# Foods You Can Eat In One Form, But Not In Another **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2013, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627 "2013-08-19T09:21:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/81 "2013-08-20T17:38:40Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Peanut butter as peanut butter, yes. Peanut butter flavor, or peanut butter fudge, never! I love peanut butter in savory applications (on celery or in Thai food), but don’t like it as a sweet (sandwiches wth jelly or as a candy). Don’t much care for snacking on whole peanuts either, unless they’ve been coated in candy brittle. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/82 "2013-08-20T20:04:09Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > To all of you raw-tomato-haters: Have you ever had one fresh from the garden? If you have and still don’t like them, never mind, forget I asked, but if you haven’t, you should try at least one. Fresh or not, still disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/83 "2013-08-20T21:14:40Z")
> [@want2befree](#): > > I love raw salmon but not cooked salmon. I feel the same way. Raw salmon has a rich, smooth, buttery texture and no fish flavor. When it’s cooked, it gains a fish flavor and looses the smooth texture. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/84 "2013-08-20T21:28:22Z")
I also like ketchup but do not like tomatoes ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/85 "2013-08-20T21:40:11Z")
I dislike the egg white of poached, boiled, or fried eggs on its own, but I love scrambled eggs and meringues. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/86 "2013-08-20T22:27:07Z")
Mine have been mentioned but: Love apples, loathe applesauce Love bananas, not so much banana cream pie. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/87 "2013-08-21T02:41:02Z")
> [@Noelq](#): > > I detest fish, and most sea life. Yuccky, smells bad, feels like huge snot balls when eaten. > > Fish sticks? Yum! I used to think I didn’t care about seafood, but that was back in West Texas, where “seafood” meant Long John Silver’s. Then I hit San Francisco and the Orient and discovered true seafood. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/88 "2013-08-21T04:39:14Z")
Raw carrots: good. Cooked carrots: mediocre. Raw mushrooms: good. Sauteed/fried mushrooms: good. Canned mushrooms: yuck. Eggs: if the white is completely cooked, good. Frozen peas, green beans: good. Canned: yuck. Iced tea: good. Hot tea: yuck. Peanuts by themselves: good. Peanut butter, peanuts in food (e.g., Thai): yuck Reese’s peanut butter cups: GREAT! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/89 "2013-08-21T13:21:39Z")
I can eat eggs pretty much any way but hard boiled. Once or twice a year I will make an attempt to see if I have gotten over whatever the problem is, but it never works out. They make me gag. I can’t abide picky eaters, so it’s a sore spot with me that I can’t seem to get over this one issue with eggs. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/90 "2013-08-21T13:33:34Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > I love hot dogs. But eating the actual stuff they are made of? (lips, ears, tripe, guts, etc.)? Ugh! It really depends on the hot dog. Many brands actually are made only from whole muscle meat. For example, Chicago’s Vienna Beef dogs are made from beef brisket. The cheaper brands will have mechanically separated meats in them, but if there’s tripe and guts in there, that has to be labeled separately (and I’ve seen that on some of the cheaper brands of chorizo, where it has ingredients like salivary glands and lymph nodes but not any hot dogs that I remember. And that chorizo really is terrible. I just get it from the butcher counter–where it’s made from pork shoulder–or make it myself.) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/91 "2013-08-21T14:41:41Z")
I like pasta in most shapes, but long ago I gave up on spaghetti. Far too fiddly. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/92 "2013-08-21T18:06:08Z")
I don’t like meat loaf. I’ve never liked ketchup either, and can detect it in microscopic amounts. I love Brussels sprouts, because I now know how to prepare them. They should be broiled or roasted, not boiled. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/93 "2013-08-21T18:18:17Z")
Tomatoes: love them cooked, hate them raw. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/94 "2013-08-21T18:39:43Z")
Peanuts–love 'em raw, roasted, salted, or unsalted. Boiled? Yuck. I love fresh figs and Fig Newtons, but make fig preserves and they just taste nasty. Onions and green peppers must be cooked till fully tender, especially onions, because they just have a gross, acrid flavor otherwise. I love bananas fresh or dried–I even love banana-flavored desserts and candies. But I hate frozen bananas with a passion! ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_Lenore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Silence\_Lenore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_Lenore)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/95 "2013-08-21T19:00:47Z")
Tomato soup & juice make me gag. Ketchup, sauce, salsa and fresh tomatoes are all good. Fresh tomato & cheddar sandwiches are one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/96 "2013-08-21T19:27:24Z")
Another raw tomato-hater. The more identifiable as a tomato it is, the more I hate it. I can tolerate salsa if it’s smooth or the chunks are fine enough. But once I can detect the texture of a tomato, no thanks. ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/97 "2013-08-21T19:41:59Z")
Another person here who likes bananas IN things, such as banana bread, but can’t stand to eat one because of the texture. Carrots - great raw or stir-fried, but terrible when cooked until soft. Coconut. I like it right from the shell, but the stuff that you would find in a candy bar or on a cake - that’s just disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/98 "2013-08-21T19:51:44Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Another raw tomato-hater. The more identifiable as a tomato it is, the more I hate it. I can tolerate salsa if it’s smooth or the chunks are fine enough. But once I can detect the texture of a tomato, no thanks. I’ll buy salsa at the store sometimes, then take it home and put it in the blender to smooth it out. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/99 "2013-08-21T19:53:17Z")
Grilled asparagus: si Steamed asparagus: no Raw spinach: oui Cooked spinach: non Eggplant cooked into a dish: da Eggplant _as_ a dish: nyet Peanut butter: ja Peanut butter cookies: nein ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627/100 "2013-08-21T20:08:08Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > I’ll buy salsa at the store sometimes, then take it home and put it in the blender to smooth it out. Damn, that’s a good idea. I think I just found another use for my Ninja! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-can-eat-in-one-form-but-not-in-another/666627.md?page=6)