Food Trends On Their Way Out
#136
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I admit to liking both truffle oil and Krispy Kreme, although not together. If you've ever had a Dunkin Donut doughnut, then you truly know what a bad doughnut tastes like. Krispy Kreme is a million times better.
Food trends that I don't care for:
- Salad dressing on the side. I would like my salad dressed, unless I request dressing on the side. If you cannot correctly dress a salad, then what I am to think of the rest of your food?
- Crafty cocktails. They seem fun at first, but they are not something that the average person could recreate at home, or order again at your local bar. Plus, they are expensive, and I'm not always convinced that they contain any alcohol.
- Junk food made healthy. There's a lot of recipes for things like healthy cookie dough on Pinterest. I don't understand this. It's still additional calories, so it's not going to help with weight loss, so why not eat a little real cookie dough in moderation?
See: http://www.pinterest.com/explore/healthy-cookie-dough/
Erin
Food trends that I don't care for:
- Salad dressing on the side. I would like my salad dressed, unless I request dressing on the side. If you cannot correctly dress a salad, then what I am to think of the rest of your food?
- Crafty cocktails. They seem fun at first, but they are not something that the average person could recreate at home, or order again at your local bar. Plus, they are expensive, and I'm not always convinced that they contain any alcohol.
- Junk food made healthy. There's a lot of recipes for things like healthy cookie dough on Pinterest. I don't understand this. It's still additional calories, so it's not going to help with weight loss, so why not eat a little real cookie dough in moderation?
See: http://www.pinterest.com/explore/healthy-cookie-dough/
Erin
#138
In a similar vein, I recall being confused at seeing a Baby Ruth wrapper declare "5g protein!"...
#140
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I also like food items promoted for their ability to "keep you full." I've seen this tactic used to sell Snickers, breakfast cereal, various fast food value meals, etc. My mental rejoinder is always "yes, so would eating a shoe."
#141
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- Junk food made healthy. There's a lot of recipes for things like healthy cookie dough on Pinterest. I don't understand this. It's still additional calories, so it's not going to help with weight loss, so why not eat a little real cookie dough in moderation?
See: http://www.pinterest.com/explore/healthy-cookie-dough/
Erin
See: http://www.pinterest.com/explore/healthy-cookie-dough/
Erin
#142
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Of course, that assumes you like things to be sweet. I rather enjoy dry soft drinks (when you can actually find them) and less sweet biscuits, etc. One of my favourite sets of chocolates is the Hotel Chocolat reduced sugar range (and that's reduced sugar as in unsweetened, not as in replaced by something artificial).
One thing that is incredibly popular in the UK right now that I just don't get it Red Velvet Cake, which appears to be chocolate cake with a shedload of food dye poured in (isn't red food die the stuff made from cochineal?) Why on earth would I want to eat that over a normal chocolate cake?
One thing that is incredibly popular in the UK right now that I just don't get it Red Velvet Cake, which appears to be chocolate cake with a shedload of food dye poured in (isn't red food die the stuff made from cochineal?) Why on earth would I want to eat that over a normal chocolate cake?
#143
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Kale, the other vegetable
I actually like all the things people mentioned, but my husband had heard kale salad so much, that he ordered one. Two bites, his eyes got big and he ran to the bathroom. You could hear him all over the restaurant. When he got back to the table and just said. "That stuff is vile." I laughed for two days!
#144
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#147
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I care not only about the right amount of hops, but even the kind of hops used. Makes all the difference.
The industrial swill produced by Anheuser-Busch and their ilk should not even be called beer!
My favorite food trend deserving to go out of fashion: Artificially flavored cider...
#148
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Yuck. I had no idea. Adding truffle oil to my list of food trends I would like to see disappear.
Erin
#149
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Same goes for sweets- so many American types make me feel like I'm just swallowing corn syrup or powdered sugar, and as long as they aren't substituting an even freakier artificial sweetener, it's like the 'healthy' version is dialing it down to what's a pleasant taste level for me.
#150
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I don't think bubble teas are on their way out at all... they're so popular in Asia as well as here in the UK, more and more are springing up!
As for donuts, I find Krispy Kreme way too sweet, it seems to be especially sweetened up to suit the tastes of Americans and the local Brits here.
Personally I prefer the less-sweet donuts found in Asia like Mr Donut and J.Co Donuts.
As for donuts, I find Krispy Kreme way too sweet, it seems to be especially sweetened up to suit the tastes of Americans and the local Brits here.
Personally I prefer the less-sweet donuts found in Asia like Mr Donut and J.Co Donuts.