Foods you can't stand

[skatesindreams]

I hate cheese. HATE it. (Except mozzarella.) People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that, but I can't help it. I've hated it ever since I was little.

You aren't alone; and not crazy at all!

 

[Vagabond]

In the land of the mad, the mad are sane, and the sane, mad.

 

[clairecloutier]

Okay, people. I've got to ask.

How do you expect other people to deal with all of these predilections? There are a few posters who have already said that they will eat even foods they can't stand if it's served up by someone else. Does that hold true for everyone? If not, how do you want your hosts to deal with the situation?

If I went to someone's house and they served eggs, scallops, or lamb, I would just eat other things they served (side items, or snacks). I wouldn't expect them to change the menu for me.

We're friends with a couple who have unusual food requirements--one is vegetarian, the other avoids all gluten/dairy. Thankfully, they always suggest we eat out at a restaurant when we get together, realizing that devising a dinner menu to suit both of them would be a stretch for most hosts.

 

[gkelly]

Okay, people. I've got to ask.

How do you expect other people to deal with all of these predilections? There are a few posters who have already said that they will eat even foods they can't stand if it's served up by someone else. Does that hold true for everyone? If not, how do you want your hosts to deal with the situation?

I won't eat meat no matter what. So if I'm going to be somewhere all day and reliant on someone else to feed me, I will request some kind of non-meat protein. Otherwise I'll make sure to have eaten before and/or bring some nuts etc. with me just in case.

My family will make sure they have vegetarian options when I visit.

If it's just preferences, e.g., bell pepper, either I'll eat them and not enjoy them, or I'll pick them out.

 

[Wyliefan]

At this rate we will never get together for lunch. Religion, politics, cheese. What's left?

Um . . . do we both like chocolate?

 

[skatesindreams]

I agree with either a meeting at restaurant; or, simply eating what I wish, when a guest.

I make conversation and mingle, as a guest.
Most people pay little attention to what I eat.

 

[PRlady]

Um . . . do we both like chocolate?

WHITE chocolate. Which you probably hate, most "real" chocolate lovers do. I guess we'll have to stick to skating. Except I'm not an Ashley fan either.

 

[Wyliefan]

WHITE chocolate. Which you probably hate, most "real" chocolate lovers do. I guess we'll have to stick to skating. Except I'm not an Ashley fan either.

No, actually, I like white chocolate a lot. We're good!

 

[quartz]

White chocolate people need to be at a different table in a different corner. (Chocolate snob.....)

 

[Ania]

Okay, people. I've got to ask.

How do you expect other people to deal with all of these predilections? There are a few posters who have already said that they will eat even foods they can't stand if it's served up by someone else. Does that hold true for everyone? If not, how do you want your hosts to deal with the situation?

I have a question too.
My mother-in-law was a terribly picky eater as a child, but in her adult years she is one of the most adventurous eaters I know. She has been trying to stop me from pulling out my hear about my picky eaters kids, giving examples of all things she hated as a kid and loves now.

So I have to ask people with long lists of things they dislike: have your lists at all shrunk as you got older??
I think combining everyone's dislikes here in a single list would be an accurate list of my kids' no-no items. I hope they'll outgrow at least some of their aversions, but I'm curious if it's more common to outgrow them or not.

 

[allezfred]

I hate cheese. HATE it. (Except mozzarella.) People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that, but I can't help it. I've hated it ever since I was little.

Is this finally something we can agree on? Cheese is the devil's spawn.

And poutine looks like someone barfed over their own diarrhoea.

 

[purple skates]

mmm...poutine....

So I have to ask people with long lists of things they dislike: have your lists at all shrunk as you got older??

Yes, but there are still some things I won't try as an adult that I hated as a kid.

 

[clairecloutier]

I have a question too.
My mother-in-law was a terribly picky eater as a child, but in her adult years she is one of the most adventurous eaters I know. She has been trying to stop me from pulling out my hear about my picky eaters kids, giving examples of all things she hated as a kid and loves now.

So I have to ask people with long lists of things they dislike: have your lists at all shrunk as you got older??
I think combining everyone's dislikes here in a single list would be an accurate list of my kids' no-no items. I hope they'll outgrow at least some of their aversions, but I'm curious if it's more common to outgrow them or not.

I think there is hope, @Ania. (I hope there is hope, anyhow, as my kids' palate is similarly limited. )

When I was a kid, I didn't like or eat many things that I now enjoy and even love--for example: mushrooms, asparagus, eggplant, beans (legumes), nuts, raw onions, raw tomatoes, salad in general, cilantro, steak, shrimp, mayo, grilled cheese sandwiches, blue cheese, goat cheese. mostly as an adult, I've gotten to like more and more foods, instead of the other way around. Same with my husband.

The one exception is eggs. That's the only thing I ate growing up but no longer eat as an adult.

 

[Wyliefan]

Is this finally something we can agree on? Cheese is the devil's spawn.

High five!!

 

[PRlady]

I'm also much less picky now than I was as a child. I think I had PB&J sandwiches every day for two years for lunch, I just refused to eat anything else. I hated bologna, cottage cheese, eggs, most fish, and most vegetables. I'm left with an aversion to beets, cottage cheese and squid. Not so bad.

 

[Deleted member 221]

Okay, people. I've got to ask.

How do you expect other people to deal with all of these predilections? There are a few posters who have already said that they will eat even foods they can't stand if it's served up by someone else. Does that hold true for everyone? If not, how do you want your hosts to deal with the situation?

Vegetarian tends to be a "get out of jail free" card. I am not vegetarian for ethical reasons, but people are always happy to accommodate me. Before I became vegetarian, I would get more grief because my dietary choices were viewed more as preference v. a lifestyle, I suppose.

I never expect hosts to accommodate. I'll eat whatever is available within my diet, or if there's nothing, I'll just bring my own food.

I have a question too.
My mother-in-law was a terribly picky eater as a child, but in her adult years she is one of the most adventurous eaters I know. She has been trying to stop me from pulling out my hear about my picky eaters kids, giving examples of all things she hated as a kid and loves now.

Picky and adventurous aren't mutually exclusive. Many people would say I'm both. E.g., I'll eat very spicy food, try almost any cuisine that has vegetarian food, love just about every kind of spice, etc.

So I have to ask people with long lists of things they dislike: have your lists at all shrunk as you got older??
I think combining everyone's dislikes here in a single list would be an accurate list of my kids' no-no items. I hope they'll outgrow at least some of their aversions, but I'm curious if it's more common to outgrow them or not.

My list has definitely changed. As a kid, I ate very plain, meat-heavy dishes. I would freak out if my foods touched. Nowadays, I eat no meat, and I love mixing flavors. I eat all kinds of cuisines I was never exposed to as a child -- Mexican, Thai, Middle Eastern -- that my parents (who thought I was the world's pickiest eater) won't touch.

 

[pat c]

I have a question too.
My mother-in-law was a terribly picky eater as a child, but in her adult years she is one of the most adventurous eaters I know. She has been trying to stop me from pulling out my hear about my picky eaters kids, giving examples of all things she hated as a kid and loves now.

So I have to ask people with long lists of things they dislike: have your lists at all shrunk as you got older??
I think combining everyone's dislikes here in a single list would be an accurate list of my kids' no-no items. I hope they'll outgrow at least some of their aversions, but I'm curious if it's more common to outgrow them or not.

I was a fairly picky eater, and my son was very picky as a child. Now? He'll eat just about anything, he's very adventurous. Me? Not as adventurous but not as picky as when I was a child. And I like all chocolate, it's good. So I can sit at whatever chocolate table is available.

 

[Kruss]

I have a question too.
My mother-in-law was a terribly picky eater as a child, but in her adult years she is one of the most adventurous eaters I know. She has been trying to stop me from pulling out my hear about my picky eaters kids, giving examples of all things she hated as a kid and loves now.

So I have to ask people with long lists of things they dislike: have your lists at all shrunk as you got older??
I think combining everyone's dislikes here in a single list would be an accurate list of my kids' no-no items. I hope they'll outgrow at least some of their aversions, but I'm curious if it's more common to outgrow them or not.

I definitely developed a liking for what I call my adult-acquired tastes, such as spinach (I didn't eat it as a child because I thought it looked like seaweed), artichoke, raspberry, coconut, raw onions, and grilled Brussels sprouts. The Brussels sprouts are something I tried only a year ago, after hating them my whole life, and I now love them and have them frequently.

 

[gkelly]

grilled Brussels sprouts. The Brussels sprouts are something I tried only a year ago, after hating them my whole life, and I now love them and have them frequently.

Got a recipe?

 

[Sparks]

I roast brussels sprouts all the time in the toaster oven - fat free.
This is what I do: buy fresh. cut the bottoms off and peel off the outside leaves. cut in half. spray foil on the tray. put sprouts cut side up. Spray sprouts. I use garlic salt and a bit of pepper to taste. bake until they start to brown. flip them over. bake for a couple of minutes longer. I like them still crunchy.
Delicious. I'll bring some to the salmon table.

 

[IceAlisa]

Love roasted or even fried Brussels sprouts. The key is to caramelize. I roast any and all veggies to caramelization, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper and done.

 

[quartz]

I toss brussel sprouts in a fry pan with a little olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a drizzle of maple syrup, then throw in a handful of bacon bits.

 

[IceAlisa]

I toss brussel sprouts in a fry pan with a little olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a drizzle of maple syrup, then throw in a handful of bacon bits.

That's what I would eat at the salmon table. Or the ones @Sparks makes.

 

[Kasey]

As I sit here eating my scrambled eggs mixed with brown rice and broccoli for lunch, I wonder how many FSUers I'm offending!

While I did have a seat at the salmon/chardonnay table, I may have to abandon ship if it's taken over by chocolate. Vile, nasty stuff!

Oh, and another dislike that people look at me strangely for: corn. Popcorn is ok. All other corn, just utterly gross!

 

[IceAlisa]

I love scrambled eggs, hold the rice and broccoli.

Hate rude Amerikan chocolate like Hershey's but some local artisanal stuff can be very good. Belgian, Swiss made dark chocolate Oh and there is only dark chocolate and the rest is milk solids!

 

[quartz]

As I sit here eating my scrambled eggs mixed with brown rice and broccoli for lunch, I wonder how many FSUers I'm offending!

While I did have a seat at the salmon/chardonnay table, I may have to abandon ship if it's taken over by chocolate. Vile, nasty stuff!

Oh, and another dislike that people look at me strangely for: corn. Popcorn is ok. All other corn, just utterly gross!

We may need a separate table for eggs. I love eggs.

 

[Vagabond]

Dark chocolate will be available (but not required) in the salmon corner. There will be separate tables elsewhere with white and milk chocolate for those who like that sort of thing.

People who like salmon only when it's smoked, however, will be assigned to the smoking (salmon) section.

 

[Sparks]

Dark chocolate will be available (but not required) in the salmon corner. There will be separate tables elsewhere with white and milk chocolate for those who like that sort of thing.

People who like salmon only when it's smoked, however, will be assigned to the smoking (salmon) section.

Seems fair.

 

[Kruss]

Got a recipe?

I toss them with olive oil and salt on a pan until they're done, nicely roasted. In the oven is great as well. My favorite way is in one of those vegetable baskets on the grill in the summer time.

I never, ever boil them. That's what I had as a kid, and I gagged at the taste.

 

[purple skates]

I love boiled brussel sprouts, the softer the better. (Although I also love the other presentations.)

I am such an outlier in this thread. Love cheese, eggs, some boiled veggies and mayo. Hate salmon and white chocolate. Yay me.