15 Intriguing and Still Disgusting Dishes People Pretend to Like
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In the realm of food, some flavors leave us wondering if they’re truly enjoyed or just masked with a polite smile. Join us as we explore the intriguing world of dishes that may inspire more pretense than genuine pleasure.
Surströmming
One user said, “Surströmming (almost rotten fish) might be the most DISGUSTING food on earth, but I read somewhere that some Swedish people actually enjoy it.”
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A second user replied, “My college offered Swedish. We were going to do an event for people who were daring enough to try surströmming in the quad… Then the Covid shutdown happened.”
Edible Gold
A person shared, “Eating gold isn’t impressive to me. I had plenty of goldschlägger in high school, and I didn’t even have a job!”
Another person said, “My brother discovered how cheap gold leaf was online, and now he brings stuff like gold leaf potato salad to family barbecues.”
Arroz de Lampreia
One comment was, “We have something in Portugal called “arroz de lampreia” I have no idea how to translate it. Just so you know, it tastes like tar.”
Shark
One person said, “Fermented shark.”
Another added, “I have a video of me, an Australian, trying it at the Disgusting Food Museum in LA. I almost gagged. Luckily they had Vegemite on hand for me to use as a palette cleanser.”
Lutefisk
A user shared, “It used to be dinner once or twice a year at my parent’s house. Dad was a firm believer in making you eat everything; none of us kids wanted any part of Lutefisk. Mom finally got him to let us have something else because lutefisk was “too expensive to make them eat it.”
Chitlins
One comment was, “Chitlins(chitterlings), the smell is gut-wrenching, and it feels like rubber.”
Another comment was, “Those are just beyond nasty! Any food you have to boil literal poop out of is a hard pass for me.”
Low Fat Condiments
A reply was, “Low Fat Ranch is disgusting.”
Another reply was, “That and anything else like mayo is always terrible when it is ‘low fat.’ Mayo is already 99% fat. You can’t make it low fat without creating a gloopy watery product that doesn’t taste anything like mayo.”
Melort
A user said, “Not “food,” but Malort.”
A second user added, “Apparently, Malort was popular in the US during prohibition because it wasn’t banned, the logic of that being that no one in their right mind would want to drink it.”
Foam As Food
One person shared, “Lobster foam. Anything foam. I’m grinding my teeth just thinking about it. It’s so pretentious, and it stinks. It tastes weird. Like someone put a shrimp-flavored Raman packet into marshmallow fluff.”
Another person added, “I had a French onion soup that was poured into foam.. blew my mind. Might have agreed prior to about 2 months ago.”
Flowers
A popular comment was, “Edible flowers. I’m a bartender, and no one makes a good face when they eat them.”
A second comment was, “You’ve never seen me eat an orchid.”
Snails
One user replied, “I swear ppl only pretend to like eating snails. Just because you name it in a fancier way in French doesn’t change the fact that it’s literally a slug living in a rock. I swear if you eat them uncooked, you have a high percentage of dying because of its flesh-eating bacteria LMAO.”
Fondant
A comment was, “Fondant on cake.”
Another comment was, “Actually, there’s bad fondant and good fondant. They were not created equal, and if you’ve only had the bad one you won’t be prepared for the tasty one at all.”
Boiled Chicken
One funny reply was, “Not a single food, more like a whole diet, but those gym bro influencers that eat nothing but boiled chicken every day. Stop pretending you’re happy with your disordered eating. It’s creeping me out.”
Balut
A user commented, “Can you imagine? Bones, beaks, feathers, veins, and all? EWW”
A second user shared, “The actual taste of balut isn’t bad at all. But the texture and the look of the thing is horrendous. I do this thing where I bet Filipinos money that I can stomach it and pretend I’ve never had it before. Easy 20 bucks every time
Circus Peanuts Candy
A funny comment was, “You do not actually enjoy circus peanuts.”
Another comment was, “I had a buddy of mine who was allergic to peanuts that got them as a snack for a D&D session. After he started having a reaction, he decided to check the package. Sure enough, Circus Peanuts do contain peanuts.”
Spiciness
Finally, someone shared, “Anything crazy spicy. Like when you can see them suffering, but they are just like, “No, this is great! I like sweating and feeling my insides and face melt.” Wtf is wrong with you? No, you obviously don’t! look at yourself.”
Source: Reddit
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