# What is the most underrated food you can think of? Mine is cold sardines and hot rye toast **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 23, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176 "2022-08-23T17:33:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shunnedempath](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shunnedempath/32/11796_2.png) [@shunnedempath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shunnedempath)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/1 "2022-08-23T17:33:59Z")
What is the most underrated food you can think of? Mine is cold sardines and hot rye toast. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/2 "2022-08-23T17:45:21Z")
I love sardines on rye toast. Most underrated I think is sundried tomatoes. I find new uses for them all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/3 "2022-08-23T18:48:21Z")
I like rye bread, but sardines on saltines is the best, IMO. I think sundried tomatoes are too chewy. Most underrated to me is toasted cheese! Slice of white bread with a slice of Kraft American. Run it under the broiler for a few minutes until it puffs up and gets speckles of brown. Perfect small breakfast with or without a scrambled egg on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/4 "2022-08-23T19:09:11Z")
Apple slices dipped in melted peanut butter. Super healthy but tastes like dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/5 "2022-08-23T19:15:56Z")
A plain cheese pizza made with quality ingredients and a killer marinara sauce. Peanut butter and mayo sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/6 "2022-08-23T19:33:09Z")
Plain white rice. Good quality rice cooked well is great. As a Chinese-American we had rice every single day until I moved out of the house. My father insisted we have rice with everything, even things like spaghetti, it was crazy, but that was just his way. A meal was simply not complete without it for him. Still has rice with every dinner to this day. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/7 "2022-08-23T23:20:15Z")
I really, really love buttered toast. It’s so simple and perfect. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/8 "2022-08-23T23:46:22Z")
Tomato sandwich made with a tomato from the garden that’s still warm from the sun. ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/9 "2022-08-23T23:54:06Z")
Sardine sandwiches on honey wheat bread with lots of Miracle Whip. Cold pizza (last night’s hot pizza) is also pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/10 "2022-08-23T23:55:25Z")
Liver and lima beans. A favorite since I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/11 "2022-08-24T00:04:43Z")
Brussels sprouts. Harvested in cold weather and not overcooked. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/12 "2022-08-24T00:09:06Z")
Freshly picked shell peas. I used to buy them at the Dane County Farmers Market - 10 pounds at a time, then sit on the porch swing and shell them and eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/13 "2022-08-24T00:28:01Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > I really, really love buttered toast. It’s so simple and perfect. This here. Even when made with white bread. Must have real butter, however. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/14 "2022-08-24T01:15:53Z")
Salted butter, spread wall to wall. Cut into triangles. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/15 "2022-08-24T01:17:07Z")
Perfection. With salt, pepper, and Blue Plate mayo. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/16 "2022-08-24T08:16:37Z")
Potatoes. Everybody eats lots of potatoes: chips (crisps), fries (chips), etc. But they’re always an accompanying side, a mechanism for delivering another flavor — usually just salt, but also cheese (e.g. scalloped). But I was reminded a couple days ago that when prepared with time and care, potatoes can legitimately be the delicious star. This was at a hole-in-the-wall family-run joint in Athens, where one of the shareable dishes had potatoes as the centerpiece. They were tender and flavorful and _potato-ey._ All of us remarked on the revelation. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/17 "2022-08-24T08:44:21Z")
I’d narrow that to mashed potatoes. Yeah, Yeah, starchy carbs, not good, got it. But something about a nice silky mash with milk and butter works so much better with a meal than rice or pasta. It adds moisture to a dry dish and soaks up sauce in a wet dish. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/18 "2022-08-24T08:45:22Z")
A perfectly soft-boiled egg. (with the aforementioned toast) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/19 "2022-08-24T09:07:27Z")
Coleslaw sandwich. The only place I’ve seen them on a menu was in Paris. When I make one here or ask for one at a deli folks look at me like I’m nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176/20 "2022-08-24T09:30:19Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > Salted butter, spread wall to wall. Cut into triangles. What are you doing tonight? mmm [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-underrated-food-you-can-think-of-mine-is-cold-sardines-and-hot-rye-toast/970176.md?page=2)