People love sharing the elaborate, well-seasoned dishes they cook. And that final look of a meal prepared just right is always appealing. However, cooking doesn’t always go according to plan. Sometimes, genuine and funny cooking fails occur, like these new dishes posted on Reddit!
Water and Cream Cheese Mac n Cheese
Reddit user bakedlentil had to solve a problem while cooking Mac n cheese, he had run out of almond milk. Consequently, he went and grabbed some cream cheese and a pot of water to finish his delicious dish. He added: “I threw a couple slices of Monterey Jack that I found in my fridge in the mix, crumbled in some air fried bacon too. I was expecting a larger disaster. It didn’t taste bad at all, it was creamy and cheesy.”
Seasoning Food ‘Just Isn’t Necessary’
Reddit user robtheoleander revealed that a friend of his sent this photo while revealing: “Seasoning food just isn’t necessary.” I asked him why he didn’t eat it with condiments at least like he usually does but he replied that when he took it out of the oven, it looked so good that he got impatient. A user reply from geccles mentioned: “This somehow looks overdone and raw at the same time.”
Moldy Velvet Cake
The red velvet cake is one of the most popular sweet treats over the last few years, so Reddit user An_Rain396 tried to make some. He revealed that he was out of red food dye so he decided to try a “blue velvet” but it looked moldy instead. Reddit user Ben_Kenobi_ replied: “Pistachio cake with cream cheese frosting sounds pretty great.”
4 Day-Baked Potato
Reddit user Jopkins revealed that he was cooking his meal but forgot about a potato that was in the oven, so the appliance was at 180 degrees and after two hours he noticed the oven was on, so he turned it off and went to bed. For the next 4 days he used the oven to cook food as normal and leaving the potato unnoticed in the back of it. He only noticed the charred, blackened husk of the potato when retrieving a lasagna many days after.
Banana Bread with Red Food Coloring
Reddit user Koss624 revealed: “I just wanted to make a questionable banana bread but I got a red brick instead. It was made of 2 bananas, one egg, a cup of mango juice, a bottle of one-year-expired red food coloring, 1/4 cup of cinnamon, 1 cup of flour and 2 tbsp of vanilla extract.” And he also added that this recipe was his grandmother’s and while he was a kid he used to eat a lot of these.
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Casserole Food
Reddit user cohonka commented that he thought a casserole is just a bunch of random stuff you throw in a dish and bake so he did this meal with the excess of canned food and old vegetables from his pantry. He added: “There are mushrooms, corn, yellow bell peppers, black beans, red onion, toasted hot dog buns, shredded cheese blend, canned spaghetti with meatballs, chicken noodle soup mix and various spices in the casserole,” creating one of the more unusual funny cooking fails.
Unappetizing Green Scrambled Eggs
Reddit user s1h4dow mentioned that he wanted to use food dye to make his scrambled eggs green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day but he didn’t think it would look this unappetizing. While some criticized the look of this dish, other Reddit users like brakshs mentioned that a person can make green scrambled eggs by adding pesto, turning the post into one of the day’s funny cooking fails. Others also mentioned spinach too for coloring.
Hot Dogs with Chili
Reddit user NeatFalcon190 revealed that when he was a kid his mother prepared this meal made of hot dogs and chili on top. Back then he thought this was some kind of gourmet cuisine and while growing up he realized it is a cheap and easy meal for kids. He added: “If my coworkers stumble upon me eating it, I call it ‘the low carb chili dogs’,” despite it looking like one of the more harmless funny cooking fails.
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Do Not Add Blue Food Coloring to Meals
Reddit user unknown-one mentioned that he thought adding blue food coloring to a meat, pasta, and sauce meal would make it more interesting to the kids, but the result became one of the strangest funny cooking fails. A reply from Reddit user [borrado] mentioned: “Just imagining the smell made me nauseous.”
It Doesn’t Look Like The Menu Photo
Reddit user [borrado] commented that he ordered this hot dog from the menu, but this Australian Vegan Fast Food restaurant served him the hot dog shown on the right. It quickly joined the collection of funny cooking fails. He also added: “If you just eat the fries, it’s really not that bad. The Vietnamese sauce was actually delicious. Anything outside that, it is pretty dismal.”
Corn Beef Hash
Reddit user Nespower mentioned that this dish is made of corned beef hash from a can and it wasn’t bad, but it looked like dog food. After that photo, he mentioned that to add some extra flavor, he added Tabasco hot sauce. The appearance made it one of the thread’s funny cooking fails. Reddit user agoia replied: “You can make a big grilled burrito with egg and cheese with that.”
A Cake for my Friend’s Birthday
Reddit user Cephdrome revealed that he was in charge of making a cake for his friend’s birthday. He mentioned that inside the cake there was meat, boiled chicken thighs in stock jello because he wanted it to be a joke. The result became one of the most unforgettable funny cooking fails. Finally, he mentioned it tasted like dog food but apparently the birthday girl’s cat was really excited about that meal.
Fried Chicken Burger
This fried chicken burger wouldn’t be a bad dish if you had made it at home using the few ingredients you had in the fridge. But Reddit user WKFClark mentioned buying it from a food truck that always stops by their workplace. The disappointing presentation turned in into one of these funny cooking fails. Couldn’t they put ketchup, mayonnaise, or some kind of condiment on it? Maybe cheese, or even some hot sauce or vegetables.
Guacamole with Food Coloring
Reddit user HorseCode revealed that the guacamole he prepared was too yellow, so he decided to add some food coloring to enhance the presentation, but this was what he got. Instead, he created another entry among Reddit’s funny cooking fails. A reply from user Rancor-ballet mentioned: “All you did was enhance the likelihood of having leftover guacamole.”
Japanese Food Samples
In Japan, it is common to see the dish you can order in the window of the restaurant before you go in. And Reddit user ale152 watched this food sample on the right in a Tokyo restaurant and was tempted. Then, she found out that the actual meal didn’t quite match the display, making it another day’s funny cooking fails. A reply from user [borrado] mentioned: “I think that looks pretty good. It’s not perfect but not bad at all.”
Alien Food
Reddit user ArminTanzerien commented that he accidentally made some alien food when he prepared this rice noodle stir fry with shrimp and red cabbage dish. The unexpected color made it another example of funny cooking fails. A reply from kookiemaster remarked: “I believe most purple veggies do that except purple string beans, they just turn green. I once ended up with blue scrambled eggs thanks to purple cabbage.”
Genius Idea
Reddit user Background-Belt-2202 revealed that he intentionally put blue food coloring in the recipe for these cookies so his roommates won’t eat any of them. The unusual appearance turned them into memorable funny cooking fails. He also added that it did work because previously, during the cooling process, some of his roommates had taken some, but not that time. Reddit user BillyBobBarkerJrJr opined that he thought they were pistachio chocolate chips.
Fallout Food
Reddit user imaninjafool revealed that his coworkers called his lunch “Fallout Food”. He commented that he usually has for lunch his kid’s leftovers from breakfast from the day before. In this image, it’s a ground sausage, eggs, and cheese meal. Finally, he mentioned that because of himself and his own dog, nothing edible ever makes it to the trash can of his house. His leftover breakfast combination easily fits among these funny cooking fails.
Yogurt Sandwiches
Reddit user themonicastone commented that when he eats yogurt sandwiches, all his friends and family members go crazy. But the user defended herself: “I stand by this fine food.” This became one of the more divisive funny cooking fails shared online. A reply from CauliflowerPresent23 expressed that it could be worse, because the same user in a past post mentioned she adds mayonnaise to this yogurt and bread mix.
Conclusion
The great inventiveness and imagination people possess is evident in many of the dishes they have chosen to eat. At the same time, the fact that the preparation was a disaster, or at least highly peculiar and strange, does not mean the food itself isn’t appetizing. These funny cooking fails prove that kitchen disasters can be just as entertaining as successful recipes.
