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What food trends can't you stand?

206 replies

LennyCrabbitz · 25/03/2023 21:29

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

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MarchingBand · 27/03/2023 15:00

bluebell34567 · 27/03/2023 10:55

blueberries. i cant understand how people like them.

They're not really a trend though

NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 15:02

Really tall cakes, like these. Ridiculous to slice and eat.

What food trends can't you stand?
NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 15:05

RosesAndHellebores · 25/03/2023 22:06

DH has never quite come to terms with Thai. We both struggle a little with chicken peas and lentils. Probably fads/trends of yesteryear.

These aren't trends, they're just foods from/common in other cultures Confused

lightisnotwhite · 27/03/2023 16:10

@NotAnotherBathBomb But foods from other cultures aren’t by definition U.K. culture so as subject to rise and falls in popularity like anything else.
Chinese is old hat. Every town everywhere has one since the 1970’s. That was a trend. Most places have a Thai fairly local to them from the late 90’s . Peri Peri chicken was a thing 10 years. Street food seems popular these days ( whatever that may be) although not made it to my town yet.

NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 16:14

lightisnotwhite · 27/03/2023 16:10

@NotAnotherBathBomb But foods from other cultures aren’t by definition U.K. culture so as subject to rise and falls in popularity like anything else.
Chinese is old hat. Every town everywhere has one since the 1970’s. That was a trend. Most places have a Thai fairly local to them from the late 90’s . Peri Peri chicken was a thing 10 years. Street food seems popular these days ( whatever that may be) although not made it to my town yet.

Foods from other cultures are not a 'trend'. Many people in the UK eat them as part of a normal diet.

The majority of the posts have gotten the idea of food trends, which is taking a food and serving or preparing it in a different way in an effort to be edgy and cool.

Thai food is not, as I said, a trend. It is simply food from Thailand Grin

NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 16:15

MarchingBand · 27/03/2023 15:00

They're not really a trend though

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A few people seem to be struggling with this concept 😵‍💫

Hotvimto3 · 27/03/2023 16:16

Anything hipster and not on a plate.
Pea shoots everywhere
Tiny portions

NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 16:19

ladyforallseasons · 27/03/2023 09:19

Yes!!
It's really annoys me

Like choritso instead of choreetho

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This is you, isn’t it 😁

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SecondhandMuck · 27/03/2023 16:21

Of course foods from other cultures can become a trend in the UK. It's trendy now to eat fermented foods such as kimchi and kefir. The BBC Good Food website thinks West African food will be trendy in 2023. It doesn't mean they're not bog standard foods to lots of people already in the UK but once they go mainstream and people start waxing lyrical about them at farmers' markets (or wherever) it's fair to say they're trendy.

Arapawa · 27/03/2023 16:25

I've remembered another one that I find infuriating and I can't understand it. Putting a paper napkin under the food on a plate.

What's that all about? Burger on napkin on plate?

PennyPencils · 27/03/2023 16:27

TheInterceptor · 25/03/2023 21:40

Foamy sauce. Looks like cat sick on the plate. Ugh.

Exactly. Looks like someone's spit. So off-putting

Bonjovispjs · 27/03/2023 16:31

WeAreTheHeroes · 26/03/2023 10:25

Not really a food trend, but why do folk say "tumeric" when it's "turmeric"? Gets on my wick.

I blame John Torode for that one.

NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 16:34

SecondhandMuck · 27/03/2023 16:21

Of course foods from other cultures can become a trend in the UK. It's trendy now to eat fermented foods such as kimchi and kefir. The BBC Good Food website thinks West African food will be trendy in 2023. It doesn't mean they're not bog standard foods to lots of people already in the UK but once they go mainstream and people start waxing lyrical about them at farmers' markets (or wherever) it's fair to say they're trendy.

Kimchi is a dish, not an entire cuisine. So yes, kimchi suddenly appearing in paninis and burgers at your independent cafe is an example of a food trend. Kimchi simply existing, is not. It's much like the poster above who listed cole slaw as a trend? Lol.

octoberafternoons · 27/03/2023 16:37

Brownies from most "artisan" type small bakeries are basically raw. I don't understand how anyone loves them.

MikeLitoriss · 27/03/2023 16:39

Brioche buns on burgers, too sweet and they taste stale and soggy.

Salted caramel - I just don't like it!

SummaLuvin · 27/03/2023 16:40

NotAnotherBathBomb · 27/03/2023 16:34

Kimchi is a dish, not an entire cuisine. So yes, kimchi suddenly appearing in paninis and burgers at your independent cafe is an example of a food trend. Kimchi simply existing, is not. It's much like the poster above who listed cole slaw as a trend? Lol.

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I quite agree, similarly matcha isn't a trend, but matcha being present in a lot of desserts and cakes is. I also think it's pretty ignorant to say you can't stand the food of an entire country...

ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2023 17:04

Related I think - you know an alcohol trend is dying when it's used to flavour weird things. Prosecco crisps, anyone?

HealthyFats · 27/03/2023 17:09

Naked cakes, of the sort that aren't fully un-iced on the sides (fine) but instead have a smear of icing on them, as if you ran out of icing part way through.

SecondhandMuck · 27/03/2023 17:14

HealthyFats · 27/03/2023 17:09

Naked cakes, of the sort that aren't fully un-iced on the sides (fine) but instead have a smear of icing on them, as if you ran out of icing part way through.

I think they look nice but I remember being at a party with my mother where one of these cakes appeared. She took a sharp intake of breath and said 'oh no, they must have had a disaster with the icing'.

ScrambledSmegs · 27/03/2023 17:16

Btw Shake Shack built their brand on 'smash' burgers. They're amazing. Best burgers I've ever had (sorry In-N-Out) If you can't get to one of their restaurants there are some DIY recipes online, they're faffy but worth it.

Rainbow1901 · 27/03/2023 17:19

SkaneTos · 25/03/2023 22:10

I don't like chocolate with salt/sea salt. I know many people love it, but I think it ruins the chocolate.

Just don't like the chocolate!

Waitingfortaco · 27/03/2023 18:55

Cannot stand restaurants who pile the items of your roast dinner in the middle of the plate so you have to take it all apart to eat it.

beguilingeyes · 27/03/2023 20:07

Waitingfortaco · 27/03/2023 18:55

Cannot stand restaurants who pile the items of your roast dinner in the middle of the plate so you have to take it all apart to eat it.

This. And then put the meat on top like some sort of roof.

GlassBunion · 27/03/2023 20:29

It used to be quite tricky to get skimmed milk served with your cup of tea , when out, but was so pleased when it became almost normal to have it .

What gets me goat is the following conversation that I've had more than once now...

Me.. Can I have skimmed milk with it, please?'

Barista .. ' you mean skinny milk?'

Grrr...

Notjustabrunette · 27/03/2023 20:30

Overly fancy cake that is too sickly to eat and food served on something other than crockery.

I quite like most of the other trends mentioned.

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