Someone Asked Folks Online To Share The Food They Never Grew Out Of Hating, And 30 People Delivered
Just like that feeling of lying in bed or going number 2, eating is one of those very few reliefs that life has to offer.
But, of course, that has to be ruined for us as well because the fact that it's food doesn't mean that it's necessarily edible. But not as in it's poisonous, but more how can anyone derive pleasure from this piece of culinary... something?
And no, it's not an acquired taste for some folks as they never liked it as a child and they still don't like it as an adult. This is what Redditors were preoccupied with lately—listing foods they hated as kids and continue to hate as adults.
We've compiled a list of the best (worst?) responses in the now-viral thread, so scroll through it below, upvote, and voice your opinions or perhaps share ways or recipes on how to make the listed consumable better in the comment section below!
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When we were kids, my mom said we could each choose one main dish that we didn't like, and if she served that she'd make something else for us.
Mine was liver, which was one of my dad's favorites. I thought it was so gross. Recently my wife said she wanted to try it, so we made some. Nope, still exactly as gross as I thought it was when I was 8.
I tried it again recently after hating it as a child. I thought perhaps my palate had matured. Was like eating a mouthful of dung.
I suspect it was overcooked. Flash fry it for the best taste.
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I have to think it's like cilantro. Either you love it, or you hate it. No inbetween.
Kind of like Dave Matthews! Love Dave, hate cilantro!
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I tried it when a neighbor made it. He beat the living daylights out of it to tenderize, had it marinating in teriyaki overnight. Then served it with a thin-ish slice of apple, a little basil leaf, cheese optional. It was... bizarrely tender and delicious. Not like any liver I ever had before.
i was the same with liver ….but a butcher told me “ if you let it soak in milk it will take the bitterness away” … i tried it, cooked it the way he told me……brushed with melted butter and grilled and he was right it was yummy
Mama's liver and onions was delicious. I never knew her secret but she did "something" to the liver to make it tasty.
I hated liver in any way, shape or form as a kid. Liver wurst was my gateway liver. Then pâtés. Now I can appreciate some levels of calf liver.
Hubby tried to pass off liver as “steak” when we were newlyweds. Told him if he ever pulled that sh*t again it was grounds for divorce. Together 35 years now - he got the message.
Cooked properly, it is very tasty. Cooked chunks, as served by most, are tough and yucky. Let it soak for several hours in salted water. Drain and slice finely, VERY finely. Toss in seasoned flour and fry in bacon, beef or lamb fat. It cooks quickly so take care, otherwise it can be tough. Place on paper towel to drain and cook some bacon, fried onions. Drain on paper towel Make a gravy from the pan juices, Serve with either a couple of eggs of vegies of your choice. YUMMO
Agree, one of my mother’s favorites. Yuck. Even yuckier when I was about 12 and finally learned what the liver does.
Never again will liven pass between my teeth. It’s like chewing fine grit sand, except sand tastes better.
My Dad loved Liver and he used to fix it for my brother and I. Good thing he would pass out drunk at the dinner table. My brother would throw the Liver away and go get a pizza for him & I.
Liver is nothing. Try coming home and feel the strong scent of pan-fried kidneys.. lmao
I love liver and onions, with bacon! Bet I you had it cooked right you would change your mind.
points to the mom for offering to make something else. i doubt my mom would have
Ha! My mom wanted me to get her some liver, said she'd cook it herself (I'm her caregiver)I couldn't even put it in my shopping cart without wanting to throw up!
I find it to be ok now if it's cooked right. On the other hand, my dogs would rob a bank to get some liver.
Well prepared chicken liver is amazing. With onions and apple or Champignons. It has to be cleaned from veins and membranes. Salt added after frying, because it will become too hard.
I love liver. But I understand why many people dislike it: it takes a bit of effort to cook it properly (in which case it can be sublime). Contrawise, it’s easy to do a bad job of it and end up with shoe leather.
Absolutely the worst! (or is that the wurst?) I had to take liver pills as a kid. We would grind the pill up between spoons and I would try to chug it down with milk. I would belch up the taste all day. They switched to oil caps, and those did go down easier. But, I still tasted liver all day. I tried it again in my 20s. My MIL said it was so good the way she cooked it that I would love it. I about barfed. She and my husband snarfed it right up. After that, I would send him to his mom's house to have liver or he would take it to work and cook it there. Gag!
Definite nope! I don't think I will ever like it, the smell alone is too much for me.
All organs are too rich and disgusting! Make me dry heave if nearby!
I despised liver... until I was very hungry and that was the only option.
My Mums Fav’s dish was also Liver,so much that we had it Once a Month,when I was a Kid🤦🏼♀️ She had No Mercy! We had to Eat one peace of that 🤢-dish everytime!!! Or else We kids where not allowed to leave the table! My brother was allways sitting at the table for hours… So when I had My son I had one rule at the table ; I would never Force My Child to eat something he really didn’’t like!! But he had to taste it first before saying No!
I used to really like it a lot. But foe some reason, i can't eat it anymore. Makes me feel ill afterwards, even when eating it was still delicious.
Liver is fantastic. Do it in tin foil with onions. Doesn't dry out and is tastier!
Just remember the function the liver performed for its original owner.
I love it, calves liver with bacon or chicken liver coated in breadcrumbs like Wiener Schnitzel. Traditionally we eat a lot of parts of animals which are shunned in other countries. Like, kidneys, heart, lung, brain and sweetbread. I am from Austria, Europe. I also think that quite often it is not being prepared properly.
Who really likes this? Who? The liver is a sponge for dirty animal blood. Absolutely disgusting. I ate a fried liver piece once, and it literally tasted like vomit to me.
::shudders:: even the smell bothers me. My dad used to have liver and bacon fried in a pan and I used to have to hide when my mom would cook it because of that very distinct smell.
But venison isn't like this. The back-yes. Filet, too. But a normal body-part, like the upper hindleg or maybe goulash is just like tastier beef or pork.
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I found that a c**p ton of spicy mustard helps...my grandma used to make me eat that horribleness
Growing up my Dad and I were the only ones that liked liver and onions, my Mom would always make something else for everyone else.
We werent allowed to get down till our plates were clear, I dreaded the meals with liver and onion but I was made to eat it, only way I could get it down was to cut it up small and swallow it like a pill.....
I used to love kidney and liver as a child but now I can't even stand the smell of them.
Anjelikka said:
Black Licorice flavor. How the hell does anyone under the age of 80 enjoy this hellspawn poison?
ohwowwhatfun replied:
I had it once because everyone said it's so great... Couldn't wait to spit it out.. even had tears in my eyes 😂
jserpette95 replied:
*delicious hellspawn poison. It's my favorite candy, possibly due to the fact that I liked it and nobody in the house liked it so it was always safe from candy thieves.
AccomplishedWaltz802 said:
Cilantro, even tho it’s genetic.
Argentine_Tango replied:
It's genetic?
The first time I tried it was in a wanton soup. I may have vomited. I couldn't eat it for years. Then I tried it as an adult in certain dishes from my county and it's passable.
EgdyBettleShell replied:
Yup it is! It's caused by a gene that's called OR6A2, which, depending on the ancestry of, is present in between 3% to even 21% of all individuals in every human population - it codes an olfactory receptor protein that detects aldehydes from the same group of substances that we commonly use in the production of detergents, and that are naturally present in cilantro.
Bit of trivia: all the people who hate cilantro also feel a different taste than the rest of the world when eating cinnamon due to this specific gene. It's not soapy like cilantro, but it tastes much more earthy for all of you than it should for the rest of us.
TheCeilingIGuess said:
The fat on meat dude. The texture, and even when it's crispy the taste... I just can't put it in my mouth without gagging.
IllSeaworthiness43 replied:
I could never understand why people like it. They say it has all of the flavor but it doesn't taste like anything at all. It's so gamey and chewy and gross. I hate that springy-crunch that the tendons and fat have. Top sirloin all the way...
If I chew it and it doesn't break down or get chewed up why the hell would I eat it.
Blue cheese once almost made me throw up from nearly the smell alone, I had it in a burger and the first bite I took I immediately lost my appetite. To top it off I had covid, I wasn’t supposed to taste or smell anything but blue cheese doesn’t seem to obey that rule.
Capers. What kind of a*****e looked this foul tasting thing and thought it was a good idea to add to food?
Olives, I don't get how people can enjoy the taste, they immediately overpower anything else you try to eat them with.
some-girl-online said:
Celery. I understand why it's important in soups and stuff, but god I hate it.
Apple22Over7 replied:
I can't stand raw celery. Like, at all. It's got an almost reverse taste/smell which is horrible, that I can only sense in the back of my throat/nose when breathing out. I just.. Urgh. The stringy texture doesn't help either.
Cooked in soups/stews/whatever I can tolerate it. But raw? Makes me feel ill.
I like it, it's a near zero calorie way to transport dip to my face hole!
HeWhomstDealtIt said:
Cottage cheese.
rianpie replied:
It’s like someone chewed white cheese for a bit and then spit it out and now I’m supposed to eat it?!
TheMultiRounderGamer replied:
As an Indian it hurts seeing someone describe cottage cheese like that LMAO.
You probably didn't cook it properly, its amazing.
ccnomad replied:
I suspect you’re thinking of paneer, which is glorious. What West Europeans and Americans refer to as cottage cheese is this sort of lumpy, not-quite cheese resulting from milk separated into curds and whey using acid. The whey is discarded.
OldBob10 said:
Lima beans. Nasty little chalk pellets - NO, MOM, I’M NOT EATING THEM!!!
afoz345 replied:
My Mom would always serve them to us. She would never eat any. She always told us she had hers before we sat down. Come to find out, she hates them and wouldn’t eat them. Trickery!!!
OldBob10 replied:
Lima beans were actually my “big rebellion” as a teenager. (Why, yes - I’m very conformist. How did you know?) As a pre-adolescent I was required “…to eat one for each year old you are”. Not eating something was intolerable. Finally when I was fifteen I told her one night, “I’m not playing this game any more. I don’t like them and eating one more every year isn’t going to get me to like them any more. I’m done with this”. I don’t think they were ever served again…
Rihanbrohe said:
Mayo.
Saraniah replied:
Even the name sounds horrendous! To top it off, it tastes and smells like puke.
Cyno01 replied:
Are you sure you mean mayo? I have a theory that most people who hate mayo had a traumatic experience with miracle whip as a child. I know i did.
Mayo is just eggs and oil, fairly innocuous, not really much flavor on its own, just a mild sandwich lube or a base for dips and stuff.
Miracle Whip on the other hand is f*****g nasty.
This is by far my most unpopular food opinion. I hate avocado. I don’t think it’s gross or tastes TOO bad, more so that it’s unnecessary, tastes relatively close to dirt to me, and has a weird texture. I like guacamole, because it’s well seasoned and joined up with other great flavors (cilantro, lime, salt, peppers, all things I love) but the avocado craze in the USA of the last 10ish years has always baffled me. Avocado on burgers, avocado toast, avocado ice cream. I don’t get it. I don’t like the taste of it at all and don’t understand why it belongs on top of everything.
living1day1time said:
Tomatoes. I hate tomatoes. But I eat salsa, ketchup, and tomato sauce. I know it is baffling but there you go.
RosenrotEis replied:
I'm the same way.
Which reminds me of one time when I was in 3rd grade, my teacher was growing cherry tomatoes and brought some in for the class to try. Another student and I both declined, stating that we simply did not like tomatoes. She asked if we were allergic, to which we said no. She then asked if we liked ketchup. My classmate said yes, and I said no(mustard is far superior IMO, but to each their own. I'll gladly trade my ketchup packets for mustard). She then asked if I liked pizza sauce. I said yes.
Her next words have burned in my head since: "Then you like tomatoes."
And then forced me to eat one. I gagged and almost threw up.
Lady, just because I like pizza and the sauce on it doesn't mean I like the bubble of seeds and mush that is a cherry tomato. And I respectfully declined in the first place.
I'm still heated about that moment.
Love tomatoes. Here in New Jersey it's currently tomato time. I'll eat em like an apple. Gimme gimme.
Mysterytophat said:
Pop tarts. I just really don’t like them. A lot of my classmates eat them. Coffee too, I think it’s terrible.
FloriaFlower replied:
I hate how dry, flavorless and boring they are relative to the amount of sugar they contain. There's like 1mm thick of filling between 2 plates of thick hard and sandy crust. Almost everything that contains the same amount of sugar is way more interesting to eat.
Koomis. AKA fermented horse milk. I mean - growing up in Kazakhstan, it was okay as a child, but I didn't take to it like the other kids and it just doesn't stack up to a good PB&J with the crusts cut off.
jam219 said:
Brussels sprouts.
Bophall replied:
This is another interesting one because there was a targeted selective breeding program to make them taste better that started in the 90s, so they really do taste better post 2005 or so.
So I guess what I'm saying is that if you haven't had them in more than 20 years, they will be less bitter than you remember. You might still dislike them, but they will taste better in an objective sense.
atreethatownsitself replied:
Tell that to my dad. He was traumatized by his father as a kid by sitting in this high stool type seat for hours until he finished his Brussels sprouts. They were quite literally not allowed in our house growing up.
Maximiliano_Molina said:
Tripas
Argentine_Tango replied:
Same. There's a Peruvian dish my sister loves, called cau cau, that I can't stand. Even the preparation stinks up the house because you have to boil it. Ugh.
It's boiled bovine stomach. Very pungent with a strong umami taste and jelly-like texture. I grew up with it in my Texan/Pacific Islander household.
cardboardtube_knight said:
Chitlins.
Crosswired2 replied:
I ate them once because my daughter's grandma made them. I don't think anyone particularly liked them but everyone else got to eat them with hot sauce. I hate hot sauce so I just ate them plain. At least they tasted better than they smelled cooking, but I won't eat them again.
Someone once heated up chitlins in the work microwave. It smelled like a decaying foot.
pool_and_chicken said:
Beets.
swan4816 replied:
Came here for this. I want to like them because they're beautiful and so healthy!
car0saurusrex replied:
I never liked beets either but then I tried roasting them with green beans (drizzle the veggies with olive oil and whatever seasonings you prefer) and OMG. So good. It doesn’t taste like fried potatoes per se, but somehow it satisfies my craving for fried potatoes? Now I want to go make some.
Raisins, I mean come on now. Wrinkly, tiny, the feeling I get when I eat a oatmeal raisin cookie disguised as a chocolate chip cookie. I'd rather eat stale farts then that.
A quote from the movie Benny & Joon: "Raisins used to be fat and juicy and now they're twisted. They had their lives stolen. Well, they taste sweet, but really they're just humiliated grapes."
GhettoSauce said:
Mushrooms. I'm fascinated by them but I won't eat them. Unless they're magic.
Fixes_Computers replied:
I learned to be okay with mushrooms as they have a high "good stuff to bad stuff" ratio to them.
For standard white mushrooms, slicing them raw onto a salad works okay. Not much flavor, but I can understand if the texture is unpleasant. If cooked, just make sure they aren't the primary ingredient.
If you want the nutritional benefit without having to deal with the flavor and texture, blitz some in a good processor and mix them in to whatever you're making. You won't even notice them if you keep the quantity low enough.
For myself, I've also tried other varieties. I recommend going to an Asian market to find the largest selection. Enoki is fun as it's similar to pasta (with different texture to it) and it largely absorbs the flavor of whatever you put it in.
BakerAnnual5453 said:
Tuna. There's something fishy about it.
Toulamarr replied:
I had a can of tuna tipped over me in primary school and the teachers wouldn't let me wash it off. I had to sit, for hours, covered in tuna, in the middle of summer. I cannot stand the smell and I would rather die than eat it.
-Miss__Information- said:
Peas.
reydolith replied:
YES! STUPID GREEN DEHYDRATED EYEBALLS THAT POP PATHETICALLY AND UNAPPETIZING IN MY MOUTH!
KKarIo repliedL
Imagine eating only the dehydrated ones and thinking they suck.
Oh to never experience eating fresh ones straight from the plant.
postmoderngeisha replied:
I agree. Whenever I buy English garden peas, I never can get any into a pot to cook them. I end up popping the raw peas into my mouth while I am shelling them!
Suitable_Brain7650 said:
Eggplant
AfterEpilogue replied:
Eggplant is definitely one of those dumpster foods where when I eat it I feel like a dog when it finds some dead rotting thing in the yard and nibbles on it with its jowels raised despite it being gross because it's just so bad it's good. Like it's funky as hell and if I eat it more than a couple times in close proximity I'm over it but for some reason the first time I have it in a while it's kind of fire in the worst way possible.
smolinga said:
Coleslaw will never be good. Regardless of its base.
DrRichardJizzums replied:
Spent my whole life avoiding coleslaw until this year at 29. Found one place, a local BBQ joint, that makes it amazing. The main difference I've noticed is they have super thinly sliced onion mixed in with the cabbage which by itself is a game changer for me, but their dressing also has a little something different to it that I haven't been able to place. Maybe a bit of horseradish sauce? Idk but the dressing has a bit of kick usually missing from all other slaws but it's complex and delicious. The whole thing is an interesting and well seasoned affair. Since trying theirs I have ventured to try others but haven't enjoyed any others so far.
Much_Committee_9355 said:
Freshwater fish, it always tasted like mud and it always will…
SuzieCat replied:
Does this include trout, bass, and whitefish? The bigger fish? I like these, but not the bottom feeder or trash fish.
Much_Committee_9355 replied:
Trout is ok, depending on the farm you get them from. I don’t really we don’t have too much bass, but whitefish is trash and still has a muddy after taste, even the really expensive Amazonian species are lackluster.
I much rather even if I eat less fish, get some hake, red snapper or mullet, even the grilled sardines I find much more enjoyable.
SuzieCat replied:
I’m with you. Just to be clear, Lake Superior has a fish that is literally called “Whitefish.” It’s not a crappy version of any whit fish. Whenever I’m at a restaurant I ask for clarification. Technically tilapia is white fish, but it’s not “Whitefish.” Whitefish is far more similar to trout, and is often smoked. It’s honestly very good. Hard to find outside of the Great Lakes region maybe.
Pumpkin anything, but especially pie. As a kid it looked like baby poop to me (oldest of 6, there were always babies in the house). Even now, I just can’t.
Pumpkin pie is my second favorite pie next to apple pie. Both with loads of whipped cream. 🥧
AeroBassMaster said:
Coconut. F**k coconut.
pomdudes replied:
Albino sawdust.
holy_plaster_batman replied:
Nothing was more disappointing to me than discovering the filling of German Chocolate Cake is full of coconut. No thank you!
kiddles4321 said:
Zucchini it's f*****g disgusting.
akiroraiden replied:
Gotta ask though, have you ever tried grilled zucchini?
I used to hate it too, raw/boiled/cooked it's pretty disgusting.
But put it on a charcoal grill after it sat in salt for 2 minutes? Delish.
kiddles4321 replied:
Yeah still not a fan it's better than normal zucchini but I'll stick with other veggies.
Mr_mohammad10 said:
Onions by all the types I know they're healthy but I don't like them.
idratherchangemyold1 replied:
When I was little I liked onion rings but not the onions inside the rings. I'd pull out the onions instead and just eat the crust. My parents got mad at me for doing that and I'd be like, "What, I don't like the onions." They'd say, "Be nice." What does being nice have anything to do with it? I don't like the onions... for some reason they thought it wasn't nice to take out the onions and say I don't like them? I don't get it. My parents were weird about food like that. Other stuff too but mostly food.
Onions are the best! For summer, tomato, cucumber and red onion salad, to die for.
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Seaweed salad (wakame) it tasted like millions of dead things rotting in an ocean and the slimy texture...
I tried 31 of these things. 3 of them have to be prepared a certain way for me to like them. 14 of them I generally like.I absolutely love 14 of the things
I like your comment and how you added-up the posts and made your own stats; I've never seen that before.
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Same so when my husband buys a rhubarb and strawberry pie, he knows it's all his.
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I can't stand lentils. The taste is just urgh, but the worst part is that it reminds me of the worst eating-related experiences I had at home. My mother made lentil soup from these dried lentils. It looked disgusting, smelled disgusting, tasted disgusting. I was still forced to sit at the table and eat, every time, lots of screaming, lots of violence. I tried lentils some years ago in an Indian dish. Still can't stand it and felt sick after the first bite. And this, people, is why you shouldn't force your children to eat anything they don't like.
Classic way to create a food aversion in kids! For me it was mango. I knew (and so did mum) that I didn't like it, but one day she made me drink a smoothie without telling me what was in it. I drank one mouthful and then threw up. Now even the smell repulses me.
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there are very few things i really loathe: organ meats from mammals (but i like duck and goose liver patés). Lima beans. Licorice and Anise. And i have stopped eating octopus, cuttlefish, and squid because they are so intelligent. but otherwise, while i have preferences for sure, nothing else i have come across stops my stomach, and i even can eat cilantro, though it's soap. ☘️
Kiwi fruit and mango. Mango actually is a food aversion for me, even the smell of it makes me retch!
There's a lot of foods I just don't like but there's something from my childhood I'll never eat again. My grandmother called it "sh*t on a shingle". Slice of white bread smothered in gravy with ground hamburger meat in it. Everyone would get their plates. Men first. Then kids. Then women. Then me. By the time I sat down on the floor to eat it, it was wet and squishy. I will never eat wet bread ever again. I can't even touch it.
what kind of rice did you eat? maybe try one that isn't sticky, like basmati. or brown rice.
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Papiia, for whatever reason reminds me of the taste I get in my mouth after puking. It alums made me sick the first (and last) time I tried it.
As an Asian, there are two food which I try to avoid like my life depended on it: bean sprouts and durian. Which is amusing because as an Asian, bean sprouts are pretty much in everything we eat and ironically enough, I come from Durian-land so yeah, I'm pretty much different in that sense XP
Cream corn! Repulsive stuff. I would hide the cans secretly so my mom would think we were out, so she’d never make it. Or i would cut up another vegetable and cook it myself just so i didn’t have to be forced fed cream corn. (Our rule was we had to eat at least one vegetable for dinner)
I have always been a 'picky eater.' When I was a kid, my dad wouldn't let me leave the table until I finished my plate. One night, everyone was in bed and my dad was going to be leaving for work. I still didn't eat everything. Everyone told me when I got older, I would be less 'picky.' Well, they are incorrect. Stuff I liked eating as a kid, I hate now. I remember how it taste and the texture of those foods. I like even less foods now. It's easier to say what I like then I don't like
My mom's chili. One of my brother and I had to stay at the table until we ate it all or until bedtime (whichever came first) every time my mother would make chili. We hated the red beans plus it was too spicy - it's like she'd dropped the whole jar of spice in there. Now that I'm grown, it took me years to finally find a new recipe and try it. I have 3 that everyone loves in the house. One was switched with black beans instead of the red ones. The other has no beans. The last one called for a mix of beans so I used the bean medley. All of them have much less amounts of spices in them.
I can't stand water chestnuts, they taste like nothing, but enough like something for me to pick them out of whatever I find them in
I'm surprised nobody talked about anchovy. I love them but many people find it gross.
Cucumber and watermelon!! And have met several others with this same intolerance for these 2 foods.
Good & Plenty licorice candy. They got half of it right. Always plenty because no one will eat them.
Only thing I really really hate is cardamom. I am ok with it in savory dishes when the flavor is masked with other spices. Unfortunately Indians are big on cardamom, specially in desserts. There is cardamom flavored milk and cookies being sold.🤮 Really restricts my dessert buying options.
May I add that I am a little disappointed that spinach didn't make it in the top 35!!!
I know I'll probably get attacked for this, but Rosemary. I use it in recipes because I feel like as an adult I have to, but I don’t like the taste. Off-putting for me.
I don't like it either. It tastes strong and dusty. But I do put the flowers in potato salad, delicate
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Hamburgers. When I was a kid, I was made to eat three in one sitting by a, well-meaning, school lunch attendant. Ruined them for life.
I never grew out of hating the taste of beets, which is a shame because I know they are super healthy for you.
Seaweed salad (wakame) it tasted like millions of dead things rotting in an ocean and the slimy texture...
I tried 31 of these things. 3 of them have to be prepared a certain way for me to like them. 14 of them I generally like.I absolutely love 14 of the things
I like your comment and how you added-up the posts and made your own stats; I've never seen that before.
Load More Replies... Same so when my husband buys a rhubarb and strawberry pie, he knows it's all his.
Load More Replies... I can't stand lentils. The taste is just urgh, but the worst part is that it reminds me of the worst eating-related experiences I had at home. My mother made lentil soup from these dried lentils. It looked disgusting, smelled disgusting, tasted disgusting. I was still forced to sit at the table and eat, every time, lots of screaming, lots of violence. I tried lentils some years ago in an Indian dish. Still can't stand it and felt sick after the first bite. And this, people, is why you shouldn't force your children to eat anything they don't like.
Classic way to create a food aversion in kids! For me it was mango. I knew (and so did mum) that I didn't like it, but one day she made me drink a smoothie without telling me what was in it. I drank one mouthful and then threw up. Now even the smell repulses me.
Load More Replies... there are very few things i really loathe: organ meats from mammals (but i like duck and goose liver patés). Lima beans. Licorice and Anise. And i have stopped eating octopus, cuttlefish, and squid because they are so intelligent. but otherwise, while i have preferences for sure, nothing else i have come across stops my stomach, and i even can eat cilantro, though it's soap. ☘️
Kiwi fruit and mango. Mango actually is a food aversion for me, even the smell of it makes me retch!
There's a lot of foods I just don't like but there's something from my childhood I'll never eat again. My grandmother called it "sh*t on a shingle". Slice of white bread smothered in gravy with ground hamburger meat in it. Everyone would get their plates. Men first. Then kids. Then women. Then me. By the time I sat down on the floor to eat it, it was wet and squishy. I will never eat wet bread ever again. I can't even touch it.
what kind of rice did you eat? maybe try one that isn't sticky, like basmati. or brown rice.
Load More Replies... Papiia, for whatever reason reminds me of the taste I get in my mouth after puking. It alums made me sick the first (and last) time I tried it.
As an Asian, there are two food which I try to avoid like my life depended on it: bean sprouts and durian. Which is amusing because as an Asian, bean sprouts are pretty much in everything we eat and ironically enough, I come from Durian-land so yeah, I'm pretty much different in that sense XP
Cream corn! Repulsive stuff. I would hide the cans secretly so my mom would think we were out, so she’d never make it. Or i would cut up another vegetable and cook it myself just so i didn’t have to be forced fed cream corn. (Our rule was we had to eat at least one vegetable for dinner)
I have always been a 'picky eater.' When I was a kid, my dad wouldn't let me leave the table until I finished my plate. One night, everyone was in bed and my dad was going to be leaving for work. I still didn't eat everything. Everyone told me when I got older, I would be less 'picky.' Well, they are incorrect. Stuff I liked eating as a kid, I hate now. I remember how it taste and the texture of those foods. I like even less foods now. It's easier to say what I like then I don't like
My mom's chili. One of my brother and I had to stay at the table until we ate it all or until bedtime (whichever came first) every time my mother would make chili. We hated the red beans plus it was too spicy - it's like she'd dropped the whole jar of spice in there. Now that I'm grown, it took me years to finally find a new recipe and try it. I have 3 that everyone loves in the house. One was switched with black beans instead of the red ones. The other has no beans. The last one called for a mix of beans so I used the bean medley. All of them have much less amounts of spices in them.
I can't stand water chestnuts, they taste like nothing, but enough like something for me to pick them out of whatever I find them in
I'm surprised nobody talked about anchovy. I love them but many people find it gross.
Cucumber and watermelon!! And have met several others with this same intolerance for these 2 foods.
Good & Plenty licorice candy. They got half of it right. Always plenty because no one will eat them.
Only thing I really really hate is cardamom. I am ok with it in savory dishes when the flavor is masked with other spices. Unfortunately Indians are big on cardamom, specially in desserts. There is cardamom flavored milk and cookies being sold.🤮 Really restricts my dessert buying options.
May I add that I am a little disappointed that spinach didn't make it in the top 35!!!
I know I'll probably get attacked for this, but Rosemary. I use it in recipes because I feel like as an adult I have to, but I don’t like the taste. Off-putting for me.
I don't like it either. It tastes strong and dusty. But I do put the flowers in potato salad, delicate
Load More Replies... Hamburgers. When I was a kid, I was made to eat three in one sitting by a, well-meaning, school lunch attendant. Ruined them for life.
I never grew out of hating the taste of beets, which is a shame because I know they are super healthy for you.
