Food,FailsSEP 3, 2021

This Online Group Shames Overly Pretentious Dishes And Here's 50 Of The Most Hilarious Ones

Mantas Kačerauskas and Jonas Grinevičius

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I firmly believe that cooking is a form of art. A delicious one at that! However, there is a fine line between truly aesthetic dishes and food that is simply pretentiousness plopped on a plate. And sometimes… sometimes you just want a burger, you know? With normal buns instead of portobello mushroom caps and ketchup instead of 13 types of hand-made condiments spaced out on a drumset. There’s nothing wrong with simplicity. When done right.

However, a lot of chefs and restaurants believe that they’re more important than they really are and they try to show this through the food they serve. Finding the perfect balance between looks and taste isn’t for them, no sirree! Instead, they opt to create the most ‘dazzling’ dishes that end up overwhelming and confusing the customers.

The crème de la crème of pretentiousness ends up on the r/StupidFood subreddit that is dedicated to shaming the most arrogant food creations on Planet Earth. Have a taste of their best (or is that worst?) photos and remember to give the food that you wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot spork a big ol’ upvote. Grab your silverware and let’s go!

I had a chat about the subreddit with Clackpot, the founder of r/StupidFood. I was also interested to find out more about aesthetics and pretentiousness in food, so I reached out to talented pie artist Jessica Clark-Bojin, the founder of 'The Pieous' project and author of 'Pies are Awesome.' Scroll down for Bored Panda's in-depth interviews with Clackpot, as well as with Jessica, who spoke about the importance of cooking to put a smile on someone else's face and why it's worth experimenting with food.

#21 Toast Water

BillOakley

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The sub’s mods note that the essence of the group is to shame food (albeit in a gentle manner). Keep that in mind so you don’t miss the point with any of your comments. “Bear in mind that /r/StupidFood is primarily for ridicule, and does not care how creative or artful its targets are. We're here to poke gentle fun at other people's creativity, and we do not care whether it is just or reasonable,” the mods explain.

Dumb food challenges, however, have no place on r/StupidFood. “Anything featuring idiotic, dangerous, and pointless eating 'challenges', such as the Tide Pod Challenge, are pretty much always disliked, downvoted, and otherwise ignored. The mods don't like them, the subscribers don't like them, and now the sub doesn't like them.” The mods added: “Begone.”

Finally, the ‘Stupid Food’ subreddit isn’t meant for sharing recipes. Unless they’re incredibly dumb and pretentious, that is!

#22 Beef Stroganoff Tacos

MomButtsDriveMeNuts

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#23 In A Post-Covid World We Will Need To Find A Use For All These Spare Hand Sanitiser Dispensers

McCallumBakes

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#24 Words Cannot Describe What I'm Feeling Right Now

CreatureWarrior

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It's not just the visual aspects of the food that chefs can mess up. The taste of the food is just as vital. That's why it's important to keep everything orderly in your kitchen. Pie artist Jessica previously told Bored Panda about the best ways to avoid silly mistakes while in the kitchen. "Weighing by volume rather than by weight is a big pet peeve of mine. The chemical reactions involved in baking require precise measurements of ingredients, and depending on how densely people pack flour into their measuring cups, they can be using up to 25% more or less than the recipe actually calls for!"

#25 Ordered Some Food Delivery From Oreganos Last Night. Some Funny Guy Was Bored At His Job Apparently

brainjerky

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#26 Only Stuffed Crust. In A Circle

PotPieJam

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#27 Blue Gatorade Macaroni With Blue Gatorade Sauce

guylikestoast

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Jessica suggested that we all use kitchen scales instead. They're far more precise. That means that we end up making fewer mistakes.

"Working mis en place can eliminate most blunders amateur cooks make… Issues with timing, forgetting certain ingredients, using ingredients at the incorrect temperature, etc.—all of these mistakes can be avoided when you take the time to prep and lay out all tools and ingredients before you start cooking or baking!" the food artist said that we should get everything ready before we start cooking.