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@PerkyMac I agree Duffield's is good but Zimmermans Farm on Salina Road is much better. There is nothing like getting corn still warm from the field to eat a couple hours later. It's so sweet and perfect.

Haha, at the people who hate apple juice but like cider. I'm the opposite. I love apple juice but I can't drink apple cider without gagging.

Love: garlic, peanut butter, fuji and honey crisp apples, oatmeal, tomato sauce, sundried tomatoes, water chestnuts, canned pears, goat and feta cheese, tofu, alfalfa sprouts, roasted vegetebles, especially onions and peppers, dried coconut

Hate: raw tomatoes and carrots, baked potatoes, red delicious and granny smith apples, white rice, anything with splenda or artificial sweeteners, can taste it right away, cooked spinach, white bread, red grapes, cheddar cheese, whipped cream, unsweetened coffee and green tea, SHRIMP. The texture just gets to me every time. Gummy candy is gross, too. Blech

Hate: Hummus, oatmeal, yogurt, cottage cheese, mashed potatoes, coconut, cauliflower, milk, coffee.

The following items I cannot stand, because they were all I could eat after a traumatic surgery: tomato soup, ricotta cheese, jello.

Love: liver (liver & onions, chopped, pate, etc), raw beef (tartare and carpaccio), raw fish (sushi and sashimi), Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, coriander/cilantro (the latter three seem to be the most often hated veg/herb)

Don't care for but can eat: whipped cream, pound cakes, peanut butter, most biscuits (cookies), especially if store-bought

Never, no how, no way: beets, cooked, candied and dried fruit & berries (which includes apple pie and granola, among other things), pumpkin pie, oatmeal

I swear, Brooke29, if you removed the "Don't care for" section (peanut butter? seriously?), this would be EXACTLY my loves/hates. My wife saw this and made me read it. It's uncanny!

I think the only foods I won't eat are those that are spoiled or dangerous when not cooked. My friends and family make fun of me for claiming everything to be "my favorite!".

I would love to try Balut or something similarly interesting.

I endure an endless stream of little jabs and sarcastic remarks from my coworkers, once word got out that I don't like tomatoes.

If there is to be an office lunch, it is preceded by weeks of little jokes aimed at me about how everything is going have triple tomatoes on it.

In spite of the fact that I love to try new food, experiment with food, and try things that my coworkers would recoil in horror from (like, say, sushi), my dislike for tomatoes has resulted in me being called things like picky, finicky, and difficult to please.

I figured out how to silence the worst of them though: I just say "I don't have to take this from a guy who won't drink coffee"

Dislike chocolate, esp. dark; adore fried chicken livers--I'm probably the only customer at any Cracker Barrel location to regularly order them, and the waitress always looks at me funny.

I hate soda, always have. I also strongly dislike hmmm... orange juice, apple pie, pizza with red sauce (I just discovered I like white pizza). These are surprising ones as they seem to be very common "likes."

What do I love that's surprising or feel unique for? Nothing, considering who this comment is being read by. If I was addressing my in-laws, on the other hand... you should see the expressions they give me when I talk about some of the stuff I cook for me and hub. They have a very limited range when it comes to food. *Sigh*

Love (occasionally): peanut butter and sliced dill pickle sandwiches on white bread.
Hate: Pieroggis,gnocci, or any similar blandly filled pasta thing.

Wow - we've reached 100 comments!

What surprises me is how many foods and drinks people despise that I wouldn't hesitate to serve to guests - just assuming that everybody would like "that". Doesn't it make you wonder if someone was truly turned off at your dinner table or picnic?

I'm sure most of us make our food with love and want to please our guests. This has taught me to ask more questions before planning a menu. Actually, it's a reminder. Once, when my girls were young, we had a swimming party and had watermelon - which I thought every child would like (I had meticulously removed every seed). It was sweet and juicy. Every single child guest turned it down saying they didn't like watermelon. They were in the 8-12 age groups. I was stunned. Never hurts to ask, right, or if it's a serious dislike, maybe tell your host?

A strange one of mine that seems to be shared by others is a loathing for apple juice, yet a love of apple cider. Seems incongruous. I also love to cook with apple cider - especially great with pork.

I wouldn't eat green olives for most of my life, until I had one in a martini a few years ago. Now I can eat the whole jar.

Beer - I thought it smelled like urine and couldn't even be near it. Now, I'm learning to like it - at least a couple of brands. Never wudda thunk it.

HATE: Swiss Cheese, Runny Yolk, Peas, Lima Beans, Roasted Red Peppers, All peppers actually-except sweet and chili, Water Chesnuts, Asparagus, Onions any way, Tomatoes, Jalapenos, Overly sweet icing, Dark Chocolate, rare meat, Berries-except Strawberries, Brussel Sprouts, Won't eat Fat but will cook with it, and Sierra Mist (what is this garbage??), Apple Cider/Juice...I think that's enough for now.

Not a fan of: Beer. Big fan of: Liquor/Tequila/Wine

Starting to like: Fish-as in Salmon, Sea Bass, and Tuna Steaks-that's it. Trust me, this is big. I used to HATE all fish-except Tuna in a can.

LOVE: Salsa (I know, I'm wierd), Honey and Cheese on crackers (I didn't think this was odd, but apparently it is to people), Cheese (except Swiss). I can't really think of anything that is out of the ordinary that I love...

Great thread Perky! :D