Unexpectedly disgusting food

[dontforgettofloss]

Just been reading the unexpectedly amazing food thread, and thought I'd post about food that I thought would be nice but wasn't.

The slimming world beef stroganoff from Iceland- it looked lovely on the packet, and smelt quite nice while it was cooking- but it tasted awful, really watery with a weird aftertaste

Wensleydale with cranberry- again, it looked nice, but tasted like vomit

Most shellfish. Why on Earth? Most of it just tastes like salty fish with the texture of snot with the occasional shot of gristle. Pointless and disgusting. I tolerate prawns, crab, lobster and scallops but that's it.

Goats cheese is the devil's excrement. And soft Brie / Camembert type cheeses are pretty awful too. I want so much to like them but just can't.

Morrisons Broccoli and Stilton Soup.

I had made my own not long before and despite not really liking stilton I thought it was really nice so after I ran out I bought some.

Worse idea ever, the texture was bizarre and the taste was too. I had a couple of spoonfuls and chucked the rest of the pot then gave the 2 unopened ones to my friend who loved broccoli and stilton soup. She couldn't eat it either so no idea how the people who made it got it so wrong. Will stick to making my own I think!

There is nothing unexpected about snails being disgusting, @Embracingthechaos

I am very reassured that the majority think those plasticky green squares of plastic dried rock pool slime are indeed 🤮

@Lanique

Most shellfish. Why on Earth? Most of it just tastes like salty fish with the texture of snot with the occasional shot of gristle. Pointless and disgusting. I tolerate prawns, crab, lobster and scallops but that's it.

Goats cheese is the devil's excrement. And soft Brie / Camembert type cheeses are pretty awful too. I want so much to like them but just can't.

In full agreement with the seafood...the soft cheese thing it really depends what you buy.

With brie and camambert I only like the really mild ones and the only goats cheese I like is the soft one that I think is described as chevre or something, comes in a rectangular kind of packet.

I never get the hype for Percy pigs ! Sickly and revolting, not a patch on haribos.

American food, pretty much all of it except very expensive restaurants. Used as I am to Spain and Australia where good food can be inexpensive, it took me by surprise how much crap Americans eat.

Honeycomb kit kat. Sounds delicious doesn't it?

I won't be buying them again

Martini - so disappointing!
Fruit teas - grim
Quorn - just WHY?? Meat fish tofu beans dairy all taste great
Cadbury’s dairy milk - well just bleurgh
Bran flakes ?!
Pickled onions - no words...

Couscous. Thought I’d try it as I know lots of people who rave about it. It was really bland and an awful texture. Muesli for the same reasons.

@Lanique

Most shellfish. Why on Earth? Most of it just tastes like salty fish with the texture of snot with the occasional shot of gristle. Pointless and disgusting. I tolerate prawns, crab, lobster and scallops but that's it.

Goats cheese is the devil's excrement. And soft Brie / Camembert type cheeses are pretty awful too. I want so much to like them but just can't.

Shellfish is pure ambrosia and when is fresh it tastes like fresh sea.

I agree that goat's cheese is not that nice specially when fresh like feta. Being a Spaniard and having grown with sheep and goat cheese I can assure you goat cheese tastes very different when properly cured for 12 months. It's delicious.

It looks like this thread has widened out to anything you don't like as opposed to unexpectedly awful so my list is:

Tinned tuna
Baked beans
Goats cheese and milk
Cheerios
Blue cheese (though I like broccoli and stilton soup)

I’m with you on Hershey’s. I still remember trying it 20 years ago and my response.

Also some comments on food in the USA. Been there 3 times and I love the place and the people. But apart from some decent food in NYC, where it’s easy to find ethnic food, I’ve come to the conclusion that they have bizarre tastes and don’t understand what actual food is.

Also when I google recipes I can tell which one is American, as it;s always massively complicated, with way too many ingredients that just don’t belong.

Oh I love a snail, @Lanique

I can't think of anything in particular off the top of my head but I do often wonder how prepared foodstuffs have passed quality assurance and taste tests. And often fruit (think clementines and satsumas in particular) are really dry and not edible from the point of purchase.

Hummus , everyone raves about it but it tastes like hay/ decomposing vegetables.

Haribo
Avocado
Udon noodles
Fried egg

I love seafood. 🦐❤️

Another vote for truffle oil. I think some people experience it as woody or musky but to me it evokes male crotch sweat, and not in a good way. I’ve eaten many things I didn’t particularly like, but truffle oil was really disgusting to me.

I have a friend who hates coriander. Says it tastes like soap. Lots on google about it.
delishably.com/spices-seasonings/Why-Does-Cilantro-Taste-Bad

@Alondra

American food, pretty much all of it except very expensive restaurants. Used as I am to Spain and Australia where good food can be inexpensive, it took me by surprise how much crap Americans eat.

Same, I was really excited about the Cheesecake Factory, who doesn't like a massive slab of cheesecake? It was disgusting and seems to have been thickened with cornflour and lard.

M&S Parmentier potatoes. So much disappointment. Grey soggy potatoes with all the buttery coating stuck to the tray. Even with a tonne of oil and salt didn't perk up.

Yes yes to all the vile American foodstuffs. Oreos, Hershey, twinkeys all gross.
I hated the food in the USA came home half stone lighter 😁.

Their packed mash potatoes is revolting. Just why?
A friend said he missed mash potato as he only had it at Thanksgiving , out a box.
Ironic thing is he lives in Idaho which is potato heaven . They couldn't understand the need to peel and boil a spud to enjoy mashed potatoes ALL YEAR ROUND!!

I used to be on the slimming word diet. I hated it and I hated the idea of having to be on this diet for the rest of my life.

I was reading a recipe that involved Quark. I've heard Quark has no taste. They were wrong. It tastes like torture....

Lobster..... its just a massive prawn! Why is it so raved about and so expensive.