# Things you don't eat/drink because of it's taste/smell. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430 "2008-11-06T09:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/21 "2008-11-06T16:23:25Z")
Mustard. Can’t stand the stuff. Blech, barf, yuck! If I was Superman, mustard would be kryptonite. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/22 "2008-11-06T16:28:25Z")
Boiled eggs. The sulphur smell combined with the oogey, slimy texture on the outside and the weird creamy texture of the yolk has always made me gag a little. Buttermilk. It smells like feet. I’ve never actually tasted it because of the smell. But those are the only things I don’t like due to smell or taste. All my other aversions are strictly related to texture. Pate, ricotta, chopped liver and a few others - the textures always trigger my gag reflex. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@Mike\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Fun)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/23 "2008-11-06T16:30:07Z")
Durian. The worst thing (that’s actually food) that I’ve ever tasted. The belgian brewery Chimay also makes a cheese with a powerfully awful smell. I was at a party and it hit me from across the room. It smelled like naughty bits that went unwashed for years. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/24 "2008-11-06T16:31:33Z")
Since I love organ meats, I always wanted to try kidneys. I once found some beautiful little lamb kidneys, and I sauteed up a panful of them. They looked very appealing, but they smelled just like piss (naturally enough). I was revolted and decided to feed them to the dogs instead. I chopped them up and was parceling them out, but they still looked so appetizing, I tried a little nibble. They tasted really good! However, I still can’t get past that smell so I don’t buy them. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/25 "2008-11-06T16:31:55Z")
Funny, I love every food listed in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/26 "2008-11-06T16:36:45Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > But tuna’s already been mentioned. He means tacos. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/27 "2008-11-06T16:37:48Z")
1. Coconut 2. Coffee 3. Beer Can’t stand the taste of any of these. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/28 "2008-11-06T16:54:38Z")
Licorice Blueberries Bananas Coffee Raw Celery ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/29 "2008-11-06T17:10:01Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > Boiled eggs. The sulphur smell combined with the oogey, slimy texture on the outside and the weird creamy texture of the yolk has always made me gag a little. Sounds like you’ve tried them undercooked. If they’re “creamy” or “slimy”, I wouldn’t eat them either. The sulfur is luck of the draw; some eggs are much more sulfury than others, I don’t know why. > [@overlyverbose](#): > > Buttermilk. It smells like feet. I’ve never actually tasted it because of the smell. I dispise the deliberately soured stuff sold as buttermilk in stores; but oddly enough, I think the fresh liquid left over when I’ve made butter from cream is deliciousness itself. I’ve often wished you could buy it. The first time I ever made powdered milk, I took one sniff and threw it away. Eventually I discovered that it always smells that way, but thankfully tastes ok. I adore the smell of ground coffee, but I’ve never drunk coffee in my life, and have no desire to. Might be due to the time when I was four, and the babysitter accidently gave me coffee instead of chocolate milk. All canned vegetables are bad, bad, bad. I was pleasently surprised to discover that frozen vegetables are humanly edible. If you spring for the pricey “albacore” variety of tuna, it’s got a much milder odor and flavor than regular canned tuna. But if you simply don’t like tuna at all that’s not going to help. The one thing I most consistantly hate is anything, such as mayonaise, that’s egg mixed with vinegar. Egg-with-vinegar makes me nauseous. ---
**Author:** ![Redfrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Redfrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redfrost)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/30 "2008-11-06T17:15:51Z")
Peppers. Green, Red, Yellow, doesn’t matter. All bell peppers make me sick. The taste and the smell make me want to puke. Onions have a similar effect. I can eat red onions, i even like onion rings, but the white (Spanish?) onions make me vomit. Ironically, if you combine peppers, onions, and tomatoes (which I’m not fond of but can eat) into salsa, I like it. Weird, huh? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/31 "2008-11-06T17:16:59Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > To me, canteloupe smells exactly like garbage. But that’s not the reason I don’t eat it. I don’t eat it because I don’t like the taste. I eat other things that smell like garbage, like wonderful stinky cheeses, because I like the taste. I hate canteloupe! More than anything on earth(except for the comic strip FBOFW). My XGF would bring some home if we had a fight. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/32 "2008-11-06T17:33:03Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Liver and Onions. Hated 'em as a kid and gave 'em a try as an adult…no way! > > Limburgher Cheese. Tried if for the first time a couple of months ago. Tastes and smells like stinky feet! How do you know what stinky feet _taste_ like? :dubious: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Viridiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Viridiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viridiana)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/33 "2008-11-06T17:51:49Z")
Coffee smells good, but tastes bad to me unless you fill it with enough sugar and crap that it hardly tastes like itself, so I don’t bother. I also hate the taste of alcohol, so I generally avoid it except for the odd superpansy cocktail. Anything that tastes or smells like organs makes my gut wrench. I also hate the smell of Ranch and Bleu Cheese, so even though they taste okay I avoid them too. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/34 "2008-11-06T17:53:27Z")
Raw shrimp or salmon. Yuck! I’m really not into seafood unless it’s deep fried. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/35 "2008-11-06T18:02:51Z")
cooked cabbage. One of the worst cooking smells there is. There are many things I won’t eat, but that one is at the top of the list. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/36 "2008-11-06T18:04:47Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > There is an obvious answer. Risotto? ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/37 "2008-11-06T18:16:06Z")
I’m infamous for my loathing for all forms of chicken. The meat tastes disgusting to me, though the skin can be tastey when properly seasoned. I kind of dislike duck as well, for a similar but not as foul (pun intended) flavor. Plus, sort of slimy. (I always get questioned about why I like turkey, and I don’t understand why they ask. The two taste nothing alike.) (Also, I do mean every form. Including your grandmother’s special recipe or with that fantastic barbeque sauce you found.) I also don’t care much for the taste of peppers or rice, though neither are strongly enough flavored for me to avoid in otherwise heavily spiced dishes. Cooked peppers I avoid for texture reasons. Most of my other avoids are for texture reasons, especially slimy or dense-squishy foods like mushrooms or cooked squash. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/38 "2008-11-06T18:24:28Z")
> [@Mike\_Fun](#): > > Durian. The worst thing (that’s actually food) that I’ve ever tasted. Yes, durian. Evil fruit. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/39 "2008-11-06T18:25:29Z")
Lobster. Gah I hate the smell of that stuff something fierce. And apparently it was cheap when I was a kid because we had it a lot. The clicking noise they make is also insanely creepy in an otherwise quiet house. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430/40 "2008-11-06T18:59:23Z")
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