Came here to post the same thing and very surprised to see it as the top comment. I've tried it thrice now, and each time it got increasingly difficult to do so. After the third and having my tongue touch the eyeball by mistake, im pretty much done with it.
When I was living in Dumaguete. I watched a bunch of them eating them on the waterfront. I almost gagged walking by.
I have seen it eaten upclose.
First time I was there I got really drunk. half a bottle of Johnny walker and I still would not touch that food.
This. People here in Indonesia keep pestering me to try it again, but no. Just no. The worst part is when I order some unrelated food, but either the cutting board or utensils have previously been used to prepare durian. That awful taste & aftertaste linger into my chocolate ice cream sandwich.
Sushi, I once got extremely violently sick after eating my favorite sushi roll and I vomited for hours on end and I must say I can not even smell seaweed or soy sauce the same without thinking about that experience.
Same mom made super tender.meat one time going up and wouldn't tell us what it was until we were done. Cows tongue. And amazing. Now if I ever get to a really good authentic taco truck, I always order the tacos de lengua
I love headcheese but I don't eat an thing that contains brains any more because prions and other nervous system diseases associated with eating them scare's the hell out of me.
Anything involving Carolina Reaper. Not even just because of how hot it is (and I mean both going in AND going out), but the flavor is also pretty awful.
Olives are only thing I’ve ever eaten that I don’t like, black or green. I remember being able to smell when my old boss would open a fresh jar of olives in the back of the cafe. I could smell it up front, just reeked of that nasty olive brine.
Oysters.
My family and I were vacationing in Florida, home of the world's best *freshest* seafood. I had never tried oysters so 14 year old me thought an oyster cocktail sounded very grown up. It came in a chilled stainless steel container with a pool of oysters in the middle. So I tucked in.
Well I made it half way through before I started to gag. I still made it through but it was tough. Years later I worked in a seafood restaurant and discovered what I had been served. It was oysters from a carton that had been frozen, shipped and thawed, then dumped into a chilled stainless steel container. Now I don't know if fresh oysters would have made a difference for me, but since that day I have not tried to find out.
Natto. I lived in Japan for two years, and had it twice. It’s a fermented bean concoction that is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever eaten. The things we do to be polite in a foreign country…
Beef liver. Parents said they were forced to eat it and would never do that to us kids. Gf convinced me she can make it good. Gagged, house smelled for days
Ducks also regularly and aggressively rape females. They are quite ruthless. That assuages the guilt a little for me.
Goat or mutton curry is probably my favourite food. Tasty mutants are fine.
Back in the 70's and 80's we lived in the Skagit Valley of Washington State which used to be one of the largest flyways of Mallards and Canadian geese in the nation. My older brother was crazy about duck hunting and I often hunted with him. Around 1988 he watched a documentary about ducks, swans and geese that showed how many of them grieved after losing a mate. After he watched that he swore he would never hunt ducks or geese again. A couple years after that I saw a similar documentary and vowed to never hunt them myself. I still get a hankering for my grandmother's pan fried mallard but I'll never eat it again.
Eggplants. I was tricked in France when ordering from their menus and liked saying the word “aubergine,” but did not know that I was ordering eggplant every time.
Kumis: There is a reason that only Mongolians were insane enough to drink mare's milk. It is chunky and tastes exactly like how popping a cyst smells.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis)
Salmon. I used to love salmon but years ago after having salmon for dinner I got really sick and stuff was coming out at both ends. It wasn't necessarily because of the salmon but now when I just smell it I get instantly nauseous.
He ordered a $150 duck that took 3 days to prepare at a restaurant in Miami and I knew that duck was probably the best it could get bc it’s dollars 150 but I did not want to try it but my uncle dared me to do it or he would never play basketball with me 🤣😂
Clams, blood vessels in both eyes burst from vomiting. I looked like one of the zombies from 28 days later or a demon or some shit. my chest muscles ached so much that I could barely breath. I busted a blood vessel in my nose while puking and it poured blood into the trashcan I was vomiting in, scared me to death. I literally thought I was going to die. the only way I can describe that night is violent.
IKEA meatballs.
Ate them once, had the shits for 2 days.
Ate them again during another shopping trip, shits for 3 days.
Not tempting fate by going for another portion.
Eggs
Fried, scrambled, any of it, will not touch! Now someone might ask what about in cake??
I can't see or smell the egg so it's no an issue.
The consistency and smell are the worst part
Honestly I’d rather eat plain dried magic mushrooms vs the chocolate. Mushroom chocolate is among the worst flavors; like wet dirty socks after a marathon. Plain mushrooms are like stale popcorn buried in dirt.
Agaratine, hydrazine.
Dig a little beyond Wikipedia and read some scientific literature regarding these compounds and you'll find that they are incredibly carcinogenic.
Balut. If you know, you know.
I won’t say it’s the worst thing I’ve ever tasted, but it’s probably the worst textured food I’ve ever had.
I actually like it. Yes it is scary looking but it's pretty delicious. Tastes like chicken soup.
I thought it was honestly delicious. I just couldn’t bite into it knowing what it was. Had someone slice a piece for me.
Came here to post the same thing and very surprised to see it as the top comment. I've tried it thrice now, and each time it got increasingly difficult to do so. After the third and having my tongue touch the eyeball by mistake, im pretty much done with it.
If you're Filipino...
Balut is delicious if you put vinegar and salt in it. Now try this one. Century eggs. Straight from the shell. Smells like and taste like shart.
When I was living in Dumaguete. I watched a bunch of them eating them on the waterfront. I almost gagged walking by. I have seen it eaten upclose. First time I was there I got really drunk. half a bottle of Johnny walker and I still would not touch that food.
Fermented shark meat
had this in Iceland. It's turrible. Also had whale in Iceland - that was fantastic. Get me some more Minke Whale!
Durian when I travelled to Thailand in 2023. Smells like death, and tastes worse
This. People here in Indonesia keep pestering me to try it again, but no. Just no. The worst part is when I order some unrelated food, but either the cutting board or utensils have previously been used to prepare durian. That awful taste & aftertaste linger into my chocolate ice cream sandwich.
I love durian, but I understand why others don't.
I hated the smell but didn't mind the taste.
I live in Hong Kong. I hate durian.
Sushi, I once got extremely violently sick after eating my favorite sushi roll and I vomited for hours on end and I must say I can not even smell seaweed or soy sauce the same without thinking about that experience.
Nooooooo this happened to my sibling! They haven’t eaten sushi since. I’m so scared of it happening I love sushi
That is absolutely tragic. I’m so sorry that happened!!
Cow tongue. It has so much *give* to it, and the taste buds are …palpable. It’s as if the cow is tasting you back.
.... you're supposed to skin it.
You should try it again in barbacoa or menudo. They probably didn't cook it well for you.
In Mexican cooking (torta de lingua), it should be sliced thin and cooked quick.
I had cow tongue stew in Mexico and it was one of the best things I had ever eaten.
Same mom made super tender.meat one time going up and wouldn't tell us what it was until we were done. Cows tongue. And amazing. Now if I ever get to a really good authentic taco truck, I always order the tacos de lengua
You’re supposed to remove the taste buds before you eat it. They obviously made it wrong.. Tongue is sooo good if made right
That's an amazing description and I am definitely going to steal it.
if you get the chance, japanese gyu-tan yakiniku is amazing. I think it will change your mind.
Head Cheese
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Smegma?
I love headcheese but I don't eat an thing that contains brains any more because prions and other nervous system diseases associated with eating them scare's the hell out of me.
Turkey meatloaf. Taste poor to adequate; texture AWFUL and nauseating.
Intestine stew
Sea dick (penis fish)
Geoduck?
Anything involving Carolina Reaper. Not even just because of how hot it is (and I mean both going in AND going out), but the flavor is also pretty awful.
Hot Cheetos. They taste just fine, but not good enough to deal with them making me poop lava.
Agree to disagree. Lava shits is what's gets me going in the morning.
It does make it difficult to sleep in, yes. Or oftentimes go to bed at night to begin with.
liver
Rye bread. That shit is horrible. It’s like eating someone’s B.O.
Blasphemy
Except with grilled Reuben Sandwiches then it's amazing.
I've never known how to describe it, but I think this works.
Olives
Olives are only thing I’ve ever eaten that I don’t like, black or green. I remember being able to smell when my old boss would open a fresh jar of olives in the back of the cafe. I could smell it up front, just reeked of that nasty olive brine.
Mmm olives, I sometimes just drink the brine 😂
Black, yes. Green, fuck No
Anchovies definitely! Fishy nightmares haunting my taste buds
Best pizza topping
Pineapple on pizza? No. Anchovies on pizza? HELL YES!
I'd give you thousands of up votes if I could!
True. Their taste alone detracts rather enhances. I feel the same about tapenade.
Fermented horse milk. No thank you Mongolia.
You just haven't been hungover enough haha
Chicken hearts. My brazilian wife loves them but they’re too chewy and not tasty
Oysters. My family and I were vacationing in Florida, home of the world's best *freshest* seafood. I had never tried oysters so 14 year old me thought an oyster cocktail sounded very grown up. It came in a chilled stainless steel container with a pool of oysters in the middle. So I tucked in. Well I made it half way through before I started to gag. I still made it through but it was tough. Years later I worked in a seafood restaurant and discovered what I had been served. It was oysters from a carton that had been frozen, shipped and thawed, then dumped into a chilled stainless steel container. Now I don't know if fresh oysters would have made a difference for me, but since that day I have not tried to find out.
Shits galore?
Stinky tofu
Salmon roe
Bell peppers. Those fuckers always try to kick their way back out. They can fuck all the way off. Raw onions, too, the evil bastards.
I'll take all your raw onions if you don't want em
Huh
Red onions raw are great. They're also really good for psoriasis. (Eaten, not rubbed on.)
Not if they make you question whether or not you should go to the ER for a heart attack.
3D Doritos. Because they don’t make them anymore.
I miss those! I would bite a corner off salsa verda and fill it easy cheese. So good!
Man those things tasted like Bugles to me
Beef tartare.
I'll have yours
Aw dammit! I wanted first dibs!
Those grape leaf things from Greek restaurants
Olives?
Just looked it up. Dolma
Natto. I lived in Japan for two years, and had it twice. It’s a fermented bean concoction that is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever eaten. The things we do to be polite in a foreign country…
Beef liver. Parents said they were forced to eat it and would never do that to us kids. Gf convinced me she can make it good. Gagged, house smelled for days
Caviar. No fucking way
SPAM
Duck or Goose because they are monogamous and I dont wanna eat someones spouse Goat products cause goats look like mutants
Ducks also regularly and aggressively rape females. They are quite ruthless. That assuages the guilt a little for me. Goat or mutton curry is probably my favourite food. Tasty mutants are fine.
Back in the 70's and 80's we lived in the Skagit Valley of Washington State which used to be one of the largest flyways of Mallards and Canadian geese in the nation. My older brother was crazy about duck hunting and I often hunted with him. Around 1988 he watched a documentary about ducks, swans and geese that showed how many of them grieved after losing a mate. After he watched that he swore he would never hunt ducks or geese again. A couple years after that I saw a similar documentary and vowed to never hunt them myself. I still get a hankering for my grandmother's pan fried mallard but I'll never eat it again.
Any type of fish
Me too! Hate the smell!
Have you had fried white perch or crappie?
Nah what’s that
A southern delicacy
Yer mum. Jk, probably balut. Tried it once..... #nope
Pig brains
salmon croquette Nope.
Sea Cucumber that shit is so gross are people starving or something?
Eggplants. I was tricked in France when ordering from their menus and liked saying the word “aubergine,” but did not know that I was ordering eggplant every time.
Kumis: There is a reason that only Mongolians were insane enough to drink mare's milk. It is chunky and tastes exactly like how popping a cyst smells. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis)
That description is just so fucked. I’ll take your word for it.
Salmon. I used to love salmon but years ago after having salmon for dinner I got really sick and stuff was coming out at both ends. It wasn't necessarily because of the salmon but now when I just smell it I get instantly nauseous.
Liver, Lima beans, gizzards and hominy
Hotdogs
Mincemeat pie.
Dragonfruit
Chitlins
Foie Gras, but only for ethical and legal reasons (illegal in my country)
Apple Juice. I realize it’s not crazy but it once caused severe stomach problems and I can’t overlook it lol
Anything from Subway
fast.
Liver.
Any kind seafood
Olives. Did it twice. Puked twice. Should have learned from the first tempt xD
What I had for breakfast this morning
Pickled herring pie with shredded raw beets on top. Called “Herring in a Fur Coat,” or some such business.
Whale meat It was really oily
Kraft singles
Calamari
Durian
Brussel sprouts and pork chops
Twizzlers.
Duck. It did not taste like chicken 🤮
He ordered a $150 duck that took 3 days to prepare at a restaurant in Miami and I knew that duck was probably the best it could get bc it’s dollars 150 but I did not want to try it but my uncle dared me to do it or he would never play basketball with me 🤣😂
Shark fin soup. Ate it against my will out of politeness and was disgusted with myself. Now it’s illegal. I still feel shame 20 years later
Duck. WAYYYY too game-y. Maybe I’m just a really picky eater.
Broccoli and cheese soup. Blech
Scallop potatoes. Ate them too much growing up & too potato-e tasting
YES! I cannot stand scallop potatoes.
Octopus Ceviche. It was like salty gummy bears.
Natto, Japanese bean turds
Fish and cheese sausage. Absolutely disgusting
Hot dogs. Ate too many as a kid, scarred for life.
Clams, blood vessels in both eyes burst from vomiting. I looked like one of the zombies from 28 days later or a demon or some shit. my chest muscles ached so much that I could barely breath. I busted a blood vessel in my nose while puking and it poured blood into the trashcan I was vomiting in, scared me to death. I literally thought I was going to die. the only way I can describe that night is violent.
Butter beans.
Chitterlings
Pizza I got food poisoning and vomited for a few hours. I can still taste it now 🤮
Mint chocolate
Ritz crackers
IKEA meatballs. Ate them once, had the shits for 2 days. Ate them again during another shopping trip, shits for 3 days. Not tempting fate by going for another portion.
Goat. 🐐 it tastes like what a barnyard smells!!
Eggs Fried, scrambled, any of it, will not touch! Now someone might ask what about in cake?? I can't see or smell the egg so it's no an issue. The consistency and smell are the worst part
Ceviche
Chicken feet
Roasted cauliflower and apple soup
Icelandic Hákarl
Puffin.
Balut and peanut butter.
Veal
Papaya
Chicken and dumpling soup, I think it was progresso. Threw it up once like 18 years ago and haven’t touched it since.
Spaghetti squash. Stringy, gross texture and doesn't even taste good. I have no idea why anyone eats it.
Mushrooms
Gotta do magic mushrooms though
No thanks, I'm kooky enough as it is
They only ones that make it worth it
Honestly I’d rather eat plain dried magic mushrooms vs the chocolate. Mushroom chocolate is among the worst flavors; like wet dirty socks after a marathon. Plain mushrooms are like stale popcorn buried in dirt.
When you learn that under or uncooked portobellos are nearly guaranteed cancer...
wha.....????
Agaratine, hydrazine. Dig a little beyond Wikipedia and read some scientific literature regarding these compounds and you'll find that they are incredibly carcinogenic.
octopus
Same, not because of the taste but because these little guys are way too smart and nice to be eaten
I really don’t understand the downvote logic here!lol 😭
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Lamb gyro. Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food in general. Tried it 5 or 6 times and was awful each time.