Foods you CANNOT understand why people love!

SHAFT · 03-03-2011, 13:24

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Originally Posted by TommyGavin76

I would disagree with that.

Have you ever tried two of the same steak, one cooked medium rare and one well done?

Many times. The rare section always tastes disgusting IMO.

TommyGavin76 · 03-03-2011, 13:25

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Originally Posted by SHAFT

Many times. The rare section always tastes disgusting IMO.

Good answer. Can't argue with it if you've tried it.

SHAFT · 03-03-2011, 13:54

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Originally Posted by TommyGavin76

Good answer. Can't argue with it if you've tried it.

There are lots of foods/ways of cooking that I've hated in the past but have grown to appreciate with time so I'll always try stuff I don't like every now and again to see if my tastes have changed. Hasn't happened with rare steak so far though!

Special K_ · 03-03-2011, 19:32

Mushy peas. Baked beans. Oysters.

serendipitea · 03-03-2011, 22:18

I CAN actually understand why people love these, but two more from me; the first I've always disliked and the second I loved until I was in my late 20s.

Pastry, whether filo parcels or a beautiful quiche or homemade apple pie or vol au vents (

) or pretty much anything except, strangely, beef or salmon en croute and even then only if the pastry's pretty thin.

On the other hand I used to hate dumplings and now I quite like them.

Chocolate. I can't eat much more than a nibble with any pleasure, even of the really good high % stuff, and it's the same whether it's a high street bar or a top quality truffle or a chocolate digestive biccie or a sorbet or fondant pudding - though I do like grating a little bit into chili con carne. This chocolate aversion really does sometimes make me feel like a weirdo as I truly know how much pleasure it gives people in its many forms.

jules1000 · 03-03-2011, 22:52

Anything with a skin on...Custard, creme caramel, rice pudding.

Brains hearts liver etc.,

Anything slimy or undercooked.

winkles cockles anything in a shell.

KarmaChameleon · 03-03-2011, 23:45

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Originally Posted by RussellIan

I realise this will get me flamed with accusation of snobbery, but McDonalds et al. Just that awful fatty greasy smell is enough to make me queasy before the concept of the taste even comes into play.

I also cannot for the life of me fathom buttering/margarining or whatever toast when you're going to put something else 'wet'/has its own juice like jam or beans on top of it. I realise that it's regarded as the 'norm', but seriously don't understand what the hell is the point of that.

I've never met anyone else in my life who didn't like putting butter and jam on toast together! I never do and everyone thinks I'm weird.

gmphmac · 03-03-2011, 23:56

Pizza! It's awful, slimy stuff. I'd rather starve.

RussellIan · 04-03-2011, 00:10

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Originally Posted by KarmaChameleon

I've never met anyone else in my life who didn't like putting butter and jam on toast together! I never do and everyone thinks I'm weird.

You have restored my faith in humanity! It just would never occur to me to do it, never has and thankfully never will. It's truly

to me and, now I know, at least one other person!

r_mitchell85 · 04-03-2011, 00:30

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Originally Posted by RussellIan

I realise this will get me flamed with accusation of snobbery, but McDonalds et al. Just that awful fatty greasy smell is enough to make me queasy before the concept of the taste even comes into play.

oh god, I couldn't agree more!

Skillpadde · 04-03-2011, 02:19

Meat which has any hint of redness about it; makes me shudder. If I were to order a steak and even see a spot in pink in the centre I couldn't eat the pink bit. No thanks.
Offal. I know, I know, if I can eat the flesh what's wrong with the organs, but... no.
Almost all seafood. The only fish I like is tuna, but even then only canned. The saltiness and the consistency of all seafood is revolting.
Baked beans. Ugh ugh ugh. The sight, the smell, everything. They're dreadful.

r_mitchell85 · 04-03-2011, 02:25

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Originally Posted by Skillpadde

Meat which has any hint of redness about it; makes me shudder. If I were to order a steak and even see a spot in pink in the centre I couldn't eat the pink bit.
.

you are NOT the only one!

mich92 · 04-03-2011, 02:34

mushy peas
spinach
Salmon

TickledFishes · 04-03-2011, 03:43

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Originally Posted by malpasc

For me it isn't a specific food but a specific texture of food - wobbly.

I cannot stand the texture of things like jelly or cold custard - anything that wobbles just makes me feel a bit sick! We were at a wedding reception at the weekend and the starter for the meal was potted Cumbrian ham - now I like ham, but the "potted" bit was basically ham encased inside some kind of savoury jelly. It reminded me slightly of cat food! Out of politeness I did try a forkful but as soon as I could feel the jelly in my mouth I had to delicately spit it out into my napkin!

urgh yes! like the jelly you get in pork pies. makes me boke if i don't pick it all out (i love normal jelly though!)

i'd say i'll pretty much eat anything these days (amazing considering how picky i was as a kid!), but i have a real aversion to any kind of flavoured crisps. i like them when i'm actually eating them, but i'm always paranoid about having a lingering smell of chicken/beef/onion around me for the rest of the day so i steer clear

summerain · 04-03-2011, 03:43

Pleased to see I'm not the only one who can't stand baked beans! I dislike pretty much anything you'd find in an English breakfast - bacon, eggs (in any shape or form), beans, mushrooms.
Other than those, I'm not a fussy eater.

LorraineH · 04-03-2011, 05:49

Another vote for marmite - disgusting!!

Travelanche · 04-03-2011, 09:53

Beetroot - its disgusting. It is luridly coloured, it stains your hands and also everything that it comes in contact with and it smells putrid when boiled.

Having said all that I did use to eat it when I was a child

petral_gal · 04-03-2011, 10:18

Another vote for beetroot here - it tastes like mud!

Piccalilly, I can't like. And anything like saurkraut / pickled jarred stuff in the Polish isle of Tesco. And the big dried sausages you get.

And taramasalata. Too many 'a's...

JethroUK · 04-03-2011, 10:54

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Originally Posted by Travelanche

Beetroot - its disgusting. It is luridly coloured, it stains your hands and also everything that it comes in contact with and it smells putrid when boiled.
...

Did you see my earlier post? :

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Originally Posted by JethroUK

my Dad used to luuuuuuuuuuuurve pancakes with sugar and.....get this...beetroot juice

gross........beetroot juice and sugar...yuk

he always said it taste just like rasberries but i never took up the offer to try it

Travelanche · 04-03-2011, 11:16

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Originally Posted by JethroUK

Did you see my earlier post? :

Sorry Jethro I missed that one, on pancakes ? thats just wrong !

marcla · 04-03-2011, 15:54

Honey roast peanuts, egg mayo sandwiches, make me throw up. Not so much a food but iced tea sounds awful

furryleopard · 04-03-2011, 15:56

Fish, I have never eaten fish I've enjoyed. I was on holiday once with a friend's family who told me that salmon didn't taste like fish so in my shyness I ate a mouthful, it was so fishy I had to spit it out. Revolting.

Bread that's not fresh. Milk that tastes creamy.

I'm quite a fussy person..

Nuts (as in peanuts et al) yuck. Pastry is a no no for me. Mayonnaise ruins sandwiches, as do tomatoes which make everything runny and who wants to eat wet bread?

Watcher #1 · 04-03-2011, 16:30

Most of mine have been done, but

Olives - vile. I keep trying them, they're always awful
Sweetcorn - don't trust a food that looks the same on the way out...
Liver / kidney - I can't eat in the canteen if they have liver on
Sprouts - unless stir-fried with bacon
Lychees - something my parents used to try to inflict on us

Butterscotch Angel Delight
Anything coffee flavoured (apart from coffee)
Egg mayo - smells like sick (but I love eggs and mayonnaise on their own

)

SHAFT · 04-03-2011, 21:08

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Originally Posted by Special K_

Oysters.

Raw oysters are revolting. Fried oysters with a hot dipping sauce are superb!

wmoore · 04-03-2011, 21:51

My list
Cucumbers
Raw Tomatoes
Twiglets (but I do like Marmite-strange I know)
Liver
Oysters

03-03-2011, 22:18	#105
serendipitea Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,365	I CAN actually understand why people love these, but two more from me; the first I've always disliked and the second I loved until I was in my late 20s. Pastry, whether filo parcels or a beautiful quiche or homemade apple pie or vol au vents () or pretty much anything except, strangely, beef or salmon en croute and even then only if the pastry's pretty thin. On the other hand I used to hate dumplings and now I quite like them. Chocolate. I can't eat much more than a nibble with any pleasure, even of the really good high % stuff, and it's the same whether it's a high street bar or a top quality truffle or a chocolate digestive biccie or a sorbet or fondant pudding - though I do like grating a little bit into chili con carne. This chocolate aversion really does sometimes make me feel like a weirdo as I truly know how much pleasure it gives people in its many forms.

04-03-2011, 15:56	#122
furryleopard Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: God's Own Yorkshire Posts: 602	Fish, I have never eaten fish I've enjoyed. I was on holiday once with a friend's family who told me that salmon didn't taste like fish so in my shyness I ate a mouthful, it was so fishy I had to spit it out. Revolting. Bread that's not fresh. Milk that tastes creamy. I'm quite a fussy person.. Nuts (as in peanuts et al) yuck. Pastry is a no no for me. Mayonnaise ruins sandwiches, as do tomatoes which make everything runny and who wants to eat wet bread? Last edited by furryleopard : 04-03-2011 at 15:57. Reason: Thought of some more...

03-03-2011, 13:24	#101
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Quote: Originally Posted by TommyGavin76 I would disagree with that. Have you ever tried two of the same steak, one cooked medium rare and one well done? Many times. The rare section always tastes disgusting IMO.

03-03-2011, 13:25	#102
TommyGavin76 Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16,886	Quote: Originally Posted by SHAFT Many times. The rare section always tastes disgusting IMO. Good answer. Can't argue with it if you've tried it.

03-03-2011, 13:54	#103
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Quote: Originally Posted by TommyGavin76 Good answer. Can't argue with it if you've tried it. There are lots of foods/ways of cooking that I've hated in the past but have grown to appreciate with time so I'll always try stuff I don't like every now and again to see if my tastes have changed. Hasn't happened with rare steak so far though!

03-03-2011, 19:32	#104
Special K_ Guest Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,728	Mushy peas. Baked beans. Oysters.

03-03-2011, 22:52	#106
jules1000 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,156	Anything with a skin on...Custard, creme caramel, rice pudding. Brains hearts liver etc., Anything slimy or undercooked. winkles cockles anything in a shell.

03-03-2011, 23:45	#107
KarmaChameleon Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 987	Quote: Originally Posted by RussellIan I realise this will get me flamed with accusation of snobbery, but McDonalds et al. Just that awful fatty greasy smell is enough to make me queasy before the concept of the taste even comes into play. I also cannot for the life of me fathom buttering/margarining or whatever toast when you're going to put something else 'wet'/has its own juice like jam or beans on top of it. I realise that it's regarded as the 'norm', but seriously don't understand what the hell is the point of that. I've never met anyone else in my life who didn't like putting butter and jam on toast together! I never do and everyone thinks I'm weird.

03-03-2011, 23:56	#108
gmphmac Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Everywhere Posts: 2,082	Pizza! It's awful, slimy stuff. I'd rather starve.

04-03-2011, 00:10	#109
RussellIan Guest Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 11,503	Quote: Originally Posted by KarmaChameleon I've never met anyone else in my life who didn't like putting butter and jam on toast together! I never do and everyone thinks I'm weird. You have restored my faith in humanity! It just would never occur to me to do it, never has and thankfully never will. It's truly to me and, now I know, at least one other person!

04-03-2011, 00:30	#110
r_mitchell85 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,884	Quote: Originally Posted by RussellIan I realise this will get me flamed with accusation of snobbery, but McDonalds et al. Just that awful fatty greasy smell is enough to make me queasy before the concept of the taste even comes into play. oh god, I couldn't agree more!

04-03-2011, 02:19	#111
Skillpadde Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 478	Meat which has any hint of redness about it; makes me shudder. If I were to order a steak and even see a spot in pink in the centre I couldn't eat the pink bit. No thanks. Offal. I know, I know, if I can eat the flesh what's wrong with the organs, but... no. Almost all seafood. The only fish I like is tuna, but even then only canned. The saltiness and the consistency of all seafood is revolting. Baked beans. Ugh ugh ugh. The sight, the smell, everything. They're dreadful.

04-03-2011, 02:25	#112
r_mitchell85 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,884	Quote: Originally Posted by Skillpadde Meat which has any hint of redness about it; makes me shudder. If I were to order a steak and even see a spot in pink in the centre I couldn't eat the pink bit. . you are NOT the only one!

04-03-2011, 02:34	#113
mich92 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,538	mushy peas spinach Salmon

04-03-2011, 03:43	#114
TickledFishes Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 651	Quote: Originally Posted by malpasc For me it isn't a specific food but a specific texture of food - wobbly. I cannot stand the texture of things like jelly or cold custard - anything that wobbles just makes me feel a bit sick! We were at a wedding reception at the weekend and the starter for the meal was potted Cumbrian ham - now I like ham, but the "potted" bit was basically ham encased inside some kind of savoury jelly. It reminded me slightly of cat food! Out of politeness I did try a forkful but as soon as I could feel the jelly in my mouth I had to delicately spit it out into my napkin! urgh yes! like the jelly you get in pork pies. makes me boke if i don't pick it all out (i love normal jelly though!) i'd say i'll pretty much eat anything these days (amazing considering how picky i was as a kid!), but i have a real aversion to any kind of flavoured crisps. i like them when i'm actually eating them, but i'm always paranoid about having a lingering smell of chicken/beef/onion around me for the rest of the day so i steer clear

04-03-2011, 03:43	#115
summerain Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 8,047	Pleased to see I'm not the only one who can't stand baked beans! I dislike pretty much anything you'd find in an English breakfast - bacon, eggs (in any shape or form), beans, mushrooms. Other than those, I'm not a fussy eater.

04-03-2011, 05:49	#116
LorraineH Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 40	Another vote for marmite - disgusting!!

04-03-2011, 09:53	#117
Travelanche Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 134	Beetroot - its disgusting. It is luridly coloured, it stains your hands and also everything that it comes in contact with and it smells putrid when boiled. Having said all that I did use to eat it when I was a child

04-03-2011, 10:18	#118
petral_gal Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Doon the bottom o Scotland Posts: 1,044	Another vote for beetroot here - it tastes like mud! Piccalilly, I can't like. And anything like saurkraut / pickled jarred stuff in the Polish isle of Tesco. And the big dried sausages you get. And taramasalata. Too many 'a's...

04-03-2011, 10:54	#119
JethroUK Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Loughboro', Leicester (ex NTL) Posts: 5,953	Quote: Originally Posted by Travelanche Beetroot - its disgusting. It is luridly coloured, it stains your hands and also everything that it comes in contact with and it smells putrid when boiled. ... Did you see my earlier post? : Quote: Originally Posted by JethroUK my Dad used to luuuuuuuuuuuurve pancakes with sugar and.....get this...beetroot juice gross........beetroot juice and sugar...yuk he always said it taste just like rasberries but i never took up the offer to try it

04-03-2011, 11:16	#120
Travelanche Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 134	Quote: Originally Posted by JethroUK Did you see my earlier post? : Sorry Jethro I missed that one, on pancakes ? thats just wrong !

04-03-2011, 15:54	#121
marcla Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Old York Posts: 747	Honey roast peanuts, egg mayo sandwiches, make me throw up. Not so much a food but iced tea sounds awful

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04-03-2011, 16:30	#123
Watcher #1 Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Here <------------- Posts: 6,644	Most of mine have been done, but Olives - vile. I keep trying them, they're always awful Sweetcorn - don't trust a food that looks the same on the way out... Liver / kidney - I can't eat in the canteen if they have liver on Sprouts - unless stir-fried with bacon Lychees - something my parents used to try to inflict on us Butterscotch Angel Delight Anything coffee flavoured (apart from coffee) Egg mayo - smells like sick (but I love eggs and mayonnaise on their own )

04-03-2011, 21:08	#124
SHAFT Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,252	Quote: Originally Posted by Special K_ Oysters. Raw oysters are revolting. Fried oysters with a hot dipping sauce are superb!

04-03-2011, 21:51	#125
wmoore Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 550	My list Cucumbers Raw Tomatoes Twiglets (but I do like Marmite-strange I know) Liver Oysters