Foods you can't stand

[hanca]

As I have said many times to my family and friends, white chocolate is an oxymoron, neither white nor chocolate.

So when my friend gets the white mocha lattes at Starbucks, I tell her it's a fake mocha.

Leave white chocolate alone! It is the best chocolate (or non chocolate) that's available.

 

[hanca]

How about Rocky Mountain oysters (bull balls)? When they're sliced thin, battered and fried, they taste a lot like French fries or calamari. Most people who try them without knowing what they are, think they are OK. Then they gag when they find out what they really are.

Something similar happened to me when I was eating sweetbreads. I enjoyed it until they told me that I was eating bull's testicles. Then I started gagging. And then I just couldn't put it in my mouth!

 

[KatieC]

I'm happy being a picky eater. I've found new foods I enjoy as an adult that I hated as a kid, like onions and sweet peppers, but some foods I hated as a child still taste yucky, like broccoli and Brussels sprouts and dill pickles.
I love milk, and chocolate.

 

[twinsissv]

Something similar happened to me when I was eating sweetbreads. I enjoyed it until they told me that I was eating bull's testicles. Then I started gagging. And then I just couldn't put it in my mouth!

The same thing happened to me when those delicious 'tongue' sandwiches that Mom sent me to elementary school with suddenly were not so 'delicious' after I saw them in the butcher's display case. YUCK!!!

 

[rfisher]

So there IS plenty of milk in South America. Good to know! My friends always post pictures of their morning coffee there, with milk. Argentina dairy production annual They make 11.7 M ton and export 303,000 tons leaving them with 11.4M tons for domestic consumption annually.

A lot of people can't safely digest a lot of things. I am sure you've heard of celiac disease, diabetes and food allergies.

Why yes I have, which has absolutely nothing to do with lactose intolerance which is a well documented genetic mutation that occurred in humans around 5,000 years ago, there about, in populations which began to herd cattle. There are multiple articles related to the topic if you want to search them out. Lactose intolerance is not an allergy and is completely unrelated to diabetes.

 

[IceAlisa]

Why yes I have, which has absolutely nothing to do with lactose intolerance which is a well documented genetic mutation that occurred in humans around 5,000 years ago, there about, in populations which began to herd cattle. There are multiple articles related to the topic if you want to search them out. Lactose intolerance is not an allergy and is completely unrelated to diabetes.

I understand all of the above, my job requires me too. However, these were provided as examples of many foods that are problematic for many people. I never said they are all pathophysiologically similar.

I don't see why dairy is being singled out. Fact is, many people are able to digest and enjoy dairy.

 

[Buzz]

Black pudding!!!! As a child my parents would sometimes buy this as a treat but I stopped eating it once I learnt it was made from pig's blood!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding

 

[IceAlisa]

Black pudding!!!! As a child my parents would sometimes buy this as a treat but I stopped eating it once I learnt it was made from pig's blood!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding

Well, I guess I don't like every kind of pudding. Dessert puddings are some of my favorites.

Blood sausage is also eaten in Eastern Europe but I never liked it.

 

[hanca]

We went to a Chinese shop and they had this displayed. It took me a while before I figured out what it is. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...=pieces+of+stomach+meat&imgrc=UWvueHaNjxpHhM:
It's a stomach.

 

[once_upon]

Tripe right?

ETA: IMO milk and dairy was/is singled out because someone thought milk was essential to one's diet. Personally I've been told by too many people my bones will be soft or I would be suffering from osteoporosis if I didn't drink at least 2 glasses a day. I believe the last time I drank any milk was when I was pregnant. My Dexta scans show no bone deterioration. My bones are in better condition than some of my friends who drink lots of milk.

This thread just shows us what one person thinks is disgusting, someone else thinks is delicious and can't imagine anyone not liking it

 

[Vagabond]

So there IS plenty of milk in South America. Good to know! My friends always post pictures of their morning coffee there, with milk.

I hate to break the bad news, but, in Argentina, if coffee is served with milk it's most likely instant coffee.

And, yes, I can stand instant coffee, but why drink it in Argentina, when you can have perfectly good espresso, tea, or yerba mate?

 

[made_in_canada]

Mmmmm... Mate...

 

[IceAlisa]

I hate to break the bad news, but, in Argentina, if coffee is served with milk it's most likely instant coffee.

And, yes, I can stand instant coffee, but why drink it in Argentina, when you can have perfectly good espresso, tea, or yerba mate?

That's not what my cousin says. I have a ton of extended family living there. I don't see why they can't brew espresso and add milk later. They don't have frothers or lattes, you are kidding, right?

Somehow I doubt they serve instant here: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUser...os_Aires_Capital_Federal_District.html#photos

 

[PRlady]

Not around the world. Primarily Europe and those parts of Africa that are herders. Native Americans, for example, are almost always lactose intolerant. I just read a new study on DNA from a 5000 yo body and 2 4000 yo bodies from Ireland. The younger specimens had the lactose tolerant gene and the older did not. Archaeologists use this to track the development of herders. Ironically, some herders didn't use milk and never obtained the mutation. But, nutritionally, adults don't need milk.

I'm always amazed there's so much dairy food in Israel, six kinds of yogurt and ten kinds of cheese on your typical hotel breakfast buffet. Given that most adult Jews I know, including me, are lactose-intolerant, I think they should just have a big bowl of Lactaid pills next to them.

All this runny-egg hatred has me puzzled. I can't eat buffet scrambled eggs because they're always too hard and dry. I like soft and creamy eggs.

But I'm in the no-milk-in-cereal crowd and am munching on dry Honeycomb as I type this.

ETA: I love white chocolate, vanilla fudge, cream soda and vanilla-bean ice cream. If it's white or beige I am all over it. Ordinary dark chocolate is boring.

 

[IceAlisa]

I'm always amazed there's so much dairy food in Israel, six kinds of yogurt and ten kinds of cheese on your typical hotel breakfast buffet. Given that most adult Jews I know, including me, are lactose-intolerant, I think they should just have a big bowl of Lactaid pills next to them.

You don't have enough Eastern European in you. I know plenty of adult Jews. Not a single one is lactose-intolerant.

The Israeli breakfast blew my mind.

 

[PRlady]

You don't have enough Eastern European in you. The Israeli breakfast blew my mind.

I beg your pardon, I'm half Polish and half-Romanian (although the latter might be Sephardic originally.) And I ADORE those breakfasts, I just stash Lactaid in my jeans pocket en route.

 

[purple skates]

My view on cereal is why eat cereal when you can have bread instead.

 

[IceAlisa]

I beg your pardon, I'm half Polish and half-Romanian (although the latter might be Sephardic originally.) And I ADORE those breakfasts, I just stash Lactaid in my jeans pocket en route.

You got the short end of the stick then, with the lactase gene. I mean, hello? What did Tevye do for a living in Anatevka?


Europe and Israel have such amazing dairy. Government regs make our dairy taste awful, OTOH. It's tragic.

 

[Vagabond]

I don't see why they can't brew espresso and add milk later.

 

[clairecloutier]

Europe and Israel have such amazing dairy. Government regs make our dairy taste awful, OTOH. It's tragic.

Do you mean the milk is better, the cheese, or both, in Europe? I wouldn't say all American dairy is awful. There's lots of good artisanal cheese makers in the U.S. And some better-quality yogurt producers, too. Also the Kate's line of butter/buttermilk products (produced in Maine) is quite good IMO.

 

[IceAlisa]

How do you think latte is made?

Do you mean the milk is better, the cheese, or both, in Europe? I wouldn't say all American dairy is awful. There's lots of good artisanal cheese makers in the U.S. And some better-quality yogurt producers, too. Also the Kate's line of butter/buttermilk products (produced in Maine) is quite good IMO.

I do mean pretty much all dairy is better in Europe, milk, yogurt and cheese. There ARE some small local producers here, of course, but they too are beholden to the government regulations, they can't help it.

 

[IceAlisa]

@Vagabond for your edification:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxwscVIZ8Qg

Mmmmmm, that looks goooood.

 

[Japanfan]

I do mean pretty much all dairy is better in Europe, milk, yogurt and cheese. There ARE some small local producers here, of course, but they too are beholden to the government regulations, they can't help it.

There's plenty of European dairy products available in the west. I buy tatziki made from very yummy Bulgarian (thick, Greek-style) yogurt at a middle Eastern deli and can easily get cheese like Boursin or gouda at all sorts of stores.

And, I've always thought that extra old Canadian cheddar rivals the best of European cheese.

 

[IceAlisa]

There's plenty of European dairy products available in the west. I buy tatziki made from very yummy Bulgarian (thick, Greek-style) yogurt at a middle Eastern deli and can easily get cheese like Boursin or gouda at all sorts of stores.

And, I've always thought that extra old Canadian cheddar rivals the best of European cheese.

Not sure what goes on in Canada but here the importers have to adhere to the local standards. Note how I never said "the West," that's because I meant the US. Obviously we have imported cheese and yogurts here but they are modified and that's sad.

 

[Kruss]

Add to the list of food I can't even look at - creamed herring. I can't even look at the jar. When my sister buys some, she knows to hide it in the fridge (keep it in a bag) and to eat it when I'm not around. Something about silver fish scales in cream that makes me want to yak.

Of course, they're all getting me back - we're hosting a small get-together for New Year's Eve, and apparently that's part of the appetizers, as everyone else coming to my house loves the stuff. I may be looking at the ceiling a lot tomorrow afternoon...

 

[quartz]

Creamed herring??

 

[Japanfan]

Not sure what goes on in Canada but here the importers have to adhere to the local standards. Note how I never said "the West," that's because I meant the US. Obviously we have imported cheese and yogurts here but they are modified and that's sad.

I actually haven't been to Europe for a very long time, so really can't compare. However, I wasn't overly impressed with the cheese selection in the Greece when I lived there decades ago. . .even though I like feta.

And I haven't done specialty cheese shopping in the US, so really can't comment on that either.

I don't know about regulations and standards, but do believe that the fresh feta (packed in vats of water, as is the norm) I buy is genuinely Bulgarian. No commercial brand of feta comes close to it in quality. It's best fresh and quality declines quickly, as should be the case.

I also think that cheeses at some markets (i.e. Kensington in Toronto) are genuine. I used to make a special trip to a local market to buy a French cheese available nowhere else in the city, but last time I went they no longer had it in stock.

 

[IceAlisa]

We have genuine imported cheeses as well. There are specialty stores that have an amazing variety of imported cheeses. There is one on the corner of Polk & Pacific in San Francisco.

However, imported yogurts are different in taste and texture from their European counterparts. And milk is also different and processed.

ITA about Bulgarian feta, very good.

 

[Kruss]

Creamed herring??

Uh huh.

 

[Susan1]

Add to the list of food I can't even look at - creamed herring. I can't even look at the jar.

So as not to post too many times, just want to say that I love all things dairy and eggs. I get a headache if I don't have milk first thing in the morning. (That's probably some kind of addiction or withdrawal or something that doesn't have to do with nutrition?)

I do not like most vegetables - lima beans and green beans get taken out of canned soup and thrown in the garbage can outside before I heat it up.

I'm super-sensitive to lots of food smells that make me sick, so I wouldn't be able to eat them.

Speaking of "can't even look at" something less out there than herring, I STILL get dizzy when I see the packages of those pink, brown and white wafer cookies in the store. Beeeeecause we had them in preschool all the time (I loved the pink ones) and one morning my mom took me to get vaccinations before "school" and then we had the cookies there and I threw up all over (TMI). They said it was from the vaccinations, but I associate the cookies with being sick. Silly! I can eat the bigger Little Debbie chocolate ones fine. Probably couldn't if they were pink. (The things that stick with you for 50 years!!!!.....And I'd have to think really hard to remember what I had for dinner two nights ago........)