# Foods you will only eat prepared a specific way (or, exceptions for foods that you otherwise hate) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496 "2018-05-20T07:32:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/61 "2018-05-23T17:21:02Z")
My classic answer to this would be mushrooms. Hated them almost every where. The only exception was if they were pan-fried the way my mother used to when she made steak. Cooked down to little chewy, savory nubs to mix with a little A1 sauce. Well, and stuffed mushroom caps, but that was more “I’ll deal with the mushroom to get the stuffing.” But my tastes really changed, and I like mushrooms a lot now. I still find really low-quality or canned mushrooms revolting, but otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/62 "2018-05-23T19:56:11Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Tomatoes are mine too. Of course like any good Midwestern boy I have my challenges with vegetables, but my relationship with tomatoes is the most complicated. > > I love ketchup, salsa and pasta sauces of all types. But raw tomato grosses me out…specifically the nasty slimy insides where the seeds live. Just horrific. Watching my wife eat tomatoes whole makes my usually strong stomach turn. I can tolerate eating raw tomato on a sammich or in a salad only when they are sliced very thin or diced very small and the slimy insides are cleaned out leaving only the meaty flesh. Supermarket tomatoes are pretty meh - but tomatoes fresh from my garden are awesome. Have you had any real tomatoes as opposed to Sears tomatoes? Might change your mind. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/63 "2018-05-24T12:00:26Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Supermarket tomatoes are pretty meh - but tomatoes fresh from my garden are awesome. Have you had any real tomatoes as opposed to Sears tomatoes? Might change your mind. I fell for that once. Once. I am another “tomato hater.” I can’t fathom how some folks find them edible. One of the most horrible so-called “foods” on the planet. When I was a teen, my Dad encouraged me to try a fresh tomato from his garden. He was proud of his garden and had some fresh red tomatoes. Trusting my Dad, I tried one. 10 seconds later I was in the bathroom, hugging the toilet. My Dad tried to poison me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/64 "2018-05-27T07:52:11Z")
Shrimp only from a Japanese Hibachi Grill place. I only ate it because it was part of the dinner and had already paid for it; I would have never tried them otherwise. I then tried shrimp at some other restaurant, thinking I had just been avoiding them for no good reason, and it was as vile as I had originally imagined… However they cook them at Hibachi places removes all the seafood nastiness. On a similar note, the only time I’ll generally eat mushrooms is when they’re fresh off the hibachi grill having been cooked with my steak. And I mean _fresh_ off the grill. If I don’t eat them within a minute of them going on my plate, I won’t like them. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/65 "2018-05-27T12:16:02Z")
Carrots are fine. Raw cooked or whatever. Love 'em in stews. But who thought up carrot cake? I know they’re sweet, but keep vegetables out of my cake please. It’s just wrong. (Don’t like zucchini bread or other vegetable ‘breads’ either). Green beans must be from a can for me. Has a certain flavor I love. Fresh green beans? Meh. Corn must be fresh and on the cob for a side dish. Canned corn is meh. The opposite of green beans. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/66 "2018-05-27T12:46:20Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > I have only eaten ricotta cheese in lasagna. I haven’t refused it anywhere else, because it has never come up, but I bet I would. > (Oddly, I MUST have it in lasagna.) Are you sure? I ask because lots of people\* don’t know that Italian pastries ( like _sfogliatelle_ and _cannoli_) and cheesecake often contain a ricotta filling. - Including me until I started baking them instead of buying. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/67 "2018-05-27T16:23:19Z")
Lamb. Must be broiled, grilled or roasted. Lamb stew makes me retch, I cannot get it past my nose. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/68 "2018-05-27T17:44:53Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > I cannot stand raw tomatoes, but love tomato sauces. +1 ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/69 "2018-05-27T18:50:53Z")
I hate bacon the way it’s usually served. I have no interest in overcooked bacon and will usually only eat it if i make it myself. I even buy slab bacon so i can cut it to the proper thickness. Same goes with bacon bits, if i want bacon on my potato or anything else I will make it myself. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/70 "2018-05-27T20:14:34Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > I don’t like onions, in most forms. > > But onion rings are awesome. (Especially A&W’s.) Same here! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/71 "2018-05-27T20:19:00Z")
> [@DavidwithanR](#): > > I won’t eat boxed breakfast cereal that’s prepared in the normal way. I will only eat it dry, just as it comes from the box. Yep, I do the exact same thing. Frosted Mini wheats are great snack food. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/72 "2018-05-27T20:20:28Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Can’t stand cucumbers, but I love pickles. Try soaking them overnite with some onions, red wine vinegar and a little olive oil. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/73 "2018-05-27T20:21:31Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > I always wondered if true evil exists. Now I know for sure. Bwah-ha-ha! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/f3BPx2lt6E0/maxresdefault.jpg "Evil Laugh Sound Effect") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3BPx2lt6E0) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/74 "2018-05-28T02:42:43Z")
I only eat bacon if it’s part of a bacon, egg, and cheese [biscuit or croissant]. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/75 "2018-05-28T04:14:08Z")
I will only eat tomatoes in smooth tomato sauce or as ketchup. No chunks of cooked tomato in sauce, soups or stew; and absolutely no raw tomato…not even those gorgeous ones from my own garden. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/76 "2018-05-29T00:53:51Z")
Count me in as another smooth, cooked sauce/ketchup-only no tomato person. It’s a texture thing for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/77 "2018-05-29T01:12:36Z")
> [@glowacks](#): > > Shrimp only from a Japanese Hibachi Grill place. … Shrimp is another one I’ll eat only in one way: Eggrolls. And I must throw up a sign of solidarity with the fresh tomato haters. Tomato sauce/paste in a can is a staple of mine. An actual tomato- that’s a weapon to be thrown in protest. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/78 "2018-05-29T06:07:21Z")
There was a stretch of time during which the only way I would eat peanuts is if they were “prepared” by being placed inside a Snickers bar first. Actually, for the longest time, I simply wouldn’t eat peanuts at all. I just had no use for them. Then, for whatever reason, the humble Snickers bar presented itself as an acceptable delivery system. Nowadays, I like peanuts to the point where I’ll buy a jar at the store and just eat one handful after another. Tastes, they evolve. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/79 "2018-06-07T16:00:09Z")
I’m sort of indifferent to grapes but I love them in their processed, alcoholic form in a roundish glass:) ---
**Author:** ![Pantastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496/80 "2018-06-07T17:10:51Z")
I only like oysters if they’re prepared ‘non slimy’ - well steamed is good, and mixed in some other dish is fine, but lightly steamed or raw makes me shudder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-will-only-eat-prepared-a-specific-way-or-exceptions-for-foods-that-you-otherwise-hate/814496.md?page=5)