice started before refrigeration.
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Lauren Rainey 3 years ago
Listen scrambled ok sunny side up delicious boiled amazing pickled ehhhhhhhhhh
Kelsey Rivera 3 years ago
I only like pickled mango, and pickled guava ( from Hawaii btw it is a big thing here )
Mama Penguin 3 years ago
I tried pickled eggs once in a German restaurant just outside of Boston. They were pink because the pickling liquid had beets in it and they were served with homemade brown spicy mustard. They were so tasty.
Ervin Conn 3 years ago
Giardiniera is just pickled vegetables and I like it. It doesn't only have to be cucumbers for me. I have consumed many strange pickled items. Ring Bologna is amongst the weirdest.
Skipper Laine 3 years ago
When my siblings and I were little and we pestered our mom about what was for dinner, she would always say "Pickled pigs feet"! I was shocked when I later found out that they were a real thing!
King Joffrey 3 years ago
I live in the UK where this is popular in some of the more traditional pubs but I've never even dared to try it.
Pamela Blue 2 years ago
I lived in the UK in the 70s & 80s, and I got to love pickled eggs and pickled onions. They came with a "Ploughman's Lunch" at the pubs.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Pickled eggs are not hyped here in Australia. I don't think I know anywhere except maybe a fish and ship shop that stocks them, so they are clearly not high-end food.
Tricia Burcell 3 years ago
Love me some pickled eggs!!! 😍 And pickled beets, asparagus, green beans, carrots, cauliflower, garlic, etc etc
Mr. Pigeon 3 years ago
pickled eggs aren't that bad just as longas they are not bad, believe me you can tell if they've flipped....:P
Felicity Goddard 3 years ago
I love pickled eggs. We have them with fish and chips. Yummy yum yum.
Toll Tolladay 3 years ago
A packet of ready salted crisps and a pickled egg was considered a meal in the mendips.
Sandra Givens 3 years ago (edited)
Beet eggs are a really nice addition to a summer meal salad. Hard cook 6-8 eggs, cool and peel. Meanwhile, drain the liquid from a can of beets into a saucepan, add about 3-4 ounces of vinegar and half a cup of sugar, a cinnamon stick if you like or a few cloves. Heat to boiling, simmer for a few minutes. Put the sliced beets into a bowl or clean quart Mason jar, add the eggs and a sliced onion if you like it, pour the warm beet liquid over the eggs, onions and beets and refrigerate overnight. Very pretty when sliced.
Russell Bowman 3 years ago
In Eastern Europe they pickle watermelon . .. that is where I draw the kine.
Liberal Disease 3 years ago
I've made these on several occasions. I really like them! I used to eat pickled pigs feet and ears when I was younger. You know, growing up in an Italian family, you see, and try, all kinds of things! No meat any longer...
Mrs. Jan Glass 3 years ago
The ones at Philippe's in LA, home of the original French dip sandwich, are pretty good. They're purple.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
I'm interested in a picked egg. Most picked things I've tasted have been good (there were these wayyy too sour gherkins that weren't until I poured in some honey and gave it a shake)
Hobby Hopper 3 years ago
Pickled eggs are awesome though! I can't get enough. I don't get the weird looking pink ones from the store though; I use my leftover dill pickle juice to pickle eggs at home. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Aunt Riarch 3 years ago
I made pink pickled eggs, put a couple of slices of beetroot in for the colour, and a clove of garlic and strip of orange peel for flavour
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#8
Macarons. Expensive air cookies that still manage to stick to your teeth.
#9
Kombucha. I know it is a drink, but still
#12
As someone from the UK I don't get why so many people here love mushy peas. I find peas relatively tasteless and gross as they are, mushing them just makes the texture gross as well
#13
Kale. I don’t care how it’s prepared, there’s just no point to it.
Christien Newbury 3 years ago
If it's prepared and cooked properly, Kale is delicious. Especially Scottish black kale. My family loves it and it's full of nutrients like iron and vitamins.
#14
Candy corn, s***s a*s
#15
Lobster. I uh, I don't get it. It always tastes a bit flavorless and just alright to me. Then I see people dip it in butter and yea thats fine and all and it tastes great, but then I get the feeling I'm just tasting the butter and what the f**k is the point of this $30 dish exactly?
Adam Belaire 3 years ago
Like a lot of shellfish, it has to be fresh from the ocean. If you have it in a tank at the supermarket where they just sit there it's not worth it. Back on PEI, Canada; 70% of houses are having fresh lobster on Mother's Day right off the boat. Can't beat it.
#16
This will not be popular…Taco Bell.
Only edible if it’s absolutely drenched in hot sauce. It’s mushy, bland, makes me bloated, and strangely, sometimes gives me a headache. 2 out of 5 times found a hair in the burrito. I gave up.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Or if you’re drunk, the bar closed, and there’s no other place open.
#18
Five Guys. Not sure if it’s the same as in the US (I’m in the UK) or I just got a dodgy meal but it was just greasy overpriced mess.
#19
Pop tarts
#20
Hot Cheetos. I absolutely love spicy foods but they taste like bleeda**. whatever that means
Mama Penguin 3 years ago
Hot Flamin' Cheetos is my guilty pleasure. My butt does not thank me the next day, though
#21
Truffle oil
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
The majority of truffle oil isn't actually made with truffles. The main ingredient is a chemical designed in a laboratory to mimic the aroma of truffles (synthetic 2,4-dithiapentane).
#22
Beets. My wife tried to convince me to like them by saying "they taste like dirt!" Needless to say, this was an ineffective approach.
#23
Ranch dressing. It’s vile. People put it on EVERYTHING. gross. Just stop it.
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
When it was first introduced, it was a packet mix that you combined with mayonnaise and real buttermilk. It was delicious then. You can still buy the mix and that's the only way to prepare it IMHO.
#30
Kimchi, it just doesn't taste as interesting as people say it does
#31
Shrimp, and any other sea-roaches
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
Shrimp is pretty cool if it's cooked well. Not overcooked and not drenched in seasoning. With most of these you just got to cook it lightly with minimal additions to keep the true taste.
#32
Seafood. It stinks, it looks gross, and every time I've been convinced to try it it's been rank. My husband and I have agreed many times that we'd have to be starving to death before we ever considered seafood as a meal. I do not understand how anybody can enjoy it. It creates a visceral negative reaction in me.
Nimues Child 3 years ago
I love seafood, but I'm careful where I source it. No dodgy diner seafood, please.
#33
Food: Sweet potato
Drink: Kombucha
I can't understand the enjoyment of either, as both taste like dirt
#34
I don't think it sucks but I don't get why popcorn is so cherished.
I don't like the flavor, the texture, or the f*****g kernels that get stuck in my teeth. The smell is always terrible to me and it lingers.
But what I really hate is having to explain to people offering it to me that I actually don't like popcorn, no, I really don't, yes, even that type, yes it's a popular snack, no, I really don't like it.
What do you think ?
phil blanque 3 years ago
Reading these posts makes me think these are a lot of pizza, burgers, and fries fans. It is interesting to branch out and try other foods. I don't know why some of these foods are considered to be "hyped". Who hypes tofu????
v 3 years ago
I think some are conflating over hyped with simply being well known. To me, over hyped is akin to saying it's the best and nothing will compare to it.
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Smalltoid 3 years ago
Seems like people love hating on some of the healthiest foods you can eat. They might not all taste great, but your body will certainly thank you in the long run.
Mika N 3 years ago
I think a lot of healthy foods can taste great if you learn how to prepare them well and the way you like best!
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Donatella Prdisachi 3 years ago
This thread makes no sense! Someone likes some type of food, some don't.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
I would say the most overhyped things I've tasted were some of the major food chain meals, didn't live up to the hype. There were some others but those are local to the region and might not be so common elsewhere....but none lived up to the hype.
1.21Gigawatts?! 3 years ago
Are people f*****g serious? They are downvoting the people who say they hate pickles or mushrooms just because they do? People seem to forget that too many downvotes gets a person BANNED and shouldn’t be used to express dislike for someone’s opinion. Unless the person is going out of their damn way to be frigging rude, trolling, or spamming don’t downvote someone! SMH
M Rob 3 years ago
PLEASE DO NOT DOWN VOTE an opinion you disagree with, it can and will get the poster banned. BP FIX YOUR SYSTEM
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
This one is genetic. If you don't have the gene, cilantro tastes like soap. If you do have it, it's lovely and herbaceous.
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Seedy Vine 3 years ago
Kombucha tastes like toes dropped in battery acid yet it's all the rage.
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
Why isn't foie gras on the list? Apart from the vile treatment of geese it also tastes really bad. I tried it once many years ago and had to discreetly spit it out in my napkin.
Seabeast 3 years ago
What, steatitis on toast just doesn't do it for you?
Load More Replies... Emily 3 years ago
This just in: Food preferences are highly individual and everyone has different likes and dislikes. Shocking.
Mika N 3 years ago
I think people just like to share their opinions, and then other people like to jump in to express how strongly they agree or disagree haha
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Dagnirath 3 years ago
Mine would be hot dogs, but I have a good reason. When I was little I loved them, but one time I got the flu and spent all night puking them up. Now (25+ years later) my brain has those cross-linked so badly even the smell of hot dogs cooking makes me nauseous. Most types of sausage are also guilty by association for me.
nini 3 years ago
For me, the same happened with mashed potatoes. I slowly get to be able to eat (or even enjoy) it, but only if it's made in a bery specific way and from scratch. I think I'll never be able to eat the powdered one from the box (that I used to eat as I child before the flu) again.
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Jods 3 years ago
Blackberries can kill. I’m trying to be lighthearted about this but my dad fell whilst picking blackberries today. We didn’t find him until it was too late. Bye dad. 14.03.37 - 05.08.22
Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
Omg, are you saying you lost your dad, today, just like that? I'm so sorry to read this, conincidentally this was my father's death anniversary too. My heartfelt condolences to you.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Hmmm, it's not a difficult thought to grasp - people like different foods. Not everyone likes the same thing. What's 'great' for one person is 'taste like soap' to another. This doesn't mean the item has been overhyped, it just means you don't like it much. That's fine. Move on and eat the foods you love.
this violent end (she/her) 3 years ago
For me it’s mustard, I literally cannot stand the taste. And I don’t get how people can enjoy banana and avocado, so slimy and mushy, ugh. but, to each their own 🤷♀️
oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago
I get why people are hating on the overly processed foods, like Nutella, poptarts, etc... but sometimes the sh!tty food is what hits the spot
Jaden Alexander 3 years ago
Oh. And nut milk. How did this one get left off? I'm not saying that it's all bad. I rather enjoy some of it.... BUT. But, but, but.... IT'S NOT MILK. It's nut juice. You're drinking nut juice. Who's with me?
Jiminy 3 years ago
What's the problem with drinking nut juice? Hardly a new development.
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Jaden Alexander 3 years ago
How did mayo not make this list? I know folks love it but those of us that don't, REALLY DON'T.
Disgruntled Panda 3 years ago
Noooooooooooooo 😫. Maybe it's my national bias but chips are just sad potato sticks without mayo
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Donna Cheung 3 years ago
For me, alcohol. People don't believe me when I say I don't like it. I don't dislike it because it's bad for you. I dislike it because they all taste terrible to me.
Noor ul Huda Tanveer 2 years ago
Most of them aren't even hyped, but discarding a food as being overrated without even trying it seems like an irrelevant opinion, I get not wanting to try something because you're repelled by the way it looks/feels but you can't call it overrated. Most of these are foods enjoyed by certain groups or are an acquired taste.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
So many of these are foods I love but can't eat anymore because of allergies :( I should really stop reading posts like this because it makes me miss them even more!
l bee 3 years ago
I developed a shrimp allergy seemingly overnight. Now that I can't eat them and won't make them because I can't eat them, my husband has them every chance he gets when we go out to eat. F*****g bastard.
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Gianna 3 years ago
The hype of these foods are great if you know how to cook or season them right. If you've had a bad experience with a food, then I can see how ppl don't understand the hype. For instance, my husband never liked Brussel sprouts his whole life but when we got married, I made it for him and he was worried that he would offend me by not eating them. I had him try mine, and now, its one of his vegetables I make and he can't get enough of them. So, just know what your doing can go a long way!
Elizabeth Molloy 3 years ago
Broccoli. The taste is awful, but the texture! Makes me want to vomit!
H M 3 years ago
I agree with all those items except sweet potato. However I hate the orange one, that overseas seems to be the only one. The red variety (kumara) only.
phil blanque 3 years ago
Reading these posts makes me think these are a lot of pizza, burgers, and fries fans. It is interesting to branch out and try other foods. I don't know why some of these foods are considered to be "hyped". Who hypes tofu????
v 3 years ago
I think some are conflating over hyped with simply being well known. To me, over hyped is akin to saying it's the best and nothing will compare to it.
Load More Replies... Smalltoid 3 years ago
Seems like people love hating on some of the healthiest foods you can eat. They might not all taste great, but your body will certainly thank you in the long run.
Mika N 3 years ago
I think a lot of healthy foods can taste great if you learn how to prepare them well and the way you like best!
Load More Replies... Donatella Prdisachi 3 years ago
This thread makes no sense! Someone likes some type of food, some don't.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
I would say the most overhyped things I've tasted were some of the major food chain meals, didn't live up to the hype. There were some others but those are local to the region and might not be so common elsewhere....but none lived up to the hype.
1.21Gigawatts?! 3 years ago
Are people f*****g serious? They are downvoting the people who say they hate pickles or mushrooms just because they do? People seem to forget that too many downvotes gets a person BANNED and shouldn’t be used to express dislike for someone’s opinion. Unless the person is going out of their damn way to be frigging rude, trolling, or spamming don’t downvote someone! SMH
M Rob 3 years ago
PLEASE DO NOT DOWN VOTE an opinion you disagree with, it can and will get the poster banned. BP FIX YOUR SYSTEM
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
This one is genetic. If you don't have the gene, cilantro tastes like soap. If you do have it, it's lovely and herbaceous.
Load More Replies... Seedy Vine 3 years ago
Kombucha tastes like toes dropped in battery acid yet it's all the rage.
Greta Kolding 3 years ago
Why isn't foie gras on the list? Apart from the vile treatment of geese it also tastes really bad. I tried it once many years ago and had to discreetly spit it out in my napkin.
Seabeast 3 years ago
What, steatitis on toast just doesn't do it for you?
Load More Replies... Emily 3 years ago
This just in: Food preferences are highly individual and everyone has different likes and dislikes. Shocking.
Mika N 3 years ago
I think people just like to share their opinions, and then other people like to jump in to express how strongly they agree or disagree haha
Load More Replies... Dagnirath 3 years ago
Mine would be hot dogs, but I have a good reason. When I was little I loved them, but one time I got the flu and spent all night puking them up. Now (25+ years later) my brain has those cross-linked so badly even the smell of hot dogs cooking makes me nauseous. Most types of sausage are also guilty by association for me.
nini 3 years ago
For me, the same happened with mashed potatoes. I slowly get to be able to eat (or even enjoy) it, but only if it's made in a bery specific way and from scratch. I think I'll never be able to eat the powdered one from the box (that I used to eat as I child before the flu) again.
Load More Replies... Jods 3 years ago
Blackberries can kill. I’m trying to be lighthearted about this but my dad fell whilst picking blackberries today. We didn’t find him until it was too late. Bye dad. 14.03.37 - 05.08.22
Bored Retsuko 3 years ago
Omg, are you saying you lost your dad, today, just like that? I'm so sorry to read this, conincidentally this was my father's death anniversary too. My heartfelt condolences to you.
Load More Replies... Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Hmmm, it's not a difficult thought to grasp - people like different foods. Not everyone likes the same thing. What's 'great' for one person is 'taste like soap' to another. This doesn't mean the item has been overhyped, it just means you don't like it much. That's fine. Move on and eat the foods you love.
this violent end (she/her) 3 years ago
For me it’s mustard, I literally cannot stand the taste. And I don’t get how people can enjoy banana and avocado, so slimy and mushy, ugh. but, to each their own 🤷♀️
oddly_informed_raven 3 years ago
I get why people are hating on the overly processed foods, like Nutella, poptarts, etc... but sometimes the sh!tty food is what hits the spot
Jaden Alexander 3 years ago
Oh. And nut milk. How did this one get left off? I'm not saying that it's all bad. I rather enjoy some of it.... BUT. But, but, but.... IT'S NOT MILK. It's nut juice. You're drinking nut juice. Who's with me?
Jiminy 3 years ago
What's the problem with drinking nut juice? Hardly a new development.
Load More Replies... Jaden Alexander 3 years ago
How did mayo not make this list? I know folks love it but those of us that don't, REALLY DON'T.
Disgruntled Panda 3 years ago
Noooooooooooooo 😫. Maybe it's my national bias but chips are just sad potato sticks without mayo
Load More Replies... Donna Cheung 3 years ago
For me, alcohol. People don't believe me when I say I don't like it. I don't dislike it because it's bad for you. I dislike it because they all taste terrible to me.
Noor ul Huda Tanveer 2 years ago
Most of them aren't even hyped, but discarding a food as being overrated without even trying it seems like an irrelevant opinion, I get not wanting to try something because you're repelled by the way it looks/feels but you can't call it overrated. Most of these are foods enjoyed by certain groups or are an acquired taste.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
So many of these are foods I love but can't eat anymore because of allergies :( I should really stop reading posts like this because it makes me miss them even more!
l bee 3 years ago
I developed a shrimp allergy seemingly overnight. Now that I can't eat them and won't make them because I can't eat them, my husband has them every chance he gets when we go out to eat. F*****g bastard.
Load More Replies... Gianna 3 years ago
The hype of these foods are great if you know how to cook or season them right. If you've had a bad experience with a food, then I can see how ppl don't understand the hype. For instance, my husband never liked Brussel sprouts his whole life but when we got married, I made it for him and he was worried that he would offend me by not eating them. I had him try mine, and now, its one of his vegetables I make and he can't get enough of them. So, just know what your doing can go a long way!
Elizabeth Molloy 3 years ago
Broccoli. The taste is awful, but the texture! Makes me want to vomit!
H M 3 years ago
I agree with all those items except sweet potato. However I hate the orange one, that overseas seems to be the only one. The red variety (kumara) only.
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