/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13081018
You sound like a retard desu

>>13081027
That's nice

>>13081018
Why are you this angry over $4? People are just trying to squeeze as much profit out of anything they can, welcome to america.

Tuna rolls and assorted sashimi.

>>13081039
I actually wouldn't mind paying $4 for a real, scratch made cupcake. I really like fresh made pastries but I don't really like making a mess of my kitchen to eat literally one of them. But I also could pay $2.50 for a box mix, which I have done, and just make a whole ass cake and eat it by myself in the dark watching Shameless. I don't want to go to a really nice, talked up bakery and pay $4 for something I could have easily made at home when I was told it was really worth the trek and the money to eat there.

>>13081018
>Just now realizing that eating out is always a scam
Absolutely everything you can get in any restaurant, you can make at home the same way cheaper. You're not paying for food, you're paying for some one to make that food for you and clean up the mess, as well. The price has to cover not just the food cost, but the cost of labor as well as the rest of the overhead, while still netting the owner a profit because why the fuck would you have a business if you weren't making a profit off of it?

>>13081061
Bruh you know how fucking cheap baking is? Flour and sugar are the two cheapest things you can buy in a grocery store. Sure you're paying overhead costs to not make the food which is literally the only reason to even eat out, but also not throwing flour, sugar, and levening agents into a mixer and instead relying on inferior mixes with tons of shelf stabilizer crap isn't just lazy as all fuck, but also means you're stupid and bad at your job. That's why all those cupcake boutiques opened during the recession because stay at home moms suddenly had to work and its dead easy to make cupcakes. It costs nothing to try. In fact I'm sure it cost these dumb asses more money by volume to use a premix than it would to buy bulk raw ingredients.

>>13081086
And yet you still paid four bucks for a single Betty crocker cupcake lmao

Recently? $20 plus tip for an Italian sub that was advertised as having free delivery for $11. I hate how that sandwich made me feel. I could've made like 10 decent sandwiches for that price, it made me feel sick.

>>13081018
Chipotle
Starbucks
Any brunch restaurant

>>13081018
I've worked in a bakery like this. They buy the premixes in 50lb sacks so the markup is even worse than you think it is. They tend to pay employees really low hourly wages, too. There isn't much goodness in the food industry anymore.

Biscuits and gravy while driving through somwhere in the midwest, I think Kentucky

I went to slim pickins once.

>>13081018
jewish custard

Not me but my aunt.
Sort of fancy restaurant that you go to when on this bus tour.
Gets the prawn salad.
It has 3 medium sized prawns then lettuce tomatoes cucumber in a bowl.
It's $35. (Where I'm from for that price you get like 12-20 medium sized prawns at a restaurant for that or a 300g nice cut of steak.)
About 10 people complained.
Pretty sure they were just ripping tourists off.

I was in London and stopped in some Michelin guide Mexican restaurant. Apparently needed a reservation but I spoke to the owner in Spanish and they set me up at the bar. I figured "Mexican people running a Mexican restaurant that featured in the Michelin guide, awesome, this will be great." I paid close to 50 pound for a small bowl of nachos and dip and these tiny seafood tacos that tasted like they came from Tesco, and were tasteless and bland like every other other food item in this hellhole of an island. The hole in the walls in a strip mall I used to go to when I lived in the States were a million times better.

Starsucks 'hot chocolate'
It was just microwaved chocolate milk from a gallon jug - I watched the whole fucking thing happen. It killed my high too.

>>13081053
>>13081039
>>13081018
>Paying $4 for a cupcake

Absolute state of mutts

I'm I'm the UK and there are these 'premium' burger places that are ridiculously expensive. Ok, I know no many fast food places do actual decent burgers, but for a 1/4lb burger, fries and a drink you're barely getting any change from £20. And it tastes /ok/ but I'd rather go to a butchers and get better burgers for a quarter of the price. That place is called HUBBOX I think, and it's shit.

>london
>popular place called falafel king
>get a large pita for £7.50
dude just whacks out a packet of tesco value large pita bread
they must be making crazy profits from that

foie gras

>>13081018
Jersey Mikes cheese steak, i actually like them but its like $14 for what is just a roll, roast beef,onions and cheese which is insanely over priced

>>13081086
a plain cupcake is like 15 cents of ingredients

>>13081018
I once bought a slice of "homemade" fruit of the forest" pie for 5.75 and while it tasted okay it gave me near immediate watery shits. Not even a week later my neighbor came by and gave me a whole frozen pie which had a label saying "fruit of the forest" and when I smelled it it smelled exactly the same as the slice I bought at the diner. I asked my neighbor how much they paid and they told me the pie was 4.95. I regret that damn near everyday.

Probably a munchies box in Edinburgh on vacation. I thought tons of fried food sounds amazing. Then I learned that Scotland like England can't fry anything worth a shit so everything was soggy with oil like everything fried there.

>>13083132
Highly unlikely a fruit pie gave you the shits.

>>13083139
>he fell for the munchies box meme

>>13082107
>I'm sorry but I changed my mind
it's that simple

>>13083053
the chipotle cheese steak is the best sandwich at jersey mike's. it doesn't qualify as a "real" cheesesteak, but it is quite good and better than pretty much any sandwich you can get at a chain

>>13083147
are you implying a mass produced fruit pie is highly unlikely to have been contaminated at any point during the process of making it, shipping it, storing it, serving it? And let me clarify, it was filled with "fresh" fruits and crumbled brown sugar clumps.

>>13083156
I'd rather not get part and parceled over a fuckng pita thanks.

>>13083152
>munchies box
>munchies

dinner at brasserie thoumieux in paris. was recommend by a friend of my gf. absolutely fucking vile food. could hardly eat any of it. came to like 80 euros each which was a lot of money for us at the time. their card machine also wasn't working at the end of the meal so the waiters marched us to a cash point. had some alright wine tho

>>13083189

>>13083169
cuck logic, i bet you let your wife fuck other guys as long as she doesn't get pregnant.

>>13083209
I'd rather not get part and parceled over denying some bbc my wifes sons boipussy

>>13081379
>midwest
>kentucky
u wot m8

>>13083053
Only 14? When we got 2 cheesesteaks with a coupon it was 40 bucks lol.

>>13081053
Anon there aren't any women on the internet. You know the rules.

>>13082012
This happens all the time. Foreign tourists get scammed constantly.

>>13081018
Sushi, as usual. The restaurant was super expensive, so I thought I was gonna get actual good food, but not much difference from the cheaper places.

>>13081018
I one time bought sushi from a Chinese restaurant, they had used jasmine rice instead of short grain. Everything was coated in teriyaki sauce and the fish was weirdly soft.

Water

A hamburger and fries at Burger King.

I took one bite, spit it out, and threw it all in the trash. I'll never go back again.

>>13081018
I once ordered a Papa John's pizza.

>>13081061
>he doesn't know about economies of scale

>>13086130
can you kill yourself already McShill?

>>13086154

I don't eat at McDonald's, either. We don't even have one in my county.

For me, it's the McChicken. The best fast food sandwich. Yes it is cheesy but I prefer it so much. The McChicken is not just cheesy but so good too. It's just a great sandwich. I had my husband get a sandwich, and he told me it was the best McChicken ever. I told him it wasn't. This is the best McChicken I have ever had. No, it's better than a McDonalds McChicken. Seriously, go. Try it. I will never go back to McDonalds.

I love McChicken. I love the sauce that comes smothered on the sandwich, how the sandwich is made, when it comes out of the fryer and all the things that I have never tasted in a fast food restaurant. There is nothing like an old fashioned McChicken and I have had it at a local restaurant multiple times over the years. In fact, it is one of my favorite meals of the day. I was just recently at McChicken in East Hampton and I love it! For starters, the sandwich. It is perfect!
For me, it's the McChicken. The best fast food sandwich. I even ask for extra McChicken sauce packets and the staff is so friendly and more than willing to oblige.

One time I asked for McChicken sauce packets and they gave me three. I said, "Wow, three for free!" and the nice friendly McDonald's worker laughed and said, "I'm going to call you 3-for-free!".

Now the staff greets me with "hey it's 3-for-free!" and ALWAYS give me three packets. It's such a fun and cool atmosphere at my local McDonald's restaurant, I go there at least 3 times a week for lunch and a large iced coffee with milk instead of cream, 1-2 times for breakfast on the weekend, and maybe once for dinner when I'm in a rush but want a great meal that is affordable, fast, and can match my daily nutritional needs.

I even dip my fries in McChicken sauce, it's delicious! What a great restaurant.

>>13086159
What secluded jungle shithole do you live in? I thought North Koreans weren’t allowed actual internet.

>>13086165

Didn't I read this earlier in another thread?

>>13086168

I live in God's country.

We don't have to put up with all the low-life shitheads who eat at places like McDonalds and Burger King.

I've bought a few really horrible things at convince stores. apple pie thing, that had to have been there 20 years. horrible biscuits no one would ever eat. burgers that taste like pure onion.
but stuffing n vegetable oil tastes like shit, glad i got butter now.

>>13086172
Do you think maybe somebody copied and pasted it?

>>13086176
the hot dog full of cartalidge our something

>>13081018
Every fucking time i eat fast food. Disgusting.

>>13086175
Which third world shithole is it? The shitholes are highlighted in blue, just tell me which one your shack is located in.

>>13086176
even the nachos n cheese kinda tasted like shit. the doughnuts aren't to bad.

>>13086175
Which third world shithole is it? The shitholes are highlighted in blue, just tell me which one your shack is located in.

>>13086172
Is this your first day on the internet? I hope you're a cute cooking mom c:

>>13086188

Shitholes are the cities and towns that have McDonald's and Burger King.

The nearest place to me that has a McDonald's is in the next state. I have no idea where the nearest Burger King is located, but if I was going to bet, I'd bet that it's at least 100 miles away.

I'm wrong. I looked it up. To get to the nearest Burger King from here, I'd have to cross one state completely and drive into the next state over.

This is beef country.

>>13086204
Are you saying you’re in the US? It would’ve been better to say you’re a third worlder than a flyover.

>It would’ve been better to say you’re a third worlder than a flyover

Pretty much any burger joint for me. I'm very easy to please as far as food goes so no way am I spending that much when some shitty McDouble still tastes great to me. I consider this a blessing.

>>13086204
If you are in the US there is at least 3-4 McDonalds in every single city. Unless you are literally living in bumfuck nowhere farm land and posting this on your 24kbps dial up connection I don't believe you. Or you are definitely a third world shitskin whose opinions don't actually have any weight.

>>13086215
Fake

The McRib, I hadnt had one in a long while and was really hungry once after work and so I decided to grab one for lunch. Took a bite and was didnt remember tasting the way it did. It wasn't bad, it was just underwhelming for how much people hype it up. Not to mention, I feel like I could have had to same experience by buying a microwave "Rib" paytie pack with sauce from the grocery store and putting that on a hoggie, and some of those even taste BETTER than the McRib

I went to a restaurant once 10 years ago and ordered a mushroom soup. The soup was cold and not very good but I sat there and ate it because I was shy and non confrontational.

>go to well rated local restaurant with friend
>quiet part of the afternoon
>just a couple of old people in the dining room
>get roast beef melt with horseradish sauce
>no spices on sandwich at all
>horseradish sauce was a cup of plain pureed horseradish
>friend gets French dip
>same bland sandwich
>jus is pale and has no flavor at all, not even salt
I'm not someone who thinks things have to be overspiced but there was absolutely nothing on it.
>realise all the reviews are from old people

>>13082105
yeah i went to HUBBOX once and the only good thing was the oreo milkshake which was like £5 the chips and burger were shit and overpriced

>>13086499
What’s a hoggie?

>>13081018

The cupcake industry is a sham of a business propped up by food network.

But the 8 dollar rotatos takes the cake and the worst part is there is a lineup for this

>>13081018
$8 for 5 clearly frozen mass produced mozzarella sticks. sauce was extra.

Some shitty pasta thing at Johnny Carino's. I had to finish my gf's because it sucked and later I threw up after I came in her ass and she was worried that she gave me poop dick. She hadn't, I just had wicked indigestion and the vigorous doggy style didn't help.
That's the worst food I ever paid for. The sangria was decent but overpriced.

>>13082105
Mate get yourself over to spoons.
£7 for a slightly below average burger, and it comes with chips and a pint which are pretty hard to fuck up.

bought a 20 pack of flour tortillas, went to use them and they were all stuck and melded together, not even heating them separated them.

only got maybe 4 out of 20 to come apart

>>13083139
>A munchy box
>Expecting it to not be greasy and soggy
>Judges the entire country on meme food
Is this bait? They're literally designed to be eaten when you're shit faced and just want fat and salt.

>>13086188
For some reason i'm always surprised when i remember that mongolia still exists.

I was once served hot tea sweeted.

I almost had a fit

>>13086172
Huh, I think you're right. You're into something. You're going places, kid, being very observant and such!!! Sharp eye!!

>>13082410
Tastelet detected

http://mycasagrande.com/

Went there once because the people that own that have like five or 10 ridiculously popular joints around this area. One of them I know is awesome. Decided to try this place because figured quality of food would be just as good only "Mexican". Shit was fucking disgusting. I didn't even finish my food. Lady asked me if I wanted to take it to go and I said no. I NEVER walk away without finishing my food but I did there.

>>13088821
Is Casa Grande comfy? I want to move there.

>>13081018
any food purchased in a situation where you are a amenities hostage: fairs, carnivals, concerts, sports, festivals, etc

le 10$ bottle of water

>>13088878

It's basically mexican restaurant for by white people for white people. Shit's always full and parking lot is packed but I'll never eat there again.

>>13088898

Try beer at downtown prices with a 25% markup at a local oktoberfest where imported beer costs 9 dollars.

All for a nostalgia trip mind you and I washed the shittiness off by going to an authentic german joint for wurst and beer.

>>13088956
So you sound like a total faggot, cool!

>>13081053
I've heard a lot of expensive bakeries pull this scam, but you won't know unless you try it since most people are food plebs. I knew a girl who interned at an expensive bakery in or near Ridgefield, CT, and she explained how everything the bakery sold was just boxed, frozen, or fully pre-made stuff. I don't know what bakery though as this was 11 years ago.

>>13081313
>Chipotle
Jesus fucking christ this. I simply do NOT get why people love this chain so much. Burrito is mostly rice, nearly completely devoid of seasoning, and expensive as fuck.

The only time it made sense to me was when I was visiting Duluth and talking to some friends there. I was poking fun at the line down the block at their Chipotle and they just said to me "We don't have any actual Mexican food here. Chipotle is pretty much the only game in town." Which is almost true. I had been to (afaik) the only mexican place in that town and it was one of the worst dining experiences I had ever had.

Also on the topic of overpriced and bland fast food: 5 guys. That place blows.