Least Favorite Foods?

Count me in the camp that doesn't like peas. I have always detested peas, but if they're in veggie soup or something, I don't think about it and just eat it. My biggest problem is the texture experience with peas, not so much the taste. So as long as I'm not just biting into a bunch of peas, I'm okay with it.

A few years ago when we had our first kid, my very kind neighbor wanted to make us dinner one night after we got back from the hospital. She texted me and asked if there was any food we didn't like and I almost said "no peas!". I even wrote the text but then changed my mind and just said "nope, we're happy with anything you want to make - thank you so much!"

Well, our neighbors were Irish (literally work-visa Irish citizens, not just Irish Americans) so she made us Irish food . . . everything had peas in it. There was a pea and leek soup. There was Shepard's Pie. And some kind of salad with peas in it.

But actually, it was all good. The peas in the soup were completely emulsified. And the salad and Shepard's Pie had so much going on, I didn't notice the peas. We were happy with her kind gesture. In hindsight, she probably had that meal all planned and had I texted her about peas, she would have had to scrap the whole thing and come up with something else. I'm so glad I thought better of it.