Foods that sound great but disappoint?

skirch01 wrote: »

Oatmeal for me, too. I really wish I liked it, but I just don't, even the non-instant, steel-cut kind. And also yes to chia pudding - not horrible, but not something I'd choose to eat, I think. And I also try to like yogurt, at least Greek yogurt, but no. I think it is a texture thing. I do love frozen Greek yogurt, though!
I haven't met a veggie or bean burger that I really like, either.

I love oatmeal, but I usually make it with milk & various spices -- cinnamon, cloves, vanilla. Also with a peach (in season) or apple chopped up into it-- yummy.
Never tried chia pudding, but I love greek yogurt-flavored, not plain. Plain I have to add some splenda & flavoring to it. Love the texture though, but didn't like frozen greek yogurt pops.
Veggie burgers are fine, as long as someone isn't trying to convince me it tastes like a real burger -- NOT TRUE!!!

omg YES coffee shop/store bought pastries. They look good but then you bite in and you are like "I paid for this??? euw. soggy cardboard with sugar on. How do they manage to make BAD cinnamon buns? I'm a broke girl in a tiny apartment with a crappy undersized/unreliable oven and I STILL manage to make super delish bread products. Ones with half or less the calories of purchased.

Store bought baked goods. Especially cakes and "cream" filled things. Seriously? The icing/filling is made entirely of whipped hydrogenated oil. I might as well eat a tub of margarine. It's just all kinds of wrong.

Celery sticks, everyone says how great and healthy snack it is but it tastes so disgusting, I literally wasn't able to finish one stick, it's just terrible

"So interesting! Flan can be delicious, but I guess I only know the French kind..."

Flan is Spanish, not French. The French version is Creme Brûlée. I have never seen a store-bought version of flan that I wouldn't throw in the trash, but I know a restaurant that makes one that is the best I've ever had. It is so rich and creamy that my husband and I split one.

I am so disenchanted with canned soups. They all taste like crap and are so salty to me. I have been making my own soups for years. and I can push flavor and cut down on fat and salt.

tofu, I've tried it almost every way under the sun but just can't seem to enjoy it

CurvyToFit wrote: »

Try making oatmeal with half milk, half water and throw a dash of cinnamon in while its cooking - Smells like an oatmeal cookie. Then I put fruit (defrosted the night before), sunflower seeds, and flax as toppings. The secret is to the put the spices or flavorings in while it is cooking so it soaks into the oats.

I'm pretty sure that actual secret to oatmeal is tons of brown sugar. Nothing else has enough flavor to make it unbland.

Articeluvsmemphis wrote: »

today i tried avocado; idk not tasty or yummy (bland) - like the texture which is it's only saving grace

sorry that you didn't enjoy it that much! i just avocado, i live in the Caribbean and we have avocado every single day of our life hahhahaa the even sell it at almost every traffic light intersection.

OdesAngel wrote: »

VeryKatie wrote: »

CurvyToFit wrote: »

Try making oatmeal with half milk, half water and throw a dash of cinnamon in while its cooking - Smells like an oatmeal cookie. Then I put fruit (defrosted the night before), sunflower seeds, and flax as toppings. The secret is to the put the spices or flavorings in while it is cooking so it soaks into the oats.

I'm pretty sure that actual secret to oatmeal is tons of brown sugar. Nothing else has enough flavor to make it unbland.

Salt.

I find a dash of salt brings out the flavor of the oatmeal and any toppings (even sugar) added.

I've tried that too. I've tried lots of stuff, but in the end, its always about the brown sugar.

My personal ones are peanut butter and tea. Both of them smell 1000x better than they taste. Not that either taste bad at all! But I don't like foods that trick me. Peanut butter smells sweeter than it is, so it lies. And all tea pretty much tastes like lightly flavoured water. I eat both (tea is never a problem since it's basically no calories), but PB, have to be in a super rush and super hungry to eat that.

I'm also meh about pizza, doughnuts, and pie.

Nachise wrote: »

"So interesting! Flan can be delicious, but I guess I only know the French kind..."

Flan is Spanish, not French. The French version is Creme Brûlée. I have never seen a store-bought version of flan that I wouldn't throw in the trash, but I know a restaurant that makes one that is the best I've ever had. It is so rich and creamy that my husband and I split one.

I am so disenchanted with canned soups. They all taste like crap and are so salty to me. I have been making my own soups for years. and I can push flavor and cut down on fat and salt.

Creme Caramel is the French version of flan. I hate creme caramel but I LOVE creme brulee. Two totally different textures/cooking methods (sort of...) but similar ingredients. I think I just dislike the gelatin texture of flan. Creme brulee is smooth, and is so much more versatile.

Slacker16 wrote: »

Another vote for oatmeal.
Nutritious, cheap, easy to prepare, tastes like chewy slime.

Will catch some hate for this but... hamburgers.
They're not bad but they're not great and much inferior to practically any other sort of fast food.

Also, fancy wine.
The difference between bottom-of-the-barrel hobo's delight and moderately priced wine is huge, but the difference between a decent, moderately priced bottle and an aged one that costs a month's salary is barely noticeable.

Ohh I don't like burgers, either, they are just meh to me.

Avocado I can't do, either for the texture. Any flavored coffee creamer disappoints me. Tea tastes like dirty water and bananas are totally gross.