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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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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Starbucks

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Consistently mediocre, albeit overpriced. If I go there for a cup of tea, I know about what I'm going to get for four bucks. In most locations, most of the year, I can order white hot chocolate with peppermint and cinnamon, and get as much. It's a safe bet.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them 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.

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Overly spicy food is a no no. You cannot taste anything, and your bottomhole pays a dear price afterwards, all to appear macho!

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Instagram food (so foods with so much added nonsense just for the sake of a photo, not for taste)

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Caviar

I feel like whoever buys that s**t doesn't actually like it and uses it to flaunt their money

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Powerful Katrinka
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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).

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Robert T
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought these were blackberries from the picture. To be honest, I think I'd rather they were blackberries!

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Kim Contreras
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought that too! I wonder who was the very first person to get the wild idea that this was food??

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Jaden Alexander
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Explosions of salty fish juice in my face hole? Yeah. Sorry. NO.CAN.DO.

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West Hermans
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The texture of the little beads that pop in your mouth is amazing. I'm willing to take the fishy taste with it.

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BadCat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't like how they're extracted. The fish pregnant with eggs are cut in half while alive and the eggs are scraped out.

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Stoopham McFernybabes
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah - I’ve never sought out caviar but have tolerated it as a garnish on fancy restaurant food, but ever since I saw a documentary on it with them ultra-sounding the fish and cutting the pregnant ones open, I am turned right off.

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Jiminy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can get behind not liking things, but judging people for liking something you dont is kinda childish.

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Dennis Knickrehm
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

to quote TeFrank1 "tastes like a fish farted on a dirty beach cracker"

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Kathryn Baylis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They just taste like salty fishy little bubbles. Very overhyped.

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Kelly F
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried caviar once. It tasted exactly the way a dead fish rotting on a river bank smells.

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Raumpfleger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the taste, but I would never buy caviar when you get a similar experience with MUCH cheaper sorts of roe.

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The Crushinator
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm Dutch and for a second i thought this was a picture of a broodje hagelslag (chocolate sprinkle sandwich) and i was almost up in arms before i read the title :p

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Ovata Acronicta
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like some cheap roe on my sushi! But I'm not out there buying an expensive jar to...whatever with it.

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Marissa Taylor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

after seeing the process on how they get it. i understand why it cost so much. i've had good caviar tho. its one of thoese things that whether ya love it or hte it^^; but you can die peacefully without ever tasting it lol

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Barong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love caviar. I was a party chef at a catering company in NYC and the client ordered 3 kilos of Caspian Sea Beluga caviar before it was banned. 2 of the tins were opened and used at the party. The 3rd was left and the client did not want to take it so it was brought back to the kitchen. There were no more orders for it for future parties. Myself and two other of the staff clocked out made sweet pea blinis, hard boiled egg, minced. Onion and the works and enjoyed, and over enjoyed ourselves with this rich delicious treasure. I've had osetra and sevruga but beluga is the best for a reason.

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King Joffrey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Caviar is great! Fair enough, if you buy beluga caviar, it will be ridiculously expensive but lumpfish caviar is very affordable.

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Jo Johannsen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Caviar is OK, but makes a wonderful excuse for lashings of champagne.

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Loolie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once tried beluga caviar and it was the worst thing I've ever tried, each to their own though,

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Zedrapazia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love fish eggs, but i wouldn't eat beluga caviar nonetheless, it's too expensive and these poor fishies have gotten rare

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Lousha
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love caviar. I rarely buy it because it's not cheap and because my partner doesn't like it but when I do, I gorge.

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Pamela Blue
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. I don't even like fish. Why would I eat their eggs? Yuck.

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Celtic Pirate Queen
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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to (discreetly) spit it into my napkin at my Dad's new company's open house. That stuff is NASTY.

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O.M.Miki
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the orange caviar in Japan. It's affordable and taste so good!

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Huddo's sister
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While not strictly caviar (not sure what fish the roe comes from) but I love caviar dip. I have to force myself not to finish the whole tub in one go!

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Simon Kwan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most people haven't actually tasted real caviar. Most of the affordable stuff is fish roe from more common fish, not sturgeon.

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Heather Talma
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never had caviar but I have had ikura and that stuff is incredible.

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Exquisite Spam
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love lumpfish caviar. It's like £2 a pot and I never even manage to finish the pot. Stick it on blini (tiny pancakes) or on toast, it's delish!

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Mr. Pigeon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my comadre is Russian and she tells me that they eat that like cereal in Russia

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Skeeter
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It really is good on crispy toast with a shot of chilled vodka.

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Paper A
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A family friend always makes caviar from the fish he catches. It's... not good quality at all, but it is free haha

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Mosheh Wolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sturgeon caviar is meh and not worth the hype, salmon caviar is yummy.

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Debbie Burton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am not rich but I like Caviar every now and then.... it's not that expensive

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Callie Ge
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

doesn’t matter if it’s beluga caviar or salmon roe it’s all disgusting. I’d rather eat worms

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Peta Hurley-Hill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't agree at all.I love caviar and much of it is not expensive at all.

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Mama Penguin
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love caviar. My Eastern European mother in law exposed me to it. I love the cheaper kind eaten on buttered bread to the more expensive kind eaten with blinis and sour cream. I will devour it all like Kirby.

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Sonja Nita
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I prefer the algae version - but also on buttered toast. Yummy ans sssalty!

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Paul Pienkowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had it before, are it like I was meant to (little spread, not slathered on a sandwich), and it was okay. It wasn't Beluga, but it was apparently pretty expensive. My brother's wedding, his wife had to have the best.

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Ted Bay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just thought of the scene in the movie "Big" where Tom Hanks puts some on a cracker, bites it then quickly spits it all out.

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Proxima Centauri
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had it once on the danish embassy in Teheran, it was supposed the be the supreme quality. In my opinion it was quite nice, but not anything special. (This was before the revolution).

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Vegan cheese

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like all kinds of cheeses, I have tried vegan cheese out of curiosity. They have not got it yet. Close, but in a disgusting way.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Oysters, I've never tried them and I never want to, they just look like big boogers to me, sorry for the mental image.

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T.Milly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love them.... little bit of garlic & fresh squeezed lemon juice = yum!

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Pickled eggs, pickled pigs feet, etc. Can't do it nope.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Macarons. Expensive air cookies that still manage to stick to your teeth.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Lutefisk

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"dried cod tenderized by soaking in lye, which is rinsed out before cooking", if you're wondering.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them 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

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another one I don't like the texture of. Love peas. Will even eat them straight from the pod.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Kale. I don’t care how it’s prepared, there’s just no point to it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them 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?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them 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.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them 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.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Hot Cheetos. I absolutely love spicy foods but they taste like bleeda**. whatever that means

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Mama Penguin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hot Flamin' Cheetos is my guilty pleasure. My butt does not thank me the next day, though

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Truffle oil

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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).

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Beets. My wife tried to convince me to like them by saying "they taste like dirt!" Needless to say, this was an ineffective approach.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Ranch dressing. It’s vile. People put it on EVERYTHING. gross. Just stop it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Raisins

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Takis ..

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no idea what this is? Is this some foreign food from foreignland where foreigners come from?

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Zucchini pasta

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T.Milly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I subscribed to a meal delivery service called Freshly & their zucchini pasta is very, very good.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Nutella

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I'd actually like it if there was less sugar and more hazelnut.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Avocado!

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T.Milly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Avocados are one of my most favorite things in the world. Guacamole is so good. Avocado with a little apple cider vinegar & olive oil... pinch of salt ..... Aaahhh, I'm making myself hungry!

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Kimchi, it just doesn't taste as interesting as people say it does

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Shrimp, and any other sea-roaches

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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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.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love seafood, but I'm careful where I source it. No dodgy diner seafood, please.

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Food: Sweet potato
Drink: Kombucha

I can't understand the enjoyment of either, as both taste like dirt

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People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them 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.

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Rens
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely adore have popcorn sweet and salty being my favourite, I just hate the kernels, because they always get stuck in my teeth. I would love to find the special popcorn without kernels

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