To ask what food you think is overrated

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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?

Agree . Steak is revolting!
Sushi🤢

Pistachio and biscoff

Salmon, and especially in its slimiest incarnation as gravadlax.

I thought the Swedes were pulling my leg when they tried to get me to eat slices of slimy, raw salmon, but they were all tucking in with gusto, and making appreciative noises.

At least when they bring out the fermented herrings nobody gets offended if you turn green and leave the table.

Sourdough bread. Good for toast but nothing else.

Roast potatoes.

Give me mashed potatoes any time.

So shoot me.

Macdonalds, although 'food' is doing some heavy lifting. It's just so unpleasant like reconstituted left overs shaped to look foodish.

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Hallelujah common sense at last. I can never eat a burger in a pub because I don't want it in a brioche bun. I don't want a savoury burger in sweet bread. This is the same reason I won't eat carrot cake or salted caramel. I don't want sweet and savoury mixed.

Over rated to me means something that gets undeserved praise. Could be anything.
I’d include bananas!

I agree with a good few of these, especially Greggs sausage rolls 🤢 so bland! How have they ever achieved cult status? Those of you from North Yorkshire will know that a sausage roll from Thomas the Bakers is far superior.

also agree with sourdough. It’s so tough.

and I love salted pistachios but think they’re horrible in anything else, especially sweet things.

pumpkin spice lattes. Disgustingly sweet and taste like a church candle.

Coffee, alcohol, smoked salmon, oranges (also satsumas, clementines and anything else in that family), burgers. Most takeaways.

Yes to Greggs sausage rolls and actually almost all sausage rolls. The only ones that take the flavour profile beyond oil and salt are the ones you have to pay silly prices for at artisan markets.

Brussels sprouts, whether at Christmas or any other time of year.

Woah, woah, woah! Leave satsumas out of this!

Steak, I hate it also lamb.

DC3 had just got back from eating out and reminded me of another one. Truffle fries, they taste off to me.

I’m sorry @Wjdbxb 😕 I know they’re popular and I want to like them but all things orangey are horrible to me (except orange flavoured sweets, obviously, which are great).

I can see what you mean, but I do veer towards thinking it's more about faddy.

Glad you agree about bananas - most people look at me when I say I don't like them, like I've grown another head or something!

Pizza and pasta.

Hash browns - greasy potato, no thank you.
charcuterie - not for me.
Bubble tea - I want my tea hot with milk, English breakfast is perfectly adequate. Not some fruity concoction with soggy rice crispies floating in it.

That's only true of mid market ones like Jamie's Italian. That said, it isn't my favourite cuisine by a long way.

Risotto. I don’t care how good it tastes, the wet texture makes me feel sick.

Cupcakes. They are pretty to look at but the buttercream to sponge ratio is way off, making them really sickening. Give me a fairy cake with icing and sprinkles any day of the week.

Chocolate ice cream
Avocado
Tuna
Mashed potato
Cucumber
Seafood
Sushi
Spicy food

Scallops, prawns, chicken, avocado, sushi, chips, rice, pasta, chocolate cake and icecream

I came here to say this! Oysters are THE most overrated food no contest.
Champagne is the most overrated drink.
Both are disgusting— but maybe because they are expensive people pretend they like them to be sophisticated.