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[Dementia]

Mayonnaise and eggs are disgusting. Everything else I'm pretty open about, but mayo and eggs tend to be way overused, and can ruin an otherwise good dish for me.

Oh, and sour cream. That stuff is vile.

 

[beelzebozo]

homemade mayonnaise <3

and it's actually quite a lot easier to make than the homemade ketchup, to be fair. whipping up mayonnaise takes two minutes in a food processor. on top of that, from that base you can quickly have a garlic aioli, a hollandaise. . . all sorts of rad stuff.

 

[mr jones]

Lets see...

Eggs - can't stand them. Unless they're in cake I have nothing to do with them.
Bacon - this is probably because I hadn't eaten pork at all as a child, but I really do not like the taste of bacon...
Balogna - how anyone can eat this without vomiting is beyond me.
Mayo - I liked it as a kid, now I can't stand it.
Mustard - same. I DO like dijon mustard, though. Weird.
Ketchup - I guess as a kid I loved condiments. Now this just is too salty for me to enjoy.
Beer - I know, I'm a communist. But it tastes like crap. The fact that it looks like stale urine doesn't help, either.

And finally...

Lobster - I tried to prepare one once. It fought me when I tossed it into a pot of boiling water. I had to hold the lid down. After a while it sounded like it was squealing. It was seriously a traumatic moment for me. I can never eat lobster again.

 

[Darklord]

Lobster - I tried to prepare one once. It fought me when I tossed it into a pot of boiling water. I had to hold the lid down. After a while it sounded like it was squealing. It was seriously a traumatic moment for me. I can never eat lobster again.

You're meant to break it's spine before putting it in the pot to give it an instant death.

 

[surazal]

Salmon Roe - hate everything about this
Olives - don't like the taste
Shellfish (clams, mussels, oysters) - don't like the taste especially when raw
Boiled egg yolks - don't like the texture
Celery - strong odor/taste
Most type of cheese - strong odor
Durian - strong odor, odd texture

 

[Solideliquid]

You're meant to break it's spine before putting it in the pot to give it an instant death.

What? Wait doesn't lobster have it's skeleton on the outside? Also I've never heard of this, and I've cooked lobster once or twice and I've put it alive in boiling water. Never heard a word of protest though.

Am I doing it wrong? It was still delicious.

 

[lil smoke]

What? Wait doesn't lobster have it's skeleton on the outside? Also I've never heard of this, and I've cooked lobster once or twice and I've put it alive in boiling water. Never heard a word of protest though.

Am I doing it wrong? It was still delicious.

Some say you should kill Mr. Claws by knife down the center of his back before throwing him in a cauldron of boiling seasoned water. For whatever reason, our friend Chessie (crab) prefers to die like a man. (you don't kill crabs before steaming).

 

[electricpirate]

Sage, something about it gives me a headache
Bananas, make me gag like crazy

Other than that I'm pretty open, and I like to try to open my horizons. Two months ago I would have said olives and pickles, but I'm starting to really enjoy them.

I want to schedule an intervention for people in this thread that don't like veggies. I was the same way, but perfectly cooked veggies are like an epiphany. Once you have that flavor of a perfectly cooked fresh sweet pea with a bit of butter and salt, suddenly you start seeking it out. I firmly believe it only takes one preparation to expand a palate.

 

[KingGondo]

Lets see...

Ketchup - I guess as a kid I loved condiments. Now this just is too salty for me to enjoy.
Beer - I know, I'm a communist. But it tastes like crap. The fact that it looks like stale urine doesn't help, either.

And finally...

Lobster - I tried to prepare one once. It fought me when I tossed it into a pot of boiling water. I had to hold the lid down. After a while it sounded like it was squealing. It was seriously a traumatic moment for me. I can never eat lobster again.

It's not squealing, it's the air escaping from the lobster's shell. It probably IS in miserable agony, though, to be fair.

And besides that, there are SO many generalizations about food in your post. Ketchup is too salty? And not all beer has yellow coloration--in fact, most kinds don't. People get this idea because the big American brands happen to be yellow. Try a good IPA!

 

[Rickard]

Cilantro and Olives.

 

[Plinko]

Watermelon.

It has absolutely no flavor to me.

 

[electricpirate]

homemade mayonnaise <3

and it's actually quite a lot easier to make than the homemade ketchup, to be fair. whipping up mayonnaise takes two minutes in a food processor. on top of that, from that base you can quickly have a garlic aioli, a hollandaise. . . all sorts of rad stuff.

My first attempt at Mayonaise broke, and was quite disgusting. I'll have to try again soon.

 

[Big-E]

My first attempt at Mayonaise broke, and was quite disgusting. I'll have to try again soon.

Try to keep everything at room temperature.

 

[watervengeance]

Tomatoes and Ketchup (and most condiments)

 

[beelzebozo]

yes, electric appliances are definitely the way to go when it comes to creating emulsions. i rely on my food processor for all kinds of stuff like that--homemade nut butters, vinaigrettes, mayo, etc. if you're REALLY having trouble, add like a teaspoon of a very mild dijon mustard to your ingredients before you start trying to make your emulsion, electric. it acts as a bonding agent for the molecules and it'll help it come together much easier.