So many factors contribute to an excellent meal, but it only takes one jarring moment to absolutely ruin one. Whether you find something on your plate does not belong there, or an overzealous waiter keeps interrupting your dinner, we all have that one meal-ruining pet peeve. Recently, sheerduckinghubris asked Redditors , "What would completely ruin a good meal for you?" People responded with some truly heinous things that have happened to them during meals — and some of these might just ruin your appetite, too.
1. "Biting into a texture that is not supposed to be there." — VultureJan "Piece of cartilage in my beef patty" — the_leaf_muncher 2.
"One Christmas, I was enjoying my stepdad's sister's meatballs, and I bit down and felt a crunch that was more like a crack. I then pulled out a shard of glass out of my mouth. She dropped the casserole dish, and the glass lid chipped and fell into the meatballs.
I wasn't hurt, but it scared the crap out of me." — masterjon_3 3. "The crunch of an eggshell in my scrambled eggs.
" — thiswayart 4. "If food is cold and isn’t supposed to be." — hockenduke "The temperature.
If it’s meant to be hot, I want it hot. If it's meant to be cold, I want it cold. Nothing worse than a warm salad or cold meat!" — justtapitin65 5.
"Bad company." — xxsassytemptress 6. "Eating with someone that chews with their mouth open and smacks with every bite" — Koda-Flame 7.
"I have a friend who literally sucks his fingers. Like all 10 of them, t.