Are there any food trends you now find annoying?

Well, what's the big deal with Avocado Toast? I don't know about where you are but here it's the 'trendy' thing, with many variations. And they charge nearly $20 for it. Yeah, don't think so, lady! Don't know where it sprang from but GO AWAY.

And I have to laugh when I see lettuce or jam or slice turkey breast advertised as "Gluten-Free" - well, yeah! Duh. Just jumping on the trendy bandwagon.

Oh right, I forgot about avocado ...... I'd rather eat library paste. I think that's gluten free as well.

And all the damn jalapeño sliced into taco's or salads. I don't dislike them because they are hot, I dislike them because I think they add a spoiled taste and they stink. Do not, repeat, do not add them to hamburgers or cheese or anything. You want hot, how about hot chili powder or paprika or cayenne?

I forgot to mention sliders. Who got the bright idea to convince hungry people they should eat twice the bread with half the protein...and pay extra for it.

The good thing about sliders is they're shareable. If you and your buds don't have a big appetite, they're perfect.

I’m with Mame on that. I don’t have a huge appetite, a slider is often just the right size for me.

The only time pimentos appear on the shelves of most UK supermarkets is when they’re stuffing green olives.

The only time I don't mind pimento is when it's stuffed in green olives. Anywhere else, no thank you.

What I find annoying is that because I have a small appetite, I look to the appetizers for my meal and often they're unimaginative and usually deep-fried, which I don't want. Why can't they make smaller portions of their regular meals? Serve 1/2, for example. Most don't.

And I think bread producers should provide 1/2 loaves. I can't/don't eat a whole loaf even in a week so it goes stale.

There are a lot more elder people around today and they don't eat a lot.

For me, 4 oz of meat is a lot but you can never get protein in that size.

The upside is, when I order a regular dinner, I have lunch and dinner for the next day for the price of one meal.

We eat a lot of rolls, you can buy one a day fresh, or more if you want to.

Or you can bake your own, same principle.

Whenever I bake bread I almost always make rolls. That way the inside cooks before the outside starts to burn. If ever I bake a loaf I always have to cover it in tin foil until the last ten minutes.

That reminds me of a radio 4 news special on fast food in post war Britain.

Brioche is sweeter than the usual burger bun, and that’s why.

Just after WW2 British fast food was mainly fish and chips with salt and vinegar, quite sour. The Indian immigrants brought curry, again very sour, the same can be said of Chinese food.

That was pretty much it until McDonalds launched in the 70s. The whole set up, bun, pickle sauce, it was all a lot sweeter and that makes a big difference.

Marrying fat and sugar together is the perfect pairing, it makes it doubly addictive, with all that goes with it.

The ultimate example is salted caramel, salt plus fat plus sugar, a real unholy trinity. It only emerged in the last decade or so and now it’s everywhere.

Not saying I don’t like it though.

Well, during the pandemic, they haven't been selling bulk rolls, which adds to the problem. They come in a dozen, so it's worse than a loaf of bread. Before, however, that's exactly what I did. I'd buy two at a time. And I'm nowhere near a bakery, unfortunately, where I'm sure they would sell me one or two.

However, First World problems, right? Can't complain as I have access to bread when so many others don't.

In a word...Keto.

More to the point, how companies and consumers have overcomplicated and made it more expensive and difficult than it has no be.

All these recipes and invented products that produce ersatz results.

There's only 3 things to it when you get to the nitty gritty.
1. Lots of vegetables. Anything that grows above the ground.
2 Lots of fat. That's in the form of grass fed butter, the parts of animals that people have become terrified of because they are actually the most delicious parts, eggs and various plant oils.
3. No grains

I want to carry around my blood work to show people who, with no knowledge, talk about "how unhealthy" it is.

Seems pretty healthy to me to not be shoving food in your mouth every 2 or 3 hours. It's nice going 8 to 16 hours at a time not being hungry. It's like your entire body is like "whew. Thanks for giving us some rest"

We don't eat a lot of bread. So when I take a loaf home, it goes directly into the freezer. Same thing with bagels.

I freeze the extra bread too.

I like my bread soft, not hard like it gets once it's been frozen. It's really only good for toast or French toast then. Or maybe a grilled sandwich.

I live in walking distance of a shop with a bakery.

Too much bread is only a problem if I buy too much.

I can buy a roll a day if I want.

That’s the advantage of living off a high street.

Goat milk cheese.

You do realize how gross goat milk actually is? Then they make cheese of out it? And it's no kidding EXPENSIVE? To ruin my burger?

No, just no.

Definitely the gluten-free thing. Stuff that is just normally and naturally gluten free but the need to label it as such like someone who is on a gluten free diet is going to be enticed to go to your restaurant because you note something that is gluten free that normally is as

The avocado toast is yes a trend. I think it is because avocados are being recognized as being healthy. I love avocado so I don't mind other than now these things are being over priced because of the trend.

For the smaller portions I agree. Not just elderly but people that like to eat real portion sizes or maybe someone that just wants something more light. Most restaurants give very large sizes.

I have noticed another trend - maybe one that is not as annoying - smaller dish options at some restaurants that fits this sort of thought. They are not like typical appetizers but more like just lighter smaller meals.

Another thing my husband and I do - is split a meal. We aren't trying to be cheap just being thoughtful on our portion sizes and not wanting to waste food especially when we are in a position where we either do not want to bring home leftovers or are in a situation where this is not possible. I do know some restaurants will not do this but I am finding most will.

Also, the other day - we went to a small local place showing my niece around - my 18 year old was able to order a kids meal to get the smaller portion. We were hungry but it was too close to dinner time so we just wanted a light meal (almost like tea time) to hold us over. My daughter and I split something and my other daughter asked if it was ok for her to order the kids lunch instead. One thing though kids meals tend to be more basic. Again some places will not do this unless you are under a certain age - we explained our situation and politely asked if that was possible - they were more than kind to accomodate.

And speaking of the whole gluten-free trend, I wonder what the actual percentage is of people that really have the problem? My guess is about 1 to 5 % at most. However, from all of the media and marketing on the foods, you'd think it was an epidemic and a majority of the consuming Public. Let me look it up...

[edit: it is less than 1%]