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Title: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: BisMarckie on February 09, 2020, 10:41:05 PM
Chocolate. Don't care for it. :hmph
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 09, 2020, 10:45:22 PM

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Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: BisMarckie on February 09, 2020, 10:46:07 PM
That was the inspiration for this thread  :lol
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 09, 2020, 10:46:42 PM
I figured, so I had to repost it like a hack.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Tripon on February 09, 2020, 10:48:17 PM
Durian.  :doge

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Durian's just really polarizing because of it's smell.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: tiesto on February 10, 2020, 10:47:09 AM
Vietnamese, cheese
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2020, 10:48:40 AM
Japanese food that isn't sushi
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: toku on February 10, 2020, 10:48:55 AM
I don't care for Vietnamese or Thai. The latter ppl seem to go crazy for. I don't get it.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2020, 11:06:08 AM
I don't care for Vietnamese or Thai. The latter ppl seem to go crazy for. I don't get it.

:drool
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: thisismyusername on February 10, 2020, 11:06:09 AM
Tamales. Overrated bland bean-burrito thing. :yuck
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 10, 2020, 11:08:05 AM
I don't like gravy on my mashed potatoes or chicken fried steak. TBH I also don't really care much for chicken fried steak either.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Transhuman on February 10, 2020, 11:19:19 AM
Wings. There's so little meat, and you have to eat around those little bones. I don't like chicken drumsticks either. Or steaks with gristle. Gristle is rubbery and disgusting.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 10, 2020, 11:24:10 AM
Tearing meat off the bone with your teeth is awesome because it makes you feel like a savage caveman. :lawd
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Transhuman on February 10, 2020, 11:27:22 AM
https://youtu.be/ozEypWKzU1Q
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: BisMarckie on February 10, 2020, 11:33:16 AM
Wings. There's so little meat, and you have to eat around those little bones. I don't like chicken drumsticks either. Or steaks with gristle. Gristle is rubbery and disgusting.

Add spare ribs to the list for me,
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Brehvolution on February 10, 2020, 11:38:18 AM
Raw tomatoes.  :nope


Everything tomatoes are in(ketchup, salsa, sauce, etc) :ohyeah
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: tiesto on February 10, 2020, 11:59:01 AM
I've been to a bunch of mediocre Thai joints where you can tell stuff is frozen and not made to order, or where the sauce is way too thick and overly sweet, but when you have fresh Thai food from a good restaurant, it's heavenly... pad ga prow :lawd
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: porkbun on February 10, 2020, 01:46:06 PM
A lot of middling Asian places of any ethnicity get the same sort of stuff from suppliers like Sysco.  We have a large Vietnamese population here, but the majority of restaurants taste like Panda Express with some more spice.  For Asian food, you really have to know and/or go in with someone of that ethnicity to get the real good stuff.  Even if you go into a place that is good, if you're white and the staff doesn't know you, you're gonna get white boy dishes.  They're not doing it to be racist or anything, it's to save them from headaches, because crackers will complain about "weird" food 99% of the time, like the calorically challenged lady I saw at dim sum a couple of weeks ago literally asking what everything was.  "Ma'am, that's a shrimp."  "Ma'am that's a pork eggroll."  "Yes, the mustard is spicy.  That's why we call it spicy mustard."

Wings. There's so little meat, and you have to eat around those little bones. I don't like chicken drumsticks either. Or steaks with gristle. Gristle is rubbery and disgusting.

You Aussies must have shitty chickens and cows.  Need to get on some of that US hormone injections! 

Or do people down under actually like gristle?
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: TVC15 on February 10, 2020, 01:48:36 PM
I’m the only person at work that appears to enjoy Funyons.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: porkbun on February 10, 2020, 01:52:32 PM
I’m the only person at work that appears to enjoy Funyons.

I liked them when I smoked a lot of the pot.  Used to combo them with pork rinds and shrimp chips.  God tier fat boy stoner munchie food.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2020, 01:53:00 PM
I’m the only person at work that appears to enjoy Funyons.

i like them too
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: nachobro on February 10, 2020, 01:53:12 PM
the flaming hot funyuns are pretty good. havent had them or regular ones in a while though.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: team filler on February 10, 2020, 02:16:18 PM
I’m the only person at work that appears to enjoy Funyons.
you're a fungi  :trumps
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on February 10, 2020, 06:31:28 PM
Bananas. Disgusting taste, consistency and even the shape is of a cock, because banana lovers got the big gay. Even banana flavored candy is shit. Put it in any milkshake and it ruins that too, no matter how little it is
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: TEEEPO on February 10, 2020, 06:52:54 PM
despite liking the taste, i never have a craving for wings. just too little meat for the effort and mess
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2020, 06:54:57 PM
Bananas. Disgusting taste, consistency and even the shape is of a cock, because banana lovers got the big gay. Even banana flavored candy is shit. Put it in any milkshake and it ruins that too, no matter how little it is

The texture is atrocious
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: TEEEPO on February 10, 2020, 06:59:34 PM
funyons with a few 711 oscar meyer dogs drenched with either chilli/cheese or the various condiments :rejoice
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: EchoRin on February 10, 2020, 07:30:27 PM
I don't like chocolates filled with fruit. I also don't like chocolate covered in coconut. So regular Ferero Rocher - awesome. the white Ferero Rocher - no bueno.

edit: Wait. But I do like a banana covered in chocolate. Or any fruit covered in chocolate for that matter. It's just those shitty chocolate boxes that have fancy designs and come with like 20 or 30 pieces of various chocolates. The kinda stuff you would gift someone on Valentine's or something like that.

Also, no alcohol in chocolates, please.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: TEEEPO on February 10, 2020, 07:34:27 PM
tim tams are overrated af
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 10, 2020, 07:43:58 PM
Ass, DO NOT @ ME MILLENNIALS
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Transhuman on February 10, 2020, 07:44:04 PM
Yeah tim tams are pretty disgusting, especially when they're warm and you get chocolate all over your fingers.

I'm gonna second Biz and say chocolate is pretty disgusting (and it gives you pimples)  :nope
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 10, 2020, 07:50:23 PM
Milk chocolate is for children
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Crash Dummy on February 11, 2020, 02:44:50 AM
dhaal/lentil shit - can't fucking stand this disgusting filth but everyone else seems to love it
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: brawndolicious on February 11, 2020, 04:25:04 AM
I can't taste money. Like I'm trying to be serious when I say this, but I've had hundreds of expensive steak, sushi, and wine servings when out with friends and I just couldn't see what it does better than the $10 steak/sushi, or even $3 wine you would get in college. Like in terms of actual taste, not presentation or ambiance or whatever bs.

I also can't stand fruits. It's something about the juicy and mushy texture combined with sweetness that just puts me off and makes me want to throw up. My mom always told me I would grow up small and weak but I ended up the tallest in the family. :D

Milk chocolate is for children

This explains everything, I love milk chocolate.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: ToxicAdam on February 11, 2020, 05:52:39 AM
Pumpkin pie and pumpkin related accessories.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: skullstorm on February 11, 2020, 10:27:30 AM
Ooh I should make some pumpkin pie :drool

I hate bananas and banana flavorings, also most seafood, especially raw, bacon (unless it's very crispy and on a bread roll), olives and capers, white "chocolate", liquorice and everything with a similar taste (anise, fennel) and artificial cherry flavor  :yuck

Good thing most of those are easy to avoid, as long as you avoid all kinds of parties with food or restaurant outings where you can't order for yourself and instead someone has ordered a set menu for everyone. Then it seems like every single item on my list is featured in all of the food there. At least here most of those are and have been for many years "trendy" ingredients.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Ghoul on February 11, 2020, 10:34:48 AM
going by this forum dick, I don't see the appeal, but god damn so many here love it.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 10:54:32 AM
Indian food.

Same ingredients as Mexican food, but trash.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Fifstar on February 11, 2020, 11:25:15 AM
Vanille in general and vanilla ice in particular. I can tolerate it in combinations but I can't stand vanilla products on their own.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Huff on February 11, 2020, 11:28:32 AM
Yeah bananas and the associated candy flavoring is not good
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: skullstorm on February 11, 2020, 11:50:56 AM
Oh I forgot mushrooms but the other thread reminded me. Definitely seems to me like most people like them, I can't stand the texture. Once in Germany I had a salad with some very thinly sliced mushrooms, don't know really what it was, but that was good. Can't have it again since I don't know what it was  :yeshrug

Also I used to think I was a picky eater based on my lengthy list of stuff I dislike but then I met a couple of people with the sort of eating disorder where they only eat like french fries and store-bought meatballs and nothing else and now I have no shame in my own shortcomings with food.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: skullstorm on February 11, 2020, 11:52:18 AM
going by this forum dick, I don't see the appeal, but god damn so many here love it.

POST HOG YOU COWARD
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: nachobro on February 11, 2020, 11:55:02 AM
i used to have a thing against raw onion but not so much anymore
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 12:03:20 PM
Indian food.

Same ingredients as Mexican food, but trash.

breh

Rice, legumes, corn, chicken, spices.

Come at me bro.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: BIONIC on February 11, 2020, 12:17:00 PM
Indian food.

Same ingredients as Mexican food, but trash.

breh

Rice, legumes, corn, chicken, spices.

Come at me bro.

Stupid honkeys  :cac
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 11, 2020, 12:31:26 PM
breau
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 12:33:58 PM
Avocado is a spice.

Come at me bro.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on February 11, 2020, 12:42:58 PM
What a horrible opinion

Clearly never ate Indian food
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 12:44:07 PM
Brothers and cisters, I have another reason bananas are trash. So roommate brought bananas yesterday and one of the bananas in the bunch had its opening revealed a bit, now there's flies. Just one little push can accidentally make the peel come off a bit and expose some skin. Just a little touch can bruise a bananas. They expire and go brown and disgusting within 2 days.

Bananas are trash.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 12:45:18 PM
Durian.  :doge

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Durian's just really polarizing because of it's smell.

I've never had durian but every time I see a picture of it looks some sick animal's feces. Look at that shit.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 12:49:15 PM
Everybody seems to love cranberry sauce. I never got it.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 12:50:55 PM
They expire and go brown and disgusting within 2 days.

You're working from an anti banana propaganda position here but in fact a brown banana is not expired, they are perfect for smoothies and baking at that point because the sugars are concentrated.

https://youtu.be/mth-2SwKKsM

:lol Propaganda

Boy I tell you what, I'll tolerate a banana in a smoothie but I'm talking about outside of making some dessert or a smoothie. I'm talking eating it straight. It tastes disgusting. All mushy with that overly sugary taste.

Disgust.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 12:52:01 PM
What a horrible opinion

Clearly never ate Indian food

Many times.

99% trash
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 12:54:33 PM
Salad, as in, leaf green salad - not something like potato salad - is almost universally trash.

A food so bad that you have to use an unhealthy dressing to make it palpable.

It really isn't a shock American's dislike vegetables when salad is so prevalent. I think I can count the amount of "wow, that was a great salad" I've had on one hand, and that was partially thanks to the cheese, olives, and dressing.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 01:00:51 PM
Salad, as in, leaf green salad - not something like potato salad - is almost universally trash.

A food so bad that you have to use an unhealthy dressing to make it palpable.

It really isn't a shock American's dislike vegetables when salad is so prevalent. I think I can count the amount of "wow, that was a great salad" I've had on one hand, and that was partially thanks to the cheese, olives, and dressing.

Get some cobb in your life. GOAT salad
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 01:03:03 PM
Salad, as in, leaf green salad - not something like potato salad - is almost universally trash.

A food so bad that you have to use an unhealthy dressing to make it palpable.

It really isn't a shock American's dislike vegetables when salad is so prevalent. I think I can count the amount of "wow, that was a great salad" I've had on one hand, and that was partially thanks to the cheese, olives, and dressing.

Get some cobb in your life. GOAT salad

Ah yes, the salad that is only "good" because it has bacon in it. At that point why even eat the salad? You know why you're eating it and it's not the vegetables.

For my money greek salad is the best - and probably only good - salad.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 01:08:57 PM
That's another part of salad I hate. For the longest time when I wanted to lose weight I did the "eat a salad" thing, thinking it was healthy. The problem is determining how much dressing still keeps the salad healthy.

Salad sucks.

I do love me some romaine though. Shame about the e-coli. I haven't eaten romaine in like a year because of it.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: skullstorm on February 11, 2020, 01:11:00 PM
Brothers and cisters, I have another reason bananas are trash. So roommate brought bananas yesterday and one of the bananas in the bunch had its opening revealed a bit, now there's flies. Just one little push can accidentally make the peel come off a bit and expose some skin. Just a little touch can bruise a bananas. They expire and go brown and disgusting within 2 days.

Bananas are trash.

I also have another reason I hate bananas, I used to eat those tiny baby bananas since they were small and compact and a quick snack and since they were so small I could eat it fast enough to not really notice the taste, which also wasn't so strong in them imo.

Well one time I go and open the bag of baby bananas I had bought the day before and it was full of baby spiders  :holeup  :gddr5 Yup, that was the last time I bought bananas. Trash fruit.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: nachobro on February 11, 2020, 01:11:12 PM
i did salad on keto a lot cause it was easy, filling, and hit all the correct macros or w/e. spinach, cucumber, tomato, sprouts, jalapenos, some chicken on top and a cream dressing. still make it semi-often when i'm feeling lazy after work but have to make something for dinner.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 01:13:33 PM
Brothers and cisters, I have another reason bananas are trash. So roommate brought bananas yesterday and one of the bananas in the bunch had its opening revealed a bit, now there's flies. Just one little push can accidentally make the peel come off a bit and expose some skin. Just a little touch can bruise a bananas. They expire and go brown and disgusting within 2 days.

Bananas are trash.

I also have another reason I hate bananas, I used to eat those tiny baby bananas since they were small and compact and a quick snack and since they were so small I could eat it fast enough to not really notice the taste, which also wasn't so strong in them imo.

Well one time I go and open the bag of baby bananas I had bought the day before and it was full of baby spiders  :holeup  :gddr5 Yup, that was the last time I bought bananas. Trash fruit.

Disgust
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 01:49:06 PM
Mixed greens with a good homemade balsamic vinaigrette is so simple and delicious.

Japanese food that isn't sushi

 ??? ??? ??? ???

Ramen? Okonomiyaki? Karaage?

Huh.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: BisMarckie on February 11, 2020, 01:49:59 PM
Just make a vinaigrette or yogurt based dressing with some herbs and you got a healthy salad instead of some of the abominations I have been served in restaurants.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: nachobro on February 11, 2020, 01:50:35 PM
You do have to shell out a lot of money for a genuinely great salad. People don't know how to make dressings or actually PHYSICALLY assemble a good salad. Like it's just way easier to throw bacon and cheese on shitty iceberg with ranch on the side :yuck
once i started making my own dressing i enjoyed salad much more. that bottled shit is mostly pretty gross.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 01:52:59 PM
We buy a vegan caesar dressing from the local grocery store (I dunno, it's the best store bought caesar dressing I've ever had) and sometimes buy fancy Blue Cheese, but 90% of the time we just do variants of homemade vinaigrettes. Sometimes with balsamic and garlic, sometimes white wine, lemon and dijon mustard.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 01:53:50 PM
I usually make my dressings with a nut butter or seed butter base. Tahini and peanut butter.

My wife makes a killer tahini dressing that we use with grain bowls. Miso paste also makes an awesome dressing.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 01:57:28 PM
I'm hit or miss on eggplant. It's really good roasted beyond recognition in briam, but I don't like it when it's thicker.

I also hate pudding. Just a texture thing.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 02:01:06 PM
I love fancy expensive mushrooms, but white generic button mushrooms are slimy and gross.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 02:04:30 PM
Salad, as in, leaf green salad - not something like potato salad - is almost universally trash.

A food so bad that you have to use an unhealthy dressing to make it palpable.

It really isn't a shock American's dislike vegetables when salad is so prevalent. I think I can count the amount of "wow, that was a great salad" I've had on one hand, and that was partially thanks to the cheese, olives, and dressing.

Get some cobb in your life. GOAT salad

Ah yes, the salad that is only "good" because it has bacon in it. At that point why even eat the salad? You know why you're eating it and it's not the vegetables.

For my money greek salad is the best - and probably only good - salad.

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Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 02:05:56 PM
Peanut butter and a little bit of gochujang is good, too.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: TEEEPO on February 11, 2020, 02:28:10 PM
peanut butter and gochujang is sooo good

Iceberg lettuce is one of the more pointless foods on the planet.

Better than not eating any veggies at least.

no lettuce plz on any sandwich if its iceberg
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 02:58:36 PM
Mixed greens with a good homemade balsamic vinaigrette is so simple and delicious.

Japanese food that isn't sushi

 ??? ??? ??? ???

Ramen? Okonomiyaki? Karaage?

Huh.

I dislike the ramen I've eaten. There arent many Japanese where I live so I may not have eaten good ramen. However, I've disliked every ramen I've eaten so far. Every time I try ramen I imagine myself eating a bowl of pho instead.

Mochi is highly overrated to me and has a disgusting, skin like texture to me. Takoyaki is okay. Japanese curry that I've eaten is mediocre or worse than that. It's easily the worst curry I've eaten.

Even pockey and ramune are crap to me.

I do enjoy Japanese bread.

Granted, maybe I haven't had actual good Japanese food. But I have lots of Asian food options here and it's easily the lowest tier of Asian food for me. Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean all destroy it in my experience. But I'm keeping an open mind and hoping it's just my location because where we are now I'd be perfectly satisfied never eating Japanese food that isn't sushi ever again. The food I've eaten is that bad.

Haven't had Okonomiyaki or Karaage.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 03:08:20 PM
Mixed greens with a good homemade balsamic vinaigrette is so simple and delicious.

Japanese food that isn't sushi

 ??? ??? ??? ???

Ramen? Okonomiyaki? Karaage?

Huh.

I dislike the ramen I've eaten. There arent many Japanese where I live so I may not have eaten good ramen. However, I've disliked every ramen I've eaten so far. Every time I try ramen I imagine myself eating a bowl of pho instead.

Mochi is highly overrated to me and has a disgusting, skin like texture to me. Takoyaki is okay. Japanese curry that I've eaten is mediocre or worse than that. It's easily the worst curry I've eaten.

Even pockey and ramune are crap to me.

I do enjoy Japanese bread.

Granted, maybe I haven't had actual good Japanese food. But I have lots of Asian food options here and it's easily the lowest tier of Asian food for me. Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean all destroy it in my experience. But I'm keeping an open mind and hoping it's just my location because where we are now I'd be perfectly satisfied never eating Japanese food that isn't sushi ever again. The food I've eaten is that bad.

Haven't had Okonomiyaki or Karaage.

Japanese food in the states is interesting. It's mostly yakisoba, sushi and tempura. A lot of Japanese-Americans assimilated into the broader American culture (and also came here much earlier) moreso than the more modern immigrants like Koreans and Vietnamese. There are some really fantastic ramen places and you'll find random izakayas but definitely not as prolific as Pho, Korean BBQ and Thai food. Sadly, ramen is really fucking expensive here compared to what it costs in Japan. It's been elevated to this weird mid tier high dining experience when it's food for the common man.

Okonomiyaki is incredibly unique and really tasty. It's fun to make, too. I'm surprised teppanyaki places don't offer it on the menu. The only place I've ever seen it regularly offered in the US is over in Honolulu, and that's likely due to the large Japanese-American population and all the Japanese tourists.

Karaage is Japanese fried chicken. So fucking good. My daughter pretty much subsists on it when we're in Japan. 
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 03:11:03 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 03:13:46 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

Try panda Express, it's the taco bell of japanese food
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 03:15:45 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

Try panda Express, it's the taco bell of japanese food

Fuck off.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 03:17:39 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

Try panda Express, it's the taco bell of japanese food

Fuck off.

 :pika
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: nachobro on February 11, 2020, 03:19:27 PM
she's just not trying to catch coronavirus, have some respect
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: porkbun on February 11, 2020, 03:20:29 PM
Everybody seems to love cranberry sauce. I never got it.

I'm not into it myself.  I don't hate it, but a little goes a long way.  I might put a half a spoonful on my turkey at Thanksgiving.  I have a weird cousin that dumps it on everything.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 03:38:54 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: nachobro on February 11, 2020, 03:42:06 PM
i like japanese curry but its definitely not like an indian curry, reminds me more of a gravy
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 03:43:52 PM
They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

BULLSHIT

How can you forget the GOAT family/corporate experience?

https://www.benihana.com/


And look at this authentic history!
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THE BENIHANA STORY

Like any good story, the history of Benihana begins with the descendent of a samurai warrior and a small Tokyo coffee shop.

 :lawd


Just after the war, Yunosuke Aoki (a samurai descendent and popular entertainer) decided to start a coffee shop with his wife, Katsu. Wanting to offer something different than other coffee shops in the area, Yunosuke Aoki rode his bike over 20 miles to purchase real sugar to serve in his shop.

 :aah

This flair for doing something different caught the eye of his son, Hiroaki. As did the shop’s name: Benihana. After college, Hiroaki (or Rocky, as he would become known) moved to the U.S. to pursue his dream of opening his own restaurant. One that combined his father’s flair for doing something different with food that was truly memorable. But with little money to his name, Rocky’s path was not an easy one.

 :larry

He started by selling ice cream on the streets of Harlem while studying restaurant management at night. The ice cream business turned out to be very profitable, thanks in part to the colorful Japanese cocktail umbrellas he added to the treats, and he managed to save up $10,000 for his first Benihana restaurant.

 :gladbron

With his seed money in place, Rocky took out a loan and used it to start America’s first Japanese teppanyaki restaurant on West 56th street. Named after his parents’ Tokyo coffee shop, Benihana opened in 1964, featuring an authentic Japanese farmhouse interior and food prepared on steel teppanyaki grills right in front of customers. His highly trained teppanyaki chefs delighted customers with intricate knife work and theatrics. Not to mention delicious food. But it wasn’t until legendary food critic Clementine Paddleford gave Benihana a rave review that the restaurant really took off, paying for itself in just six months.

 :whew

Soon after, Rocky opened a second Benihana in New York and a third Benihana restaurant in Chicago. By 1972, there were six Benihana locations in the United States, with more opening every day. Sadly, Rocky Aoki died in 2008 at the age of 69. But, his legacy lives on with more than 70 Benihana restaurants in the United States, Caribbean, and Central and South America, and more than 100 million meals served.

Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 03:45:07 PM
They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

BULLSHIT

How can you forget the GOAT family/corporate experience?

https://www.benihana.com/

Touche.

I still can't believe Benihana doesn't do okonomiyaki.
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Post by: nachobro on February 11, 2020, 03:46:29 PM
the greatest japanese food creation is that little volcano they make from the onion  :doge
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 03:48:03 PM
My cousin took me and some buddies to Benihana for my bachelor party.

I got insane alcohol poisoning and puked it all up on the side of my friend's car later that night.
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Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 03:48:15 PM
And let's not forget the free samples at the budget GOAT

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Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 11, 2020, 04:08:22 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

Not talking chains but specific restaurants in NYC or LA.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 11, 2020, 04:08:29 PM
What about the most prolific Japanese chain on the planet?

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And the traditional japanese cooking methods

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Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 04:26:47 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

Not talking chains but specific restaurants in NYC or LA.

I dunno, I live in Seattle. Aside from ramen at Kizuki or Santouka, I mostly only eat Japanese food when I'm in Japan. I do eat a crazy amount of teriyaki, but that's a PNW thing, you won't find that in Japan.

I'm sure Japantown in LA has some really good places.

What about the most prolific Japanese chain on the planet?

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And the traditional japanese cooking methods

(http://www.shittyfoodmadepretentious.com/uploads/2/4/0/8/24083330/934970_orig.jpg)

Some of the 7-11s here carry Japanese stuff, but nothing like the ones in Japan. Man, if they had tonkatsu sandwiches I'd be so fat.

Good pork tonkatsu is fantastic. And goma dango.
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Post by: thisismyusername on February 11, 2020, 04:32:34 PM
Iceberg lettuce is one of the more pointless foods on the planet.

Better than not eating any veggies at least.

Iceberg doesn't even give you any nutritional value. So you're better off just eating Cabbage or something over it.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: thisismyusername on February 11, 2020, 04:41:34 PM
Right, which is why I generally just go for Baby Spinach in salads over it.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: tiesto on February 11, 2020, 04:54:17 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

Not talking chains but specific restaurants in NYC or LA.

There's a place called Japan Village in Brooklyn that has a cluster of small restaurants that serves up street food... the only place I've seen a variety of okonomiyaki in the states. If you come out to the island, there's a few restaurants called Kotobuki, it's some of the highest ranked Japanese food in the tri-state area (though mostly known for sushi)

The cafeteria at work does a lot of Japanese food you don't normally see on the menu at stateside Japanese restaurants due to the large amount of expats working here.

NYC also has Go Go Curry and Yoshinoya branches too. And of course Benihana is all around the country. :piss Steve Aoki :piss2
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Boredfrom on February 11, 2020, 05:02:18 PM
I hate mustard.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 11, 2020, 05:31:32 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

Not talking chains but specific restaurants in NYC or LA.

There's a place called Japan Village in Brooklyn that has a cluster of small restaurants that serves up street food... the only place I've seen a variety of okonomiyaki in the states. If you come out to the island, there's a few restaurants called Kotobuki, it's some of the highest ranked Japanese food in the tri-state area (though mostly known for sushi)

The cafeteria at work does a lot of Japanese food you don't normally see on the menu at stateside Japanese restaurants due to the large amount of expats working here.

NYC also has Go Go Curry and Yoshinoya branches too. And of course Benihana is all around the country. :piss Steve Aoki :piss2

That's really cool about your work's cafeteria.

I've always been surprised that we don't have Yoshinoya or Coco Ichibanya out here. I know they're down in the LA area. Same with BookOff, I miss the one up in Vancouver. RIP.

We had a Benihana in downtown Seattle, but they tore the building down and they never reopened.
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Post by: bork on February 12, 2020, 12:48:25 AM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

Not talking chains but specific restaurants in NYC or LA.

There are a couple of good chains out there:

Kura is a chain of rotating sushi bars.  It feels right out of Japan- love going there.  No locations in NYC, but they do have ones in LA and NJ.  Also several in Texas if you're still there(?).  One in Bellevue, too, Mr. Gundam!

Tsurutontan in NYC is amazing and also from Japan.  Can be pricey but their udon is fucking amazing.  IIRC they also own the Gyu-Kaku chain of yakiniku restaurants. 

Seconding Jinya- there's two of them in my city and they're always packed.  TBH I prefer ramen from a local place over them though.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: OnlyRegret on February 12, 2020, 01:08:37 AM
bananas are good when mostly yellow but still very much green at the ends
overripe bananas...  :yuck
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Potato on February 12, 2020, 01:14:08 AM
Avocado is arse.

Texture is awful, taste is awful. Fuck that shit.

Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 12, 2020, 01:21:05 AM
Avocado is arse.

Texture is awful, taste is awful. Fuck that shit.

:maf

Avocade, bad texture? Have you had good guac?
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Potato on February 12, 2020, 01:24:51 AM
Avocado is arse.

Texture is awful, taste is awful. Fuck that shit.

:maf

Avocade, bad texture? Have you had good guac?
Never had a good one, that's the problem.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 12, 2020, 01:26:24 AM
jesus where do you live

this is triggering me
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Potato on February 12, 2020, 01:41:40 AM
jesus where do you live

this is triggering me
Plenty of good quality avocados where I live (sub-tropical climate), I just hate them.

My in-laws are central american too, so the quality of the guacamole isn't an issue either.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Himu on February 12, 2020, 01:45:04 AM
jesus where do you live

this is triggering me
Plenty of good quality avocados where I live (sub-tropical climate), I just hate them.

My in-laws are central american too, so the quality of the guacamole isn't an issue either.

Are they putting lime in it for the final touch? What about guac on bread?

How is the texture of avocado bad when it happens to be smooth as shit? I just ate a piece of avocado toast and this is triggering me :stop
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Post by: Potato on February 12, 2020, 01:57:42 AM
jesus where do you live

this is triggering me
Plenty of good quality avocados where I live (sub-tropical climate), I just hate them.

My in-laws are central american too, so the quality of the guacamole isn't an issue either.

Are they putting lime in it for the final touch? What about guac on bread?

How is the texture of avocado bad when it happens to be smooth as shit? I just ate a piece of avocado toast and this is triggering me :stop
Yes to the lime.

I just hate most mushy foods.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 12, 2020, 12:45:00 PM
If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

They don't really work that way, it's all small family owned stuff. The only "chains" that are in large parts of the country are Morimoto's places (and his new ramen shop here in Seattle is a disaster). Like I said, Japanese food isn't prolific like other Asian fare.

Not talking chains but specific restaurants in NYC or LA.

There are a couple of good chains out there:

Kura is a chain of rotating sushi bars.  It feels right out of Japan- love going there.  No locations in NYC, but they do have ones in LA and NJ.  Also several in Texas if you're still there(?).  One in Bellevue, too, Mr. Gundam!

I don't believe in Bellevue.  :lol
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Post by: james on February 12, 2020, 01:15:05 PM
jesus where do you live

this is triggering me
Plenty of good quality avocados where I live (sub-tropical climate), I just hate them.

My in-laws are central american too, so the quality of the guacamole isn't an issue either.

Let me guess, youre eating the giant nasty ones?
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 12, 2020, 01:26:48 PM
I'm not snobby about chains or anything.. seems OK for "cheap sushi" looking at their menu.. but if that reminds you of Japan you'd love living here because that menu is pretty standard fair.

Chains are fine with me as long as they're good. Kizuki is a chain, and one of my favorite ramen places in Japan is one (Kohmen).

I like sushi, but I've never been enamored with it. Fun fact: aside from some old dude cutting me some slices off a fish on the dock at Tsukiji, I've never eaten sushi in Japan. I'm all about the ramen. Ramen ramen ramen I love ramen.

Shiro's is definitely a worthwhile experience once or twice a year, though. Pretty amazing stuff.

The Haas is the only avocado anyone really eats in the US/Mexico... when I googled it looked like they have those elsewhere but also a lot of other varieties.

My best friend used to live in Ewa Beach on Oahu and he had a gigantic avocado tree in his backyard. They were those large ones that don't taste very good, which was a bummer.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 12, 2020, 01:36:26 PM
I love sushi, but I'm more frugal with food than I used to be... and yes, Ramen I crave far more often.  I love Kizuki;  Samurai Noodle on the ave is pretty good too.

Kizuki is good and makes me happy, but I think Santouka is my favorite in the area. Still need to try Ooink.

I really wish ramen wasn't this weird "elevated mid-tier" food experience in the states. It's meant to be cheap and fast. Drives me insane.

It's been about a year since I was last in Japan (where we eat ramen at least once a day) so I can now once again happily eat ramen here and not be sad about it in comparison.

Damn, now I miss ramen in Japan...
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Post by: BisMarckie on February 12, 2020, 01:36:55 PM
I love sushi, but I'm more frugal with food than I used to be

Same, I love sushi. probably my favorite food, but I spent way too much money on it during lunch breaks.
I learned to make decent sushi myself, turns out the ingredients are pretty cheap and it's not that hard to make sushi that's at least average.  :doge
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: bork on February 12, 2020, 01:40:46 PM
I'm not snobby about chains or anything.. seems OK for "cheap sushi" looking at their menu.. but if that reminds you of Japan you'd love living here because that menu is pretty standard fair.

Kura?  I mean it is right out of Japan, down to the touch screen ordering system still talking in Japanese, lol.  I love rotating sushi bars since you can just sit down and eat whenever or order stuff and have it come out relatively fast.  They even have special seasonal items on the menu so it changes up several times per year.  There are other places that higher quality out there, but it's just not the same.  I preferred to go to kaitenzushi places when I was living over there, too.  Love 'em.
:rejoice
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 12, 2020, 01:44:11 PM
Distantmantra:  Huh, didn't know that existed... go to U-Village fairly often but guess I haven't walked through that area in a while, I'll give it a shot.

And def jealous of your Japan trips lol.. would totally geek out on Ramen there over sushi too.. sushi is more about the product and it's handling and while I'm sure the average is way better there, there's no shortage of good sushi here... Ramen on the other hand I've heard Seattle doesn't even compare to other US cities.

The biggest difference is the broth. It's really hard to get it right.

Afuri next to Modern Times in Portland is also really good. It's my wife's favorite ramen chain in Japan. Sadly it falls prey to the hypeboi desire to make it a thing and jack the prices, but still tasty ramen.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: bork on February 12, 2020, 01:54:06 PM
None of the ramen I've had in 'Murica is as good as what's over there.  My favorite place was closed down last time I went over there.  :'(

Also udon >>>>>>>>> *

:lawd
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: james on February 12, 2020, 02:21:13 PM
The Haas is the only avocado anyone really eats in the US/Mexico... when I googled it looked like they have those elsewhere but also a lot of other varieties.

In Brazil they have the giant ones, and they use it as a sweet fruit. IE, milkshakes, desserts, etc.

The good ones are tucked in the import section and cost like $5 each.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: Potato on February 12, 2020, 11:34:10 PM
jesus where do you live

this is triggering me
Plenty of good quality avocados where I live (sub-tropical climate), I just hate them.

My in-laws are central american too, so the quality of the guacamole isn't an issue either.

Let me guess, youre eating the giant nasty ones?
Nope. Hass and Shepherd are the two main varieties here. I've tried both.
Title: Re: Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love
Post by: team filler on February 13, 2020, 02:09:15 PM
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