#chefs & recipe blogs attach to common phrases in an almost memetic way and it ticks me off

[kanyniablue]

“it’s not too sweet!” “the perfect dessert - not too sweet!” “I love making this, it’s just right and not too sweet--” ok well i have the palate of a three year old trick-or-treating for the first time and my goal in life is to die in the throes of a sugar rush.

I.  will tell YOU.  when it’s TOO SWEET.

#if this sounds like a threat: it is #food mention #in reality yeah i like stuff that tastes like more than sugar but #chefs & recipe blogs attach to common phrases in an almost memetic way and it ticks me off #everything is an advertisement! everything is trying to market itself! #especially when it's obvs just latching onto trending phrases playing the algorithm with a generic coffee cake recipe #karen theres 3 cups of sugar in this singular cupcake it is a dietician's night terror come to life #spare me and go back to describing how a chance potluck dessert saved your marriage #in the same vein as 'white dude who loves to say UMAMI' & 'it's c a r a m a l i z e d' #tangent: these people don't understand the difference between 'sophisticated taste' and 'literally hates your tastebuds personally' #it is so hard being the only person with correct opinions on everything. it is so difficult