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Some may say that enjoying good food is one of the best things about life, and after all, we do eat or snack all the time. But as with most things, not everybody likes the same food, since we all have different tastes. Some people are pickier than others when it comes to food. While some might eat pretty much most meals or delicacies, others will only go for things they’ve tried and tested many times and are comfortable with.

Today’s article, however, is about people who aren’t even that picky at all. After all, most people will at least try a couple of foods throughout their life that they wouldn’t usually eat. But even these non-picky eaters will steer clear of certain foods that even the thought of makes their stomachs turn. Someone on Reddit asked a question exactly about the latter—“Non-picky eaters, what’s one food you absolutely can’t get behind?” and the internet delivered. The question collected 24k upvotes and prompted 18.5k comments. Scroll down to see the list of some of the best responses to the question and consider upvoting the entries you relate to, as well as leaving a comment!

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Lutefisk. It is a terrible idea someone had here in Norway some centuries ago. You take a perfectly edible cod and dry it. So far, so good; You can still rescue the fish by making Bacalao.

Then, you follow up by soaking the fish, the very fish you just dried, in water for a few days. Finally, when the fish no longer thinks its remains can be further mistreated you put it into a bath of lye dissolved in water. The end process sees you with a swollen mess of a fish that's got a ph of 11-12, which is lethal. To make the damn thing edible you need to soak it in water for over a week.

This is, incredibly enough, considered a delicacy and is something many try to foist upon poor, unsuspecting, tourists. Me? I think the fish has been through enough, no need to make it a participant in crimes against humanity as well.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My MIL used to give me a bad time because I like sushi. Until I reminded her that she likes lutefisk.

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Exotic foods are definitely not for everyone, after all, not everybody is into the idea of having a taste of silk worms, tarantulas or snails. And that is completely okay. Most of us will typically eat what we're used to, and getting out of that "comfort zone", especially when it is unnecessary, can be quite difficult. And even though trying out new things is generally a great idea to expand your horizons, as long as you're eating healthily, there's definitely no need to go for the extreme if you don't want to. So the next time your friends or family decide to host for you a local version of "Fear Factor", it's okay to say no.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Boiled silk worms. Tried them in Cambodia and from the name you'd expect them to be not great, but I was unprepared for how incredibly awful it was.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe if they were deep fried? With dipping sauce? Maybe? Maybe not...

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Tarantulas. As an arachnophobe, I cannot eat that. Also there is some kind of Filipino food that is literally just an underdeveloped duck fetus/embryo thing straight out the egg, which is another I will never eat.

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Even if you are a picky eater, however, do not be too hard on yourself. Although, as mentioned before, trying out some new meals can be a great experience, you don't have to do it every time, as would just be too stressful. Furthermore, being a picky eater isn't exactly your own choice all the time. According to Smithsonian Magazine, picky eating is a product of both nature (genetics being one factor) and nurture (your parents, for example, preparing specific meals as you grow up), although the science behind all that is incredibly complex, to the point where there is little consensus on one explanation. So don't stress yourself out for not liking olives, grapefruit, or even bananas.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Fermented shark from Iceland.

rUdicky , Richard Toller Report

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Pickled pigs feet. There's only a tiny bit of actual meat in there. No way.

owsley567 , Tim Gage Report

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Eyes, brains, and genitals. Sure it's arbitrary but that's my line, I'm down to at least try eating anything else.

pleased_to_yeet_you , GreenFlames09 Report

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Down here in Mexico all I eat is frickin cow balls and brains.

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All in all, food is food. But that doesn't mean we all have to like eating the same thing. We all have different tastes and we don't have to break out of our comfort zone all the time either. Let's just all agree that pizza is awesome.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Durian

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A dear friend loves it and says it tastes like custard. The year I lived in Bangkok, I lived very close to a pier where I could take a small ferry that would connect me to the Skyway and from there, I could get around easily. But to get to the pier I had to walk through the morning market, which meant walking past many durian sellers. My rule for food is: if it doesn’t get past my nose, it doesn’t go in my mouth! I won’t ever give durian a go.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Stinky tofu. It actually doesn’t taste that bad but dear lord, the smell is horrendous

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Flaming hot Cheetos. I simply don't like them it's not even that they're too hot for me, I like spicy food but I think they taste like plastic.

TheShmannaBeast , the 3786 cups of water Report

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Snails or oysters Rockefeller

HakunaTostada , Quinn Dombrowski Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Take Rockefeller away and leave the snails and oysters to the millions who enjoy them.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything I just don't like organs. The texture of most organ meat is terrible.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Natto. It’s the soapy, sticky texture. Or anything with harissa. I just … can’t.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ate this in Tokyo. Got talking (hand gesturing) with locals who treated me to some. I think they were expecting me to hate it! People were blown away when I said I liked it. I think I became a tokyoite just for that one evening.

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#18

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Sweet pickles. Absolutely disgusting and blasphemous!

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Pickled eggs

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love pickled eggs with beets. And they are pretty easy to make.

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#22

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Raw celery. Disgusting And 100 year eggs

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#23

30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything This thread is full up of some fear factor stuff. I just don't like anchovies. They're too salty.

Ton_Macaronski , Erik Sorenson Report

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything I can get behind grapefruit.

TO SHOVE IT OFF A CLIFF.

OldSoulRobertson , liz west Report

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Octopus/squid It's a texture issue for me. Great flavor, though.

Belmung , stu_spivack Report

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Bitter melon. I don’t care if it’s good for you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never even heard of it. IS that pic bitter melon? Looks nothing like the melon I am use to.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Meatloaf.

“But you’ll like my moms meatloaf…”

No. I don’t like ANY meatloaf.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Cottage cheese. It has the texture of vomit.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not that I throw up often, but I don't think I ever threw up anything with cottage cheese texture...

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything Olives. I retry them every so often to make sure. I nearly vomit every time.

I've eaten various bugs, organs, fermented things, and beyond....but olives man, can't do it.

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30 Of The Most Inedible Foods Out There, According To The Folks That Would Eat Almost Anything I'm basically a garbage disposal, but just the smell of bananas makes me gag. I will not eat anything with banana in it. And before you ask, yes, that even includes banana bread.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try taking my bananas fried in butter and with a caramel sauce and a big dollop of Ice-cream or whipped cream away from me...and I won´t be responsable for my actions !

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