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What popular foods do you hate?

Pie. I've had only one good slice of pie in my entire life. Largely, it's a disappointing combination of downtrodden and soggy -- or, too-greasy and tasteless -- crust and gelatinous, droopy fruit.

Writer.Editor at 7:53AM on 02/20/08

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Milkshakes: should they come with whipped cream on top or not?

Milkshakes don't need whipped cream. But I have noticed an increase in restaurants offering it with whipped cream, but I just attributed it to the influence of the Starbucks Mocha Frappaccino.

Writer.Editor at 9:28PM on 01/10/07

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What popular foods do you hate?

vinegar. shudder.

sbelle at 10:46PM on 02/22/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

I detest:
- onions
- garlic
- cilantro/parsley
- sweet-sour anything
- brown rice
- basmatic rice
- celery in my salads (I don't mind celery sticks, but I hate that "Suprise!" chopped celery in any type of salad)
- un-thoroughly-cooked bell peppers

I don't care for
- pork/bacon
- chocolate
- pizza
- pilaf (sacrilege!)

Cassaendra at 10:26PM on 02/22/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

We actually did a Monthly Mouthful on this same question...."What food does everyone else love that you can't stand?" We got some good answers!

Hillary

Chew on That at 4:31PM on 02/22/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

Mayonnaise or any mayonnaise based foods. I hate cole slaw, I hate potato salad, egg salad....all that stuff. Yuck.

Hillary
Chew on That

Chew on That at 4:29PM on 02/22/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

I can't stand the taste of Rosemary.
I don't like chunky yogurts. In fact, I can only eat about 1/2 container of smooth yogurt at a time, something about the texture.
Chocolate & mint together-- it's like eating chocolate and brushing my teeth at the same time, gross.
Licorice- ew. just ew.
Coconut- i love the smell, can't stand the taste
"fishy" seafood- i love sushi, shrimp (except when fried), tuna, salmon, but if it tastes distinctly seafoody/fishy, i can't do it
hot dogs
jello
wheaties/shredded wheat/soggy cereals
american cheese (blech)

i'm so picky haha
spaghetti and angel hair pasta- the tiny noodle texture bugs me

machellebelle at 12:38AM on 02/21/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

Gosh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that pork rinds were out of style. I'm a little behind the times.

I try to like sushi because my husband loves it, but the truth is it makes me want to yak. I close my eyes and chew quickly and swallow - ooh, yum, that is sooo good ....

The gals where I used to work absolutely loved this Chinese Restaurant around the corner from the office so they would go there 2-3 x a week! The Hot & Sour was awesome, but when I sat next to someone who was eating egg drop, I had to look away. That gloppy, over-cornstarched yellow snotty-looking swamp in a bowl just wasn't appetizing whatsoever.

frederika at 9:46PM on 02/20/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

Popular things I dislike: Curry, paella, balsamic everything, pasta dishes that include onions.

I always want to like curries and paella, but I find their spices so overwhelming. It's hard for me to distinguish individual ingredients, and that makes me a little sad. It reminds me of something my dad used to say about those "smooth jazz" radio stations: listening to them is the aural equivalent of putting maple syrup on all of your food. Yeah, it's different, but it all tastes (sounds) the same.

Actually, I kind of feel the same way about balsamic. I like other types of vinegar, but balsamic is just so...inky.

And onions. They have a place in many dishes. Just not with my pasta.

Kerosena at 9:15PM on 02/20/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

Wooden Spoon - I am with you on potatoes! I don't hate them, but I just don't care enough about them to eat them. You could leave an opened bag of chips on my desk all day, I won't touch them. I don't care at all about fries, mashed potatoes -- all the things that people oooo and ahhhh over. This is the one thing that makes my mother think we might not be related...

CookiePie at 6:07PM on 02/20/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

Raspberries

jeang at 1:08PM on 02/20/08

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What popular foods do you hate?

1. The ubiquitous raw chocolate cupcake on many menus these days - mentioned upthread as well (as the "molten" chocolate cake).
2. Raspberries and/or raspberry anything. Tastes like Robitussin.
3. Chicken in just about any form, although I'm bending a bit on this, in the interest of not being such a pain in the neck when out to dinner at someone's house.

Bakerloo Line at 8:29AM on 02/20/08