# Foods you freaking hate that lots of others freaking love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628 "2013-12-18T06:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/141 "2013-12-20T02:42:55Z")
And your point is? šŸ™‚ Second the avocado hate. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/142 "2013-12-20T03:09:58Z")
yogurt avocados sushi olives cilantro ---
**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:** [December 20, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/143 "2013-12-20T04:15:30Z")
Jello. Iā€™m sorry, but this isnā€™t food. It just isnā€™t. No matter how much sugar you add. Also feta cheese. Otherwise, Iā€™ll eat anything. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/144 "2013-12-20T05:01:42Z")
> [@jrsone](#): > > It took my 25 years to try collard greens and when I did I never looked back! I like collard greens too. I saute some onion and garlic in bacon, and while thatā€™s cooking, I prepare the greens (remove the midrib and wash them). I then turn the heat down to low and let them steam for an hour or so. Yummy! Not fond of other cooked greens, though. Turnip greens taste good but I donā€™t like that hairy texture they often have. And spinach was NOT meant to be eaten cooked by itself; itā€™s great in things like soup, lasagna, or dal (which I made yesterday). One other thing many people love that I donā€™t like is crab. I didnā€™t even like serving it at the restaurant where I worked when I was in college because I didnā€™t like the smell. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/145 "2013-12-20T05:05:58Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I donā€™t exactly _hate_ liver, itā€™s just that (as Iā€™ve mentioned here before) it reminds me too much (appearance and smell-wise) of human autopsy livers. > > I developed an antipathy to beets because they used to serve them as a cold vegetable with hot lunches at school, and they tasted like crap and bled all over everything else on the plate. [Different-colored beets](http://www.burpee.com/Vegetables/Beets/Beet-Burpee-s-Golden-prod000607.html?cid=PPC&CAPCID=9919276846&cadevice=c&gclid=CMmOnKOCvbsCFbB9OgodVmkAsg&CA_6C15C=1043336947') I might be able to tolerate, but Iā€™ve avoided the entire beet clan ever since experiencing those wretched purple things. > > Real mayonnaise and MiracleWhip should never be mentioned in the same breath. Mayonnaise is excellent, MiracleDung is utter garbage. I like liver, but Iā€™m hesitant about eating it ever since I realized that itā€™s the bodyā€™s OTHER toxic waste disposal unit. As for beets, when I eat them, I limit myself to just a bite or two because any more will result in magenta poop a day or two later. :dubious: I realize thatā€™s harmless, but it does freak me out. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/146 "2013-12-20T06:39:51Z")
avocado mushrooms raw tomatoes raw onion sour cream cilantro ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/147 "2013-12-20T08:41:43Z")
Ice cream. Okay, I donā€™t freakinā€™ hate it, but thatā€™s because I never have to eat it. Nobody ever says ā€œFinish your ice cream and then you can have some broccoli!ā€ Once at a company lunch where ice cream came aspart of the meal (duh, at the end, as dessert) I gave mine away, and yes, people thought I was weird. ā€œAre you on a dietā€ No. ā€œAllergic?ā€ Yeah, weā€™ll go with that. My husband likes a lot of cruciferous vegetables. To me they smell exactly like garbage. I canā€™t be sure they donā€™t taste exactly like garbage because I donā€™t eat garbageā€“but thatā€™s what they smell like. That or a bathroom that really needs cleaning. I actually like cabbage in a lot of forms, including sauerkraut, and it smells bad in all forms too, so I guess I accept that some of these things might taste okay, if you could get past the smell, but I canā€™t. I have also ranted before about the hamburger with cheese. No. A hamburger with cheese is a CHEESEburger, everybody knows the name. Donā€™t be puttinā€™ cheese on my burger. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2013, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/148 "2013-12-20T09:22:34Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Ice cream. Okay, I donā€™t freakinā€™ hate it, but thatā€™s because I never have to eat it. Nobody ever says ā€œFinish your ice cream and then you can have some broccoli!ā€ Once at a company lunch where ice cream came aspart of the meal (duh, at the end, as dessert) I gave mine away, and yes, people thought I was weird. ā€œAre you on a dietā€ No. ā€œAllergic?ā€ Yeah, weā€™ll go with that. Youā€™re not alone. President Obama reportedly canā€™t stand ice cream. It stems from his days as a youth working in a Baskin-Robbins in Hawaii. Or Nairobi or wherever it was. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/149 "2013-12-21T00:55:12Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Youā€™re not alone. President Obama reportedly canā€™t stand ice cream. It stems from his days as a youth working in a Baskin-Robbins in Hawaii. Or Nairobi or wherever it was. In college my mom worked one summer on the boardwalk in Atlantic City at a candy store, and apparently they were allowed to graze the displays so she basically lost her sweet tooth - she is one of the few people that are not allergic to chocolate that refuses to eat chocolate. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/150 "2013-12-21T01:02:24Z")
I find that sort of thing a little strange, because right out of high school I worked in a couple of doughnut shops for about a year and a half, and I still love doughnuts. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/151 "2013-12-21T01:20:54Z")
Liver Canned mushroom soup Strong coffee (I love weak coffee, oddly enough) Fat on meat IPA alesā€¦give me a lager or a pale ale any day though. Dark chocolate. This list might make you think I am a super taster, but I do like brussels sprouts, okra, and winter squash, which most super tasters abhor. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/152 "2013-12-21T01:48:24Z")
Is liver something that other people really ā€œfreaking loveā€? I wouldnā€™t have thought so. Apart from creamy sauces I mentioned earlier, I also hate avocados and mangoes. My friends and colleagues think Iā€™m weird. Possibly I am. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/153 "2013-12-21T02:27:04Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > Is liver something that other people really ā€œfreaking loveā€? I wouldnā€™t have thought so. > > Apart from creamy sauces I mentioned earlier, I also hate avocados and mangoes. My friends and colleagues think Iā€™m weird. Possibly I am. And licorice unless youā€™re Scandinavian/Nordic. Iā€™d say at least 90% of Americans hate the taste, at least under a certain age. Meanwhile, up North they cover licorice with an astringent salt! ---
**Author:** ![Cornholia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Cornholia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornholia)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/154 "2013-12-21T02:33:30Z")
I hate cake/doughnuts, beef, mayo and beer. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/155 "2013-12-21T03:14:01Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > And licorice unless youā€™re Scandinavian/Nordic. Iā€™d say at least 90% of Americans hate the taste, at least under a certain age. Meanwhile, up North they cover licorice with an astringent salt! Oh you mean [stuff Dutch ppl like](http://www.dutchsweets.com/vliet-bisaldrop-dubbel-zoute-p-806.html) Me likey. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/156 "2013-12-21T04:55:33Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > Is liver something that other people really ā€œfreaking loveā€? I wouldnā€™t have thought so. Sure. My Father would rather have calvesā€™ liver and onions than anything else. One of my brothers eats chicken livers at least once a week. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/157 "2013-12-21T05:04:18Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Youā€™re not alone. President Obama reportedly canā€™t stand ice cream. It stems from his days as a youth working in a Baskin-Robbins in Hawaii. Or Nairobi or wherever it was. I worked at a Baskin-Robbins as a teenager, and I still love ice cream. I even like BR31, too and now live in a city that has a store, although fortunately for my waistline, itā€™s not near my house. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/158 "2013-12-21T07:54:39Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Sure. My Father would rather have calvesā€™ liver and onions than anything else. One of my brothers eats chicken livers at least once a week. I agree that there are some people who like these things. Good for them - they can have mine - but I wouldnā€™t describe liver as a food ā€˜lotsā€™ of people like, unlike chocolate, tomatoes or many other items posted as being hated by the poster. ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/159 "2013-12-21T09:40:16Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > Jello. Iā€™m sorry, but this isnā€™t food. It just isnā€™t. No matter how much sugar you add. Perhaps the sugar _is_ the problem ā€¦ have you tried a savory jello? > **[Aspic aspirations - is savoury jelly worth reviving?](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/apr/30/aspic)** > > The golden age of aspic is long over, but some dishes seem to be tentatively resurgent. Is the savoury jelly worth reviving? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [December 21, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/160 "2013-12-21T12:20:24Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I worked at a Baskin-Robbins as a teenager, and I still love ice cream. I even like BR31, too and now live in a city that has a store, although fortunately for my waistline, itā€™s not near my house. Yeah, like I said, working in doughnut shops did not sour me on doughnuts. I do remember I could not smell the doughnuts anymore after a short while, that good doughnut-shop smell that hits you when you walk in the door. That did come back though, after I stopped working in the shops. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628.md?page=9)