When it comes to food, everyone has their own unique tastes and preferences. A dish that one person considers delicious may make another person gag in disgust.
Even though people have such different tastes, there are some food opinions that really go against the grain and make people say, "Wait, what?" Reddit user u/QueenCreeper786 posed the question, "What is the most controversial food opinion that you hold?" The results really took me by surprise. Here are some of the most shocking responses:
1. "Goldfish crackers make a great cereal. Yes, add milk. Try it."
2. "Peas should only be eaten frozen."
3. "Cheese does not belong on pizza."
4. "Fries taste better with mayonnaise than with ketchup."
5. "I eat kiwis with the skin on — like an apple."
6. "Muffins are just cake disguised as breakfast food."
7. "Nutella is flavorful, but it's really just oily trash. I feel like I'm eating chocolate margarine."
8. "MSG is awesome. I put that shit in a salt shaker 50/50 with table salt and use it in everything that calls for salt. Pure umami is game-changing."
9. "Well-done steak is arguably better than medium-rare."
10. "Cornbread is cake. Yeah, that’s right."
11. "Papaya tastes like ass."
12. "Garlic is fucking horrible."
13. "Avocados are overrated. Yeah, they are good, but I know so many people who will pay $20 for two pieces of toast covered in green slime."
14. "Deep dish pizza is just a casserole. Change my mind."
15. "Shrimp are ocean insects. You might as well be eating a hornet or dragonfly."
16. "Fruit and chocolate actually DON'T taste good together."
17. "White chocolate is just nasty. It's an insult to real chocolate."
18. "Pickles and peanut butter taste criminally good together."
19. "Hot dogs are sandwiches. Tacos are sandwiches. Empanadas are sandwiches. Pop-Tarts are sandwiches. Food that's on top of or surrounding another food is a sandwich."
20. "I HATE the middle part of an Oreo."
21. "Cheese is really bad, in almost every way."
22. "Most food is better when eaten cold — especially meat dishes."
23. "Bacon is extremely overrated."
24. "Oatmeal raisin cookies are better than chocolate chip."
25. Finally: "Soup isn't a food — it's a drink."
What's your most controversial food opinion? Drop it in the comments below!
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.