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Ocelot II

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1. Onions. If I find out there are onions in something, especially raw ones, I won't touch it.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 06:25 PM

Aug 9

But that means that to me it won't be tasty in the first place.

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Which ingredient will instantly make you go "nope" no matter how tasty the food seems? [View all] irisblue Aug 9 OP

Onions. If I find out there are onions in something, especially raw ones, I won't touch it. Ocelot II Aug 9 #1

Pity PJMcK Aug 9 #11

Oooh, You'd Hate My Cooking! ProfessorGAC Aug 9 #60

Sauteed, raw, or onion powder if I don't have any. electric_blue68 Aug 9 #80

Mushrooms, ugh Clouds Passing Aug 9 #2

Too bad PJMcK Aug 9 #13

Oyster Mushrooms! ProfessorGAC Aug 9 #64

And mitaki mushrooms Figarosmom Aug 13 #115

My favorite breakfast Figarosmom Aug 13 #114

i'm with you. to which of the 4 basic food groups does fungus belong? unblock Aug 9 #46

Mayonnaise. lastlib Aug 9 #3

Mustard? PJMcK Aug 9 #14

Hooray for ketchup and mustard haters! Diamond_Dog Aug 9 #51

A fellow condiment-phobe! AZSkiffyGeek Aug 9 #77

You do know Figarosmom Aug 13 #116

Anchovy Kittycatkat Aug 9 #4

Love 'em! PJMcK Aug 9 #15

Omg, yeah!... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #75

Cilantro no_hypocrisy Aug 9 #5

Yes, cilantro tastes like dish soap to me. crosinski Aug 9 #70

Apparently, the way you taste cilantro is a trait that is mostly determined by your genes. Scrivener7 Aug 9 #73

didn't see your post... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #79

I think so too! It makes you wonder what else we are experiencing completely Scrivener7 Aug 10 #95

I have the soapy taste gene, spouse does not and our kids Phentex Aug 10 #96

I have the genetics that makes cilantro taste like soap. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 13 #112

You are one of those people who have a gene that gives Cilantro that taste! electric_blue68 Aug 9 #76

Cilantro is mine too. AnnaLee Aug 9 #86

Another vote for cilantro. WestMichRad Aug 9 #88

This sakabatou Aug 13 #105

Smells too much like a stink bug Bayard Aug 13 #110

Tastes like Figarosmom Aug 13 #117

Yep, soap, yuk EverHopeful Aug 13 #118

Curry powder anciano Aug 9 #6

Oops PJMcK Aug 9 #17

I love all kinds of Indian cooking - w meat, vegetarian, and vegan. Northern, and Southern... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #81

I'm with you on that one. zanana1 Aug 13 #122

Raisins. Dulcinea Aug 9 #7

Raisins biophile Aug 9 #26

Oh wow... glad I'm not alone. FalloutShelter Aug 9 #30

Yeah, I can eat raisins fine by themselves sakabatou Aug 13 #106

Cheese, butter, eggs (anything that tastes good) arlyellowdog Aug 9 #8

Parmesan Cheese The Magistrate Aug 9 #9

you're not the first person i've heard about having an aversion to parmesan, though to me it's such a mild taste unblock Aug 9 #44

Tastes Like Soap ProfessorGAC Aug 9 #66

Curry nt spooky3 Aug 9 #10

Casu martzu. canuckledragger Aug 9 #12

Hmmm, didnt know that was a thing getagrip_already Aug 9 #19

making me sick looking at it and I'm terrified to open link Kittycatkat Aug 9 #33

lol, it's just the wikipedia article describing what it is and how they make it. canuckledragger Aug 9 #34

Ok, after 2 paragraphs of a wiki I add this to the no freaking way list irisblue Aug 9 #72

😱 electric_blue68 Aug 9 #85

Bleached flour. pandr32 Aug 9 #16

Grubs. WheelWalker Aug 9 #18

Slimy yet satisfying n/t Alpeduez21 Aug 9 #20

It's slugs for slime. Grubs tend to give me heartburn. WheelWalker Aug 9 #32

There isnt much i wouldnt try a bite of.... getagrip_already Aug 9 #21

That's Me, Too ProfessorGAC Aug 9 #67

Raw carrots.. Permanut Aug 9 #22

we keep a bin of raw baby carrots in the fridge, i'll have a few pretty much every day as my go-to snack. unblock Aug 9 #40

I'm just the opposite EverHopeful Aug 13 #119

Raw onions, cilantro, mushrooms, Island Blue Aug 9 #23

ketchup Skittles Aug 9 #24

Especially french fries.. Permanut Aug 9 #49

I am glad I'm not alone in my aversion to ketchup. Diamond_Dog Aug 9 #52

if it is present it is ALL I TASTE Skittles Aug 9 #63

Even the mere smell of it makes me gag! Diamond_Dog Aug 9 #65

Sometimes it makes me gag, happybird Aug 9 #82

For me, anything that has the whole body on the plate. grumpyduck Aug 9 #25

I'm creeped out by anything that has eyes, like a whole fish. Can't eat that. Ocelot II Aug 9 #28

lol once upon a time i order fish and it was unexpectedly a whole fish. i went to eat an eye and mrs unblock said unblock Aug 9 #38

Once on a trip with the Taoist school I studied with EverHopeful Aug 13 #120

I'm more the opposite. No clams, mussels etc. Love lobster, crab.... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #91

Fennel RoadRunner Aug 9 #27

That's a strong for me except... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #87

Roasted fennel is good in lasagna, with tarragon too. applegrove Aug 13 #109

Yup fennel and any kind of dead animal. mucifer Aug 12 #101

Undercooked meat especially ground beef Freddie Aug 9 #29

And meat tastes better, IMO, when cooked long Ilsa Aug 12 #103

Lima beans. NT BrianTheEVGuy Aug 9 #31

Olives displacedvermoter Aug 9 #35

Same. Hate 'em sakabatou Aug 13 #107

I was going to post the same Bayard Aug 13 #111

Don't like Extra Virgin Olive Oil either displacedvermoter Aug 13 #121

Corporate anything bucolic_frolic Aug 9 #36

Fish sauce rockbluff botanist Aug 9 #37

Fish sauce is basically liquid msg. hedda_foil Aug 9 #45

Red peppers. Boomerproud Aug 9 #39

Bell peppers, you mean? sakabatou Aug 13 #108

Ranch. I like buttermilk, and I love garlic. They DO NOT belong together. rsdsharp Aug 9 #41

I agree. murielm99 Aug 13 #113

Lye Lemonwurst Aug 9 #42

It's luktefish Yeah, NOT for me! electric_blue68 Aug 9 #90

Liver, oysters mussels, organ meats in general. fierywoman Aug 9 #43

alcohol, vinegar, soy sauce, grapes. unblock Aug 9 #47

Squid. Went fishing in Florida and used slimmy stinky squid all day for bait. That night doc03 Aug 9 #48

Raw fish. Diamond_Dog Aug 9 #50

Mushrooms claudette Aug 9 #53

Apple Cider Vinegar iwillalwayswonderwhy Aug 9 #54

Black olives... wcmagumba Aug 9 #55

Cauliflower, BlueKota Aug 9 #56

Squid ink or gold leaf LuvLoogie Aug 9 #57

High fructose corn syrup. n/t DFW Aug 9 #58

Onions Wicked Blue Aug 9 #59

Pickles BigMin28 Aug 9 #61

We should work a deal. TomSlick Aug 9 #74

Snails live love laugh Aug 9 #62

Squash, eggplant, canned or bottled pasta sauce. LoisB Aug 9 #68

Raw Fish beaglelover Aug 9 #69

Mushrooms. Aristus Aug 9 #71

Fennel texasfiddler Aug 9 #78

Olives, green pepper, sage. 33taw Aug 9 #83

Watermelon..... Tikki Aug 9 #84

Coconut milk - immediately activates my *hrrrrrp* reflex. Can't get it past the palate. Probatim Aug 9 #89

Organ meats, mussels etc, raw fish, olives, licorice, usually fennel... electric_blue68 Aug 9 #92

Artichoke chouchou Aug 10 #93

Dang celery! True Dough Aug 10 #94

Especially cooked celery. Boomerproud Aug 10 #97

Okra bif Aug 10 #98

Yogurt Marthe48 Aug 10 #99

Partially hydrogenated ***, MSG, BHT, BHA, trans fat, interesterified fat, aspartame Hermit-The-Prog Aug 12 #100

Mushrooms bamagal62 Aug 12 #102

Beets Zambero Aug 12 #104

Lentils. soldierant Aug 13 #123

Avocado or guacamole Tribetime Aug 14 #124