Am I the only one, who thinks fast food tastes terrible?

After I discovered the world of weight loss social media, I lost count of posts, in which people say they gained weight, because they eat too much fast food. Because they LOVE fast food: McDonald's, KFC, Chinese or pizza etc.

And I keep asking myself, how is this even possible. Now make no mistake, I am fat. I am fat, because I overeat. I grew up in a country, where home cooking is way cheaper than fast food and I grew up in a household, where I was taught to love good food: from buying all the right ingredients to lovingly preparing them to enjoying food and sharing that enjoyment with your family. My mom would never allow fast food on our diner table, not because it's fattening and unhealthy, but because it's an insult to her palate.

First time I set my foot into a fast food restaurant I was 14 and my friends invited me along. I was excited, because they kept telling that McDonald's is amazing. The very first thing I noticed was this highly unpleasant smell combination of old cooking oil and disinfectant. But I did not let it deter my excitement and ordered a Happy Meal. I already knew that Cola tastes pretty much like cough syrup, but I had not been prepared for the disappointment that awaited me: Bread that does not look like bread, meat that does not taste like meat, sad veggies, oddly colored cheese and on top of that fries practically dripping with oil. Wtf? I still ate, because I paid a shocking amount of money for that sad imitation of what food is supposed to be. Since then I have not set my foot into a McDonald's restaurant (or its brethren), unless I urgently needed to go to a bathroom. I have not had better luck with other kinds of fast food. I am not saying that home cooked food cannot be unhealthy, but home cooked burgers, Chinese or pizza always taste so much better anyway.

With exception of my family, I have not yet met a person, who honestly dislikes fast food and not in 'it's unhealthy' way, but in 'it tastes like oiled crap and makes me want to vomit' way.

So dear community, what are your thoughts on taste qualities of fast food?

Submitted December 24, 2016 at 02:05PM by jabberwocky86 http://ift.tt/2ipmVGu