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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."

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!"

'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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Gavin Johnson 1 year ago

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?

29points

Life_Percentage_2218 Report

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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Spencer's slave 1 year ago (edited)

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.

40points

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."

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.

daughter_of_tides , Jeff Vinluan Report

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

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

39points

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

rileyrulesu , Valeria Boltneva Report

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160points

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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)

59points

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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157points

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Manel Ibáñez 1 year ago

Except cheese. Please add cheese everywhere

146points

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!"

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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Bookworm 1 year ago

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!'

51points

STOP SAYING MOUTHFEEL. It's literally called texture.

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152points

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Karma Black 1 year ago

This one is almost as gross to me as "clean"'food.

35points

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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142points

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Manel Ibáñez 1 year ago (edited)

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.

102points

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.

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.

#10

50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Describing healthy food as “Clean”

kjr51922 , Karolina Grabowska Report

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137points

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Jason 1 year ago

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

14points

#11

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

n8gardener , Kate Remmer Report

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134points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

It means it cost more at the store.

49points

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#12

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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131points

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Lame Llama 1 year ago

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

59points

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.

#13

*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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129points

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Caro Caro 1 year ago

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. 🧀😉

46points

#14

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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127points

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Auntriarch 1 year ago

I think that's what we used to call table manners

41points

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#15

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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120points

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Dddad 1 year ago

If you care for your sanity, don't go to Australia

58points

#16

“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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115points

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Benita Valdez 1 year ago

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.

6points

Life_Percentage_2218 , Chad Montano Report

#17

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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98points

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Helena 1 year ago

New level of prude

22points

#18

'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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98points

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Sue User 1 year ago

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

36points

#19

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”.

Plus-Ambassador-5034 , T.Tseng Report

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97points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

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

43points

#20

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

RobMcD222 , Adrienn Report

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95points

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TomasL 1 year ago

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

4points

#21

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

Trees4Gs , Khalid Boutchich Report

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95points

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microwaved mcdonalds fries 1 year ago

what is that thing in the middle the burrito waffle looking thing??

14points

Moosy Girl 1 year ago

That… is a ‘french taco’ and it’s something straight out of hell.

21points

JL 1 year ago

Everything in that photo looks like it came in a kids' toy playset.

3points

Bookworm 1 year ago

Could be some kind of grilled wrap, could be the fast food chain version of a panini?

3points

Robin DJW 1 year ago

I Think you mean that little fried square-ish thing right in front of the burrito waffle. I wonder too.

2points

Heather Talma 1 year ago

I think it's a French taco

1point

Mer☕️🧭☕️ 1 year ago

Sesame seed cracker

1point

Rosecrucian Roeth 1 year ago

Not sure I want to know...

1point

Craig Boddys 1 year ago

Using the term "hack" for anything other than hacking a computer means i will actively block you from my life for being an idiot. Same with people who say "brought" instead of "bought". Got a brother ive not spoken to in 12 years because he insisted on using "brought" wrongly.

5points

Patrick Linnen 1 year ago

The term 'hack' was in use before computers however.

4points

Patrick Linnen 1 year ago

A 'hack' is usually a shortcut to get things done, sometimes good, sometimes not so good. For instance, Peking Duck traditionally has the skin separated from the meat, scalded, and then air dried to get a crisper skin. That was why it used to be necessary to order this meal 24 hours in advance. Now days, this time is shortened is by a 'hack' of using a molasses based glaze for browning and 'crisping' and sometimes not even separating the skin. Only an improvement for the wallet of the restaurant owner not for the person tasting the dish.

4points

Carla Phillips 1 year ago

I swear, I thought it was a big slab of grilled cheese in the middle and I was totally ok with that. Then I saw the folded edges 😢

3points

L hill 1 year ago

Look like a scrub brush.

2points

Timbob 1 year ago

What the hell are you eating there ?

1point

Rostit . 1 year ago

Someone watches sortedfood too much

1point

LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago

I think I’m getting clogged arteries just looking at this photo. What is this delightful monstrosity that I both want to devour and run from?

0points

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#22

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

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93points

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Molly Whuppie 1 year ago

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.

50points

#23

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

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86points

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Em 1 year ago

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

28points

#24

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.

GGGGRRWWAAARAARRRRRGGGGHHHH

castlerigger , Tobi Report

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85points

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Bookworm 1 year ago

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.

44points

#25

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

Just stop

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82points

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MonsterMum 1 year ago

Butty or sarnie are commonly used here (UK) and not new.

14points

#26

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

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82points

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Barbara Skolly 1 year ago

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?

14points

#27

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

ATwopoint0 Report

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82points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

It can all be hand held, well soup and jello not so much.

15points

rope-springs-eternal , Jonathan Borba Report

#28

50 Annoying ‘Foodie’ Terms That Nobody Should Use, According To People In This Viral Thread Rustic, for just about everything.

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81points

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David Wambold 1 year ago

Homemade food served here. Then why don't I just go home???

26points

#29

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...'

zzzzzzzzzra , ALTEREDSNAPS Report

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72points

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Sarah Turney 1 year ago

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

15points

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#30

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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67points

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Featherking 1 year ago (edited)

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?

15points

#31

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.

puertomexitaliano , Irfan Y. Report

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64points

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Manel Ibáñez 1 year ago (edited)

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.

41points

#32

'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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64points

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Lame Llama 1 year ago

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

12points

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#33

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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63points

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Tristan J 1 year ago

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

65points

#34

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.

Film_At_Eleven , Nathan Cowley Report

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63points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

Yes nom is so annoying

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#35

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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59points

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longlivethequeen554 1 year ago

And with the air kiss! I wanna punch people!

10points

#36

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

adifferentvision , fauxels Report

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58points

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Francois 1 year ago

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

20points

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#37

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

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58points

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Sue User 1 year ago

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

70points

#38

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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h to da izzle 1 year ago

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

10points

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#39

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.

Saint_Jiub_ , Bluebird Provisions Report

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56points

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Lame Llama 1 year ago

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

17points

#40

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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Tristan J 1 year ago

Sadly this says more about the consumer than the marketer.

21points

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#41

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

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BlackestDawn 1 year ago

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

7points

#42

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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R Dennis 1 year ago

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

32points

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#43

'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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46points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

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

17points

#44

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.

funkgerm Report

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45points

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meow point1 1 year ago

To me, "gastro" makes me imagine a disease! Ick!

16points

#45

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.

pdxscout , Seriously Low Carb Report

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44points

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Donkeywheel 1 year ago (edited)

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.

33points

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#46

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

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Larry XK 1 year ago

What about drinkery for a pub

17points

#47

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

Truthamania , Cup of Couple Report

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41points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

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

32points

#48

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

Fledgeling Report

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41points

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Em 1 year ago

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.

7points

#49

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

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38points

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Celia McReynolds Tinsley 1 year ago

Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. Divine.

17points

#50

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

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38points

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Susan Robinson 1 year ago

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!! 😡

12points

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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?

VelitNolit Report

Final score:

11points

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Mark Stewart 1 year ago

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.

1point

#52

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

Petite_Piplup Report

Final score:

11points

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Sarel Seerower 1 year ago

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

4points

#53

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

DancingFireWitch Report

Final score:

10points

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ZuriLovesYou 7 months ago

What does that even mean?

0points

#54

"Let these flavors get to know each other"

anon Report

Final score:

9points

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Auntriarch 1 year ago

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

5points

#55

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

jeanmichelp Report

Final score:

9points

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Donkeywheel 1 year ago (edited)

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.

16points

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#56

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

werdnaegni Report

Final score:

8points

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Trex 1 year ago

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

2points

#57

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.

Madea_onFire Report

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8points

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Kazza 1 year ago

Pan fried

2points

#58

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.

jess8771 Report

Final score:

8points

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Bookworm 1 year ago

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.

4points

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#59

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."

RickRiffs Report

Final score:

7points

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Patti Disbennet 1 year ago

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

4points

Even-Perspective-121 Report

#60

"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.

Final score:

5points

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Kerry 1 year ago

The word 'bed' isn't sexualised, it's a bed.

4points

#61

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.

gwaredapenguin Report

Final score:

5points

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ZuriLovesYou 7 months ago

That's kinda sad.

0points

#62

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!

puertomexitaliano Report

Final score:

2points

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Faith Hurst 1 year ago

Someone doesn't know what carnitas means.

9points

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Em 1 year ago

Many of these are what I think of as "magazine speak." You know, like when you read an article in a fashion magazine or something and think "no human person has ever talked like this"? I accept and tune out a certain level of that around food, because it often is coming from a magazine, or a blog post, or a cooking show. I don't expect people in those scenarios to talk normally.

8points

Cerridwn d'Wyse 1 year ago

I think in today's world you should call it influencer speak

1point

Tammy 1 year ago

"Mouth feels". It's just icky to me.

5points

Matthew Thompson 1 year ago

While I think it is okay for an individual to occasionally use a but of poetic license when getting excited about food, there are many little phrases that lose their meaning quickly when repeated so much.

4points

Featherking 1 year ago (edited)

All of these were a; complete news to me (I’m a Swede, I seem blessedly spared from any of this - we’re pragmatists and we know our food can’t compete with anything anyway so we rarely make it a lifestyle), b; thoroughly confusing and c; slightly unhinged. I think I commented on every single post, I’m completely lost. “Rustic” food? “Crack”? “Mouthfeel”?! I couldn’t stop reading but now I kind of wish I had. And here I am, viewing food as unfortunately necessary as fuel for the meatbag my brain use as a transportation system. I eat, but it’s not exactly a hobby. People are different, but it makes it even harder to understand all these food related shenanigans.

3points

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

One that really bothers me is "to perfection". Like "grilled to perfection" or "toasted to perfection". There's a sandwich place that I used to frequent that had "toasted to perfection" at the end of literally every panini description on their menu. Come on guys, get a thesaurus

2points

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

One that also really bothers me isn't a word trend, but a video trend where people shove the food at the camera then squeeze it and make all the fillings come out. It's so reminiscent of what happens after digestion that it immediately makes me never want to eat that food ever.

1point

witchling 1 year ago

At a restaurant once the waitress referred to a dessert as orgasmic. A friends response was 'oh then I'll have 2!!' I now use orgasmic to describe certain foods. I know some people hate it but I get a kick out of the idea....

1point

Ingrid Smith 1 year ago

they forgot to mention the word: "nourish" i hate it

1point

Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think life changing should be on here. That might be wrong, though

1point

Erik Ivan 1 year ago

The thing on Youtube (tiktok etcetera) where people use ingredients for a fortune to stupid stunts to get views. Just stop it. It's demeaning to the producers, to chefs everywhere and to food in general. Just show some respect.

1point

Ima Manimal 1 year ago

And for the love of God……ceviche sucks. Quit doing that to good fish.

0points

Susie Elle 1 year ago

Not necessarily foodie, but as someone who struggles with IBS (irritable, not inflammatory) on a daily basis, my intestines physically cringe when I hear someone say they could survive on meat alone because they love it so much (too much meat severely f***s up my digestion).

0points

Pamela24 1 year ago

I hate brightly coloured stuff. The whole "rainbow" trend. Ugh. I even refuse to add food colouring to the red velvet cake - it's completely necessary and over the top. I saw a cheese toast coloured in like four bright colours and it just looked disgusting. Not like something I'd wanna put in my mouth.

0points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

Quick note: I know no one who uses these terms unless being sarcastic. (US)

0points

Lauren S 1 year ago

I hate when people say “bone apple teeth!” It’s not cute. I think you just don’t know the actual phrase.

0points

Mark B 1 year ago

I saw a packet of freeze-dried strawberries with 'plant-based' in bold on the front. Since I might have inadvertently chosen beefberries, I'm very grateful.

0points

Sheila Carty 1 year ago

I've become irrationally annoyed by "melty". Every sandwich & burger ad talks about "melty cheese". Drives me nuts & I'm not sure why.

0points

Mother of Cats 1 year ago

When I was in America last month I saw a restaurant calling itself a "scratch kitchen," Made me vow never ever to go to a scratch kitchen ever. Just sounds dirty. PS I do love a bit of mouthfeel. I don't drop it into conversation but as someone who struggles to eat, sometimes it's the easiest way to express why I love certain foods and my husband doesn't question it. I've always used it though.

0points

Susan Bell 1 year ago

"Farm to table" is information, indication that the food is nor from a factory, didn't arrive pre-made and frozen, then get warmed up in the kitchen. Bone broth is not the same as stock. Bone broth is boiled for an extreme length of time to extract nutrients from the bones. Stock or just broth do mean the same, and might not contain any bones at all. They are often several food items boiled together for a shorter period of time, perhaps an hour, not hours like bone broth.

0points

Gavin Johnson 1 year ago

Descriptive words and foods come and go with fashion trends, artisan, rustic, homely, deconstructed, all arrive and leave as people become familiar with them. Once a word becomes part of the general publics lexicon then the trendy sorts ditch it and have to find a new one, y’know the sort, the ones who liked The Beatles before they were famous, they only listen to reel to reel recordings of their Hamburg gigs? Decent food is most often found at the unassuming little soul food cafe that doesn’t shout about the 85 year roasted duckling wings that have been tended to by a monk who has taken a vow of silence so he doesn’t disturb the energy inside the oven, they just make solid and tasty food that’ll stick to your ribs, go there and enjoy some soul food, it’s been called that for decades, it’s not trendy or cutting edge, it’s just bloody good, go and find it!

0points

Molly Whuppie 1 year ago (edited)

One for me is things like "Vegan chicken" or "plant based beef" and like, I do get the marketing I guess, if you are trying to switch people from eating meat. But it still irks me. Especially when there are so many really good vegetarian/vegan dishes out there. You don't need to eat these super marketed over priced products to be meat free and eat healthy. And I'm sure Vegan's don't want to be eating something called chicken even if it isn't chicken. I know I wouldn't.

0points

Matt Du 1 year ago (edited)

This really grates on me `meat free chicken pasties` or `meat free beef burgers`. If it's not chicken pasties or a beef burger, why does it have chicken and beef on the label. If this was anything else but vegetarian food, trading standards would be all over it for false advertising. And why are vegetarian not concerned that food manufacturers are not willing to name the mystery stuff their burgers are made from. If there were any green leafy veg,carrot, etc in it, I'm sure they would be shouting that from the hill tops.

1point

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Em 1 year ago

8points

Cerridwn d'Wyse 1 year ago

I think in today's world you should call it influencer speak

1point

Tammy 1 year ago

"Mouth feels". It's just icky to me.

5points

Matthew Thompson 1 year ago

4points

Featherking 1 year ago (edited)

3points

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

2points

Phil Vaive 1 year ago

1point

witchling 1 year ago

1point

Ingrid Smith 1 year ago

they forgot to mention the word: "nourish" i hate it

1point

Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think life changing should be on here. That might be wrong, though

1point

Erik Ivan 1 year ago

1point

Ima Manimal 1 year ago

And for the love of God……ceviche sucks. Quit doing that to good fish.

0points

Susie Elle 1 year ago

0points

Pamela24 1 year ago

0points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

Quick note: I know no one who uses these terms unless being sarcastic. (US)

0points

Lauren S 1 year ago

I hate when people say “bone apple teeth!” It’s not cute. I think you just don’t know the actual phrase.

0points

Mark B 1 year ago

I saw a packet of freeze-dried strawberries with 'plant-based' in bold on the front. Since I might have inadvertently chosen beefberries, I'm very grateful.

0points

Sheila Carty 1 year ago

I've become irrationally annoyed by "melty". Every sandwich & burger ad talks about "melty cheese". Drives me nuts & I'm not sure why.

0points

Mother of Cats 1 year ago

0points

Susan Bell 1 year ago

0points

Gavin Johnson 1 year ago

0points

Molly Whuppie 1 year ago (edited)

0points

Matt Du 1 year ago (edited)

1point