People Are Revealing The Most Overrated Foods They Think Everyone Is Just Pretending To Enjoy
There are various foods that the majority of people dislike because the flavors, smells, and textures tend to be more of an acquired taste. For example, most people HATE black licorice because of its anise flavor. However, there are also some foods that everyone seems to LOVE, but we can't understand why.
Recently, redditor ExtraHotYakisoba was curious about those universally beloved foods that we find disgusting or unappetizing when they asked: "What is the most overrated food you're convinced people are just pretending to enjoy?"
The thread went VIRAL, getting 24K comments. Below are the top and most-often repeated foods that people swear others just pretend to like:
1."Those giant milkshakes with absurd toppings like a slice of cake, jumbo swirly lollipops, and cotton candy/fairy floss."
"That’s purely in the category of 'food you buy to put on social media.'"
2."Caviar — pretty sure people are just paying for the bragging rights, not the taste."
"Yep, I've only had it once, and it tasted like little gushers full of lake water."
3."Leaving tails on shrimp in a pasta dish."
"People who do this should be forced to eat an entire pasta dish with nothing but the tails."
4."Sea cucumber. The texture is gross, the aftertaste is gross, and the appearance looks like a hippo's slimy dung after consuming a field of algae. One pound is more expensive than A5 Wagyu. Make it make sense."
"I second this. I was tricked into eating this (I was told it was a marinated mushroom). I'll try just about anything, but this was the single most disgusting thing I've put in my mouth."
5."Foods with gold flakes."
"I used to be a pastry chef. My boss kept trying to get me to use gold flakes as a garnish because they used them on other menu items. I always said no because it looked tacky, was overused on social media, and added nothing to the dish."
6."Licorice. Fruit-flavored window sealant."
"My mom loves them. She buys giant bags/containers of them when she can. I think she just likes the texture, especially when she is stressed out — like a dog with rawhide."
7."Raw oysters for me. So expensive, maybe gonna make you seriously sick."
"I think I'm okay with the taste. It's the texture that bothers me — it's like swallowing a mega load of phlegm when you've got a bad cold."
8."Burgers with five different sauces and 20 different ingredients. People are eating mush and telling themselves it’s good."
"Sometimes, simplicity is best with food. Use a few great ingredients instead of a ton of mediocrity between two lousy loaves."
9."Turkey, without a doubt. Disgusting."
"Another one I really don't get is that Thanksgiving is all about the turkey and how it is seasoned. Seasonings stay outside with the skin (which is often delicious), but the meat will be bland and dry. Some people know how to get it out on time, and it will be bland and moist.
There's always a ton of turkey left over, which proves my point that no one goes for seconds after the tasty skin is all gone."
10."Matcha. Why yes, I'll have a cup of hot grass clippings!"
"I'm convinced there's a matcha gene, much like the cilantro gene. I absolutely love the stuff, but most people I know say it tastes like grass."
11."Olives: the Devil's Grapes. Fucking gross things."
"I thought I was the only one who called them the Devil's Grapes. Damn disgusting."
12."IPAs. I am not much of a beer guy in the first place. And all my favorite beers are, I'm told, German style. But, though I might try, I cannot fathom the appeal of IPAs. To me, they're akin to sucking on a car air freshener or licking the Pine-Sol off the hardwood floor. Mind you, I'm not shaming those who do like them — more power to you. I just will never understand the appeal."
"Yes, thank you! There is nothing more disappointing than looking at a pub's beer selection and seeing that they have 20 beers on tap, only to find that 18 of them are some type of IPA. I love any other kind of beer but find IPAs just too bitter. They remind me of drinking grapefruit juice."
13."Kale. Let’s be honest, it tastes like crunchy sadness, and no amount of 'superfood' hype can change that."
"It's only good to decorate the salad bar between the real veggies."
14."Lobster. Anything that has to be dunked/drenched in butter to enjoy can’t be all that good."
"It's really not that good. Crab blows lobster out of the water with better texture and flavor."
15."Truffle oil. Real truffles in small amounts are uniquely elevating. But truffle oil (if it even has any truffle in it) just tastes like someone sprayed Eau du Gym Sock on top of my fries or pizza. I don't know who's purposefully ordering this stuff."
"I think truffle oil is overrated — people rave about it, but I find it overwhelming and not that tasty!"
16."Avocado. It tastes like how I imagined the color green would taste."
"Avocado only tastes good when it’s guacamole paired with salty tortilla chips, and that’s a hill I will die on."
17."Blue cheese. Smells and tastes like vomit to me."
"Blue cheese. I am convinced some king once believed he had too many yes men around him. So he decided to try blue cheese and say it was the best to try and oust the yes men."
18."Quinoa. Who in the hell actually likes it? It's not only expensive for a grain, but it's terrible."
"Quinoa is overrated. Although it’s often touted as a superfood, I find its flavor a bit bland and its texture gritty."
19."Turkey bacon is the biggest culprit here."
"Yes. It tastes like overly processed salty cardboard with an everlasting aftertaste that you still burp up days later. Blech."
20."Kombucha. Like drinking battery acid full of snot."
"Kombucha has never actually been enjoyed. I'm convinced that people only say they enjoy it as a dare."
21."Macarons. The shell has no flavor, and the inside is a sugar mess."
22."Pumpkin spice anything."
"In my experience, pumpkin spice = a metric fuck ton of cinnamon and sugar. Rarely is it ever used to good effect. Pretty much every time, a different flavor would work better. I don't get the hype, tbh. I love the autumn/ fall period, where the sun sets earlier, and the leaves turn, but the whole hype around pumpkin spice is just a mystery."
23."Wine. Every time I try it, it tastes fucking disgusting, 'Oh, try a different kind,' I have, but it still sucks. 'Oh, it’s an acquired taste.' What is this a fucking Zelda game? Do I need to find the Hookshot before wine begins to taste good to me? No, that’s way too much damn work! Fuck wine, I hate it."
"Wine. Can't stand the smell, let alone the taste 🤷♀️.
I don't care for alcohol in general, but wine just smells like you're pounding vinegar with things tossed in for extra kicks and pretense."
24."A few people I know suggested I try cauliflower pizza, and it was one of the worst creations on planet Earth. Yet the grocery store always keeps it in stock."
25.And lastly, "Boujee $30 brick oven pizzas. I feel like I'm in the Emperor's New Clothes every time I go to some overpriced trendy restaurant with friends and am forced to eat a barely cheesed, sauceless, saltless piece of overpriced bread. Everyone oohs and awes because 'the ingredients are so fresh,' but give me a greasy $3 slice any day over that mess."
"Yes! This isn't even pizza to me; it's fancy flatbread, and I'm not about spending extra to have an entire meal of bread."
You can read the original thread on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
