# Typical foods that people eat that you never have tried

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-foods-that-people-eat-that-you-never-have-tried/489714 "2009-03-17T02:53:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-foods-that-people-eat-that-you-never-have-tried/489714/61 "2009-03-18T13:14:42Z")

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I’ve never had a corndog. Or any variety of Hamburger Helper. I’m 47 and had my first (and last) sno-cone about 5 years ago. I’ve never had coffee, sushi, or lobster. I’ve probably had liver, but if so, I can’t remember it. It’s not “never”, but in the last 38 years I haven’t eaten an egg that wasn’t disguised in brownies or other baked goods. Boiled, fried, poached, scrambled or in a quiche - no way.

StG

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**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-foods-that-people-eat-that-you-never-have-tried/489714/62 "2009-03-18T13:55:18Z")

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Never had a Big Mac. Never will.

Raw oysters - nope. Fried, sure; steamed, sure. Raw - no way.

I’ve lived my whole life until last year in the Southern United States but I’ve never had chitterlings. (That’s “chitlins,” y’all). I have no plans to ever try them either.

And although I’ve lived in Budapest for almost a year now, I’ve not had the gulyás yet. (That’s “goulash,” y’all.) But it is not outside the realm of possibility, as are the above-mentioned items.

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**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-foods-that-people-eat-that-you-never-have-tried/489714/63 "2009-03-18T14:13:28Z")

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oh! oh! Twinkies! I knew there was something else. Never touched one. They look so gross, like sponges.

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**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/typical-foods-that-people-eat-that-you-never-have-tried/489714/64 "2009-03-18T15:50:43Z")

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I really, really wish you all would stop mentioning Big Macs! Now I’m seriously CRAVING one! 😛

Add sushi to my list too. Don’t ever intend to try it either.

There’s a bunch of other stuff, but it’s not like typical food - it’s stuff like rutebegas and squash and stuff.

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