10 Hilarious And Unlucky Comparisons Of Food Expectations VS. Reality

What you see is not always what you get. Especially when it comes to the culinary world. From packaging to cookbooks and even restaurant menus, the portrayal of food often sets high expectations that reality struggles to meet.

So we at Pictolic put together a list of pictures people shared after they realized the gap between what they wanted and what they got. Looks like there was plenty of room for dessert!

10 PHOTOS

#1 Trying Food Hacks

#2 Ah Come On

#3 It's Blueberry Ice Cream. If You Are Allergic To Blueberries, You Can Eat It Without Worrying

#4 Guess The Meatballs Just All Wanted A Window Seat

#5 This "Avocado" Oil

#6 Recently Got My Wisdom Teeth Out And Wanted To Eat More Solid Food. Got This Today From Ubereats

#7 I Feel Like Majority Of The Applebee’s Menu Is Expectationvsreality

#8 My Boyfriend Made These Cookies From R/Foodporn. He Gave Me Grief For "Not Being Able To Bake" (Which Isn't True) So I Let Him Do All The Work. This Is What I Found This Morning

#9 Happy Heart Shaped Krispy Kreme

#10 Where’s The Rice?