Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it’s actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that’s really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

  • dillydogg@lemmy.one
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    61
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    I LOVE banana flavored stuff. When I say this, people will often say “even banana flavored Laffy Taffy?”. Yes, that’s the best flavor and it’s not even close.

    • DopamineDilations@infosec.pub
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      1 year ago

      That flavor is isoamyl acetate and the original “Big Mike” bananas of yesteryear were rich in it. Seriouseats actually has a really good article on it. I’m right there with you though. I actually love the flavor too. More for us, friend.

      • droans@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        They still exist but they aren’t bred at scale anymore.

        A lot of the suitable land for the banana is contaminated with the fungus that causes Panama Disease so they can only be planted on land without it.

        A decade ago, a new strain of the fungus that infects Cavendish was detected. There isn’t any real replacement or treatment for it yet, meaning there is a high chance that all edible bananas will go extinct.

    • protput@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      I like bananas, but I definitely don’t like banana flavored stuff. So I guess you might be right. It tastes so artificial imo. When we buy yoghurt, the banana yoghurt is always the one that stays until all other flavours are gone. Same for candy.

      • Squirrel@thelemmy.club
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        1 year ago

        That’s because it doesn’t taste like the bananas we eat nowadays. It’s a flavor based on the Gros Michel banana, which was largely wiped out in the 1960s by a disease. The bananas we eat today are less flavorful, but they’re also resistant to that disease.