• NathanUp@lemmy.ml
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    Why do people hate raisins? They’re chewy little sugar bombs. What’s not to like?

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      1 year ago

      Raisins are fine until you eat a cookie expecting chocolate chips and get a raisins instead.

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      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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        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

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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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        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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    I have a hypothesis that all the raisin haters out there are super chocolate lovers. And they are just mad that it’s raisins and not chocolate. I’m not saying all chocolate lovers are raisin haters, but that all raisin haters are chocolate lovers.

    Last I checked raisins aren’t harvested with slave labor and deforestation, learn to enjoy raisins they are amazing

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      I can add my sample size of one to your research. I don’t mind raisins but I love chocolate. Chocolate covered raisins are acceptable, for instance. The disappointment is what really leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

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      Nah, I really dislike raisins and, despite liking chocolate, I am not a super chocolate lover.

      Not much of a sweet tooth at all.

      I do love fruits though, but am not a huge fan of dried fruit which is what raisins are.

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    Never go to a Christmas Eve in Brazil. People put raisins on everything! (And I love it!)

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    According to the webcomic Adventures of God, there is a special place in hell for people who give out raisins instead of candy on Halloween

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    Raisers are fine on their own but I don’t want that change in consistency when I’m eating cinnamon rolls, cookies, whatever. Also expectations are big, have you ever taken a sip of a drink that is different than what you thought? Usually not a pleasant experience