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87. "Fresh mex."

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 03:12 AM

Feb 2020

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What Food Trend Do You Hate The Most? [View all] smirkymonkey Feb 2020 OP

Kale. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1

I too hate kale ... CatMor Feb 2020 #10

You've got to steam it teenagebambam Feb 2020 #42

Yeah, well, you could say that about a lot of vegetables Trailrider1951 Feb 2020 #151

Ugh. It's so bitter and tasteless. I like baby kale, but the regular stuff is just awful. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #21

Bingo wryter2000 Feb 2020 #90

It's best when beaten up a bit, add some EVOO and salt flibbitygiblets Feb 2020 #156

Eat healthy keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #2

Cilantro ploppy Feb 2020 #3

Ack! ptuh KT2000 Feb 2020 #7

vile soapy dishwater! AAAAAAARRRGGGGH! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2020 #14

Did you know that there's a genetic thing that makes cilantro taste... LAS14 Feb 2020 #51

yes! there are genetic aspects of flavor of cabbage family NRaleighLiberal Feb 2020 #54

I think I've got that. I absolutely loathe most of the cruciferous vegetables, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #75

so you have the bitter gene from both parents NRaleighLiberal Feb 2020 #95

It was kind of an acquired taste for me at first, but now I love it. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #99

You obviously don't have the "soap" gene. nt LAS14 Feb 2020 #101

one of the great things I discovered when we moved to Texas yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #148

Yuk! Cilantro. I don't even remember it from years ago. Now everything has cilantro Maraya1969 Feb 2020 #25

Cilantro stinks! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #29

Cilantro is very popular in Mexican food. And in, good, salsa. demosincebirth Feb 2020 #111

I know. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #113

I hate tofu, too demosincebirth Feb 2020 #115

Yay! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #116

You have not had any of my tofu dishes, clearly. Harker Feb 2020 #131

also Indian food and Persian food yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #149

Nasty soap tasting stuff and it's darn near everywhere lately. nt WePurrsevere Feb 2020 #26

God, yes. They stick it in everything, dammit. Shrike47 Feb 2020 #40

It's genetics that makes it taste like soap to some people. I'm one too. nt LAS14 Feb 2020 #53

Genetic basis for problems with cilantro unc70 Feb 2020 #50

Yup it is indeed. There's soapy cilantro and super bitter cucumber genes ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #70

I love cilantro. El Supremo Feb 2020 #107

+1000 demosincebirth Feb 2020 #112

Love Cilantro too. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2020 #153

I was going to mention that stuff first thing ailsagirl Feb 2020 #138

Salted caramel. JDC Feb 2020 #4

Ugh! smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #18

A touch of salt enhances the sweetness TexasBushwhacker Feb 2020 #43

Exactly. John Fante Feb 2020 #67

"Sea" salt. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #94

Also , sea salt bounces all over the place. zanana1 Feb 2020 #96

Table salt has iodine added. Sea salt does not. hack89 Feb 2020 #125

no actually. There are inland salt mines all over the place yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #150

I actually had no idea what I was talking about. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #152

I got to thinking about this when I couldn't sleep last night yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #162

Avocado mania and gluten free everything. Polly Hennessey Feb 2020 #5

Gluten free is very important for many people Darwin2019 Feb 2020 #9

Thank you Niagara Feb 2020 #24

Agreed on gluten free for people who do not have celiac's, gluten allergy or intolerance GumboYaYa Feb 2020 #98

Avocados on everything. DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #6

Hate the eggs as well. Also references to "clean eating". BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #8

I think that means they clean out your wallet nt doc03 Feb 2020 #12

LOL, perhaps. They are pretty freakin' expensive anymore. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #13

The last time I went there I ordered 1/2 cold sandwich a 1/2 order of doc03 Feb 2020 #17

They've priced themselves out of my "cheap and fast" BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #47

That nauseates me, too. How much dirt was on it to begin with?? Did they get it all? Rhiannon12866 Feb 2020 #69

Yeah, just bringing up "clean" in reference to food makes me think BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #97

I'm over Panera. Went two days ago and had a terrible lunch. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #155

bacon or bacon fat being used in everything. Coventina Feb 2020 #11

Oh, and "pork belly" everything. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #20

Kale is tasteless crap. pdxflyboy Feb 2020 #15

Hah... I was just thinking how long it had been since I'd had huevos rancheros! hlthe2b Feb 2020 #16

+1 Made me think of that, too!! Beartracks Feb 2020 #55

Well, I already tried homemade avocado toast. And I liked it. LOL Beartracks Feb 2020 #57

Food blogs where the recipe I want is waaaaay down past all the stories and huge-ass photos. Beartracks Feb 2020 #60

Love them. drray23 Feb 2020 #58

The vegan phase jimfields33 Feb 2020 #19

Phase? Harker Feb 2020 #130

A 31 year phase for me. Codeine Feb 2020 #139

Any fast food Niagara Feb 2020 #22

I agree! pandr32 Feb 2020 #33

Mee Toooooo It's just gobs of fat, salt and sugar... nt mitch96 Feb 2020 #41

I love McDonalds salty fries and their breakfast menu demosincebirth Feb 2020 #114

YUCK!........ sorry not my cup 'o tea.... nt mitch96 Feb 2020 #120

honestly, people sending pictures of what they are eating Skittles Feb 2020 #23

Instagram? n/t customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #159

none. ha! Kurt V. Feb 2020 #27

Pumpkin spice anything. GemDigger Feb 2020 #28

Oh, forgot about that one. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #30

Oh gosh! GemDigger Feb 2020 #44

Ooo! Thanks for the reminder! happybird Feb 2020 #76

I was going to jump in here MontanaMama Feb 2020 #52

And it is everywhere, in everything and the smell drives me nuts. GemDigger Feb 2020 #59

The pumpkin spice coffee thing MontanaMama Feb 2020 #63

I just laughed so loud my dog started barking. GemDigger Feb 2020 #65

I agree and I don't want to imagine it either. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #66

OMG happybird Feb 2020 #77

Only in Montana. I swear. Nay Feb 2020 #134

Really? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #135

That, too! nt Nay Feb 2020 #136

Oh, me too! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2020 #71

Them too. It touched everything good. GemDigger Feb 2020 #84

Yes! wryter2000 Feb 2020 #91

Tofuuuuuuuuuuuu. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #31

truffle oil ..nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #34

Raw oysters Kilgore Feb 2020 #35

Check out this Henry's commercial. brewens Feb 2020 #126

Shell fish. safeinOhio Feb 2020 #36

Just stop telling me HOW I'm supposed to eat something TlalocW Feb 2020 #37

The French use the same word "sommelier" to refer to persons who have sex with animals jberryhill Feb 2020 #88

Potatoes Generic Brad Feb 2020 #38

Kale and cilantro are both awful and appear everywhere. Shrike47 Feb 2020 #39

"Superfoods" jmowreader Feb 2020 #45

Like quinoa? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #46

Kale, parsley, cilantro, tofu, gluten free bread, salt free vegetables Disaffected Feb 2020 #48

Everything has to be "Instagrammable". Initech Feb 2020 #49

Poke Renew Deal Feb 2020 #56

Tex Mex and Cajun spices with hot peppers on EVERYTHING csziggy Feb 2020 #61

Fish sauce. LisaM Feb 2020 #62

Smoothies made from many ingredients spooky3 Feb 2020 #64

That fat disgusting slab of Ohiogal Feb 2020 #68

A few years ago I would have said bacon. Avocado followed. Now it's sous-vide. RockRaven Feb 2020 #72

Sous vide is the latest trendy thing GusBob Mar 2020 #164

Not a big egg guy but eggs are CRITICAL for proper fried rice ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #73

Also a good bowl of ramen! Initech Feb 2020 #105

Flavored coffee. Maybe I'm weird, but I like my coffee to be coffee flavored. Rhiannon12866 Feb 2020 #74

Me too nt doc03 Feb 2020 #81

Yes indeed Freddie Feb 2020 #89

I think it's just a gimmick they use to cover up the fact that the coffee itself is of smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #100

Sweet hot. cos dem Feb 2020 #78

Cheese on everything . It never ends lunasun Feb 2020 #79

I don't want eggs on my food either Kali Feb 2020 #80

I guess you've never tried huevos rancheros. demosincebirth Feb 2020 #118

Huevos ranchers is an egg dish Kali Feb 2020 #119

Don't go to Spain then. Order a combination platter yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #163

Pesto 33taw Feb 2020 #82

tapas Apollo Zeus Feb 2020 #83

That drives me crazy. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #103

The Slow Food Movement; The waiting-in-lines craze. People who say bugs are our next Food Frontier NBachers Feb 2020 #85

Oh I *HATE* waiting in line! Initech Feb 2020 #106

Avocado AGeddy Feb 2020 #86

"Fresh mex." Progressive_Observer Feb 2020 #87

Organic, "clean", etc Freddie Feb 2020 #92

Food as Art The Figment Feb 2020 #93

Box dinner services. The kind where they ship you the raw ingredients and then you make one dinner. CrispyQ Feb 2020 #102

100% with you. Jirel Feb 2020 #110

How? Lots of ice and cold packs sakabatou Feb 2020 #133

People taking photos of their meals before eating it,,,,, benld74 Feb 2020 #104

I don't understand - what's the point? There must be a name for those type of people. demosincebirth Feb 2020 #117

Sushi. El Supremo Feb 2020 #108

I have to pick ONE? Jirel Feb 2020 #109

Deconstructed Foods Wolf Frankula Feb 2020 #121

I've almost gotten over the bacon craze.... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #122

Peppers on everything Angleae Feb 2020 #123

Chipotle this and chipotle that... llmart Feb 2020 #124

Fad diets like the Keto diet pandr32 Feb 2020 #127

Went to get a coffee with my sister-in-law... MontanaMama Feb 2020 #137

Yup, that's really learning to eat more healthily pandr32 Feb 2020 #142

The SUPER hotsauce or pepper trend is stupid Ahpook Feb 2020 #128

Seems to me that Ah-Pook the Destroyer Codeine Feb 2020 #143

Ah-Pook has settled down :) Ahpook Feb 2020 #145

I love horseradish! Codeine Feb 2020 #146

FLUFF DESSERTS. UGH. Chipper Chat Feb 2020 #129

Onions or onion powder, in everything. ooky Feb 2020 #132

I have a friend who can't abide onions. Codeine Feb 2020 #144

Ranch dressing. Codeine Feb 2020 #140

Arghhhhhhh! I hate Ranch dressing! smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #141

Watermelon this or watermelon that... Tikki Feb 2020 #147

Gluten free. Very few people have an actual intolerance. it's more Hassler Feb 2020 #154

The United States wheat production changed in the 1960's Niagara Feb 2020 #157

+ yes HFCS and American wheat All comes down to the nickels saved lunasun Feb 2020 #158

I hate eggs. They only belong in cake. shenmue Feb 2020 #160

the ruination of great food by adding crab yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #161