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What do you think is an overrated food? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Lobster is so so so overrated. 75% of the weight is shell. You could get tiger or argentinian shrimp for the same price per pound if not cheaper and you get 3 times more edible meat by weight.

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[–] TechnoCat@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Italian restaurant food. Why should I pay so much for spaghetti and meatballs???

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Spaghetti and meatballs, the classic italian dish. If you're american

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

The British came up with that one.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

I ate Scott Conant's lamb tagliatelle Ragu and it was really good. Fresh pasta hand made to order by a pro is worth it.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Italian food in USA is warm garbage. Everyone overcooks the pasta and puts on two much sauce.

[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Agreed. That's why I always order something cool like gnocchi when I go to an Italian restaurant. It's much harder to make that well at home.

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

if you have the right kind of potato, it's very easy and it takes less time than most handmade pasta

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Pasta gnocchi come from a bag. Potato fresh gnocchi take work.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

This is my opinion too! Basic Italian-American stuff seems really simple to DIY, so unless a place has some really killer house made sauce it always feels like such a ripoff. If I'm going out, I typically want something that is either too hard, laborious, or messy to make at home.