What is the most overrated food?

Every entry here has a fan club and a queue. The argument is whether the queue was worth it.

1

Fondue

A communal pot of melted cheese and white wine, eaten with bread on long forks.

2

Truffle Oil

A finishing oil that usually carries synthetic aroma compounds rather than truffle.

3

Avocado Toast

Mashed avocado on sourdough, the brunch dish that became a punchline about rent.

4

Kale Salad

Raw curly kale dressed and massaged, sold as a virtue rather than a lunch.

5

Quinoa

A high-protein Andean seed that spent a decade as the default healthy grain.

6

Cupcakes

Single-serving frosted cakes that briefly had their own shop on every corner.

7

Oysters

Raw bivalves on ice, priced by the half dozen and judged by texture.

8

Foie Gras

Fattened duck or goose liver, seared or made into a terrine.

9

Pumpkin Spice Latte

A seasonal espresso drink flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg and clove syrup.

10

Cronut

A laminated croissant-doughnut hybrid that once drew queues before dawn.

11

Gold-Leaf Dessert

Edible gold applied to sundaes and cakes, priced for the photograph.

12

Deep-Dish Pizza

A tall, buttery-crust Chicago pizza that assembles its layers in reverse.