Reddit user u/boyfriendaudio recently asked, "What's your most controversial food opinion?" and the thread quickly filled with thousands of hot takes, ranging from "Hmm, that kinda makes sense" to "EW, WHAT THE HECK?" Here are 50 of the most controversial and interesting opinions. Let's see how many you agree with:
1. "Pasta is worse than bread in every application. Chicken Parm? Better as a sandwich. Meatballs? Better on a sub. Any shrimp dish? Make a po'boy out of it."
2. "Girl Scout cookies are trash."
3. "Boxed cake and boxed brownie mixes are better than from scratch 99% of the time."
4. "The 'traditional' Thanksgiving dinner is actually terrible."
5. "Runny eggs are gross."
6. "Soggy fries are so much better than crispy."
7. "Boneless wings aren't wings. They're chicken nuggets with adult sauce."
8. "Oatmeal raisin > chocolate chip."
9. "Pickles on pizza should be a more common topping option."
10. "Cheese ruins a perfectly good burger."
11. "Tea is superior to coffee."
12. "Mac 'n' cheese is an overrated dish."
13. "Banana-and-mayonnaise sandwiches are delicious."
14. "Onion is in way too many things. People tell me it 'adds flavor,' but the only flavor it adds is onion, and I hate onion. I don't like the texture, either. When it's cooked, it's all slimy and horrible. When it's raw, it's not quite crunchy enough to be satisfying."
15. "Steak is only acceptable when cooked well done."
16. "All soups are disgusting."
17. "There's no reason for mild Cheddar to exist."
18. "I would rather have a burger than a steak. I just like them better. They have more ingredients/flavors working together, and no one looks at me funny for using sauce."
19. "Food texture is just as important as taste, if not more so."
20. "Sweet potatoes are sweet enough on their own. Just roast them with salt pepper and olive oil. Stop adding maple syrup, marshmallows, brown sugar, or honey to sweet potato recipes, please."
21. "Chicken is disgusting no matter how it's cooked."
22. "Ranch dressing sucks. People in the Midwest put it on everything: pizza, sandwiches, eggs, ham, cheese, barbecue, wings. Even on a salad, it sucks."
23. "Single-stuffed Oreos have the correct cookie-to-filling ratio."
24. "Fresh garlic has the nastiest flavor and ruins every dish it touches. Garlic powder is delicious."
25. "Oysters are terrible. I do not understand why so many people like them. The texture and taste is like eating snot mixed with pond water. They’re disgusting."
26. "Milk ruins cereal. It’s way better dry!"
27. "Peanut butter and chocolate do NOT belong together, ever."
28. "Raw tomatoes are disgusting and ruin anything they're on."
29. "Egg salad is disgusting. It looks like vomit, and it might as well be."
30. "Soda is better when it’s flat."
31. "A bowl of frozen peas, nothing else added, is a nicer cold snack than ice cream."
32. "Pineapple DOES belong on pizza."
33. "Eggnog is nasty. I don't care how much booze you put in it; it's still like drinking snot."
34. "American cheese should not be the standard cheese in anything. It's disgusting and borderline inedible."
35. "I’ve said it once and I’ll say it always: Nutella is garbage."
36. "Crunchy peanut butter is just unfinished peanut butter."
37. "Black licorice is the best type of candy, and I will die on this hill."
38. "Avocado is disgusting."
39. "Frosting is WAY too sweet. It's disgusting."
40. "Chocolate does not belong on fruit!"
41. "Ketchup on fries is disgusting. Mustard is a much tastier option."
42. "Sour cream ruins everything it touches. It tastes rotten and inedible. It actually makes me gag."
43. "Crabs and lobsters are just giant sea spiders, and they're not fit for human consumption."
44. "Ketchup is good in mac 'n' cheese."
45. "Cheese ruins food."
46. "Watermelon is disgusting. The texture, the flavor, even the way it looks on the inside...just no."
47. "Mushrooms are god tier and can generally be included in most savory foods that have a meat or vegetables. If you don't like mushrooms, I pity you."
48. "Cheesecake is a disgusting abomination."
49. "Bacon is disgusting. It just tastes like salty smoke."
50. Finally: "Blue cheese is the best cheese flavor."
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Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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