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em2818sh
May 21, 2018
I love licorice, olives, and mushrooms, but can’t get my husband to even try them! Good thing I love him, or those could be relationship killers.
Rebecca H.
September 1, 2016
Corn, peas, beets, lima beans, yams - basically all sweet starchy vegetables. And increasing the sweetness does NOT make it better.
amy
June 30, 2016
Love black licorice, pickles, chicken livers, anchovies, olives, stinky cheese, lamb and goat. Hate unripe bananas and hoppy beer.
Shelley M.
June 30, 2016
Love all kinds of beans except black-eyed peas. Taste like boiled celery.
henandchicks
June 30, 2016
No Shelley, they are NOT as good as boiled celery. Why do prople eat them?
Urubu N.
June 30, 2016
Of the many things I hate, sour cream definitely makes my top 10 list. I can smell it and taste it from a mile away.
joan
June 30, 2016
Cilantro. Yuck. I look like a cat with a fur ball when I unexpectedly taste it in my food!
Carol S.
May 9, 2016
Love anchovies, olives, blue cheese, dark black coffee.
Hate Mayo so much it's embarrassing.
Hate Mayo so much it's embarrassing.
Sauertea
May 8, 2016
I hate celery and water chestnuts!!!! Both have the same yucky texture!! When forced to use celery in a recipe, I chop it into obscurity!
AntoniaJames
June 1, 2015
Porcini - many people who have no problem eating milder mushrooms simply cannot stand porcini.
My list of personal simply-won't-eat items runs about to about 40. The worst deal breaker of them all for me is star anise. As another Food52er once remarked, it makes everything taste like Good 'n' Plenty. Bleah. ;o)
My list of personal simply-won't-eat items runs about to about 40. The worst deal breaker of them all for me is star anise. As another Food52er once remarked, it makes everything taste like Good 'n' Plenty. Bleah. ;o)
Jan
May 27, 2015
I love peanut butter and pickle sandwiches!! MUST be dill pickles,not kosher dill but plain dill pickles chips and crunchy peanut butter. Deeeeeelish!!
Linda
May 27, 2015
I forgot to mention ~ all organ meats, oysters (cooked or raw), goat cheeses, rare hamburger and eel in sushi or anywhere else.
kaslavin9
May 27, 2015
I'm surprised marmite didn't make the list. Here in the UK people use the phrase "it's marmite" meaning either you love it it you hate it. Which is So true!
Jan W.
May 27, 2015
I am astonished that not a single respondent mentioned broccoli.
Broccoli - the most deplorable green thing ever planted by humans. The only flavor it has is that of lawn clippings. No amount of seasoning or butter or dressing can change it. Even kale can be redeemed with proper preparation, but not broccoli. In stark contrast, cauliflower is fantastic in almost every instance ex except raw.
I also dislike papaya, maracujá/passion fruit, and walnuts.
Broccoli - the most deplorable green thing ever planted by humans. The only flavor it has is that of lawn clippings. No amount of seasoning or butter or dressing can change it. Even kale can be redeemed with proper preparation, but not broccoli. In stark contrast, cauliflower is fantastic in almost every instance ex except raw.
I also dislike papaya, maracujá/passion fruit, and walnuts.
Leslie
May 27, 2015
I can't stand the taste of cows' milk by itself; It tastes like a barnyard smells.
Leslie
May 27, 2015
I hate anything that tastes fishy; even spinach tastes fishy to my sometimes. But I can eat Nori.
Jessica D.
May 27, 2015
My list is weird since most people like at least some of these things: Over steeped green tea, cottage cheese, black liquorice flavoured candies in any form, spaghetti squash, champagne, citrus flavoured clear sodas, white chocolate, white grapefruit juice, pork & beans, canned mushroom soup and weak coffee. Huge lover of onions, tomatoes and cilantro!
Kali
May 27, 2015
Adore fennel and liquorice, can't live without cilantro. Despise peanut butter and Marsala wine.
Hazel
May 27, 2015
To quote one of my dearest friends, as I get older, I like fewer people and more kinds of food. I used to be very picky. These days I don't like okra, beans, lamb except for lamb chops, honey dew melon, organ meats, and although I'm adventurous and will try different fish and vegetables, I will eat no other meats than beef, poultry and sometimes pork. I'm going to Ecuador where the national delicacy in guinea pig and there is no way I will sample that. I've never had any game meats and don't intent to!
Nicholas T.
May 27, 2015
I have an incredibly strong aversion to anything sheep or goat related. Lamb, sheep's cheese (even feta), and goat's cheese are so pungent and gamey to me, that even a little bit hidden in a sauce or a salad will spoil my appetite.
Andrea T.
May 27, 2015
Miracle Whip is known as Miracle S**t at my house. Can't live with out Best Foods Mayo. Ketchup is for small children how need to disguise their food. I have 5 kinds of mustard in my fridge! Lamb tastes and smells like it was scraped off a barn floor.
Nicole L.
May 27, 2015
Love the earthy and depth of flavor mushrooms add to any dish, but i cannot stand the sight of them nor their texture... so whenever I cook with them I mince mince mince!
leggyloulou
May 27, 2015
I agree Nicole. My mother is obsessed with mushrooms but always cut them very thickly and I hated the texture. One of the first meals my boyfriend cooked for me had very thinly sliced fried mushrooms. I tried them out of politeness and couldn't believe how much I liked them.
Kathi
May 27, 2015
Excerpt from the infamous [between me & friends] "foods I eat/don't eat" email thread from June 2006. Enjoy.
"I don’t do these at all (cooked or uncooked, unless otherwise stated):
onions (unless thinly sliced, battered or breaded & fried crisp)
tomatoes (unless turned into sauce – no chunks)
green bell peppers
celery (here’s the exception to my “no cooked vegetable” rule: it has to be cooked into nothingness & then I don’t mind if it’s in something)
egg plant
squash
black olives (come to think of it…all olives)
figs
parsnips
cucumber (unless turned into pickles, of course)
zucchini
avocado
greens (of any kind: mustard, collard, turnip, etc)
I think that just about covers it."
"I don’t do these at all (cooked or uncooked, unless otherwise stated):
onions (unless thinly sliced, battered or breaded & fried crisp)
tomatoes (unless turned into sauce – no chunks)
green bell peppers
celery (here’s the exception to my “no cooked vegetable” rule: it has to be cooked into nothingness & then I don’t mind if it’s in something)
egg plant
squash
black olives (come to think of it…all olives)
figs
parsnips
cucumber (unless turned into pickles, of course)
zucchini
avocado
greens (of any kind: mustard, collard, turnip, etc)
I think that just about covers it."
Gil D.
May 26, 2015
I'm a chef and I love everything I have ever tryed and that's a lot! Going from calf brain to intestine Gaul blatter every cheese I can imagen to fermented fish..... 2 things I detest on this earth one is American hines ketchup. The second is durian. Iv tried them both over 10 times. Never again.
Ariane M.
May 26, 2015
durian also. omg so gross. they say that it smells worse than it tastes. huge lie.
Gil D.
May 27, 2015
It smells just like a dirty baby diper and it tastes like rotted onions and cottage cheese.
Ariane M.
May 26, 2015
cottage cheese. food that has lumps is revolting. ricotta cheese is fine though. nothing mushy, no flan. gross. I only eat underripe fruit, especially bananas. Also ketchup is vile. I love almost all food but am VERY picky when it comes to texture.
Stephanie A.
May 26, 2015
I grew up in Asia and love most Asian foods, but HATE Asian desserts, esp. anything with red beans or tapioca. Gag. Also cannot abide anything mushy like mashed potatoes (gag again), rice pudding or ANY puréed vegetables. I'll eat anchovies, sardines, pickled anything (in small amounts). Bananas make me queasy but I love banana bread!
pdxamy
May 26, 2015
Love acidic, vinegary, briney foods. Hate anise flavored anything. Adore cilantro (poor, poor souls who taste soap). Hate root beer. Love mushrooms, tomatoes, and anchovies. Hate blood sausage and lamb/mutton.
CaptCalamari
May 26, 2015
Cilantro, Miracle Whip, fennel - plant or seed, offal, asparagus, sweetbreads, raw tomatoes (unless all that jelly-looking stuff is scraped out)- all REVOLTING
Catherine S.
May 25, 2015
My kids hate fennel, mushrooms, and olives. I am not a fan of eggplant (unless diced so you can't tell what it is), sauerkraut, and organ meats.
Dairy M.
May 25, 2015
I cannot abide asparagus. I can even taste the "flavor" if you use the asparagus serving spoon for something else. Will starve before eating asparagus. I was at a friends in Germany and they offered a lovely meal of white asparagus and raw ground beef with a raw egg on top. I forget what it's called -- perhaps I've blocked it out. ;-)
the T.
May 24, 2015
I have a violent allergic reaction to buckwheat and eating anything with it is like swallowing acid that also restricts my breathing. so it's fun all around.
And certainly, cilantro tastes like soap for everybody, it's just only a few of us are brave enough to complain about it. Blood sausage and tripes are also quite disgusting.
And certainly, cilantro tastes like soap for everybody, it's just only a few of us are brave enough to complain about it. Blood sausage and tripes are also quite disgusting.
courttan
May 24, 2015
What about EGGS? The most revolting, deplorable food item out there, no matter how you cook it.
scolere
May 24, 2015
I actually keep a logbook of what my friends like/dislike - it's funny to have them fill it out and really helpful when planning meals! Commonly disliked food includes tripes and innards, brussel sprouts, capers, anchovies and coriander which I can understand but also raw tomatoes, mushrooms and olives, which are more surprising!
the T.
May 24, 2015
Oh god, yes, capers- little pills of salty vinegary hatred that destroy any dish they are added to.
henandchicks
May 23, 2015
Okra, in all it's slimy awfulness, is always just terrible. Yes, even dredged and fried. Also, Sprite.
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