### Author:  [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/1 "2010-02-03T03:22:55Z")
you know, those weird “I’ll eat this but not that” things.
Two of mine have come up recently:
I despise ketchup on a hamburger sandwich, it absolutely ruins it for me, but…
I like ground beef on a plate with ketchup for dipping.
I gag on the slimy gooeyness of cooked oatmeal, but…
I love the slimy gooeyness of cream of wheat.
Makes no sense to anyone but me.
What are yours?
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### Author:  [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/2 "2010-02-03T03:34:39Z")
I really dislike beer, and had never cared for oysters \ …but the two together sounded great, so I tried it. And it was!
I love Butterfingers, and milk is fine…but Butterfinger Milk is just…awful. Don’t get it.
Yes, it does taste like Butterfingers…and that’s the problem…
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/3 "2010-02-03T05:29:26Z")
I love burgers and I love salads . . . but if I get a burger that contains lettuce, tomato and pickles, I’ll remove them and eat them separately. The onions can stay.
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### Author:  [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/4 "2010-02-03T05:31:10Z")
I despise ketchup, in any and all forms. But I love tomatoes and tomato sauce.
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### Author:  [@Eman\_Resu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eman_Resu)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/5 "2010-02-03T05:40:52Z")
I can’t eat tomatoes in any kind of non-liquified (or I guess saucified) form–if I’m aware of the presence of chunks of tomatoes in my food, the very idea of it grosses me out. But I love chunks of roasted red peppers in my soup, on my pizza, in a sandwich…
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### Author:  [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/6 "2010-02-03T05:43:26Z")
> [@panache45](#):
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> I love burgers and I love salads . . . but if I get a burger that contains lettuce, tomato and pickles, I’ll remove them and eat them separately. The onions can stay.
I do the exact same thing. I like my veggies cold, and the burger makes them hot. Hot veggies=gross.
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### Author:  [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/7 "2010-02-03T06:15:31Z")
I really hate meat with bones particularly chicken. My wife pulls the meat off of my chicken for me as I can’t stand touching teh bones, but I do love the meat.
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### Author:  [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/8 "2010-02-03T06:42:01Z")
> [@statsman1982](#):
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> I despise ketchup, in any and all forms. But I love tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Not so illogical. Ketchup has vinegar in it. And vinegar ruins everything.
Actually, that’s my illogical food distinction: I hate vinegary things in general, but there are a few exceptions. Barbecue sauce is okay. And I like mayo in tuna. I also occasionally enjoy dill pickles. (But ONLY dill pickles. None of that bread and butter crap.)
I think I can handle vinegar if there are other strong spices to balance it out. But when I taste or smell the vinegar over everything else…then we have a problem.
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### Author:  [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/9 "2010-02-03T06:49:18Z")
> [@Maiira](#):
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> Not so illogical. Ketchup has vinegar in it. And vinegar ruins everything.
>
> Actually, that’s my illogical food distinction: I hate vinegary things in general, but there are a few exceptions. Barbecue sauce is okay. And I like mayo in tuna. I also occasionally enjoy dill pickles. (But ONLY dill pickles. None of that bread and butter crap.)
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> I think I can handle vinegar if there are other strong spices to balance it out. But when I taste or smell the vinegar over everything else…then we have a problem.
The weird thing about me, though, is I enjoy vinegar by itself. I’ll eat vinegar and sea salt chips, and eat fish and chips with vinegar on the fries.
Thought of another one: I love cooked vegetables, and will eat vegetarian meals, but I can’t stand salads. The coldness of the vegetables is the ick-factor for me. But cold fruit I love.
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### Author:  [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/10 "2010-02-03T20:29:34Z")
Miracle Whip and mayonnaise \*are not \*the same thing, do \*not \*put MW on something if I asked for mayo.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/11 "2010-02-03T20:39:58Z")
> [@Eman\_Resu](#):
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> I can’t eat tomatoes in any kind of non-liquified (or I guess saucified) form–if I’m aware of the presence of chunks of tomatoes in my food, the very idea of it grosses me out.
I’m fine with chunky liquid tomato salsa, which I find delicious. I’m also fine with tomato juice, which I also find delicious. But having both in proximity to each other makes it impossible for me to enjoy either.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/12 "2010-02-03T20:45:10Z")
From the time I was 6 (the first time I saw it) until I was about 28 I couldn’t eat tortellini. It looks like a bowl full of ears covered in sauce.
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### Author:  [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/13 "2010-02-03T20:54:16Z")
I like cereal and I always drink milk with it but I can’t fathom pouring the milk \*on \*it.
I’ve mentioned this before - I would eat pizza every day if I could but I will not eat any cheese whatsoever in any other context.
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### Author:  [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/14 "2010-02-03T21:00:34Z")
I love gravy on my potatoes but I find the idea of poutine completely revolting.
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### Author:  [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/15 "2010-02-03T21:44:48Z")
Put ketchup on fries and no one cares, put ketchup on a baked potato and people look at you like you’re from Pluto
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/16 "2010-02-03T21:47:05Z")
I love crunchy peanut butter. I hate peanuts.
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### Author:  [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/17 "2010-02-03T21:48:06Z")
All I got is I hate mustard on anything.
I try to avoid mashed foods but can eat them to be polite.
Oh, and I like chocolate and raisins but chocloate covered raisins gross me out.
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/18 "2010-02-03T21:50:16Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> From the time I was 6 (the first time I saw it) until I was about 28 I couldn’t eat tortellini. It looks like a bowl full of ears covered in sauce.
Nonsense. It’s a plate full of [_bellybuttons_](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortellini#Legend) covered in sauce.
😉
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### Author:  [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/19 "2010-02-03T21:54:46Z")
I hate anything sweet. If I’m gonna eat something, I want meat and potatoes; things like candy, ice cream, cake, or whatever are disgusting to me. But I thrive on Diet Coke, and probably drink far too much of it.
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### Author:  [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/20 "2010-02-03T22:26:57Z")
> [@Eman\_Resu](#):
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> I can’t eat tomatoes in any kind of non-liquified (or I guess saucified) form–if I’m aware of the presence of chunks of tomatoes in my food, the very idea of it grosses me out. But I love chunks of roasted red peppers in my soup, on my pizza, in a sandwich…
Just like me. I love anything made from tomatoes other than the fruit itself and tomato juice. I like most vegetables, but the thought of drinking any kind of vegetable juice grosses me out. Never tried it, never will.
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