Holiday season is in and people are busy thinking of the food dishes they did like to offer their guests at their hosted parties. Many are going back to very old recipes for something different to add in the party menu. But there are some holiday dishes that have lost their charm and fail to please many.
Holiday dishes and parties
Holiday and partying season is coming. People are going to hold parties for their close friends and relatives. They want to decide on the food menus for these parties. Most of the hosts want to impress their guests. Therefore, they are on the hunt for some unique food dishes. As hosts put their heads together to agree upon the menu for the party, it is likely that some dishes would please the guests while others won’t.
Which are the holiday dishes that are getting less popular with guests? These are better struck off the food menu to avoid disappointments.
Candied yam
Candied yam (Source: Whisk it real gud)These are sweet potato chunks that are mixed with a blend of butter, sugar, cinnamon, and spices. Instacart survey of Harris Poll in 2021 revealed that out of the 2000 participants, 27% did not want this dish on the menu. The reason was not clear.
Ambrosia salad
Most commonly, this salad includes yoghurt, sour cream, with pecans, marshmallows, maraschino cherries, mandarin and pineapple slices from cans, shredded coconut, and mayonnaise. This salad seems outdated and not relished by many. Houston Press has ranked it amongst the worst holiday foods.
Cranberry sauce
Cranberry sauce (Source: Cooking Classy)People still serve this sauce on Thanksgiving but most guests hate it now. 2022 survey of The Vacationer showed that 30% guests did not like it. Cranberries are okay for them but not cranberry sauce.
Oyster casserole
Casseroles are versatile and popular. But somehow, oyster casseroles do not work anymore with guests. Many add crushed Saltine crackers, half and half, butter, and Worcestershire sauce to canned oyster pieces to make it. But it has lost its sheen these days.
WCPO 9 News, Cincinnati-based ABC-affliated news station in 2015 put this dish as the no. 1 worst holiday food dish.
Jell-O-salad
This is gelatin with fruits and vegetables or meat. It fails to impress guests. Reddit users have put this holiday dish in the worst category. They hate this retro dish and do not even want to try it. To the question as to which food dish at Thanksgiving party is the worst, one Reddit user wrote:
“Lime jello salad with pineapple and shredded carrots that had mayonnaise on top,”
Another agreed and wrote:
“Green jello with olives, ricotta, pepperoni and yellow bell peppers trapped in the center of a meat pie,”
Aspic
This is clear jelly with some food pieces inside. Hosts have tried to make it unique in some way. One Redditor made it with peas, carrots and pulled pork. And the fellow Redditors hated it. One user summed up:
“I’m glad we’re all really embracing the whole ruin thanksgiving on your own terms this year idea,”
Banana pudding pie
Banana pudding pie (Source: Pillsbury)YouGovAmerica did a survey ranking the Thanksgiving pies in 2020, and banana pudding pie was in the last place on the list. Only 3% of the respondents said that they enjoyed it.
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Sweet potato pie
Most guests like desserts but not this one. It has failed the test of time. Mashed did a survey in 2021 of the worst desserts. 607 Americans took the survey and 27.5% of them rated this pie as the worst one.