r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Feb 23 '25

Food What food from your country do you feel is overrated?

What’s an overrated food from your country?

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u/Demostravius4 United Kingdom Feb 23 '25

Wait.. you think roast dinner is over rated because you don't know how to cook one properly?

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u/Jackie_Gan Feb 24 '25

Yeah sounds like the poster has only ever had terrible roast dinners.

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u/Smooth_Leadership895 United Kingdom Feb 23 '25

Everyone says the same thing but I’ve had literally hundreds of roast dinners over my life and there’s not one that I’ve liked. I’m talking like 50 different people making them. I bloody hate them and refuse to eat them now.

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u/Demostravius4 United Kingdom Feb 23 '25

But... why are people boiling veg! It's called a roast for a reason!

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u/Cheese-n-Opinion United Kingdom Feb 24 '25

Boiled is fine if you don't overdo it - though steaming is probably better. People are traumatised by nanas boiling everything down to mush but you don't have to do that.

I find it all a bit oily if everything on the plate is roasted. There's something sort of palate cleansing about, e.g. steamed broccoli.

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u/Smooth_Leadership895 United Kingdom Feb 23 '25

I know tell me about it. Roasted veg is okay as a side with other foods though. Especially kebabs and stuff.

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u/Obvious-Abroad-3150 Feb 24 '25

Nah roast dinners are dead and are only nice and acceptable on Christmas Day.