# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/81 "2002-08-25T01:27:33Z")
I hate Mayonaisse, or any mayo-based products. I hate Sour Cream, and Guacamole. I hate Tomatoes, Lima Beans, Brussell Sprouts, Cabbage, Sauerkraut, Broccolli, Cauliflower, Squash. I hate Rye Bread. I hate Sushi and Caviar - any raw seafood or meat. I hate Cantaloupe. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/82 "2002-08-25T01:46:10Z")
You’ve probably heard this before, but those of you who hate seafood because it tastes like salty seawater or like something dead have just not had **good, properly prepared** seafood before. Trust me, good seafood _does not_ (and should not) taste like the sea. I know, I’m not going to change your mind, I’m just saying… ---
**Author:** ![Haywood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Haywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haywood)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/83 "2002-08-25T01:56:29Z")
I don’t like mayo and I don’t like beets. But hands down the singularly most vile substance ever is “Vegemite”. How can anyone eat something that smells like dirty socks filled with chicken manure? ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/84 "2002-08-25T04:39:20Z")
Oh, I forgot to include, I hate Cucmbers and Beets ---
**Author:** ![Mastertypo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Mastertypo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastertypo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/85 "2002-08-25T06:34:48Z")
Mayonaise, mustard, and bananas. ---
**Author:** ![Mastertypo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Mastertypo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mastertypo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/86 "2002-08-25T06:36:53Z")
Mayonaise, mustard, and bananas. I don’t know how in the world I can eat Egg salad, the eggs just seem to, neutralize the mayonaise. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/87 "2002-08-25T12:12:57Z")
Prawns and lobsters. People, these are _sea insects_! :eek: If you saw prawns crawling through your garden, you’d run for insecticide, fire, or flaming insecticide! How can you eat those things??? [sub]Yes, oh biology geeks, I am aware that they are not actually insects. They still look like them.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![sorrel554](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sorrel554](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sorrel554)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/88 "2002-08-25T18:19:13Z")
Pancake syrup. I have never run across anyone else who dislikes it, but I don’t even want to smell it or see it. When I eat breakfast with people, they always seem to find the fact that I don’t like syrup really bizarre. I also hate grapes, although I like grape jelly, grape juice, wine, etc. I think it is the texture, although I hate the green ones more than the purple ones. ---
**Author:** ![Quonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ed655f/32.png) [@Quonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quonk)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-you-absolutely-hate-but-it-seems-like-you-are-the-only-one/124873/89 "2002-08-25T19:21:21Z")
-water: it’s bitter and it tastes worth with every sip. I can’t drink more than 1/4 cup at a time without gagging. Once, right after running, I made myself drink a huge glass of water because I thought, being so thirsty, that it would be okay, but I threw it all up a few seconds later. -coffee: it just tastes vile. It leaves an awful scent on my breath, gives me stomachaches and even makes my urine smell weird. Furthermore, it all tastes the same. I cannot understand why anyone would pay $3 for a cup of coffee and justify it by saying it tastes better. -seafood: not even so much the taste. When I was much younger my parents forced me to go fishing all the time, so I got to see plenty of dead fish flopping around with hooks in their mouths, fish being gutted… ugh. I ate a sample of seafood at a grocery store, thinking it was chicken, and I actually liked it, until I realized it was some sort of fish. I felt very queasy. -steak: give me a hamburger any day. Steak is tough, flavorless, and expensive. [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=4)