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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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#1
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.
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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#2
Those half developed birds in the egg
#3
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.
#4
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.
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.
#5
Fermented shark from Iceland.
#6
Pickled pigs feet. There's only a tiny bit of actual meat in there. No way.
#7
Eyes, brains, and genitals. Sure it's arbitrary but that's my line, I'm down to at least try eating anything else.
Joe Hernandez 3 years ago (edited)
Down here in Mexico all I eat is frickin cow balls and brains.
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.
#9
Durian
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
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.
#10
peeps. never understood the hype.
#11
Stinky tofu. It actually doesn’t taste that bad but dear lord, the smell is horrendous
#12
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.
#14
Snails or oysters Rockefeller
Jette Wang Wahnon 3 years ago
Take Rockefeller away and leave the snails and oysters to the millions who enjoy them.
#16
Natto. It’s the soapy, sticky texture. Or anything with harissa. I just … can’t.
#17
Overly sweet desserts
#18
Sweet pickles. Absolutely disgusting and blasphemous!
#22
Raw celery. Disgusting And 100 year eggs
#23
This thread is full up of some fear factor stuff. I just don't like anchovies. They're too salty.
#24
I can get behind grapefruit.
TO SHOVE IT OFF A CLIFF.
#26
Bitter melon. I don’t care if it’s good for you.
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Never even heard of it. IS that pic bitter melon? Looks nothing like the melon I am use to.
bionicsarah 3 years ago
These are delicious! Salt, chili powder, a little oil, then served with a beer.
Richard Portman 3 years ago
I can't eat them. Maybe allergic. But i did grow them once, and they are cool and interesting.
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Mama Penguin 3 years ago
I like veggies but that's one of the few I hate. You're supposed to slice them thinly, rub salt in it and leave it to stand for 20 minutes to draw some of the bitterness out. But no matter what you do and no matter how you cook it, it's still bitter.
Richard Liu 3 years ago
Just peel it. Cut off the bumpy skin will remove 90% of bitterness. Then you slice it and blanch in boiled water for 20 seconds.
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Jasper Cool 3 years ago
I used to do a lot of vegetable juicing and thought I'd try a bit of this in a juice blend because it's supposed to be good for blood sugar. Yeah the bitter part should be in all caps. I can juice broccoli, cabbage, squash, just about anything but a tiny bit of bitter melon was more than I could handle. I'd love to try it if it was in a traditional dish from its region though.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I tried bitter melon tea as well as it cooked. I think I ate as much as I could, but never had it again. The tea was worse (iirc).
erna hapsari 3 years ago
slice&soak with salted water, squeeze&dry after that to reduce the bitterness.
erna hapsari 3 years ago
slice&soak it in salt water, squeeze&dry after that to reduce the bitterness.
#27
Meatloaf.
“But you’ll like my moms meatloaf…”
No. I don’t like ANY meatloaf.
#29
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.
#31
Raw pears... Literally the only thing I don't like to eat. Pears are the unholy love child born from a red delicious and a bag of sand.
Red delicious are not high on my list of foods either. It's literally the least delicious and worst textured of all the apples. Seriously whoever named that boring flavorless apple deserves to burn in hell along with the guy that first cultivated it.
Don't get me wrong, though. I'll still eat red delicious no problems. I'll just die a little with every bite. Give me a pear and I'll take a bite to see if it still disgusting, which it always does, before I proceed to toss it in the trash where it belongs.
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Love pears and apples. But I do agree that red delicious are kinda crappy; the taste is meh and it has a grainy texture
#32
Tomatoes. I wanna like them they look like juicy apples and one bite is enough for me to never try again even the different breeds
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
Get them from a farmers market or raise them yourself vine ripened are way better than from a store where they gas them to get the color.
#33
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.
Jette Wang Wahnon 3 years ago
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 !
What do you think ?
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Ten thousand upvotes. I loathe raisins. Chewy sugar bombs, ugh.
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Winter 3 years ago
I suspect this is an unpopular opinion but... I hate raw onions. Loathe them! And people put them in everything!
Iris Engler 3 years ago
Heads of sheeps and goats. The taste and texture of the meat itself is nice but what kills me is the teeth when you have that thing in front of you
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Yeah I always struggled a bit with that. The meat is really good but the teeth are upsetting. But if you stew it without the bones its delicious. In spain cow and pig cheeks are a delicacy, they are really tender. Reading this thread i realise that traditional spanish recipes are a bit wild.
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Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago
Cilantro! Some celebrity chef said it was good and now it's in everything. Save the preparation time and just squirt dish soap on my food.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I don't have the gene for "coriander leaf tastes like soap", so I quite enjoy it, but I concede the silliness of the coriander-laef-on-everything trend. Given how few people *do* like it.
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julien 3 years ago
I 've seen real homemade mayo in the US ! jus that ugly processed white stuff ! yuk
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
Lady’s finger and coriander. The lady’s finger is too slimy and coriander tastes horrible
Rens 3 years ago
Coriander tastes like stink bugs... This I know because I once had a stink bug fly into my mouth, the stink is a thick oily coating that you just cannot get rid of.
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Wang Zhuang 3 years ago (edited)
I've eaten most of the things on this list in my life, and by and large, they aren't bad. The only things I really can't stand here are durian and organ meats. Oh, and I wasn't a big fan of balut, either.
Lara Verne 3 years ago
Most of it is just personal preference. Sure, fermented shark is not food for everyone, but calling pears "Inedible"? Hell, I hate cauliflower, but I know it's edible.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
I like how some of this list is like genuinely disgusting awful things, like nobody thinks Lutefisk is good. Then it's weirdos who are like "Tomatoes ewww I'm a 5 year old"
Rachel Ainsworth 3 years ago
Oreos. I have no ideas why Americans like them, they have no flavor.
Anita 3 years ago
Goat milk or goat cheese... I've tried it several times through my life to see if my taste changes and nope.
Rose the Cook 3 years ago
One of the nicest cheeses I have tried was made from sheep's milk. Although they didn't tell me until after I had eaten it.
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Just A Random Slytherin 3 years ago
After reading some of these I'm pretty glad I'm vegetarian!
Virtually Fabulous 3 years ago
I don't like pickles, I think they smell bad and are too sour. And, I am sorry, but aside from fries and chips I do not like potatoes. It's the texture. I apologize if I have deeply offended anyone. I wanted to share my weird food dislikes
Lucky2BAlive 3 years ago
Some of these items don’t really relate to the story. Personally, I don’t eat anything I myself possess (brain, liver, etc.). I could and add that, no matter what the food is, if it’s all that’s available, and you would simply starve to death, you might eat them. Brussel sprouts, avocado, whatever it is. Even if it’s slimy or hyper spicy, you’ll find a way.
Briana Kessler 3 years ago
You can tell that 60% of this article is American. Most of the food isn't even close to the first part.
Jasia Pucio 3 years ago
It has become a list of "I don't like this product" and not uneatable food list
Bekki Sala 3 years ago
This seems more like a list of everyday foods that people don't like, except for a few.
Emma Brown 3 years ago
As a very fussy eater there's loads I could put on this list 😔 I don't eat fruit or vegetables (except carrots with roast and potatoes) I can't eat meat unless it has no fat, or I know it's chicken breast or steak (no skin, sinew etc) I actually feel quite embarrassed that I'm like this. I have no idea why!!!
Sofie 3 years ago
When I think of it I'm not so picky anymore since I began thinking a lot more about war. I'd rather eat this than my cat in a critical situation. When we had food shortage in WW2 people would sell cat meat as rabbit. But rabbit meat is white. I would not eat a rabbit either today, but if I must I will.
Ronald Rogers 3 years ago
Lima beans needs to be on this list: their taste and texture makes me wonder why anyone eats them. I've only had one instance where eating them wasn't a chore.
Tim Quinlan 3 years ago
Please Pandas, don't eat octopus. They are such amazingly intelligent creatures. I know in a lot of cultures it's acceptable but just don't
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I'm adding BEETS. They are sweetened dirt. No. Just no. I'd sooner have another go at durian than eat a beet.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
As a vegetarian, I will still try nearly anything but meat, and even have tried sushi, etc. I'm not picky. I'm amazed I'm called picky or fussy by people who will drown food in ketchup, mayo, mustard, and refuse to eat a leaf of lettuce.
Nubis Knight 3 years ago
Hm... where's the Mett? Like delicious minced raw pork on a breadroll with onion rings. Yummy! ♡
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
I can only eat green bananas. The minute they start turning yellow, out they go.
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Ten thousand upvotes. I loathe raisins. Chewy sugar bombs, ugh.
Load More Replies... Winter 3 years ago
I suspect this is an unpopular opinion but... I hate raw onions. Loathe them! And people put them in everything!
Iris Engler 3 years ago
Heads of sheeps and goats. The taste and texture of the meat itself is nice but what kills me is the teeth when you have that thing in front of you
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Yeah I always struggled a bit with that. The meat is really good but the teeth are upsetting. But if you stew it without the bones its delicious. In spain cow and pig cheeks are a delicacy, they are really tender. Reading this thread i realise that traditional spanish recipes are a bit wild.
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago
Cilantro! Some celebrity chef said it was good and now it's in everything. Save the preparation time and just squirt dish soap on my food.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I don't have the gene for "coriander leaf tastes like soap", so I quite enjoy it, but I concede the silliness of the coriander-laef-on-everything trend. Given how few people *do* like it.
Load More Replies... julien 3 years ago
I 've seen real homemade mayo in the US ! jus that ugly processed white stuff ! yuk
Load More Replies... Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
Lady’s finger and coriander. The lady’s finger is too slimy and coriander tastes horrible
Rens 3 years ago
Coriander tastes like stink bugs... This I know because I once had a stink bug fly into my mouth, the stink is a thick oily coating that you just cannot get rid of.
Load More Replies... Wang Zhuang 3 years ago (edited)
I've eaten most of the things on this list in my life, and by and large, they aren't bad. The only things I really can't stand here are durian and organ meats. Oh, and I wasn't a big fan of balut, either.
Lara Verne 3 years ago
Most of it is just personal preference. Sure, fermented shark is not food for everyone, but calling pears "Inedible"? Hell, I hate cauliflower, but I know it's edible.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
I like how some of this list is like genuinely disgusting awful things, like nobody thinks Lutefisk is good. Then it's weirdos who are like "Tomatoes ewww I'm a 5 year old"
Rachel Ainsworth 3 years ago
Oreos. I have no ideas why Americans like them, they have no flavor.
Anita 3 years ago
Goat milk or goat cheese... I've tried it several times through my life to see if my taste changes and nope.
Rose the Cook 3 years ago
One of the nicest cheeses I have tried was made from sheep's milk. Although they didn't tell me until after I had eaten it.
Load More Replies... Just A Random Slytherin 3 years ago
After reading some of these I'm pretty glad I'm vegetarian!
Virtually Fabulous 3 years ago
I don't like pickles, I think they smell bad and are too sour. And, I am sorry, but aside from fries and chips I do not like potatoes. It's the texture. I apologize if I have deeply offended anyone. I wanted to share my weird food dislikes
Lucky2BAlive 3 years ago
Some of these items don’t really relate to the story. Personally, I don’t eat anything I myself possess (brain, liver, etc.). I could and add that, no matter what the food is, if it’s all that’s available, and you would simply starve to death, you might eat them. Brussel sprouts, avocado, whatever it is. Even if it’s slimy or hyper spicy, you’ll find a way.
Briana Kessler 3 years ago
You can tell that 60% of this article is American. Most of the food isn't even close to the first part.
Jasia Pucio 3 years ago
It has become a list of "I don't like this product" and not uneatable food list
Bekki Sala 3 years ago
This seems more like a list of everyday foods that people don't like, except for a few.
Emma Brown 3 years ago
As a very fussy eater there's loads I could put on this list 😔 I don't eat fruit or vegetables (except carrots with roast and potatoes) I can't eat meat unless it has no fat, or I know it's chicken breast or steak (no skin, sinew etc) I actually feel quite embarrassed that I'm like this. I have no idea why!!!
Sofie 3 years ago
When I think of it I'm not so picky anymore since I began thinking a lot more about war. I'd rather eat this than my cat in a critical situation. When we had food shortage in WW2 people would sell cat meat as rabbit. But rabbit meat is white. I would not eat a rabbit either today, but if I must I will.
Ronald Rogers 3 years ago
Lima beans needs to be on this list: their taste and texture makes me wonder why anyone eats them. I've only had one instance where eating them wasn't a chore.
Tim Quinlan 3 years ago
Please Pandas, don't eat octopus. They are such amazingly intelligent creatures. I know in a lot of cultures it's acceptable but just don't
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I'm adding BEETS. They are sweetened dirt. No. Just no. I'd sooner have another go at durian than eat a beet.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
As a vegetarian, I will still try nearly anything but meat, and even have tried sushi, etc. I'm not picky. I'm amazed I'm called picky or fussy by people who will drown food in ketchup, mayo, mustard, and refuse to eat a leaf of lettuce.
Nubis Knight 3 years ago
Hm... where's the Mett? Like delicious minced raw pork on a breadroll with onion rings. Yummy! ♡
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
I can only eat green bananas. The minute they start turning yellow, out they go.
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