20 Outrageous Dishes That Show How Instagram Has Completely Changed Food

"Sure, eating food from barbed wire is totally safe."

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• April 8, 2024

In today's world, many people love sharing their experiences online. That's fine when it's about happy memories, but some go overboard, especially with food.

If you look on social media, you'll see loads of pictures of beautifully presented meals. Restaurants have noticed this trend and started serving their dishes in fancy and creative ways, often not on regular plates.

Sure, these unique dishes look cool, but most people probably just want a simple meal. Nowadays, it seems like people care more about taking photos of their food than actually enjoying it.

Restaurants know that social media influences what people want, so they try to make their dishes look as good as possible. They use weird plates or arrange the food in fancy patterns to catch people's attention. But sometimes, all this focus on looks takes away from what's important: how the food tastes.

With all this emphasis on taking pictures, some of the joy of eating gets lost. Instead of enjoying the flavors, people worry about getting the perfect shot for Instagram. For restaurants, it means they might spend more time making the food look pretty instead of making it taste great. Check out these 20 quirky meals people posted on social media!

"I’m not even sure which parts of this are edible."

"Sure, eating food from barbed wire is totally safe."

"When your burger is actually just a giant meat stack."

"Just in case it starts raining on your food indoors."

"Surprisingly enough, breakfast isn’t that appetizing served in a shovel."

"Coffee inside a carrot makes perfect sense."

"At this point, it’d be easier to eat if you just threw everything into a blender."

“The food is somewhere in there.”

“That moment when everyone else gets plates and your dessert arrives on a porcelain horse head.”

"Nothing says winning like eating your meal out of a trophy."

" When you order orange juice at a restaurant and they expect you to squeeze it yourself."

“I’ll have the Lady Gaga, please.”

“All that for a strawberry cut in half.”

“All that for a strawberry cut in half.”

“Fish and chips on a Ferris wheel. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. WE REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”

"How do you even begin to eat this mess without everything else collapsing?"

“I only like my olives to be served on a silver spoon and placed beneath a miniature olive tree!”

"Need a frozen hand with your salad?"

"What exactly this restaurant was going for is an absolute mystery, but at least they included a plate?"

"This stairway to chicken has an excellent cupboard under the stairs for chutney sauce storage."

Social media is great for sharing stuff, but it shouldn't take over our lives. Whether we're enjoying a meal with friends or just savoring our favorite food, what matters is the moment itself, not how many likes we get online.

By finding a balance between being online and living in the real world, we can appreciate the simple things in life and feel happier overall. So let's enjoy the here and now without worrying too much about what's happening online.

Damjan