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What unpopular food opinion do you have?

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  • 18-05-2022 2:15pm
    #1
    Patsy167
    Registered Users Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    To get the ball rolling...I would choose a good pizza or gourmet burger over a fancy 5* restaurant meal any day, even if money were no object.



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    #2
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,750 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    I have many.

    Ketchup belongs in the press, never the fridge.

    Mayo belongs in the bin.

    That nuclear orange, ersatz sauce you get in the likes of Eddie Rockets is far superior on cheese fries than actual cheese.

    Burger King > McDonald's.



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    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,657 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Carbonara is far better with cream added.


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    #4
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,747 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058246356/what-unpopular-food-opinion-do-you-have

    Thread started with what is likely a very popular food opinion



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    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,747 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119080680#Comment_119080680

    I agree here. I actually think Burger King is awfully underrated (maybe a lack of marketing in Ireland doesn't help from our perspective)

    Supermacs though, although nice, is awfully overrated



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    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users Posts: 6,410 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    Pizza is just fancy toast with toppings.

    Pickled vegetables' be it cabbage, onions or kimchi are all horrible and just taste acidy.

    Sorbet is superior to Ice cream.

    Supermacs is superior to McDonalds.

    No one actually likes salads, they like salad dressing and cheese/protein.

    Beige dinners (chips and nuggets etc) aren't only for kids and once they're not everyday are fine.

    It should be acceptable just to sit and eat a bowl of cream or custard with toppings as if it was ice cream.



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    The Continental Op
    Registered Users Posts: 6,856 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    Cold baked beans straight out of the can are delicious.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    #8
    hayse
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭hayse


    I had a hot Indian take away last night my ring is on fire. Never again.



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    #9
    Patsy167
    Registered Users Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    Processed cheese slices are better than real cheese.



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    XLR 8
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭XLR 8


    Pop a jax roll in the freezer hayse :)



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    #11
    Patsy167
    Registered Users Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119080799#Comment_119080799

    Any Supermacs chicken is excellent. Shame about their chips. Haven't tried their beef burgers to compare to other fast food chains.



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    #12
    Allinall
    Registered Users Posts: 6,730 ✭✭✭Allinall


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119080894#Comment_119080894

    All cheese is processed.



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    Patsy167
    Registered Users Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119080919#Comment_119080919

    I should have gave a few examples - Easy Singles ("Mature" version is the gold standard) is better than Gouda/Cheddar/Edam slices for any sandwiches, burgers, melting.



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    sam t smith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭sam t smith


    An egg a day is okay!



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    #15
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 16,320 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    I'd have Lidl crisps over Tayto any day.



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    #16
    sam t smith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭sam t smith


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119080998#Comment_119080998

    King over Tayto.



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    #17
    Mr shmar
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭Mr shmar


    Eating a whole large tomato by itself, once ripe, is very tasty.



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    #18
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users Posts: 16,320 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081010#Comment_119081010

    Both come in disappointing sad little bags, but yes King is nicer.



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    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,091 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    Well, I agree processed cheese slices ("american cheese") are superior on burgers. Although premium ingredients are used for the meat, bun and condiments in places like Dash Burger, they default back to processed cheese slices because they 'steam' and melt better than anything else. There's a split in my house over this, everyone else goes for a cheddar that I feel just ends up rubbery, and has a less pleasant mouthfeel.

    But I'm not sure this is really that unpopular an opinion, considering how widespread the use of this cheese on burgers is.

    I personally wouldn't use it in any other context, particularly where it's not melted.

    A truly unpopular opinion? Hard to actually think of something that there isn't at least minority support for...

    I guess I'd suggest that truly, truly good pizza, from the likes of Little Forest and Pi Pizza, is all about the base and the tomato and cheese toppings. I sometimes think the truest expression of good pizza is just a margarita, not when it's loaded down with a whole load of other ingredients. It's not a question of not liking the extras, it's that I think it takes away from appreciating the base and the tomato and cheese.



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    #20
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 30,582 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Bechemel sauce in dishes like Lasagne, just don't get it.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #21
    Patsy167
    Registered Users Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081112#Comment_119081112

    I remembering hearing a podcast that any toppings that don't appear on the Italy flag are frowned upon - The Italian flag made up of three ingredients that help form the base of the country's cuisine: basil, mozzarella and tomatoes.



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    #22
    dmc17
    Registered Users Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭dmc17


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081024#Comment_119081024

    Absolutely. Those little sunstream tomatoes or similar out of the fridge on a hot summers day are divine!



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    #23
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,039 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Nachos are just wrong. Saucy or melty stuff shouldn't be put on crispy stuff.

    No cheeses is the best cheese on a burger.

    Poached eggs don't need hollandaise.

    Tayto Bistro is the best cheese and onion crisp available.

    A crisp sandwich is better with decent bread than with sliced pan, obviously. And can have ham, cheese or other ingredients.

    Irish stew is never made with beef and is never browned or thickened, no matter what your family had and called it Irish stew !

    Shepherd's pie is made with ground, roast lamb or mutton, no matter what your family had...

    Marmite and honey is great on toast.

    Stuffed vine leaves are rank.

    Water is way better without ice.

    Doesn't everyone think Burger King is way better than McDonald's?



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    #24
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,039 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Almost every pizza in Ireland has way too much topping. Way too much.

    We deserve the expensive rubbish pizzas, as a nation.



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    #25
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,255 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Ketchup belongs in the bin, not the fridge.

    Ketchup on a steak is a war crime.



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    #26
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 21,050 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081350#Comment_119081350

    what do ya do for kicks bro?



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    #27
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 21,050 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    is matt the rashers still in Kimmage? i'd murder a fry with Liver



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    #28
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,039 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081435#Comment_119081435

    Turnips.



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    #29
    Stephen_Maturin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Stephen_Maturin


    The senses of smell and taste are inextricably linked. Most things taste similar to how they smell and vice versa.

    The characteristic “fishy” smell of fish and seafood comes from trimethylamine - a compound that is present in their flesh. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethylamine

    Trimethylamine is also produced by bacteria in cases of bacterial vaginosis, hence the smell in that case too. They’re not just similar smells, they are literally, chemically, the exact same smell.

    I find this smell, and it’s associated flavour to be revolting, hence fish and seafood is pretty much the only thing I won’t eat.

    I’ve tried it numerous times, fresh caught, I just don’t like it…..and it smells like dirty vag.

    Also Supermacs is fuckin mank



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    #30
    Patsy167
    Registered Users Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭Patsy167


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119081440#Comment_119081440

    It's closed sadly - https://www.echo.ie/matt-the-rashers-closes-after-23-years-in-the-food-business/



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    #31
    sam t smith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭sam t smith


    My favourite pizza is Domino’s Pepperoni pizza.

    It might not be traditional pizza, the Italians might despise it, I don’t care.

    I’ll eat ‘proper’ pizza if I am in Italy or a nice restaurant but if I have the choice I would always choose Domino’s Pepperoni pizza.

    🍕



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