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It's natural for people to have different tastes – taste in music, movies, interior design, clothes. The same goes for food. Different people like the taste of different things. Some people have a sweet tooth, others go crazy for all things savory. But can we say there are foods that almost everyone likes? Pizza, maybe?

Redditor YarnSpectre wanted to know if there are popular foods people just don't get the hype about. They asked netizens 'What's one food everyone seems to go crazy for, but you just don't understand the hype?' And the people delivered – from parsley, truffles and pumpkin spice to olives, kombucha and bacon. Wait, there are people who don't like bacon?!

Bored Panda reached out to the author of this thread, YarnSpectre. She was kind enough to chat with us and tell us more about what inspired the post on r/AskReddit.

#1

“I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Aussie here. Oreos….meh, there’s plenty of way better biscuits around

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Jane No Dough
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never been a fan. I'm shortbread all the way!

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"It was just one of those weird random thoughts," YarnSpectre says when we ask her about the inspiration for this thread. The Redditor explained that her brain just sometimes goes to weird places. 

In her opinion, the most overhyped popular food is the croissant. Apparently, not everyone feels this way – 142 million people in the US alone enjoyed croissants in 2020. Their popularity is undeniable, but their haters are plenty as well. And YarnSpectre is not alone in this.

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    #2

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods People like how fondant looks, I refuse to believe a single soul actually wants to eat it

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    K Davis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't mind it, especially on Christmas cake with marzipan. Trick is not to have it too thick and eat it evenly with the sponge

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    #3

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Energy drinks like Red Bull or Monster

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    Blogger Peter Michaels described croissants as "pretentious, overpriced toast." "I mean, they can't decide if they're bread or cake," he wrote on his blog back in 2021. "You can eat them for breakfast? Can't be a cake."

    Croissants had some haters among other commenters in this thread as well. User Scherbatskyyyyyyyy wrote: "I eat to be full, so having a bite with [a] paper-like break with lots [of] air inside is not for me, especially [if] it costs $4 and I'm still hungry."

    #4

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Foie gras. F*****g gross. Texture is rotten, flavor is no better, plus the animal suffers for it?? No thank you.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zoidberg: "What is this? Goose liver? Fish Eggs? I ask for rich guy stuff and you give me this garbage?"

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    #5

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Raw oysters

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

    LOVE 'EM. But I completely understand why people don't.

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    #6

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Hot Cheetos or takis. Anything with the artificially colored spicy powder

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    People really had a lot of preferences to share – the post got over 13k comments. YarnSpectre says she didn't expect that kind of reaction. "I was very surprised. It was overwhelming," the author admits.

    Still, the Redditor doesn't think it's fair to yuck other people's yums. "It's fine to politely say 'I don't care for that', but not ok to criticize or pick apart what you think is wrong with it," YarnSpectre shared with Bored Panda.

    #7

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Pumpkin spice. It’s fine, but absolutely not anything to make a fuss about

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    Susan Bosse
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me, it just signifies the season. I don't eat or drink everything pumpkin spice but it is definitely a favorite and has been since I was little. Pumpkin bread was the first quick bread recipe I ever learned!

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    #8

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Those dry a*s Walmart sugar cookies

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    Minnie Not Mouse
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These were my childhood. Every birthday party, class event.....

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    #9

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Kombucha

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    Baby Bossy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love it personally! Especially the ones with chia!

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    For a long time, we believed that our tongues had different taste zones. But today scientists believe that all regions of the tongue can detect different taste qualities. And not just the sweet, the sour, the salty and the bitter. There's also a fifth one – savory, also referred to as umami.

    #10

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Truffles… WTF?…. Tastes like leaf mold mixed with aged compost and everybody’s like oooooohhh… it’s expensive so I love it…….nobody needs truffle oil on their French fries damn it

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

    Love them. But they aren’t something you could just eat a bunch like other mushrooms, which I also love. Even if you don’t necessarily like it it’s hard to not agree that the taste is unique, and powerful. I worked for a high end catering company in NYC and we would get cases of them in and I would shave this slices for various dishes. If it’s an acquired taste I certainly acquired it then. Mushrooms varieties other than portobello/cremini/button are not commonly found in restaurants in the US. Chanterelle, morel, woodsear, enoki, lion mane, lobster, porcini, oh so many delicious and unique flavors. But, truffles outshine them all in its unique firm texture, aroma and flavor.

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    #11

    Wings. Lotta work and mess for nibbles of wet meat

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

    "Nibbles of Wet Meat" sounds like a helluva Metal band name

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    #12

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Boba , S**t is overrated asf

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    Neuroscientist and taste expert at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, Brian Lewandowski told Brain Facts that the differences picked up in the different zones are there, but are too minute to actually matter. 

    "All regions of the tongue that detect taste respond to all five taste qualities. There are some mild regional differences in sensitivity for different taste qualities, but these differences are small enough that they do not play a clear role in taste perception."

    #13

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Caviar

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    Jane No Dough
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another instance where there are many different kinds, and the taste varies significantly. Also depends what it is paired with as most of us don't just dig into a bowl of caviar like it was cereal.

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    #14

    Kale. I never understood what people saw in it.

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    #15

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Nutella. It’s just ok. 

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    Flora Porter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For an adult palate, it's way, way too sweet. Luckily there are good alternatives, like Bonne Maman.

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    #16

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Red velvet cake. I've had ones that were supposed to be excellent but it's just red cake.

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    Susan Bosse
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a chocolate cake with red food coloring. I don't like it, either.

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    We can explain scientifically why some people like a certain food and others hate it. It's apparently in your genes. Research scientist on sensory, flavor and consumer sciences Nicholas Archer writes: "The receptor proteins are produced from instructions encoded in our DNA and there is significant variation in the DNA code between individuals."

    #17

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Turkey. As a non-American living in the US, it's a f*****g miserable bird. Everyone is like Yeah but if you brine for 37.5 hours in this mixture, dry rub it for 22.7 hours, it tastes so good! Spend that amount of time and effort and any kind of meat is going to taste better than the turkey. Not to mention that people are prepared to destroy their major asset trying to cook it. Lastly, there is no turkey based fast food chain in the US. Y'all claim to love it so much but the market knows the truth.

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    Baby Bossy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah Idk it is kinda tastless in my opinion

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    #18

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Matcha! It tastes funny!

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

    I almost had to throw up when I tried matcha latte. Why people drink this vomit inducing drink is beyond me.

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    A 2013 study found that each person has a unique set of genetic variations and almost no two people have the same aroma perceptions. In fact, they claim that any two individuals have genetic differences that translate to differences in 30% of their receptors.

    #19

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Licorice!! Tried it for the first time about 2 years ago. Gulped it down in front of people, all the while fighting the urge to spit it out. Yucckkk

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    Rieschelle Roberts
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black licorice: You either love it or hate it. I've never yet met a person who could go either way. Myself, I'm on the 'Love it' side.

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

    Being Dutch I love black licorice; not that evil stuff shown in picture. Nobody is forcing you to eat it and it’s not everywhere.

    mandy the capibara
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wholehartedly agree! That black tar that hides in this picture pretending to be licorice, is the herpes of the licorice world, and has nothing to do with the good old Dutch stuff ( I especially love the salty ones, or the beehive shaped ones)

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

    I love it. And Sweden was heaven for me

    Superb Owl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only eat two kinds of candy: chocolate and licorice – they also go together very well! (On another note, "chocolate" and "licorice" have four c:s between them, and three different pronunciations for the letter.)

    Petra Schaap
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i love licorice in every shape. In the Netherlands you'll only find it as candy, so visiting Scandinavia is always heaven for me. They use it in everything edible and I love it :-D

    Paul Scheermeijer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Double salted.. yum. But then again.. I'm dutch.

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

    "Eating more than 57g (2 ounces) of black liquorice a day for at least 2 weeks could lead to potentially serious health problems, such as an increase in blood pressure and an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)."-NHS

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

    Yes. Actual licorice can be unhealthy in large quantities and people with certain sensitivities will want to avoid glycyrrhizic acid in whatever form it takes (that being what causes issues listed). Also, take note that a lot of "licorice" candy is just anise, so you do not risk the same health problems with it. Never hurts to be cautious!

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    Grace Briseno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the only ppl i've ever met that genuinely liked black licorice were dutch or descended from dutch people. idk why, but in my experience it seems like it's built in for them to like it lol

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

    My father, who was Dutch, used to give us salted licorice for sore throats. I hate licorice in all forms but especially the salted one. I used to hold it in my cheek and spit it into a pot plant when no-one was looking. On the other hand, my partner loves licorice and when we were in the Netherland a few years ago we went to a specialty store so he could buy bags of all the different types.

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

    Love love looove Salty Licorice🤩 🤤Can't have a saturday without! Very popular in Scandinavia (I live in Norway)

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

    There is such a big diversity of licorice here in the Netherlands. There are kinds that I don't like, kinds that I do like, some that I love and some that are digusting. There are all kinds of flavours - salty, sweet, salmiac, mix. Structure is hard/rubbery, soft, sticky, hard (like hard candy)..

    Bored something
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on the licorice. The soft stuff with molasses in it is good. The stuff like in the picture is not.

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

    ...and it depends on where you buy the licorice. Me and my husband don't like the German licorice, but when I was in Denmark I'd buy the danish licorice, because it is fresh and soft and tastes so much better.

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

    I don't like liquorice but will happily neck sambuca. Go figure.

    margaret carradus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salmiakki. Finnish salt liquorice. Mmmmm

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

    My mom would always buy this garbage because it was the only sweet she knew nobody else would eat. Just this picture makes me want to throw up.

    Lytse Draak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't recognise that picture as licorice. Try some real licorice next time.

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

    I can't do any licorice. It's all gross to me

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

    Black licorice is absolutely disgusting.

    Bryoney Blakley
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black licorice and bleh both start with BL for a reason!

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

    Dutchie here, you're very strong lmao. That stuff doesn't even get close to my mouth, and if it would, it would be spat out immediatly. It's so disgusting. I'm glad we're also known for stroopwafels though, they're the best

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

    I absolutely hated it as a kid. Recently tried it again as an adult - ick, still vile!

    Gozer LeGozerian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess it's a scandinavian/European thing. The saltier the better!

    Mbfsc63
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love it!!!! The best stuff I ever had was while in Amsterdam. D-LISH!!!!!!!

    Kelsie Marx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black licorice, red licorice, chocolate licorice, cherry Nibs by Twizzler, I love them all! 😋😋

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

    Salty or sweet? Need specifics here.

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

    LOVE IT 😁😋❤️ lol

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

    I absolutely hate black licorice, my Dad absolutely loved black licorice, so I gave him all the black licorice jelly beans I got at Easter! Win-win!

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

    See, black licorice is disgusting. Red licorice is wayyyyy better

    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just the smell of anything licorice- flavoured makes me want to vomit. It happens even if there's someone else eating it nearby. There are other things I'm not keen on, but I have a violent, visceral reaction to licorice that doesn't happen with anything else.

    E.V.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone gave me a piece of black licorice coated in something. I couldn't run to the bathroom fast enough. Nasty af.

    Jessica Bertram
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I buy it for my husband. But i won't kiss him after haha

    Keira Pendragon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anise. I've no idea how people like it. It's definitely NOT an acquired taste thing tho, I'm good at Acquiring tastes and I just Could Not.

    Pittsburgh rare
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're gonna make the Dutch angry 😂

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

    Beware: Real licorice raises blood pressure.

    Isaac Harvey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This brings flashbacks to the board game “Candy Land.” At least, I think that’s its name.

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

    Used b able buy pure liquorice bark miss chewin on it nae keen on de artificial or flavoured stuff just raw liquorice is nice

    realenancy170
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love black licorice, loved it my whole life. I was shocked when a man in the next town over ate huge quantities every day for a while and it killed him! I still eat it though.

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

    I love black licorice! My parents have a picture of me chowing down when I was 3! I was a weird kid lol

    Mrs Wuschwusch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an acquired taste. People in the northern parts of Europe usually like it, the Southerners loath it.

    Ban-One
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I came to like it with age. And the right brand: The Danish Lakrids by Bülow are divine.

    Phil Green
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Liqourice pinwheels, liqourice allsorts.... My favourites, and Pontefract Cakes...

    Robert Beveridge
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew the world's other great dessert would appear eventually.

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

    I don’t think I’ve eaten licorice since I had to clean up my young nephews vomit in his bed in the middle of the night and his mother didn’t respond to his crying. Thanks sis.

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

    I love the stuff. My daughter loves the stuff. My wife hates it with a vengeance.

    kate h
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVE black licorice, especially Finnish salty!!

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

    the sour version- holland has a big variety

    Mariele Scherzinger
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the dialect we speak back home, it's known as bear scat. Says it all, doesn't it?

    No spam
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, op needs to clarify since there are so many different flavors of it. The Swedes make some great candy if you haven’t tried it. Try to avoid candy made in the US because of all the chemicals and high fructose corn syrup

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

    Never seen it in Brazil. Is it a candy of some sort?

    Deta Rossiter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dutch liquorice is salty. others is sweet. i can eat meteres of the stuff

    Dorie McKernan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love it!! Good n plenties are the best.

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

    Some I like, some I don't.

    James016
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really don't like this stuff.

    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe, but anise flavored stuff like Ouzo, I can tolerate.

    Jessica Cooney
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even stand the smell of this stuff.

    Lisa Westerfield
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a taste of it would make me vomit back in the day.

    Just Another Girl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strawberry Twizzlers is the only version of licorice I like and I’m not sure if it actually qualifies as such.

    tori Ohno
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black licorice, yes. But that creamy colored sal in the center is pure evil. Why do people eat it anyway? I use sal ammoniac to clean my soldering iron. I can't believe it's safe to eat, because breathing in the fumes is toxic.

    Marley Nachi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, I don't think this is a hyped food. Most people don't like it, only a select few love it.

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

    I think the Netherlands, parts of Scotland, and the Nordic countries would beg to differ. 😂 I think that actual Dutch licorice is so much nicer than the nasty fake chewy stuff you can find in the US and UK.

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    #20

    Every time McRib comes back, I’m SUPER excited for it. I bite into one and then…the spongey texture hits me and makes me remember why I don’t need to buy it ever again. Then, somehow, McRib season rolls around again 2 years later — and there I am in line…

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just a frozen patty of mechanically shredded pork pressed into a riblike shape. The frozen food companies have been making them for fifty years. The only thing missing is the sauce. Just buy some Swansons and use your own BBQ sauce and bread.

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    #21

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Can it be a beverage? Cause I kind of hate IPAs but everyone else seems to love them - and I like beer, just not IPAs.

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

    Pale Ales are the laziest form of brewing (having worked in the industry) and, to me, each and every one of them tastes like carbonated dishwater.

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    #22

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Chick-fil-A. I had a sandwich. Is was... okay, but that's about it.

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    Jane No Dough
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I refuse to knowingly give bigots my money!

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    #23

    Most red velvet cakes are just sh**ty vanilla cake with red food coloring. Get one (or make one) the correct way with non-Dutch-processed cocoa powder, buttermilk, and vinegar. It's an incredibly smooth, very different type of chocolate cake.

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

    So it's suppose to be not just red cake with the taste of a coloring.

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    #24

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods I mean, people go crazy in both directions, but cilantro. There’s the whole “does it taste like soap or not” thing, but it’s usually presented as “people either think it tastes like soap or they find it amazing”. I am neither. It doesn’t taste like soap to me, but I also don’t love it. Meh.

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coriander does taste like soap to me, but then so does rocket. Yuk.

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    #25

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Riced cauliflower

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    Helena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is my favorite filler type thing. I add it in when making meatloaf/meatballs to lighten the texture. etc

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    #26

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Green bean casserole. (I'm an American)

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    Anya Beboop
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has to be done right. Try with fried onions on top

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    #27

    Sweet pickles/relish

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    Susan Bosse
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg!! Thank you!!! I HATE sweet relish. Mom used to make bread and butter pickles and I liked those but never loved them. I'm a dill pickle girl all the way!

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    #28

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Mint flavored drinks or candy. I like some mint gum or a peppermint but it’s disgusting in actual food

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    Angry Panda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No I love mint with anything. Might be controversial to some people. Some say “tastes like toothpaste”

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    #29

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods What about lobster? I can dig it with drawn butter and I ain’t mad at it. But if I’m gonna pay $29.99 for a lobster. I’d rather eat shrimp.

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    Zaphod
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lobster is not usually worth the cost. But, I lived in San Diego in the late 80s. I would drive down to Puerto Nuevo in Baja California, Mexico (80km across the border). They had steak and lobster with a view of the ocean for less than $8. That was worth it.

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    #30

    Ranch Dressing.

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG same and I'm an American! WTF is it with the ranch and ranch flavored everything? I thought I hated salad until I was in my 20s and discovered vinaigrette. I didn't hate salad. I hated ranch dressing!

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    #31

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Nutritional yeast. It does NOT taste like cheese. It smells like what I imagine an early to mid severity case of trench foot would.

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    Tiago Cortinhal
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is amazing on food. I love it. Specially with foods with umami (mushrooms for example).

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    #32

    anchovies

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    Hagebumi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A long time I thought I hate it, but then I was in Italy and my Italian wasn't that good and accidently I ordered a pizza with anchovies. I am a very proud person and I did not want to admit my mistake so I sayed nothing and ate it. Since this time I love it more than it's good for me.

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    #33

    Macarons. I never cared for them either. I had one yesterday at a potluck, homemade ones. They were seriously something else, with some sort of butter cream and jelly inside. Never had anything quite like it. Now I wish I had grabbed a few to take home. Still won't eat store bought ones though.

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    Jane No Dough
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depending on where you are buying them, most "store bought" macarons shouldn't be legally permitted to call themselves macarons!

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    #35

    Poutine. Cheese curds are a big nope from me. Especially on soggy fries. I’ve had someone tell me “but they squeak on your teeth!” as if that would somehow change my stance lol

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    Moë
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um from Wisconsin here and cheese curds are awesome

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    #36

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Spaghetti squash. Just. No.

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    Moë
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s good with butter Parmesan and black pepper and if you make that feta tomato recipe in it is very good

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    #37

    Sushi.

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    Jane No Dough
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again too many varieties to say it's all bad!

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    #39

    I've lived in Texas for the last ten years, and I just don't understand why everyone here goes so crazy for jalapeños. They're alright, but they put them in literally everything except breakfast cereal. It's overkill.

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    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be some breakfast cereal. Introducing Sugared Jalapeño-O's! From the makers of Churro-O's.

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    #40

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Goat cheese. I've tried and tried. Tastes absolutely terrible.

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    Ripley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More for me then! *drags plate over*

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    #41

    Alcohol. It tastes terrible.

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    Hagebumi
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you ! I don't like alcohol at all but I really hates beer. But everybody around me go nuts for it. There are people who do it in and over their food. Disgusting. Alcohol is from rotten things like fruit or corn. Why I am supposed to like something that tastes rotten. Cake with Cointreau or Rum, and meat with wine..I don't get it.

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    #42

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods Crumbl Cookies

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    Baby Bossy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are always raw when i get them, not my thing

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    #43

    Avocados and Guac.

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    #44

    Coffee. Not really a food but I can’t stand the smell or taste. Literally everyone I know loves it

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    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like my coffee very creamy and a bit sweet. Apparently this is blasphemy.

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    #45

    Ketchup.. yuck!

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    Lydsylou (she/her)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like ketchup on chips/fries but not many other things

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    #46

    Mayonnaise

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    #47

    Honey. I don't like honey-flavored things. I can't explain it.

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    DarkGlassSphere
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honey (real, natural honey) and honey flavored things, are absolutely different things.

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    #48

    Peanut butter is disgusting. My grandfather used to call me unamerican for hating it and I always thought it was a weird insult. But it turns out it's not as common in other parts of the world? I married a Russian guy and he didn't grow up eating peanut butter and can't stand it either. Our son doesn't eat it either. I love that none of us eat it. I mean, I never think about it, but when I do remember, it makes me feel cozy.

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    WeeBitOfSumfin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's amazing with plum jam (we call it "powidła" here) it's a long cooked plum jam, with almost no sugar, until it gets brownish purple. It's like a roasted plum pulp, not sure how to describe it. It goes so well with peanut butter.

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    #49

    “I Refuse To Believe A Single Soul Wants To Eat It”: 35 People Share Overhyped Foods This will probably be an unpopular opinion - but Bacon.

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