THIS will never touch my lips again!!!
white chocolate
white jelly beans
haggis
blood pudding
mutton
sweet wine
olive loaf
wonder bread
fake foods
snack cakes
i should stop now and give you a turn.
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43 Comments:
ROFL
Hey, I like fruitcake. :(
A friend of mine may feel that way about white chocolate...when we were in high school, he grabbed what appeared to be white chocolate from my friend's hands and took a BIG bite. The look of horror and then the chunk flying through the air from being spat out made us all laugh.
My friend was holding a homemade clump of soap.
Cassaendra at 10:36PM on 02/22/08
Blood sausages
Jarred spaghetti sauce
adobo chicken
fake cheese
salmon (I used to love it and now can't stand the sight of it- weird, I know)
liverwurst
and ditto on the fake foods/ snack cakes ones
sbelle at 10:40PM on 02/22/08
ROFL here too! We had to eat soap on a few occasions and nothing tastes worse. Mom and Dad are gone now, so soap may touch my lips, but it sure as hell ain't getting past them ever again! Oops - I said hell! And I said ain't! In my mind, fruitcake is a curse word, too. ;)
Cassaendra - looks like you made a list on a similar topic at the same time I was posting my questions. Some timing, eh?
PerkyMac at 10:43PM on 02/22/08
kraft american cheese, wonder bread, grape jelly, kraft mac and cheese, ranch dressing, the new floats in a bottle by a&w it tastes like flat root beer with melted warm ice cream... NASTY!
evilchefmom at 11:08PM on 02/22/08
foods with unnatural colors (electric blue does not occur in nature)
white sandwich bread
oreo cakesters (or their Japanese "strawberry" counterpart--shudder)
oysters
caviar (texture issues)
dairy milk (milk products ok, just not liquid form)
probably something else i'm forgetting right now
beth1 at 11:54PM on 02/22/08
any dried or cooked fruit
beets
ANY flavour jelly beans
cooked fish
oatmeal
curry
what's "olive loaf"? certainly doesn't sound too enticing:-)
ranch dressing
raisins (I know, they fall under the category of "dried fruit", but I feel like I need to mention them on their own...and, naturally, fruitcake is right there too)
okra
sweet wine - I'm with you there, Perky
I'll stop now...
brooke29 at 12:22AM on 02/23/08
olive loaf is this processed pate-like substance, generally made of pork (kinda bologna-like), studded with those green olives that have red pimentoes in the middles. what's actually in it? who knows.
beth1 at 12:44AM on 02/23/08
canned fruit cocktail
okra
margarine
and i hate to admit this, because i have always loved it, but i've decided for various complicated reasons to stop eating sushi.
cybercita at 12:48AM on 02/23/08
okra - ick ick ick
any canned fruit (except the geisha mandarin oranges which aren't that bad)
beets
soy bacon, soy sausage, and especially soy cheese- just so wrong
@beth1: have you seen the blue, purple, and green ketchup "for kids?" What is this, the Reagan era? Like I want to entice my kids to eat corn syrup-laden ketchup by dying it green? It's super disgusting.
karenita at 1:29AM on 02/23/08
There are things that I wouldn't buy, and there are things that I would bypass if I found them on a buffet or a family-style dinner at someone's house, but if there was no polite way around it, I'd eat those things if someone else served it to me at their house for dinner. I'm a food snob in my own kitchen (okay, except when I decide I really need Cheetos) but at someone else's house, I'd happily eat a grilled cheez sandwich on Wonder Bread that was cooked in margarine.
Luckily, the few things that I truly dislike, my spouse will eat, so if we had to, we could swap coconut for cantelope and everyone would be happy.
dbcurrie at 1:47AM on 02/23/08
Cool Whip, margarine, Velveeta, diet pop, peas and will try my darnest to avoid all onions!
JEP at 7:04AM on 02/23/08
lima beans, turnip & Brussels sprouts
NanaJoie at 7:18AM on 02/23/08
dbcurrie--you were raised right honey! I've eaten all manner of things I would NEVER have chosen--all in the name of being polite. It's a wonder my manners have resulted in death due to ptomaine poisoning!
There aren't many things I don't like but you will never find the following in my kitchen:
Velveeta (or any processed cheese "food")--I'm southern, but just can't eat cheese that doesn't have to be refrigerated.
Miracle Whip (eeek! It's SWEET!)
Sauerkraut (too many school lunches of kraut and weenies)
Potted Meat or Vienna Sausages (again, bad childhood experiences)
Cilantro (I'm one of those genetically disposed to want to hurl when I smell or taste it.)
Liver--Just can't. I know what it does in the body.
I think that's pretty much it.
richgirlred at 11:42AM on 02/23/08
This is so interesting! richgirlred -- I read somewhere that people with your aversion to cilantro all have some enzyme that causes it to taste like soap -- is that how is tastes for you?
All of you who hate okra and/or jelly beans, pass 'em over here!
For me, it's really just margarine and chicken liver. Oh, and I once tried to eat a raw quail egg on top of some fancy sushi -- couldn't even get it down. My reaction, I'm sad to say, was most unladylike. Never again. Eggs, no matter who they come from, need to be cooked.
cybercita -- I would be so interested to hear about why you've given up sushi!
CookiePie at 12:19PM on 02/23/08
In defense of Kraft American Cheese and Velveeta, a slice of each makes the best grilled cheese sandwich when you're feeling nostalgic. I break out the Veleeta brick once a year for nachos (and yes I top these with canned black olives):
http://nujoikitchendiary.blogspot.com/2008/02/super-nachosode-to-processed-food.html
Here's my list:
grape jelly
Skippy Peanut Butter
Twinkies or anything made by Hostess or Dolly Madison (ate too many as a kid)
jarred pasta sauce of any kind
ramen noodles (ate too many in college)
boxed cake mix (hate the texture)
Whipped icing (whatever the buttercream alternative is)
Canned icing (with the exception of decorator's icing)
water chestnuts
mullet
sushi
raw bananna
beans (I eat chickpeas, red beans, beans in chili and 15 bean soup. Anything else is gross)
frozen pizza (unless it's CPK)
Kraft Parm. cheese food in the green can
McDonald's regular coffee (I'm hoping the new drinks are better)
McDonald's chicken nuggets
Taco Bell
white potato salad
white chocolate
Twix
Cool Whip and Reddi-Whip
http://nujoikitchendiary.blogspot.com/
NuJoi at 12:49PM on 02/23/08
@cookiepie, it's mostly because i'm afraid to eat raw fish anymore -- i start freaking out about how much bad press farmed fish is getting, and i get all OCD about the parasite and contamination factor. which, if you look at it objectively, is sort of ridiculous -- zillions of new yorkers eat sushi every day, even the kind that's been sitting around for who knows how long in the cold cases at delis all over the city -- without a problem. normally i'm pretty cavalier about what i put in my mouth, and i get impatient with people who decide to cut entire food groups out of their diets for no real reason, but i can't get over this one anymore.
cybercita at 1:01PM on 02/23/08
Cilantro.... tastes like soap to me......but I keep trying it......
Thats about it........ don't people tend to be alittle over the
top about food now-a-days?
sabom50 at 1:41PM on 02/23/08
I can't think of anything I wouldn't eat (at least a polite bite or two) if served to me, but I'm sure there are a few... But, when it comes to what I'd choose:
Menudo. If it's served to me, I'll eat around the tripe, since the broth is quite tasty. Otherwise... shudder...
Chittlins -- ugh, the smell.
Nutella or any of those PBs made with shortening and/or sweeteners -- like some bizarre form of frosting... really tickle my gag reflex...
Okra if it's been boiled. I'll eat it fried (yummy!), quickly sauteed, lightly steamed, etc. Any prep that doesn't bring out the snot quality...
Chipotle. Especially, the adobo it's usually packed in... One bite of a dish made with it is usually an instant turn-off for me...
Probably others. Those are the ones that come to mind readily.
LoCo at 1:52PM on 02/23/08
cybercita - Not ridiculous at all, you have to do what makes you feel most comfortable. I know plenty of people who don't eat this or that, for less logical reasons than yours! :)
CookiePie at 1:57PM on 02/23/08
fortunately, where i live, the oddly-colored ketchups aren't too common. it kinda sreams "overprocessed."
beth1 at 2:01PM on 02/23/08
Snotty Okra - perfectly described and I'm SO in sync.
Speaking of N'SYNC - isn't Menudo a boy band too?
I'm the polite one too LoCo. But if it were up to me, these would also be on my never again list:
margarine
coolwhip
snotty okra
steak tartare
sushi
diet soda
flavored ______
imitation ______
curry
old bay seasoning
There are more, I'll be back later.
Discuss amongst yourselves - I'm enjoying your selections!
PerkyMac at 2:05PM on 02/23/08
Jack in the Box tacos...ewwww!
LearP at 3:53PM on 02/23/08
Pig ears, I mean pork rinds... gack-a roni.....
And durian - you couldn't push that past my cold dead lips on a bet.
frederika at 4:05PM on 02/23/08
I went to Hawaii not to long ago and ate poi. Feh.
Susquehanna at 4:08PM on 02/23/08
liver and onions. never. ever. ever.
DaveFaris at 6:21PM on 02/23/08
olive loaf
pimento loaf (or any other lunch meat with the word "loaf" in it)
wonder bread
liverwurst
Cincinnati style chili
Mountain Dew
Miracle Whip (just what is the Miracle?)
Ramen Noodles
Oysters
Mussels
SayWhat at 6:40PM on 02/23/08
@richgirlred, I don't know if I was raised right, but when I was growing up, there weren't alternatives to what was on the table. You ate it or you didn't and that was it. And now, I regularly dine with a relative whose doesn't like cooking, but likes having people over for dinner. She means well, she puts out the nice dishes, and then we have overcooked noodles topped with Ragu. And honestly, that's better than when she's trying to fancy things up and it all goes haywire.
There are things that I wouldn't willingly eat, but those tend to be things that could be politely avoided. Like Mounds candy (I despise coconut meat). No one is going to feel offended if I don't eat a candy bar.
And there are a whole lot of things that I'd never buy or serve. Bacon bits come to mind.
dbcurrie at 7:19PM on 02/23/08
some of those things never touched my lips the first time....haggis....eewwwww.....
mepolo at 12:28AM on 02/24/08
Even the Bizarre Foods guy (Andrew Zimmern) has his limits. Remember on his Southeat Asia episode when he was defeated by the durian?
beth1 at 1:10AM on 02/24/08
Two years ago, I would have said "mussels," but last year, while on vacation in France, I watched a man carrying a large sack of mussels from a farmers' market. He went into a sidewalk cafe' with his sack. About 30 minutes later, we walked by the cafe' again, and the blackboard outside read "moule," which is French for mussels. What a treat! A huge cache of super-freah mussels swimming in a butter-garlic sauce with freshly made "pomme frites!"
I want to go back......
1stmakearoux at 7:54AM on 02/24/08
Fast food, processed American cheese, canned soup, and sea urchins.
barbok at 9:18AM on 02/24/08
fast food of any kind, as well as all the overly processed "snack foods" as far as okra goes I agree with the texture thing, I hear fried is completely different, but there is nothing like fresh okra in a pot of veggie soup!
huney_bumper at 1:05PM on 02/24/08
Like many of you, if I'm a guest in someone's home I'll eat anything I have to, though luckily I've yet to be served disgusting liver at a friend's house. That said:
Any form of liver (save the D'Artagnan's French Kiss, which manages to be both ridiculously delicious and contain foie gras mousse
Caviar
Organ meat
Miracle Whip
Anchovies
Fruit Loops
Cracker Jacks (Does anyone remember when they were just like Cheerio's, only lightly sweetened with a bit of cinnamon and dried apple bits? Delicious back then.)
chisai at 5:17PM on 02/24/08
Margarine
Diet ANYTHING
Plastic cheese
Custard
Cheesecake (baked or not, either way YUCK)
Okra (slime factor wayyy too much)
Pretend Mexican food (some of my friends actually like to go out, eat and pay for this food. I have learnt my lesson and I now refuse to go and meet them afterwards.)
Canned Refried Beans (mmm dogfood anyone)
Coconut
Whipped cream from a can
Cheese from a can ( I thought this was an urban myth until a friend bought me back a can from a trip to the USA. I do remember that there was no expiry date which was strangely disturbing)
vegemite at 8:37PM on 02/24/08
Diet Coke
Durian
Kidneys (as in the organ, not the beans)
Star Apples, aka Caimito Oh god just seeing that photo makes me gag.
lorelei76 at 2:02PM on 02/26/08
@chisai........LOL. I used to be a liver hater too, but I really enjoy it now - once or twice a year. I also LOVE pate'. However, I would never serve it to guests unless I knew for certain that they shared my fondness. Can you even imagine the look of horror on faces? Might be a fun joke, but the odor lingers and that would spoil the joke, regardless of what I really planned for dinner.
My mother was iron deficient and cooked it once a year the whole time I was growing up. We'd walk in the door and the "fragrance" would knock you over. Mom let us smother it with applesauce to disguise the taste. Funny thing is, now I like liver, but I'm not too crazy about applesauce, except with pork.
PerkyMac at 2:11PM on 02/26/08
....I meant once a week, not once a year...duh!
PerkyMac at 2:18PM on 02/26/08
Water Chestnuts - texture thing
Beets
Canned Tuna
Poi (wallpaper paste)
Bacalao
jcrisco at 2:39PM on 02/26/08
headcheese
hanak at 2:48PM on 02/26/08
lima beans
spam
orange jello
smoked oysters
MIRACLE WHIP
lakeloverhh at 4:21PM on 02/26/08
What are mullet, durian and bacalao?
I will not eat:
Fig Newtons
Livers and gizzards
Diet ____
Of course, never say never. If I were starving in the middle of nowhere, I would eat a Newton, haha!
erinlovestoeat at 12:42PM on 02/27/08
For me...
THIS = standard hot dogs
...eeeeww! Though if they're specialty or gourmet I'll evaluate the product; it's a thin line anyways
hungrychristel at 1:42PM on 02/27/08
I've heard a lot about offal lately, especially in the U.K., where I will be going soon. I don't want to eat it!
I will not eat:
green beans
American cheese
white bread (tho because of my husband, I end up eating it anyway!)
Skippy PB
Burger King or Jack in the Box
I distrust Safeway meat. The ground beef is so fakely bright red, and it's an ugly gray-brown in the middle, as though it has expired three days previously.
I agree with the stuff that's weird colors. I've seen blue and purple applesauce. Looks gross!
Tootsie rolls, lollipops, Skittles and other candy other than chocolate! (I do like Jelly Bellys though!)
I have a hard time with curry. It's a big thing in the Bay Area, and all my co-workers eat it. But I'm not into the strong flavors.
misseditor at 2:52PM on 02/27/08