Least Favorite Foods? (4 Viewers)

[Saint_Ward]

My dad used to put anchovies on his pizza all the time. which was fine, but he'd do it the whole darn thing, which wasn't fine. I eventually learned to tolerate the stuff, but I won't buy it or try to eat it.

I'll have to ask him if he just didn't think about me wanting some pizza too, or if he did it on purpose to keep it for himself.

 

[buzd]

I'll have to ask him if he just didn't think about me wanting some pizza too, or if he did it on purpose to keep it for himself.

Either of those answers is acceptable. My dad did the same thing. I love anchovies.

 

[Zack Lee]

I like to think of myself as a person who has an open mind to food and generally like, or at least tolerate, most foods. Often a I don't care for is more related to the method it was served or cooked than the food itself (cooked onion > raw/cooked tomato > raw).

The one thing the world seems to enjoy that I just can't get behind: Swiss Cheese.

There is something about the smell and taste of that cheese...I love just about every other type of cheese you commonly find in America. Swiss Cheese is just gross.

I can see that. Imo, Swiss isn't worth much on its own but in combinations it's great. Like Reuben sandwiches

 

[Big Ugly]

i think the raisin hate is the one that surprises me most

I don't LOVE raisins but could do without. What I hate is when raisins are part of something else that would be better without them.
My mother was a fantastic cook but we give her poop all the time about the two dishes she made that were terrible one of which was pork chops with raisins...was completely gross (apparently my dad loved them).

I also don't like licorice. I used to hate horseradish/wasabi and (when i was very young) avocado, but now like both allot. Not taking into account weird things like "balut," the only other thing i don't eat is Salmon. Can't stand the taste.

 

[Saint_Ward]

Either of those answers is acceptable. My dad did the same thing. I love anchovies.

They are. Just wondering how purposeful it was.

 

[FLEA]

No organs
no salmon
everything else is pretty much fair game.

 

[GW93]

Hm. A lot of mention of anchovies. On pizza, no. Not a fan. But they're quite useful in a lot of other Italian cuisine. Chopped up and in a sauce or salad dressing, they lend it a little something extra, but they don't overwhelm you like when you lay an entire filet on a slice of pizza.

Raisins? Fine as a snack, or in big, chewy oatmeal cookies, or cinnamon rolls, but I hate hate HATE it when they (or grapes, for some reason) end up in something I believe should be savory, like chicken salad.

The worst is when it's put in turkey dressing. My South Dakota grandmother (usually a great cook, having lived on a farm, and all) would put raisins and grapes in her turkey dressing. It was quite a shock to young GW93, who loved his Louisiana grandma's dressing recipe, when I scooped a huge serving of South Dakota grandma's dressing and got a buttload of freakin' raisins and grapes.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I like to think of myself as a person who has an open mind to food and generally like, or at least tolerate, most foods. Often a I don't care for is more related to the method it was served or cooked than the food itself (cooked onion > raw/cooked tomato > raw).

while i've never had a hugely tolerant palette (either for foods i could not stand or just did not prefer), i think my tolerance has peaked and i might be in a bit of decline even
dark beers seem to be the main ones - i've found that i just prefer lagers and ales now and that wasn't usually the case
i still want darkdark coffee, but am not as drawn to chicory as i used to be (i'll still drink it, but i don't seek it out like i used to)
i used to really enjoy complex dishes, and now i'm fine it's a bit more simple

 

[superchuck500]

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.

 

[RetroMcBananaFace]

Corn. Makes me gag. Always hated it. Can't even stand the smell. I can't even eat popcorn.

My grandmother tried to make me eat creamed corn (which by far is the most disgusting to me) when I was about 4 or 5. I told her, if I try to eat that I'm going to get sick. She stuck the spoon in my mouth and I puked all over her kitchen. I think she was convinced I did it on purpose, but I still can't even look at the stuff and not get queasy.

And of course I married into a family of corn farmers.

 

[superchuck500]

Corn. Makes me gag. Always hated it. Can't even stand the smell. I can't even eat popcorn.

My grandmother tried to make me eat creamed corn (which by far is the most disgusting to me) when I was about 4 or 5. I told her, if I try to eat that I'm going to get sick. She stuck the spoon in my mouth and I puked all over her kitchen. I think she was convinced I did it on purpose, but I still can't even look at the stuff and not get queasy.

And of course I married into a family of corn farmers.

I love corn. Popcorn might be my most common snack. And fresh corn on the cob is so good to me, I don't even put anything on it. (Sometimes some black pepper but butter is completely unnecessary).

That said, I think creamed corn is nasty. I think your taste for the otherwise deliciousness of corn was ruined by the trauma of creamed corn.

 

[buzd]

while i've never had a hugely tolerant palette (either for foods i could not stand or just did not prefer), i think my tolerance has peaked and i might be in a bit of decline even
dark beers seem to be the main ones - i've found that i just prefer lagers and ales now and that wasn't usually the case
i still want darkdark coffee, but am not as drawn to chicory as i used to be (i'll still drink it, but i don't seek it out like i used to)
i used to really enjoy complex dishes, and now i'm fine it's a bit more simple

Palate. Although you artsy types probably do it differently.

Also, both lager and ale refer to the type of yeast (and associated fermentation styles) and can produce both dark and light beer.

 

[LOONEY]

I love corn. Popcorn might be my most common snack. And fresh corn on the cob is so good to me, I don't even put anything on it. (Sometimes some black pepper but butter is completely unnecessary).

That said, I think creamed corn is nasty. I think your taste for the otherwise deliciousness of corn was ruined by the trauma of creamed corn.

anything green and cream corn , when i was kid in 3rd or 4th grade we were standing in line and a kid in front of me had a violent fit and vomitted cream corn ever since then i suffer ptsd from any type of corn off of the cob.

 

[kcirdor]

coconut

 

[superchuck500]

anything green and cream corn , when i was kid in 3rd or 4th grade we were standing in line and a kid in front of me had a violent fit and vomitted cream corn ever since then i suffer ptsd from any type of corn off of the cob.

Entirely understandable!