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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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[โ€“] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 2 points 7 hours ago

Crispy bacon.

Maybe it's because I'm gay, but I like actually having meat in my mouth.

[โ€“] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

McDonald's - way too expensive for the quality and quantity.

Pork products (excluding bacon). I can't stand the taste of ham, bologna, pork chops, etc. Hot dogs are okay but I prefer beef franks.

Mac n cheese. I like noodles, and I like cheese, but I don't like them put together unless there's a tomato based sauce in between.

Meatloaf. The taste and texture is off-putting.

[โ€“] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Onion rings.

Tried it at I think ALL of the resteraunts in my town. (10-20+). ALL of them tasted like heart faliure. Like, I'm sure chips/french fries are also unhealthy, but I can't feel my heart slowing down with every bite like with onion rings

[โ€“] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I find lot of seafood disgusting, and the unsustainability of wild caught seafood is just the cherry on top.

Unagi. Doesn't taste that special and has a texture like dried out overcooked fish complete with the occasional sharp scale or bone that stabs your throat. Definitely not worth decimating wild eel populations for.

Related, any kind of fish eggs. Whether caviar or salmon roe sushi. They're like those popping bubbles in bubble tea but instead of a nice sweet fruit syrup it's concentrated fish stink that coats your tongue and overpowers everything else.

Oysters and clams (bivalves in general). You're literally eating its entire digestive system complete with poop. The crunchy sand is just a reminder of that. And eating it raw is a great way to get parasites and hepatitis.

One that's not seafood: asparagus. People say it makes your pee stink but somehow don't talk about how much the vegetable itself stinks going in. Maybe I've just never found a cooking method I like but I've never tasted an asparagus that doesn't make me wince when swallowing. I personally love the vast majority of vegetables, many of which I prefer compared to meat, but asparagus (and Chinese bitter melon) are exceptions.

Any kind of alcohol in general. I think beer tastes and smells like the liquid at the bottom of a dumpster, so does wine, and any kind of spirit tastes like literal poison. Whatever psychoactive effects it has is not worth the constant nausea during and after drinking. If I'm looking for psychoactive effects, I prefer edible cannabis extract, still doesn't taste that great but you only need a tiny amount to get high which you can chase down with regular food to make the taste go away.

[โ€“] Jentu@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Oh my god Chinese bitter melon. During lockdown, I wanted to try cooking something new every week and ended up with a Chinese bitter melon dish and, not only did the shallow fried Thai chilis in the recipe make the air unbreathable, but the entire dish was probably the most bitter thing I've ever tasted. Though I still get the feeling like it might be better in a different dish cooked by someone who is familiar with it and likes it. I don't like disliking foods. Finally starting to be okay with olives now.

[โ€“] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

As a Chinese person, it doesn't taste better if cooked by someone familiar with it either lol. My parents love it for some reason and have tried to get me to eat it many times.

[โ€“] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 1 points 7 hours ago

Seems to be very common experience among Asians. My mum loves it and I can't stand it, and I can't imagine myself liking the vile gourd when I grow old.

The funny thing is, I might grow to like it and I vehemently and irrationally hate that idea.

[โ€“] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I need more food reviews like this.. keep going please!

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[โ€“] Krudler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Almost all fast food.

It's hot candy.

[โ€“] FatVegan@leminal.space 5 points 1 day ago

I don't like the food and what it stands for. But most of all i hate that you can tell that you are close to a McDonald's, just by the amount of McDonald's garbage on the floor, that gets more and more when you get closer. I guess it takes a special kind of person

[โ€“] RBWells@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I agree on lobster because I think crab tastes better.

Agree on truffles, I think they are just expensive because they are rare and fragile, not because they are magically delicious.

People here LOVED Dave's hot chicken. I went and really, it's fine, I'd eat it but wouldn't affirmatively choose it, if getting industrial fried chicken Popeyes and Publix are both better.

And man do people love Cuban Sandwiches here. Again, I will eat them they are fine but mostly because the bread is so good. Would rather just have a roast pork on the bread, dressed, without the ham & salami, or even the cheese toast on Cuban Bread I think is so good. There is nothing magical about the 3 meat combo.

[โ€“] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

salami

Tampan detected. I love a Cuban sandwich, but I've never had one from Tampa, so maybe yours are worse, lol.

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

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

[โ€“] FatVegan@leminal.space 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

The British came up with that one.

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.

[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

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

[โ€“] flubba86@lemmy.world 5 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.

[โ€“] chobeat@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 hours ago

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

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[โ€“] Mothra@mander.xyz 24 points 1 day ago (10 children)

I'm with the truffles guy saying truffles with the caveat that perhaps I haven't had real truffles properly.

Otherwise, I find KFC too overrated. All fast food chains in general, but KFC in particular gets a hype at least in my circles. From what I hear, you are buying bliss and a heavenly experience in a bucket. Come on. It's just chicken bits with nothing special about them, in fact the cheap deep frying oils can upset my stomach easily.

KFC was good. it's now slop.

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[โ€“] IWW4@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Bacon.

Holy fuck it is very good is made correctly and timely. But somehow it was a Meme that stuck.

It was literally a marketing campaign from Big Hog, who were losing money cause of anti-fat, anti-salt dieting.

[โ€“] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

See also: Dubai chocolate, affogato, "two best buds running a burger shack" tall burgers... all were amazing, until they became a marketable meme, as you said. And now they're shit.

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