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Lobster is so so so overrated. 75% of the weight is shell. You could get tiger or argentinian shrimp for the same price per pound if not cheaper and you get 3 times more edible meat by weight.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 26 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I'm with the truffles guy saying truffles with the caveat that perhaps I haven't had real truffles properly.

Otherwise, I find KFC too overrated. All fast food chains in general, but KFC in particular gets a hype at least in my circles. From what I hear, you are buying bliss and a heavenly experience in a bucket. Come on. It's just chicken bits with nothing special about them, in fact the cheap deep frying oils can upset my stomach easily.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ill die on this hill btw.

When a KFC meal is perfect its one of the best fried chicken experiences on earth. When you get everything fresh, well seasoned, drink is ice cold... Bruh... Problem is it almost never is either the bun is stale, the chips were cold, the chicken was dry, the burger has just way too fucking much mayo... theres always fucking something.

But that one perfect Zinger box you had 18 months ago will bring you back monthly to try again.

[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

Chicken loot box

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All the chain chicken joints (Popeyes, Bojangles, Dave's, etc) taste so salty as it is, but KFC is off the charts too salty for me to enjoy.

The best fried chicken (for me) is actually from a gas station chain here, Royal Farms, which I coincidentally had tonight!

I still wouldn't put it as an S-Tier food or anything, but I think it's well ahead of the bigger brands, and especially KFC.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I like Popeye's spicy fried chicken (pieces, not tenders) and their blackened tenders.

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[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Also weird to me that you’re expected to do all the work to consume the lobster too.

I think canned soup is overrated. The nutritional value is surprisingly low. Salt is high. And when I’m looking for something vegan, I figure soups are an easy genre for option. Nope. Everything has some milk product added to it.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I keep some canned soup for emergencies but everytime I make soup from scratch I like to fill a mason jar or two and keep it in my freezer for a healthier emergency meal

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Do you have a secret for freezing it without cracking the jar?

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Lobster High Pressure Processing

Text Article if you don't want to watch a video, also has more details

There are now machines that will remove the lobster meat from the shell without cooking it, so you can have 100% of the edible stuff with no shell bits.

It comes at a premium, but if speed and a hassle free experience are what you're after, the tech exists!

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 months ago
[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Avocado is fine, but its not something I seek out to eat. If its included in a dish or in a meal, I'll eat it, but I don't find it especially enjoyable. I'm even a big fan of most fruit and veg, but avocado its kind of forgettable if you ask me. I do like cooking with avocado oil though for its high temp usage and health benefits, but I don't really find the flavor of the fruit in the oil.

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I find lot of seafood disgusting, and the unsustainability of wild caught seafood is just the cherry on top.

Unagi. Doesn't taste that special and has a texture like dried out overcooked fish complete with the occasional sharp scale or bone that stabs your throat. Definitely not worth decimating wild eel populations for.

Related, any kind of fish eggs. Whether caviar or salmon roe sushi. They're like those popping bubbles in bubble tea but instead of a nice sweet fruit syrup it's concentrated fish stink that coats your tongue and overpowers everything else.

Oysters and clams (bivalves in general). You're literally eating its entire digestive system complete with poop. The crunchy sand is just a reminder of that. And eating it raw is a great way to get parasites and hepatitis.

One that's not seafood: asparagus. People say it makes your pee stink but somehow don't talk about how much the vegetable itself stinks going in. Maybe I've just never found a cooking method I like but I've never tasted an asparagus that doesn't make me wince when swallowing. I personally love the vast majority of vegetables, many of which I prefer compared to meat, but asparagus (and Chinese bitter melon) are exceptions.

Any kind of alcohol in general. I think beer tastes and smells like the liquid at the bottom of a dumpster, so does wine, and any kind of spirit tastes like literal poison. Whatever psychoactive effects it has is not worth the constant nausea during and after drinking. If I'm looking for psychoactive effects, I prefer edible cannabis extract, still doesn't taste that great but you only need a tiny amount to get high which you can chase down with regular food to make the taste go away.

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (18 children)

Anything "truffle" I've ever been offered smells absolutely terrible to me. While not near as powerful as durian, the smell and taste give me a bit of that vibe.

Perhaps it's all just been fake truffle oil type crap and real shaved truffle is amazing, but nobody's ever given me any of that or inspired me to try it.

[–] gray@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Truffles* and durian are actually good and you guys are just boring.

*too much truffle oil is nasty

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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Almost all fast food.

It's hot candy.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 6 points 2 months ago

I don't like the food and what it stands for. But most of all i hate that you can tell that you are close to a McDonald's, just by the amount of McDonald's garbage on the floor, that gets more and more when you get closer. I guess it takes a special kind of person

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[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The "two guys burger shop burger".

Maaaate, your burger is shit. It's a precariously stacked abomination that's 8 inches tall, has two ruined patties and half a cup of smoky bbq sauce and melted cheese on it, and then you decided that what it really needed was enough chilli on it so that all you can taste is burning.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bigger burgers should be wider, not taller. End of conversation.

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Bacon.

Holy fuck it is very good is made correctly and timely. But somehow it was a Meme that stuck.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

See also: Dubai chocolate, affogato, "two best buds running a burger shack" tall burgers... all were amazing, until they became a marketable meme, as you said. And now they're shit.

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It was literally a marketing campaign from Big Hog, who were losing money cause of anti-fat, anti-salt dieting.

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[–] Dalacos@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wagyu, purely for the texture in this case.

I don't want "steak-butter", I want to rip through a raw piece of meat.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I dont think wagyu is overrated but I absolutely cannot justify the cost.

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[–] TechnoCat@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Italian restaurant food. Why should I pay so much for spaghetti and meatballs???

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Spaghetti and meatballs, the classic italian dish. If you're american

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[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Agreed. That's why I always order something cool like gnocchi when I go to an Italian restaurant. It's much harder to make that well at home.

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

I ate Scott Conant's lamb tagliatelle Ragu and it was really good. Fresh pasta hand made to order by a pro is worth it.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Italian food in USA is warm garbage. Everyone overcooks the pasta and puts on two much sauce.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

McDonald's - way too expensive for the quality and quantity.

Pork products (excluding bacon). I can't stand the taste of ham, bologna, pork chops, etc. Hot dogs are okay but I prefer beef franks.

Mac n cheese. I like noodles, and I like cheese, but I don't like them put together unless there's a tomato based sauce in between.

Meatloaf. The taste and texture is off-putting.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I agree on lobster because I think crab tastes better.

Agree on truffles, I think they are just expensive because they are rare and fragile, not because they are magically delicious.

People here LOVED Dave's hot chicken. I went and really, it's fine, I'd eat it but wouldn't affirmatively choose it, if getting industrial fried chicken Popeyes and Publix are both better.

And man do people love Cuban Sandwiches here. Again, I will eat them they are fine but mostly because the bread is so good. Would rather just have a roast pork on the bread, dressed, without the ham & salami, or even the cheese toast on Cuban Bread I think is so good. There is nothing magical about the 3 meat combo.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

salami

Tampan detected. I love a Cuban sandwich, but I've never had one from Tampa, so maybe yours are worse, lol.

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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lobster and crab was poor person food back in the day, then it switched for some reason? You figure it out?! Bottom dwelling scavenger bugs from the ocean are now en vogue?

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[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Onion rings.

Tried it at I think ALL of the resteraunts in my town. (10-20+). ALL of them tasted like heart faliure. Like, I'm sure chips/french fries are also unhealthy, but I can't feel my heart slowing down with every bite like with onion rings

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[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Pizza Hawaii.
Not because of the flavor,
but it should have been called Pizza Brazil.

Bubble tea.
MacDonalds foods.
Pizza hut Pizzas.

I think I might not be answering this question correctly.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (6 children)
[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

Cheese.

Heresy!

That said, I understand it's not too popular across much of Asia, even beyond any lactose issues.

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