# What common food items have you never had? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749 "2016-08-04T16:37:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/1 "2016-08-04T16:37:04Z")
I have never eaten Spam. Or a Twinkie. Or a fish taco. My mother claimed to never having eaten an Oreo. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/2 "2016-08-04T17:18:06Z")
I have never had ramen noodles, or eaten at Taco Bell. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/3 "2016-08-04T17:26:31Z")
I have never had a Big Mac, despite having worked at McDonald’s for years. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/4 "2016-08-04T17:27:12Z")
I’ve never had eggs cooked any other way than scrambled or omelet style Tuna fish Any of the mayo based salads, such as coleslaw or potato salad Stuffing ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/5 "2016-08-04T17:29:07Z")
Sushi Brussels sprouts ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/6 "2016-08-04T19:14:56Z")
You guys are missing out. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/7 "2016-08-04T19:27:34Z")
Big Mac is about the only thing I can think of. Mom found it too high in calories for us as kids and as an adult I think “what if I don’t like it? Then my dinner is ruined.” I think I’ve had every other common food. I’m a middle-class Ohioan - common foods are our thang. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/8 "2016-08-04T19:28:24Z")
Never had liver, but maybe it’s not that common. There are a lot of common foods I don’t eat, but not any I can think of that I’ve _never_ had. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/9 "2016-08-04T19:28:34Z")
I never had a Big Mac either . ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/10 "2016-08-04T19:36:24Z")
Raw oysters. Nor do I have any desire to. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/11 "2016-08-04T20:05:34Z")
I’ve never eaten eggplant. Never eaten crab/lobster/oysters or really much of any shellfish. My dad has a fatal allergy to shellfish, so we simply never had it in the house when I was a kid and I’ve never developed a taste for it as an adult - I find the smell very off-putting. I am told, however, that I make an amazing clam chowder. I have to take people’s word for it. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/12 "2016-08-04T20:07:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Raw oysters. Nor do I have any desire to. That’s about where I’m at. I’ve never eaten raw oysters. Or snails or frog legs. It’s got to be fairly exotic for me not to at least give it a try. I can’t think of any common food or drink I haven’t at least tried at some point. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/13 "2016-08-04T20:09:53Z")
Crawfish. DH loves them. I think they look too much like bugs. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/14 "2016-08-04T20:27:08Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Crawfish. DH loves them. I think they look too much like bugs. I’ve eaten actual bugs. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/15 "2016-08-04T20:34:58Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Raw oysters. Nor do I have any desire to. They’re okay. Nothing special either way. > [@panache45](#): > > I’ve eaten actual bugs. I was at a Bug Fair the other weekend, and they had a booth offering tastes of grasshoppers and meal-worms. I’m ashamed to say, I chickened out. I didn’t have Okra until quite late in life. Quite liked it! I’ve never had mutton, nor tinned beef. These are on my bucket list. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/16 "2016-08-04T20:38:06Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Never had liver, but maybe it’s not that common. I wish I could say the same. ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/17 "2016-08-04T20:40:41Z")
I’ve never eaten Nutella or hummus. I probably would like them, but opportunity has never presented itself. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/18 "2016-08-04T20:41:07Z")
Spam. A Big Mac. Until this winter I’d never had tuna noodle casserole. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/19 "2016-08-04T20:48:28Z")
Breakfast cereals. I never had any of them. I never liked the idea of pouring milk over something and eating it. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749/20 "2016-08-04T21:08:56Z")
Big Mac. They have that yellow goop they call cheese on them. The McRib is disgusting on the face of it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749.md?page=2)