# Common Foods I Have Never Eaten **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843 "2005-05-14T17:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/1 "2005-05-14T17:50:20Z")
I was a vegetarian from age 12 until about 22. Thus, I have never eaten a lot of common meat foods. People tend to look very shocked when I comment, “I’ve never tried that.” Until two years ago I had never tried Buffalo wings or BBQ at all. Here’s a list of other common things I have never tried, off the top of my head: - Bologna - a Big Mac - Salami - Pimento Loaf, or any type of loaf meat - Duck - Jerky - Slim Jims - Pepperoni - Goose - Quail - Buffalo - Those very tiny chickens, Cornish hens - Orange Ruffy - The McRib sandwich Probably many others, too. Anyone else here who hasn’t eaten a bunch of common foods? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Unkempt\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/2 "2005-05-14T18:11:06Z")
Are those [whole chickens that come in a can](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002QEYYK/qid=1116094563/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i3_xgl251/104-0402313-2436719?v=glance&s=gourmet-food&n=507846) considered common? I see them in the grocery store soup aisle every time I go shopping but I just can’t bring myself to purchase an entire chicken in a can. I guess a lot of people buy them, since I see cans full of a chicken every time I go shopping. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/3 "2005-05-14T18:16:27Z")
Don’t bother with chicken in a can. The meat is powdery and smells funny. I’ve never attempted to sample this vegemite stuff that seems to be so popular here. Smells awful, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/4 "2005-05-14T19:31:16Z")
I may have mentioned this before, but I have never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich…It has always sounded gross to me, so I never tried one. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/5 "2005-05-14T20:10:30Z")
I’ve never had tuna, it always reminded me of cat food. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/6 "2005-05-14T20:21:43Z")
I’ve never eaten a salad…you know the lettuce and tomato variety and come to think of it I’ve never eaten a tomato in its natural form ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/7 "2005-05-14T20:39:47Z")
Goose and quail is common? I’ve never had either. Never seen pimento loaf, and never heard of orange ruffy… I haven’t eaten a Big Mac, though nearly everyone I know has at one time or another. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/8 "2005-05-14T20:47:37Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever had a Big Mac, either. Could the generic ‘decent Mexican food’ count? I’m fully aware that it’s impossible to get it this side of the pond, just as America is devoid of good curry & kebabs. I’d love to know what I’m missing out on. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/9 "2005-05-14T20:52:02Z")
I’ve never eaten **jellyfish** or **haggis**. Never had a **fertilized duck egg** either, tho I hear they’re popular. Never had a **BLT** tho I’ve eaten all ingredients separately. Go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/10 "2005-05-14T20:55:54Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > America is devoid of good curry & kebabs. What on earth gives you that impression? I’ve enjoyed top rate Thai and Bengal curries on both coasts and in the heartland, along with a multitude of generic “Indian” curries ranging from the timid to the sublime. Also some fantastic kebabs in various US restaurants, including Afghani and Kashmiri style. Now finding a decent Rijstafel in the US is more of a challenge. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/11 "2005-05-14T21:03:19Z")
I think orange ruffy is spelled orange roughy. It’s an orange fish with white flesh that has a mild taste. I’ve never had White Castles. Everyone I know has, though. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/12 "2005-05-14T21:22:20Z")
You know that green-bean-and-shoestring-potato casserole? Never had it. Never even been _offered_ it. Never had kiwi, duck eggs, chicken tandoori, chiles rellenos, habanero peppers, Hamburger Helper, smelts, parfait, kippered herring, mutton, prune whip, rye whisky (as opposed to Canadian), malt liquor, ramen, or an Oh Henry! bar. I tried buttermilk once, but I was very let down. Didn’t taste at _all_ like butter. Why don’t they call it yogurtmilk? I tasted aspic once, but that was before I knew what it was called. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/13 "2005-05-14T22:03:00Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > I tried buttermilk once, but I was very let down. Didn’t taste at _all_ like butter. Why don’t they call it yogurtmilk? Buttermilk was originally the stuff left over after the butter was churned OUT of the whole milk. It’s not supposed to taste like butter at all. Nowadays, most “buttermilk” is actually cultured skim milk. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/14 "2005-05-14T22:21:47Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > What on earth gives you that impression? Current threads discussing such matters 😉 (my tongue was slightly in cheek)…although Thai Curry != Curry as far as we’re concerend… And kebab != restaurant ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/15 "2005-05-14T22:21:54Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > You know that green-bean-and-shoestring-potato casserole? Never had it. Never even been _offered_ it. I, too, used to be able to say that. One year for Thanksgiving we wanted to know what all the fuss was about. We’d seen the commercials every year around holiday time but none of us in our family (grandmother, aunts, cousins, etc.) had ever tried it, let alone prepared it. We picked my aunt who’s always trying new recipes to fix it. It was the only dish we threw away that year–or _any_ year, really–practically untouched. And I’m including the time my aunt mistook egg nog for cream when preparing sweet potatoes. It’s gross and you aren’t missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/16 "2005-05-14T22:25:49Z")
With the exception of the fish you get with chips, and smelts, I have never eaten anything that grew up in the ocean. I thought maybe it’d be something I’d like when I grew up, but I still can’t make myself want to put part of a lobster, crab, crawfish, shrimp, shell-dwelling critter, octopus or what-have-you in my mouth. :: shudder :: I haven’t had eggplant, squash, chick peas, artichokes, plantains, escargot, venison or any other wild animal or fowl, and most likely never will. I haven’t got around to trying passion fruit, mangoes, boysenberries, or anything with ginger in it other than snaps. And come to think of it, I’ve never actually tasted a prune. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/17 "2005-05-14T22:57:35Z")
I’ve never eaten Mac and Cheese. Beat that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/18 "2005-05-14T23:31:04Z")
OK…everybody over to my place for some food! It makes my heart sad that you people have never had what I consider to be the Staffs Of Life: Mac & Cheese, seafood of all types, Thai, real Mexican, Tex-Mex, green bean cassarole, PB&J, and pretty much everything on the OP’s list. We need to **feed** you people! You’ll waste away to nothing, eating like that! (Great Og…I’m channeling my grandmother!) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/19 "2005-05-14T23:45:54Z")
I’ve never had: Green bean casserole Chimichangas Pimento Loaf Duck Most fish, except tuna, haddock, cod (blech) and salmon. Asparagus Avocados/Guacamole Corned beef Until this past year, I’ve never had: Squash Cranberry “sauce” (canned or otherwise) Lingonberries Chili Instant Potatoes Starfruit Canteloupe Lutefisk (HORF! Coulda lived without it!) Lefse bread (deeeelicious) Triscuit crackers Steak with something more than a little salt on it And just two nights ago, I had for the first time, some delicious Pad Thai. There’s probably lots more. I’m not a picky eater, I just haven’t gotten around to it all yet! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843/20 "2005-05-15T00:12:21Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > And kebab != restaurant Let’s _hope_ a kebab is not a kind of restaurant. Being seated on a metal skewer doesn’t do much for one’s appetite. Kinda reminds me of [James Lileks’](http://www.lileks.com) remark about a corndog stand advertising “A Banquet on a Stick”: “Wouldn’t a chair be more comfortable?” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-foods-i-have-never-eaten/303843.md?page=2)