27 Overused Cooking Buzz Words That People Can’t Stand

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“Classifying certain recipes as ‘elevated.’ It’s not just pretentious, it’s somewhat offensive. ‘Oh, your classic dish everybody loves is just too trite and basic, so I, the master chef, have elevated it with my own ideas. Now it is elevated, so us true gourmands can enjoy it.” I’ve got no problem with dolling a recipe up with your own embellishments, but don’t tell me that a dish is worth trying to make and in the same breath imply it’s not good enough to eat in its familiar form.”

“You didn’t make an elevated taco; you made a your-style taco. And that’s fine, that’s cool, but it’s not on a higher level, it’s just different.”

—u/CommodoreBelmont