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They've got lots of fairly healthy recipes (as well as plenty of unhealthy ones, but nobody is pretending that brownies are healthy). The problem isn't the nut
by lobster_johnson 9y ago
They've got lots of fairly healthy recipes (as well as plenty of unhealthy ones, but nobody is pretending that brownies are healthy).
The problem isn't the nutritional content, it's that these videos are of recipes that just aren't very good to start with. They've nailed the ability to shoot something that looks incredibly tasty, but if you look at the recipes themselves, they lack flavour. Nothing has enough spices added, nothing is allowed to cook long enough, etc. Complexity and culinary sophistication is thrown out the window to make food-making look enticingly, deceptively simple and quick. They're not all bad, of course. You can sometimes make a good meal out of four ingredients.
In other words: The videos are designed to be addictive to watch, not to be realistic recipes.
- overcast 9y agoYou're correct, they are the equivalent of food designers, at photo shoots. It's meant to look good on film, and nothing else. I wouldn't be surprised if the end result was not even real food on Buzzfeed. Using Elmers glue for milk on cereal, etc.
- vanderZwan 9y agoThere's a wonderful parody of the style that explains how to make ice cubes https://gfycat.com/HonorableThankfulHeron https://gfycat.com/HonorableThankfulHeron
- pulisse 9y agoBuzzFeed-er here, in the NY office, where Tasty is produced: The leftovers from every shoot are eaten by employees, and they go fast.
- ceejayoz 9y agoFormer IT worker at a newspaper here: Journalists will eat anything free, fast. A bag of flour with a sign saying "free food!" would probably go in a few minutes.
- vanderZwan 9y agoYou cruel, cruel people ;) https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/more-sugar-more-problems?utm_term=.innjMlyrR#.gvOPvkMap https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/more-sugar-more-pro...
- nkrisc 9y agoThe amount of seasoning and flavor development in all these fast recipes seems to be extremely lacking. I agree, they must be terribly bland.
- pm90 9y agoI think its doing a very good service if it can convince more people to cook on their own, and it does that by showing that cooking can be done without spending an entire day in the endeavor. Once you get a foot in the door... once people start cooking and realizing just how easy it is to whip up something really nice, hopefully they will do more of it. Personally, as someone who cooks regularly, I use Tasty recipes more of a guide than something to follow through to a T. e.g. they had a recipe for BBQ ribs in oven, and it suggests coating the ribs with BBQ sauce at the end, which is absolutely unnecessary. The fat and spices actually give it a pretty great flavor... no need for the sugar laden sauce!