# Fussy, illogical food distinctions you make... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480 "2010-02-03T03:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/21 "2010-02-03T22:44:10Z")
I like bananas. I like banana bread. But anything else with bananas in or on - ick ick ick!! Only distantly related is anything “banana” flavored - viler than vile!!! ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/22 "2010-02-03T23:58:26Z")
I like ketchup and tomato-based sauces, but I hate raw or cooked tomatoes. I like apples and apple juice, but never got into applesauce. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/23 "2010-02-04T00:07:17Z")
I despise raw tomatoes (I can’t think of any way to ruin a good sandwich or burger easier than putting a tomato slice on it), but I love pico de gallo, which is essentially diced, raw tomatoes, with onion and cilantro. I think I like it because the onions and cilantro, which I love, overwhelm the disgustingness of the tomatoes. I hate pretty much all fish (save for shellfish), but I love a tuna fish sandwich. I don’t know why. Oh, but it has to be a cold tuna fish sandwich… I don’t like tuna melts or any hot tuna. The band is okay, though. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/24 "2010-02-04T03:28:26Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Miracle Whip and mayonnaise \*are not \*the same thing, do \*not \*put MW on something if I asked for mayo. NOT fussy, NOT illogical, NOT weird. Completely sane, smart and anyone who doesn’t agree needs to be locked up. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/25 "2010-02-04T03:33:00Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > 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. Okay, it’s my topic so I get to say: You are, so far, the hands-down, way-out-in-front, no-one-else-is-even-close Fussy Illogical Eater, especially because you are so extreme about it. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/26 "2010-02-04T03:35:54Z")
I love cherry flavoring. I will not eat actual cherries. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/27 "2010-02-04T03:53:38Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I like bananas. I like banana bread. But anything else with bananas in or on - ick ick ick!! Only distantly related is anything “banana” flavored - viler than vile!!! I’m just the opposite. I like banana flavoring, but real bananas are disgusting. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/28 "2010-02-04T04:03:16Z")
Seconding the “love cooked tomatoes but hate raw ones”. Salsa, ketchup, pizza/pasta sauce are great, but I specify “no tomatoes” on sandwiches, salads, and everything else. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/29 "2010-02-04T04:29:36Z")
I’m a pescatarian, but, God, help me…it takes every fibre of my being to turn down goose liver pate…in fact…I’m not always able ! (…hangs head in shame…!) What is my problem!? ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/30 "2010-02-04T04:40:58Z")
I hate bread-and-butter sweet pickles but I love pickle relish. Probably because the pickles don’t taste good alone, but the relish makes a great contrast to the saltiness of a hot dog. Oh, and anything banana-flavored tastes gross (only if it’s artificial). I like real bananas, as well as products containing them (banana bread, banana chips). ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/31 "2010-02-04T04:42:17Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > I love cherry flavoring. I will not eat actual cherries. strike that. reverse it. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/32 "2010-02-04T05:55:12Z")
Following what was said above… I love cherry flavoring, strawberry flavoring and grape flavoring but **not** the actual fruits. I also love raisins straight out of the bag or box, but not in cereal, muffins, cookies, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/33 "2010-02-04T07:34:24Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Miracle Whip and mayonnaise \*are not \*the same thing, do _not_ put MW on something if I asked for mayo. See, this isn’t illogical at all. They’re two completely different sauces, with two completely different flavors. I’d be pissed too if I got one sauce when I asked for a different one. ---
**Author:** ![MitzeKatze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@MitzeKatze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MitzeKatze)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/34 "2010-02-04T08:49:52Z")
I hate mayonnaise- to the point that I will gag even if just a tiny bit touches my food or utensils (so no scraping it off things for me!) cannot stand it at all…but I love cole slaw. I also hate sour cream the same way that I hate mayonnaise. If food comes with sour cream on top, I cannot just scrape it off and eat the rest because it has all been contaminated with yukky sour cream yukkiness…but I love the onion dip that is just sour cream with onion soup mix mixed in…love it! And I love this artichoke dip recipe that I make sometimes that calls for one cup (!) of sour cream AND one cup of mayonnaise. It is the food of the gods. But if I get a bit of mayo or sour cream on my finger and absentmindedly lick it off…yuk, yuk, ptouey…instant retching. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/35 "2010-02-04T12:00:27Z")
Another fresh tomato hater here. Love tinned tomatoes, juice, sauces, soups and so on; hate fresh. Ditto strawberries. Won’t touch fresh ones, but as jams, sauces or whatever, they’re fine. Oranges are a strange case in that I do like fresh oranges, but only as juice. Loathe the texture when eating segments. Meat with bones is a no-go. I like ice cream. I like apple pie. I don’t like the two together (or for that matter, ice cream with any type of pie or cake - no Artic roll for me, thanks). The combination of textures doesn’t sit well with me. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/36 "2010-02-04T12:57:05Z")
I hate jacket potatoes, mashed ptatoes, new potatoes, roast potatoes that are not almost burnt but I do like heavily cooked potatoes, chipped potatoes or a completely raw potato. The intermediate cooking just makes it horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/37 "2010-02-04T14:48:54Z")
I really, really dislike swiss cheese. Yet I make a really nice quiche with shredded swiss in it. My husband and I devour this. (More often lately it’s been with shredded gruyere, but I’ll still use swiss if I can’t find the other.) ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/38 "2010-02-04T15:08:01Z")
there are some certifiable nutjobs here… foodwise anyway. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/39 "2010-02-04T15:08:26Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Okay, it’s my topic so I get to say: You are, so far, the hands-down, way-out-in-front, no-one-else-is-even-close Fussy Illogical Eater, especially because you are so extreme about it. Oh honey, you have no idea!I could fill a whole page with my illogical food distinctions but I figured my cheese issue would have the most impact. How about butter? I love biscuits, buttered popcorn, and baked potatoes with butter provided it’s all smooshed up, but I will not eat actual butter on anything else. Butter on toast? Out of the question. Butter on pancakes will get the top pancake flung, Frisbee like, across the room (just kidding; but I definitely won’t eat it). ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480/40 "2010-02-04T17:02:22Z")
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