# Severe taste aversions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2004, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971 "2004-07-20T08:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/21 "2004-07-20T15:13:30Z")
Bananas for sure - I’m like the others - just the smell makes me physically ill. Lima Beans - it’s a texture and taste thing. If I wanted to eat paste, I’d be back in kindergarten. Refried Beans - ditto. Peas - again, ditto. Many many fruits (except grapefruit - I LUV grapefruit!). ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/22 "2004-07-20T15:15:30Z")
This is funny, because I wrote my newspaper column about my bizarre food aversions last week. There are too many things to list that I absolutely will not eat (seafood is one), that I will limit it to the things that make me gag or throw up: Onions. My dad and I got food poisoning from a batch of onion rings once, and now they make me throw up. Mayonnaise. It can ruin almost everything, and for some reason many people slather it on just about anything. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/23 "2004-07-20T15:23:49Z")
Olives- I once burned myself because my cousin was ‘chasing’ me in the kitchen with an olive and I leaned back against the coffee urn… ouch. I forgave her for it, but I still hate olives. Biting down on one is like taking a big gulp of seawater. cottage cheese- I can eat it when it’s mixed with something (in perogies or lasagna) but not by itself. Memories of snacktime in preschool and being sick afterwards cause me to think twice (It’s one of my earliest memories) grapefruit- unless it’s the grapefruit soda, I can’t stand it. How can anyone eat/drink something that tastes/smells like stomach acid? ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/24 "2004-07-20T15:27:41Z")
Offal. Though it is not the taste but the texture and the thought of it. As far as the taste of it goes…well I love haggis so it’s not the taste. I once was given a mystery sandwich (ok I was told it was ham). I ate the whole thing and proclaimed it yummy. Then I found out it was tongue. Not good. Yep my dislikes are all in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/25 "2004-07-20T15:32:58Z")
Olives and bananas are both on my “do not put this in your mouth” list. Also: Liver. NO FUCKING WAY. The stuff is just disgusting on so many different levels. Runny eggs. Nope. Ain’t gonna eat them. Scrambled - fine. Hard boiled - fine. But if I see any runny egg yolks on my plate I’m puking in your lap. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/26 "2004-07-20T15:42:48Z")
How could I have forgotten to mention liver? This is #1 on my Do Not Eat list. Any organ meats, for that matter. Ew. I’m lucky, though, my wife doesn’t like liver, either. So my chances of ever seeing a plate of it in front of me again are just about nil. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/27 "2004-07-20T15:57:26Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > You’re in Denver (“Dinvah”)? I also do find that a lot of American beers taste like soap. When I’m visiting the U.S. I have to order imported beers. Yep, in Denver, and I’ve had beer in Germany and tasted several microbrews. Something about the hops and barley and whatnot that they use to make it tastes like soap to me. I don’t like whiskey or other liquor made with grains, either. **Jadis** , I, too can smell banana peel immediately if someone’s eating one. I make my boyfriend wrap the peel in a plastic bag if he’s eating one around me so it doesn’t stink up the trash. Damn, that peel smells NASTY! ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/28 "2004-07-20T16:08:23Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > How could I have forgotten to mention liver? This is #1 on my Do Not Eat list. Any organ meats, for that matter. Ew. I’d expand that to any “musky” meats. So for me, that includes all organ meats but also venison and lamb. I could probably just _barely_ eat venison and lamb, but organ meats will – wait! rephrasing to avoid meat+organ+mouth lest my post degenerates for the gutterbrained – … I will not eat liver, kidneys, or any other organ meats. Ew. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/29 "2004-07-20T16:13:41Z")
Under-ripe bananas are very good (while they’re still firm and slightly green on the ends), but over-ripe bananas are VERY BAD. Black olives are okay (in limited amounts, like in a Greek Salad), but green olives are just disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/30 "2004-07-20T16:13:52Z")
Why do Americans say organ meat. Is the word offal unknown? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/31 "2004-07-20T16:17:35Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > So for me, that includes all organ meats but also venison and lamb. I could probably just _barely_ eat venison and lamb… I’d say no to any organ meats, too, (anything like tongue or tripe) but we’re having venison tonight. My husband hunts and we’re having venison cutlets for dinner from a deer he got last fall. I like it. The deer lived near an apple orchard and the meat is almost sweet. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/32 "2004-07-20T16:22:52Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > So for me, that includes all organ meats but also venison and lamb. I could probably just _barely_ eat venison and lamb… I’d say no to any organ meats, too, (anything like tongue or tripe) but we’re having venison tonight. My husband hunts and we’re having venison cutlets for dinner from a deer he got last fall. I like it. The deer lived near an apple orchard and the meat is almost sweet. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/33 "2004-07-20T16:39:11Z")
> [@calm kiwi](#): > > Why do Americans say organ meat. Is the word offal unknown? I’m Canadian, and I called it that because I guess _organ meat_ is the only way I’ve ever heard it described. I know what ‘offal’ means, but it wasn’t what came to mind. Conditioning, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/34 "2004-07-20T16:53:25Z")
> [@calm kiwi](#): > > Why do Americans say organ meat. Is the word offal unknown? I’m in Canada and have never heard “offal” used to describe organ meats. I peeked at Merriam\_Websters online dictionary, and the definition is not very palatable sounding. The second definition is “rubbish.” So perhaps “organ meat” is to put emphasis on “_meat_, yes, edible!” as opposed to “waste or by-product.” That’s just a WAG. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/35 "2004-07-20T17:05:56Z")
Ricotta cheese. Just the thought of putting that icky goo in my mouth makes me shudder. My mom and sister love the stuff - they eat it straight from the tub. Eackkk. Blech. Yuck. ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/36 "2004-07-20T17:55:39Z")
tapioca pudding, vanilla pudding. rice pudding. I don’t like pudding besides chocolate, heh. apple pie…seriously…i don’t even want to see it. or applesauce. I like the fruit but not when it’s cooked or mashed. don’t like melons. any of them. watermelon, canteloupe, honeydew. just all nasty. I can’t eat the skin off chicken either. Even if it’s KFC chicken. Oh and eggs sunny side up. I think those are the kind. Yuck…all that runny yolk and then folks dip toast in it and eat it…forget it…kill me now. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/37 "2004-07-20T17:56:56Z")
Green peppers! I actually gag and wretch when cutting some up. Red peppers I don’t have so much problem with, so I usually substitute those. ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/38 "2004-07-20T17:59:35Z")
Organ meat and the taste of cucumbers both make me gag. Another food that elicits this reaction is watermelon. Ick! ---
**Author:** ![Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phedre_no_Delaunay)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/39 "2004-07-20T18:11:43Z")
I’ll second (third?) raw tomatoes. Blarrrrrgggggghhhhhh! And honeydew melons. How can anyone eat these abominations? Heinz 57 sauce. Ewwww, it tastes exactly like vomit! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971/40 "2004-07-20T18:29:42Z")
Cilantro. Tastes like something died three days ago. Just a little bit in a dish makes it taste really off. I’ve heard that it’s genetic, that most people don’t taste all the components. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-taste-aversions/255971.md?page=3)