# Foods that Don't Live Up to the Hype

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [September 26, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-dont-live-up-to-the-hype/1023414 "2025-09-26T13:19:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-dont-live-up-to-the-hype/1023414/47 "2025-09-26T20:12:00Z")

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Previous, brand-centered thread:

> [@Overrated food and drink (brands)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-food-and-drink-brands/991515):
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> It was probably a mystique and availability. Yep. People wants whats they can’t has. Most people I know, including myself, were like “What the hell is so special about this pig slop” the first time we got our hands on a Coors.

Agree on lobster and KK. Violently disagree on biscuits & gravy, kimchi and truffles.

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