Foodie disappointments

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And no judging :))

What have you tried that others rave about and you thought wasn’t great?

After seeing many people rave about baked Camembert we bought and baked one New Year’s Eve. Admittedly I didn’t add anything to it at first, but it was the most bland, disappointing thing ever. We added a load of salt and pepper which improved it slightly but 2/3 went in the bin and I wouldn’t buy it again.
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Olives. They're so fucking foul I just can't.
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Lemon chickpeas :woteva:
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Hah, yes :lol:.
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I've still never made lemon chickpeas after all these years!!
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Don't!
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I’ve never tried them either but I have to admit there is nothing in their name that makes me think wow must try them! And I say that as a lover of a lot of things lemony.

Macaroni cheese. I’m sorry. I’ve tried. It’s bland and sickly. I’ve tried sprucing it up with ham/bacon/chorizo/peas but it’s still just meh.

I can’t even bring myself to try nigellas crab version as it makes me weep for the loss of lovely crab meat.
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Oh and risotto. It’s a bowl of rice.
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Risotto for me is one of those dishes where there always seems to be the same amount of food no matter how much I feel I've eaten. I don't think I've ever finished a plate or bowl of risotto in my life.
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Blondiejude wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:07 pm Oh and risotto. It’s a bowl of rice.
Yes! There was a roast chicken skin one doing the rounds a while back which I tried and it was just dull stodge to me :lol: And I'm not against stodge in general.
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I don't think chicken goes in a risotto. I mean, I know you can put anything in but like pasta* they do not go in my opinion.

*Unless we're talking about Nigella's roast chicken, sultana, pine nut amazing tagliatelle
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Thankyou! Chicken does not belong in pasta or on pizza. This is a constant argument in our house.

Risotto I want to like as I love rice, but I’d rather have a bowl of plain rice to be honest. Every mouthful is the same so after your third you think “right I’m done”

In fairness I don’t have the same problem with a bowl of mashed potato.
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Exactly - rissotto is a hassle but somehow more dull than plain buttery mash!
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Mash :love:
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I love risotto but I'm not arsed about mash or roasties or bacon.
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You are wrong.
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I like risotto but I don't love it. It never seems enough.

I love sushi!
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I agree with risotto. I always like the idea of it as I love rice, but by a few mouthfuls in I’m always totally sick of it, no matter how nice it is.

I like a small amount of sushi.
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I also agree that chicken doesn’t go with pizza or pasta. I’m not a massive steak fan either, no matter how good it is. I hate big slabs of meat.
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I’m generally very anti chicken with pizza (in fact no meat on pizza :ttth: ) and pasta but Nigel Slater’s roast chicken risotto is lovely.
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