# Things you like to eat/drink that others can't stand **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 17, 2002, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215 "2002-04-17T21:12:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/61 "2002-04-19T08:26:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\*_Plain, dry, uncooked_ ramen noodles. > > Yup. I break 'em up into smaller chunks, sprinkle the li’l seasoning packet on 'em like salt and pepper, and just go to town. > > Yeah, they’re dry, but I like em crunchy. > > Tripler > And the bag makes a convenient container from whence to dine. \*\* Preach it, baby. Noodles straight from the packet is a staple for the ultra-lazy. (Although since they are sold already deep-fried, strictly they’re not uncooked.) Good for hiking too - no need to boil water and less rubbish to carry in your bag. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/62 "2002-04-19T10:11:30Z")
Most of the friends I have up here don’t like **iced tea**! I love the stuff…it played in integral part in getting me to give up my Soda addiction. I really like olive loaf. None of my roommates do. Other than that–anything spicy is pretty much also applicable. I grew up eating mexican foods with lots of peppers and stuff, and I think both of my roommates grew up eating oatmeal and mashed potatoes. I miss mexican food. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/63 "2002-04-19T13:21:43Z")
**Widmer’s Lake Niagara Wine** I discovered this while living in uopstate NY and got addicted. Widmer’s has a huge winery in Naples, N.Y., on the Finger Lakes. They use the native American Labrusca grapes (as opposed to the European Vinifera grapes used by, say, Bully hill wineries, and all California wineries). The grapes have a heavy characteristic taste called “foxiness” (it’s what gives Welch’s Concord Grape Jam and Jelly their taste) that true wine aficionados _hate_, but which is inseparable from native American grapes like Concord, Catawba, Delaware, etc. I love the taste. It’s not “sweet” (like Mogen David, or Manischewitz), but it is “fruity”. Definitely an acquired taste. My wife **Pepper Mill** thinks I’m nuts to like this. But I pick some up when I’m in a wine store on NJ or NY, or if I find the rare wine shop in MA that’s got it. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/64 "2002-04-19T13:40:32Z")
Okay, does ANYONE like sea urchin sushi? My girlfriend and I ordered it once, and I swear it’s the nastiest thing I’ve ever put in my mouth. A brilliant orange slab of mucus, it looks and tastes as if Bugs Bunny hawked up a loogie and put it on a bed of rice. I’ve never been so afraid that I was going to vomit on my dinner plate. It’s called Uni, I think. Do any of you like it? If so, for the sweet love of Mary, why? Daniel ---
**Author:** ![tramp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/65 "2002-04-19T15:23:28Z")
I like to lick, yes lick, the Cool Ranch Doritos. I don’t liketo eat them, just lick the ranchy goodness off of them and then throw them away. My boyfriend thinks it is nasty so I can only do it when I am home alone. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/66 "2002-04-19T15:40:23Z")
Besides my affinity for plain mayo sandwiches, I love the skin from the Thanksgiving turkey. I like to pull all the skin off when it’s hot from the oven. I hate the actual meat but ohh the skin, yummm. I know it’s full of fat but hell it’s only once a year. 🙂 🙂 Honey ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/67 "2002-04-19T15:53:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Honey \* > **Besides my affinity for plain mayo sandwiches, I love the skin from the Thanksgiving turkey. I like to pull all the skin off when it’s hot from the oven. I hate the actual meat but ohh the skin, yummm.** I do the same thing with the skin. Nummers! Also, with the leftover turkey, I make sandwiches that include Emmenthal cheese, leftover stuffing, cranberry sauce, and a ton of Miracle Whip. Speaking of Miracle Whip, when I was little, I used to make cucumber sandwiches on plain white bread with a buttload of Miracle Whip. I think it was just an excuse to eat the Miracle Whip. I also used to butter bread, sprinkle sugar on it, and broil it until it caramelized, then cut it into little fingers. Now, I’m more into condiments. I adore Fruity HP Sauce, and put it on everything: steaks, potatoes… I even stir it into tomato-based soups (like Campbell’s Chunky Chicken Cacciatore) to wake up the flavour. Then I add a whole bunch of parmesan. When I order chicken wings, I always get honey BBQ, and order extra blue cheese dip. I know the dip is for the veggies, but I dip the wings in, even though they’re sweet and tangy. Anyway, I only do this when alone. I put ketchup on fast-food chicken sandwiches even though there’s already mayo. I also put extra ketchup on just about any kind of burger, including a Big Mac (in spite of the special sauce). I love poutine - the national dish of Quebec. Fries, cheese curds, and gravy. Great for absorbing alcohol after a night of boozing. I love Thousand Island dressing. I put macaroni or potato salad on regular green salads, dump on croutons, and a ton of TI dressing. OK, now I’ve disgusted myself… :eek: - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/68 "2002-04-19T16:10:32Z")
Grahm crackers covered in creamy peanut butter with a kraft single on top! (YUM) I lived off that for 2 months in college Rice and Ketchup (I did this also in college… because they served plain white rice with everything…) Brocili (spelling!?) with BBQ sause… Baked potatoe skin with BBQ sause Salmon Loaf!!! 🙂 MmMMMMMM You use it for left over salmon… (Used to live in alaska… Fresh King or Silver was cheaper than beef at times) Crumble the fish, add a dash of bread crumbs, an egg and celery… cover it in white sause… YUM My garlic bread 🙂 (more garlic than butter in the garlic butter… its too strong for most people to eat!) ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/69 "2002-04-19T16:47:29Z")
uni. uni. uni. uni. theres a joint here in town called ‘sushi zone.’ impeccable, top-notch, really exciting sushi, prepared by master chef peter. twice now ive had the rare privilege to order _live_ uni, not that out of the box stuff. harvested in monterey that morning, pried open by chef peter that evening. perhaps the most exquisite thing ive ever put in my mouth. there are no words. cant eat the out of the box stuff any more. uni. uni. uni. uni. ooooooooooooonnnnnniii… ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/70 "2002-04-19T16:56:41Z")
I love… anchovies black licorice garlic onions sardines game meat (venison, quail, etc.) I can’t stand… tomatoes mushrooms red licorice ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/71 "2002-04-19T17:15:58Z")
**Foods I loathe** Tomatoes - I can choke them down cooked but raw? :gags: Any animal milk - I was given goats milk as a small child and it ruined milk for me. I use soy milk on cereal but I never drink milk ever. **Foods I love** Asaparagus Lima Beans All seafood. Oysters, clams, calamari, octopus… My favorite breakfast is oatmeal and string cheese. Not mixed together but eaten at the same meal. Carbs and calcium at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/72 "2002-04-19T18:38:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by essvee \* > \*\*twice now ive had the rare privilege to order _live_ uni, not that out of the box stuff. harvested in monterey that morning, pried open by chef peter that evening. > > perhaps the most exquisite thing ive ever put in my mouth. there are no words. cant eat the out of the box stuff any more. > \*\* See, that implies that at some point you COULD eat the stuff out of the box. Didn’t you want to say, “Nyehhh…gesundheit, doc!” every time you saw it? Didn’t you feel like you were eating someone else’s phlegm? Is it the flavor that appeals? The texture? How in heaven is it ever something that seems like food (assuming you aren’t a sea otter)? I’ve been wondering this for over a year. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![meezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@meezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meezer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/73 "2002-04-19T19:18:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NDP \* > \*\*I know a lot of people think it’s presence on pizza is unnatural and evil, but I like pineapple on pizza (or in a calzone) with Canadian bacon or pepperoni. > > BTW Bernse, ever try[this?](http://www.bad-candy.com/doublezout/) \*\* I, too, love pineapple on pizza. What I don’t understand is that most people think I am weird for having to drink milk with my pizza. If I don’t have milk, I don’t want the pizza. ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/74 "2002-04-19T19:26:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by meezer \* > \*\*I, too, love pineapple on pizza. \*\* Aaaahhh! Yes! Pineapple on pizza! I like my pizza with pineapple, bacon (not ham), green peppers, onions, and extra cheese. A taste sensation. 😃 - s.e. ---
**Author:** ![jessiecarol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@jessiecarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessiecarol)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/75 "2002-04-19T19:44:59Z")
Nobody named souse. I bet nobody likes souse. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Crunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chief\_Crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Crunch)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/76 "2002-04-19T21:28:28Z")
I love sardines in mustard sauce. I don’t put them on toast, just salt and pepper them, then eat straight out of the can. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/77 "2002-04-19T22:14:34Z")
yeah, daniel, i did like it out of the box. it didnt taste so great a few times; im guessing that it wasnt that fresh; but when it was good, it was very good: briny, soft and semi-liquid, intensely and purely flavored. a great taste experience. but then again, i eat everything, just about. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/78 "2002-04-19T23:39:12Z")
My favorite food is still toad-in-the-hole. The problem is, I live in the United States. On the other hand, it can be fun seeing people’s reactions to that.🙂 I also at a lot of Spam as a teenager and still like it, as well as hot dogs. (Yes, I do eat things other than pork). I’m someone else who doesn’t like tomatoes, though. I’ve finally let a bottle of ketchup invade my apartment because tomorrow I’ll be making shrimp cocktail for a (very good friend), but it won’t be sticking around long. CJ ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/79 "2002-04-20T00:24:46Z")
I like to drink tonic water–all by itself. I also like cold brussels sprouts. But I absolutely hate papaya. The smell alone makes me sick. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215/80 "2002-04-20T00:39:23Z")
Take leftover rice, add one raw egg and a dribble of soya. Mix well. Yummmm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-like-to-eat-drink-that-others-cant-stand/104215.md?page=5)