During your life,what food dish/dishes did you try and would never eat again. Mine are liver, lima beans. sardines.

[debm55]

[Jeebo]

1. Anchovies on a pizza.

Yuck. I'll never do THAT again.

— Ron

[debm55]

3. thank you and agree. They were salty. Never ate again. I guess I can add sardines too

[brush]

2. Liver and lima beans doesn't sound good to me either. Mine is beets.

Ugh. No. Never.

[debm55]

5. Thank you brush. Beets here too. What can I say , I was a picky eater.

[Ocelot II]

4. Dry cat food. It's bland and greasy.

[debm55]

6. HAHAHAHHAHAHAH, Did you try it???? For real???? I though you didn't like onions.

[Ocelot II]

17. Yes, I tried it.

I would say the cat food tasted no worse than onions but I won't willingly eat either. There are no onions in cat food; in fact, onions are toxic to cats.

[Jilly_in_VA]

7. Escargpts, calamari, Spam

The first two because of the texture, primarily---I'd just as soon eat rubber bands, TYVM. And Spam is HORRIBLE. My mother used to feed it to us for budgetary reasons, and it always gagged me. To this day I can't even stand the smell. I also won't eat octopus, but that's because they're intelligent creatures.

[debm55]

8. Thank you Jilly_in_VA. I agree with you choices. Just the thought of eating them would make me sick.

[electric_blue68]

36. I might have had octopus once? Decades before leaning about their intelligence. Would never after that.

[kimbutgar]

9. Bell peppers all colors!

And escargot. It didn’t taste bad but the texture was slimy along with just the thought of eating a snail.

[debm55]

11. Thank you Kimbutgar, I hear you on your choices.

[WestMichRad]

12. I think some people are genetically predisposed...

… to hate the flavor of peppers. I’ve met a few of them.
Similar to how some hate broccoli, and others detest cilantro.

[kimbutgar]

20. I think I get an allergic reaction also

I ate something recently and my lip swelled up and when I looked at the ingredients bell peppers. It has happened to me over several years!

[WestMichRad]

22. Yikes! I've never heard of an allergy to peppers

… but I’m not entirely surprised. There are a lot of different substances that can trigger allergies. Must be a pain, there are many dishes that sneak in peppers.

[electric_blue68]

37. Interesting! I know about cilantro.

[coprolite]

126. As a child i remember bell peppers

that my mother had tried to resurrect despite being frozen between the runway and store. She would stuff them with rice and ground moose or reindeer. But those bits that had frozen were soft and mushy never appealed to me.

It wasn't until I was a teenager I have a fresh raw pepper and a dressing dip and I thought it was the best thing in the world.

[WestMichRad]

10. Parsnips

They’re just disgusting. Even when mild. (Shudder!)

And slimy seafood. Gross! No raw oysters for me. Funny, I like most sushi and sashimi, but the texture of that slimy stuff is horrible!

Deb, thank you for a post taking our minds off other disgusting things!

[debm55]

13. Thank you WestMichRad. I used to eat raw oyster and I liked them. They there was a warning about eating them raw so I

stopped eating them. I never ate sushi

[JoseBalow]

14. Kimchi

Never again!

[debm55]

15. Thank you JoseBalow for the warning.

[JoseBalow]

16. My Korean friends love it!

I do not

[hunter]

28. I like kimchi but the sodium is no good for my high blood pressure.

I tried hard to control my blood pressure with diet. Alas, that didn't work and I don't want to take any more meds than I must. I still treat myself on occasion.

[JoseBalow]

32. I like the idea of it... fermented, probiotic

I like sauerkraut, miso, and other fermented foods, but I just can't with the kimchi... I tried, I really did. There aren't many foods that I won't eat, but never again with that stuff!

[Wicked Blue]

18. Estonian blood sausage

Once I found out what was in it, I never ate it again.

[debm55]

19. Same here, but they called it blood pudding. YUK

[electric_blue68]

39. This one, I kmow about.

(stays more than 10 ft away!)

[debm55]

42. I got in trouble for not eating any.

[electric_blue68]

48. Awwwww, that's not nice.

My parents lived quite long enough to see their quite picky eater daughter blossom into a pretty varied meal eater of many different cuisines. More of the Greek food from my mom's side, some more from Ukrainian (my dad), Italian, waaay more Chinese, Middle Eastern, India (Northern & Southern) Tex-Mex, some Japanese (+only veggie sushi). 👍

They were pretty patient about my pickings. Very glad I changed.

[Wicked Blue]

72. Same here

[debm55]

75. Yes it was. Have never eaten and will never eat.

[electric_blue68]

38. Oh, dear!

[Wolf Frankula]

21. Lima beans or great northern beans with ham hock.

I'd rather eat dry cat food.

Wolf

[yellowdogintexas]

24. I love Great Northern Beans with ham hock!

My mother made the best white beans!!! Hers had a kind of thick gravy instead of broth; we had them with cornbread and sometimes greens. I have yet to make mine like hers, but I can do them in the instant pot in a short time, so that's good.

I got so homesick for them when I lived in Massachusetts!!! I could not find the beans or the self rising cornmeal anywhere. My sister used to take them back to Connecticutt with her when she visited.

the baby lima beans cooked just tender with a nice white sauce can be very good. but it has to be the baby ones!

[hunter]

25. Ham hocks, cabbage, and lima beans...

... that was a fairly common meal when I was a kid.

My mom's cooking followed after her grandmothers. I guess that's what you ate in the winter when you lived seventy miles from the nearest small town and the roads became impassible because of snow, ice, or mud.

I actually like the meal, served with a big chunk of bread, but it horrifies my wife who dislikes lima beans intensely and is a vegetarian.

[debm55]

44. Thank you Wolf Frankula. I agree. But it was if you don;t eat it, you don't eat. So I just didn;t eat.

[Wolf Frankula]

131. I'm going to add navy beans to that.

Cheap food that my cheap parents stuffed into us.

Wolf

[yellowdogintexas]

23. crab, the pig version of Rocky Mountain Oysters, beets

frog legs, octopus, squid, sardines, anchovies

My mother tricked me into eating the Pig testicles but that is a story in itself

[debm55]

46. I am very sorry about being tricked into eating something like that. Your others I agree with.

[yellowdogintexas]

62. well she TOLD me it was a pork chop

then when I told her I thought it was freezer burned and not very good. I thought she and my dad were going to hit the ceiling to keep from laughing.

The funniest part though was her trying to explain to me what it really was

[Inspired]

26. Raw onions

I detest everything about a raw onion. The texture, the crunch, the taste. Just gross! I wish I did like them because they are in a lot of foods that I like.

[Ocelot II]

61. I prefer dry cat food to raw onions, especially the red ones.

[debm55]

76. thank you inspired. I like onions cooked but not raw.

[no_hypocrisy]

27. Those horrible Dutch butter cookies my kindergarten teacher tried

to pawn off on our class. Blech!

[debm55]

47. Were those in the shape of the wind mill? I agree. yuk

[no_hypocrisy]

69. Yup! They sucked royally.

[3catwoman3]

29. Uni - sea urchin eggs. A type of sushi. Gross.

Not only did it taste terrible, it felt fuzzy in my mouth -

[debm55]

49. Thank you 3catwoman3. I have only seen it on cooking shows and couldn't imagine puting it in my mouth.

[Easterncedar]

30. Firefly squid

Delicious but too cute

[debm55]

50. Sorry but I have never heard of it. But I would never eat squid.

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[underpants]

31. I hate brussel sprouts with the fire of 1,000 suns

My mom used to make them a remarkable amount given our situation. God, they smell like sewer

Evert foodie restaurant in Richmond HAS to have them. I thought I could break the cycle with my daughter but we’ve taken her to these places and she likes them. I have failed.

There’s a “treatment”. It’s basically saturating them in anything that doesn’t make them taste or smell like sewer, or brussel sprouts. You could “treat” one of my leather shoes and it MIGHT not taste like a leather shoe.

[Ocelot II]

66. Those are also on my loathed food list, higher on my list than dry cat food.

They taste like rotting cabbage soaked in battery acid, with a soupçon of pee.

[debm55]

77. Same here underpants. I hated them also.

[keithbvadu2]

33. Fried pickles. Once in a lifetime is enough.

[debm55]

82. Thank you keithbvadu2. I never had but it sounds terrible. Yuk.

[LoisB]

34. Eggplant.

[debm55]

83. Thank you very much, LoisB.

[macwriter]

35. An Epcot Food and Wine Festival Delicacy

Alligator Liver Pate -- I can still taste it -- YUCH

[chowmama]

40. There was a party.

I was fairly young. Among the appetizers was a dish of pink-red small globules suspended in a white creamy substance. I thought it was raspberries in cream cheese and spread some on a cracker.

Red caviar in sour cream. When your face is fixed for sweet, salted fish eggs is a hell of a shock. Never trying caviar of any kind again.

[Freddie]

84. My son did something similar

When he was 3 (he’s 34 now). My mom often put a tray of carrots, celery and green olives out with dinner. Tommy saw the olives and insisted he wanted a grape. “Honey they’re not grapes. Really not.” He continued to demand a grape (he was 3) so I finally gave him one. The look on his face was priceless. To this day he won’t eat green olives (I love them).

[debm55]

95. I only tried caviar once . It was so salty. I went into the bathroom and spit it out. Never tried again.

[electric_blue68]

41. ?chicken heart,& kidneys. Anchovies...

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There's a special Greek Easter soup called magritza.

Sooo my favorite older cousin had us over for Greek Easter. Prepared a wonderful meal, except for...

...that soup!
😄 (I can laughter after about 55 yrs)

So there's those little organs floating about. Whimper. I can still see them!
But...I loved my cousin so, half choked them down.


Always hated fishy smelling fish. Another older cousin; the older sister of the previous cousin had a get together. One of the appetizers was a cracker with some mix of something I liked except I picked out the anchovy.

Did it occur to me that it might have left an odor bc of it's?oil...

...noooo?

Gak!
People say they're really salty. All I could taste was strong fish.

[debm55]

103. Thank you electric_blue68 I don.t think I could eat.

[drmeow]

43. Shrimp

I had to physically overcome my gag reflex to swallow one bite!

[debm55]

104. Thank you drmeow. I like the fried shrimp with cocktail sauce. But I see your point.

[WhiteTara]

45. kale and roasted brussel sprouts. blah!

[debm55]

107. thank you WhiteTara. Agree,

[displacedvermoter]

51. Tripe, blood pudding, gefilte fish, boiled peanuts

[JoseBalow]

63. I see gefilte fish only as a horseradish delivery medium

in the same way pancakes are made to deliver maple syrup.

Just don't cut corners with that fake-ass Mrs. Butterworth's horseradish!

[displacedvermoter]

64. Don't much like horseradish, either,

but real Vermont maple syrup is good on just about anything, probably not gefilte fish, though!

[debm55]

105. Thank you displacedvermotor. I agree with all of your choices.

[debm55]

108. Thank you and I agree.

[mr715]

52. I don't like goats because they scare me

I don't think I can bring myself to eat any organ meat.

Would not eat insects or equivalent for lots of money. I'm sure there is a price, but I'd rather not.

Have no problem with any veggie, fungi, or stuff like that.

[debm55]

109. Thank you mr715, I had goat at my uncle's Serbian wedding. It was so greasy. Never ate again.

[mr715]

122. I am actually frightened of them

Something about their pupils.

[debm55]

123. Thank you ,mr 715 I see know they scare you.

[happybird]

53. Balut

Hell to the no. I'll try anything once and truly regret that one.

[debm55]

111. Thank you happybird. I have heard of it. Have no desire to try.

[Stargleamer]

54. Cole Slaw 4 me

[debm55]

113. Thank you Stargleamer.

[Sailingdiver]

55. Organ meats

Liver, brains, tongue. Ugh. Even the smell when someone is cooking one of said organs makes me gag.

[LakeArenal]

59. Ugh.

[debm55]

101. Thank you Sailingdiver. I hate the smell of cooking liver as my mother made with onions. The whole house stunk.

[Diamond_Dog]

56. Anything pickled. Anything made with vinegar. Ugh. Smells like dirty sweat socks.

[debm55]

100. Thank you Diamond_Dog. I hear you.

[Glorfindel]

57. Chitterlings "chitlins" (pig intestines)

I love liver (especially chicken), Lima beans, and even sardines.

[debm55]

99. Thank you very much Glorindel. I went to a dinner were chitlins was served. hid it under the potaotes.

[pansypoo53219]

58. spinach. my grandma made me try her spinach soufle. i hate eggs. NOPENOPENOPENOPE.

[debm55]

98. Thank you pansypoo53219, I hated spinach. We used to have creamed spinach. As soon as it hit my mouth I knew it was not

for me.

[LakeArenal]

60. Anything ( usually in a bar) that has been fermenting in a big glass container on the bar.

Eggs, chopped up veggies, whatever it is I ain’t eating it. Usually so spicy that your eyes melt.

[debm55]

94. Thank you LakeArenal. I agree.

[LudwigPastorius]

65. Liver, Menudo, Haggis, Durian...

There might be more over the years, but I'm already getting a little queasy just remembering those.

[debm55]

93. Thank you LudwigPastorius. I have only had liver. If the others are on the level of liver then YUK

[oberle]

117. Haggis is not really too bad

if you eat it with the required mash potatoes and mashed turnips. It's what's in haggis that grosses people out.

[debm55]

119. oberle. Thank you. But I'll pass on the mashed turnips too.

[coprolite]

124. Haggis, something I've aways wanted to try

I had what passes for haggis in modern Scotland last fall, minced stuff in a casing. Terribly disappointed.

Another trip I'll find a place that serves traditional haggis.

[debm55]

125. Thank you coprolite. But I think I will pass.

[Rigpa108]

67. Durian, sea urchin sushi

The durian I tasted it for the rest of the day. The sea urchin sushi tuned my face green (didn't have a mirror, but that's how I felt). I can go the rest of my life without ever again having those two.

[debm55]

92. Thank you Rippa108 Welcome to DU. I have never eaten but have seen them on Cooking shows. YUK

[KitFox]

68. Chicken livers and gizzards , pickled herring,

raw oysters, cracklings, anchovies on pizza, giblet gravy, olive loaf lunchmeat. I don’t even know why I decided to try these things!!😝

[debm55]

91. Thank you KitFox. I liked the raw oysters. But have no use for the others especiall the olive loaf lunchmeat. It was

terrible to me. YUK

[Emile]

70. Mountain Oysters

[debm55]

81. Thank you Emile. Can't see how anyone can eat.

[catbyte]

71. raw fish sushi, liver and onions, lima beans.

I tried that sushi, my gag reflex kicked in and it was all I could do not to ralph at the table. Awful. Smoked salmon too, ugh but not as bad as that sushi. I can't handle the texture. My idea of smoked fish came from growing up in northern Michigan where the fresh water fish was smoked to the point it was cooked so it was nice and flaky. Liver, yuck, and lima beans are just a mealy mess. Succotash just ruins the corn.

[debm55]

80. Thank you catbyte. I totally agree with you.

[lark]

73. Mine is sauerkraut and okra - hate them both!

Even fried okra is slimy inside - yuck!!!

[debm55]

79. Thank you lark. I agree.

[justaprogressive]

74. Creamed Corn tops my list

Liver & onions, Red Flannel Hash, Sugar on Green Salad:

[debm55]

78. Thank you justaprogressive. Creamed corn was served on top of mashed potatoes instead of gravy. Yuk.

[justaprogressive]

87. oh you poor thing! nt

[debm55]

90. I didn't like it.

[MiHale]

85. The Army field rations...

The ones in the 70’s after c-rations, before MRE’s .

That’s when I learned that the difference between eating something and not eating something is anywhere between 24-48 hours.
Amazing what hunger makes palatable.

[debm55]

89. Thank you very much MiHale. Great post.

[sorcrow]

86. I'm probably weird

I'm probably weird, maybe definitely, but I can't really think of anything. I have very, very few dislikes despite being an obnoxiously picky kid. Sesame seeds on a hamburger? No way. Fried shrimp, good. Boiled shrimp, bad. No logic.

Of course I have my preferences. At a restaurant I wouldn't order chitlins if I could have a pulled pork sandwich instead.

As for liver, Lima beans, and sardines, I like them, but wouldn't want them all in a casserole.

Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

[debm55]

88. Thank you socrow. Very interesting pos.

[coprolite]

96. Moose tongue

I grew up with alot of wild game in rural Alaska. Seal liver and heart, pickled seal flipper (kind of like pickled pigs feet), beaver tail, raindeer, caribou, moose, and mountain goat as well as a variety of fish.

I liked the goat meat, tender, fatty, with loads of flavor. The moose tongue was too chewy.

[debm55]

97. Thank you coprolite. I don't think I could the moose tongue either. I have tasted pickled pigs feet. Just took a bit and

knew it was for me.

[mwmisses4289]

102. Saurekraut

Caviar, pate de foi gras, kale, apricots. Nasty, nasty stuff, not sure they are even really food.

[debm55]

114. Thank you mwmisses4289 I totally agree with your choices.

[wcmagumba]

106. I love beef liver with onions and also fried chicken livers, I'm sick I tell you, sick, sick, sick....

[debm55]

115. Thank you . The way my mother made it, the liver tasted like shoe leather.

[CanonRay]

110. Tripe

Easy choice

[debm55]

112. Thank you CanonRay. I agree. No organ meats for me.

[SWBTATTReg]

116. What I thought was beef jerky, instead, it was a dog treat. I realized it after I started eating it, when my SO told me

that I was eating a dog treat. AHHHHHH!!! Spit out, wash out the mouth, yuck!!! Ha ha ha. I never made that mistake again, I now always look at the treats in the fridge first!

[debm55]

118. Oh my SWBTATTReg . That is gross.

[SWBTATTReg]

120. Ha ha heh...YES, it was. That's why I spit it out fairly quickly. My SO did get a good laugh out of it at least.

[debm55]

121. Thank you.

[Cirsium]

127. So many

Wonder bread, Miracle Whip, Big Macs (and fast food of all kinds), Cheetos, Ritz crackers, Pop Tarts, corn dogs, cotton candy, bologna, margarine...

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

128. Lutefisk.

I've eaten plenty disgusting stuff from many cultures in my life, and I hate fish in general (aside from ahi sashimi), but that was the worst.

[fargone]

129. Terrible thing to do to a fish

[MustLoveBeagles]

130. Liver

It makes me gag.