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Professionals from all walks of life have their own slang that can go viral as new trends gain popularity. And that’s completely normal. But someone who has a silver tongue (or corporate backing) can spin the truth and hype up something that is entirely ordinary.

For some, a deconstructed meal is the pinnacle of the fine dining experience. For others, they've heard the word so often that it’s a sign that things have become entirely too corporatized, that the chef might be lazy and pretentious, or that their ‘foodie’ friend wants to show off. Redditor u/zzzzzzzzzra started a discussion on r/Cooking, asking folks to share popular foodie terms that they find particularly annoying. Scroll down to read their opinions, and remember to upvote the ones you agree are overused.

We wanted to learn more about the evolution of food trends and terms, so we got in touch with pie artist Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, @thepieous. She is a published author, the founder of the Pies Are Awesome project, and you'll find Bored Panda's full interview with her as you read on.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread I had guests visiting and I ordered us all Indian takeaway (since our local place was honestly one of the best I've ever tasted). While eating, they discussed the food and shared their favorites, and it pleased me to see them enjoying it! Until they looked at me with zero irony and said "'...Oh, sorry. We're foodies! We like to find new tastes and discuss them just for fun.' What did they think I'd done the multiple times I'd eaten from there before?! Just ram it into my mouth hole while sniffing detergent to block out the taste? Yeah, self-identifying as a 'foodie' makes me cringe at the soul level.

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One of my Facebook friends once posted these smug pictures of how she invited a few friends over (all of them German) and they cooked Persian food together. An unironically admiring comment that made me cringe so bad: "You are the most international Germans that I know." Yeah, right, because they bought a Persian cook book.

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Pie artist Jessica, @thepieous, shed some light on food terms that get overused. "Language evolves. Trendy terms and neologisms (like 'Foodie') are subject to an even faster evolution… It seems invariably with any trend connected to new language use, we go through the same stages."

According to her, everything starts with relative obscurity where "only a few niche initiates are familiar with the new meaning of the term." Then, we move on to the so-called mainstream breakthrough, "usually connected to a trendy journalist breaking the story and introducing the term to a wide audience." Inevitably, this is followed by the 'corporate co-opting' of the term and, then, by "public rejection of the term by a population sickened by the new corporate connotation."

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Jessica told Bored Panda that "it’s the path from 'refreshing authenticity' to 'cringe-inducing inauthenticity' that all trends must walk… and trendy food terms do not get a pass." Since people crave novelty, "when a famous chef, food journalist, or other notable personality in the space serves us up a new term that paints a new picture, a new way of looking at or thinking of the same old same old, well, we’re all over that!"
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'Better-Than-Sex'. I saw a story somewhere about a woman who sold Better-Than-Sex Banana Bread at her local farmer's market. One day, it was changed to Almost-Better-Than-Sex Banana Bread. Girl must've had QUITE the experience...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If something you eat is ‘better than sex’ then I’d respectfully suggest that you or indeed your partner/s aren’t very good at sex or being considerate lovers. I really like my food, I love all sorts of food, it’s amazing stuff, from the cheap sausage butty at your local greasy spoon with ketchup to Heston’s Fat Duck creations, food can evoke all sorts of happy memories of social occasions, of family long gone (I’m looking at you Grandma, your fruit cake was awesome) but ‘better than sex’? Nah. Go back and have another go at sex would ya?

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I'm Indian and we have so many dishes which have no animal products. Suddenly some of my favourite dishes are vegan and people start telling me the benifits of the dishes I have been eating decades.

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Proper Indian food is probably the best food ever. Carnivore, vegetarian, vegan, the staple foods are so adaptable and the flavours are out of this world. If you haven't yet tasted or cooked with paneer, try it, it is the most amazing cheese.

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The term goes viral and "suddenly everything is about 'artisanal small batches' or 'deconstructed mouthfeel' for a few months. But sooner or later, the people tasked with creating new content/products for us to purchase take note of the trend and jump on board—oftentimes changing the original meaning of the term in the process," Jessica said, giving an example of how even McDonald's tried to present its coffee as artisanal.

"Sometimes the concepts behind the trendy terms have legs that outlive the co-option of the term itself. Look at the word 'artisanal'—even though this term is sooo played right now, we still actually do really like the idea of small batch, locally sourced, hand-crafted food products. So as the word artisanal becomes meaningless, savvy markers simply find another, similar term to replace it with."
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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Stop deconstructing my food. Just tell me you were too lazy to present me a completed dish.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of these days some 5 star restaurant is going to serve deconstructed beef Wellington and they will bring in a live cow.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread "Sinful". Any recipe trying to make you feel evil for eating a slice of cake is stupid as hell

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Also "guilt-free" for the low-calorie versions of foods that already didn't have many calories in a normal portion (like ketchup or syrup)

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The whole idea of 'superfoods' is toxic and reductive. It’s the reason culture gets fixated on singular savior-foods like kale or quinoa and we have to deal with them being in everything for years. No single food should be fetishized like that.

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Pie artist Jessica told Bored that she's starting to see the term 'bespoke' replace 'artisanal' in some contexts, including "bespoke waffle bar experience" and "bespoke nachos," referring to "customized, small batch products delivered with a hands-on human touch." Another 'foodie' term gaining popularity is 'upscaled' which refers to "high-end versions of comfort foods, and the practice of making simpler/cheaper ingredients into something fancier."

"This trend is still growing in light of the food price inflation the world is still reeling from after the pandemic, but I have a feeling that the term 'upscale' in the culinary context may be due for a refresh shortly," she shared her thoughts about the future with us.

"As food insecurity continues to be a global concern and we start to see more of a shift towards sustainable sources of nutrition that are easy to grow like fungi, seaweeds, and insect proteins, keep your eyes peeled for a new foodie term to take the place of the less palatable and less sexy 'sustainable' moniker. 'Superfoods' is already taken... I'm curious to see what term will ultimately emerge to blanket this new food trend!"

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i cant stand the excessive cost trend...like the $1000 burger or whatever. adding gold leaf and caviar and diamond dust or whatever for no other reason than the "bling" factor is so dumb. gold leaf on pastry i kind of get, but its absolutely pointless in savoury dishes...it has no flavor or nutritional value.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. It bothers me especially because there's absolutely no point. It's purely a rich-person flex. 'There are starving people in the world, but I'm so important that my food has to be coated in gold!'

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STOP SAYING MOUTHFEEL. It's literally called texture.

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I love when a product label says it's gluten-free, when there's no gluten in it in the first place.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Europe that means that the food has been made in a completely gluten free isolated factory so people with deadly allergy to gluten can eat it safely knowing that it has not been cross contaminated with it.

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Many of the terms featured in this list would be perfectly fine if they weren’t overused to the point of absolute absurdity. If everything’s rustic, clean, and artisanal, then nothing is. Similarly, if every chef uses umami bombs and aioli, those words lose any and all meaning.

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Naturally, the terms that foodies use will change over time. New trends are going to pop up, old ones are going to wither (until, inevitably, some of them return with a vengeance). The world of food isn’t all that different from the fashion world in this regard.

Terms rise and fall as new techniques and ingredients rise and fall in popularity. All that the internet asks is that people use them where they’re genuinely applicable, not just to say, well, anything at all.
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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Describing healthy food as “Clean”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I grow food. You know from the ground. It's not really clean but you can wash it.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Can’t stand “artisanal” anymore, I think it’s been used now to describe subway’s “artisanal bread”…yeah right

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I've been making stock since I was a teenager. My daughter (who saw me make it often) tried to introduce me to 'bone broth' like it was some new and magical invention.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What irks me if that they behave as if they invented it. 🤣

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The redditor’s thread got 6.2k upvotes and really showed the extent to which some folks are tired of some chefs’ pretentious comments. It’d be fair to say that people want to deal with grounded chefs cooking tasty food with quality ingredients, without making everything seem fancier (and more expensive) than it really is. Yes, image matters. But customers want a genuinely good experience, not just the illusion of one.

One of the worst sins any chef can commit is to focus on the presentation and deconstruction of the dishes at the expense of taste. Which reminds us—if you haven’t yet seen director Mark Mylod’s movie ‘The Menu,’ it’s a very fine, well, deconstruction (pardon the pun) of fine dining culture in the modern age.

Sometimes, a tasty cheeseburger is all that’s needed to leave a customer satisfied. It does not need to be rustic. The cheese doesn’t have to be artisanal. And the meat doesn’t have to be described as coming from grass-fed cows. The dish can speak for itself.
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*Guilt free* anything, I absolutely hate that. Why associate food with guilt? Just don't eat too much of an unhealthy food

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Guilt is a trap. Warm apple pie with whipped cream is a bit unhealthy but is supposed to be enjoyed. As is cheese by the way. 🧀😉

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God I hate the whole idea of food porn. Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than someone eating food and making pleasure noises like there's someone feeling them up under the table. Just say it's nice! Don't be weirdly sexual!!

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Stuff like za or za's for Pizza, sammy for sandwich, nugs for chicken nuggets, etc. Each time I'm at my sister's and she wants pizza delivered she will say something like "so how bout sum zahs, brah?" and it is one of the most grating things for me. I physically tense up and have to try not to frown.

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“Authentic” and “not authentic”. I’m sick and tired of the authenticity police when someone doesn’t use a speciality ingredient found in the Amazon or they don’t have a 1000 year old wok in their kitchen.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just want authentic food when I travel out of the country. Tourist food sucks; I don't want recipes altered to better appeal to me, I want to taste how it should be.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread The word porn in food. Hey guys don't want to turn on TV and have some idiot keep shouting porn in front of my kids.

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'Deconstructed'. Next thing you know, you'll have a restaurant charging $40 for a Deconstructed Caesar salad that's just a bowl of lettuce next to a bowl of croutons next to a block of whole Parmesan.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, its been done. I am waiting fir them to give us a pot if water and have us cook our pasta.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread I hate recipes that refer to the food as “crack” or “crack-like”.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does it make you run around the neighborhood naked while screaming at everyone. Then no it is not crack like.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Foodie

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t like ‘veggie’, it’s vegetables. You don’t say ‘frutsie’ for fruit.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread “Hack” when it’s just a fast food order.

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I can't stand 'hack' when it's literally just an alternative recipe to a popular dish...like 'ramen hack'

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once saw an article where the title was something like "don't have a bread maker? try this amazing bread hack it will change your life" and all it was, was cooking bread from scratch.

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Just the exhagerated "omg soooo good" faces people make on their cooking channels after they take the first bite.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On a food show, fine, expected, whatever. When real-life humans do it (or worse, make "yummy" noises) it makes my eye twitch.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Grass fed… like ok I know that in America a lot of cattle are grain fed so it actually means something, but it’s become pervasive in Europe too where almost all cattle are fed outside on grass, like, it means nothing.

Hen’s egg. So many menus with a hen’s egg. Like, if it’s a f*****g duck egg, or a quail egg, just say that, but if you just say egg I think we’ll get which damned bird it’s coming from.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We'd know it was a chicken, sure, but as an interesting side note, I once saw a post about historical details that have been lost because they seemed so obvious to contemporary people that no one ever bothered to write them down, and someone pointed out that a few thousand years in the future, archeologists studying our recipes might be totally unsure what kind of egg we were using. They all just say 'egg,' because everyone knows it's a chicken egg, right? The Romans thought the same thing about their concrete formula, and it only took us a few thousand years to work that out.

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Any abbreviation of sandwich, i.e. "Sando" or "Sammie"

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The hipster convention of naming a restaurant two random, unrelated nouns, (e.g. Wrench & Rodent Seabastropub.)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was this not a thing for generations already? I thought its was because years ago many pub patrons could not read so the pubs would a picture, often and animal with an object as their sign ie "Fox and Fiddle"' or "Elephant and Castle". Or have i been lied to?

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'Handhelds'. They're talking about sandwiches like they're a Game Boy. It's so weird.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread 'Umami bomb'. So many TV chefs and YouTube personalities use this term. You know, like 'I’m gonna drop an umami bomb and add some miso to this...'

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't actually appreciate the adding of miso it's got a funky taste

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread "Crack". Every recipe on Pinterest: 'Tuna Casserole Crack!! My kids can't get enough!!!!'"

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you’re subjecting your children to crack, someone needs to call CPS, like yesterday. Perhaps you should pick a word that doesn’t mean a substance that tears people to pieces on a daily basis and causes untold suffering in society? And if you won’t, you can always switch it up; “Casserole heroin! My kids will pull a blade on grandma to secure a fix!” …Look - just pick another word, yeah?

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Aioli. Stop calling anything with a glop of mayo in it aioli.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, Aioli (or all i oli) is a condiment (Egypth origin severral centuries ago and present in several mediterranean region also,) condiment made with olive oil, garlic and salt that may look like mayo, but it tastes nothing like it. I mean, it's an actual thing and you would not use it for the same things as mayo. And definitively you would not use it to derscribe flavoured mayo variations. Thats just like calling a chine style fried rice Paella. It makes no sense.

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'Better-than-takeout'. Of course the burger you spent $30 and four hours on is better than the Big Mac they slap together for $4.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ya and nee. I stopped with takeouts because my food is definitely better than takeouts, and way healthier.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread I have two: the entirety of “Thug Kitchen” (my sister got me the cookbook as a gift, very thoughtful but the whole book is cringe) and “better than sex”. Ma’am if that chocolate cake is better than sex I am concerned your needs are not being met.

*Edit* I am fully aware asexual people exist, I apologize if this joke came off as insensitive.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you are sensitive to the initial post because you are asexual, you seriously need to lighten up.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread 'Nom' and 'yummy' are both VERY high on my list of words that make my body retract into itself. I have no defense for this, but it absolutely is nails on the chalkboard for me.

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I hate it when people say or type “chef’s kiss”, especially with emojis. It triggers irrational anger and annoyance in me.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Gastropub. Just stop it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gastropub us basically a restaurant in a pub setting. Usually you don't go here to get just drinks and watch the footie.

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Farm to table. If you grew up on a farm this will set your hair on fire!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's always farm to table. The question is how long was the trip and how many stops.

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Maybe it's more of a trend than a term but it feels like it's just a turn of phrase to me where now everything is a god damned "bowl". Noodle bowl, burrito bowl, etc. It's a damn bowl of noodles and I could put that "burrito bowl" on a plate and it would be a taco salad. Just give me some damned stir-fry not an "asian bowl".

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

never got that whole bowl thing, its just a salad with some extras. bowl just adds 2-5 € to the price

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread That trend where people called stock "bone broth" for a while.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stock can be vegetable stock as well. It's not a trend, it's being accurate.

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I'm a sous chef at a local restaurant that has various 'aiolis' on the menu. What we've found is that you can put chipotle mayo on a menu and it'll do OK...call it aioli, though, and suddenly it's 'high class' and people want it on everything.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly this says more about the consumer than the marketer.

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I’ll add _protein(s)_ _crisp up_, _mouthfeel_, _food porn_ and anything to do with orgasms or sexual pleasure_.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's so wrong with the term protein? If you want more specificity in what protein is used then I can understand it.

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These food porn sandwiches that have an entire chicken worth of fried cutlets and a full jar of sauce dripping over it with 100 slices of melted cheese all on a roll. First comment is an emoji with heart eyes and “I must have this in my life”.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't want a "sandwich" I can't pick up or take a bite out of... it isn't a sandwich.

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'Clean' is a big one for me. I follow a few weight-loss motivation groups, including a couple of fitness-focused ones. I freaking hate when someone describes their diet as 'clean-eating.' It literally tells me nothing about what they're eating..." In bodybuilding/CrossFit groups, 'clean eating' seems to be ingrained into their lexicon. I can't stand it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is another name for eating the same thing all the time and splurging is eating two teaspoons of peanut butter once a month.

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I love the idea of a gastropub. A place that serves high-quality pub grub with great service and a nice atmosphere is super appealing to me! Too bad most 'gastropubs' serve the same junk you can get anywhere...just on a square plate with truffle oil on the top.

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Unctuous. It doesn't mean what people think it means. It used to be pejorative.

1. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.
2. (chiefly of minerals) having a greasy or soapy feel.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The word comes from the French « onctueux » that means savory, suave, sleek, tasty. That’s a culinary reference to one of the best gastronomy in the world, not an excerpt from the dictionary. This word in this context means exactly what these people think it means. They just know better than you.

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Restaurants that refer to themselves as an “eatery” annoys me for no reason

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50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread An ex back in the day couldn't stop raving about their Grandma's 'Dump Soup,' and could hardly wait for the day that I'd finally try it. Just the name alone turned me off to ever wanting to experience it

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Doesn’t that mean just throwing all your leftovers into a pot and hope it tastes good.

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Ordering off of the 'secret menu' isn't a hack — you're just customizing a hamburger.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really like the idea of an actual secret menu -- one that the employees came up with and only tell their favorite customers about, or only have at their specific location, which has actual unique stuff (so not, say, the In-N-Out secret menu). We did this at one place I worked, and it was a lot of fun. I'm also moderately into the starbucks "secret menu" and hate when baristas complain about it. So long as they have the recipe on their phone, none of those drinks are hard to make. Just say you hate customers and go.

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Ooey-gooey. Every time I hear that phrase I want to vomit

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Decadent. Giada said it like 14 thousand times in one freaking video once.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can’t stand Giana anymore…whenever she smiles, I can see her back teeth! She reminds me of the Oral-B toothbrush commercials in the 1990s where the guy had a flip top head!! 😡

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#51

Every time someone on a cooking show says some iteration of "elevate the flavors" my husband and I look at each other and yell "elevate!" People say it all the time. What does that even mean? You made it taste better?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ina Garten loves to "turn the volume up to 11", it sounds so ridiculous it makes me laugh every time she comes out with it.

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the comment sections of literally any food post on Instagram all of those “yummy must make 😍” and “😍😍😍😍😍”’s drive me crazy

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t go to the comment section to read that other people thought it looked good, I want reviews from people who actually made it

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"Me on a plate". That one grates on me.

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"Let these flavors get to know each other"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd probably say until the flavours come together, which frankly sounds even worse

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'Fusion'. What they're really trying to say is: 'We took out the spices and added mayo.'

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg you know nothing about food. Fusion absolutely means something and can be extraordinary. Think of this Japanese chef that opened a praised restaurant for a month in Spain, mixing Japanese and Spanish food. Think of this French chef that settled in HCMC (Vietnam) to offer fusion food between Saigonese and French food. Just shut up already with your taken out spices and added mayo.

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A little annoyed by how "golden brown" can mean any possible shade of brown, from light ritz cracker tan to deep dark steak crust.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Overly golden we have used a few times as nothing is ever burnt haha

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Oven Roasted: Roasting something in the oven is the default

Edit: I understand what fire roasting and pan roasting is. I’m just saying, If someone told you they roasted a chicken, you don’t need to clarify that it came out of an oven. No one is going to ask a followup question about where it was roasted.

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This is probably dumb but I feel like people when people describe restaurants (especially on Yelp or in article reviews) overuse the word "space". Like we always have to describe the trendy new "space". The space this, the space that. I'm not sure why I hate it so much but it feels pretentious to me.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I honestly think this is somewhat HGTV's fault. If you watch some of their more design-y stuff like Fixer Upper and Good Bones, everything is a 'space.' Maybe because the concept of rooms no longer exists once they knock all the walls down.

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When Bon appetit was a thing they loved to throw the word "situation" around. I still hear it elsewhere and it really bothers me for some reason. Eg "so the sauce for this pasta is a creamy, buttery garlicy situation."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Situation is kind of funny to me. I've never heard it before referring to food

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"On a bed of"
Like it's laying there, Rose from Titanic style. It's served with rice, bugger off with your anthropomorphic sexualisation of food.

Probably got peashoots plonked on top, too.

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Apparently, Rachel Ray saying that comes from her getting hate mail for saying 'yum, oh my god' on her first Food Network show. She started saying 'yum, oh...' remembering halfway through to censor herself and it kind of just stuck.

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Carnitas. I see it on menus at trendy spots all the time and it's usually roast/braised pork shoulder not proper fried Carnitas. Its OK to just call them pork tacos!

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