# Disgusting foods you crave. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079 "2012-03-28T20:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/21 "2012-03-28T23:30:11Z")
White Castle burgers… \ ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/22 "2012-03-28T23:39:17Z")
Every now and then I get a craving for aerosol cheese. Okay, it’s not \*really \*aerosol, but you know what I mean – the Kraft spray cheese in a can? “Easy Cheese.” A can of aerosol cheese in sharp cheddar flavor, a box of Wheat Thins, and I"m set for the day. Or night. Mmmm. Spray cheese. I wonder if there any actual cheese in it? ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/23 "2012-03-28T23:42:35Z")
> [@kath94](#): > > Every now and then I get a craving for aerosol cheese. Okay, it’s not \*really \*aerosol, but you know what I mean – the Kraft spray cheese in a can? “Easy Cheese.” A can of aerosol cheese in sharp cheddar flavor, a box of Wheat Thins, and I"m set for the day. Or night. Mmmm. Spray cheese. I wonder if there any actual cheese in it? It’s been many years, but I’m with ya… ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/24 "2012-03-29T00:08:33Z")
Hot dogs. I’ve probably eaten more hot dogs in the past couple months than in the previous 20 years. There’s a new place in town and these dogs are good. They snap when you bite into them. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/25 "2012-03-29T00:13:58Z")
Blood sausage and sweetbreads. Offal is heavenly. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/26 "2012-03-29T00:16:45Z")
Spam and spray-cheez are on my camping list every year. The rules don’t apply if you are at least 50 miles from the nearest McDonald’s. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/27 "2012-03-29T00:27:39Z")
Thanksgiving, last year, my work treated us to a barbecue lunch, with pumpkin pie and whipped cream. Real whipped cream, but in a can. I so wanted to turn the can upside down and spray it directly into my open mouth. In the interest of keeping my job, I restrained myself, but I really, really wanted to do it. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/28 "2012-03-29T00:28:32Z")
Yesterday I was on a message board (I’m pretty sure it wasn’t this one), and someone was discussing grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. I had never had one in my life, but suddenly I was craving one. So today for lunch I went down to the trendy, expensive deli and ordered one. In a word, disgusting. I"m sure it was well made, but the greasiness of the cheese combined with the ham…ewww. I also occasionally indulge my craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/29 "2012-03-29T01:22:08Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > I’ve been jonesing for some kimchi recently. I’m making kimchi tomorrow. It’ll be ready in a few days. And I’m pretty much the only one in the house who eats it. When I add miso paste to a soup, usually I can’t help taking a taste of the stuff straight. And hell, it’s easter. I want Creme Eggs. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/30 "2012-03-29T01:35:26Z")
When I was young and broke, my nighttime treat was “nasty snack,” or cheap tortilla chips drenched in Tabasco sauce (cheaper than salsa.) What made it so economical is that it so enough flavor to satisfy your snack urge, but so gross you don’t eat a whole lot of it. I often crave it, even though it was gross and hurt me. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/31 "2012-03-29T01:35:26Z")
And now I’m thinking of [head cheese](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_cheese). ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/32 "2012-03-29T01:44:47Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > I often crave it, even though it was gross and hurt me. I had an ex-boyfriend like that. Topic: Horseradish-flavored cheese spread on saltine crackers. I freaking love the stuff but nobody else in the house can even tolerate the smell. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/33 "2012-03-29T02:32:08Z")
Once in a blue moon…Hamburger Helper, with a little ketchup to give it some taste. And canned string beans on the side, white bread and butter, washed down with a glass of milk. And so I recreate school cafeteria lunch, circa 1965. After, I have a Ding Dong or Ho-Ho, and wish I could put on my snappy madras sleeveless blouse, jump on my bike, and go out riding around on a hot summer day until the streetlights come on. And when I weary of ramen noodles, I might make poor man’s spaghetti: cook some pasta, add butter, ketchup, and grated parmesan cheese. Hits the spot at 2 a.m. when sleep just won’t come. (I don’t eat much during the day, so I can afford the carbs once in a while.) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/34 "2012-03-29T04:48:39Z")
I love me some canned corned beef hash. Lips and assholes, with teeny cubes of pressed potato sweepings. Crisped up in a cast-iron skillet. Drool… Joe ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/35 "2012-03-29T04:55:48Z")
There’s a lot of stuff I love and crave that most people find disgusting: Vegemite & Marmite Pickled herring (in any form: in vinegar, cream, mustard, tomato, etc.) Smoked beer Herbal liqueurs Luncheon loaves (olive loaf, p&p loaf, chopped ham, etc.) Aspic Blood sausage Chopped liver and onion sandwiches Tripe Canned sardines or mackerel etc. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/36 "2012-03-29T05:14:20Z")
Deviled ham. I’m not supposed to eat it, but it’s just so good with mayonnaise and toast. We buy some once in a while when Grandma visits, and we finish it all between the two of us. ---
**Author:** ![Sodalite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/37 "2012-03-29T05:50:30Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Yesterday I was on a message board (I’m pretty sure it wasn’t this one), and someone was discussing grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. I had never had one in my life, but suddenly I was craving one. So today for lunch I went down to the trendy, expensive deli and ordered one. In a word, disgusting. I"m sure it was well made, but the greasiness of the cheese combined with the ham…ewww. Then they made it **WRONG.** Grilled ham and cheese done correctly is one of the best sandwiches on the planet. They had to have used the wrong ham, wrong cheese, wrong bread or some combination of the three. Whatever it was, it wasn’t right. Nasty foods that I love? Hmm… Cheddar cheese and dill pickle sandwiches. Bacon and pickles, too. Icky sandwiches run in my family. When my sister was little she would make Kraft singles and sugar sandwiches and Dad loved “shit on a shingle”. Both of them made me retch. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/38 "2012-03-29T12:23:56Z")
Let’s get back to basics here: white bread with (real) butter. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/39 "2012-03-29T12:31:37Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > Vienna sausage and potted meat. Learned to love them both as a child but can’t bring my buy them since I’ve learned to read the ingredients. So YOU’RE the guy keeping them in business! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079/40 "2012-03-29T12:36:38Z")
> [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](#): > > So YOU’RE the guy keeping them in business! :eek: Alongside my wife… I buy it to bribe my dogs, who also love it. When I was a kid, my mom would make beef tongue that was impossible to tell apart from corned beef brisket. I was still in single digits when I acquired the taste; I’m now 50 and mom’s been dead 12 years, so I guess I’m SOL. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-foods-you-crave/617079.md?page=3)