What I mean is I have a weird thing with bananas. I was at the store and bananas sounded really good, so I bought a bunch.
When I got home I peeled one, thinking of bananaey goodness. Then I was reminded of why I don’t buy them very often. The first couple bites are heaven. The next couple are OK. But by the last third the Banana tastes terrible, and almost makes me gag to swallow it. It is just weird that I can get tired of the food so quickly. Nothing else happens other than my throat trying to prevent it from going down, so it’s hard to imagine it’s any kid of allergy.
The solution is obvious, only eat half a banana a day, but does anybody else get these weird turbo-charged food cravings and revulsion?
ETA: I remembered Kiwi is the same way. Great for a couple bites, then disgusting.
One day I had a hankering for some braunschwieger, something I hadn’t had since I was a little kid. Then the next time I was at the store I bought a roll (roll?) of it. I only had one sandwhich and then I was done.
Dude! I was going to post the same thing. I have a nostalgic fondness for Braunschweiger since my father ate it all the time when I was a child and we would often have it on sandwiches. My craving for it quickly wanes once I actually start eating it; although, I do find the initial bites quite delicious.
Eggnog. I love the look of the stuff, it smells wonderful, and the taste is great–for a short time. I can manage about a half-glass of it before I don’t want anymore. My friend jokes that I have my annual glass of eggnog every year, and that’s enough for me.
Halva. (The sesame kind, cause I’m Greek and we get it at the Greek store.) At first it seems super sweet and lovely, like I could eat it forever. But then after a few more bites I taste and feel the underlying…I don’t know how to describe it, starchiness?
Nutella. After the first bite, I’m like “Wow, this stuff is incredible! I should buy it all the time!” Then after another few bites it starts to taste like squirrel poop.
My brain is failing me, but I do know there are a few things that, after a short time, start giving me an aftertaste of…soap.
Clearly Canadian water used to do that to me; I loved it <the only water I’ve drank as an adult, actually; no, I really do not drink water, ever> and bought it ALL THE TIME, drank it constantly…and after a few bottles it would start tasting like…soap.
Wish I could remember what else does that, cause I’ve run across it a few times now.
Rich foods of all kinds do this to me - the first couple bites are yummy, then after a few bites, I feel like I’ll throw up if I eat more. I have no idea how people can pig out on rich foods - I truly think I would barf from eating more than a little.
I’m funny on bananas, too - I don’t like them, and I don’t hate them - I just eat them.
I really like bananas, but I cannot stand the way the peel smells. I have to toss the peels in an outside garbage can, and I would hunt down anyone who tossed one in their office waste can.
When I was a kid, we used to get shrimp right off the boats when they came in. Dad would fry them up and I would be able to eat maybe 4 before feeling sick. This only happened with the super fresh ones we got off the boats. It didn’t happen when we had restaurant fried shrimp. I’ve never been able to explain it.
Maybe an iodine reaction? I mean, it’s normal to react to too much iodine <though I’ve apparantly yet to meet my limit> but maybe the fresher it is, the more iodine, or the restaurants got their shrimp somewhere else. Maybe.
You know how Kirk Cameron thinks that bananas are the perfect shape to wrap one’s strong yet smooth and able fingers around and run up and down as you put all the sweet pale yellow contents inside your mouth and swallow? Yeah, it’s like that.
The only thing I can think of is cheese curds (the fried kind) at the MN State Fair. Every year, they sound like a good idea. I mean, hot cheese! Yum! And the first one is awesome. And then by the third one I don’t even want to look at the rest of them, and chuck the rest.
And yet, I bet at the fair this year I will once again spend $5 for three cheese curds. Some habits just won’t die.
Marshmallow Peeps. I loved them when I was a kid, but once I bite the head off the first Peep, I’m done, and it’s sad to see all the little Peeps in a row…just waiting.
Anything overly sweet, the latest example being a pecan pie. After two or three bites, I am finished. It still tastes great, but I just can’t handle it.
