Overrated Food Items

[Lotch]

A lot of seafood is overrated IMO.

 

[Dazb86]

Another...

Krispy kreme donuts.

Thank **** that faze died down.

 

[Cruyff14]

Great thread.

Yeah I've never seen the fuss over that either.

 

[Cruyff14]

KK donuts are amazing.

 

[Groupie_]

Another...

Krispy kreme donuts.

Thank **** that faze died down.

Don't copy lol

 

[CLUBMEDhurst]

Anything that costs over $20

 

[Dazb86]

Nando's is massively overrated.

People paying $14 for a 1/4 chicken and chips are ****ing stupid. Not to mention the massively overpriced burgers.

 

[Cruyff14]

Nandos is also awesome.

 

[Dazb86]

Also....

Bakers delight and Brumbies.

Outrageously priced and sending decent bakeries broke.

 

[Kram]

Miami Bakery south of Mandurah.

The place is always packed because of it's supposed reputation as a bakery with all these awards, when the pies although good enough are nothing special, really overpriced too.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Fruitcake and pudding. Warm custard too. Just the thought of it makes me want to vomit.

 

[RoosterLad]

Another...

Krispy kreme donuts.

Thank **** that faze died down.

Agree with this. I'm not denying they taste good but the way people used to rave on about them it was as if they were hand baked by God herself.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Coconut Water
Dominos (****ing tasteless bland greasy shit)
KFC-As above
Krisbe Creme-Tastes like licking a handful of sugar
Fish and chips-Fish is usually pretty gross

Whoever said Mexican food i will Kill you.

 

[Kram]

Maccas, HJ's, KFC, Red Rooster etc. Fast foods that are expensive & yet are crap.

I totally agree with you and didn't eat it much when living in Perth but when you are in the country and can only get it every say once every 6 months I actually look forward to eating some of that junk.

 

[Caesar]

That molecular gastronomy crap (or whatever it's called) that Heston Blumenthal has made insanely popular.

My housemate basically worships him. The recipes he (my housemate) makes are absurdly complicated and time consuming, leave the kitchen looking like a bomb has hit it, and the end result doesn't really seem that much more impressive than what you get from following a normal recipe.

 

[HappyChappy35]

Parmas.

Saw this thread, went to post about parma's being overrated, then I see this.

Chicken Parmi FTW!

 

[HappyChappy35]

Subway. Seriously for what you pay for a salad roll you would expect to get alot more topping rather than 2 lettuce leafs and 3 slices of capsicum

This, plus the fact Subway's bread rolls are always stale when I eat there (which isn't often).

The only decent takeaways out there IMO are fish and chips, BBQ chicken, or the local pizza joint (not Pizza Hut or Domino's). Chinese/Thai is too pricey, and McDonalds, KFC, Hungry Jacks etc. all taste terrible.

 

[Cruyff14]

It's ****ing Parma you uneducated twats.

 

[The Passenger]

Nando's is massively overrated.

People paying $14 for a 1/4 chicken and chips are ******* stupid. Not to mention the massively overpriced burgers.

Nandos is also awesome.

both posts are unfortunately correct.

very nice, very expensive.

sushi - 6-7 bucks for a few of those rolls that hardly fill you up and to be honest aren't that nice in the first place.

agreed on krispy kremes... they're nice, but no better than most bakery donuts, and the cost is obscene.

baked and steamed potato's are bland... but potato in a curry (mussaman curry) or mashed can be great. was in a hostel the other night and these irish lads were eating a tiny steak with deadset about a kilo of steamed mushroom. there was at least 6 medium sized potatoes on each of their plates.... so dry and bland.

 

[Bosun]

That molecular gastronomy crap (or whatever it's called) that Heston Blumenthal has made insanely popular.

My housemate basically worships him. The recipes he (my housemate) makes are absurdly complicated and time consuming, leave the kitchen looking like a bomb has hit it, and the end result doesn't really seem that much more impressive than what you get from following a normal recipe.

What does he make? Or conjure?

 

[Caesar]

Most of the stuff is semi-normal but just cooked in an excessively finicky way.

Like for example when he cooks mashed potatoes he has a special probe to ensure that the water stays at an exact temperature. He also cooks them twice, at two different temperatures, chilling them in between and changing the water and saucepan. He has all sorts of scientific justifications for this, but at the end of the day you basically have mashed spuds that took three times as long to make.

He had friends over for Melbourne Cup Day and bought a special mould to make gelatin strawberry balls that look like salmon roe to go in the girls' champagne. Apparently took him all morning and made a complete mess of the kitchen. He was boasting to me how much they tasted like real strawberries and I asked him why he didn't just use real strawberries and save himself the angst. He looked at me like I was some kind of neanderthal.

I have to say that I am more from the Jamie Oliver 30 Minute Meals school of cooking, so perhaps some of the nuances are lost on me.

 

[zimma]

I have to say that I am more from the Jamie Oliver 30 Minute Meals school of cooking, so perhaps some of the nuances are lost on me.

Have to be honest I doubt the average cook could actually do those in 30 minutes...

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Prawns. They're OK, but seriously not worth the effort required to eat them.

 

[Caesar]

Have to be honest I doubt the average cook could actually do those in 30 minutes...

Oh for sure. Usually takes me closer to an hour, unless I cut out a couple of dishes.

 

[St 07]

Severed human remains