I’m going to say this, and I don’t care about the controversy.
Biscuits and gravy are WAY overrated.
C’mon, it’s bread and gravy. What’s the big deal that they constantly show up on YouTube with clueless Brits oohing and ahhing over them? After they apparently thought that clueless Yanks were pouring gravy on cookies.
I’m sorry, but the traditional sausage gravy tastes like a whole lotta nothing, and I regularly eat grits and love those. So, I don’t mind subtle flavors. But that white gravy? Blah.
Biscuits would be better served with brown gravy, in my opinion.
Fire away, or add your own candidates for overhyped foodstuffs.
I think whoever is making your gravy is doing it wrong. Spicy sausage, lots of pepper: no reason to have boring gravy.
Along the same vein, I do find the traditional Thanksgiving dinner to be rather bland. Roasting is not the best way to prepare turkey, and mashed potatoes are often rather bland too. Stuffing/dressing is OK, as long as you put some heat and spices into the mix.
My old workplace had a Krispy Kreme basically next door and I had them fresh many a time. I agree that they’re perfectly adequate but I just like a cake style doughnut more.
Matcha tastes like yard waste and it’s a wonder to me that people drink it willingly. It reminds me of a million 80s movie gags where the aerobics health nut gives the regular guy a glass of something and then, after he gags, explains that it’s made of grass clipping and mulch – so healthy!
I endorse the shade being thrown at Krispy Kreme. Sure, if there is a box of them sitting there I may have one, and yes, they are adequate. But they in no way can compete with a glazed donut from a traditional donut shop.
Way out west in California we have In-n-Out Burger. It is a good burger with a fresh taste served in a bright and energetic environment, and at a reasonable cost. Yes, the fries are controversial. I like In-n-Out. Yet, when a new restaurant of theirs opens-up anywhere, there are long lines. It’s a good burger, but waiting in your car for hours to get one is crazy. I wouldn’t wait 15 minutes for one.
Lobster, for sure. Yeah, I like it and would gladly eat it, but the price is completely absurd. It’s been so long since I’ve had it that I don’t miss it.
It will change your mind. I promise. Come in the morning and we’ll make you some. I’ve never had it in a restaurant that was in any way good. I give you that.
What I find over rated is BBQ ribs. They are always disappointing, to me.
Cinnamon rolls. My mother loved cinnamon rolls and would absolutely gush when she brought home a box of Cinnabons, which was maybe twice a year. Neither me nor my brother liked them, but I in particular have no use for them. My wife and kids think I’m nuts. More for them, I guess.
Most fast food. I’ll eat it because I don’t like sitting in or eating in restaurants and would rather grab a bag of something at a drive-through and take it home, but the food itself is mediocre at best and often just plain bad. I like Arbys and Subway though.
I guess we all get excited about different things. When I ate at In ‘n Out for the first time a few years back I thought it was a better than average burger for a fast food chain. I’d choose In ‘n Out over McDonald’s or Wendy’s, but it’s not something I’m going to be excited about. Krispy Kreme donuts are fine, but at the end of the day it’s just a donut. I’m not any more excited about KK than I am Shipley’s. (Dunkin makes terrible donuts though.)
I did get excited when Whataburger opened here in Little Rock. But I probably got excited because Whataburger was part of my Texas childhood and was unavailable in my area for so many years. I still think they make a good burger, but it’s just a burger.
Those nuts that they sell on the sidewalk from carts. The smell is AMAZING! The taste? Nothing. They aren’t very sweet nor are they particularly nutty. At least once every two years I’ll pass by a cart and think that this time– this time– the taste will match the incredible smell. What is it called when you do the same thing over and over again expecting a different result?
Lobster, and without the qualification that it’s because of the cost. All that work cracking the shell, digging the stuff out, for something that’s kind of rubbery, and doesn’t taste that great until you drown it in melted butter. Meh, I’d rather just have a nice type of bread to dip in the melted butter, thanks.
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