Tell us something you REFUSE to eat- & why

[HeyManThatsCool]

I absolutely refuse to eat frog legs or escargot. Could be delish but I'll never know! The very idea is repugnant


Add Tongue, Rabbit & Brains to that

[da_chimperor]

1. I refuse to eat McDonald's, because it's absolute crap

Escargot, on the other hand, is probably the most delicious thing you could ever hope to eat assuming it's prepared well. I haven't tried frog legs yet, but it's not from a lack of effort. :)

[seriousstan]

8. Escargo........MMMMMMMM

I can't convince my children yet, and of course my wife is right out, but i hold out hope for the boy. He seams to have slightly less of an aversion

[da_chimperor]

13. If they don't like it, more for you!

I first had escargot when I was 9 and I loved it. Granted I'm the more adventurous sort but still, I think there is hope for the boy at least. Good luck.

[seriousstan]

15. I have never let a single one get thrown away.

Chew me a snail any day.

[seriousstan]

2. sea urchins

Even in a nice abalone sauce, they suck.

[DemBones DemBones]

3. Cucumbers. I love cucumbers but they make me really sick.

My mother had the same problem, loved cucumber sandwiches but as she got older. had to give them up. I've warned my daughter to enjoy those sandwiches now, while she still can!

[hickman1937]

23. Cut the seeds out. thats usually what

bothers people.

[jdj]

4. brussels sprouts.

ever since I saw "Little Shop of Horrors" they remind me of the "feed-me" plant.

And Calimari, every since I saw that Will Smith movie about that alien.

And white cheese if it's too thick and runny, because it looks just like the pus coming out of an infected deer's brain in this picture from my old boyfriend's "Wildlife Diseases" book.

[HeyManThatsCool]

6. oh shit

I may never eat white cheese again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jdj]

12. just be glad you didn't see the photo.

I saw that picture in 1989. That's over 15 years ago that it turned me against cheese. unless it is very thin, browned and not at all runny.

[da_chimperor]

11. Yum, yum, and Yummmmmm!

I can eat a rare steak and watch open heart surgery at the same time. The discovery channel really is great.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Cauliflower, lutefisk, raw onions, liver, lima beans and head cheese.

I won't eat 'em because they taste funny, except for head cheese. I've never had it but I know what's in it. Ick.

[frogbison]

20. Whoa!

Your list mirrors, almost EXACTLY, my all-time list of hated foods.

I grew up in rural Minnesota quite a few years ago. How about you?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. Ya, sure. I live in Minnesota.

How'd you guess? I'm Norwegian, too, but that doesn't mean I'll eat lutefisk. Fish Jell-O. Blagh.

[frogbison]

47. OK, so it WAS the lutefisk

more than anything, but I can tell you stories of lima beans and liver that, frankly, may shock you!

[frogbison]

49. and head cheese!

Absolutely the first thing I would never eat.

I am a German and was adopted, as a child, into a community of Swedes and Norwegians.

[NoPasaran]

7. Lima beans

Because they're icky

[ashling]

36. Lima Beans .... mmm mmm mmm

Lima Beans are great! can I have yours?

[Taragui Junkie]

43. And here I thought I was the only one

that loves lima beans. LOVE 'em. No one else in my whole family can stand them.

[BattyDem]

9. Everything you mentioned, but especially ...

tongue. I REFUSE to taste anything that can taste me back! :P

[Kire]

10. Coffee & Beer

why should I acquire a taste for something that is "inherently off"

flame away

[PartyPooper]

14. Okra, because it's slippery and icky. And, I don't eat shark either

Sharks eat people! If I did, I would feel like a cannibal of sorts.
Ewww.

x(

[Digit]

16. Mushrooms...it is the consistency that I detest.

Picky eater here. I don't care for the gushiness of mushrooms, but I like my cereal almost mushy, not crunchy.

[n2mark]

18. I have a difficult time eating cauliflower

this goes back to my Biology days in college.

[Cadence]

26. I SECOND cauliflower!!! It makes me gag. I think it tastes

like dirty feet and armpits. :puke:

[housewolf]

28. Mushrooms taste like dirt

That's what I always think about them. Plus their texture just is AWFUL!!!

[pennylane100]

17. tabioca

I was forced to eat it for lunch by evil nuns at school and I always thought it tasted like snot.

[Digit]

24. Snot is tastier...

[Guy Fawkes]

19. Escargot...

I have far too much respect for snails to eat them.

[n2mark]

21. I love

frogs legs although my daughter loves frogs and is upset that I will eat them. I had escargot several years ago, I l iked them but have not had the opportunity to eat them.

Tongue is good if I do not watch it cooked, pealed etc. This was a treat in my house when I was growing up. Never ate brains, at my age probably would not eat it, and I do not like tripe.

[n2mark]

25. Let me add,

I tasted escargot several years ago, I liked them but have not had the opportunity to eat them since my first encounter.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

22. Here's mine:

organ meats--I know they're supposed to be nutritious and all, but they're just gross, and I include liver in all its forms.

shellfish other than shrimp and crab--Clams, oysters, mussles, and other squishy mollusks can stay away from my table. I have to choke these down when people in Japan serve them and everyone sits around exclaiming how delicious they are.

most cold cuts--This caused problems for me, because I had a large contingent of German relatives who seemed to subsist on head cheese and liver sausage

marzipan--I like almonds, but this stuff is just stomach-turning

vinegar--I hate it when restaurants have ONLY vinaigrette dressings for their salads, because if I eat anything that's too vinegary, I feel it for days. This has been true all my life. My grandmother made meatballs with a vinegary sauce called Königsberger klops, and she always had to make me a separate batch without the vinegar.

margarine--If you're going to have fat, have good-tasting, natural fat.

Cool Whip--(see margarine)

pineapple--Except in pina coladas.

blue cheese and brie--They're just...icky.

Anything smoked that isn't pork--That includes smoked chicken, smoked fish, and smoked cheese

Coffee made from flavored beans--I used to like one flavor until I visited a coffee roasting plant and found out how flavored beans are made. They add this clear liquid from a can that looks like the cans motor oil comes in.

[hickman1937]

27. Yup, margarine. It makes the toast soggy,

and no longer has any purpose. It should die. Butter rules.:headbang:

[HeyManThatsCool]

32. Margarine is NASTY

nasty nasty nasty


I also wont eat it

[housewolf]

30. Anything that comes out of the water

you know, lakes, rivers, the ocean...

expecially if it is served with it's eyes! I actually have to get up and leave the table...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

Definitely nothing with eyes.

I like almost all fish, but if they serve it whole (like trout, usually), and there are EYES, I just can't eat it.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

31. Fish/Seafood. In any shape or form..

Believe me, I have tried. I put it in my mouth and just start to gag.

My late mother always thought it was because she used to force all four us to take cod liver oil pills when we were children in the 1950's.

Yes, my mother was a total control freak.

Also margarine and mushrooms. UGH!!!

Margarine because it just tastes awful especially on toast and mushrooms: why whould anyone want to eat fungi?

[Taragui Junkie]

41. I'm anti-fish, too

Except tuna (for some reason), and fried pseudo-fish fast food sandwiches are okay.

I just hate the bones and the (duh) fishy smell.

[GRLMGC]

33. Beef, pork, basically any kind of meat other than poultry

and seafood. I stopped eating it when I was like 9 and I won't eat it under any circumstances. I used to love bacon and carne asada but I won't eat it. If I do eat it accidentally, I start gagging. It's mental, I know but still. I also don't like olives.

[RagingInMiami]

61. Carne asada is the best

[laundry_queen]

34. Olives.

I've tried. Some of my friends love them, my mother loves them. I can't get past the first bite or two without gagging.

Oh and clams gross me out. Blame it on first year zoology and the green ooze that came out of them. blech.

[driver8]

63. how did I forget olives?

I cannot stand black or green olives! My wife loves them, my daughter loves them -- I don't get it. My Mom used to put olives in tuna salad when she made it; then she wondered why I never finished my sandwich.

[jobycom]

35. Meat, of any form

Why? It makes me sick, and I can't look at my pets in quite the same way.

[Taragui Junkie]

37. Stomach, brains, intestines

I've had beef stomach (mondongo) before, and it's the nastiest, slimy, rubbery, un-swallowable stuff you can imagine.

I've been offered brains (ceso) and intestines (chinchulines) before, but I passed. I mean I declined.

I'd never eat snails or any bugs either. This whole Fear Factor business has got to stop.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

40. Hi, Taragul Junkie

Welcome to DU, and come over to the Minnesota Forum!

[Taragui Junkie]

45. Thanks. Happy to be here.

I haven't found the MN Forum yet. Where would I go?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

48. Go to the Lobby and look under State and Country Forums

Hope to see you there!

[Biased Liberal Media]

38. Asparagus, green beans, red apples, vienna sausages

Escargot, most fish (I HATE fish except lobster and shrimp), anything from the ordinary too.

[ashling]

39. German chocolate cake ...

actually, nothing with cocanut (sp?) nor any oysters either.

[AuntiBush]

42. Don't Laugh!

Seriously, when I was a child there was this kid around the corner and her Dad would send us to the market for... (right hand-up in the air here - truth story) "Cow's Brain!"

We use to stop, unwrap the white Butcher-Market paper and scream, "EWWWEE!" He had us run this errand about once a week and he'd fry it. The smell was disgusting, like nothing one could imagine.

On an ever sadder note, he died of... yes, brain cancer several years later. Oh, I feel horrible just thinking about it.

[pansypoo53219]

44. ick, tongue.

well, most i have no idea why.
eggs.
cheese(sour. just spoiled milk)
beer. farts etc. and everything tastes like pabst blue ribbon to me.
brussel sprouts-bitter
okra-ick
star fruit-triple ick.
mushrooms
seafood-that stuff just makes me nauseous. so maybe i am allergic.
i could keep going.
and i wouldn't eat that stuff either.

but i do eat broccoli.

[Not_Giving_Up]

46. Well, I'm allergic to

peaches, pears, pineapples, bananas, grapes, and shellfish. So, those are definitely out. Funny, they told me this when I was a teenager. At the time, I ate shrimp on a regular basis. All was well with the shrimp until after my second child was born. Ever since then, any hint of shrimp has me spewing from every available orifice.

I also can't do tomato soup or tomato juice. Not sure why, but the very smell just makes me gag.

[WCGreen]

50. ToFu,,,,

It's a texture Thing....

[flamingyouth]

51. Either one of these cans. The one on the right is caterpillars

The one on the left is grasshoppers. They are both on a shelf at Uwajimaya in Seattle. :puke:

[msgadget]

52. Brussel sprouts, turnips, offal

:puke:

[Spider Jerusalem]

53. Liver...

I've had it, it's disgusting. Heavy, rubbery, and foul.

[kayleybeth]

54. Meat.

Because I believe that being kind to animals includes not eating them.

Your mileage may vary.

[housewolf]

55. Have you ever...

looked up on the internet what the Japanese put on pizza???? OMG, it's enough to turn you against pizza for the rest of your life!

[Bat Boy]

56. Gravel

Busts the crap outta your teeth. Won't do it.

[miss_kitty]

57. Frog legs ARE good IIRC

as are the snails, but as they say-I like Snails, but they don't like me!

I have never had anything from MacDonalds. And I don't eat meat. Always refused liver when it was on offer. what a stink!
Never ate oysters or other bivalves after the first couple of tries. PU! :puke:

[LDS Jock]

58. self delete

[Bok_Tukalo]

59. Testicles

Because they are testicles.

[Moloch]

60. I won't eat Nutria because it's a rat.

Here in Louisiana, we have a problem with nutria (which are large aquatic rats) eating up all the plantlife in the marshes so they made it to where you can hunt nutria any time of year, and people have grown fond of them. I saw some once at a buffet, but I was afraid to eat it (which is weird, because I love aligator meat!)

If you ever catch one, here's a recipie that I'm told is very good:

Smothered Nutria

One Nutria, dead of course, and as we say down here, dressed. This is not a task for the faint of heart. You need about three pounds of meat.
Two onions, chopped
One bell pepper chopped
Four garlic cloves, minced
Two celery sticks, chopped
One quarter pound butter, (one stick)
Some flour, about a tablespoon
One half cup sliced mushrooms
One half cup red wine
Salt, pepper, cayenne to taste
Diced parsely and scallions to top meat with

Method:
Melt butter in a heavy pan

Fry meat on medium heat until browned

Add vegetables and saute until they become soft

Add the wine and the mushrooms,

Cover, and simmer on low heat until the meat is tender, add water if needed to keep meat covered with liquid

Remove meat, and some of the liquid. Add flour to the liquid to make a
paste. Add this paste back to the pot, stirring until the resulting gravy is smooth. Add water if needed. Add salt, pepper and spices.

Arrange sliced meat on a platter, cover with gravy, top with parsly and scallions

serve with blackeyed peas, collards and cornbread. Pass the buttermilk!!!
mattd

[driver8]

62. Corn dogs...

I have never eaten one and never will! Just looking at those things makes me want to puke. (Don't ask me why).

[proudbluestater]

64. Any slimy, oozy, slippery wet fish kinda stuff

Oysters, calamari, whatever like that. Disgusting.

[rainbow4321]

65. Guacamole anything....

I'm a nurse and it looks way too much like some of the shit I have had to clean up..and anyone with that color poop has them in an isolation room and me in isolation gown/gloves...blaahhh.

[DainBramaged]

66. Food made anywhere that has a B/C '04 sticker on the door.

That about covers it.

[Seabiscuit]

67. Anything a Moonie tries to feed you during one of their invitational

brainwashing sessions, e.g. specialty of the house: ant plate.