What food is highly overrated?

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What food is highly overrated?

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  1. MrBananaStorm Avatar

    This is going to get me crucified in certain communities, but I think pasta is kinda mid.

  2. Informal_Study8719 Avatar
  3. will_write_for_tacos Avatar

    Pho

    Tom Kha is way better.

  4. covertwiener4627 Avatar

    Ketchup. It shouldn’t exist

  5. blorrain Avatar

    Pad Thai or Pad See Ew. Thai curries are so much better.

  6. Crazy_Chess_Move Avatar

    Shark fin soup. Had at a friend’s wedding before it was banned. Aside from just being utterly cruel, i can’t understand why anyone would eat it.

  7. Alert_Eye_9 Avatar

    Sharks fin, tasteless overpriced, does unnecessary harm to endangered species and indirect damage to environment

  8. HyperionSunset Avatar

    Edible gold… considering it over-rated since it’s used in too many high-end establishments. Considering it overrated because it adds no flavor to the dish

  9. Paul-McCusker Avatar
  10. East-Ad4472 Avatar

    Liver 🤢🤢🤢

  11. downvoteheaven Avatar

    bacon. its salty and greasy and makes everyrhing better..i retract my statemenr

  12. downvoteheaven Avatar

    Virgin boy egg.. those tasted like normal boiled eggs

  13. dontucallhimbaby Avatar

    Avocado. Literally an obnoxiously filling heap of nothing

  14. krasxam Avatar

    Cauliflower anything.

  15. Poppiilouizz Avatar

    Starbucks coffee. It’s expensive.

  16. NovaN00b Avatar

    That Dubai chocolate fad

  17. norcalnatv Avatar

    The sturgeon eggs otherwise known as caviar.

  18. Bare425 Avatar

    I love pizza, but it is unhealthy.

  19. Old-Scholar-1812 Avatar

    Any duck based dish

  20. Xaiadar Avatar

    Lobster. No idea why people like it. The only good thing about lobster is the butter and that’s not actually part of it, so….

  21. PeachBlossomBee Avatar

    Most meats, and I say this as a person who loves to sink their teeth into something. It’s not BAD, but the way people go on about it you’d think they’re God’s gift to taste buds. Like, bacon is objectively mid. Slow cooked ribs are good, but once every 3-6 months.

  22. ericinnyc Avatar

    Foie Gras.

    Guys, if you don’t already like liver, you’re not gonna like foie gras.

  23. AngelAriaaa Avatar

    Anything that has gold flakes

  24. The_Amber_Cakes Avatar

    Crab, lobster, and shrimp specifically, but basically all seafood too. At its best it tastes almost like nothing, at its worst it’s disgusting. 😮‍💨

  25. TypeGreen51 Avatar

    Boba is a gimmick to sell otherwise unremarkable drinks.

  26. nipsen Avatar

    Beef Wellington. Yes, I said it. Take a really good piece of sirloin, prepare it with mushroom duxelles, gravy and some cooked vegetables.. and put a piece of stale pie-crust on the side if you really have to, along with a small cured meat and fresh things in a salad with some vinaigrette or something.. and that’s a good dish.

    And it’s easy to make, and easy to get it cooked perfectly. Put it all together in the most complicated pie in the universe — and it’s really, really difficult. So why?

  27. Rise_Delicious Avatar

    Kale. No flavor and the texture of a crisp dollar bill. Give me collards any day.

  28. Consistent-Fox-6944 Avatar

    Uni. If it’s more than 2 hours out of the ocean, forget it, it’s past it’s best

  29. AndOneForMahler- Avatar

    sulfur-y foods: Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, hard boiled eggs

  30. Successful-Ground-67 Avatar

    Smashburgers. Some of these Keith Lee highly rated places serve these salty crispy burger patties. I don’t get why this is preferred over a medium cooked juicy burger

  31. Deweydc18 Avatar

    Bananas, pork chops, fresh pomegranate (not juice)

  32. r1niceboy Avatar

    Avocado. It’s….. okay.

  33. absoluteturnip Avatar

    Dubai Chocolate, ridiculously overpriced and very average.

  34. Rebelfixed Avatar
  35. Main_Understanding14 Avatar

    Pho. It’s highly beloved here in the PNW and I just don’t get it. It’s broth

  36. cronsumtion Avatar

    Fries, I guess I’m just over them, they come with everything

  37. Remote_Use6785 Avatar

    Matcha – tastes like grass

  38. two_feet_who Avatar

    avocado toast — it’s become such a trendy thing that sometimes it’s not as exciting as the hype.

  39. Blue387 Avatar

    I do not care for crab

  40. sckurvee Avatar

    “authentic” food… There is no law that says an “authentic” burrito tastes better than the one I get at taco bell. Sometimes I might like one, sometimes I might like the other. There’s is no moral high ground on “authentic” lol. I can’t fucking stand sauerkraut. I can’t understand enjoying it. It’s literally the single worst taste in the world to me. Does that mean that people who like it are better than me? I loooove garlic. Apparently, a lot of people can’t stand it. Does that make me better than them? I just hate people who think they have a high ground based on what they’re into.

  41. Several_Effort6991 Avatar

    Really can’t speak to others people’s tastes but starbucks strikes me more as a me too social club than good coffee

  42. BigMattress269 Avatar

    Bacon. Sure bacon is quite nice. But pop culture treats it like it’s the best thing since sliced bread. Which it ironically is. But you know what I mean.

  43. HerrSchmitz Avatar

    Oysters

    Taste like harbor water.

  44. Artsy_traveller_82 Avatar

    Macarons do nothing for me.

  45. Substantial_Will_948 Avatar

    Cauliflower’ rice’

  46. emmamansour Avatar

    Pizza and Burger

  47. ElGrandeRojo67 Avatar

    Mac and Cheese. Pasta or macaroni of any type, for me is meh at its best.

  48. king_lloyd11 Avatar

    Not a big steak fan. I like a sauce and a carb that you can incorporate the star of the dish with. Like I’d much rather eat a great burger than a great steak.

    Don’t get me wrong. It’s good. I just think it’s extremely overrated and almost serves a status symbol just as much, if not more.

  49. X-o0_0o-X Avatar

    Yes. Another thread to expose everyone who has the taste buds of a 5 year old. Let’s go

  50. iammavisdavis Avatar

    Bacon. I’m vegetarian, but even before I was – and people just obnoxiously put it on every damn thing. It’s weird.

    It’s really not that good.

  51. sowdirect Avatar

    Panera bread! It’s disgusting.

  52. 908tothe980 Avatar

    Veal. I don’t think people actually like it, they just think saying they eat veal makes them sound sophisticated.

  53. iammavisdavis Avatar

    Also pancakes. Unless you drown them in syrup they’re just round circles of bleh (even in syrup they’re just…fine).

  54. SeanSweetMuzik Avatar

    Beer.
    It’s very urine-ish.