# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/161 "2013-12-21T12:39:58Z")
Coriander. Mustard. Squash/Marrow/Pumpkin. Otherwise not much and nothing I can think of right now. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/162 "2013-12-21T15:35:23Z")
Cow liver. My mom served that at least once every two weeks when I was growing up. When I moved out one of my first thoughts was, “Hey, I don’t have to eat liver any more”. And I haven’t. Organ meats in general, unless unidentifiably ground up into sausage. OTOH, I love love love foie gras, although I try to avoid it on ethical grounds. Try. Sometimes fail. I’m not much for eggplant, but I don’t refuse it. Marshmallows I do refuse. I also don’t like sweet potatoes much, so marshmallows on sweet potatoes is something of a nightmare scenario. Amongst the others frequently mentioned here, I love raw tomato, onion, cilantro, mushrooms (cooked), melted cheese and beets, especially pickled beets. I’ll have yours, no problem. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/163 "2013-12-21T17:21:37Z")
Shellfish makes me spit up. How can anyone eat that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/164 "2013-12-21T17:32:13Z")
Limp, chewy bacon. I like it well done. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/165 "2013-12-26T17:30:13Z")
Bumping this thread: I mentioned pickled grape leaves in this thread, and it reminded me that I have NEVER acquired the taste for dolmas. Those things are DISGUSTING. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16960537&posted=1#post16960537](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16960537&posted=1#post16960537) ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/166 "2013-12-26T18:59:46Z")
I will not eat freshwater fish. At all. People 'round here go nucking futs for it, especially in the summer. The whole town will show up for the K of C fish fry. No thank you, blech. Similarly, I won’t touch organ meats or spicy food (think: spicier than Taco Bell medium sauce). I have friends that will nosh hot wings until they’re crying and drenched with sweat. Food != pain, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/167 "2013-12-27T16:58:41Z")
Bacon. Even the smell of it nauseates me. ---
**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 27, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/168 "2013-12-27T22:46:55Z")
> [@MegaBee](#): > > Bacon. Even the smell of it nauseates me. I’d be careful saying that around here. ---
**Author:** ![phantom\_lamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/169 "2013-12-27T23:07:37Z")
Peanuts, fruit jams and watermelon. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/170 "2013-12-29T18:18:49Z")
any kind of meat dairy milk as a drink (okay as an ingredient) almond milk canned fruits and vegetables except canned black olives most sweet fruits such as apricots, figs, although I do like bananas if they’re fresh mushy apples, only like crisp varieties with no bruises fruit pies such as apple pie portobello mushroom eggplant ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/171 "2013-12-29T23:24:49Z")
Meatloaf. Mushrooms. Peppers of any kind. ---
**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 29, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/172 "2013-12-29T23:32:20Z")
> [@GreenElf](#): > > any kind of meat > dairy milk as a drink (okay as an ingredient) > almond milk > canned fruits and vegetables except canned black olives > most sweet fruits such as apricots, figs, although I do like bananas if they’re fresh > mushy apples, only like crisp varieties with no bruises > fruit pies such as apple pie > portobello mushroom > eggplant What do you like to eat? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/173 "2013-12-30T00:32:31Z")
I was wondering that too, **GreenElf**. Seems like you have eliminated everything but fresh veg. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/174 "2013-12-30T03:26:34Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > What do you like to eat? Mainly any food not listed. ---
**Author:** ![Marion\_Wormer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/175 "2013-12-30T03:39:02Z")
Turnip greens. Everyone in my family (except me) loves them. When I was a child and my mother was cooking them, I used to go sit in the yard (even in winter) to get away from the smell. On the other hand I’ll eat just about any kind of organ meat except brains and chitterlings, so I’m not completely abandoning my redneck roots. I lived in the P.I. for a year and ate fresh pineapple 3 times a day since it and calamansi were the only fruits around. It was a decade after I left before I could touch it again. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/176 "2013-12-30T03:39:25Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I was wondering that too, **GreenElf**. Seems like you have eliminated everything but fresh veg. Not quite everything. Here’s a short list of some foods that I freaking love, or at least like, that have previously been listed by others as freaking hated: black olives, mustard, ranch dressing, avocado, melons, shredded coconut, coconut, Pop-Tarts, raisins, cilantro, cheese, cake, beer, coffee, onions, mushrooms, asparagus, celery, beets, creamy sauces, squash, cream of wheat, butterscotch, tomato sauce, Tabasco sauce, dark chocolate ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/177 "2013-12-30T17:42:31Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’d be careful saying that around here. I dislike bacon, cats, and The Princess Bride. I’m pretty much persona non grata here. ---
**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 30, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/178 "2013-12-30T21:30:36Z")
> [@MegaBee](#): > > I dislike bacon, cats, and The Princess Bride. I’m pretty much persona non grata here. Can I have your bacon? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/179 "2014-01-03T20:12:37Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Unless you prefer your pizza and spaghetti toppings to be anchovies, limburger cheese, and ghost peppers, what you are tasting _is_ tomato flavor. It sounds like you have an issue with texture, not flavor. No, it’s definitely not the texture. I hate the flavor of tomatoes when I encounter them on salads or as chunks in salsa or on hamburgers. Maybe it’s a cooked vs. raw thing. Same as I love raw carrots, but can’t stand cooked ones. In this case, cooking improves the flavor of the tomato. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/180 "2014-01-03T21:57:41Z")
> [@sweepkick](#): > > Perhaps the sugar _is_ the problem … have you tried a savory jello? > > [Aspic aspirations | Food | The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/apr/30/aspic) > > 😃 Good god. No, I don’t think meat-flavored jello would be an improvement. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628.md?page=10)