Tire marks.
Water from pasta. I am talking about be sure to drain your pasta. I have a story to back up my claim…
When I was in college one of my roommates and myself used to eat plenty of mac n cheese. The usual kind, Kraft, store brand, whatever, with the orange powder and the small elbow macaroni. Well I had another roommate from Singapore who apparently had never had mac n cheese and took it upon himself to make some. We ddin’t really think twice about it until he walked into the living room with what could best be described as some sort of orange pasta soup that looked less than appetizing. We quizzed as to what had happened and he wasn’t sure. But after a few other simple inquiries we learned that he had not drained the pasta, he had simply added the powderin to the pot with the wated and the macaroni.
So make sure you remove the water from the pasta.
I did that once.
Bwhaaa… hilarious! I can’t imagine how awful that must have been when he test tasted it… and then he brought you some!
GrizzRich’s France story reminded me of my Sweden story. I ordered my favorite kind of pizza: mushroom and olive. When we got it home I discovered that they made it with sliced mushrooms, good. But whole black olives with the pits still in. Did not make for an easy eating experience. So my answer is: pits of any kind should be removed from food before serving.
… no, I don’t know it… are you sure it’s cured stuffed into something, and not the actual leather? Jambon de Biarritz is cured with the skin and all, same as Spanish jamón and Italian prosciutto. The skin should be cut off before you slice the ham but I’ve seen more than one person who had to be reminded.
The lemon seeds from fresh lemonade. Or iced tea. Not fun to swallow but if your’re at home fun to spit at the cat!
About a year ago my daughter, then four, emerged from the pantry clutching a large bag of ballpark peanuts and asked me to open them for her. Frankly, I was kinda thrilled to see she had a taste for them because I plan on taking her to quite a few ball games. I turned back to what I was doing but ten seconds later felt her tugging at my pants leg. I looked down and she had the funniest quizzical look on her face and handed me the rest of the peanut shell, minus it’s gnawed off top.
Amen. I have given up ordering Greek salads in restaurants, much as I love the things, because there seems to be some sort of rule that kalamata olives are Not To Be Pitted. It’s impossible, then, to eat the olive with the rest of the salad: you basically have to eat it on its own, separate from anything else, so you can pit it with your teeth. And they’re salty enough that they’re not good without other material to balance out the flavor. And then there’s the process of conveying the pit with your fork back to your plate, which might be easy for Miss Manners, but I’m a klutz and half the time I drop it, and then I get filled with shame, and I know everyone is staring at me and WHY WON’T THEY STOP STARING AT ME and then I run out from the restaurant screaming in terror and THEIR EYES FOLLOW ME AND THEY SEE ALL MY HIDDEN SHAME AND NO MOMMY DON’T HIT ME I’M SORRY I DIDN’T FOLD MY NAPKIN RIGHT NO PLEASE MOMMY NO PLEASE NOT THE STOVE I’M SORRY MOMMY
So basically I just find it really awkward to try to eat olives that haven’t been pitted.
Cinammon bark probably. http://www.foodsnherbs.com/cinnamon_bark.JPG
Most of the items mentioned that are edible should be in the food, it ensures that you look at what you are eating. Whole dried chillis, cardomom pods, bay leaves etc. Also some of these can be enjoyed if eaten, though the flavour is extreme.
But please do shell prawns before serving them, especially if served deep fried in batter.
I think it’s chicken kidneys, but I’m not sure. When you’re cleaning out a chicken, it’s in those recesses on either side of the spine, near the thigh. That reddish coagulated stuff. It seems like it might be kidneys, and I don’t want any part of it.
I refuse to buy fish that hasn’t been scaled. It’s so easy for them to scale it when it’s whole (they just have to hold the tail), and much more difficult when it’s been cut up.
And then there are certain types of fish that are served with their heads. I hate eating anything that’s trying to make eye contact with me.
For Liquescent Comestible Phobics: The LCP support group.
“Now, wretched bottom-feeder, we will discuss your troop movements!” 
Perhaps a cinnamon stick?
Cinnamon Stick , man, I loved that show!
What?
Hmmm… you should definitely chew that cheese properly.
You can add the galanga to that list. Powdered galanga doesn’t have as much flavor, but the fresh stuff is more or less like wood. Slice it thinly, but in large pieces, so you can take it out after the soup (or curry) simmers for a while.
Are you kidding? My brother and I used to fight over who got that “prize”! And the maraschino cherries in the fruit cocktail. 
Once my mom bit into a cookie and it didn’t have the right consistency. She went into the kitchen to discreetly look and found a Bandaid. :eek:
But as far as regular food items, take out the ginger pieces.