Have you ever eaten something that sounded delicious, that turned out to taste terrible?

This Q is based on the Other Q that I just asked.

Again, if you want to get all NSFW, please ask another question. This Q is about actual food, not sexual or bathroom subjects. Thanks in advance.

The main situation that comes to mind is when I’ve already tasted something yummy, then ordered it at another restaurant, or someone has tried to make a similar version of said item, and it turned out tasting nothing like the original. That’s always a bummer.

One particular food that I’ve tasted on multiple occasions is Red Velvet Cake. At best it just tastes like any other bland yellow or white cake. At worst it tastes really awful and processed and chemical-enhanced. It looks so pretty, but there’s nothing interesting tasting about it. The color is simply food coloring. I expect it to taste like cherry or raspberry, but it doesn’t. I can’t figure out why people seem to love it so much. It is pretty to look at, but I probably won’t eat it again, unless it’s more like This Recipe which uses beets for the red color, rather than food coloring.