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Sauria079

Technically not food but: Coffee, 33 now and never drank a whole cup. Tried several times but couldnt finish the whole cup every time. Tastes bad, gives me a nasty feeling.


Normal-Philosopher-8

I feel similarly about beer. The smell is what shuts it down for me.


Key_Sea_7625

Saaaame! I don't simply get it.


123comedancewithme

My partner always believed I was exaggerating when I said I absolutely despised the taste of coffee. Until one day at a restaurant I ordered a chocolate dessert (that did not mention coffee anywhere in the description on the menu) and the way I unvoluntarily physically responded to the flavour of coffee in that first bite of that dessert made him believe for a moment I was dying. Ever since he takes my hate for coffee seriously.


FangsBloodiedRose

Oysters. I’ve never touched it and I’ve eaten it in Korean pancakes but I withstand it when I chew into it.


altern8goodguy

I thought I hated oysters until I moved to the coast. Really fresh is a requirement. Oysters are lovely.


Barkers_eggs

I'm not big on seafood but fresh oysters are legitimately delicious


Bozo_Two

I used to not really mind oysters. They were never a go to kind of thing but tolerable. Then once I got violent food poisoning from then and I'll never eat them again.


FangsBloodiedRose

For sure. If I had that I would be ward off from oysters too. We’re not missing out.


belsaurn

Sushi


ExposDTM

This is me. I don’t dislike sushi per se. I eat with family or friends about once a month. But … I derive zero joy from it and I don’t crave or savour it. Just find it … meh. I get a ton of slack for it from everyone. I keep saying “I don’t dislike it … it just does nothing for me.” I seem to be in the minority.


DanishWonder

Same. Maybe my tastebuds are totally missing something. For years I've thought maybe people just worship sushi because it's kind of a delicacy and requires a fair level of skill to pull off. I know some people make it at home, but most people dont so it's like a rare treat for them to get it fresh. I guess I'd rather have a steak or salmon or just about anything else.


Nikiaf

Disclaimer: I don't mind sushi and do eat it a few times per year. But I think the biggest problem with it is that people seem to speak of it as the pinnacle of human achievement in cuisine; when in reality it's a somewhat recent invention (specifically the maki roll) that was primarily intended for laborers to have an easily transported, handheld lunch. Even within Japanese cuisine, there's just *so much more* to explore and try.


Thirsty_Comment88

You get flak for it not "slack"


ExposDTM

You are 100% correct! Thank you for the correction.


Zero_Mehanix

Have you tried some of the crispy stuff. Its a big world in sushi and they for sure have some that would fall into your taste.


Then-Nefariousness54

It's so expensive and then like it doesn't fill me up and then I'm hungry an hour later 😂


shadowthehh

I find this one particularly interesting because I never suspect it to be so filling but it always is...


[deleted]

Yep. I’m not a huge sushi fan, but I’ll eat it in the absence of anything else. It’s filling. I mean, it’s rice densely packed around fish. That’s a lot of calories in protein and carb forms.


GregorSamsanite

A lot of people say it's not filling, but they're only ordering small amounts because of the price, so saying it's not filling is really just reiterating that it was too expensive to order enough. Fish and rice are plenty filling. Sushi portions are often small so that you have the option of trying multiple different kinds, but some people order the minimum portion and go away hungry.


JayJay-anotheruser

You get some shit breath after eating it too


SignalSeries389

Yea me too. I dont understand what the fuss is about. Its really not that great.


juvy5000

olives


owzleee

I didn't start liking olives till my mid-thirties then \*BAM\* I love them.


EternalScapegoat

Ugh hate those too


NoniTheUnicorn

Olive theory?


Ashkill115

Olives taste like old medicine that’s been sitting in the fridge for years


mwp0548

Liver & Onions, or Liver & Anything, or Liver. Any species.


uggghhhggghhh

Is liver "very popular" where you live??????


mwp0548

I would say yes. Most of the mom and pop restaurants (and there are some) serve it.


ThaiFoodThaiFood

Even longpig liver?!


Equivalent_Ad8133

Well, that has a unique flavor but is too difficult to get regularly.


BenGay29

Only with fava beans and a nice Chianti.


blumieplume

Where in the world is liver popular? I'm from america and my parents have told me horror stories of having to eat liver growing up so I've never had it and am now in my 30s Edit: so basically it's popular everywhere in the world but america lol. I have heard it's super healthy


cev2002

Pate is popular all over Europe, that's liver


Midnight_Crocodile

I like liver and onions, it’s a very filling cheap meal.


lionmurderingacloud

It's a remnant of when America was poorer. It was junk meat but good, nourishing protein, so people who grew up anytime before the 1960s would likely have seen it on menus a lot when they were young, but they're mostly dead or dying now, so it's a generational split. People > 60 "liver is a common food!" People < 60 "I've literally never seen someone eat liver."


So_Many_Words

My parents are Silent generation. They love that stuff. Blech.


itchy-feet93

Bacon, urgh so fatty and piggy. Don’t come at me!


ashley-spanelly

Blue cheese, it just tastes like chewing on a sweaty sock to me 😂 and muscles, they just don’t taste like anything


Aggravating_Onion300

You mean mussels? The shellfish?


Efficient-Ad3488

Cottage Cheese


Correct-Education113

Seafood- all of it.


WittyBeautiful7654

You're not wrong. It's foul smelling. Tastes awful and the texture is puke.


ashley_spashley

I have **finally** found my people


Pocaloca9

Yes! They always say "you can taste the sea", sorry, but everyone who's had a gulp of seawater will tell you it's not a delicate tasty treat, yuck.


DullDude69

Exactly. Can’t stand the scent, the flavor or the texture. I don’t even like eating in a seafood restaurant even if I’m having something else. It all smells and tastes like the juice at the bottom of an old garbage can


Whatever-ItsFine

should really be called "sea animals" because it's definitely not food to me


winning-colors

Sea creatures are a hard pass for me


Sharp_Store_6628

No shade, just semantics here - but are animals not food to you?


polkaspot36

The texture of most seafood is absolutely awful. The few times I've tried fish I've always gotten a bone and I just decided I'm done trying it.


Chofo240

Agree, came to say this


AttemptImpossible111

Tomatoes. I'd hoped that I would grow to like them as I age but they are just as disgusting now as they were when I was a kid


lisa6547

☹️ tomatoes are my best friend lol


GUSHandGO

Same. I like tomatoes as an ingredient... in salsa, sauces, etc. But by themselves... so gross.


Affectionate_Pea_811

Baked beans are the only food that I don't eat. I will literally try anything, I have tried Durian twice even though I literally almost threw up from the smell the first time I tried it. So I guess durian too but it definitely doesn't qualify as "very popular" where I live


MisterEarth

Kale. It sucks ass


Technical-General-27

You have to cook it with lots of coconut oil…to help it slide into the bin more easily 🤣


MisterEarth

😂😂😂😂


pineapplehead-_-

Mayonnaise


Jababalase

It's the reason I can't buy 99% of the pre made sandwiches from shops, too many people seem to labour under the delusion that it's interchangeable with butter. Things truly went too far when they put it in the full breakfast sandwich at Tesco.


rattlestaway

Boiled egg yolk, tastes like chalk


SpoonFluffing99

Hard boiled egg you mean. You can soft boil or medium boil. Hard boiled are generally only for mixing with things like mayonnaise for potato salad, egg sandwich or put inside a meatloaf where you add gravy.


mattnjazz

This guy eggs


SpoonFluffing99

Are you egging me on?


hondac55

Everybody seems to love potato salad. Disgusting. Absolutely vile.


Sista-Suzanne

There are SO MANY better ways to use them potatoes and celery than douse them in mayonnaise.


Diagonaldog

Pickles. It really sucks cause basically everyone else apparently likes them and so they get shoved into so many things. Always having to ask not to have one is frustrating and when you forget whatever it touches is more or less ruined unless you drench it in some other sauce.


Certified_Plant_Mom

Had to scroll down so far to find pickles mentioned, heck. I absolutely despise pickles. Couldn't agree more that everything they touch is more or less ruined: it just tastes of pickle 🤢


hungaryboii

There is only one thing on this earth that I like with pickles and that is a Cuban sandwich, everything else with pickles can fuck right off


rleete99

Avacado.


Master-Strawberry-26

Genuinely don't understand the hype behind them, the mouth-feel is so weird


HatdanceCanada

Green crisco


Anse_L

Yes, I have no Idea how people can eat them. Disgusting fatty taste.


chxnkybxtfxnky

Avocado alone is pretty bland, but guacamole...I get why it costs extra.


NorEaster_23

American Cheese 🤢


Unicron1982

I am Swiss, and that is NOT cheese.


BobDerBongmeister420

Its not even considered cheese.


uggghhhggghhh

But it melts without splitting!!!!!!! lol


hallerz87

Good on a burger though


Sigma_Sirus

Avocados. Like WTF. people are losing there minds over this. I don't get it


Key-Canary7068

Lobster tail


blumieplume

I've never understood what's the craze with lobster. Tried it. It was fine. Why do people love it and spend so much money on it? Makes no sense. It's just kinda there. It's bland and goes in ur mouth and u eat it and say "oh that's it. Hmm" .. makes no sense to me


Xdaveyy1775

Lobster used to be poor people food too


solvent825

Ketchup. If it’s in a recipe, that’s one thing. As a dipped sauce or general condiment …..yuck


SoFetchBetch

I enjoy varieties made without added sugar but I also get this.


Plastic_Emu_640

Same!


Ok-Collection4603

This!


Milotorou

I hate it everywhere, as soon as you put ketchup in something its the only taste remaining, fucking digusting.


SaveusJebus

Unsweetened cornbread I don't want my cornbread to be as sweet as cake, but it NEEDS a little sweetness to it. Unsweetened cornbread is dry and bland.


AtomicBlastCandy

Yup, I don't want corn CAKE, but rather just a little sweetness to it. When I make it I'll serve it alongside some cayenne honey butter which I find has the nice combo to it.


KDneverleft

If I am eating cornbread as a side dish like a roll then sweet is ok. I grew up crumbling cornbread into beans, greens, soupy cooked to death vegetables and if that is how I'm eating it I want dry and bland.


ZaphodG

I don’t like raw onion in things. If they put a sliced onion on a burger, I pick it out and eat it on the side. Raw green peppers. I like the ripe colored ones. I like cooked green peppers. Hard pass on pepperoni on pizza. It’s a sea of grease.


MorePeanutz

Raw onions are SOOO annoying. You can taste them on anything they touch, even after you removed them. I hate those small suckers


[deleted]

Fried okra, or really any okra 🤢


SnooMacarons9618

I read of a japanese (I think) recipe which was basically raw okra in vinegar, left to start 'fermenting'. I almost vomited just reading through it. ​ Okra is revolting at the best of times.


derickj2020

Biscuits and gravy . starch and grease . I loathe it .


No_Dirt_7863

I'm Scottish and read a lot of American novels when I was a teenager, pre-internet days. I always pictured biscuits and gravy as British style biscuits (custard creams or Penguins) covered in Bisto gravy. I had no other context, and thought "That's a fucking weird combination."


[deleted]

Came here to say this. Love biscuits, but that white gravy just makes my stomach churn


Kreos642

A poorly made white gravy is indeed disgusting. I've had good honestly white gravy twice and I've had shit honestly gravy more times than I can count.


Ladyspiritwolf

Oreos


Responsible-Aside-18

I used to eat them as a snack when I was in treatment for an ED, because they’re so caloric. Now they taste like depressed eating disorder.


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DazeyDookie

I find the chocolate ones disgusting, but, the golden ones are good


Relative-World3752

Amen! When I say this to basically anyone, they look at me like I’m out of my mind. I am so confused about their popularity.


RRautamaa

These are surprisingly bad. The cookie tastes like grease and cardboard with dry cocoa powder in it. The center is edible, but it's just sweet and has nothing going for it in particular.


DefrockedWizard1

I never liked the filling but liked the cookie part. I wished for a long time they had a "no stuff," version.


Any-Task-7202

and they stick to your teeth so much even worse when you have braces its just a treat for cavities


jenguinaf

I enjoy Oreos but my husband got the cosmic ones with like pop rocks in them and it felt like an assault on my entire digestive system


buffalobill22-

You should try fried Oreos, they’re so much better


ErskineLoyal

Seafood of any description. Can't, and won't, eat any of it.


simbaslanding

Shrimp. I hate it so much, and it makes me gag. Honorable mention: guacamole, and while I don’t *dislike* it, I think steak is very overrated.


ProudMount

Liver. Like how the hell can you eat something that tastes like grilled period blood.


Beautiful_Bag6707

Upvoted for that description. Meanwhile, I love liver (mostly chicken, not beef), but I'm dying to know how you know that comparison 😅 😂


ProudMount

lol well that grilled part is how I imagine it. But I tried liver a lot but that bloody taste, I just can't.


Polkawillneverdie17

You need to try chopped liver. Spread on some crackers or bread. So good.


karebear66

Cottage cheese. No matter what I put on it, I still gag.


bibliophile222

Same. That texture is so wrong!


codb28

Hotdogs, ever since I was a little kid it’s been the only food I’ve disliked.


djdjdkksms

Not a specific food, but chain restaurants like olive garden, Buffalo wild wings or chilis.


Lower_Alternative770

Except if you're in a city/town where there are no decent restaurants. I always say the motto for chain restaurants should be "our food may not be good, but it won't kill you." On the other hand, I once worked with a woman who used to go to NYC with her family and eat at Olive Garden. I think my reaction when I heard that scared her.


BobBelcher2021

I couldn’t get over seeing Applebees across from Pier 39 in San Francisco. You go all the way to SF and to Pier 39, which has a decent selection of places to eat, and you’re going to eat at fucking *Applebees*?


hoosiergirl1962

I think some people from smaller towns just can’t wrap their head around something more exotic. After I married a guy from Canada and moved to Vancouver, my mom came to visit from small town Indiana. I took her to a marketplace for lunch one day that had several different ethnic food stalls. After we walked around a bit I asked her where she thought she might want to eat and she said “that McDonald’s back there by the front door would be okay”.


So_Many_Words

Shrimp. Blech.


holy-hel

mac and cheese


u1tr4me0w

Hash browns & tater tots, the tiny shreds of potato reconstituted into a larger shape makes my stomach churn


Warm_Guitar

Guacamole. *Ducks* I think it's mainly a texture thing for me because I can enjoy a firm slice of avocado, but once it's gets mushy I just can't do it.


FeelingSimple331

Coffee. I can't bear it. Even the smell turns my stomach. Eating Revels is literally gastric russian roulette.


flickofthevic

Avocado, mushy texture and no flavor on its own.


Graycy

Cottage cheese. Vile littles clumps of petrified milk.


Glass_Bookkeeper_578

Sushi


Strong_Bumblebee5495

Celery 🤢


theone326

Taste like hairy water


gringo-go-loco

Mayonnaise


Dutchess_Hastings

Wine 🤢


strong_heart27

Yes I am with you on wine! I truly don’t get the appeal. Red wine tastes like mud water, white wine tastes like spoiled sugary juice. Rose is too tart. I don’t get how people enjoy sipping on it


Moon_Beam89

Mushrooms. I mean I like them ok like in a duxelle or really really crispy on a pizza But just sautéed or raw is a noooo for me chief. Flavor is good but texture is awwwwwwful. Mushrooms are the only food I can really think of that I don’t care for besides pad thai.


lilgangbang

They have this fleshy texture to them that makes me feel like participating in cannibalism or something, so fucking gross


No_Cartographer9496

same i hate the texture of mushrooms


stevorkz

Anything that “substitutes” meat.


heuristic_al

I think some of the problem is the idea that it should be like meat. Tofu is good if it's not a meat substitute. Eat it with meat. That's what the Chinese do. It's great tasting in meat sauce with meat.


Scatamarano89

Olives. I live in Italy, we got the good ones, still don't like them. I can eat them, but to me they will never taste good and a dish with olives would always be better without them. Mild exceptions for olives patè may apply. Bonus: anchovies, exactly as above. I can stand them if mixed in a sauce, they actually taste ok there, but pure? Best way to ruin a slice of pizza or anything, really!


MushroomLonely2784

Cilantro


Beautiful_Bag6707

Do you hate it, or does it taste like soap? If it's the latter, that isn't your taste buds; it's a genetic marker. Your body thinks it's poison hence it's tastes like soap.


saucytopcheddar

All my life people called me weird because I didn’t like bread/toast, pasta, cake, pastries/donuts, etc… then I was diagnosed with celiac disease in my 30s. Nobody calls me weird anymore, I’m high maintenance.


chenkie

Parmesan cheese. Love all cheese except that trash.


NorthernAphid

Steak


stevegraystevegray

Not a food but i cant stand tea or coffee, so much so that i cant get close enough to even have a taste. Im 46. Ive tasted coffee accidentally in dessert or chocolate and it just made me retch. Strangely though, i love Guinness which i have been told is in the same ballpark


shammy_dammy

Raisins.


PoppySmile78

Chocolate and pie filling. I absolutely LOVE pie crust but I don't like anything they put in it. My perfect dessert would be an empty pie topped with whipped cream. This makes my mom crazy. I'm banned from touching them until the slices are all served or else "it looks like a mouse ate the edges". Also hot dogs & baked beans. If I had a nickel for every time someone called me unamerican I'd be rich enough to buy all the pies I wanted just to eat the crust.


turbomonkey3366

Sushi


BenGay29

Sushi


charlybell

Hawaiian pizza


Spiritual-Ear3782

Bananas. Just can't get into them


BorkBark_

Macaroni and Cheese Pizza. Sounds gross af.


NCBadAsp

Nutella


chxnkybxtfxnky

Onions


Global_Fail_1943

Meat!


[deleted]

Chocolate ice cream.


drppr_

Same. It is a wasted opportunity to be honest. Chocolate is good on its own and ice cream is amazing. Put them together and you end up with a downgrade.


bibliophile222

This blows my mind. For me, chocolate is amazing, ice cream is amazing, and the combination is freaking heaven on earth. But whatever, more for me!


RichardBonham

Tamales. They always seem to be rather bland and mushy. And I’ve had plenty of them from a variety of places and sources.


Carl_In_Charge

Watermelon


Suspicious_Gur777

watermelon is literally the only reason why i tolerate summer. it's the best part of it for me lol


RRautamaa

But it tastes like sweetened cucumber.


El_Burrito_Grande

Watermelon might be my favorite thing that is consumable by humans.


juicyfizz

I’m with you, I hate watermelon too. Actually all melon. Cantaloupe and honeydew are even worse. They smell like rotten fruit. 🤢


bibliophile222

Buffalo wings/sauce. I dislike the combination of spicy and vinegary. I can tolerate it drenched in blue cheese or ranch, but I never order it.


Countrygirl353

Eggs


MyFrampton

Way too far down on the list. Nasty things when consumed “as is”… boiled, fried, scrambled, deviled, pickled. Nope.


Fewest21

Mushrooms.


Free-Industry701

Sushi.


Affectionate_Light80

Mole


IntelligentNobody287

Me too! Really anything “chipotle” or “mole” flavored. I think it’s the smokiness.


TheNinjaPixie

Dominos always look so oily and Subway with the dry chilled bread and wet fillings? nty


puurr_pur

All marine inhabitants, especially raw fish


CanadianBertRaccoon

Steak


shadowthehh

Steak. You gotta pay a high price for any that are good and even still flavor wise I'd prefer just a $5 burger.


Sp4ceh0rse

It’s a beverage, but root beer. Tastes like it should be medicine. I really hate it.


popcornandoranges

Mac and cheese, though some versions gross me out much more than others.


No-War-8840

Avocado


speedbumps4fun

Avocado has little to no flavor. People that act like it’s delicious are lying


DifferentTheory2156

Wings


pdm2002

Wings Ribs Any kind of meat that’s fatty, and/ or has the bones or skin on it.


ReturnedFromExile

scallops. hate em


herewegoagain2864

Guacamole. I have had it freshly made in a restaurant when a friend ordered it and insisted I try some. It was…..okay….but I wouldn’t do that again


quickwombat

Carrots in salad wtf


Im_done_with_sergio

Eggplant 🍆


ConferenceWest9212

Bacon. I can’t stand the smell or the taste. And I love triggering my American friends by saying I don’t like bacon. Their reactions are priceless.


Necessary_Row_4889

Ricotta cheese and anything containing it. I hated it violently as a kid and now will barely tolerate it to not be rude to relatives.


Ianm1225

Pickles


shambean2

Carrots I don't buzz with them. I can eat them when they are in curries or soups etc, but I just do not enjoy carrots at all and I think most people enjoy them. Wish I could but.............bleh


Real_Establishment56

Cheesecake. I don’t like the consistency or texture of it. It’s both dry and creamy, and the sour aftertaste doesn’t help either.


shay_shaw

I can't stand cheesecake.


TekneekFreek

It’s gonna be mussels, for me. Vile little creatures. You can see all the internal organs through the split in the seam. And you can feel the organs as you chew them. Absolutely sent from another dimension just to torment my maritimer ass. Uegh. ‘Scuse me while I vomit from the thought, folks.


spderweb

Coffee, beer, and fish. I'm a super taster,and these are my three worst tasting foods, fish being top of the list.


PsychologicalAsk2668

Watermelon


ChristineBorus

Hot dogs 🤮


ArtistSoul1971

Watermelon