What food trends can't you stand?

[LennyCrabbitz]

I've just seen a "butter board" on another thread and feel a bit sick? Who thought smashing butter all over a bit of wood might be appetising? 🤢

Also hate boba tea. Vile little bubbles of pus. Yuk

The obsession with putting chili or sweet chili in/on everything.

Watched a video yesterday for what looked like an amazing garlicky cheesy bread.... Was all set to make it

Then he threw in loads of chili. WHY?

It happens with everything I see. I go out to order a meal and nearly everything has chili 🌶️

Went to (don't judge) get a ready meal for our tea the other night when it was just me and the eldest as a treat, and everything I fancied from the MyProtien range was advertising the fact it was spicy. Why for the love of God does a lasagne need to be fucking spicy?

And the inference that if you don't like chili you're somehow lesser (also applies to not liking hot curry) wtf is that about?

I will die on this hill.

(Also, see ginger and especially gousto meals....)

Sweet brioche buns used for savoury content. All wrong.

Ditto to chorizo in everything. Seems to have overtaken goat’s cheese in that respect.

Salted caramel anything.

Yes!!
It's really annoys me

Like choritso instead of choreetho

Basil and cinnamon in everything. Foul taste and needs a warning for allergies. Cinnamon especially as it can cause swelling and obstruction.

Food served on wooden anything. How can the boards be hygienic? Icky.

People always mention cupcakes on these threads. But cupcakes haven't been a trendy food since 2012.

the Americans stick cinnamon in everything. They're obsessed!

Food served in anything that isn't a bowl or plate

blueberries. i cant understand how people like them.

Same, they taste of mould, imo, even when fresh.

DH and I were thoroughly cinnamoned out after a week in New England one October.

The last straw was coming down to breakfast one morning to find that they had sprinkled the fresh fruit with the stuff.

Matcha is over 1000 years old so hardly a trend! Such a lovely drink

it being an ancient Japanese drink doesn't mean it's not a new trend in the UK though.

Such a weird thing to do. Leave it on the side so all the cinnamon nutters can dust their own fruit with the stuff!

It's been mentioned before but bubble tea. Ick. Salted caramel too. Beyond Meat burgers. Bleugh. Vegan cheese.

We have vegan days but use fruit, veg, seeds, pulses etc.

I am a big fan of plates, knives and forks.

(I like Halloumi)

@Snowdrop90 the matcha you see in coffee shops isn't how you're actually supposed to drink matcha.
It's just meant to be matcha and hot water..not with milk or foam or sugar..granted it does still taste like grass but the matcha lattes are disgusting

Mayo on everything.

Mayo has no place on sushi or pizza or anything.

Brioche. Can't stand it and it's everywhere. I don't want a sweet burger bun!

Crushed potatoes. Just, why? If I want to crush my potatoes, I can do it myself. If I want to cut them into pieces and stick my fork in them, I will. I prefer to have the choice.

It's not the same. Crushed potatoes with plenty of butter or EV olive oil are gorgeous.

Food served on slates, wooden boards, impractical dog bowl type dishes and anything else that is not designed for eating.

Oh and massive cakes that aren't cakes

Miss Baker has made the worlds biggest cake
Turns out Miss baker has put a coating of cake over a big blob of polystyrene.

Proper ceremonial grade matcha is amazing. Some coffee shops like Starbucks do not use ceremonial grade. It should be a bright green colour. Culinary grade is nice for baking matcha and white chocolate brownies, cookies etc.

Brioche buns... Revoltingly sweet and wrong. The trend to veganise vegetarian food in pubs and restaurants making it all pretty horrible.