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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating
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There are a number of food items that are stereotypically hated, particularly by children. Brussels sprouts and broccoli, for example. However, everyone’s taste buds have their own little personality, so some folks end up surprised when they try popular and beloved items and end up hating them.
A netizen asked “What food/drink are you convinced people are pretending to like?” and people share their favorite examples. We got in touch with the person who posed the question to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and examples below.
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#1
Oysters. Slimy like swallowing a raw egg.
zububonsai 1 year ago
I admire people who are brave/adventurous enough to dig into ... IMHO... cold big boogers.
Janissary35680 1 year ago
The first person to eat a raw oyster must have been very, very hungry.
Becky Samuel 1 year ago
And yet you don't find people downing shots of ocean water. Funy that.
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Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
I tried them raw. NOT a fan. I would be willing to give them a second chance if cooked/fried/seared or otherwise heated to toughen up the consistency a bit.
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#2
Red Bull. Tastes fruity, but also fishy, and also like old copper pennies. I’m convinced people only drink it because it amplifies the drunkenness.
Child of the Stars 1 year ago
I don't like most energy drinks. They just taste like cough syrup to me.
Grenelda Thurber 1 year ago
Same here. I describe the flavor of energy drinks as "just wrong."
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
It doesn't "amplify drunkenness". The caffeine allows you to drink more alcohol and the extra alcohol makes you more drunk. Especially when the caffeine crash hits. Kapow, you are now on the floor of a restroom in a dive bar.
WindySwede 1 year ago
And also gives the body different signals? Caffeine increases your heart rate, while alcohol lowers it.
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Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Thanks!! I've never had any energy drink before (considered it couple times when coffee didn't seem to be helping) so I'm glad I didn't based on all these descriptions!
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I split a Red Bull with my elderly mother (her idea, not mine). She slugged it back and immediately spit it out "Tastes like p**s!" Lol
Nikole 1 year ago
Everyone on my team at work has at least two a day in addition to coffee. Meanwhile, I have one cup of English breakfast tea. I’ve never been a big caffeine person… I figure I have enough addictions.
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#3
Bubble tea. It is vile and not even cheap.
WindySwede 1 year ago
Never had it, and will never try. No need for mee to risk start liking more sugary stuff for one.. 😋
Nikole 1 year ago
Ohhh I love it so much!! At most Asian places you can choose different levels of sweetness.
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Coffeetime2 1 year ago
I love bubble tea! I get it with low sugar and love having the boba to chew on in addition to the drink!
grunge bunnyy (she/they) 1 year ago (edited)
I love bubble tea! But I can understand why some people might not enjoy it.
Karl der Große 1 year ago
It is expensive and not healthy, but it is amazing. I never had one I didn't like. I don't think I'll have the fruity ones again, but only because I like other types better.
Georgy 1 year ago
Expensive? Depends on where you buy it. It's reasionably priced in Taiwan, where it originated, and in other Asian countries.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 1 year ago (edited)
I haven't even tried it. I don't like it when textures are too dramatically different, so the thought of a smooth drink with solid tapioca bead in makes me shudder. It's why I hated corn chowder as a kid.
Bored Panda got in touch with the netizen who created the thread and they were kind enough to answer some of our questions. Firstly, we were curious to hear why they wanted to ask the internet about this in general.
“I was probably pretty bored and thought it would be a fun question to ask to kill some time. I'm also pretty passionately against sweet potato fries. I guess it was a combination of catching people at the right time and it being a subject others are passionate about. It's a pretty light-hearted question and funny to discuss.”
#4
Licorice. Or the full name _satanus pubicus_.
Carl Roberts 1 year ago
I love licorice. Black licorice, that is. Twizzlers, on the other, are an abomination.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
That's winegummies. Can't convince me otherwise
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Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Dutch liquorice (both salty or sweet), delightful British liquorice all-sorts and amazing Australian liquorice are all amazing ...black only for me though. Not red "twizzlers" or "wine gums". Just quality black licorice. Ohhhh soooo goooood!
Cathy Jo Baker 1 year ago
Black licorice in all its forms, hooray! Any other product calling itself licorice that is not licorice flavored, no gracias.
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
I feel personally attacked as I'm eating liquorice while reading this. You know, those satanic salty ones.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I won't eat liquorice (except 'all-sorts' because the other flavours drown out the liquorice flavour) or anything aniseed flavoured.
#5
Coconut water. Tastes like semen.
SD 1 year ago
Oh come on! It so doesn't. Coconut water straight from a coconut. Quite refreshing on a hot summer day.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
I love coconut water! Mildly sweet and hydrating. Perfect for a hot day.
#6
Sparkling water. Like I genuinely don’t see the reason for it and it somehow tastes bitter. I feel like a lot of people drink it just cause it’s fancy? Idk.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
It kinda tastes like TV Static, if you can imagine what TV static tastes like!
Maine 1 year ago
Wtf, wrong picture. It was the beetroot I was commenting 😅
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Ripley 1 year ago
There's a couple of likely British lads who have claimed that sparkling water "tastes like static". I don't agree, but I do think it's a hilarious description.
Dean H 1 year ago
There are better alternatives to a Sodastream, people shouldn't be buying from a company that's operating in an apartheid and complicit in human rights abuses
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Regina Holt 1 year ago
I don't drink flavored sodas, but I love club soda and sparkling water. A friend asked me what it was like, and I said it's like water that scrapes your tongue. She took a swig and told me, yeah, I was right.
“Mayo and cucumber are both up there with sweet potato fries. In fact they're actually way worse, I can't stand either and they seem to make their way into so many dishes. I actually don't mind sweet potato fries, I just can't fathom why anyone would want them over normal chips,” they shared.
#7
IPA.
Now I love your regular lagers, especially draught on a hot sunny day. I even developed a taste for fruit beers too, there's definitely a time and a place for them.
But IPA.... I swear to Sue Barker that it tastes like how cat wee smells. You know that pungent almost ammonia type smell?
That's IPA for me.
I love the cool label designs and names, they have all done well with the branding, but I sort of think that's 75% of the appeal.
Paul Donahue 1 year ago
You're drinking the wrong IPA's, they can be fruity or mild. Check the description on the can or the hops used.
Leigh 1 year ago
I'm from Portland oregon a town known for its IPAs. I love the hoppy taste personally.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
Also from PDX; I don't drink any alcohol but hubby does and he absolutely hates IPAs. He says they're TOO happy. He preferably ales.
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axle f 1 year ago
...higher alcohol content. also far more drinkable at room temp than any lager..
Nikole 1 year ago
I don’t like when drinks are too cold. Peroni is my favorite beer and I always have it room temp.
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#8
Prime.
My nephew gave me a spare bottle and it tastes like if you just ate the icing off an entire birthday cake, despite it being low in sugar.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago (edited)
Better known by the scientific name: Loganus Micro-Paul-asticus
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
As a school custodian, I HATED this stuff. And strongly disliked the teacher who had a cooler of it in his room. Sticky encrusted dirt EVERYWHERE.
#9
I legitimately like everything that has been mentioned in this thread so far, I think. So I am obviously not the target audience of this question.
I like all the 'weird' s**t people stereotypically dislike. Mushrooms, spinach, sprouts, olives, anchovies, stinky cheese, fermented foods, raw fish, caviar, plain water, etc. And I legit prefer these foods to the foods people are 'supposed' to like, like burgers and chips/fries. I'd rather eat a bowl of sauteed mushrooms than a bag of doritos or whatever. Any day of the week.
Janissary35680 1 year ago
Whereas I could eat a bowl of sauteed mushrooms using the Doritos as little spoons.
Nikole 1 year ago
I hate cooked mushrooms. And I’m a vegetarian so you can imagine my frustration.
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
I don't know the correct name for it, but "stinky tofu" on steamed broccoli is one of my favorite snacks.
sweetrottenpeaches 1 year ago
Oh wow you definitely have an acquired taste.
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R Dennis 1 year ago
I am not a huge fan of caviar. It's fine in certain places, but people put it on stuff to make it "fancy"... it's just expensive and terrible.
Kate Jones 1 year ago
It's funny because there are some thing I like the 'flavor' of but not the actual thing. I hate actual mushrooms but I love mushroom gravy or mushroom flavored sauces. I also don't like chicken, but I like chicken flavored things like soup and sauce, gravy, etc. I just don't like the chicken itself. I think it must be a texture thing.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
I never knew I had a texture thing until I tried mochi. YUCK! Baffled me, because chewy stuff never was a problem until then (bubble gum, potato dumplings: fine by me), so my first try at the supposed delicacy hit me like a glass wall in full run. I could feel it GROWING in my mouth while I tried to chew it down. Took me an eternity to swallow that one bite. It did make my eating company happy twice, though: once from studying my face and once because the fell all over the rest of my plate like locusts.
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#10
The classic coriander. Blehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's soooo nasty. Like soapy soil.
Miki 1 year ago
This actually depends. I know this can taste like soap to some people. I know at least few.
SD 1 year ago
I think rootbeer tastes like toothpaste and I can't stand the smell of it. I guess it's the same with coriander/cilantro with a lot of people.
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TuesdayDangerGirl 1 year ago
In North America, cilantro refers to the leaves and stalks of the plant. The word “cilantro” is the Spanish name for coriander leaves. Meanwhile, the dried seeds of the plant are called coriander. Internationally, it’s a different story. Coriander is the name for the leaves and stalks of the plant, while the dried seeds are called coriander seeds.
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James016 1 year ago
I'm one of the people who thinks it tastes like soap. Even the smell is nasty
Grenelda Thurber 1 year ago
Yes yes yes! Picking it off food doesn't work. It leaves its nasty flavor on anything it goes near.
Load More Replies... SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Contrary to popular belief, I actually like coriander and no, it doesn't taste like soap. Not by my tastebuds anyway...
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
Not just coriander. I have the same reaction to rocket (I think Americans call it arugula?). Soap. Yuk.
MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
No one here like coriander either. Except one guinea pig, who also likes asparagus - Weird Beautiful Janice
#11
Matcha.
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
Durian especially fried tastes great, the taste if you burp or something later is absolutely vile on the other hand, so having acid reflux on the regular, I rather just skip it
Load More Replies... grunge bunnyy (she/they) 1 year ago
I love matcha! I always joke with my friends that it tastes like grass but in a good way.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
I do love me some matcha some days. Of course, mine's a bit diluted as the real deal is bitter as heck.
JessieJ&LilyLovebug 1 year ago
They spilled a bottle where I worked one time, and it smelled like Hydrogen Peroxide and sweat. No thanks.
madeleine f 1 year ago
A friend of mine gave me a beautiful match cake once. It was absolutely disgusting and I had to throw it away. I felt a bit bad about it.
#12
I'm convinced that the vast majority of the wine industry is a huge con that is built on the basis that people are vacuous twats who think spending stupid money on a drink makes them more sophisticated.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
I drink it because I like it. I'm not buying top shelf though. 2nd and 3rd shelf are good enough for me.
Nichole Harris 1 year ago
Have you looked at Aldi's???? They've an out of this world Argentina wine for like $9
Load More Replies... BookFanatic 1 year ago
Every wine I've ever tried tastes exactly the same--sour vinegar. I don't care about bouquets and finishing notes. Sour. A*s. Vinegar.
R Dennis 1 year ago
I actually make my own wine. I cut back when I went into my lower level and had 18 five/six gallon carboys aging. Here's: a small sample. 20201217_2...116fae.jpg 
madeleine f 1 year ago
Red wine would be the last thing I would give up of all things you can eat and drink. Coffe I give up anytime.
Barong 1 year ago
I worked in a wine shop. I used to say that with cheaper wines you could fine wines that were complex or well balanced but rarely both. 25 years later I’m happy to say that many inexpensive wines offer both complexity and balance. There is little reason to spend more for cellar candy like Cheval Blanc, Mogen David 20-20, Le Pin, Screaming Eagle, Night Train, Petrus, Harlan Estate, La Tâche, Thunderbird, and Grands Échezeaux. People do it because it’s a hobby or possibly an investment. Just like classic cars, expensive houses, clothes, these things essentially do what cheaper alternatives do, but offer their owner a sense of pride of ownership. The most memorable wine is the wine you share with the most memorable people and the best wine is the one you share with the best people. Opening something special can help elevate that moment. I remember many occasions and the wines I shared and the food I ate or prepared.
Brian Herold 1 year ago
I recall a study done on so-called wine connoisseurs. They presented them two bottles of wine, one cheap and one expensive, and they all said the expensive wine tasted better. Plot twist: The labels were switched beforehand, which meant the only reason they said the one wine tasted better than the other was because they believed it was expensive.
#13
Aperol Spritz "I'll have a glass of nail varnish remover, please.".
Pernille 1 year ago
Campari is worse, and yet it tastes amazing when sitting at a bar in Italia on a warm day, I can't stand the stuff as soon as I cross the border.
Ace 1 year ago
Both horribly bitter, as are a large number of Italian (and French) apertif drinks. No, it doesn't matter how much sweet stuff you add, they're still undrinkable.
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Kate Jones 1 year ago
I generally feel this way about all alcohol. I will never understand people's love of booze. It all tastes so horrible. I have to add 10 pounds of fruit juice or sugar or just...something to not taste it anymore and at that point it becomes and overpriced glass of juice. I don't understand people who drink wine everyday. I will never understand those straight whiskey people. Not because I can't handle it but...why would I want to? I've drank straight vodka, tequila, whiskey, bourbon, champagne and anything else someone has convinced me to try because they assure me it's 'so good and amazing'. Ugh. I can drink something that tastes horrible and cost 10 bucks a glass, or I can have a soft drink or fruit drink and be happy. Also...I'm pretty sure no one likes beer. I just don't believe that can be true.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I don't mind it, but it's a bit boring for me. I like Pimms and dry (ginger ale) but many bars don't have Pimms. The one the bartenders suggest as replacement is Aperol Spritz, which is nothing like Pimms.
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago (edited)
Suggesting aperol over a pimms is kinda stupidly funny 😂 tell them next time to just use a spiced liquor with the same fruity taste as pimms for a substitute or combine two liquors from Vok to create the same taste. Been serving alcohol since 2005
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#14
Brioche bread should never go near a burger (it is a sweet bread) the 'chef' who made that one popular wants sacking.
SD 1 year ago
Wow! I prefer brioche over any other bun for burgers. I can see though how people may think it's too sweet for burger.
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
I’m on the yes and no fence, so before brioche was ‘in’ I used to make these snacks for my ex for his lunches from a 1950s book, brioche balls filled with (Sicily style) bbq pork, they are nothing like modern brioche recipes today. They are beautifully sweet but not like classic brioche recipes of the past.
Load More Replies... Upstaged75 1 year ago
I once made the mistake of using it for a turkey sandwich. Ick. I like it for burgers though.
Barong 1 year ago
Brioche shouldn’t be sweet. It’s a bread where a lot of butter is kneaded into the dough after the gluten formed and stiffened the dough. (If you tried to do it before, the butter would act as a shortening and you’ll end up with something like a cake.)
Jay Cee 11 months ago
It's the multiple eggs that make brioche what it is.
Load More Replies... Cass Malone 1 year ago
I have to disagree. It's the (somewhat) sweet and savory idea and they pair quite well. It's like a turkey slider on a Hawaiian roll
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
The best bun for most burgers is a pretzel bun. They’re the only kind I’ve never had fall apart on me.
#15
Bloody Mary's. Glass of pasta sauce.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
Oh hell yeah! Even a "virgin Mary" isn't too bad. But I like the more traditional ones. Not the ones that have 6 shrimp, two cheeseburgers, a sirloin steak, two whole tomatoes etc! LOL! What the hell are those contraptions?
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Jeremy James 1 year ago
I've seen a lot of wacky garnishes on a Bloody Mary, but never fried mozzarella sticks. That seems like a missed opportunity.
Load More Replies... Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
On a recent road trip, I had a Bloody Mary every night that I was in the USA, made by a different person each time. 28 of them and I still wasn't a fan. Then, I did 14 days of Caesars in Canada (mostly in SK MB and AB)...ooohhhh!!!! The difference was incredible!! I LOVE CEASARS!!! (The drink, not the salad, though they're great too)
Jeremy James 1 year ago
For severe alcoholics, a Bloody Mary may be the only nutrition they get all day.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
My great uncle used to let me try his Bloody Marys. My mom always pitched a fit. In her defense, I was six or so. Maybe I should try one now that I'm (ahem) slightly older.
MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
Made with V8. Alas, I'm allergic to tomatoes (adult onset), but I still remember the taste.
#16
Beer. It’s disgusting, yet I’ve drank gallons.
WindySwede 1 year ago
I prob just have had max two smal cans my entire life, can't stand the taste 🙀 but you do you. 👍
Theoretical Empiricist 1 year ago
I try to drink beer every several years, confirming "Yup, still disgusting!"
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
"beer" isn't a one size fits all description. Sadly in North America, a lot of novice drinkers have consumed cheap(ish) big name brand watery swill and think that is "beer". There are as many types, flavor, "weights" of beers as there are flowers in a garden. Try something dark rich and malty like a double chocolate milk stout. Try something crisp and tart and unexpected like a dill pickle sour. Try one that tastes like huckleberry, or molasses, or cinnamon/cloves/pumpkin spice. Try one that's 12-14% alcohol. Try one that's non alcoholic. Guaranteed you'll find a type that you really like and it's not like any "beer" you had before.
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
For the last 25 (long before it became a trend) In do a dry 5 -6 weeks no alcohol. I can't wait to have my first beer. It tastes like heaven.
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
I never acquired the taste for beer and I've tasted stout, heavy, lager and ale. I managed half a Tiger once but I really don't like the hoppy taste.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
I can suck down a half bottle of Jameson but only one 12 oz bottle of beer. I don't mind the taste, I'm just not big on fizz. I don't do soda either.
#17
Guinness.
"Go to the Guinness brewery in Dublin and drink a whole pint and you'll love it."
I did and it still tasted like shite. Liars.
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
It's ok. But for st Patrick's Day two years ago I bought 20 different stouts and did a taste test with 5 people over 8 hours (with food). Guinness may have had the best vintage advertising but was not our favorite blind taste taste pick. It was #14/20.
distant_echo 1 year ago
I enjoy it but if I order it, I'm not ordering food. Very filling, to me.
Patrick Linnen 1 year ago
The closer to the original "from the tap" old formula the better. The newer canned recipes do not taste the same.
Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago
Too filling. After two bottles I feel like I ate a loaf of bread. Can't get drunk on it cause my belly is full.
geezeronthehill 1 year ago
It took about fifteen pints for me to get to like Guinness. That was a long weekend.
#18
Celery.
It's the food of the devil and should be eradicated asap.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
I love raw celery. But cooked, in dishes, it's next level. It is a great dill substitute, but with more dimensions.
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featherytoad 1 year ago
I like the smaller, tender stalks that you find farther in the middle.
Load More Replies... Regina Holt 1 year ago
Upstaged75, that's what celery actually is, crunchy water. It has a high water content, and it's crunchy when it is raw
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Mary Kelly 1 year ago
yet, it is the base for almost every soup and many dishes from europe (mire poix, spanish trinity)...and the absolute key to good thanksgiving day stuffing...you like it in other things...probably a lot...but um, just not raw
Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago
I don't mind it in soup bases and verdudine etc but a bigger bite just tastes deeply wrong. A bit soapy, with a side of warning bells in my head saying it's poison.
Load More Replies... Kate Jones 1 year ago
Noooo I love celery. Oh man... celery stuffed egg rolls are so good. Cut up some sticks with dip or egg salad. It's the base of tons of soups. This makes me sad!
#19
Beetroot, it tastes like dirt and can’t understand why anyone would want to have it in anything.
Howl's sleeping castle 1 year ago
Opposite for me. I enjoy it raw. Cooking just ruins it for me
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Ripley 1 year ago (edited)
Weirdo. A slice of tinned (pickled) beetroot on a burger is practically the law in Australia. Deeeelicious!
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I love it! I have been known to eat a whole tin of beetroot in one go. I don't really eat burgers but if I did they would have beetroot
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zububonsai 1 year ago (edited)
Yup, tried it and spit it out: to me it tastes like I went into an old, abandoned damp cellar, found an 20year old dirty mouldy potato bag and started chewing on it, so I cannot imagine the famine that could induce me to eat that. 🤢 I tried the juice , hidden away in juice mix, and it tasted the same.
Load More Replies... Carl Roberts 1 year ago
My dad used to eat borscht (Ukrainian beet soup) all the time. I called it dirt soup.
Binny Tutera 1 year ago
I don't like beets, but we had a potluck at work and someone brought in their mom's spiced beets. OMG, they are delicious! I haven't going a recipe yet, but I sure want some.
Scott Rackley 1 year ago
I can eat a jar of pickled beets. One of the things I grow and can myself.
Susan 1 year ago
Just don't forget that you ate that whole jar when you go to the restroom later!
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Caviar. If it cost 2 quid down Tesco, nobody would eat that s**t 🧐.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Dr. Zoidberg: "What is this? Fish eggs? Goose liver? I ask for rich guy stuff and you give me garbage! I had garbage last night!"
Janissary35680 1 year ago
Never had an opportunity to taste genuine caviar but I concur that tarama is GREAT.
Load More Replies... Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
I like it, though sometimes it's too salty. There's nothing like the proper beluga caviar, as long as someone else is paying!
Debby Keir 1 year ago
It's the saltiness and mouth appeal. Bet anyone who likes 'fish eggs' (there are ones cheaper than caviar) also likes oysters.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
Salmon roe is good (Ikura) but the only stuff we get labeled "caviar" are capelin eggs and they're not too good. I'm sure the good stuff tastes better but hey...
Barong 1 year ago
Love caviar. Worked at a catering firm in NYC. A customer bought and paid for 2 kilos of Russian Captain beluga (pre ban). One kilo was used at the party. One was still sealed and was offered to the customer who declined so it sent back to the kitchen. Two other party chefs and I clocked out and chowed down. We made blinis, hard boiled eggs, the works. It was amazing. It reminds me of the salty rich taste that Uni has but has a neat “pop” texture when you press them against the palate with your tongue. I can’t afford it on my own or justify buying It. Thousands of dollars for any food is silly. But I’m not a tsar or oligarch either
#21
Pepsi. I don't get it. Tastes like cheap cola.
Libstak 1 year ago
Pepsi max is so much better than coca cola. Coca cola has a metallic after taste I just can't deal with.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
in blind taste tests, most people prefered pepsi to coke...been tested many times...always same results...and that is the power of branding
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
Coke original is the best - all I can taste in diet/zero drinks is aspartame
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I grew up with Pepsi, so I prefer it over Coke. But, really, I'll drink either. My mom called me a traitor. Lol
Howl's sleeping castle 1 year ago
Í used to say the same thing. Pepsi tastes like someone added water and sugar to coke
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
So if you're old like me, you might remember the days before the store brand and value brand sodas. Once upon a time there were only three colas. Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and RC. Pepsi was the easiest one to replicate so Pepsi doesn't taste like cheap soda. All cheap soda tastes like Pepsi.
#22
Gin. That whole phase of everyone loving gin was ridiculous thank f**k people are mostly over it.
Edit: yes whatever mix of gin you're suggesting I've tried it and I still think it's vile. I've got a few bottles in the house (gifts) and every time I try some thinking it can't be as bad as I remember it I'm proved wrong... its worse.
L H 1 year ago
I don't trust anyone that doesn't like gin and fortunately it's as popular as ever.
Lewis KR 1 year ago
I think a lot of people try gin and tonic and think they hate gin when they hate tonic
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
My dads excuse to drink them in excess in the PNG or Solomon’s because “they stave off malaria” 😂 there is something too it but having a functioning alcoholic dad and hearing the excuses is funny sometimes
Load More Replies... Debby Keir 1 year ago (edited)
If you have some leftover gin, then try adding some washed sloes (prick the skin) and a load of sugar. Pop it in an airtight glass jar, and leave for 2-3 weeks, shaking twice daily. Strain and rebottle - voila, home made elderberry gin. Bit of tonic and a wonderful Christmas aperitif. Sloes grow wild round here and it's pretty well near the end of the time to pick them now (early Nov) if your neighbours haven't got there first.
MotherofGuineaPigs 1 year ago
It smells like pine trees and tastes like I would assume pine trees taste like
Blue Flower 1 year ago
I should have kept reading. . . . You speak the truth
Load More Replies... Barong 1 year ago
Gins taste vary so much from producer to producer. They usually are very herbaceous and juniper is usually prominent in many of them so I can see why some may not like them. Acquired tastes need effort to acquire them. I used to not like licorice, durian, and scotch, now I like two of them and tolerate the other.
#23
Expensive wines. In blind taste tests even ‘experts’ can’t tell them apart from cheap supermarket bottles.
Annik Perrot 1 year ago (edited)
I disagree. Not an expert, but I can easily tell the difference between à 5€ bottle and à 30€ one. Not so easily between à 30€ bottle and à 150€ one, though.
George Costanza 1 year ago
Blind taste tests are what matter. Not anecdotes.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I live in the Bordeaux region of France, so we have lots of inexpensive but delicious wines, as well as the ridiculously expensive ones. And yes, people who do this for a living DO know the difference between crappy and good wine in blind taste tests.
Ripley 1 year ago
I would like to know the source that the OP is citing in regard to these "experts". Because it's easy to tell the difference between good wine and garbage, but good wine doesn't have to be expensive.
Mrx Mrx 1 year ago
https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/the_most_infamous_study_on_wine_tasting.html They couldn't even tell red from white wine.
Load More Replies... kath morgan 1 year ago
In my experience the very cheap ones, while you might find something perfectly quaffable, do tend to be less smooth and refined than a higher priced wine. BUT I haven’t found there to be that much difference between a medium versus expensive wine. The curve drops off.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Buy 2nd or 3rd shelf wine, never top or bottom. Bottom shelf wine like Franzia or Carlo Rossie is garbage and top shelf isn't worth it. They actually make good box wine too. That Bota box is far superior to the Franzia and Almadan of the past.
Mary Lou 1 year ago
As someone who used to work in a wine shop: Everything really expencive is basically stamp collectors territory: the price is for it being rare, praised by wine critics and such. Fun fact: most of our bottles 40+€ were bought by people who didn't give a damn, but just had a budget to give a (christmas or jubiliar) present to someone deemed to like wine.
Ivana Hotdog 1 year ago
My rule of thumb: you can buy a very beautiful wine between €2.50-€7. Hell. I've even found some really good wines in Aldi. They sell Côtes de Gasgogne in spring/summer at €4. Unless you're a wine connoisseur, anything above €7 is just a waste of money
#24
Marmite.
Philly Bob 1 year ago (edited)
American here and it's actually very good if spread lightly with a bit of butter. Marmite or Vegemite. But then again, I can also eat small dabs of Better Than Bouillon right out of the jar.
Jay Cee 11 months ago
I went to school the other side of Kennington Oval to the Marmite factory. On a hot day we couldn't have the windows open because of the vile smell. People walking down the street would cross the road rather than walk past the open loading bays. It is actually the scum left over after the brewing process, literally scraping the barrel - boak!
Olga Sushko 1 year ago
I tried a teaspoonful and threw away the whole jar. One of the worst things I ever tasted
Philly Bob 1 year ago (edited)
Not supposed to eat it by the spoonful! LOL! It's really salty! I'm American and I know you spread it lightly on toast with butter. Thin on crackers works too. Even I couldn't do a spoonful and I can eat Better Than Bouillon out of the jar. But only spoon tip nips of it. A whole spoon would make me puke and my kidneys would shrink!
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Cathy Jo Baker 1 year ago
Marmite, vegemite (they are not the same!) yummo! Marmite is the key for tomato soup--a spoonful elevates the flavor, giving it more body. Melted marmite with parmesan cheese on popcorn, yum! Marmite mixed with peanut butter, yum!!
BookFanatic 1 year ago
One of my (US) mom's gaming buddies lives in Australia. I was fascinated by the concept of Marmite so the lovely Aussie sent me a little jar. I sent her a thank you card and never mentioned that no one in our family could stomach it.
#25
Coffee, high street coffee anyway. 9 times out of 10 it tastes like ashtray but people are still willing to pay £3+ for it. Every morning, because 'they can't even'.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I'm not a huge coffee person. But I liked Starbucks because it was everywhere, it was cheap, and I didn't know anything different. Stumbled into a little independent coffee shop next town over. Holy. Cats. What a world of difference.
Jane No Dough 1 year ago
EXACTLY!!! Before Starbucks we had as many awesome little coffee shops as pubs. I have purchased coffee in Starbucks twice in the last 4 decades. I hate them as much as Amazon!
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Joshua Russell 1 year ago
Lately I've been making medium roast coffee in a French press with honey, and the flavor is complex and delicious. People should try something other than dark roast if it tastes burnt.
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
I like coffee, but only if there's a krapton of cream in it. I make my own coffee at home, sometimes even grinding my own beans, using my own blend, and it's much better than Starbucks, Seattle Coffee Co., or even Woolworths Cafe!
Katie Allen 1 year ago
I don't like coffee at all and I live in a very coffee-obsessed part of the US
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
I was away for a few days recently and don't know when I last had so much bad coffee. Maybe I'm spoiled with the best coffee just a mile down the road!
#26
Probably gonna get down voted to s**t but…ketchup
The smell of it makes me gag and I think it ruins anything it’s put on.
Leoninus Fate 1 year ago
a dab is better then a lot, it makes stuff taste good, but drowning stuff in it is blah
Boo 1 year ago
I make my own and agree. Also great used as a dip for pizza
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
My kid used to smother broccoli with it. At the time I was just happy he was eating veggies. :)
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
Try proper tomato sauce, like All Gold (I'm sure there's a place near you that imports South African products).
JessieJ&LilyLovebug 1 year ago
I have an aunt, who has cooked, run, and owned VERY fancy restaurants...and she always hated ketchup, but she always had it available for other people. She still always said how much people in the restaurant business hate it.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
I kinda like ketchup on my burger, but I also need yellow mustard with it. That combo I like.
#27
Raw steak.
That s**t literally is for social media pictures. Oooh look at my red steak that I didn't cook, how cool I am.
They scrape it straight into the garbage.
Papa 1 year ago
Medium is absolutely too much. Medium rare is just right.
Load More Replies... Donna Peluda 1 year ago
Steak tartare, if done properly is delicious. I had in once in France. Client invited me. Started with Foie gras, then steak tartare and for desert a cheese selection.
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago (edited)
I’m a raw girl, or blue. But i was raised with a Japanese and Filipino influence, didn’t think it was weird till I started making friends when I left school 😂 beef tatake is my fave dish
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
perfectly raw?...yes, please...give me that carpaccio, the tartare, the kibbeh nayeh...and never serve me a steak that is cooked beyond medium-rare.
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
Most place serve the carpccio fridge cold..that not how it should be served. It should be room temp. That way a really ear it.
Load More Replies... Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Nope. I order my steak "blue or as rare as you're allowed to cook it, please" every time. Carnivore female here.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
I won't eat beef raw, but if the very center of an two inch thick steak is still mooing I won't object.
#28
Coffee. Tastes awful and makes me feel sick. Doesn’t even wake you up it literally makes me sleep.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
To me, coffee tastes like dirt. Ask me how I know what dirt tastes like. Not a good story.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
Yep... from someone who likes good mud, this looks like brown water. My son makes it like this.
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#29
Sweet potato fries are better than normal fries - they have to be properly deep-fried, though, and galvanized with salt/seasoning.
WindySwede 1 year ago (edited)
The once I've eaten, was bland and not as complex in taste nor crispiness as regular potatoes. And more expensive than regular as well. 🤷♂️
Raphapablap 1 year ago
Yeah in my book, sweet potato fries are definitely lower than normal potato fries, people eat them just because they are "healthier"
Load More Replies... Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
They CAN be really bland. Possibly depends on the cook. I've enjoyed sweet potato fries with some excellent dipping sauce on the side ...like a chipotle maple or good ol ranch.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
I cannot upvote this enough. A friend and I would go to Red Robin (burger place) and they had unlimited sweet potato fries. We would fill up on them, and take the burger home with us. Any time I have the chance to get sweet potato fries, I am grabbing them.
Kate Jones 1 year ago
I think the more interesting comparison is crinkle cut, steak or shoestring? People who eat steak fries should just order a baked potato and be done with it. And crinkle fries are just gross and are, somehow, always undercooked no matter where you get them. If you're going to go crinkle then at least get an interesting cut like waffle or curly fries.
Jeremy James 1 year ago
I love sweet potato fries. The problem is that around here, (US Deep South,) they always put cinnamon and sugar on them. I think they're much better savory with just a little salt, maybe some remoulade.
Joshua Russell 1 year ago
Sounds like some people are making them wrong. Bake them with some oil and salt until they start to caramelize on the outside and they're amazing .
#30
Cauliflower. The whole cauliflower craze with everything being made from it is baffling. I don’t want cauliflower wings, cauliflower steak, or cauliflower rice. It seems like it’s become the trendy new thing and yet its rank.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
I love steamed cauliflower and with cheese, but yeah, a pizza made with cauliflower "dough" is not for me.
Raluca Neacsu 1 year ago
personally, cauliflower tastes good when its either fresh and cruncy or when its pickled in salt, not vinegar.
Kate Jones 1 year ago
I actually love cauliflower in one specific way; in the little container of sweet pickles that my mom puts out at holiday events. Pickled cauliflower is so delicious. There are only a few brand that make this pickle mix and they only put it out around the holidays. But it's so good. We're always fighting over who gets the cauliflower when it gets put out. I've tried making it myself but it just doesn't taste the same.
#31
Parma Violets.
Jeremy James 1 year ago
I wonder if these are the same as Choward's Violets. Love me some grandma candy.
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Parma Violets! I grew up on them, lol. I miss the old sweet shops we used to have when I was a kid. 2 pence for a good-sized mixed bagful.
#32
Anything from Greggs.
Uninspiring pasties and sausage rolls, doorstep sandwiches, like something out of the 70s, yet everyone raves about it like it's the food of the gods. Queues out the door at my local branch at lunchtimes.
I just don't get it. I think there's some kind of mass hypnosis at play.
Edit: ah, I should have realised. Perhaps this thread should have been titled "name something you don't like and everyone can downvote you for it because your opinion is bad and you should feel bad".
The price of your downvote is to explain to me why I'm wrong. Tell me something in Greggs that no sane person could possibly dislike and I'll try one next time I'm near one and report back.
A girl 1 year ago
Wasn't familiar. Looks to be UK. No Google reviews but there is a redit thread devoted to how bad they are.
Danielle 1 year ago
Greggs is the most popular bakery chain in the UK, a new one opens every week I believe. For a large proportion of the UK what has been written in this entry is sacrilege!
Load More Replies... Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
I grew up with Greggs. Years ago I was back in my home place and went looking for a Bridie - couldn't believe it when they said they hadn't made them for years!
#33
Raw tomatoes.
Like I’ve tried them every single way that is recommended but I cannot stand them. I’ve had them fresh off a vine, still sun-warm, and just nope.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
I do eat them as is and in salads. Somehow, I prefer them raw than cooked in any way.
Ms.GB 1 year ago
I like tomato sauce like marinara or ketchup or even tomato soup but I can't eat raw tomato. I think it's may be more about the texture than the taste.
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Child of the Stars 1 year ago
My 6yo will eat your share of them! They're his absolute favorite. I have to buy extras if I want to use them for something specific because he'll see them in the fridge and just go to town!
James016 1 year ago
I like raw tomatoes but cooked tomatoes like you get with a breakfast are yuk
El Cucuy 1 year ago
That's me too. I can eat raw tomatoes every day of the week, but can't stand the taste of cooked ones. Especially stewed. Blech!
Load More Replies... Leoninus Fate 1 year ago
hate them, but organic cherry tomatoes beautiful, perfect and just the right amount of sweet and mato goodness, any other type of cherry tomataos suck too
grunge bunnyy (she/they) 1 year ago
Lol couldn't relate. When there's raw tomatoes in a bowl on the counter in the morning, trust me, they will be gone by afternoon.
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
I like raw tomatoes only when they’re actually red and not pink. Lately the tomatoes I’ve seen in restaurant salads are so pale they’re almost white. Major ick.
#34
Sushi.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
No disrespect, but proper sushi is delicious. You might not be getting them from the right place.
Philly Bob 1 year ago (edited)
A good quality Japanese sushi house will make great stuff! I prefer the sashimi as I love rice but have to watch my carb intake. Word of advice, stay away from pre-packaged or gas station sushi! LOL!
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Shaggy 1 year ago
I wasn't a sushi guy until I met my Wife 30 years ago... I love the stuff, but can't do most of the wonky raw concoctions. I usually go for the cooked stuff like shrimp, eel and well shrimp. I can probably down about 20+ of the individual shrimp roles given enough Wassabi and soy sauce. By now, I love me a good California role, and 90% of the time there are numerous tasty cooked options as well as some tasty raw ones, but I am picky...
T'Mar of Vulcan 1 year ago
Remember that 'sushi' is the type of cuisine, not only raw fish. I love vegetarian sushi (usually made with avo or cucumber) and it's delicious.
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
We have an award winning sushi place nearby, and it's fine, but for the price I'd rather have something else
Kate Jones 1 year ago
I totally agree. Sushi is gross. I also hate rice, which I'll concede is a weird one. I just don't like it. And just about anything else that comes on sushi. And can we please talk about Nori/seaweed? I don't want to eat anything that I could pull out of my butt when I go swimming.
#35
Prosecco.
It’s extremely dry, the high sulphur gives you a headache after one glass and it’s the least thirst quenching drink in the world.
People that say they like Prosecco are jumping on the same band wagon as the Gin and IPA trend.
Sarah Jones 1 year ago
Can’t stand gin, but prosecco is one of the few alcoholic drinks I like
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
nope...love prosecco...love gin...loathe beer, esp. ipa, coffee, dark chocolate, radicchio, endive and all that bitter stuff...
Jeremy James 1 year ago
There was a time in my 20's when I was basically living on Prosecco, carrot juice, and these Indian Hot Pockets called, "Babu's Pockets."
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Prosecco isn't my favourite bubbly/sparkling wine, but I will drink it if it's the only one available. I find most brands of it too dry, I like sweeter bubbly.
#36
American root beer, which for me is basically repackaged Listerine.
Shaggy 1 year ago
I like me some Cream Soda, but a Root beer float, From A&W, on a hot summer day is frigging incredible... Throw in a double cheese burger and some fries at about 7PM in august and I am in heaven.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Barq's root beer for me. Great. Now I want a root beer float.
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
There's non-American root beer? Other countries make root beer? Sorry, trying to wrap my head around that.
SD 1 year ago
A&W in Canada's root beer is pretty popular. Smells and tastes like toothpaste. Yekh
Load More Replies... Cathy Jo Baker 1 year ago
I had to laugh when a student of mine from Guatemala tried root beer for the first time. She said it tasted like what they used as medicine in Guate!
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I hadn't realised root beer was like sarsaparilla so I was excited to try it when I went to Canada. I couldn't have more than a sip or two. I don't usually waste food/drink but it was so undrinkable to me I had to throw it out. The only time I didn't mind that flavour when I was drunk once, because my tastebuds had given up by then!
Glasofruix 1 year ago (edited)
It smells and tastes like you'd imagine licking a hospital floor would.
#37
Parsnips, they're just too sweet and such a strange taste.
I'm also not a big fan of melon (apart from watermelon). Another weird taste!
Cee Cee 1 year ago (edited)
Yup roast parsnips a must for a Sunday roast. Also like them mashed with plenty of butter and black pepper.
Load More Replies... Mary Kelly 1 year ago
big parsnips and old parsnips (late season, woody) have that weird, perfumey flavor...young, small parsnips are beautiful...but, if you don't agree, more parsnips for me
Elladine DesIsles 1 year ago
I can't agree about parsnips. But I'm picky about melons. Cantaloupe tastes like mold to me; it's vile! Watermelon or honeydew can be lovely, though, when perfectly ripe.
Child of the Stars 1 year ago
Honeydew in particular gets a lot of hate, but if you get it at the perfect ripeness, it's so juicy and sweet!
Load More Replies... Kate Jones 1 year ago
Ooo I love melon. Honeydew and Cantaloupe are so good when they're ripe. Also, I like a little salt on my watermelon sometimes. Melons and oranges are my favorite fruit. I used to love plums when I was a kid but something has seriously happened to plums these days. They're super sour. When I was a kid plums used to be sweet and soft. Now they're just hard and sour no matter what type of year you buy them.
#38
I'm pretty sure I'm alone in this but I cannot stand the taste or smell of cucumber. I'll eat almost anything, but find the stuff absolutely vile. I've actually had multiple occasion where I pick up a meal deal sandwich/wrap when I'm out and accidentally eat some, it ruins my whole day. Disgusting stuff.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
I eat it as a snack, can't say that it's vile in any way at all... Cooling as heck, yup.
A girl 1 year ago
Cucumber gas, from either end, violates the Geneva Convention. Pe-oo. I like cucumbers but eat them only if I have some alone time.
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Glasofruix 1 year ago
The skin is often bitter when it's too thick. Cutting the skin (or rolling it in salt, it cuts down the bitterness apparently) should make cucumbers more palatable.
Philly Bob 1 year ago
Gotta get the ones that are wrapped. The ones that are unwrapped are coated in this unholy carnuba wax that even pickling can't get off. I've tried with hot water and a pot scrubber and no go. But sliced and dipped in ranch or good blue cheese... yup!
WindySwede 1 year ago
I wounder if this is any genetic stuff? Like the cilantro tasting like soap for some, and alike?
Load More Replies... #39
Anything salted caramel flavour.
And any “freak shake” of any kind. I have one hellll of a sweet tooth, and am on the plump side, but the sheer sight of them makes me feel ill.
I’m with you regarding sweet potato!
Biofish23 1 year ago
I loooove caramel, I HATE salted caramel. I wish everyone didn't want to make caramel salty now.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
AFAIK a milk shake with all brakes loose. Tons of ice cream, syrups/sauced, some milk, and any or all of the following: crushed sweets/candy, pretzel crunch, crumbled cookies/biacuits, sweet breakfast cereal, marshmallows, and possibly food colouring and edible glitter, all served in an overflowing vase of a glass.
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Kate Jones 1 year ago
I don't mind salted caramel but I guess that's just because I like certain types of toffee, which have that flavor. I love a Skor Bar. And to me that almost tastes like a salted caramel.
#40
Fish in general, absolutely vile.
Janissary35680 1 year ago (edited)
I hated fish as a kid in the US. It wasn't until went overseas and discovered real, fresh fish that I realized what I actually hated was badly prepared fish that was way past its prime.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Only tuna I ever tasted was canned. Tried Mahi, HOLY C**P! That was good.
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Philly Bob 1 year ago
I'd eat anything (and damned near have) that swims. My dad said I'd eat a mermaid if I could catch one. That'd be kinda awkward but maybe just invite her to a seafood dinner and stick to the shrimp and crabs.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
you've been eating the wrong (i.e., poorly prepped) fish...it's marvelous!
Rinso The Red 1 year ago
The fact that I like fish in direct inverse proportion to how much they actually taste like fish is valid and I refuse to be told otherwise. (Person who's lived near the ocean my entire life).
What do you think ?
Adam Jeff 1 year ago
I know this is supposed to be lighthearted but really, if we can't even accept that other people might have different food preferences than us, what hope is there of living in a shared society?
Ms.GB 1 year ago
Yeah for some reason people assume we all taste the same thing when we eat a type of food...we don't. While cilantro and wine taste delicious to me I can fully understand that other people aren't always experiencing those flavors the same way as I am.
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mandy the capibara 1 year ago (edited)
For some reason, I can't stand the taste of most tropical fruits. Guave, mango, dragonfruit... bluurgh, sweet but in a really odd way, and with a very odd rotting undertone. And an even hotter take; the more high cuisine the restaurant, the shittier their desserts are.
Crystal M 1 year ago
I agree, I thought I was alone with the tropical fruits.
Load More Replies... SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Some of the things here seem pretty okay in my book. Wait til you guys try stuff like stinky tofu, natto and tempoyak. You'd probably find this list much tamer then -_- XP
Papa 1 year ago
I'm surprised none of them mentioned blue cheese. I think it's genetic, but to me it tastes like vomit smells.
Tobias Reaper 1 year ago
Brussel Sprouts to me they taste like if poop vomited disgusting my parents used to make me eat them as a kid it made me gag. Anyone who says they like the taste i am convinced they are an alien.
Helena 1 year ago
A lot of the world apparently uses the word coriander when they mean cilantro. I think the word cilantro and coriander being separate parts of the same plant might be a US thing/reference.
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Hobby Hopper 1 year ago
Raw onion in any form tastes like hot garbage to me. The irony is I absolutely love caramelized onions and those crispy fried onions you get in a tin.
Emma S 1 year ago (edited)
Brussel sprouts. Every British person pretends to like them at Christmas and doesn't bother with them for the rest of the year.
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Boiled brussel sprouts are gross. Oven roasted, with bacon and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar glaze reduction and a sprinkle of sea salt...oh ..god !!! Orgasmic
Load More Replies... Adam Jeff 1 year ago
I know this is supposed to be lighthearted but really, if we can't even accept that other people might have different food preferences than us, what hope is there of living in a shared society?
Ms.GB 1 year ago
Yeah for some reason people assume we all taste the same thing when we eat a type of food...we don't. While cilantro and wine taste delicious to me I can fully understand that other people aren't always experiencing those flavors the same way as I am.
Load More Replies... mandy the capibara 1 year ago (edited)
For some reason, I can't stand the taste of most tropical fruits. Guave, mango, dragonfruit... bluurgh, sweet but in a really odd way, and with a very odd rotting undertone. And an even hotter take; the more high cuisine the restaurant, the shittier their desserts are.
Crystal M 1 year ago
I agree, I thought I was alone with the tropical fruits.
Load More Replies... SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
Some of the things here seem pretty okay in my book. Wait til you guys try stuff like stinky tofu, natto and tempoyak. You'd probably find this list much tamer then -_- XP
Papa 1 year ago
I'm surprised none of them mentioned blue cheese. I think it's genetic, but to me it tastes like vomit smells.
Tobias Reaper 1 year ago
Brussel Sprouts to me they taste like if poop vomited disgusting my parents used to make me eat them as a kid it made me gag. Anyone who says they like the taste i am convinced they are an alien.
Helena 1 year ago
A lot of the world apparently uses the word coriander when they mean cilantro. I think the word cilantro and coriander being separate parts of the same plant might be a US thing/reference.
Load More Replies... Hobby Hopper 1 year ago
Raw onion in any form tastes like hot garbage to me. The irony is I absolutely love caramelized onions and those crispy fried onions you get in a tin.
Emma S 1 year ago (edited)
Brussel sprouts. Every British person pretends to like them at Christmas and doesn't bother with them for the rest of the year.
Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
Boiled brussel sprouts are gross. Oven roasted, with bacon and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar glaze reduction and a sprinkle of sea salt...oh ..god !!! Orgasmic
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