# What common foods haven't you eaten? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 9, 2001, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811 "2001-07-09T11:40:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![missdavis102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@missdavis102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missdavis102)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/1 "2001-07-09T11:40:47Z")
You’d think I was raised by hippies considering the things I never ate growing up (or as an adult): [ul]hotdogs balogna any re-processed meat twinkies/ ding dongs/ other sugar pastry lumps lard chitterlings (hey, it’s the south here) any variety of cooked greens pork [/ul] Ah, heck, it’s too early… I’ll wake up a while and list more. What haven’t you eaten that everybody else has? ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/2 "2001-07-09T13:31:24Z")
Never ate a peanut butter and jelly sammich. Just never liked they way it looked. Never ate liverwurst. Never ate clams or oysters. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/3 "2001-07-09T16:13:27Z")
[li]Beetroot[/li][li]Ham and pea soup[/li][li]Broccoli[/li]Steak (I’ve had beef - just not in the steakish form) ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/4 "2001-07-09T16:26:30Z")
I’m a weirdo: Hamburger or cheeseburger Spaghetti-o’s Broccoli Chow mein Cream cheese wantons Anything from White Castle Tacos Velveeta There is so much more, but I can’t think of it. I just recently tried lasagna and spaghetti, and I love them. ---
**Author:** ![Stella\_Fantasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@Stella\_Fantasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stella_Fantasia)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/5 "2001-07-09T16:42:12Z")
I just realized that I have never eaten that bright orange spray-on cheese. Wow! I have made many, may jokes about it, but I’ve never eaten it. I wonder if it’s actually really tasty & I should stop making fun of it. Hmm. I also have never had those peanut-shaped orange marshmallows called “Circus Peanuts”. I am not sure what flavor they are going to be. ---
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/6 "2001-07-09T16:55:27Z")
Stella, they’re _extremely artificial_ banana flavored. I have never had minced meat. ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/7 "2001-07-09T17:59:39Z")
No, Stella! Not the [Circus Peanuts!](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_222b.html) Noooo! Stellllaaaaa!.. ---
**Author:** ![JCThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JCThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/8 "2001-07-09T18:03:38Z")
Just started eating fish. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/9 "2001-07-09T18:09:18Z")
[list=1] [li]Olives[/li][li]Pumpkin Pie[/li][li]Opal ;)[/li][li]Apple Pie[/li][/list=1] ---
**Author:** ![heembo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@heembo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heembo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/10 "2001-07-09T18:11:27Z")
Jelly Fish Salad. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/11 "2001-07-09T18:15:48Z")
Circus peanuts Olives Spam Pumpkin pie Chicken-fried steak Fried onion Tofu ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/12 "2001-07-09T18:21:00Z")
Well, as you might have guessed, non-kosher cuisine is out for me. As for kosher stuff I haven’t eaten (or wont eat): Olives Quiche Kishke Tomatos (or tomato soup) Peaches Plums Nectarines Tangerines Non-green grapes Tongue Hard liquor There’s probably more that I just can’t think of right now. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/13 "2001-07-09T18:32:35Z")
Not actually a food, but I have never had coffee of any variety. Never even been tempted. The smell is too nasty to even consider it. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2001, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/14 "2001-07-09T19:05:57Z")
I have never eaten a corn dog in my entire life, and have no real desire to try one. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/15 "2001-07-10T01:43:29Z")
I live in New England, just slightly inland of the coast, and I have never eaten lobster. Call me crazy, but I don’t like the idea of cooking something alive unless it’s a one-celled organism. ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/16 "2001-07-10T01:53:58Z")
Mutton/lamb. I have eaten most other types of meat from the common animals. I am fat and not a picky eater. Never had squid, shark scrapple suchi(sp) Damn, I have eaten so much, and will if given the chance sample all sorts of food stuffs. Never had chilled monkey brains. ---
**Author:** ![Kittie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kittie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kittie)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/17 "2001-07-10T04:26:53Z")
I think I’m the only American who has never tried brussel sprouts or lima beans…maybe I’m missing out ☹ ~Kittie ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/18 "2001-07-10T04:50:22Z")
potted meat. blood sausage. lutefisk. wild game (excluding vension and elk meat). sh\*t on a shingle or any form of creamed meat. chicken a`la king or even turkey a`la king. (mom preferred making sandwiches and carcass soup over getting too creative with Thanksgiving leftovers) brains or kidneys. sweetbreads. schmaltz (solidified chicken or goose fat, spread like butter on bread, among other things). rutabegas. collard greens. ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/19 "2001-07-10T05:57:56Z")
Just today I tried something that I have heard so much about and have been dying to try. Of course I refer to Marmite. I saw a jar in the store today and I just had to buy it. Oh man was it ever good though. Especially on a piece of bread with a clove of garlic. Of course this means no will be speaking to me ever again… ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811/20 "2001-07-10T10:41:08Z")
I never had any color of Kool-Aid. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-foods-havent-you-eaten/71811.md?page=2)