What food do you dislike that surprises people when they find out?

[OtakuLoki]

Not much more to this than the title. It's just that question, what of your food dislikes surprises people when you tell them you don't care to eat it?


For me it's maize. I love cornmeal foods, but corn itself - the kernels or on the cob, just doesn't appeal to me.

[Taumpy]

Shrimp. I feel like I'm the only person that hates it.

[OneCentStamp]

Doughnuts, especially the typical Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut. I'm not a big fan of sweet things for breakfast, period, and doughnuts are pretty much the epitome of a food that by all rights should be a dessert were it not for tradition. I'm getting heartburn and a 10:30AM crash just thinking about them.

But most people I know, especially people in an office situation, consider doughnuts an absolute good, and look mystified when I refuse them.

[Cluricaun]

Red onions. They're just too powerful and overwhelming of a flavor for me and they tend to give me heartburn on top of it. Most people don't think twice about tucking into a salad with red onions in it, but I'll pick every last one of them out and toss them. Same with burgers. I like white and yellow onions, just not red.

I'm also not down with shrimp. Or crab or lobster. Those are bugs. I do not eat bugs.

[OneCentStamp]

I'm also not down with shrimp. Or crab or lobster. Those are bugs. I do not eat bugs.

Do you do bivalves (clams/oysters/mussels/scallops)?

[Laughing Lagomorph]

Red onions. They're just too powerful and overwhelming of a flavor for me and they tend to give me heartburn on top of it. Most people don't think twice about tucking into a salad with red onions in it, but I'll pick every last one of them out and toss them. Same with burgers. I like white and yellow onions, just not red.
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Interesting. I get reflux all the time, but never noticed that onions of any color were a particular trigger.

I'm not a very picky eater but I don't eat raw shellfish. Sushi/sashimi yes, but raw oysters or whatever, no. I'm not too big on cooked shellfish either, although I will taste them.

[Cluricaun]

Do you do bivalves (clams/oysters/mussels/scallops)?

In order:

Clams: fried they're alright, but I'd prefer them Casino or Rockefeller to cover up what they are as much as possible.

Oysters: I have demolished several dozen at a time while drinking, but they have to be drowned in Tabasco and horseradish.

Mussels: Tried a steamed one once, lots of garlic on it so it was ok. Needs more covering up to be generally acceptable.

Scallops: Never tried one. They look like ocean marshmallows.

Generally I just don't do much in the way of seafood. I'll eat fish, but only the fish fry variety appeals to me at all.

Oddly enough however, I can and will eat several hundred dollars of sushi and sashimi given the chance. Go figure. It doesn't make sense to me either.

When it's all said and done though I'd probably rather have buffalo wings or a cheeseburger.

[Cluricaun]

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[Zuul]

The one time I tried veal, I thought it tasted like a dead dog that had been rotting behind a dumpster for a few days. I don't know if I can ever try it again.

[OneCentStamp]

The one time I tried veal, I thought it tasted like a dead dog that had been rotting behind a dumpster for a few days. I don't know if I can ever try it again.

Whoever cooked it for you was doing it wrong. Or trying to pass off dead dog on you as veal, as a prank. Veal is delicious.

[Cluricaun]

Yeah, veal is really, really good. You had a bad piece made poorly.

[Glazer]

Pineapple I like it by itself out of the can but not with anything. Most definitely not on ham* or upside down cake.



* No brown sugar glaze on ham either.

[Laughing Lagomorph]

Pineapple I like it by itself out of the can ...

What about fresh pineapple?

[Glazer]

What about fresh pineapple?

Not so much. One of the few foods I like better out of a can instead of fresh.

[artifex]

I'm a pretty picky eater, so I guess anyone who knows me isn't surprised, but people tend to be startled to learn that I hate:
- Avocados
- Shrimp, lobster, crab, anything along those lines
- Butter (okay in baking, not where I can taste it e.g. spread on bread)
- Sour cream
- Cream cheese
- Bleu cheese
- Swiss cheese

I tend to be able to find some solidarity for other things I hate (eggs, milk, mushrooms, bananas, mustard, yogurt), though.

[Laughing Lagomorph]

I'm a pretty picky eater, so I guess anyone who knows me isn't surprised, but people tend to be startled to learn that I hate:
- Avocados
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Oooh, good one. Yeah, I don't like them either and people are always surprised. I feel like I'm eating crayons or candles or something.

[OneCentStamp]

I tend to be able to find some solidarity for other things I hate (eggs, milk, mushrooms, bananas, mustard, yogurt), though.

I'm intimately familiar with your many food dislikes, but the most surprising one to me was and still is mustard. I just don't know many adults who hate mustard to the point you do.

[Zuul]

Whoever cooked it for you was doing it wrong. Or trying to pass off dead dog on you as veal, as a prank. Veal is delicious.

Yeah, veal is really, really good. You had a bad piece made poorly.

Any suggestions on how to make sure I get good veal next time, then? If it isn't supposed to taste like old dead crap, I'd be willing to try again but I want the second experience to be better.

[OneCentStamp]

Any suggestions on how to make sure I get good veal next time, then? If it isn't supposed to taste like old dead crap, I'd be willing to try again but I want the second experience to be better.

Find a decent-to-good Italian restaurant and get some osso buco.

I'd avoid veal parmagiana. Not because it's bad, but because it doesn't really let the vealness of the veal shine. Hell, if they can successfully make it (i.e. parmagiana) out of chicken or eggplant, it's clearly not a starring role for the veal.

[Taumpy]

Generally I just don't do much in the way of seafood. I'll eat fish, but only the fish fry variety appeals to me at all.

Oddly enough however, I can and will eat several hundred dollars of sushi and sashimi given the chance. Go figure. It doesn't make sense to me either.

When it's all said and done though I'd probably rather have buffalo wings or a cheeseburger.

I feel basically the same way. Hate fish, love sushi. As for scallops, they are alright wrapped in bacon. But I think we can agree that it's the bacon making them edible.

[Orual]

I love all manner of sea creatures, including scallops and delightful many-legged lobsters.

But I don't like pineapple. Or bell peppers.

[Risha]

I'm on the record as loathing all forms of chicken.

Un-American, I know.

[OneCentStamp]

I'm on the record as loathing all forms of chicken.

Un-American, I know.

Winner. This is easily the most surprising revelation in the thread.

[beebs]

This may be a slight hijack/pet peeve, but it fits.

I don't like spicy food at all. It just isn't enjoyable to my taste. Whenever I bring this up I always get hit with heckling that I can't "handle" spicy stuff like other people. Somehow that makes me a food wimp.

Not really. Spicy doesn't make me sick, uncomfortable, drives me to tears, burns my tongue, or any of that. I just don't like it. Please give me some cheese with that salsa so I can enjoy my chips, kay?

[pepperlandgirl]

I really, really don't like ham. I don't like ham sandwiches, I don't like ham dinner, I don't like green ham and eggs, I don't like it with a fox, I don't like it in a box. I do not like ham, Sam I am. But everybody in my family loves it, and they honestly can't imagine why I'm not excited when grandma announces she's making a ham for Christmas, for example.

I also don't like cooked fish. I'll devour sushi every single day, but I would never, ever go out to dinner to get a fillet.

[eleanorigby]

Where to start?

I don't like condiments. Yes, all of them. I dislike mustard, ketchup, mayo, relish, pickles, picalilli, salsa, horseradish--do I need to go on?


I loathe peppers--sweet or hot. I can't stand the texture, the taste or the way they invade an entire dish with their flavor.

I also dislike this idea that ham or pork + sweet= good. I dislike maple/brown sugar ham or bacon, ditto pineapple and ham.

But I truly detest Mexican food. All of it. Go away. Leave me alone--yes, I've tried "authentic". I don't like peppers, corn, beans or spicy(hot)/greasy stuff. Why would I like Mexican food?

[OneCentStamp]

What do you eat? That might be simpler.

[Laughing Lagomorph]

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But I truly detest Mexican food. All of it. Go away. Leave me alone--yes, I've tried "authentic". I don't like peppers, corn, beans or spicy(hot)/greasy stuff. Why would I like Mexican food?

Mmmmmm...spicy, greasy, peppers...

[Laughing Lagomorph]

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But I truly detest Mexican food. All of it. Go away. Leave me alone--yes, I've tried "authentic". I don't like peppers, corn, beans or spicy(hot)/greasy stuff. Why would I like Mexican food?

Mmmmmm...spicy, greasy, peppers...

[Oliveloaf]

I am utterly repulsed by bleu cheese.

Folks seemed surprised by this.

[OneCentStamp]

I am utterly repulsed by bleu cheese.

Folks seemed surprised by this.

See, this doesn't surprise me. I love bleu cheeses of all kinds myself, but I understand that it's overpowering and frequently rank. Not for everyone.

I'm puzzling over the people who don't like things like chicken or butter.

[Cluricaun]

There are some real surprises here. Chicken? Butter? Mexican food? Peppers of any kind?!?!?!! You people would all starve to death in my house inside of a week.

Hating blue cheese isn't weird at all though. That shit is disgusting in texture and tastes like throw up and dirty shoes.

[OneCentStamp]

Hating blue cheese isn't weird at all though. That shit is disgusting in texture and tastes like throw up and dirty shoes.

So...you're saying you don't like it.

[Cluricaun]

I can handle it when it's the dip that comes with buffalo wings. The real stuff however is akin to licking the floor in a dive bar men's room.

[OtakuLoki]

I can handle it when it's the dip that comes with buffalo wings. The real stuff however is akin to licking the floor in a dive bar men's room.

So.... Limburger is right out, then?

[Cluricaun]

I'm only aware of limburger cheese from cartoons. I've never encountered it in the wild.

[The Original An Gadaí]

Contrary to popular belief Irish people do not have a genetic predisposition to LOVE Guinness. Also, I no more care whether you enjoy it than you would care that I like imbibing Pepsi or Coke.

[Cluricaun]

Whiskey on the other hand..........

[missred]

Blueberries.

I enjoy most fruit (love a lot of them) but never liked the taste of blueberries.

[Morgyn]

Peanut butter. I get so many weird looks for this, especially since I love peanuts, but the texture just repulses me.

I like mushroom or pepper flavouring my foods, but I can't stand peppers or mushrooms for the same reason I can't stand peanut butter. And American Cheese is ... just keep that grilled cheese sandwich away from me, ok? I'll take my tomato soup on its own. Oddly, I love mac 'n cheese and broccoli or cauliflower with hollandaise or in casserole.

[vison]

I have never eaten a peanut butter sandwich in my entire life, so far that's 65 and 363/365 years. I make and like peanut butter cookies, but the thought of eating it spread on bread, w/wo jam or jelly just grosses me out. And some people, I hear, put slices of bananas in a peanut butter sandwich? Oh, gawd, where are the Food Nazis when you need them?

Also, green bell peppers. People, they are GREEN because they are not RIPE!!!!! Why is that so hard to understand? A nice crunchy fresh red, orange, or yellow bell pepper is a wonderful thing, but green bell peppers are vile, loathsome, bitter, and nasty.

People like raw oysters? Why? Anyone I've ever seen eat raw oysters just swallowed them without tasting, down the hatch as quick as could be, so what's to like? A cold, slimy gob of something resembling mucus, that's what raw oysters are and no wonder they're eaten whole, unchewed and untasted.

[OneCentStamp]

And some people, I hear, put slices of bananas in a peanut butter sandwich? Oh, gawd, where are the Food Nazis when you need them?

Thankyou, thankyouverymuch.

[SilverTygerGirl]

Soda. I don't like anything carbonated.
Even more than that: Potatoes. I'll eat mashed potatoes and I've had latkes that were good.
I don't like corn by itself, although no one throws fits over that like potatoes.

[OneCentStamp]

Soda. I don't like anything carbonated.
Even more than that: Potatoes. I'll eat mashed potatoes and I've had latkes that were good.
I don't like corn by itself, although no one throws fits over that like potatoes.

Those are all pretty surprising, but you're not missing out on much, health-wise, by avoiding soda (and beer).