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We all know what an enticing food photo is when we see one. It’s the type of picture that would make your mouth water and trigger cravings while you’re scrolling through at 3 am.
On the flip side, there are food photos that will immediately suppress your appetite. It’s the type of snapshots you will see on this list, all of which came from the “That’s It, I’m Food Shaming” Facebook group. As the name suggests, the community is all about giving bad publicity to horrible-looking snapshots of random dishes. And you’re about to see why.
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nottheactualphoto 1 week ago
That looks like ham to me, Batman; it's supposed to be guanciale. And we did not follow correct procedure with that egg yolk.
Barbara Wilcock 1 week ago
Pasta,ham,(cured or uncured) and egg yolk. Not the American version with cream and cheese
Alewa 1 week ago (edited)
I think so, almost. I suppose the egg yolk is supposed to be crac ked and get half cooked by the hot pasta. But US American chickens and eggs are highly polluted with salmonella and other germs. They have to wash the eggs. You wouldn't want to eat them raw.
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George Costanza 1 week ago
The pasta is the only thing that appears to have even remotely been cooked.
persephone134 1 week ago
Parisians ripping off the tourists again. It's unlikely that any local would eat there.
Remi (He/Him) 1 week ago
Your first mistake was going to eat "Italian" in France. The second one was eating next to a major tourist site. Lemme guess, the restaurant had someone luring people in outside of it too.
Bartlet for world domination 1 week ago
Literally? As in: attempted carbonara from Bologna?
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Taking food photos became a hot trend when social media platforms like Instagram took off. From then on, people flooded timelines with the “This is what I’m eating” type of posts.
However, a study by Brigham Young University found that viewing too many food photos may make these dishes less appetizing.
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Lyone Fein 1 week ago
People who think that adding sweetness to bacon is weird don’t remember the old days when eating pork chops with maple syrup was normal.
Researchers referred to it as a “sensory boredom,” where you essentially grow tired of the taste just by seeing a picture of a particular dish. They also noted that the over-exposure to food images increases satiation, or the drop in satisfaction from repeated consumption.
However, the authors of the study also clarified that sensory boredom may only happen if you look at a “decent number of photos” at a given time.
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Celyn Adams 1 week ago
Looking at these photos makes me feel so good. I used to think I was hopeless in the kitchen… but clearly I was wrong. I’m actually much better than them.
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michael Chock 1 week ago (edited)
Add some flowers and say it in French. If you need to ask the price, you cannot afford it.
Presentation of dishes can also have a profound effect on our food choices. According to a 2023 study published in Food Quality and Preference, messy food presentations in photos lead to unhealthy dietary habits.
As researchers explain, neatly presented food photos reduce the person’s need for instant gratification, ultimately leading to healthier eating.
Dishes that are considered unappetizing aren’t all bad, and that’s all thanks to the Ugly Food Movement. In a nutshell, it’s a global effort to combat food waste by selling and promoting “imperfect” but edible fruits and vegetables.
According to food waste nonprofit ReFED, the United States had 240 million tons of food supply go unsold or uneaten in 2024. The organization also estimated that the 63 million tons of food in the country end up as waste.
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michael Chock 1 week ago
Sub sandwich roll with pepperoni, pizza sauce, chopped yellow onion and cheese. But why is it pink?
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Ellie Sakurai 1 week ago
It's very common here in Brazil to have hard boilled eggs on pizza. I swear, the teste is good
We will now turn the conversation over to you, dear reader. Which of these photos threw you off the most? More controversially, which ones would you actually consider eating? Let us know in the comments!
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michael Chock 1 week ago
Bacon in lasagna is not a bad idea. Everything else in this photo is.
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michael Chock 1 week ago
It looks bad, but it is french ham on pasta with a cheese sauce. I would eat it.
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michael Chock 1 week ago
A little salt, a little pepper, and right into the trash! Ok, fine, on a salad would work.
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Daisydaisy 1 week ago
Is that mould? Surely this is a meal prep that was suddenly interrupted three weeks ago and hasn't been touched since?
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 week ago
Some of the commenters on Facebook are insisting this is chicken salad. I'm not convinced XD
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Gingersnap In Iowa 1 week ago
Well I was going to have a little snack but I've seemed to lost my appetite.
Hugo 1 week ago
Well, they speak a variety of French in Quebec. But I don't think French cuisine has reached them yet.
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JK 1 week ago
Next time someone says bad things about British food, im sending them here. British food might be boring, but at least its safe to eat!!
Norfolk and good 1 week ago (edited)
British food isn't boring. That's a stereotype that came from the Victoria era when people were starving and again from US soldiers during WWII while the UK had rationing. One thing we definitely do well is dessert. Bakewell tart, Victoria sponge cake, jam roly poly, Eton mess, sticky toffee pudding, Battenberg cake, trifle, apple crumble...
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Gingersnap In Iowa 1 week ago
Well I was going to have a little snack but I've seemed to lost my appetite.
Hugo 1 week ago
Well, they speak a variety of French in Quebec. But I don't think French cuisine has reached them yet.
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Next time someone says bad things about British food, im sending them here. British food might be boring, but at least its safe to eat!!
Norfolk and good 1 week ago (edited)
British food isn't boring. That's a stereotype that came from the Victoria era when people were starving and again from US soldiers during WWII while the UK had rationing. One thing we definitely do well is dessert. Bakewell tart, Victoria sponge cake, jam roly poly, Eton mess, sticky toffee pudding, Battenberg cake, trifle, apple crumble...
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