what foods can't you bring yourself to eat?

[Kermit power]

paua said:

Kermit power said:

I'm amazed nobody has said coffee yet! OK, I know it's a drink more than a food, but it's repulsive, and still puts in guest appearances to make things like Tiramisu utterly inedible!

Also bananas. I'm definitely with the banana haters!

Kermit, I'm really surprised you didn't claim frogs to be inedible.
And Miss Piggy?

So call me a cannibal if you must, but I'm pretty partial to frogs' legs!

As for Miss Piggy, let's just say that there's eating and there's eating!

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[Lazermilk]

I think I may 'win' this thread, the philippine delicacy called Balut, which I refused...

If you are brave you can click the spoiler tag...

[Fastchas]

Milk, will not try it anymore after persevering with it as a child.
Any offal - I used to make my butcher boss a breakfast of brains on toast in the 80's.
Octopus/squid. I recently tried mussels after picking them out of my favourite meal, paella and now can eat them but will not eat squid or anything with suckers on!
Oily fish, mackerel etc. The smell turns my stomach.

[Tom_Spotley_When]

I'll eat almost anything once.

BBQ's pigs ear - crispy skin and soft cartilage, absolutely delicious.

Goose Neck Barnacles - taste like the seaside, conjures images of fishing boats in harbour - fantastic. Rabbit Brain Vol-au-vents, one of the tastiest things I've had. Delicate but with a really intense game flavour. Had both of those in the same restaurant, come to think of it.

The worst thing I've ever eaten was Vitello Tonato in Milan. A cold veal chop with tuna mayonnaise layered over the top as the sauce. I'd pay to never eat that again.

Food I can't bring myself to eat; Jellied Eels, Rollmops. Basically anything that used to be a fish and is now pickled.

[devnull]

Never tried jellied eels, but given most of the responses on here mention it, I think i'l give them a miss!

Insects for me. There seems to be a drive for us to move onto them. No fking chance, thanks!

[HustleRussell]

devnull said:

Insects for me. There seems to be a drive for us to move onto them. No fking chance, thanks!

I don't fancy eating worms or grubs whole. Would certainly integrate them into my diet if they could be processed into some kind of alternative to conventional protein a la 'Quorn'. Crickets are pretty moreish, the bigger insect I tried (locust or cicada?) didn't taste as good and it was big enough that when you bit into it you could distinguish legs, wings etc which wasn't altogether pleasant.

IMO if we weren't conditioned from a young age to consider insects yucky and prawns etc delicious, I'd say that insects were principally less disgusting (I do like prawns).

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Coffee--it's all crap.
Peanut butter - not a great fan of peanuts, satay etc, but will eat it. But not peanut butter. Vile.
Marzipan. It's just putty with sugar

[The_Doc]

There are some very unusual aversions here, so many people who won't eat cheese, avocado and mushrooms. I don't pass judgment.

Having read the entire thread, (and I travelled round the world for a year), I would happily state I'd eat anything listed on pages 1-5

I've had ortolans in Lebanon, pigs feet and fried locusts in Thailand and offal in my kitchen at home. Love Stinking Bishop, love escargots in th Alps and durian in S E Asia. Nobody's mentioned Ardbeg and Laphroaig yet, totally unique taste and amazing.

As a student in Nottingham I have eaten oxo cube and whole garlic clove, on a cracker as a late night dare.....

Edited by The_Doc on Thursday 24th October 12:53

[Du1point8]

QuartzDad said:

Eggs. I would puke. Don't care if you boil, scramble, poach, fry, do cartwheels, there is no way I am even trying it. Same for omelettes, creme brulee etc.

I love a simple Japanese dish which is basically rice and raw egg... its lovely.

[The_Doc]

Lazermilk said:

I think I may 'win' this thread, the philippine delicacy called Balut, which I refused...

If you are brave you can click the spoiler tag...

Had a dozen ortolans cooked in brandy with my two brothers some while back near Baʿalbek بعلبك . I seize your crown

The Wine Spectator said:

For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets was the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed, then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen napkin to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from God.

Edited by The_Doc on Thursday 24th October 13:16

[ajprice]

Mainly fish based stuff.

Shrimp/prawn/crab/lobster etc. Underwater bugs, they can stay there.

Fish served as a whole fish. No. Tuna or salmon steak with the skin on I can just about handle.

Sushi. Not interested.

Anchovies on pizza. Didn't know what anchovies were. Asked. Not going to happen.

Battered fish as in fish and chips is fine. Not battered fillets of cod/haddock etc is fine. Tins of tuna or salmon are fine.

[Digger]

One Italian takeaway I regularly order from has a really appetizing seafood noodle dish, which contains among the usual delights . . . . Baby Octopus. No thanks! I could always ask them to leave them out, but even so . . . . miniature octopii?!

Celery. Pointless.

[Davey S2]

Offal

[Halmyre]

ajprice said:

Mainly fish based stuff.

Shrimp/prawn/crab/lobster etc. Underwater bugs, they can stay there.

Fish served as a whole fish. No. Tuna or salmon steak with the skin on I can just about handle.

Sushi. Not interested.

Anchovies on pizza. Didn't know what anchovies were. Asked. Not going to happen.

Battered fish as in fish and chips is fine. Not battered fillets of cod/haddock etc is fine. Tins of tuna or salmon are fine.

Mention of cod reminds me - cod.

Nasty bland stuff, give me haddock any day.

[toasty]

I wonder who'd last the longest without food and for how long, if your chosen "food you can't bring yourself to eat" was the only thing available. I reckon 2 days at most but there are some damn fussy eaters out there.

BTW Jellied eels are lovely. I often get them with me having the eel and my dog having the jelly.

[Cotty]

juice said:

Things in a shell. Oysters and snails - I'm looking at you.

Oysters never have never will.

[ajprice]

Cotty said:

juice said:

Things in a shell. Oysters and snails - I'm looking at you.

Oysters never have never will.

Things in shells is a no go for me too. I'll add mussels to the shellfish list.

[The_Doc]

Cotty said:

juice said:

Things in a shell. Oysters and snails - I'm looking at you.

Oysters never have never will.

Oysters, yummy

Had ten in a row at The First and Third Trinity Boat Club May Ball in the 1990s, they had a pile of about 500 of them and they were free. All the food and drink was free, there were girls walking around with trays of free cigarettes (like cinema ice cream sellers) Also free vodka tent, pitched next to a free redbull tent.

Also had oysters on the banks of Loch Fyne, mere yards from where they were caught. Fresh !

A wide variety of food eaten, means a wide variety of experiences and fun.

[flacko]

for me, its baked beans. i cant look at them, i remember avoiding washing dishes with bean sauce on when i was younger (my mum eats them)

[Cotty]

Lutefisk - definitely will not be rushing to try this