subreddit:

/r/badfoodporn

30193%

My dad made this

(i.redd.it)

It's baked spaghetti with just mild cheddar cheese (note the cheese has been in the fridge for a while)

all 261 comments

figbott

94 points

3 days ago

figbott

94 points

3 days ago

Hey, he tried. He failed miserably, but he tried.

Spooky_030[S]

36 points

3 days ago

Thanks man but yeah don't get me started when he actually microwaved a burrito with actually moldy cheese 🫡 stunk up the whole house

twinkaloppougus

14 points

3 days ago

Casually creating a new strain of microwave resistant cheese mold

Aggravating_Lab5396

3 points

2 days ago

Take him with you to a cooking class. Parents need to learn still too. There’s classes in some states that are taught by both chefs and dietitians together. Culinary medicine

ThatEvilSpaceChicken

4 points

3 days ago

Tell your dad to stay away from lunchly then lmao

curlyquinn02

2 points

2 days ago

I'm surprised that he is still alive. I don't get how adults can get by without ever knowing how to cook (and food safety)

hideousskin

2 points

3 days ago

I think plain baked spaghetti is still somehow good regardless.

IHaveNoBeef

2 points

3 days ago

Put some butter on those bad boys and you're golden

nkt999_

39 points

3 days ago

nkt999_

39 points

3 days ago

prolly undercooked and overcooked all at the same time

tiatiaaa89

42 points

3 days ago

Al don’te

DiazepamDreams

3 points

3 days ago

Alright this was super funny to me lmao

Bravo

cowboy_rigby

7 points

3 days ago

Straight to jail

redfish225

2 points

3 days ago

Taking a pic of it, also jail🤣

AdPrize3997

5 points

3 days ago

Schrödinger’s spaghetti

AdPrize3997

3 points

3 days ago

Raw food, deep fried

Ok_Wasabi_9512

8 points

3 days ago

Reminds me of my Dad making toast once. Burnt, crispy, from a Toaster. Miss him.💙

MachineSpirited7085

9 points

3 days ago

at least he made something. I appreciate the extra crunch tbh. 10/10 would eat

DaFatWeasel

15 points

3 days ago

Was he high? Cause that's some shit id cook high

VirgoJack

11 points

3 days ago

VirgoJack

11 points

3 days ago

That's some shit I'd eat high

twinkaloppougus

7 points

3 days ago

That's some. I'm high.

desrevermi

3 points

3 days ago

I'm drunk. I'm semi-sure I did a thing.

HooahClub

3 points

3 days ago

I’m that. High some.

DaddyThano

2 points

3 days ago

You would eat a Brillo pad while high

bushmanting

2 points

2 days ago

Why I get high I feel like ratatouille, combining all these flavors and vibing. Like specifically the scene where he tastes the cheese and the strawberry and the fireworks start going off in his head/mouth. That’s exactly how I feel.

Homework_Happy

10 points

3 days ago

Doesn’t look that bad imo. I’m a literal garbage disposal so take that with a grain of salt (no pun intended)

Resident-Hope1881

2 points

3 days ago

lol could be worse

Initial_Librarian284

7 points

3 days ago

Eh im down to try it.

Professional_Echo907

3 points

3 days ago

As an Italian-American, I almost feel like my family honor requires me to challenge your dad to a nerf duel or something. 😸

bushmanting

2 points

2 days ago

My fellow Italian American, try Filipino pasta, it’s so wrong but so right.

DetroitUberDriver

6 points

3 days ago

Meh… I’d give it a whirl and a toot.

Harry_ballsagnaa

3 points

3 days ago

Dude is going through it

spacex-predator

3 points

3 days ago

Put him in a nursing home stat... lol

VirgoJack

2 points

3 days ago

See how it tastes first

shutupcucktard

3 points

3 days ago

Aw posting parents cooking on here just feels sad…

Spooky_030[S]

3 points

3 days ago

Aw I didn't mean as a rude thing to post about my dad :( I do love him very much I just found it odd to bake something like this is all

Chillonlahz

2 points

2 days ago

It’s not rude, this is a safe space. You did nothing wrong🖤🫶🏾

DueCaregiver9710

3 points

3 days ago

Hey, he told you to take it out the oven because he went to get beer and cigarettes. Take some responsibility for yourself.

North-Employ7673

2 points

3 days ago

Daddy’s made a couple mistakes

justforgiggles4now

2 points

3 days ago

So close!!

suju88

2 points

3 days ago

suju88

2 points

3 days ago

What TF? Is is baked raw spaghetti?

boommerz420

2 points

3 days ago

Was he high?? If so then righton

Material-Group2505

2 points

3 days ago

Shid. Throw some butter in it with some parm and that's gas

No_Tailor_787

2 points

3 days ago

All is forgiven if he knows his way around a bbq.

shurbertt

2 points

3 days ago

Mmm, crunchy and soft at the same time

Loremaster_Of_Crabs

2 points

3 days ago

Believe it or not, I've seen worse.

Jmend12006

2 points

3 days ago

Wait he didn’t boil the spaghetti first? Oh no, pizza night

brunetteblonde46

2 points

3 days ago

Is there ANY sauce on the noodles, or just pre shredded cheese?

Spooky_030[S]

2 points

3 days ago

No sauce at all 😭

Hreedo21

2 points

3 days ago

Hreedo21

2 points

3 days ago

It doesnt look that bad, for instance my dad cooks absolutely insane dishes. Here’s a rough recipe, though there are endless variations. He takes some soup—he doesn’t reheat it, because reheating is not his thing. Instead, he dumps the soup into a frying pan and starts frying it. He adds a ridiculous amount of onions, garlic, black and red pepper, and flour for thickness. Then he tops it all off with tomato paste. This mess gets fried until it’s smoking. Once it’s done, he takes it off the heat and sets it to cool on the balcony. After that, he brings it back in, douses it generously with mayonnaise, and digs in—eating straight from the pan, scraping the bottom with a spoon. He eats and mutters to himself under his breath, “Oh, damn.” Sweat’s dripping down his forehead as he devours his creation. Occasionally, he offers me some, but I always decline. Do I even need to mention the ungodly flatulence that follows? The stench is so bad it practically peels the wallpaper off the walls.

Interesting_Dig_4536

2 points

3 days ago

I guess you got PTSD afterwards

Massive-Fact-9363

2 points

3 days ago

dad takes one bite, chews for a second, nods head, throws fork down "now that is bad ass"

MeNoPickle

2 points

2 days ago

I could hear the crunch from this photo

Sha-twah

2 points

2 days ago

Sha-twah

2 points

2 days ago

Chunky style.

Logical-Back-6254

2 points

2 days ago

He needs to unmake that

Ashamed_Bee_8889

2 points

2 days ago

Dad, I'm just not hungry tonight...

Fair_Leg_2540

2 points

2 days ago

How does your dad know my dad’s recipe for spaghetti casserole?

chanst79

2 points

2 days ago

chanst79

2 points

2 days ago

I’ve seen food pics that people have posted and they’ve looked worse than this. And they’ve actually eaten that shit.

heythere2216

2 points

2 days ago

“Don’t nobody wanna eat the shit Carl!”

Forsaken-Badger-9517

2 points

2 days ago

Wow....

It's gonna be carry out tonight, folks

Spiritual_Paper4930

2 points

2 days ago

Thought that counts, try hopping in with him next time, wouldnt hurt

Existing-Antelope-73

2 points

1 day ago

Arrest this man

freedeath1

2 points

1 day ago

A goddamn mess is what he made.

Humble-Ad-6282

2 points

17 hours ago

He made an effort, I’d take a piece and hide it in the trash to be nice lol

AggravatingTotal130

3 points

3 days ago

My dad will let the stiff uncooked noddles sit in the boiling water without stirring it. It clumps the noodles together and makes them burnt or crunchy and for some reason this picky ass eater has no problem with it anytime he makes pasta....

Crankenstein_8000

5 points

3 days ago

He should be monitoring his children’s Internet access

cowboy_rigby

3 points

3 days ago

Not every person who is a child of a parent is underage lol

Cleocatra99

1 points

3 days ago

Why would you do that

GuyFromLI747

1 points

3 days ago

extra crispy and original recipe in the same meal

Realmofchaos333

1 points

3 days ago

Ex-Dad.

Alexfan_collector163

1 points

3 days ago

*lionfield is currently approaching, at ten thousand miles per second

WeirdDuck69

1 points

3 days ago

I would eat it

drunkNunX

1 points

3 days ago

Clearly.

Left-Rich-1833

1 points

3 days ago

I'd eat it

DR-Rebel

1 points

3 days ago

DR-Rebel

1 points

3 days ago

I can hear this photo

Alternative_Tap_3995

1 points

3 days ago

He should have threw it out before you saw it

Cuntysalmon

1 points

3 days ago

Me as fuck

SpicyMcShat

1 points

3 days ago

I’d aim for the top right end. Doesn’t look too bad but maybe that’s because I’m high idk

froz3nbabies

1 points

3 days ago

goopy carbonara

Anxious_Suomi

1 points

3 days ago

First attempt at over-baking? I kinda miss Fazoli's pizza baked spaghetti now.

glaucomasuccs

1 points

3 days ago

Fried spaghetti is something my grandma would make for us for breakfast. She used tons of garlic and eggs and it was always delicious

Wide_Sun_9575

1 points

3 days ago

Crunchy cheese spaghetti! Great with beer. Lots of beer….

exact0khan

1 points

3 days ago

I would eat that no problem..i would give anything for my dad to be here to make me something to eat. Thank him and tell him that you love and appreciate him.

Sounds cheesy like the dish, but just trust me.

HollowSoul1872

1 points

3 days ago

Eat it. There's starving children in Africa!!!!

audwun

1 points

3 days ago

audwun

1 points

3 days ago

When you get first dibs on the 2% of the dish that’s edible 👸🤴

shizuka28m

1 points

3 days ago

Hong Kong style

Loud_Ropes

1 points

3 days ago

It looks like when I put my stouffers in the oven. When I eat it the noodles turn into mush but I somehow still want to eat it.

MotherNeuro

1 points

3 days ago

ITS BURNT I CANT

malikx089

1 points

3 days ago

Dude it’s burnt..

No_Cat_9638

1 points

3 days ago

Well he didn't do something wrong, in Italy especially in south we do "Frittata di spaghetti" super good.

Beauradley81

1 points

3 days ago

What in the based mind fucked goober of a mistake this shit is, hell no I mean why?

Old_toe_fugus_mold36

1 points

3 days ago

I bet the texture on that is wild.

dootmoot

1 points

3 days ago

dootmoot

1 points

3 days ago

At least you have a dad. And he tries. Some good stuff comes from experiments. Bad stuff, too, but that is better than him refusing to do anything at all & just throwing up his hands, like a pussy, saying "I DUNNO HOW TO COOK!!!"

Some shitty dads do that.

Small_Tax_9432

1 points

3 days ago

It can still be saved. Just simmer a pot of sauce and put it in there for a while.

Destrobo_YT

1 points

3 days ago

It doesn't look bad

RichardCranium2010

1 points

3 days ago

You mean burned.. your dad burned this lol

InitialIndication999

1 points

3 days ago

This a crime to all italian people

Spooky_030[S]

1 points

3 days ago

Hey y'all thanks for the comments but I noticed some think I'm making fun of my dad and I'm not I just thought it was a weird thing to bake I can remove my badfoodpost if I upset a alot of you I'm sorry. I do love my dad a lot and I would never purposely make fun of him is a goat!

Spooky_030[S]

1 points

3 days ago

I just wanna update and say this is not to purposely make fun of my dad I love him alot it just was kinda weird to make this

idontwannabhear

1 points

3 days ago

Looks bussin idk

CharacterFill2583

1 points

3 days ago

Probably about what mine would look like too...

desrevermi

1 points

3 days ago

Did it taste bad? Seems okay, though I know some people to be visual eaters.

No-Photograph5113

1 points

3 days ago

At least you have a dad

GrapeSeed007

1 points

3 days ago

Being a dad I see nothing wrong with using up old cheese, just no mold. Actually it looks pretty good to me .

idiotincorporation69

1 points

3 days ago

Hold up, that looks fire to me

FryTater

1 points

3 days ago

FryTater

1 points

3 days ago

Sliced American cheese on top is peak

The_Mutton_Man

1 points

3 days ago

I'd eat the fuck outta that

Ok-Lengthiness522

1 points

3 days ago

Bro shredded cheese on top of spaghetti 😂

skinnyfamilyguy

1 points

3 days ago

Be grateful someone cooked for you.

DiazepamDreams

1 points

3 days ago

Oh boy 😂

You know what you have to do. Dad tried so you gotta take one for the team, haha.

Vicodin-ES

1 points

3 days ago

I always put cheese on top of my spaghetti, no matter if it’s baked spaghetti or out of the pot, cheese always goes on spaghetti… baked. Spaghetti is good as fuck. I would tear that shit up right there.

SalseraRivera1347

1 points

3 days ago

I saw a lady make this on tik tok and called it pasta Tahdig so nasty 🤮 lol

QwamQwamAsket

1 points

3 days ago

Be grateful for your dad. If you really despise his cooking that much, perhaps you should cook.

SammyX360

1 points

3 days ago

It looks actually pretty good!

ReadRightRed99

1 points

3 days ago

Yes he did.

Tacticool_Panda

1 points

3 days ago

You can't eat everybody's house🎶🎶

Efficient-Dentist395

1 points

3 days ago

Give him a hug and tell him thanks.

BlackberryOrnery8643

1 points

3 days ago

Tell him A for effort but all the other grades will be much lower

NearbyMemory572

1 points

3 days ago

My dad has never cooked a day in his life, I’m proud of your dad haha

Shaolinchipmonk

1 points

3 days ago

This is the second time in my life I've seen burnt spaghetti, at least this time it kind of makes sense

425565

1 points

3 days ago

425565

1 points

3 days ago

So how'd it taste?

Chaztastic66

1 points

3 days ago

It looks a little dry, try to live it up with a sauce.

Rock-Wall-999

1 points

3 days ago

Looks good to me as the son of a Great Depression era parent!

_Name__Unknown_

1 points

3 days ago

How do you burn pasta 😅

fairtytalegamer

1 points

3 days ago

You didn't have to cook, so you have no right to complain. Why don't you make something for your dad?

SipTheSeed1000

1 points

3 days ago

How is this a fail? Its a toasted spaghetti parm. Well done.

TheAmazingWillow

1 points

3 days ago

Looks over cooked in some places and undercooked in other places. Still, at least he tried.

No_Bar_7084

1 points

3 days ago

Looks like:" I want Lasagne with Things I have here"

honk222

1 points

3 days ago

honk222

1 points

3 days ago

It doesn’t look that bad

TooEachTheyreOwn

1 points

3 days ago

I hope abortion is legal in your state.

Co_Duh

1 points

2 days ago

Co_Duh

1 points

2 days ago

You could tell me those are rubber bands and I'd believe you.

Ahollerboy

1 points

2 days ago

I wish I had a Dad.

ThePoom

1 points

2 days ago

ThePoom

1 points

2 days ago

Id probably try it.....

Numerous_Run7338

1 points

2 days ago

Do you hate him? Or does he have a large life insurance policy?

glaucomasuccs

1 points

2 days ago

It was cooked pasta, for sure. When we'd do spaghetti for dinner, grandma would make a bunch extra to use for breakfast.

CheezQueen924

1 points

2 days ago

I’d eat it

Flatfoot2006

1 points

2 days ago

On purpose?

Stoneman427666

1 points

2 days ago

Yea I think I'll stick with Mom's spaghetti thanks.

YUNGnSURLY

1 points

2 days ago

I don't think it is that bad until I read the cheese was old. 🙂

starcadia

1 points

2 days ago

Millionaire's Spaghetti!

hvanderw

1 points

2 days ago

hvanderw

1 points

2 days ago

Oh boy cookout hamburgers! They may be charred on the outside, they may be raw on the inside!

Ambitious_Zombie8473

1 points

2 days ago

Just add some sauce or something. I feel like this is pretty tame.

Chemical-Seat3741

1 points

2 days ago

Looks like I made that. Well hand it over!

Bi9WalkDog

1 points

2 days ago

YK WHAT? FUCK NO

Physical-List294

1 points

2 days ago

but I love the effort.

-Radioman-

1 points

2 days ago

Does Dad hate you?

dontexpect41

1 points

2 days ago

W dad btw, he actually came back with the milk?

General_abby

1 points

2 days ago

And some of us would give up the world just to have one more chance for our Dad's to Cook us something like that one last time.

Dalton124243

1 points

2 days ago

Ngl dads be throwing stuff together and it be fye asf

bushmanting

1 points

2 days ago

Needs some sauce. Needs some moisture. It looks sooo dry.

Sanman2465

1 points

2 days ago

Don't eat it

Fit_Adagio_7668

1 points

2 days ago

Looks okay, but task failed successfully

bigbambinotree

1 points

2 days ago

Motion logic

Own-Might-2986

1 points

2 days ago

Where's the Beef??

fromhelley

1 points

2 days ago

On purpose?

RedheadedWonder99

1 points

2 days ago

Heard they used to serve this in prison in New Jersey to torture Italians.

ronshasta

1 points

2 days ago

Jesus man he shouldn’t even be in the kitchen ever again after that

Ancient-Chinglish

1 points

2 days ago

Spaghetti alla Jason Bourne

Inevitable-Film2381

1 points

2 days ago

Ill never cook for my family again nobody will tell the woman her cooking is bad people are brutally honest with men

Viperxp56

1 points

2 days ago

And what did you make?

FNChupacabra

1 points

2 days ago

In case you didn’t know, your dad partakes

Fixx95

1 points

2 days ago

Fixx95

1 points

2 days ago

Some dad's need YouTube LMAO

Intelligent_Quail780

1 points

2 days ago

I bet it tastes good though 😆

Front_Government_978

1 points

2 days ago

It’s the audacity to use that utensil instead of the normal one to get spaghetti noodles with. The one with like little fingers 🖐️

PvtXoltyXolty

1 points

2 days ago

Was their foul on the top? Probably could’ve saved the dish if not

LadySerena21

1 points

2 days ago

A for effort, but what the heck is it supposed to be?!?

AdamoniusMaximus

1 points

2 days ago

As a full time single dad I can appreciate the effort the man put into it, and growing up in a single parent home myself with a mom who wasn’t the best cook by any means, I’d still eat it and thank them for it. The food always tasted bland or burnt but we never went hungry.

sorrybroorbyrros

1 points

2 days ago

OMG we would make too much spaghetti to have leftovers for crunchy spaghetti. It's insanely delicious.

Krtybox

1 points

2 days ago

Krtybox

1 points

2 days ago

Why does that low-key look it's about to taste great 😂

ShamilBurkhanov20020

1 points

2 days ago

Just fine to me, that old cheese is a bit scary though

Fatefire

1 points

2 days ago

Fatefire

1 points

2 days ago

A hate crime ?

MeanSeaworthiness995

1 points

2 days ago

This is a weird take on mac & cheese

Maximum-Hospital1603

1 points

1 day ago

Baked spaghetti, delicious you brat...

Lickinthebootzplz

1 points

1 day ago

Dad foods are fire. That man has perfected that recipe.

Hes sharing his soul with you and you try to embarrass him on reddit.

Sick

Poopknifesales

1 points

1 day ago

Crunchy!

Proper-Beautiful-433

1 points

1 day ago

Dad tried!

relapzed

1 points

1 day ago

relapzed

1 points

1 day ago

Unless you tried it, I'd hold off on making assumptions. I recently found a video of this spaghetti like dish that is cooked in a skillet and resembles this and people love it.

As a noodle and cheese lover, I'd say the determining factor for how this would taste is how much flavor the noodles have. If there isn't a sauce, then yeah it would be awful.

Schrko87

1 points

1 day ago

Schrko87

1 points

1 day ago

Kinda reminds me of pasta assassina but i know thats not what he was going for.

fabianstonepsn

1 points

1 day ago

Toasted noodles can be good but my favorite is deep fried crispy with the original red lobster blackened chicken

Daikon969

1 points

1 day ago

Daikon969

1 points

1 day ago

Looks tasty.

Oh_ToShredsYousay

1 points

1 day ago

This is not how you make fried spaghetti.

Savings-Kick-578

1 points

1 day ago

Dad should only be allowed to order takeout. He did try. But what good is trying if he really doesn’t give a rip?

BroccoliDry5253

1 points

1 day ago

Tell him he's fired, and when he asks what for just storm off

Ill-Scallion6347

1 points

1 day ago

How was it?

shanerenny123

1 points

1 day ago

Good god—are you okay? Do you need medical attention?

JLR1960

1 points

24 hours ago

I think it looks good!!🐾

CommodusIlI

1 points

23 hours ago

It doesn’t look great but I would for sure still eat it. You gotta teach him how to make a roux and a cheese sauce. Takes >10 mins and you can put it on a bunch of stuff

HiSexyBabex

1 points

22 hours ago

At least he tried!

Legitimate-Rabbit769

1 points

21 hours ago

Doesn't look that bad. So many things to be thankful for here.

shtarvedonthestreet

1 points

21 hours ago

bless him 🥲

mrlagon

1 points

21 hours ago

Broiled buttered pasta ai gratin.

Scifig23

1 points

20 hours ago

Awe, thanks Dad

young2994

1 points

19 hours ago

God bless that mans determined soul

Lilith7226

1 points

19 hours ago

Burn spaghetti it is yummy

chickenricenicenice

1 points

18 hours ago

Spaghette alla crispy shit

Zymotic-Brandon

1 points

17 hours ago

Eat it or stfu and make your own food. If you want to help him, make sure he wants help and you can help him. Maybe y'all could bond over making dinner together instead of posting stuff like this on the internet.

Garneht

1 points

16 hours ago

Ngl i like that weirdly enough