What's your controversial food opinion?

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I’ll raise you Japanese desserts. If you’ve ever marveled over the bottom floor food hall of a Japanese department store, then you know what I mean. The best croissants I’ve had have all been from Japan, and not France.

Indeed. Japanese take everything to the extreme in terms of perfection. Strawberry shortcake from Japan is unbeatable.

I am central European desserts pp. I've never been to Japan. What kind of desserts are we talking about?

They have western deserts in Japan.


You simply have to understand Japanese philosophy and culture. A strawberry isn't just a strawberry, and a melon isn't just a melon because the look like ones. Japanese take perfection to the extreme. Strawberries are grown to look *perfect*. Melons are grown to look *perfect*. And not only do they look perfect, they're grown to taste perfect. Take the concept of a melon or a strawberry and think about their zenith potential for taste and appearance. That's what they have in Japan. You've never truly had a good strawberry or melon until you've been to Japan. I mean you'll certainly pay for it.....a single perfect strawberry might cost $12 while a slice of perfect melon might cost $20+, but it will open your mind to how good a price of fruit can truly taste.


Now take that kind of extreme perfectionism for craft, taste, and appearance to everything from coffee to confections. The Japanese are masters of cooking and baking. They perfect things from everything like strawberry shortcake to ice creams to cheesecakes to basically every kind of western dessert you can imagine.

Of course there are Japanese style sweets that are fantastic, but are probably less appealing to westerners who like heavier desserts. The Japanese do western style desserts often better than westerners themselves. Heck, I'd even argue that even Thailand does that too in their crazy rich asian shopping malls, fancy hotels and boutique cafes. But yeah, this is what the ground floor of a typical Japanese department store looks like,they're monuments to perfectionism:










One thing that Europe wins hands down on though is chocolate. Japanese don't do it all that well like Belgians or Germans.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I’ll raise you Japanese desserts. If you’ve ever marveled over the bottom floor food hall of a Japanese department store, then you know what I mean. The best croissants I’ve had have all been from Japan, and not France.

Indeed. Japanese take everything to the extreme in terms of perfection. Strawberry shortcake from Japan is unbeatable.

I am central European desserts pp. I've never been to Japan. What kind of desserts are we talking about?

They have western deserts in Japan.


You simply have to understand Japanese philosophy and culture. A strawberry isn't just a strawberry, and a melon isn't just a melon because the look like ones. Japanese take perfection to the extreme. Strawberries are grown to look *perfect*. Melons are grown to look *perfect*. And not only do they look perfect, they're grown to taste perfect. Take the concept of a melon or a strawberry and think about their zenith potential for taste and appearance. That's what they have in Japan. You've never truly had a good strawberry or melon until you've been to Japan. I mean you'll certainly pay for it.....a single perfect strawberry might cost $12 while a slice of perfect melon might cost $20+, but it will open your mind to how good a price of fruit can truly taste.


Now take that kind of extreme perfectionism for craft, taste, and appearance to everything from coffee to confections. The Japanese are masters of cooking and baking. They perfect things from everything like strawberry shortcake to ice creams to cheesecakes to basically every kind of western dessert you can imagine.

Of course there are Japanese style sweets that are fantastic, but are probably less appealing to westerners who like heavier desserts. The Japanese do western style desserts often better than westerners themselves. Heck, I'd even argue that even Thailand does that too in their crazy rich asian shopping malls, fancy hotels and boutique cafes. But yeah, this is what the ground floor of a typical Japanese department store looks like,they're monuments to perfectionism:


One thing that Europe wins hands down on though is chocolate. Japanese don't do it all that well like Belgians or Germans.

Wow! That is quite a display! I knew that around here there are Korean bakeries, but had no idea that Japanases in Japan make European desserts to perfection! Eh, about the chocolate, I don't really like chocolate tortes anyway. There is plenty of good chocolate around, so who cares, right? Thanks for all the info.

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I’ll raise you Japanese desserts. If you’ve ever marveled over the bottom floor food hall of a Japanese department store, then you know what I mean. The best croissants I’ve had have all been from Japan, and not France.

Indeed. Japanese take everything to the extreme in terms of perfection. Strawberry shortcake from Japan is unbeatable.

I am central European desserts pp. I've never been to Japan. What kind of desserts are we talking about?

They have western deserts in Japan.


You simply have to understand Japanese philosophy and culture. A strawberry isn't just a strawberry, and a melon isn't just a melon because the look like ones. Japanese take perfection to the extreme. Strawberries are grown to look *perfect*. Melons are grown to look *perfect*. And not only do they look perfect, they're grown to taste perfect. Take the concept of a melon or a strawberry and think about their zenith potential for taste and appearance. That's what they have in Japan. You've never truly had a good strawberry or melon until you've been to Japan. I mean you'll certainly pay for it.....a single perfect strawberry might cost $12 while a slice of perfect melon might cost $20+, but it will open your mind to how good a price of fruit can truly taste.


Now take that kind of extreme perfectionism for craft, taste, and appearance to everything from coffee to confections. The Japanese are masters of cooking and baking. They perfect things from everything like strawberry shortcake to ice creams to cheesecakes to basically every kind of western dessert you can imagine.

Of course there are Japanese style sweets that are fantastic, but are probably less appealing to westerners who like heavier desserts. The Japanese do western style desserts often better than westerners themselves. Heck, I'd even argue that even Thailand does that too in their crazy rich asian shopping malls, fancy hotels and boutique cafes. But yeah, this is what the ground floor of a typical Japanese department store looks like,they're monuments to perfectionism:










One thing that Europe wins hands down on though is chocolate. Japanese don't do it all that well like Belgians or Germans.

Agree about Japan, but also keep in mind our low baseline/standards as Americans. Fruit and produce in many other countries around the world taste much much better than we are used to in the States. In SK, for example, fruit tastes very good but is very expensive. Same with beef. The same is true in some of the Middle East as well.

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Most desserts aren’t worth the calories. Most bakeries are trash.

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Anonymous wrote:Most desserts aren’t worth the calories. Most bakeries are trash.

Definitely, this. And why is it so difficult to buy a decent wedge of baklava? I have tried them at many Mom and Pop kebab shops and have been just as disappointed as with chains. People will pay for real quality butter, nuts and honey given the chance.

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Anonymous wrote:Most desserts aren’t worth the calories. Most bakeries are trash.

Definitely, this. And why is it so difficult to buy a decent wedge of baklava? I have tried them at many Mom and Pop kebab shops and have been just as disappointed as with chains. People will pay for real quality butter, nuts and honey given the chance.

I would have taken you seriously as a person that knows her desserts until you said baklava. I grew up with it. Nasty, full of sugar thing. Telling that almost nobody in my country makes it anymore, and it is a traditional dessert there, no? If a region that is known for it stops making it, it tells you all you need to know. Make your own sugar drenched baklava. The reason all baklava sucks is that it is nasty to start with. You could just melt sugar and put that into your mouth.

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Any parent who feeds their kids fast food is trash. I don’t care if you drive a nice SUV and it’s just a “treat” after sports practices - it’s trashy and it normalizes that garbage food for when your kid is a teen and adult making their own decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:Most desserts aren’t worth the calories. Most bakeries are trash.

Definitely, this. And why is it so difficult to buy a decent wedge of baklava? I have tried them at many Mom and Pop kebab shops and have been just as disappointed as with chains. People will pay for real quality butter, nuts and honey given the chance.

I would have taken you seriously as a person that knows her desserts until you said baklava. I grew up with it. Nasty, full of sugar thing. Telling that almost nobody in my country makes it anymore, and it is a traditional dessert there, no? If a region that is known for it stops making it, it tells you all you need to know. Make your own sugar drenched baklava. The reason all baklava sucks is that it is nasty to start with. You could just melt sugar and put that into your mouth.

Well, I like knafeh, too. I think many of us retain unsophisticated preferences when it comes to sweets- maybe it’s nostalgic de l’enfance.
My favorite cookie is Besan Nankhatai, which may just further indict me...

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Anonymous wrote:Any parent who feeds their kids fast food is trash. I don’t care if you drive a nice SUV and it’s just a “treat” after sports practices - it’s trashy and it normalizes that garbage food for when your kid is a teen and adult making their own decisions.

I agree in theory and mostly in practice when my daughter was younger. Still, it is sad that there are so few quick, affordable, healthful options in the drive through world. A Starbucks panini is probably only negligibly better for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Most desserts aren’t worth the calories. Most bakeries are trash.

Definitely, this. And why is it so difficult to buy a decent wedge of baklava? I have tried them at many Mom and Pop kebab shops and have been just as disappointed as with chains. People will pay for real quality butter, nuts and honey given the chance.

I would have taken you seriously as a person that knows her desserts until you said baklava. I grew up with it. Nasty, full of sugar thing. Telling that almost nobody in my country makes it anymore, and it is a traditional dessert there, no? If a region that is known for it stops making it, it tells you all you need to know. Make your own sugar drenched baklava. The reason all baklava sucks is that it is nasty to start with. You could just melt sugar and put that into your mouth.

I love dessert, but my teeth seriously start hurting if I even think of baklava.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate salad dressing. That includes oil and vinegar.

Salads are gross, period. Putting a bunch of raw leaves and vegetables in a bowl and expecting someone to eat it is an insult.

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Anonymous wrote:No one needs to eat meat every day and it's embarrassing when women act like it's cute or quirky that their toddler husband needs meat with every meal

What are your top 5 meatless meals for lets say your high school football playing son...meaning...he eats a lot? Thanks.

Legumes and grains and veggies. x 5

Chana masala
Red lentil stew
Dal tarka
Veggie/bean chili
Hummus and veggie wraps.
Black bean sweet potato tacos (ridiculously delicious with avocado crema)
Spaghetti with "meat" (cauliflower/walnuts/mushrooms) sauce
Chickpea salad sandwiches
Udon noodles with veggies and tofu
Tofu scramble with avocado/tomato
Plant based meatloaf

I could go on...

A whole food plant based diet can be challenging at first, but really, it's not that hard. And it doesn't have to be filled with garbage.

The entire plant based diet is garbage.

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I like sweet potatoes and I like black beans, but the PP’s “Ridiculously good” comment about her tacos is so silly. A ridiculously good taco would be one with crispy pork carnitas or juicy, smoky carne asada.

Sometimes I think being plant-based is just another way to display your “virtue”. These people will insist their sad plate of kale and seeds is just “insanely delicious.” I think a lot of them are trying to convince themselves they don’t really want a luscious piece of meat instead.

I’m a vegetarian who really finds all meat—yes including pork carnitas and smoky carne asada absolutely disgusting. The smell, sight, or taste of any meat makes me feel physically ill. You won’t find me eating a plate of kale and seeds either though. That sounds gross too. But don’t deluded yourself thinking all vegetarians secretly wish they could be eating meat bc it’s just not true.

100% I'm a vegetarian who would never choose to eat meat. Or eggs. Or cheese. And absolutely never a salad. Raw greens are disgusting. There are millions of amazing vegetarian recipes out there, and for me, that's 99% of the fun. So many different ingredients, so many different combinations. All delicious!

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Most desserts are trash- at someone’s dinner party or at a restaurant. ESPECIALLY at restaurants: bland cheesecake, blah tiramisu, lava cake that tastes like chocolate syrup. All desserts should be ice cream or they should be served with ice cream, preferably a high-fat vanilla. Affogato, brownies, chocolate chip cookies or a fruit crumble WITH ice cream. I will make exceptions to the infrequently well-executed lemon bar or lemon-meringue pie.

Lemon bars and lemon meringue pie are awful! Meringue is just gross as a concept -- it looks like its whipped cream, but no, it's egg whites. Yuck.

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Cantaloupe tastes like rotten fruit

You've never eaten a proper cantaloupe if this is your real opinion. I wouldn't be surprised, as most cantaloupe you find anywhere is garbage. It has a short season and should never be eaten outside of season.

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Anonymous wrote:Most desserts aren’t worth the calories. Most bakeries are trash.

Definitely, this. And why is it so difficult to buy a decent wedge of baklava? I have tried them at many Mom and Pop kebab shops and have been just as disappointed as with chains. People will pay for real quality butter, nuts and honey given the chance.

I would have taken you seriously as a person that knows her desserts until you said baklava. I grew up with it. Nasty, full of sugar thing. Telling that almost nobody in my country makes it anymore, and it is a traditional dessert there, no? If a region that is known for it stops making it, it tells you all you need to know. Make your own sugar drenched baklava. The reason all baklava sucks is that it is nasty to start with. You could just melt sugar and put that into your mouth.

Which country?