# Foods that make you positively nauseous **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702 "2006-12-03T17:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/1 "2006-12-03T17:24:59Z")
For me, it’s gotta be hard boiled eggs. I think they are the nastiness fucking substance you can find. My father loves them and makes a couple of cartons worth a week. The smell from cooking makes me sick. Then today I watched him mash them up into tiny bits, and combine with horse radish and sour cream, and then put dijon mustard over the mess. Ugh. I almost lost my own lunch (Italian wedding soup) watching him eat it. What’s your’s? (And could someone please explain the appeal of hard boiled eggs?) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/2 "2006-12-03T17:39:02Z")
Cantelope.Hate it,cant stand the sight or smell of it.Whenever the former SO and i got in a fight,she would go buy one to piss me off further. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/3 "2006-12-03T17:41:18Z")
Boiled cauliflower. Even the smell just makes me feel nauseous. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/4 "2006-12-03T17:46:40Z")
**Cilantro**. The stuff absolutely tastes like a chemical weapon and it’s in EVERYTHING here in the southwest. Fast food places are even starting to use it, and it’s pre-infused with the other ingredients so you can’t ask them to leave it off. In regular restaurants it’s in all the salsa so I can no longer enjoy chips and salsa while waiting for my meal. A few tiny flecks of fresh cilantro will dominate the taste of anything it is added to, to the point that biting into a burrito with cilantro in it is about as enjoyable as biting into a bar of soap. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/5 "2006-12-03T17:51:18Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] **Cilantro**. The stuff absolutely tastes like a chemical weapon and it’s in EVERYTHING here in the southwest. Fast food places are even starting to use it, and it’s pre-infused with the other ingredients so you can’t ask them to leave it off. In regular restaurants it’s in all the salsa so I can no longer enjoy chips and salsa while waiting for my meal. A few tiny flecks of fresh cilantro will dominate the taste of anything it is added to, to the point that biting into a burrito with cilantro in it is about as enjoyable as biting into a bar of soap. [/QUOTE] **Jayjay** is the same way too. Any amount of cilantro added to any food ruins it for him. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/6 "2006-12-03T18:12:40Z")
Rye bread. Just the smell of it nauseates me; biting into one of those little seeds in it can make me gag. Also black licorice and Dijon mustard (not together). ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/7 "2006-12-03T18:19:48Z")
McDonalds, Pizza hut, any food with a lot of fat. Rye bread might be the main ingredient in my diet. ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/8 "2006-12-03T18:46:57Z")
Liver. Beef liver, chicken liver, whatever liver. I don’t like any of it. I’ve never eaten liver pate. I can’t understand why anyone would _want_ to eat liver and onions. My mother in law makes a chopped liver cracker spread whenever the family gathers around Hannukah and Passover. Twice a year I have to graciously decline to sample the chopped liver. Each time, I have to explain that I have a psychological aversion due to being forced to eat it when I was little. All the while, I have to work really hard to suppress my gag reflex. Oddly enough, I like chorizo which is made with a bunch of organ meats, but it’s so tasty in scrambled eggs I just can’t help myself. ---
**Author:** ![Stillwell\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Stillwell\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillwell_Angel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/9 "2006-12-03T18:56:25Z")
Bananas. Just the smell of them is enough to make me gag. ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/10 "2006-12-03T18:58:57Z")
Anything with eggs as the primary ingredient. So gross. Also, tuna fish. Holy fuck that stuff is rancid. I can barely be in the same room with it. ---
**Author:** ![PerditaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@PerditaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerditaX)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/11 "2006-12-03T19:05:41Z")
Brussels sprouts. I can’t imagine anyone would voluntarily eat the things. Just the smell of them cooking makes me have to leave the room. Raw tomatoes - ick! What’s not slimy is grainy and they taste nasty and they ruin a perfectly good sandwich. BTW to the OP: One of my “favorite” grammar peeves is using “nauseous” when one means “nauseated.” Nauseous means “causing nausea.” Nauseated is the feeling of being sick to one’s stomach. It’s amazing how often people get that one wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/12 "2006-12-03T19:18:44Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] **Cilantro**. The stuff absolutely tastes like a chemical weapon \ [/QUOTE] You’re not alone: [http://www.ihatecilantro.com/stories.php](http://www.ihatecilantro.com/stories.php) Seems there may be a genetic predisposition to finding cilantro unpalatable and it correlates to ones ability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide. Count me in that club: cilantro - blah! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/13 "2006-12-03T19:22:50Z")
Hmm… you know, I don’t think I’ve ever been positively nauseous. It’s always a very negative experience for me. (Ducks and scampers for safety) ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/14 "2006-12-03T19:24:21Z")
[QUOTE=PerditaX] BTW to the OP: One of my “favorite” grammar peeves is using “nauseous” when one means “nauseated.” Nauseous means “causing nausea.” Nauseated is the feeling of being sick to one’s stomach. It’s amazing how often people get that one wrong. [/QUOTE] Guadere strikes again. Nauseated is the verb. Nauseas is the state of feeling nausea. The OP used it properly. Ex: _That food_ nauseated\* me and I was _nauseas_ the rest of the day.\* ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/15 "2006-12-03T19:28:43Z")
Peas from a can repulse me. Mayonnaise and yoghurt also make me want to puke. I don’t like milky, runny white substances. (Awaits really bad sex joke. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/16 "2006-12-03T19:28:46Z")
Wow, you people are weird. I mean that in a good way. I love eggs, cauliflower, rye bread, all those things that are good for you. The fast food junk I agree with wholeheartedly, skip that crap. But please eat eggs and rye. Yum. A grilled cheese on rye is heaven, trust me. The only foods I absolutely will not eat are sardines and cooked carrots. Raw carrots are fine. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/17 "2006-12-03T19:29:27Z")
[QUOTE=PerditaX] BTW to the OP: One of my “favorite” grammar peeves is using “nauseous” when one means “nauseated.” Nauseous means “causing nausea.” Nauseated is the feeling of being sick to one’s stomach. It’s amazing how often people get that one wrong. [/QUOTE] I should’ve looked for a cite _before_ I posted, because Merriam-Webster actually comments on your mistaken assertion. I’ve never seen them do that before. > [@m-w.com](#): > > Main Entry: nau·seous > Pronunciation: 'no-sh&s, 'no-zE-&s > Function: adjective > 1 : causing nausea or disgust : NAUSEATING > 2 : affected with nausea or disgust > > - nau·seous·ly adverb > - nau·seous·ness noun > usage **Those who insist that nauseous can properly be used only in sense 1 and that in sense 2 it is an error for nauseated are mistaken.** Bolding mine. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/18 "2006-12-03T19:30:05Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] Guadere strikes again. Nauseated is the verb. Nauseas is the state of feeling nausea. The OP used it properly. Ex: _That food_ nauseated\* me and I was _nauseas_ the rest of the day.\* [/QUOTE] I belive you mean _nauseous_. Nauseas is just the plural of nausea. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/19 "2006-12-03T19:31:38Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] Guadere strikes again. Nauseated is the verb. Nauseas is the state of feeling nausea. The OP used it properly. Ex: _That food_ nauseated\* me and I was _nauseas_ the rest of the day.\* [/QUOTE] Heh, it never fails does it? Nauseous. I can eat pretty much anything except fresh oysters. Oyster sauce and suchlike is fine, so I think it’s just a texture thing. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702/20 "2006-12-03T19:36:46Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. PoopiePants] You’re not alone: [http://www.ihatecilantro.com/stories.php](http://www.ihatecilantro.com/stories.php) Seems there may be a genetic predisposition to finding cilantro unpalatable and it correlates to ones ability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide. Count me in that club: cilantro - blah! [/QUOTE] Awhile back I thought about buying one of their shirts and wearing it everytime I went out to eat. The problem is, a lot of people still don’t know what it is, and waiters, waitresses, and fast food workers will confidently **assure** me that what I’m ordering does not have cilantro in it right before bringing me a dish full of cilantro. It’s a plague around here. It really is. It’s finding its way into the oddest food. I ordered french fries at a mircro-brewery awhile back and they were sprinkled with what I thought was parsley. Nope. Cilantro. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-make-you-positively-nauseous/382702.md?page=2)