I firmly believe that cooking is a form of art. A delicious one at that! However, there is a fine line between truly aesthetic dishes and food that is simply pretentiousness plopped on a plate. And sometimes… sometimes you just want a burger, you know? With normal buns instead of portobello mushroom caps and ketchup instead of 13 types of hand-made condiments spaced out on a drumset. There’s nothing wrong with simplicity. When done right.

However, a lot of chefs and restaurants believe that they’re more important than they really are and they try to show this through the food they serve. Finding the perfect balance between looks and taste isn’t for them, no sirree! Instead, they opt to create the most ‘dazzling’ dishes that end up overwhelming and confusing the customers.

The crème de la crème of pretentiousness ends up on the r/StupidFood subreddit that is dedicated to shaming the most arrogant food creations on Planet Earth. Have a taste of their best (or is that worst?) photos and remember to give the food that you wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot spork a big ol’ upvote. Grab your silverware and let’s go!

I had a chat about the subreddit with Clackpot, the founder of r/StupidFood. I was also interested to find out more about aesthetics and pretentiousness in food, so I reached out to talented pie artist Jessica Clark-Bojin, the founder of ‘The Pieous’ project and author of ‘Pies are Awesome.’ Scroll down for Bored Panda’s in-depth interviews with Clackpot, as well as with Jessica, who spoke about the importance of cooking to put a smile on someone else’s face and why it’s worth experimenting with food.

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#1 When You Ask For Plain Rice

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#2 Zero Waste! You Know, Minus The Coffee Grounds You Just Wasted

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#3 Soft Serve Coffee In A Donut Cone, With A Shot Of Espresso

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#4 Butter Knife

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#5 But Which Side Is Gonna Pay For It?

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#6 Pizza-Pizza

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#7 Loooooooooooooool

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#8 Freaking Deconstructed Coffee

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#9 Pickles Brined In Monster

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#10 Our Food Better

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#11 A Handful Of Jam Served On A Plate At An Upscale Restaurant

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#12 Deconstructed Greek Salad

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#13 Spaghetti Sandwich

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#14 Chicken Alfredo “Burrito”

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#15 “King’s Hand”

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#16 Not Fried Chicken….ice Cream

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#17 Apple Pie From A Restaurant And Bakery Near Me. It’s Delicious, But Near Impossible To Eat

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#18 Spam Turkey

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#19 American

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#20 Toast Water

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#21 Beef Stroganoff Tacos

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#22 In A Post-Covid World We Will Need To Find A Use For All These Spare Hand Sanitiser Dispensers

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#23 Words Cannot Describe What I’m Feeling Right Now

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#24 Ordered Some Food Delivery From Oreganos Last Night. Some Funny Guy Was Bored At His Job Apparently

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#25 Only Stuffed Crust. In A Circle

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#26 Blue Gatorade Macaroni With Blue Gatorade Sauce

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#27 Date Said Her Favorite Food Was Blue Cheese Pizza. I Guess I Misunderstood Where The Emphasis Was Supposed To Be

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#28 Some Restaurant Was Bragging About This Online

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#29 First Time Buying At A Local Restaurant Called “Food And Love”, Ordered A Four Cheese Pizza And This Is Why They Delivered

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#30 I .. Kind Of.. Want It

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#31 My Nostrils Are Getting Wasabi Burn Just Looking At This

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#32 Frosting On A Burger For When You Want To Die Young

#33 This “Sandwich” With An Entire Roasted Bird And Covered In Cheese Sauce

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#34 What We Ordered. What We Got

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#35 Unreal – This Is Pinnacle Stupid Food.

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#36 Ketchup And Mayo Ice Cream

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#37 I Have Nothing To Say About This

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#38 Take It To The Vet, I Bet They Could Still Save It

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#39 Freaking Nutella Biryani

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#40 Chefclub At It Again

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#41 Banana Water

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#42 I Present To You, A Single Slice Of Bread Wrapped In Plastic

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#43 My Craving For Steak Has Never Disappeared Faster

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#44 Shrimp And Eggs!

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#45 I Am Weeping

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