• NathanUp@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Why do people hate raisins? They’re chewy little sugar bombs. What’s not to like?

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      1 year ago

      Someone gave out little boxes of raisins on Halloween. I poured them into my mouth. They had worms in them. To this day I’m suspicious of raisins.

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      1 year ago

      To the American palate natural sugars taste like sour lemons. The rest of the world goes crazy for sultanas or raisins in things because they are such a sweet little surprise. To Americans raised on a steady diet of factory brewed high fructose corn syrup, they seem to offend and overwhelm their senses.

      I hear so much raisin hate on American podcasts etc. I’ll never understand it.

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        Lol that’s absurd hahaha People have different palletes and culture and socioeconomic history. To just slash out us little Americans for a quick jab is ignorant at best. Everyone loves fruit in America. Everyone on earth loves fruit. Put that pet theory to rest.

        For what it’s worth, I love raisins in bread, cereal, salads and cookie and I’m American as they come.

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        You’re not far wrong, but the corollary is it’s really hard to avoid unless you’re fairly nutrition aware. After moving away I lost several kilo in a year by accident. Eating normal food and living someplace walkable does a lot.

        ed: typo

      • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Even the pastry in the meme is a “pain au raisin” which they’ve just put… icing sugar on top of 🤢

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      1 year ago

      I love raisins on their own. And in raisin brand for some reason. But I strongly dislike their texture in baked goods such as cinnamon buns or cookies.

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      1 year ago

      I love raisins by themselves, or sometimes in food like Tagine

      Raisins in baking are almost always a disappointment

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        1 year ago

        They’re fine as long as they’re inside the baked good. Won’t get roasted too much there.
        Those burnt one on the surface are terrible.

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      1 year ago

      For me it’s the texture that causes issues. I love grapes, but dry them out and suddenly they make me nauseous.

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        That just makes them better! Like when you eat lo mein and get to pretend the pieces of cabbage are little grubs. It’s the best part!

    • Catsrules@lemmy.ml
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      Raisins are fine until you eat a cookie expecting chocolate chips and get a raisins instead.