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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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#1

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

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Elea Bell
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3 years ago Created 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.

Very bored
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And making it hell for real coffee shops! Flat white is not large latte with extra foam, machiatto is an espresso with a small amount of usually frothed up milk, not a giant cup filled with coffee, syrup and enough milk to drown a cow!

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jburgh
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I truly feel they burn their beans in the roasting process. You can taste it. A few years ago, we bought a small home roaster, signed up for monthly green bean delivery, and learned how to roast beans properly to create the various roasts. The coffee is thousands of times better than SBucks.

Bullseye
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that's why it's often referred to as, "Charbucks."

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Diolla
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have been to Starbuck maybe 3 times. Intend to keep it that way. Am 56.

Frank H
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had to close in our German City. Totally unnerving procedure of having to state 50 silly options then pay and then get it from another counter.

Gossameringue
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Charbucks coffee is bitterly over-roasted and over-priced.

BadCat
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like their cold drinks.

Grammarly
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had it for the first time recently and I don't get why it's so popular

Paola Martz
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The beverages (I won't call them "coffee") are not bad. I like to indulge on them from time to time, the same way one indulges on an ice-cream. Not for a day to day basis in my opinion.

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    #2

    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
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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!

    Adam Belaire
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some very spicy sauces are quite tasty. Hot One's Last Dab is insanely hot but also has a nice flavour to it. I agree flavourless hot for the sake of hot is dumb but if it's hot but also has good flavour, then go for it.

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    Channon Doughty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tofu is sublime. Just picked up the definitive book on the stuff, ASIAN TOFU by Andrea Nguyen. It's not only nutritious and sustainable, it is the most versatile food on Earth! The possibilities are endless!

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hated tofu the first time I tried it because mum used a recipe from a New Zealand book where she blended tofu with banana to make a 'dessert whip'. Many years later I tried it as it should be eaten and I love it. I am tempted to try the original recipe again to see if it was just my childish tastebuds, but then I feel sick at the thought of consuming it and reconsider!

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    RedCorvette
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fried tofu is the bomb with the right dipping sauce.

    Lousha
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair tastebuds are very different. I used to work for Indian people, they used tons of very hot peppers and were so used to them they hardly felt them. In India as they explained it started as a safety thing, historically they didn't always had clean food/water, and tons of chilli protects you from nasty consequences. That's why lots of Europeans get sick in certain parts of the world, because the locals eat everything with a lot of spice but they omit those so the infected water gets them every time. This Indian family had a girl who was 3. One day they brought home a bag of crisps that were so hot I could not eat one piece and had to wash my hands 10 times. She gobbled it up like it was a bunch of sugar cubes.

    Lousha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In similar vein Romanian cooking traditionally has an incredible amount of fat in everything. Those not used to it get an upset stomach because they don't do as the locals who drink a lot of strong spirits and eat fermented veggies like sauerkraut and those help with the immense amount of fat.

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    Rachel Ainsworth
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eating chili releases endorphins to give you a natural high, provided the dose is high enough. Depends on your tolerance how hot the chili needs to be to get this effect.

    Chucky Cheezburger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe it...I swear I get jazzed up after eating hot stuff.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds like what is done here in Trinidad a lot. "We cooked it with ghost pepper or "scorpion pepper" like...I'm good, I like to taste my food and keep my rear nice and cool.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a competition, tbh. Whoever can make themself the most miserable wins. I guess.

    Pizzagirl 91
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's similar to binge drinking, but with chili, at least you're only hurting yourself.

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    Brenda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want flavor, not heat

    LillieMean
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once saw the text on a t-shirt, "tofu is as good as the chef". It is true. Tofu requires a skilled cook, but everyone can learn if they want to. I am one of those who love tofu and I know how to cook it in different ways.

    Jules
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tofu is really versatile and for vegans, a godsend

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    #3

    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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    Casey McAlister
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, it's always this strange goop with some berries and/or sliced fruit. Maybe works as dessert, but definitely not as a proper meal.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a dessert like that recently and it was good, but I was baffled as to why the garnish they chose was watercress. Maybe it's meant to cleanse the palate but cleanse it for what, you're eating dessert?

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    Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it bad if someone just takes a simple picture of what they cooked and posts it on social media? Like, altogether. I haven't done it a while, hence why I'm asking

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not bad if it's for the right reasons. I only recently really started cooking, and I take pictures of the finished product both to send to friends and family for motivational reasons (I get praise that keeps me going, my sister for example gets motivated to cook by seeing me do it), and to scroll through when I'm looking for inspiration for next week's meals. Posting only for likes is bad with whatever the content is.

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    Stoopham McFernybabes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dunno…my local raw food cafe does AMAZING smoothie bowls and they are ridiculously pretty and tasty!

    Deux
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must admit that I take photos of my meals but only to watsap them to my sister as she is needing proof I am indeed eating (I have gastrointestinal disorders that have made me borderline anorexic due to fear of puking after eating, which is lessening as I'm now on 9 different medicstions multiple times a day,)

    Kofi Leeto
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do people actually eat those? or they like commercial pancakes with motor oil?

    TCW Sam Vimes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate insta as a whole, that is part of it.

    Ara
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the hell is going on there?

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    #4

    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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    3 years ago Created 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).

    DDmaybeandor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never had it. I live in the states, east coast. What cheap caviar should I try? How do I eat it? On crackers? I’m assuming not saltines. Thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely, a clueless hillbilly.

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created 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!

    Kim Contreras
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    3 years ago Created 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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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    West Hermans
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    3 years ago Created 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.

    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created 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.

    Stoopham McFernybabes
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    3 years ago Created 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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    3 years ago Created 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.

    Dennis Knickrehm
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

    Amy Taylor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My bougie in-laws love that c**p. Not a fan.

    C W
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone’s never had good caviar

    Kathryn Baylis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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    #5

    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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    3 years ago Created 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.

    Dark Pearl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Close?! It tastes like coconut soap and the ghost of a Victorian child

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    Jena Evans
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only person here who's ever had a decent vegan cheese? I'm not vegan, but I like to try different foods and I'm not going to let one bad brand deter me from trying something new. I think a lot of you are also bashing something because you think it's just for vegans, when people like my sister have legitimate dairy allergies.

    Jiminy
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried around 20 different vegan cheeses. I really want to like them, but they all taste like the cheapest mass-produced factory cheese from the discounter you can get... (The cream cheese version is okay though.)

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    Laura Ketteridge
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, there are some lovely vegan cheeses.

    Jaden Alexander
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry. If it's vegan it's not cheese. Cheese-ish maybe but not cheese.

    Amy Fisher
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t get people who trash vegan cheese as edible plastic but have no qualms about eating American singles, Kraft Mac and cheese, Cheese Whiz, Velveeta and other highly processed “cheese” products, just because they’re used to them. That stuff makes me gag harder than vegan cheese.

    TheDivineMsM
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's mostly for people with ibs or lactose intolerance

    SkekVi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you have a food restriction it's a lot less heartache to just stop even TRYING to get an alternative in my experience. Just change how you eat!

    Shayne Scott
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it is amazing if you are allergic to dairy....

    Heather Lambie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are allergic to dairy, you just aren’t a baby cow!🤷🏻‍♀️

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    Jackie Warner
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegan here. It depends on the brand. Some brands available in supermarkets are edible plastic. Some are acceptable. If you want heaven on a plate, cough up and buy cashew nut-based cheeses from specialised shops/websites. For instance the Bree from the Greenbay website is worth putting on weight for...!

    Kracken
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Germany has excellent vegan cheese, loved in lots of places but they have almost nailed it perfectly

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    #6

    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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    3 years ago Created 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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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A few dashes of Tabasco for me!

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little pockets of snot. ;-)

    zak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now I'm imagining a new Hot Pockets item where the filling is oysters, called Snot Pockets. 🤮

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    Corey Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong. Try one, but it has to be a good one. They are fantastic.

    Kate
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, I've heard. Tried one once, even. Nearly threw up. You can stop lying.

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    TheDivineMsM
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They look like mucus someone coughed up into a seashell

    Hatchet
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I've never tried them and I never want to" ok so why is this even in this list?

    Whitefox
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried one, as fresh as it could be. It wasn't as horrible as I had imagined, but still not my thing.

    Alessa Gillespie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like raw oysters, but there are a few preparations that I really enjoy. You lost me at "I haven't tried them"

    Nicholas Kraemer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This person is just sad. There is a sought after food that billions of people eat, but because this person thinks they look weird they reject it without trying. Must be a fun person to be around

    Mosheh Wolf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this person, without ever trying a food, has decided that it's overhyped.

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    #7

    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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    cat?
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i really only like pickled cucumbers tbh

    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pickled red onions are really good, especially on sandwiches or tacos.

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    zak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pickled onions on a sandwich are SO good. And now I know what I'm getting for lunch today 😆

    john smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a Brit thing, usually bought by people on their way home from the pub with the munchies :p

    DramaDoc
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pickled watermelon rind in bacon is like candy from heaven.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In bacon? I tried watermelon rind pickle and hated it, but with bacon, I'm re-intrigued.

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    setsuriseikou
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Properly pickled onion. Tastes much better then you'd think.

    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anything pickled other than pickles scare me to eat.

    Red Hair Blue Soul
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Tamra
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love pickled eggs, but some sort of satanic alchemy occurs within my gastrointestinal tract after I've eaten them, and I end up crop-dusting everyone in the house. I'm no longer allowed to eat them.

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    #8

    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.

    AhAhStayinAnonymous , mangocyborg Report

    T.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make them yourself and you will enjoy buying them again even more.

    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL I was gonna say they're difficult af to make but then I saw I what you did there.

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    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're over priced but delicious if made right.

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that they are so expensive due to the fact that they are so quite difficult to make properly.

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    Leo Domitrix
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the macaron. Fresh at the bakery, done well, pure heaven!

    GlassHalfWay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get a an assortment every year for my birthday. Expensive, yes. Delicious, you bet.

    EpicWolfandSparrow
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Store macarons are kinda bad ngl, making them tho...😗👌 Get 'em from the fancy baker.... Dude good macarons are heavenly

    OwenHasADHD
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Macarons are the best. This person obviously had a bad macaron.

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    #9

    People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Kombucha. I know it is a drink, but still

    Oh-Oh-Ophelia , woodleywonderworks Report

    DuchessDegu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do like kombucha, not for any health benefits or fashion, it's just nice and refreshing!

    ANNETTE WAGES
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kombucha settles my stomach aches that I sometimes get after eating.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted to try it for this reason, but having to smell it first was the worst. I think I gotta stick to real ginger ale.

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    Liberal Disease
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's very healthy for your gut! We bought it all the time, now, we make our own :) We try all kinds of different ingredients and really enjoy it.

    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It tastes like ... garbage. Carbonated garbage.

    Elaine Morinelli
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg it's the Emperor has no clothes. "Yeah this is great!" "No no it isn't."

    Benita Valdez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried it once and I'm still not sure if it was a bad bottle or if it was supposed to taste like rotten fruit

    Clare 1283
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It just tastes weird. I'm still not convinced it's non-alcoholic.

    Yoga Kitty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can have alcohol if it is still very young (fermentation < ~7-10 days) or if there was too little oxygen during the fermentation process (glass with a narrow bottle neck or a lid)...

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    Stoopham McFernybabes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I make kombucha and I really enjoy experimenting with different strengths and flavours. I don’t understand how people can drink and enjoy beer but not booch.

    Turnip and a Frog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m now day 10 into making my first one, but it’s not fizzy at all. Guess I need to read more about fermentation.

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    #10

    People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Liver. Just......no.

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    Rob Chapman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chopped liver and liverwurst are absolutely delicious.

    Aisling Raye
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would anyone downvote this? I'm upvoting so you don't have a negative.

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    Lousha
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just have to have good liver and prepare it right. I could eat a ton of it.

    BadCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Liver makes me ugly cry. My mom tried making me eat it and not leave the table until it was gone. I put up a long fight and she never made me liver again. Pick your battles.

    yellowphantom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're lucky. My parents loved it and made us eat it several times a year. All the catsup in the world won't cover that taste. All the fuss we made, I never understood why they put themselves through that. I would never make my kids eat something they hated.

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    Adam Belaire
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love liver! Growing up, we had to have even a bite of it. Both my sister and I got use to it and now I look forward to visiting home so I can have it again. (my wife hates the smell of it)

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I quite agree. It's a no from me as well. The texture more than the taste.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And once you find out in science class exactly what the liver does. That was taught in 7th grade for me (I’m 61), so probably taught in 5th grade now.

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    Paul Pienkowski
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually good. It just has a bad rep. Gizzards are great too!

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another of my mother’s favorites that the rest of the family couldn’t stand the sight of. She’d try to fix it as a meal for everyone, and my father would just make some toast and scramble a bunch of eggs for the rest of us and himself.

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do like a bit of fried or curried liver. It's not so bad.

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    #11

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

    JHCNotanotherUserID , mtcarlson Report

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Lorraine R
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    O lutefisk O lutefisk, how fragrant your aroma/ O lutefisk O lutefisk, you put me in a coma/ You smell so strong, you look like glue/ You taste just like an overshoe/ But lutefixk, come Saturday/ I tink I eat you anyvay.

    Jenny Fors
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew up with this natsy, snot-texured, flavorless mess that still has a nasty flavor. Every damn Christmas...served with overcooked potatoes, peas and nasty white sauce that nobody knew how to cook. Only palatable thing was the cracked black pepper. And I'm from Finland - not Norway where this nastiness originated from

    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Welcome to our shared nightmare, Jenny. And my mum dares to claim it's delicious with some lanttulaatikko.

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    Elaine Larson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot fish jello in melted butter.

    Ruby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please don't remind me. There is a reason that I blocked it out of my memory

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    Seabeast
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked with a fellow whose parents were from Norway and occasionally ate lutefisk out of nostalgia. He said it was the worst thing he'd ever tasted.

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is about the only one I agree with. Even though I am an omnivore, I do have my limits.

    Ragnhild Karlsen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love lutefisk! But you have to prepare it correctly. If it shakes like jelly you're doing it wrong. Make it in the oven so it's firm, and then lots of bacon and mustard. (Coarse, not the kind you put on hot dogs.) and yes, I am Norwegian.

    Katrine Ekeland
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love lutefisk! With a Nice butter bechamelsauce, crispy bits of salty bacon, potatoes and a strong mustard and stued peas - lots of black pepper I can eat this all day Long!

    Marcus Rantala
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As far as I understand, if cooked correctly, it is acceptable. Sadly, few do. Also this ain't as bad as the Icelandic shark... 😅

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    #12

    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

    MHC1905 , medea_material Report

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Straight from the pod is the best way! Love them that way. Can eat my way through a whole row of plants if I'm not careful...

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    Nathaniel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wondering how difficult it was to find a pic of mushy peas. I am from the United Kingdom of UK, mushy peas are fantastic, especially over chip shop chips. Or on a buttered slice, mushy pea sarnie!

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The OP didn’t want to gross the rest of the world out by showing them mushy peas. I’m American and my husband is a Brit who loves mushy peas. I happen to like peas, though not boiled down to mush. When he makes them—-for himself only—-I..I just can’t watch him eat them.

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    Lyone Fein
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love peas raw and sweet and crunchy, straight from the pod.

    Jods
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me thinks you haven’t had ‘proper’ mushy peas. Some restaurants like to mash garden peas and call them mushy peas. Not in my book they’re not.

    Amy Taylor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love peas!! I grow them. Nothing like fresh ones!!

    Matthew Wilkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mushy peas use marrowfat peas, which are an entirely different type of pea to garden peas.

    Skipper Laine
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the frozen ones, believe it or not!

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not crazy about peas but I love split pea soup so if they're anything like that then I'll give them a try

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    #13

    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.

    protogens , Amy Stephenson Report

    Christien Newbury
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Mad Dragon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me: "I hate kale." Internet: "You just haven't used the right recipe!" Trust me, I have prepared it a dozen different ways. I really wanted to like kale, I really did. I absolutely hate the taste no matter how it is prepared.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only does it taste awful, how long do you have to chew the s**t so it finally breaks down?!

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    Disgruntled Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stamppot!! Best dish in the world on a cold winter night

    Violet Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd rather have broccoli, baby bok-choy, kohlrabi, purple or green cabbage, cauliflower - basically any other green Brassica is better than kale.

    OwenHasADHD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate every vegetable you just mentioned. Rip

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    SkekVi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kale was cattle feed until it got a marketing department lol!!! I remember reading a story about this lady who was at the grocery store buying so much kale and the person behind her was like 'excuse me--sorry--can i ask how you prepare it? I've been trying everything' and the lady was like 'i. It's. It's for my peacocks. I could not tell you. Sorry.' XDDDD

    Anne Reid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was also used in salad bars…as decoration & to keep the ice clean under the dressings clean!

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    OwenHasADHD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love kale. With Parmesan and balsamic vinaigrette.

    LEGOPernille
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Denmark you can't go trough winter without kale. Specially green kale... og it so good

    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was once asked how to store Kale, in the fridge or on the counter. I told them that the best place for Kale is in the trash.

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kale is delicious! One of my favorite salads is chopped kale with shredded brussels

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...sprouts and a garlicky mustardy dressing. Kale chips are another fav.

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    #14

    People Are Joining This Thread Ranting About Overhyped Foods They Don't Understand And Here Are 34 Of Them Candy corn, s***s a*s

    SnakeSkullss , Juushika Redgrave Report

    foxgirl158
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only in moderation though, if you eat too much of it it gets old real fast

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    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BoredPanda did you honestly censor "sucks?" You do know that censorship is worse than candy corn?

    Lorraine R
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, there are lots of crummy candy corns out there. The only good one is Brach's, which is (or used to be) flavored with real honey.

    Violet Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's basically wax and food-colouring.

    Disgruntled Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can anyone explain to me what candy corn actually is and what it tastes like? We don't have it where I'm from

    Aisling Raye
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like chewing wax. You're not missing anything.

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    Jamppa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What in earth is this? Never tasted. Never heard. Looks like candy to me.

    Chloe *Leah* Pheonix
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its ranked as the worst halloween candy. It's like sugary wax

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    Courtney Christelle
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's like chewing on a really sweet crayon. I enjoy it.

    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh I love these! My friends give me grief about it but I don't care!

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    #15

    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?

    Sonder332 , thatedeguy Report

    Adam Belaire
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Very bored
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have to agree it's like all seafood, fresh is the best and lways get it in season!

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    Okatango
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wished this would stop. Animal is boiled alive, often after sitting terrified in a tank with bright florescent lights for dys desperately trying to hide. No thanks.

    Gregory Mead
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love lobster, but I agree that boiling or steaming alive is cruel. Kill it quickly first, like we do with all other meats. It's much more humane.

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    Jules
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And cruel. Don't forget the cruelty.

    Nimues Child
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the lobster is from Maine or Canada, it is sweeter and yummier due to the colder waters.

    King Joffrey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one I disagree with the strongest. It is one of the finest things you can get, although it wasn't considered as such up until 19th century. Before that, it was the poor man's food and they used to serve it to prisoners.

    Bec
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In colonial times, when it was plentiful, it was poor people food, they fed it to prisoners

    Shane Clark
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard somewhere that it could be considered torture giving prisoners to much lobster.

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    LakeMonster
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fresh lobster is the best. Sweet, with a gentle succulent flavor.

    Phoenix Hocking
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to love lobster. But now I'm vegan, so no lobster for me. Plus, cooking something alive by dunking it into boiling water seems pretty awful for the lobster.

    Xenia Harley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And throwing a living creature into boiling water is cruel and barbaric. Seeing the poor lobsters in the tanks at the store always gets to me.

    CG
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've only ever had it three times, and the best one I had was at a Newfoundland restaurant by the ocean. It tasted sweet, and was well complemented by butter.

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    #16

    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.

    Bruceisnotmyname- , B Report

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or if you’re drunk, the bar closed, and there’s no other place open.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a reason why they did the whole "fourth meal" ad campaign: Taco Bell is food for late-night stoners and drunks. The only time it sounds remotely appealing is if I'm high.

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    Bee she/her
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s cheap for feeding 15 teenagers on a Sunday night. And individual packages of burritos and tacos during Covid rules being more strict it was super easy.

    Tristan Gragg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cheap thing is my reasoning too. Plus you don't expect much from them, so your hopes can't be dashed too much.

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    Kisses4Katie
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s probably radioactive, but I could drink their cheese sauce. I’m milk intolerant and that would kill me but I’d die happy

    GlassHalfWay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My family calls it "Toxic Hell" 😆

    King Joffrey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get TB either, especially in America where there is an abundance of authentic Mexican restaurants.

    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in the UK, overpriced for what you get, meagre portions. And no wow factor to make up for it.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many are there now? There was only one in, like, Manchester, I think, about 5 years ago.

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    Reinaldo Fuentes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Taco Bell is America's sketchy 3:00 am döner kebap stand. If that description is remotely familiar to you, that's what it is. And not a good one - a sketchy one. ;)

    James Fall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually the Shittiest out of All fastfood chains to consume Pure Trash

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    #17

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

    JajePizdic , Ron Dollete Report

    Kelli Girouard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heads up, Australia! Shots fired!

    Jake stenhouse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ll grab the emus, you muster the drop bears

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    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australians are getting a little irate at the dissing of our vegemite. Don't knock it till you've had a warm toast with melted butter and a gentle scrape of vegemite across the surface. Think of it like Wasabi, you have to start with a wee little bit then work your way up to a bit more each time.

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did try some Marmite (at my mother's insistence), which is very similar to Vegemite, and I hated it. It tasted like ear wax. She thinks it's delicious. Maybe it's an acquired taste? Everyone's taste buds are different. It's interesting how wildly tastes can vary between countries and cultures.

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    King Joffrey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marmite (the UK equivalent) is so divisive we even say something is 'marmite', i.e. you either hate it or love it, no inbetween.

    Laugh Fan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is very annoying, he says he 'doesn't mind' marmite! Argh 🤯

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    Miyuu Catspaw
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you enjoy umami flavours and you don't like Vegemite, then you're probably not doing it right. My method: Toast your bread and let it cool. Apply a generous coating of butter (not margarine), on top of the butter add a thin scrape of Vegemite and you have perfection on a plate.

    OwenHasADHD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The entirety of Australia is coming for you now. Lock your doors!!

    Meredith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans will never understand the deliciousness of Vegemite. Growing up in the states I always knew if I had a Vegemite and celery sandwich for lunch people would be disgusted. Sweet. More for me! I think they slather it in thick like peanut butter. I like a heavy schemer but even that'd be to much for me.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The peanut butter mention is apt. Me and UK pals would have the "no, your food is grosser!" debates, and they always offered up peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as the US counterpart. Unless you've had it from childhood, it's hard to acquire a taste for it, either way.

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    Adam Belaire
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to try vegemite to say I've tried it but can't find it in Canada. Marmite I can find and is way too salty. Is it the same thing? Can anyone confirm?

    Tori Wilson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No they are not the same. Different flavour and texture. Yes Vegemite it somewhat salty but it's best eaten with butter and just a light scrape of vegemite. It's the bomb.

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    Russell Bowman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grab a couple of saltines and make vegemite worms ... yumm

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    #18

    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.

    TimeCharacter3137 , angela n. Report

    Sue From Michigan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like 5 Guys but their burgers aren't worth what they cost.

    JMC5003
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's unbelievably expensive. 3 of us ordered regular hamburgers with fries and a milk shake for delivery - it was around $96! I was stunned. They're good but I'd rather have fresh, homemade burgers for a fraction of the price.

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    King Joffrey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love it but their burgers are greasy by design. It's that street-style burger wrapped in foil and the juices soak into the bun (which, to me, is great). Shake Shack burgers are the same.

    RedBadgerCan'tSwim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only go to Five Guys for the fries. They're really good and they give you a lot of them.

    Cynthia Carter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We just got one in town, was not impressed. Greasy indeed!

    Dorothy Stovall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love burgers, but Five Guys is awful.

    Pharmtechgurl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I finally gave in to the hype. Burger meat tasted "funny" not like ground beef, fries greasy and limp. Not impressed

    Randy Volz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greasy, griddle-fried beef patty that's WAY overpriced. The Five Guys which opened near me in the midst of a college campus closed in about 2 years. Even 'indestructible' young people took a pass.

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    #19

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

    blueXwho , Mike Mozart Report

    The_Bipolar_Express_1225
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they just haven’t had the right type of Pop-Tarts…

    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, I agree with this one. Too much sugar, especially the frosted ones, and abysmal quality pastry. Toaster strudel, on the other hand, is awesome!

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    RoanTheMad
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dry and tasteless other than the taste of "sweet chemical"

    Kohaku Yamashiro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, poptarts taste like a frosted piece of cardboard

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    Kathy Richardson
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I think Pop Tart brand is nasty; all pastry with almost no filling. I would buy off brand for the kids because they liked them and I tried the Aldi brand once. It was surprisingly good. I actually had filling drip out after I toasted it, and since it was unfrosted it wasn't overly sweet.

    B. Dahl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the day, Pop Tarts were the bomb! Today they just suck. I actually prefer the off-brand Toast-ems to PTs now. And the frosting doesn't help. Not all pop tart type products were frosted. Now you can't find the unfrosted ones often.

    Kelsey Rivera
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No if u don't like pop tarts u don't make them right u gotta get the frosted strawberry or the frosted stores and put it in the toaster p delicious 😋

    Jaden Alexander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎶🎶Have you ever put butter on a Pop Tart? - It's so frickin' good - Have you ever put butter on a Pop Tart? - If you haven't then I think you should🎶🎶

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    J Smythe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flavoured cardboard but I still like them! :D

    Mrs S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have loved pop tarts for60 years. I now prefer strawberry frosted, although I haven't had them in years.

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    #20

    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

    Nicholatte , Calgary Reviews Report

    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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

    OwenHasADHD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate Cheetos in general. Disgusting artificial cheese.

    Verbalocity
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dunno about where you live, but in So Calif. it's almost impossible to FIND regular Cheetos any more, only Flamin' Hot. I've complained about it.

    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fellow SoCal resident here. It's true :( You might OCCASIONALLY find Cheetos Puffs alongside the Flamin' Hot ones, but that's it. Okay, okay, so there's usually bags of Flamin' Hot Limón next to the "normal" Flamin' Hot, I guess.

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    Rider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure they burned a hole in my stepdaughters stomach. She will most likely have issues for the rest of her life. Especially since she keeps eating them against doctors orders.

    Ovata Acronicta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knew a kid in high school who smelled like hot cheetos. Pretty nauseating.

    Mason Kronol
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I occasionally crave Cheetos. I love spicy food.Flaming hot Cheetos are literally and figuratively junk food.

    Rob Chapman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They now make Flaming Hot Mountain Dew. I kid you not.

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    #21

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

    Optimal_Tower1643 , David Jackmanson Report

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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).

    B 🇺🇦🇨🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely love truffle oil! On hot French fries sprinkled with garlic and parmesan, it’s amazing 🤩

    Rider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anything truffle. I have the gene which makes truffles smell like something rotting on the forest floor.

    zak
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, truffles taste terrible to me, never understood the appeal at all.

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love most foods and will make an effort to try something at least once. However, I cannot get over the smell of truffle oil. I don't know what it is, but it triggers my gag reflex. It's horrible because I feel physically ill if someone around me is eating Truffle fries.

    CD King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole truffle faze is disgusting. Why would you ruin perfectly good food by putting truffle oil (real or lab made) on it. Popcorn should not have truffle oil on it. STOP!!!!!

    Tom Ward
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Real truffle oil and truffle in general is a thing of beauty that needs respect. Its incredible, so many layers of flavour and so versatile 😍

    Skipper Laine
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Careful what you say, I make a fortune off of truffle oil in Stardew Valley! 😉

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used it in a pasta dish once & totally ruined it. Plus, it's ridiculously overpriced. I had a burger with actual truffle slices on it & couldn't finish it, it was so gross.

    LynzCatastrophe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Truffles are amazing! Try the oil in a simple pasta dish! The salt on popcorn!!! It's a bit expensive but make mac n' cheese with truffle infused cheese! Oh! And truffle aioli from stonewall kitchen! Great dip for fries!!!

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    #22

    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.

    Neilpuck , Timothy Vollmer Report

    Sue From Michigan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love beets and have since I was a kid.

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Slow-roasted beets? The best! Pan-roasted with balsamic glaze? Yum! Little teeny-tiny baby beets, pulled right out of the ground and devoured on the spot (rinsing optional)? Happiness in a little purple jacket. And don't get me going about beet greens...

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    Karin Gibson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They taste sweet and are lovely pickled.

    BadCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Borscht is where it's at. You cannot convince me that is gross.

    Raumpfleger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this what I know as "beets salad" in german (salad made with cooked beets)?

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    Gossameringue
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One time I ate both beets and blood oranges the same day. Thought I had kidney failure after I urinated.

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spooky. My favourite beetroot recipe is reduce orange juice with a clove of garlic, then glaze your cooked beetroot in it

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    Frank H
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to wash and cook them before eating you know.

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    Sherry Perrone
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have hated beets my entire life. I have tried them every way they make them. And I try them every five years or so to see if I still hate them. I do.

    Seabeast
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of those "you either like it or you don't" foods.

    JPotts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Juiced organic beets are very sweet.

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    #23

    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.

    MaterDracones , Mike Mozart Report

    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    BluEyedSeoulite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the mix with sour cream for dips. Sooo yummy

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    Benita Valdez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I don't like the pre-made bottle stuff but fresh homemade ranch is tasty

    Shelby Jackson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love it but only certain brands and I don't eat it on everything. I can't stand it on pizza and I had an ex who mixed it into her spaghetti sauce. I told her to never do that in front of my mother.

    Brenda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Needs to be made with buttermilk like the original

    Trisha Howson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I just use on salad. But I do not judge people who dip in everything. Cause I like to eat onions with spaghetti and people don't usually do that so .......and so many people dip ranch on pizza an stuff

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bottle stuff is pumped full of preservatives. However, homemade ranch with buttermilk and fresh herbs can be quite tasty.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bottled stuff is vile, but homemade ranch dressing is f*****g delicious. It's light, creamy, and full of herbs.

    Sarah Luna
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the Midwest...it's like a food group and I'm here for it. Ranch or Big Mac sauce on the side is my jam.

    BryanR
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not like ketchup, but I find fries dipped it in heavenly

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    #24

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

    Vergo27 , Bryan Viers Report

    JPotts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love oatmeal raisin cookies. As well as raisin bread.

    (She/her)The_Bi_Kitten_
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why add raisins if you could just add chocolate chips? Makes no sense to me

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    Mad Haberdasheress
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raisins are what they feed the poor souls in hell. Hard nope there.

    Greta Kolding
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have read that raisins are provided in Muslem heaven together with the 72 virgins. Can anyone confirm?

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    Trisha Howson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raisins are good for you. They taste good in cookies and breads never knew why people where afraid of them. And oatmeal even has raisin in sometimes.

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I also really dislike raisins. For me, it's the very strong flavour, and the wrinkly, chewy texture. Especially when they've been baked into something. I probably wouldn't detest them so much if people didn't insist on putting them in carrot cake (as far as I'm concerned, as soon as you put raisins into carrot cake, it's no longer carrot cake, it's fruit cake). For everyone who likes raisins; you do you. You can have all of mine!

    jburgh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So agree with you on the carrot cake issue, same with cinnamon bread for me.

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    NarutoFan!🥷
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ll eat everything on this list but Raisins. Yucky Raisins

    Jaden Alexander
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    3 years ago

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    SN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love raisins and brown sugar in oatmeal!

    Rens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Waste of a perfectly good grape x

    Greta Kolding
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree! Grapes that could have been used to make wine.

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    Bored Birgit
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raisins covered with chocolate - so yummy

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    #25

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

    dumbl1ngz , Tony Webster Report

    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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?

    J Baker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basically very spicy Doritos rolled into little tubes

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    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For people who are curios, Takis are spicy little corn chips from Mexico. "Fuego" means fire in Spanish and these chips were banned for a bit in Canada as a teen had to get their gallbladder removed for eating massive amounts of them.

    Mara Is Non-binary 🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like em but have to take an anti acid and drink milk lol

    Chloe *Leah* Pheonix
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We all know that one girl from school who was wearing a tube top, ripped Jean's and hoop earrings that would always be eating these, everytime you looked at her it's just takis, takis, takis

    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love these things! Have them at dollar tree sometimes

    Trisha Howson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There okay. They have good flavor that something hot.

    Kelli Girouard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are nasty. My son keeps trying to convince me, and himself, that he loves them, eats a couple and then lets the rest go stale. Bleh.

    summer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i cant eaat it because im gluten free i have celeaic desiese so idk how it taste

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    #26

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

    dannyboyhou , Tony Webster Report

    T.Milly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    CultOfBambi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Courgetti, as it's called in the UK is great with garlic, chillies and lots of tomato. Very low calorie count if you're having a fasting day. If not, add some prawns. Yum!

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    Leo Domitrix
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make your own. Seriously, get a spiral cutter for like $5 US and twist it right into the pot, cooks in about 2 minutes, boom, done. Takes on flavor of whatever it is with.

    zububonsai
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My aunt's recipe, easy fast cheap yummy: - grate as long as possible "noodles" with a normal cheap cheese grater (the 4sided metallic one we have here). - Heat a big pan with frying oil, - fry them for exactly 1minute. - salt&little white pepper, squeeze lemon above, eat immediately. The trick is only o n e minute (al dente instead of raw or sluggy) , the lemon and the "immediately" part

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    Kelsey Rivera
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is called zoodles for starters and it is delicious 😋

    Hiram's Friend
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zucchini solely exists to give little old ladies something to leave on their neighbor's stoop after dark. You can't kill it in the garden, it's worse than bindweed.

    - JM1951
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Courgette pasta's better.

    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But... that's... literally the same thing!

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    SkekVi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP is right!! Zucchini is good fried or in bread but it's absolutely vile as pasta. EURGH.

    Chloe *Leah* Pheonix
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're missing out my mom brings fresh zs from the garden and makes this with alfredo sauce and MMMMMMM

    Diolla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love it when cooked just right... We call it courgette spaghettis.

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    #27

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

    MaesterOfPanic , Jonathan Lin Report

    Bunzilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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.

    Ponyo (they/them)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a lot of times generic brands have less sugar and a deeper flavor

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    kitteh floof lover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i eat it by the jar, with a spoon. bad for me, i know, but my mouth and brain are happy i did it!

    1.21Gigawatts?!
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to have Nutella until my mom banned it because they use palm oil in it

    zububonsai
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But...no. quite the contrary. That's the reason why I stick TO Nutella!: the Nutella making company is literally the one which started the "good" palm oil manufacturing, with ethical norms, work safety inspections, sustainable farming, closely monitored and everything!!! Once some environmentalists started some kind of shaming them for the use of "bad palm oil" on the internet, company invited them to the fields, letting them inspect whatever they wished for & interviewing whoever worker they met.... in the end the activists backpedaled and apologised. 😍.

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    🥔SaltyPotato🥔
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🥺 How could they???? NUTELLA IS AWESOME!!!!

    Tori Wilson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I, too, require an answer to what the f**k 'nutella snack & drink' is

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    Jaden Alexander
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love it on a sammich with bananas and a glass of ice cold milk.

    Dagnirath
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You ever have it with strawberry jam? It's like eating a chocolate-covered strawberry sandwich.

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    BadCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actual hazelnut spread is good. This Nutella is trash.

    JPotts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Promoted as healthy, but made with a lot of refined sugar.

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    #28

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

    insert_cool_name_now , Yosomono Report

    T.Milly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created 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!

    Susan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, I never thought about ACV on it! I usually do a splash of lime juice with salt and pepper. But I might have to try the vinegar some time, thanks for the idea!

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    OwenHasADHD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t you dare. Avocados are the best. Guacamole is the best. Fight me.

    t c w
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Avocado tomato and mayo sandwiches. Can't forget the tomato!

    Robert T
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always seems slimey to me. Green slime, like something from Ghostbusters.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But guacamole, done right, is from the gods.

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    SkekVi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A good avocado is like manna from heaven. A bad avocado... literally a punch in the arm is better than a bad avocado. Unforch you can't access good avocado unless you have your own tree and it's at least a few decades old.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have avocado trees when I lived in SoCal. When it's five minutes from tree to plate, still warm from the sun, with that perfect taste and texture.... But then I lived in the UK, and experienced the saddest avocados ever. I smuggled some back from SoCal once so my local friends could understand what we're banging on about with "OMG CALIFORNIA HASS AVOCADOS!"

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    Bunzilla
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe I tried a lacklustre one, but it just tasted really bland to me. Can't understand the hype, but I would never hate on anyone who loves them.

    Jennik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is bland by itself - give it another go with a squeeze of lemon juice for acidity, and some salt. That's the bare minimum. Also good with some black pepper, or tabasco sauce, or a wee bit of garlic (you don't want to overpower the avocado though)

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    RedCorvette
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this as dessert; sliced with condensed milk and cold. It’s the bomb.

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as was said recently here on BP: green lard.

    Very bored
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get the hate as I hated it for a long time, until I got all the recipes and realised that avocado o it's own is like eating butter but like butter add some good stuff and you're all set!

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    #29

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

    dbkate , bruskme Report

    foxgirl158
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! My best friend hates olives. I love her to death, but whenever there's olives out I give her the side eye (as I take most of them 😂)

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    JiminKimLip7
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Greek heart just broke in half.

    OwenHasADHD
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have some olive oil. I hear it’s good for your heart

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    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are an acquired taste.

    Rens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always hated olives until suddenly one day I didn't. I fell in love with olives after buying a jar of sun-dried black olives produced on a wine farm in South Africa. Now black olive tapenade is one of my favourite toppings, I will eat it on anything!

    Trish Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No to black olives, yes to green, pimento-stuffed, olives!

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    Jason Curry
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kalamata olives are the only ones for me.

    Jennik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love olives but in a way saying "I like olives" is a bit like saying "I like wine." There are so many different types with a huge variety of flavours, from grassy and fresh to almost mushroomy or meaty.

    Tracey Hyde
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So good ---- muffuletta sandwich!

    Powerful Katrinka
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god. And here I am in Utah, with never a muffuletta in sight. *sigh*

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    #30

    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

    Nyx_-_-_ , Lisa Risager Report

    Helderder
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. And fermented food is so good for your gut health.

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    BluEyedSeoulite
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to disagree with this hard. Especially since there are so many types of kimchi. My favorite is kimchi fried in pork oil and eaten with fried tofu. Omg, amazing!

    InvincibleRodent
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you didn't grow up eating it, I find that it takes some finagling. I've made it a couple times, first time I didn't like it at all- my partner did though, so I made it again a while later, shuffled some things around, that time it was much better. Then I made it a third time, made some more slight changes, and that time, I think I got it perfect. I like a short and cold fermentation so the napa keeps a slight crunch in the middle, mild spice, and lots of sweet veg like carrots and daikon. It's much more... "European" I guess, than traditional Korean, which makes sense for me lol.

    Kenneth McCartney
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you haven't tried GOOD kimchi. Hell, I'm a white boy and love the stuff, if it is made right.

    Ploploplop
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegetables fermented with chiles and salt. Process creates lacto-fermentation, similar to sauerkraut, and traditionally uses napa cabbage or Daikon radish.Typically sour, spicy and pungent.

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    Escapist Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you know: the hot peppers used in preparing gochugaru must be grown in their native soil? If grown in Japan instead of Korea for instance, the pepper is merely irritatingly spicy instead of having the proper flavor. The kimchee itself also relies heavily on having things like shellfish added in for an expanded flavor profile! So if you get cheap kimchee you're only eating spiciness and salt. Proper kimchee is an explosion of savory goodness, and the array of different kinds will have many different textures and flavors~

    Alicia
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kimchi fried rice, yasss!!

    Karin Gibson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope I have eaten it several times but it's not for me at all.

    CG
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kimchi is awesome, and very healthy. I had it my first time a couple of years ago... now I buy it at the grocery store every so often.

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    #31

    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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    DennyS (denzoren)
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    3 years ago Created 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.

    Mason Kronol
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned how to make shrimp cocktail in a restaurant years ago so I agree. It's rare I go to a restaurant and find decently cooked shrimp. I also grill shrimp and it's a delicate balance between cooked and rubber! I think more people would like shrimp and other fish and seafood if it was cooke properly, not what's served at a Buffett!

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    Mindy Keys
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do love the sea roaches. May I have yours? You can have my popcorn!

    Patti Vance
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sea roaches...love that. my grandson will not eat them because he says they look like bugs which they do. but, he is also the same kid that willingly ate a candy bar of chocolate covered ants.

    Lakota Wolf
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, I imagine that the chocolate bar didn't LOOK like bugs XD It just had bugs IN it!

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    Mama Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What Bubba said " shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it"

    Colin Matthews
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally agree. If a shrimp crawled out from under your bed you would torch the house, not think mmm delicious

    Deth Invictus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prawns are what we Aussies call them. It also annoys me that crayfish are now called lobsters even though there is no similarity.

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    #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.

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    Nimues Child
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    3 years ago Created 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.

    Commander Ducky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't get over the odd flavor of seafood. I don't know if I'm just getting it from the wrong places but I just can't eat it. I'm definitely not criticizing people who do like it though!

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    Katchen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know how there’s a genotype that makes some people taste cilantro as soapy and broccoli as bitter? I’m convinced there’s a genotype that allows one to taste seafood as disgusting. The smell, the taste, the everything is disgusting to me, no matter how fresh it is. Fresh a*s is still a*s.

    NHL37
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. I should love seafood, I grew up near the shore, my entire family loves seafood. To me the smell alone is overwhelming, the taste is just as bad and the texture makes me gag.

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    Ross Shaw
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It all tastes like dirty water to me, and yes, I've had straight-from-the-sea fresh and still didn't like it.

    Katchen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn’t is so patronizing when people insist you dislike seafood because you’ve only eaten bad seafood? Those people can go suck a mussel.

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    Karin Gibson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love fish. Eaten it today. Yum fish pie.

    Aballi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. Seafood makes me gag!

    DuchessDegu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the same, just the smell makes me really nauseated, since I was a toddler (so my mum says)

    Trish Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love most seafood! A HARD pass on sea slug. That sounds gross on so many levels!

    El Dee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I completely agree. Everything tastes the same, salty. People say 'but you haven't tried such and such' So, foolishly, I try it and it tastes EXACTLY THE SAME..

    Kathryn Baylis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have gotten sick on so many different types of fish, salt water and freshwater, so I just pretty much avoid it now.

    SkekVi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    are you sure you don't have an allergy/intolerance? bc i thought this about SEVERAL foods i found out later were things i was allergic to.

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    Jan Bowyer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've never had my husband's salmon. It's all in the cooking (but must be very fresh)

    Mrs. Jan Glass
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salmon is in my top most-hated foods. I've tried it so many different ways. I've tried cooked, raw, hot, cold. I've had lox at the best places in NYC. I've had broiled, grilled, smoked. I even tried it at The Fat Duck. It all tasted like salmon, and the sad fact is, I just hate salmon. I wish I liked it. It's pretty. But I'll stick to olives, caviar, and blue cheese, I guess.

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    #33

    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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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet potato fries are so nice!

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So is sweet potato pie and sweet potato casserole (with brown sugar and pecans on top). I lie, to have a nice big sweet potato as a side dish (instead of a regular Idaho), all soft and mushy inside and just dripping with brown sugar butter. So yummy.

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    Powerful Katrinka
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A roasted sweet potato, split in half with lashings of butter, salt, and pepper, is all the dinner I want sometimes.

    Helderder
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love them with sour cream. I mix in herbs, salt and chili flakes. Yum

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    Amy Taylor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow...they are so tasty!! I don't know who is preparing these haters their veggies, but they are far from dirt tasting.

    Mrs. Jan Glass
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is honestly the revelation many of us have as adults. "Oh, I don't hate that food, I just hated the way it was fixed at home when I was a kid!" Meat loaf, brussels sprouts, green beans, mushrooms... all are great, but wow, my mom hated cooking.

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    Rens
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think they taste bad you've never had them done right! Sweet potatoes are so good for you and so delicious!

    T.Milly
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love sweet potato fries!!! This is blasphemous!!

    Seabeast
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet potato is good two ways: a) with very spicy sausage such as chorizo, or b) when mashed up and used instead of pumpkin for a pumpkin pie recipe.

    t c w
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet potatoes and cream corn...yuck yuck

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    #34

    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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    3 years ago Created 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

    Vic D
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally I buy Amish Country hulless popcorn for the same reason.

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    Robert Trebor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The smell of popcorn popping makes me nauseous.

    enohPilivE
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You're doing it wrong." If it makes you nauseous, you really are reacting to the burning of the corn or the oil - which is doing it wrong. Same for stovetop and microwave.

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    MotorcycleDoggo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The smell of popcorn makes me wanna puke. If I ignore that, I can eat it but I feel like I'm just eating chunks of cardboard.

    BadCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's just a very, very cheap somewhat healthy treat if it's not drenched in butter, salt and sugar.

    Izzy Curer
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of understand this one. I mean, I'll eat it, whatever, but I never seek it out. I remember being a kid in school when they'd have movie day, and the teacher would make popcorn. All the kids would start losing their minds, and it was the first time I'd ever even thought about it being a 'cherished' food. I didn't understand it.

    Remi (He/Him)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop downvoting on a matter of opinion!!! Right now not liking popcorn is at -15 points which means this might get someone banned from the site!!! Downvote spammers and trolls only, not for disagreeing!

    CD King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try putting truffle oil on it......

    Nimues Child
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We load up on popcorn on the cob in the summer and eat it all winter (put the cob in a paper bag and microwave it for exactly 2 minutes). It is much yummier than the packaged stuff! Just let the cob cool in the kitchen sink before you toss it in the trash.

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