# "Normal" foods that make you retch **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 9, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142 "2002-06-09T21:27:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Big\_Kahuna\_Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Kahuna_Burger)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/21 "2002-06-10T00:13:36Z")
Mashed potatoes. Blech. What is behind this phenomenon? I actually did retch when my parents used to make me eat them. Also, what is offal? ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/22 "2002-06-10T00:27:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by carodin \* > \*\* > > 1)garlic - its smell & taste - ugh. > \*\* [hijacking my own thread] Friend of mine several years ago was a stripper, and LOVED garlic… but it seems when you dance and sweat, that odor comes out in the sweat or something… A customer one night told her “You’re beautiful, but you smell like an old Greek man.” That’s a direct quote from her, not my words. [hijack over] 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/23 "2002-06-10T00:41:44Z")
Watermelon. I’ve no idea what it tastes like, but the smell will prevent me from ever trying to find out. Urk. Mayonnaise. When I was growing up, I thought Miracle Whip _was_ mayonnaise (as opposed to a kickass name for a rock band, which it is). Tasting the real stuff didn’t help. Raw celery. My cousin used to eat it spread with peanut butter. Blecch. I _can_, however, eat it cooked in soups and stirfry; and when it’s dried and ground up it makes an interesting seasoning to shake on stuff. Mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, and garlic are the Foods of the Gods. Especially together in a good pasta sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/24 "2002-06-10T00:45:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gypsygirl31 \* > \*\*Inspired by the “unpopular foods you like” thread… what so-called normal foods make you recoil in horror? > > Mine: > > 1. mustard. Can’t even stand the smell. > 2. pork. I cannot eat any part of a pig. Ever. > 3. cherries. Nasty, popping sensation in the mouth. Ick. > 4. mushrooms. Grow under dead logs. Need I say more? > 5. tomatoes. Squishy, slimy, and the guts are the consistency of snot … eeewwww. > 6. beans. Pasty. Foul-smelling. I’ll starve first. > 7. white bread (store-bought, at least)… mushy, tasteless, wimpy. > 8. prime rib. If this isn’t the grossest thing I’ve ever seen on a plate… I can’t even watch other people eat it. > \*\* I LOVE prime rib. Oh my-the juiciest cut of beef I’ve ever eaten. Mustard-hated it as a child-until I tasted it. I hated the smell. Now-I adore it. Especially honey mustard! I’m eating raw 'shrooms right now. Tomatoes-fruit of the Gods. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/25 "2002-06-10T00:45:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dijon Warlock \* > \*\*Watermelon. I’ve no idea what it tastes like, but the smell will prevent me from ever trying to find out. Urk. \*\* Tastes better than it smells. Side note: great user name! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/26 "2002-06-10T00:47:54Z")
Oh, what do I hate? Mayonnaise-AND Miracle Whip. They are the Devil’s Semon. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/27 "2002-06-10T01:12:40Z")
> [@](#): > > Does that mean you are the one living person who doesn’t like Rice Krispies Treats #3 checking in how could you not like prime rib?!?! I’m not too fond of octipus. Also tuna in a can - the fish itself is not bad. macaroni salid, (i knon my spelling is worse then usual tonight) ---
**Author:** ![dono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@dono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dono)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/28 "2002-06-10T01:16:13Z")
**SMU, gypsy, Blue Sky, interface, Dijon** : my Dad absolutely hates mayo too. He will gripe for hours if his burger comes with mayo on it, violently scrape it off of the bun … I’ve never understood it. Mayo tastes kinda neutral to me. Guess mayo-hatred is more widespread than I thought. Thanks for helping me get some insight into Pop’s psyche! But **Dijon** - watermelon. Total agreement. Yuk, hate it, ptoo, spit, barf, ptoo. Cantelope. too. Don’t know why I’m so repulsed by it, everyone else seems to love the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/29 "2002-06-10T01:26:19Z")
Ye gods! I like everything listed except for tuna and tripe. I will eat tuna, provided its well disguised by noodles, sauce and vegetables. What I can’t stand: boxed macaroni-and-cheese. Why on earth people choke down the disgusting concoction when _real_ macaroni and cheese is wonderful, I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/30 "2002-06-10T01:53:44Z")
Green beans. As a kid I hated them and my parents forced them down my throat. As an adult I gag if I try to eat them. Smelling them is enough to make me sick. Somehow my Mom finds this funny. I love my Mom and she has been a good parent but THIS IS NOT FUNNY. Slee ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/31 "2002-06-10T02:01:37Z")
Cooked carrots. They make me sick, literally. But I don’t mind them when they’re raw. And papaya. It actually smells like vomit to me, which of course makes it impossible for me to even think about eating it. ---
**Author:** ![VDarlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@VDarlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VDarlin)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/32 "2002-06-10T02:05:30Z")
Coconut Mustard Cole Slaw Butterscotch pudding Red Snapper(too fishy, although I love tuna - go figure) ~V ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/33 "2002-06-10T02:21:18Z")
tuna fish. grossest concoction ever. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/34 "2002-06-10T02:29:14Z")
Cabbage in any form. Celery Broccoli Asparagus Cauliflower Brussel sprouts Walnuts Pears Over ripe bananas. I like mine with lots of green. Any kind of shell fish. I will eat all other types of seafood though. Cheap boxed macaroni and cheese. If the cheese is powdered, I will not eat it on noodles. Love it on popcorn though. ---
**Author:** ![Jeffrey\_Hartnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@Jeffrey\_Hartnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffrey_Hartnett)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/35 "2002-06-10T03:00:40Z")
Clam chowder. Or, for that matter, clams in any form. The smell of low tide = riseing gorge. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/36 "2002-06-10T03:02:52Z")
Coconut and pineapple. Also, butterscotch, which is a tool of the devil. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/37 "2002-06-10T03:04:57Z")
Oh, yeah - I thought of another one: Dr. Pepper! Bleccccchhhhhhhhh!!! Actually tastes like someone squirted a tube of Ben Gay in Coca Cola. ---
**Author:** ![Dagny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dagny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dagny)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/38 "2002-06-10T03:06:29Z")
Big Kahuna Burger, offal is the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in dressing. Tastes better than it sounds. My list: eggs bell peppers cinnamon most fresh fruit, I can eat it dried though blueberries ---
**Author:** ![Dagny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dagny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dagny)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/39 "2002-06-10T03:08:29Z")
How did I forget about buuterscotch and coconut. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142/40 "2002-06-10T04:05:53Z")
Tomatoes, mushrooms, and fish (except for tuna and fish sticks). Also alcoholic beverages. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-foods-that-make-you-retch/113142.md?page=3)