Whether it’s a:
Snack
Dessert
Meal (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Appetizer
What do you think is an overrated American food item?
EDIT:
Overrated by Americans
Whether it’s a:
Snack
Dessert
Meal (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Appetizer
What do you think is an overrated American food item?
EDIT:
Overrated by Americans
Comments
Overrated by Americans or by foreigners?
A lot of our cheap snack foods are treated like the holy grail by Europeans who have never eaten them.
Hot Dogs. I can eat them, but don’t get overly excited for them either.
Ranch dressing.
There, I said it.
Chicken Alfredo
I think Mac and Cheese is fine but would never order it at a restaurant.
Oreos
Twinkies
Jalapeno poppers. At least the kind you get at a restaurant or store. All the taste of a jalapeno with none of the heat. Are we stupid?
As someone who’s lived in New England for their whole life, it’s gotta be the lobster roll. Tourists go NUTS for them, and get raked over the coals price-wise. It’s literally just lobster meat and some mayo and/or butter (regional difference) in a toasted bun. Yet people wait in line for hours for the privilege of paying $35 for one during the summer.
Anything from little debbies
That tomato soup in a bread bowl known as Chicago style pizza.
In-N-Out
Those Takis Chili lime chips from trader Joe’s. My friends and family love them, but I can’t stand them and think they are vastly overrated.
Chicken and waffles
It’s a good dish, but never as good as you think it’s going to be. There’s just nothing magical about the combination of two things that are already great on their own
A burger from the fast food restaurant In n Out. It’s an ok burger, but some people act like it’s the food of the gods
I’m cowering in the corner as I say this… biscuits and gravy *DON’T HIT ME*
Honestly for me, I’m pretty sick of food truck mania. Sure there are some good food trucks, but these days anyone treats anything served from the back of an old Grumman box truck as the highest form of cuisine. When in reality it is mostly just overpriced dive restaurant or even concession stand grade food.
KFC. Popeyes is CLEARLY superior.
When people visit me, they all want to eat deep dish pizza.
It’s ok, I guess. I’ve never ordered deep dish on my own or even with other locals.
Indiana looooves their pork tenderloin sandwiches. I just don’t get it. Do they just love them because they’re big? There’s nothing else going for them…
Bacon
I just don’t think it’s good. It tastes fake and is so greasy.
Hershey’s chocolate. My hometown borders Hershey. Once you have quality chocolate, it’s much easier to tell Hershey’s is subpar.
And yes, I’m aware of the butyric acid.
Smores
Lunchables. I can’t believe so many kids ate that shit when I was in school.
Chicken strips or chicken nuggets; dried out boring chicken that is used as a vehicle to indulge in the sauce of your choosing.
Raising Cane’s it was so bland I don’t get the hype 😭
>Overrated by Americans
Asking Americans to name foods overrated by Americans is probably going to cause a weird feedback loop where people just say foods they don’t like. For example, the top answer right now is Twinkies. Twinkies aren’t particularly highly-rated by Americans, so they’re not really all that overrated.
Now, if you asked what major foods/brands do you dislike, you would probably get a more accurate picture.
I’m bending the rules to do God’s work
I submit
Ketchup
I’m not picky by any means, but I don’t eat popcorn. Flavorless starch balls with inedible shards of husk inside? You can put whatever you want on it. I will pass.
Whataburger, shake shack, in and out burger, Starbursts,
I’m going to qualify this by saying I love pizza just as much as any normal person.
But the difference between good pizza and bad pizza isn’t that large. Also, I get having a preference for the type of pizza, but the ingredients don’t differ so much that people need to get that heated about it. It’s like arguing what kind of Mexican food is the best despite it all being the same ingredients, just mixed different ways.
Bacon. Don’t get me wrong, I like bacon. But the idea that a restaurant can slap two strips of bacon on a standard cheeseburger and add three bucks to the price is just nuts.
In and out. Sue me
For me it’s gotta be S’mores. Can’t stand marshmallows.
Buffalo Chicken Wings with ranch dressing.
French fries. They do not all come equally, and a lot of them are hard to even finish.
This is a personal pet peeve, but I hate when people stack fries on top of anything and claim it is now “more delicious”. Actually, no, now there’s just a huge pocket of cold potatoes sitting there sucking up all the moisture in your mouth.
buffalo wings.
for one, they’re chicken wings. worst part of the bird in any case. but frank’s redhot sauce is one of the worst hot sauces I’ve ever tasted.
Chicken wings. Used to be trash chicken sold for less than a dollar a pound and now they’re charging the same price as other cuts. Full of ligaments, fat and stringy bits. I don’t get it.
Chick-fil-A. I grew up in a place without it and was so excited to try it as an adult but the chicken tastes weird and sweet and the milkshakes are mid at best, IN MY OPINION.
Lobster Mac and cheese. It’s on so many menus. You can spend money on much better dishes.
Buffalo wings.
They’re messy, there’s next to no meat, and they aren’t cheap anymore.
Wings
I don’t get the hype around charcuterie boards. I know everyone has their own preferences, but yeah just not for me and it feels like they’ve gotten very popular lately
Ranch
Bacon. I feel like there’s a culture around bacon that it’s insanely good. It’s good, but there are SOOOO many better cuts of meat.