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Most Overrated Food

Twenty-two foods with big reputations, bigger price tags, and at least one influencer each are stepping into the ring. Nobody is saying they taste bad, we are just asking if they deserve all that hype. Vote for the food that is the MOST overrated.

22 choices · 5 rounds · 10 byes

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It is mashed green stuff on bread with a price tag that could cover a car payment, plus a sprinkle of chili flakes for drama. Fine, it is creamy, it is pretty, and it photographs better than most of us on our best day.

Somewhere a pumpkin is very confused, because none of this stuff has ever met one, including the candles, the cereal, and the dog shampoo. Still, one sip in a cozy sweater and suddenly everyone is the main character in a fall movie.

It is a $14 salad wearing a burrito costume, rolled so tight that the first bite sends rice to three different zip codes. We get it, though: all the sushi flavor, zero chopstick skills required.

Kale has chewed like a garden hose since forever, and no amount of massaging is going to make it relax. But toss it with enough lemon and parmesan and even the skeptics quietly go back for seconds.

They are regular fries that walked past a bottle of truffle oil and suddenly started charging $6 more. Then again, that garlicky parmesan smell hits the table and every fork in the restaurant turns your way.

A cupcake is just cake that shrank and hid under a frosting hat twice its size, so every bite is a sugary nose dive. Still, nothing says party like a tray of them, and nobody has to fight over the corner piece.

It is a smoothie that refuses to be drunk, piled with enough granola and banana coins to count as a craft project. Fair enough, it is colorful, cold, and the closest thing to eating a vacation for breakfast.

Lobster is a giant sea bug that needs a bib, two tools, and a tub of butter before anyone takes it seriously. But dunk that sweet claw meat in melted butter on a summer dock and it is hard to argue with the fancy hype.

Caviar costs more than your shoes and tastes like someone tiny sneezed the ocean onto a cracker. Fans swear the salty pop is pure magic, and hey, it does make any Tuesday feel like a royal wedding.

People once lined up at dawn for a pastry that could not decide whether it was a croissant or a donut. Admittedly, those flaky, sugary layers are a delicious identity crisis worth at least a short wait.

It looks like a unicorn exploded in a bakery, yet somehow it still tastes exactly like a plain bagel. Kids lose their minds over it, though, and breakfast has never looked this ready for a birthday party.

It is a snack tray that hired a publicist, with three crackers, five grapes, and one salami folded into a tiny rose. To be fair, grazing on fancy cheese at a party makes everyone feel like they live in a castle.

Grandma has been calling it soup for decades, and now it costs $9 a cup and comes with a wellness speech. Still, a warm mug on a chilly day feels like a hug from the inside, and Grandma knew that first.

It is a vegetable pretending to be bread, and it gets a little soggy the moment it realizes nobody believes it. Still, it lets more people join pizza night, and loaded with toppings it is honestly pretty tasty.

Somebody squeezed a bowl of oatmeal, and now it costs an extra dollar to splash it in your coffee. Fans love how silky and foamy it gets, and it does make latte art look like it belongs in a museum.

Gold leaf has zero flavor, so you are basically paying $100 to eat the shiny wrapper of a regular cheeseburger. But it sparkles like a disco ball, and the photo will absolutely make your cousins jealous.

Matcha lattes were fine, but now there is matcha ice cream, matcha cookies, matcha pancakes, and probably matcha toothpaste coming soon. Fans love that earthy, grassy kick and the calm vibe that comes with every green sip.

It is less of a pizza and more of a cheese swimming pool that requires a knife, a fork, and a nap afterward. Chicago fans will defend it forever, and honestly that buttery crust and saucy top make a strong case.

It is tea that sat out too long, got fizzy, and grew a mysterious floating pancake that everyone politely ignores. Still, fans love the tangy sparkle, and it is way more fun to order than plain iced tea.

It is basically sushi that gave up on rolling itself and just tossed everything in a bowl with crunchy onions on top. The fresh fish and saucy rice are so good, though, that the lazy look totally works.

It is four slices of toast on a wooden plank, and somehow it costs more than a whole loaf with the toaster included. But each one has its own fancy topping, and a tiny tasting tour at brunch is kind of adorable.

Hot Cheetos on sushi, on elotes, on mac and cheese, and soon probably on birthday cake, leaving red dust fingerprints on everything in sight. Fans adore that fiery, crunchy kick, and honestly it does make every snack a lot louder.

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