People Online Really Tried These 30 Foods And Drinks Before Knocking Them, But Can’t Stand Them

Black licorice is SO good. *happy sigh*

Here's the thing, all black licorice is not created equal. Some are good and some are c**p, like those nasty jellybeans.

Anything aniseed flavour is out for me! One time I accidentally touched a fennel plant, not realising what it was, and I was inconsolable until I finally managed to get the smell off my hands!

I love black licorice, but I know it isn't for everyone! Just give it to me if you don't like it, I'll suffer for the good of the order (lol)

This ; for background I was a fairly high end Chef for 30 + years and was a proper gastronaut insofar as I'd try any new or interesting food shoved in front of me, most times with positive results as my taste palette is quite broad, but sometimes an absolute NO ; the worst 3 being - in no order of disgustingness ; Surstromming (Norwegian / Scandinavian), Fermented Herring, a truly awful experience that was so bad I threw away the clothes I was wearing : Hakarl (Icelandic), Fermented Basking Shark, chewy, smells and tastes of urine, bad, but not as bad as the first one : Andouille Sausage (France), made from intestines and everything that no one ever uses, smells of the farmyard and the one's I've had (yes, I tried it more than once, just in case) had the taste of boiled arsehole (as imagined) and a texture like boiled rubber bands, the best I can say about this is that I didn't vomit.

I'll try anything once but the texture of gristle/fat immediately makes me gag. I overtrim steaks to where I feel like I'm wasting meat (luckily one of the cats likes these little strips). I've been trying to overcome this for years but it's such a visceral reaction. It sucks having to pick through non americanized food from food trucks before I eat it. My step-dad can take down all the floppy bits on a prime rib and I'm enthralled

I get you on the PTSD. My dad used to make me eat it even though I gagged trying to get it down.

I don't mind eating pork belly but I just don't like the texture, which consists a lot of fat. I can eat the meat of the pork belly but won't eat the fat off the pork belly.

Yeah, this is a definite no for me.

Oh god, liver and onions was my mother’s all time favorite meal. I never could stand it, and when I was in school and found out what the liver actually does, it just reinforced my loathing of it. Same goes for other internal organs.

Only person in my entire family who hates liver. Any organ meat, really. Hate the texture, smell. It's also makes me sick since I have high iron levels (can't even have multivitamins for the same reason).

Deliver is destinky.

My husband loves this one - he's European. He eats it in restaurants.

Fatty liver of geese or duck is one of the most delicate and highest quality speciality I've ever eaten. This two kinds I mentioned does not taste like "liver". I highly recommend to everyone (who is not afraid or disgusted with liver) to try it.

Salty Snot of the Sea.

Nope. Texture is slimy!

Raw Oysters are delicious... as long as they're very fresh and the restaurant knows what they're doing! They should smell and taste of the ocean... not fishy, just clean pure ocean. Toped with a little Tabasco, horseradish, and a few drops of Vodka (or lemon juice). Yummers!!!

I can't do any oysters. Tastes like fish poop or something to me.

Raw, fried, stew... yeah man!

I'm a Chinese and I LOVE TRIPE. Call me weird, but it is part of my culture.

A SOLID NO WAY

My dad used to love tripe soused in vinegar. Their used to a tiny little shop in Huddersfield that just sold tripe. Gone but not forgotten - probably because of the smell!

I'm curious to try it, despite my mum telling me numerous times how much my uncle hated it when they were growing up and their parents made it once a week.

Philadelphia Pepper Pot soup!! Tripe, veal, carrots, potatoes, onions, marjoram... you can't beat it!!

I love matcha–

Yep

I wouldn't say it was like grass, but I didn't think it had much flavour at all. I tried it as ice cream and in some Asian sweets/biscuits and wasn't really fussed about it.

Isn't that largely what it is??

Well now you’re just talking about tea in general. It’s all stewed dead autumn leaves to me.

Not a huge fan. But it has to be ice cold

Really smells bad &don't get me started on stale beer breath.