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Food should look edible. At the very least. We’re not saying your dinner needs to make its way to the table looking like it was dressed for the Met by a Michelin chef, but surely nobody (we would like to think) willingly wants to devour something that looks like “What in the moldy, furry mass of wriggling worms is that?”
It is said that we eat with our eyes first, and what we see in front of us gives us a big hint of how well it might, or might not, go down. If you’ve ever been served food that was “loss of appetite at first sight,” you’ll understand what we’re talking about.
There’s a Facebook group that shares, or should we say shames Unusual Foods. The more than 250,000 members share cursed dishes that could have come from the depths of hell. Some are funny, others are foul. Many might have you considering a water diet, as well as wondering whether you'll ever muster up the courage to eat another solid meal again. Bored Panda has put together a list of the most unholy pics from the page. Be warned, sensitive stomachs might find the following visuals disturbing.
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There are hashtags dedicated to pretty food. And often, you'll see people whip out their phone cameras at a restaurant before they pick up a fork. There's something beautiful about a well-presented dish: like an artistic masterpiece that you feel too bad to destroy.
Good chefs don't make food look fancy because they're bored in the kitchen. A wise Roman man once said that “We eat first with our eyes,” and I, for one, would tend to agree.
According to the Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, there are a number of reasons why presentation is important when it comes to food...
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The foodie experts say presentation of food is a critical aspect of the customer's dining experience. And here's why... "Correct presentation techniques allow the food to be displayed to its best potential. [It] adds color & texture to the dish," notes the Institute's site.
Garnishes & accompaniments also enhance the nutritious value of the food, adds the school's Rohan Joglekar. "Food presentation is the art of modifying, processing, arranging or decorating the food to enhance its aesthetic appeal," he writes. "Creating a theatre effect through various presentation techniques impacts the customers psychologically."
Many people love their food to be arranged & served correctly. And of course, "People judge the hygiene standards, taste & quality of the restaurant or a place by looking at the way the food is presented before even tasting the food," says Joglekar.
The expert has some tips to follow when it comes to presenting your next plated dinner. Firstly, always be attentive. Use clean, unchipped crockery and cutlery. Wipe away any drips or mess.
"It is the connection between the mind and the mouth that dictates your health and your weight. Your senses, sight-smell-taste-hearing-touch, will dictate how much you eat, and to a great extent, your choices and enjoyment of your food," he says.
Joglekar adds that you should always choose ingredients and techniques to suit the desired effect you're aiming for. "Vision is crucial in identifying ingredients, their quality, and the techniques used, and even has a bearing on the perception of flavour," he explains.
A dish not displayed traditionally may "not taste the same," he warns, adding that an unfamiliar color, such as blue, may be off-putting to some diners. And the experts over at food and recipe site CookWell agree.
"Our visual experience of a dish creates anticipation, disappointment, confusion, curiosity, or awe," they say. "We expect foods to look a certain way."
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Bill Swallow 5 months ago
Things like this are why I laugh uncontrollably every time I see a frozen pizza that says 'Place directly on oven rack' in its instructions. Metal Pan or Pizza Stone, always.
As a basic example, CookWell warns that a mac & cheese should appear "melty and steaming hot, not clumpy, dry, and cold." A steak, they say, should be deeply browned on the crust, not grey.
And for the love of all things delicious, "expensive cocktails, wine, or beer should come served in elegant glassware, while cheap drinks can be sipped from a can or plastic cup," reads the site.
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SmooshieFries 5 months ago
Made everyone pancakes for mother’s day- went to make more batter and scooped up a rat leg or frog leg all nicely coated and ready for the fryer. It was a big bad from Costco of Kruteaz- threw it out, told the fam, sorry, I don’t want to make any more and neverrrrr told em they had rat/frog leg flavored pancakes
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lol who else eat their pb&j sandwiches raw
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
I mean, fruit/dessert pizza is indeed A Thing here (at least in the upper midwest), so aside from my general meh in the direction of strawberries I see nothing wrong here
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Japanese "Hot dog with a bone"
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Sara Frazer 5 months ago
I mean, American white bread is so plain and full of sugar I'm sure this doesn't make much of a difference from classic ice cream sandwich material
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Beak Hookage 5 months ago
I don't know what that cookie is going through but I can definitely relate.
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Beak Hookage 5 months ago
Oh god, not these things again. This isn't even the most insane flavour that company makes!
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Beak Hookage 5 months ago
"So I ate an entire bag of Reese's pieces today." "That's so gross." "Actually you'd be surprised."
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Tomato stuffed cookies
Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
Is it wrong of me to think "this would totally work with watermelon"?
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
Considering the amount of seasoning on those fries, this seems a valid repurposing.
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago (edited)
Another 100% would smash. Depending on the brand of Mac and cheese used, bonus: this might be keto-friendly!
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
I am finding myself way too intrigued by some of these sweet-savory combos. I THINK this is actually an available topping at Happy Dog up in my old stomping grounds (w58th and Lorain in Cleveland).
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Arthur Waite 5 months ago
My first thought: Man, this is nuts! and then I thought, Yes, it is.
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago (edited)
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, pease and cheese sand-a-wich nine days old. (as much as I know I will be inviting the wrath of my Indian brethren here, this is basically deconstructed mattar paneer...)
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
Dog, ramen, condiments. I'd have put it in a tortilla instead of on bread back when I could do bread things, but otherwise nothing wrong.
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
It's...a stuffed tomato. I would've topped this with a saltier cheese (I'm assuming that stuffing is tzatziki or the like), but this was absolutely normal when I was growing up.
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Robert Beveridge 5 months ago
There was a great sesame street skit about this with cookiemonster.
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