Foods you can't stand.

I like everything except for tripe. I hate chewing on fat. I haven't tried haggis yet though, but I have a feeling it also would be on my list.
I thought tripe was an organ?

Is it really that fatty?
 
Just a foot note though:

Even if I don't like something very much, if it's free I'll eat it.


MMaybe I should try it again. Lol
it's also not the easiest protein to cook

and even if cooked right, it really only works in some dishes

I would recommend getting it in menudo or pho, followed by maybe dim sum if you're feeling brave

definitely not the sort of thing you want to buy and attempt to prepare at home
 
Apples. I fucking hate apples. I have a visceral reaction whenever someone bites into one or chews one in my vicinity. I enjoy apples juice or milkshake but I despise fresh raw apples.

Fuck apples.
 
Apples. I fucking hate apples. I have a visceral reaction whenever someone bites into one or chews one in my vicinity. I enjoy apples juice or milkshake but I despise fresh raw apples.

Fuck apples
Apple milkshake?

That sounds delicious.
 
I had creamed corn and hot dogs too much as a kid, so now I have a very love-hate relationship with them. I don't like parsnips or grapefruit
 
I don't always hate onions, but I hate it with certain foods. If you throw raw onions on a sandwich, the flavor is so overwhelming, that it can ruin the entire sandwich for me. Or if you mix it in a chicken salad, or in just a regular salad...yuck.

However, cooked onions on a steak or something don't bother me.
 
Ketchup, mustard. I don't know why people ruin perfectly good foods by adding these.

Also licorice. I'm not sure why it ever became an edible item.

Of course, there's a long list of foods that I avoid since I am mostly into plain, sweet, or occasionally, sour foods, and I'm not very much into meats. And if I'm not sure, AND can't tell what's in a dish by looking at it, it's off the table. :)
 
Salad.

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'Salad' is a very general term.

Typically, I don't mind eating a salad as long as it's loaded with animal protein and a flavorful dressing.

The only exception to this would be a classic Caesar salad ...

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I struggle with seafood and alcohol. I can go through the motions and eat it if it's offered to me, but I'm fucking dying inside. If said seafood is fried to shit or covered in sauce to hide the seafood smell then maybe I can enjoy it.

Other than cold crisp beers, I don't get or enjoy alcohol but that hasn't stopped people from giving me shitloads of expensive whiskies and wines as gifts.

My wife and I were honeymooning and we found ourselves in rural Vietnam, and got invited back to this guy's place. He had this massive feijoa and banana plantation, plus these big reservoirs full of eels and other weird water critters. To honour me and the wife, he and his family threw this huge feast and it was just seafood and booze everywhere. I was dying inside but outwardly I just accepted everything they offered with good cheer. My wife, of course, was loving every second of it. I couldn't even give her my food because the women sit seperate from the men.
 
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'Salad' is a very general term.

Typically, I don't mind eating a salad as long as it's loaded with animal protein and a flavorful dressing.

The only exception to this would be a classic Caesar salad ...

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True, I'll amend with "standalone salad". If it's on a burger with meat I'm fine with it.

It takes away more than it adds but the rest of the burger still makes it worth eating.
 
I struggle with seafood and alcohol. I can go through the motions and eat it if it's offered to me, but I'm fucking dying inside. If said seafood is fried to shit or covered in sauce to hide the seafood smell then maybe I can enjoy it.

Other than cold crisp beers, I don't get or enjoy alcohol but that hasn't stopped people from giving me shitloads of expensive whiskies and wines as gifts.

My wife and I were honeymooning and we found ourselves in rural Vietnam, and got invited back to this guy's place. He had this massive feijoa and banana plantation, plus these big reservoirs full of eels and other weird water critters. To honour me and the wife, he and his family threw this huge feast and it was just seafood and booze everywhere. I was dying inside but outwardly I just accepted everything they offered with good cheer. My wife, of course, was loving every second of it. I couldn't even give her my food because the women sit seperate from the men.
I used to dislike seafood, too. Now... I like some Fish, shrimp is ok. I like Lobster and Crab. I don't go too crazy with it. I'm not into shellfish like Oysters... :messenger_alien:
 
I started putting that and red onion in my Turkey BLT Clubs. Absolute Game Changer. I feel I hooked up the proverbial "Game Genie" for Sandwiches when I did it for the first time. Then, I remembered I am mostly 70% Mexican.
I have to give this a try sometime.

I once tried to put arugula on my sandwiches as an alternative to lettuce and .. nah. 🤢
Too peppery for my tastes.
 
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I have to give this a try sometime.
I once tried to put arugula on my sandwiches as an alternative to lettuce and .. nah. 🤢
Too peppery for my tastes.
Ooo! I should try it, I love peppery stuff. I had to revert from Superhots to just Spicy, because I am getting old, I used to drink a ton so my digestive can act up if I pile it on too strong. So far, so good, though. My gut health and digestive tract are moving in the right direction. I just need to quit alcohol for good.. Even this drip-feed needs to stop. I just need to not bullshit myself, like so many others before me and make the jump.
 
Ooo! I should try it, I love peppery stuff. I had to revert from Superhots to just Spicy, because I am getting old, I used to drink a ton so my digestive can act up if I pile it on too strong. So far, so good, though. My gut health and digestive tract are moving in the right direction. I just need to quit alcohol for good.. Even this drip-feed needs to stop. I just need to not bullshit myself, like so many others before me and make the jump.
Good luck, man. 👍

I'm currently on my journey to give up alcohol, too.
It's been tough, but I'm slowly learning that I really don't need it, at all.
 
Tartare - RAW meat. Mind you this is not sashimi or anything of this sort - this is pure, raw minced beef most of the time with an egg on top.

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Also foie gras - I never was a huge fan and the whole thing is just pure animal cruelty (It's literally in the name). France has extremely rich cuisine, we can survive without one dish.
 
Also foie gras - I never was a huge fan and the whole thing is just pure animal cruelty (It's literally in the name). France has extremely rich cuisine, we can survive without one dish.
Realistically, will France ever ban foie gras?

I tink the increasing Muslim population looks down on fatty duck liver as haram.
 
Can only assume you've sadly eaten the over-ripened ones. Its like papayas, they can taste like absolutely nothin, then progressively sweeter, then taste like rotten sugar.
I'm not sure which types Ive had, but I've never actually enjoyed it, whether plain or mixed with other foods
My dad loves pineapple and used to put it in everything..

That said, I'm always down to try it again if it comes my way, but I'm definitely not going out of my way for it, lol.
 
Almost anything sour. Pickles I won't touch, and vinegar contaminates everything it touches. There's some balsamic vinegars I can almost enjoy, but they're a rarity.
Similarly with mayonnaise. It's very rare that I find one that doesn't destroy the food it's in, and it's usually homemade.

Liver. Tastes too strong.
Lamb. It tastes… funny. Something there I can't quite put my finger on, but I really don't care for it.
Most mushrooms. They barely taste like anything, and the texture is revolting. The only good mushrooms I've eaten were cooked at home. I've never had good mushrooms served in a restaurant.
 
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Coriander, I just can't taste anything else if it's present. Same goes for rocket to a lesser extent.

Also find truffle repulsive.

Internal organs, gross.

I also have a weird dislike for roast chicken, despite loving chicken in general.
 
Realistically, will France ever ban foie gras?

I tink the increasing Muslim population looks down on fatty duck liver as haram.
There are 6mln Muslims for a total of almost 70mln French, hardly a sufficient number to push anything + they all have all Halal food if they want.

As for banning - I don't know, times change. France had "yellow vests" movement a few years back that made the government to back down, as pure coincidence the current retirement reform is something out of capitalism nightmare.
 
Onions, peppers, tomatoes, courgette, aubergine, butter beans, pickles, shellfish, anchovies, coffee, orange chocolate(apart from jaffa cakes), stout, gin, Nutella.

There's so many more but I don't have the time or the inclination to list them all.
 
Oh yeah, I forgot canned corn. No redeeming quality to it. It's cold, it has that sweet taste that spoils everything, and the texture is awful.


Tartare - RAW meat. Mind you this is not sashimi or anything of this sort - this is pure, raw minced beef most of the time with an egg on top.
I don't get what you don't like. Have you tried it, or it's just the fact it's raw?
I find raw beef delicious. It's pretty common in Italian cuisine, especially in some regions. I used to not eat it as a kid, but now I really like it. I eat it pretty rarely, mind.
 
Seems like some of us have minor quirks. Like the genetic trait that finds cucumber taste like soap. Or can't stand textures or sounds.

Rocket, olives, mushrooms. I will still eat a little, like I'm more used to mushrooms over the years with pizza. But olives I eat a couple and leave the rest. Rocket is too strong, one or two bits is enough.

Herbal stuff is mostly gross though. Does that count?

hating garlic/ginger is interesting to me. It's in most world foods, so I don't get the hate myself unless it's overpowering. Same for coriander (if it's fresh and uncooked i get it)
 
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There are 6mln Muslims for a total of almost 70mln French, hardly a sufficient number to push anything + they all have all Halal food if they want.

As for banning - I don't know, times change. France had "yellow vests" movement a few years back that made the government to back down, as pure coincidence the current retirement reform is something out of capitalism nightmare.
Duck is not forbidden for Muslims. Its non-sea carnivores and pork iirc?
 
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Onions, I mean how can you stand a vegetable that makes you cry. Just for that it's nature's way to say don't eat me. Absolutely disgusting food.
 
Oh yeah, I forgot canned corn. No redeeming quality to it. It's cold, it has that sweet taste that spoils everything, and the texture is awful.
Agreed, the difference between canned and fresh corn is like night and day. I only use it for certain recipes out of convenience.

also , canned mushrooms are an absolute abomination. 🤮
 
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Crab, i was working as a busser at a casino buffet. On all you can eat crab nights I would end up smelling of rotting crab stuck to me. The commute was up to two hours long whilst smelling like sickly sweet crab( think spoiled milk with a slight fish smell.)

I cannot stand crab now
 
Not a fan of 99% of seafood.

Use to work in a country club and was passing appetizers. It was some type of seafood and when I offered some to a guest they said. "I don't anything that swims in toilet water" LOL.
 
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