# Are there any foods you absolutely hate, but it seems like you are the only one? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 21, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873 "2002-08-21T05:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/41 "2002-08-21T18:07:42Z")
Oh where to begin - seafood - any kind mayonaisse mustard salsa guacamole turkey nuts chocolate and fruit together cheesecake that is not completely plain New York cheesecake (chocolate cheesecake? _ewww_) raspberries hummus melons salad dressing beer Asian food pickles and that’s off the top of my head…if i think about it, there’s more. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/42 "2002-08-21T18:18:00Z")
Shrimp, or any seafood. Most people drool at the thought of shrimp, I gag. ---
**Author:** ![Jorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/43 "2002-08-21T18:23:15Z")
well, I’m glad to see that other folks hate mayo. gross. I guess I will be the first to say pesto makes me gag. The smell is nice, but the taste (shudder) ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/44 "2002-08-21T18:55:51Z")
Mushrooms. Calamari. Tapioca. Nutmeg. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/45 "2002-08-21T22:48:04Z")
Banana-flavored anything (except for actual bananas). The other night, some folks were drooling over banana cream pie. Where’s that barfing smilie when I need it? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/46 "2002-08-21T23:00:25Z")
> [@](#): > > and cilantro like bathroom potpourri. Amen brother. I am on a personal crusade against cilantro. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=19749&highlight=cilantro](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=19749&highlight=cilantro) I really think there must be some sort of recessive gene that creates a different taste receptor for this stuff. To me, my dad and my sister, and a lot of other people it tastes like you seasoned the food with old spice, there is no possible way that it can taste the same to anybody who likes it. I wish to god chefs would figure out how many people loath the hellish stuff and quit trying to throw it in everything. And if someone asks for no cilantro in the meal don’t throw it in and say you didn’t. I can smell and taste the stuff from 100 paces. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/47 "2002-08-21T23:06:09Z")
Coconut Lima beans - evil, pasty chunks of disgust Garlic ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/48 "2002-08-21T23:11:45Z")
Licorice Peaches Zucchini Sweet Potatoes Yams Carrots Beets Popcorn Sweet pickles Any fruit that comes in a can. Canned fruit tastes like tin. :barfing smilie: lotta barfing going on in this thread… ---
**Author:** ![RedDevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ec8ea/32.png) [@RedDevil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedDevil)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/49 "2002-08-21T23:35:43Z")
I absolutely loathe cucumbers. And marrows and courgettes. And celery. Urgh. But I love pickled gherkins! So it’s not all bad news! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/50 "2002-08-22T00:13:36Z")
scrambled eggs:p ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/51 "2002-08-22T00:30:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by amarinth \* > \*\*cheesecake that is not completely plain New York cheesecake (chocolate cheesecake? _ewww_) > \*\* Well, I don’t _absolutely hate_ cheesecake adulterated with other things, but cheesecake is best experienced in its purest form, so I agree with you there. 🙂 Personally, I have a deep-seated aversion to tomato sauce… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/52 "2002-08-22T00:43:17Z")
Oh, another one… I like tomatoes; tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, even good raw beefsteak tomatoes (not those nasty pink grocery store things, though), but I truly **hate** marinara sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/53 "2002-08-22T02:05:44Z")
Ok, eggs as ingredients in baking, etc, recipes in general are fine. But just eggs? Eeeeeewwww. Fried, scrambled, whatever - it’s just gross. I’m also really not that fond of tuna fish. Nor potato salad. Mayo is bad enough, but _sweetened_ mayo with potatoes? Gag me with a spoon. Come to think of it, mayo is good with one thing: chicken salad. I will only have it on a sandwich if I can’t obtain oil. ---
**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/54 "2002-08-22T04:04:30Z")
I’m going to second **Algernon’s** vote for popcorn. Ugh! I swallow one piece and I can feel it absorbing all the moisture in my body. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/55 "2002-08-22T04:07:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by honkytonkwillie \* > \*\*Mayonaisse, chicken and pork are the big three. Not just when they’re together, but independently as well. \*\* Good Lord is there a recipe where this all goes together? ---
**Author:** ![honkytonkwillie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@honkytonkwillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honkytonkwillie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/56 "2002-08-22T08:28:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Deadly Nightlight \* > \*\* > > Good Lord is there a recipe where this all goes together? \*\* No. I was just being funny. Glad to see I’m not so alone in despising mayonaisse. I wonder if we’re truly a minority? A few others come to mind - cheesecake, potato salad, and cole slaw. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/57 "2002-08-22T10:55:09Z")
Bananas Milk Pie (apple pie especially. GROSS!!!) cucumbers pickles ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/58 "2002-08-22T12:03:43Z")
Baby Corn :o Dill Okra ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/59 "2002-08-22T12:35:06Z")
Shellfish is the vilest thing in the universe. Why do people pay all that money for something that tastes like it’s been our in the sun for a week? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/60 "2002-08-22T14:54:18Z")
Seafood. Any variety. I it swims of spent time in the water, I’ll pass. I guess I’ve never tried water buffalo though, it could be an exception Reeses Peanut Butter cups (weird, because I don’t mind normal peanut butter) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873.md?page=4)