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50 Dishes That Are So Stupid, We Can’t Believe What The Chefs Were Thinking (New Pics)
Interview
If you’d kindly open your menus, Pandas, you’ll find that tonight we have an exquisite Pretentiousness Paella on offer, simmered for months inside an oak barrel in a waterfall cave just off the coast of Antarctica. As for appetizers, we have some Arrogant Avocado Toast and Tasteless Tuna Tartare, while the special is our Ostentatious Ostrich Omelet. And would you like anything to drink with that? Perhaps some deconstructed coffee?
Over-complexity and showmanship in the kitchen don’t always mean good taste or delicious food. Sometimes, simplicity is best. And plates exist for a reason. These are the lessons that r/StupidFood teaches us. The subreddit shames the most pretentious and arrogant dishes to ever leave a restaurant kitchen, and the gastronomic journey is something utterly delightful. We’re featuring some of their most pretentious food pics again for you to taste and sample, dear Readers. Don’t forget to upvote the photos that stunned you with how magnificently (and unnecessarily!) over the top they were.
Redditor u/Clackpot, the founder of r/StupidFood, told Bored Panda that they appointed a handful of new moderators since September due to the "ever-increasing workloads." They also revealed that they just had their busiest day ever on the subreddit. "/r/StupidFood came into existence to ridicule that which was already there, this idiotic belief that to be different or to innovate is inherently good when it so obviously is not—it needs to good difference and good innovation to make it worthwhile." You'll find my full interview with the founder below, so be sure to scroll down.
I also had a lovely chat about pretentious food and how we can stomach it with pie artist, food expert, and talented baker Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, who recently published her new book, 'Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book.' Jessica told Bored Panda that whether or not we should call out the chefs depends on the severity of their gastronomic 'crimes.' "If your lettuce was a little wilted because they spent so long arranging it artfully, or your ice-cream a bit melty by the time they added all the fancy toppings, keep the feedback constructive," she said. "If their 'reverse spherification shrimp balls with oyster foam' gave you food poisoning, feel free to let 'em have it!" Scroll down for Jessica's awesome insights about food, too, Pandas.
This isn’t the first time that Bored Panda has shone the limelight on r/StupidFood. When you’re done devouring this list, you can read our previous in-depth analysis of the online community and the culture of kitchen arrogance right over here.
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#1
Earlier This Year I Made Carrot Hot Dogs And The Percentage Of People Who Hate Me With Every Fibre Of Their Body Drastically Increased
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#2
I Hope Whoever Made This Goes To Hell
#3
I’m Oddly Curious, But Still Scared
#5
Smoked Salmon Vodka
#6
This Is Not A Sandwich
#7
What Was Even The Point?
#8
Behold This Act Of Culinary Terrorism
#9
I Had To See This So Now You Do Too
#10
Went To My In-Laws For Dinner And This Is The Chicken They Served
#11
It Was Hokey At First But Then It Just Got Really Bad
#12
If You Order A Burger And It Comes Out Like This, You Can Legally Dine And Dash
karla Meixnerová 4 years ago
How do you eat it? You turn the glass, you let it fall from it and than eat the mess????
#13
$4.99 For A Balanced Breakfast Of Biscuit, A Single Egg, And A Bottle Of Coke
#14
This Burger In My Local Facebook Food Group
#15
It’s A Cube. It’s A Burger. Introducing The Burger Cube
#16
Packing Peanuts Work Equally Well
#17
Immediately To Jail
#19
Not Very Many Images Make Me Gag, But I Can’t Even Look At This
#20
Pasta In A Jar. Thanks I Hate It
#21
Bone In Buffalo Wing Pizza
#22
I Feel Like Posting US Military Rations Should Be Cheating, But Here’s Some Tuna And Corn Pizza And “Wings”
#23
Satsuma Japanese A5 Wagyu Cheese Steak, With Whiz
#24
Peanut Butter Triwich
#25
Happy Thanksgiving
Irishwoman abroad 4 years ago
1. What even is that thing? And 2, I think I'm going to be sick.
#26
Chromatica Limited Edition Lady Gaga Curry
#27
I Prefer My Sandwiches Boneless
#28
Mountain Dew Dorito Cheesecake. Its Not That Bad
#29
Pizza In A Cone
#30
Does My "Dessert Turkey" I Made For Thanksgiving Years Ago Count As Stupid?
#31
I'm Puzzled
#32
Meat Fondue With S**tty Bread
#33
Wasting 1/3 Of The Pizza For A Cup Of Fettucini
#34
Is It Stupid? Yes. Would I Eat It? Yes
#35
French Toast, But Disgusting
#37
Four Patties And The ‘No Sugar’ Make This Stupid. Pretty, Yet Stupid
#38
Reeses Canada Official Promoting This Monster
#39
None Of This Is Acceptable. It Was Dead On Arrival
#40
Stupid Spaghetti
#41
My Friend Just Sent Me This, It's Corn And Catfood (He Sweares It Tastes Better Than It Sounds)
#42
The Caption Was "Healthy Eating For The Win"
#43
It Starts Off So Well… Then Onion Stupidity
#44
I Made Pizza Where Every Ingredient Is Gum
#45
No Title, Just... This M O N S T R O S I T Y
#46
I Was Excited When I Saw Onion Rings On A Burger Until I Got This
#47
Get Tf Outta Here
#48
Hotdog Tower
#49
How About A Stupid Drink?
#50
Why On God’s Green Earth Would You Do This?
#51
I Guarantee That Was Still Cold In The Middle
#52
Sausage And Bread
#53
Sausage Flavored Ice-Cream?
#55
This Nasty Looking Slice Of Giant Pizza
#56
Saw This On Tiktok And Knew Exactly Who Needed To See It
#57
Someone Said My Freak Shake That I Made Was Stupid Food So I Brought It Here
Potato fries 4 years ago (edited)
NO! It actually looks great!!! they should serve it in restaraunts!
#58
Thanks, Now I Can’t Eat Chicken And Waffles Without Seeing This Shit
#59
Starts Off Well
#60
I Don't Think These Videos Are Entirely Serious, But Still This Looks Awful
#62
Chefclub Is A Copper Mine
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
If your plate of food is all or mostly beige/white, your doing it very wrong
#63
Someone From Foodporn Said I Should Post The Burger I Ate Here, So Here It Is
#64
“Pool Food” So Stupid Because It’s Gonna Get All Wet! Who Wants Some Chlorinated And Urinated Water Along With A Snack?
#66
Why It’s Important To Temper Your Eggs, Ate It Anyway
#67
Giant Chicken Sandwich
#68
For A Moment I Think I Died
Ellen Ranks 4 years ago
Never mind the chicken, look at those nails!!!! It's a miracle that she is able to cook with those.
#69
Back When This Trend Went Around I Made This Monstrosity And It Was Amazing
#70
This Is Supposed To Be Cold Brew
#71
An Abomination
#72
When They Pull Out The Doritos Bag You Know It's Gonna Be Good
#73
Salted Caramel Milkshake Topped With Cheesecake!
#74
Holy Grail Of Fast Food
Yoinks! 4 years ago
For easy-bake crap food, I love a good pizzaburger--but this is not that. I take one cooked hamburger patty, add Contadina pizza sauce (simply because it keeps for weeks), layer of pepperoni, slice of pepperjack, layer of jalapeno peppers, mushrooms and/or onions, slice of cheddar; nuke until cheese melts. No bun, cuts with a fork.
#75
Food Flex Gone Wrong
#76
It Just Keeps On Going
#77
Cotton_candy.zip
#78
If You Love Them You Wouldn't Serve This To Them
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What do you think ?
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I had to stop because the waste of food for views and likes pissed me off.
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
Waste of food? We just take/keep leftovers here, eat them at next meal. Not that I eat that kind of s**t nor feed it to my kids. Gross.
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von Funnyname 4 years ago
I got about halfway through this list and couldn't stomach it anymore. Blech
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
I made my 15 year old look at it and half way through she said "I just can't anymore. Who eats that food? Nasty!" I raised her well ;)
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Ellen Ranks 4 years ago
Reminds me of a lunch I once had in Ethiopia. We were with a group and the menu was limited. So we ordered a bit of everything that looked ok and asked them to give each of us an empty platter so we could share the food family style. What came to the table was a giant plate covered with injera (Ethiopian sour pancake) with the usual side dishes on top. On top of that was the pasta with sauce and potato fries. We ate it.
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I had to stop because the waste of food for views and likes pissed me off.
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
Waste of food? We just take/keep leftovers here, eat them at next meal. Not that I eat that kind of s**t nor feed it to my kids. Gross.
Load More Replies... von Funnyname 4 years ago
I got about halfway through this list and couldn't stomach it anymore. Blech
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
I made my 15 year old look at it and half way through she said "I just can't anymore. Who eats that food? Nasty!" I raised her well ;)
Load More Replies... Ellen Ranks 4 years ago
Reminds me of a lunch I once had in Ethiopia. We were with a group and the menu was limited. So we ordered a bit of everything that looked ok and asked them to give each of us an empty platter so we could share the food family style. What came to the table was a giant plate covered with injera (Ethiopian sour pancake) with the usual side dishes on top. On top of that was the pasta with sauce and potato fries. We ate it.
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