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42. Lye

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 06:21 PM

Aug 2024

Read somewhere that there's a food somewhere (Netherlands, maybe) where lye is an essential ingredient, and it helps if you've grown up eating that kind of thing.

As a rule I'll try anything, except - after I read that - food prepared with lye.

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Which ingredient will instantly make you go "nope" no matter how tasty the food seems? [View all] irisblue Aug 2024 OP

Onions. If I find out there are onions in something, especially raw ones, I won't touch it. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #1

Pity PJMcK Aug 2024 #11

Oooh, You'd Hate My Cooking! ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #60

Sauteed, raw, or onion powder if I don't have any. electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #80

Mushrooms, ugh Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #2

Too bad PJMcK Aug 2024 #13

Oyster Mushrooms! ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #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 2024 #46

Mayonnaise. lastlib Aug 2024 #3

Mustard? PJMcK Aug 2024 #14

Hooray for ketchup and mustard haters! Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #51

A fellow condiment-phobe! AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2024 #77

You do know Figarosmom Aug 13 #116

Anchovy Kittycatkat Aug 2024 #4

Love 'em! PJMcK Aug 2024 #15

Omg, yeah!... electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #75

Cilantro no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #5

Yes, cilantro tastes like dish soap to me. crosinski Aug 2024 #70

Apparently, the way you taste cilantro is a trait that is mostly determined by your genes. Scrivener7 Aug 2024 #73

didn't see your post... electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #79

I think so too! It makes you wonder what else we are experiencing completely Scrivener7 Aug 2024 #95

I have the soapy taste gene, spouse does not and our kids Phentex Aug 2024 #96

I have the genetics that makes cilantro taste like soap. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 12 #112

You are one of those people who have a gene that gives Cilantro that taste! electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #76

Cilantro is mine too. AnnaLee Aug 2024 #86

Another vote for cilantro. WestMichRad Aug 2024 #88

This sakabatou Aug 12 #105

Smells too much like a stink bug Bayard Aug 12 #110

Tastes like Figarosmom Aug 13 #117

Yep, soap, yuk EverHopeful Aug 13 #118

Curry powder anciano Aug 2024 #6

Oops PJMcK Aug 2024 #17

I love all kinds of Indian cooking - w meat, vegetarian, and vegan. Northern, and Southern... electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #81

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

Raisins. Dulcinea Aug 2024 #7

Raisins biophile Aug 2024 #26

Oh wow... glad I'm not alone. FalloutShelter Aug 2024 #30

Yeah, I can eat raisins fine by themselves sakabatou Aug 12 #106

Cheese, butter, eggs (anything that tastes good) arlyellowdog Aug 2024 #8

Parmesan Cheese The Magistrate Aug 2024 #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 2024 #44

Tastes Like Soap ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #66

Curry nt spooky3 Aug 2024 #10

Casu martzu. canuckledragger Aug 2024 #12

Hmmm, didnt know that was a thing getagrip_already Aug 2024 #19

making me sick looking at it and I'm terrified to open link Kittycatkat Aug 2024 #33

lol, it's just the wikipedia article describing what it is and how they make it. canuckledragger Aug 2024 #34

Ok, after 2 paragraphs of a wiki I add this to the no freaking way list irisblue Aug 2024 #72

😱 electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #85

Bleached flour. pandr32 Aug 2024 #16

Grubs. WheelWalker Aug 2024 #18

Slimy yet satisfying n/t Alpeduez21 Aug 2024 #20

It's slugs for slime. Grubs tend to give me heartburn. WheelWalker Aug 2024 #32

There isnt much i wouldnt try a bite of.... getagrip_already Aug 2024 #21

That's Me, Too ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #67

Raw carrots.. Permanut Aug 2024 #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 2024 #40

I'm just the opposite EverHopeful Aug 13 #119

Raw onions, cilantro, mushrooms, Island Blue Aug 2024 #23

ketchup Skittles Aug 2024 #24

Especially french fries.. Permanut Aug 2024 #49

I am glad I'm not alone in my aversion to ketchup. Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #52

if it is present it is ALL I TASTE Skittles Aug 2024 #63

Even the mere smell of it makes me gag! Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #65

Sometimes it makes me gag, happybird Aug 2024 #82

For me, anything that has the whole body on the plate. grumpyduck Aug 2024 #25

I'm creeped out by anything that has eyes, like a whole fish. Can't eat that. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #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 2024 #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 2024 #91

Fennel RoadRunner Aug 2024 #27

That's a strong for me except... electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #87

Roasted fennel is good in lasagna, with tarragon too. applegrove Aug 12 #109

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

Undercooked meat especially ground beef Freddie Aug 2024 #29

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

Lima beans. NT BrianTheEVGuy Aug 2024 #31

Olives displacedvermoter Aug 2024 #35

Same. Hate 'em sakabatou Aug 12 #107

I was going to post the same Bayard Aug 12 #111

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

Corporate anything bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 #36

Fish sauce rockbluff botanist Aug 2024 #37

Fish sauce is basically liquid msg. hedda_foil Aug 2024 #45

Red peppers. Boomerproud Aug 2024 #39

Bell peppers, you mean? sakabatou Aug 12 #108

Ranch. I like buttermilk, and I love garlic. They DO NOT belong together. rsdsharp Aug 2024 #41

I agree. murielm99 Aug 13 #113

Lye Lemonwurst Aug 2024 #42

It's luktefish Yeah, NOT for me! electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #90

Liver, oysters mussels, organ meats in general. fierywoman Aug 2024 #43

alcohol, vinegar, soy sauce, grapes. unblock Aug 2024 #47

Squid. Went fishing in Florida and used slimmy stinky squid all day for bait. That night doc03 Aug 2024 #48

Raw fish. Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #50

Mushrooms claudette Aug 2024 #53

Apple Cider Vinegar iwillalwayswonderwhy Aug 2024 #54

Black olives... wcmagumba Aug 2024 #55

Cauliflower, BlueKota Aug 2024 #56

Squid ink or gold leaf LuvLoogie Aug 2024 #57

High fructose corn syrup. n/t DFW Aug 2024 #58

Onions Wicked Blue Aug 2024 #59

Pickles BigMin28 Aug 2024 #61

We should work a deal. TomSlick Aug 2024 #74

Snails live love laugh Aug 2024 #62

Squash, eggplant, canned or bottled pasta sauce. LoisB Aug 2024 #68

Raw Fish beaglelover Aug 2024 #69

Mushrooms. Aristus Aug 2024 #71

Fennel texasfiddler Aug 2024 #78

Olives, green pepper, sage. 33taw Aug 2024 #83

Watermelon..... Tikki Aug 2024 #84

Coconut milk - immediately activates my *hrrrrrp* reflex. Can't get it past the palate. Probatim Aug 2024 #89

Organ meats, mussels etc, raw fish, olives, licorice, usually fennel... electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #92

Artichoke chouchou Aug 2024 #93

Dang celery! True Dough Aug 2024 #94

Especially cooked celery. Boomerproud Aug 2024 #97

Okra bif Aug 2024 #98

Yogurt Marthe48 Aug 2024 #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 13 #124