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To ask what food you think is overrated

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Svanam · 17/10/2026 16:48

Pasta! Everyone seems to love it but I think it’s seriously overrated and pretty plain/ boring. Would never order it in a restaurant. What food does everyone love but you think is overrated?

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Crikeyalmighty · 25/10/2026 15:00

gingercat02 · 19/10/2026 16:34

I do love marzipan. I hate Christmas cake and just eat eveyone else's marzipan and icing 😃

I’m the same, I don’t like mince pies or Xmas pudding either -I love the chocolate covered marzipan you get in Europe a lot - I put it in stockings

FlorbelaEspanca · 25/10/2026 15:08

Quails' eggs: they were urged on me by a friend as a delicacy but seemed very ordinary to me.
Chutney: it smothers and spoils the taste of cheese.
Oreo biscuits: alright if you just have one or two with a cup of tea, but why does everyone think them a good ingredient for a posh pudding?

Lampzade · 25/10/2026 15:31

Sourdough bread - yuck
Pizza- cannot stand pizza . I know that I am in a minority.
Cucumbers -,the smell makes me wretch

Cadeaukatze · 25/10/2026 16:03

the80sweregreat · 22/10/2026 20:01

Vegan fruit pastilles are just awful.

Agree 100%!

claphamjunction123 · 25/10/2026 17:47

Good I m such a greedy, greedy person I like almost everything

AleaEim · 25/10/2026 18:27

Lampzade · 25/10/2026 15:31

Sourdough bread - yuck
Pizza- cannot stand pizza . I know that I am in a minority.
Cucumbers -,the smell makes me wretch

I hate pizza too, could not think of anything worse to eat.

AleaEim · 25/10/2026 18:29

I think fruit is overrated, I just find the texture so disgusting and feel there are better things to eat for snacks like nuts or hummus.

Ladygodalmighty · 26/10/2026 10:40

EmailsaysOOO · 25/10/2026 13:12

Lentil soup. Just made some, well last night. Boy is it boring..Never again

You need a better recipe. Lentil soup is delicious 😋

HorseandHeron · 26/10/2026 11:36

AleaEim · 25/10/2026 18:29

I think fruit is overrated, I just find the texture so disgusting and feel there are better things to eat for snacks like nuts or hummus.

But fruit has all sorts of textures - apples are crunchy, oranges and blueberries are bubbles of juice and fibre, bananas are soft, dates are chewy, peaches and pears are soft and juicy but can be eaten underripe and crunchy. Melon can be soft but watermelon is crunchy. Raspberries are silky and melt in the mouth. Do you not like any of those?

wavingfuriously · 26/10/2026 13:19

Ladygodalmighty · 26/10/2026 10:40

You need a better recipe. Lentil soup is delicious 😋

Agree 👍 and full of protein 😋

Rejoinedforthis · 26/10/2026 13:29

Matcha. Bin bin bin.

I also think roasts are overrated… 🫣

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