Food you dislike that everyone else seems to love

[Mr. Gundam]

Mixed greens with a good homemade balsamic vinaigrette is so simple and delicious.

Japanese food that isn't sushi

 

Ramen? Okonomiyaki? Karaage?

Huh.

[BisMarckie]

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.

[nachobro]

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

once i started making my own dressing i enjoyed salad much more. that bottled shit is mostly pretty gross.

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

I love fancy expensive mushrooms, but white generic button mushrooms are slimy and gross.

[james]

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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[Mr. Gundam]

Peanut butter and a little bit of gochujang is good, too.

[TEEEPO]

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

[Himu]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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. 

[Himu]

If you have any Japanese joints in the states you suggest please name them and I'll give them a fair shake.

[james]

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

[Himu]

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.

[james]

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.

 

[nachobro]

she's just not trying to catch coronavirus, have some respect

[porkbun]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[nachobro]

i like japanese curry but its definitely not like an indian curry, reminds me more of a gravy

[james]

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!

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.

 


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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[nachobro]

the greatest japanese food creation is that little volcano they make from the onion 

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[james]

And let's not forget the free samples at the budget GOAT

[Himu]

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.

[james]

What about the most prolific Japanese chain on the planet?



And the traditional japanese cooking methods

[Mr. Gundam]

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

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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.

[thisismyusername]

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.

[thisismyusername]

Right, which is why I generally just go for Baby Spinach in salads over it.

[tiesto]

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. Steve Aoki

[Boredfrom]

I hate mustard.

[Mr. Gundam]

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. Steve Aoki

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.

[bork]

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.

[OnlyRegret]

bananas are good when mostly yellow but still very much green at the ends
overripe bananas... 

[Potato]

Avocado is arse.

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

[Himu]

Avocado is arse.

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

Avocade, bad texture? Have you had good guac?

[Potato]

Avocado is arse.

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

Avocade, bad texture? Have you had good guac?

Never had a good one, that's the problem.

[Himu]

jesus where do you live

this is triggering me

[Potato]

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.

[Himu]

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

[Potato]

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

Yes to the lime.

I just hate most mushy foods.

[Mr. Gundam]

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. 

[james]

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?

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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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[BisMarckie]

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. 

[bork]

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.

[Mr. Gundam]

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.

[bork]

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 >>>>>>>>> *

[james]

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.

[Potato]

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.

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