"It Tastes Like A Barnyard": People Are Sharing Their Most Unpopular Food Opinion, And Some Of These Are Unhinged

We're all entitled to our opinions. That's what makes us human. And when it comes to food, people have some very strong feelings that you might even call controversial. Here are some food opinions that will probably give you some big feelings.

1."Celery is the devil's vegetable. Its stringy, pungent, and tastes like I just ate a mouthful of dirt. Its in basically everything because the French use it in their Mirepoix with onion and carrots, so it's extremely standard in dishes, but I'll taste it and spit it out every single time."

2."I horrify wine-lovers when I tell them I’d rather drink the grape juice before it went bad."

3."I think goat cheese is revolting and get criticism for it as if I don’t have a sophisticated enough palate. It tastes like a barnyard. Would you like to eat in a barnyard? No. Well, I don’t want one in my mouth."

4."Hard taco shells are actively unpleasant and a terrible vehicle for otherwise good food."

5."I cannot stand ziti as a pasta shape. There’s zero texture, nothing holding the sauce on, nothing to make it interesting. It's just a slimy noodle that slides around."

6."IMO, potatoes, no matter the form, taste generally the same. Don't get me wrong, I love some potatoes, but just like Tom Hanks' acting, they are the same no matter what they are trying to be."

7."Canned beans are way better than dried. If you disagree, you’re just wrong."

8."Raw onions should be banned from 9/10 dishes. Nothing ruins a meal faster for me then seeing tiny pieces of raw onion everywhere. Unless it is cooked into the meal, I tend to hate it!"

9."I don't understand the obsession of eating anything with too much pepper or chili etc. It is so hot it is flavorless, makes my nose run, eyes water, and causes indigestion."

10."I'm a pickle hater. They are nasty little things. It baffles me how people can buy those huge ones and just eat them as a snack. Disgusting."

11."I like tomato. I can pop cherry tomatoes as a snack. But NOTHING ruins a sandwich for me more than sliced tomato on it. Now it’s all I can taste, none of the meats, cheeses or spreads; just wet overwhelming tomato flavor."

12."Water chestnuts are an abomination. What even are they? Legume? Root veg? Bean? Nut? No one knows! That hollow crunch is like nails on a chalkboard to me."

13."I know I’ll get torn apart for this, but there is such a thing as too much garlic in a recipe. If you go too far beyond what the recipe calls for, the whole thing just tastes like garlic."

14."Cilantro is truly the devil's leaf. It makes everything it touches taste like dishwashing liquid."

15."I worked at McDonald’s for several years. Every time the McRib returned, we’d try everything to make it edible. We never did find a way to do it. 23 years later, it’s still something that I will absolutely never eat 🤮."

16."I love to let my cereal sit in milk and get soggy. Every cereal brand I eat. Most people think this is absolutely crazy. I can’t understand why anyone would eat Grapenuts without letting them get soggy!"

17."When pancakes, waffles, or French toast get saturated with syrup, the texture is disgusting. These foods are far better topped with something less likely to absorb, such as peanut butter, jam, whipped cream, or Nutella."

18."I like airplane food. Don't @ me. I usually always ask for seconds."

19."Adding cheese to a savory dish or adding chocolate to a sweet dish does NOT make it better. It distracts from the overall flavor."

20."Mushrooms are the worst. Their texture, especially when cooked, is slimy and reminds me of boogers. They're gross I can’t handle them."

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