# What do you love that everyone else refuses to eat?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 2, 2001, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510 "2001-03-02T15:49:53Z")
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/1 "2001-03-02T15:49:53Z")
1. Cottage cheese, in its natural state.
2. Tapioca pudding.
3. Rice pudding.
4. (the killer) Black licorice. I love black licorice and I’ll eat it any way I can get it from ya.
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### Author:  [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/2 "2001-03-02T16:02:43Z")
**matt** , I’m with you all the way on the first 3. Made some _homemade_ tapioca about 2 weeks ago and I swear, I could’ve eaten the whole pan. I kept going back for more.
Yum!
[ul]
[li]pickled herring. Either the stuff in wine sauce of the stuff in sour cream. It’s all good - especially on crackers.[/li][li]blue cheese of any type. Love it.[/li][li]sushi and sashimi. Hubby won’t eat it, I love it.[/li][li]Liver, kidneys, heart, tongue. Prepared correctly, it’s delicious.[/li][/ul]
There is very little I won’t eat. Well, except hot dogs, but I’ll even have a good A&W chili dog every now and again.
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### Author:  [@Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soda)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/3 "2001-03-02T16:06:05Z")
A few from [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61715) thread.
1. Oysters. Raw. With just a little bit of lemon juice. Yum.
2. My dad makes a great liver dish. I love it, my dad loves it, mom hates it. With a vengeance.
3. Mushrooms. Chamignons at least.
4. Beets. Why don’t people like beets? Boiled and served with butter and salt, it’s a delicacy.
In my (not so humble) opinion, food is rarely disgusting. If it’s not prepared right, or combined badly, it can suck.
**matt,** is that salty licorice you’re talking about? I didn’t even know you could find that in Canada.
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### Author:  [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/4 "2001-03-02T16:12:04Z")
Everyone loves rice pudding, they often sell out of it at the retaurant near my cottage.
Black licorice is tasty and sold in every depanneur. Salty licorice is disgusting beyond the ability of words to express.
1. Steak and kidney pie – yum.
2. Liver and onions – yum.
3. Diced kidney and onions – yum.
4. PIZZA WITH EXTRA ANCHOVIES – oh my!
5. Caesar salad with ANCHOVIES – the way god intended
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### Author:  [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/5 "2001-03-02T16:15:43Z")
**Dr. Paprika** , are you a brother of mine, separate at birth? I love everything on your list!!
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### Author:  [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/6 "2001-03-02T16:16:38Z")
Tofu. Love it, can’t get enough of it.
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### Author:  [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/7 "2001-03-02T16:23:29Z")
Going off that other thread, there are lots of things that other dopers hate, but I love:
Raw oysters
Mussels
Crabs
Clams
Mayo
Sour cream
Bleu cheese
Mushrooms
Cottage cheese
Tapioca
Rice pudding
Anchovies
Onions, cooked or raw, on just about anything
Raw tomatoes. Fresh-off-the-vine sliced beefsteak tomatoes on toast, with a little mayo and a healthy sprinkle of fresh-cracked black pepper…heaven! I was surprised to see so many people hate raw tomatoes…why? If they are garden-fresh, and perfectly ripe, a raw tomato is wonderful!
(Those horrible dead-of-winter pink tomatoes from the grocery store are bad, but fresh ones are yummy.)
_gotta run back to that other thread and add “black licorice” to my list of foods I won’t eat.
black licorice…shudder…gag…[barfing smilie]_
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### Author:  [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/8 "2001-03-02T16:35:22Z")
Matt,
I am with you 100% on all four.
I will also add:
German/Dutch Double/triple Salted Black Licorice
_This brings up a pet peeve of mine… how can it be called “licorice” if its not black? Shouldn’t it just be called a chewy strawberry flavored snack?_
Horseradish
Blue Cheese…and most other strong cheeses.
I can’t stand **Sauerkraut** (sp?). Even though I have a full German pedigree, and my family threatened to disown me, I think it is the most vile creation known to mankind. Shudder…
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### Author:  [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/9 "2001-03-02T16:44:47Z")
Chorizo. Mmmm, now that is the good stuff. Who cares if it has porcine salivary and lymph glands in it? 😃
I also love vanilla custard puding baby food, which makes some people shudder. I don’t know why.
I love everything off Kinsey’s list, except the tapioca pudding, rice pudding and cottage cheese.
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### Author:  [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/10 "2001-03-02T16:48:37Z")
Fried chicken hearts. MMMmmmmmm.
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### Author:  [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/11 "2001-03-02T16:56:11Z")
Mmmmm – Marshmallow Peanuts!!
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### Author:  [@OrcaChow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OrcaChow)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/12 "2001-03-02T17:11:52Z")
Lima beans! I can’t believe how many people hate lima beans.
Liver and onions.
Velveeta. Granted, it’s been a long time since I’ve had any, but in college I stocked up on it because it was the only food my roommates refused to pilfer.
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### Author:  [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/13 "2001-03-02T17:19:24Z")
Raw potatoes.
Egg in a beer: it’s a Polish thing.
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### Author:  [@eirroc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eirroc)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/14 "2001-03-02T17:25:11Z")
A qaurtered apple, with salt on (on the white bit) Nobody will believe me how nice it is because _nobody will try it!_ you have to try it to believe it 😃
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/15 "2001-03-02T17:26:51Z")
Gentlemen’s Relish (spiced anchovy paste) on hot buttered toast
Lapsang Souchong tea
Scrambled egg sandwiches with ketchup
Sushi (but only if it’s fresh)
Anyone here actually like marmite/vegemite? Urgh…
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### Author:  [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/16 "2001-03-02T17:33:40Z")
Brussels sprouts
Crystallized ginger
Double-salted black licorice
Liver and onions
Liverwurst
Mmm…
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/17 "2001-03-02T17:37:17Z")
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> \*Originally posted by eirroc \*
> \*\*A qaurtered apple, with salt on (on the white bit) Nobody will believe me how nice it is because _nobody will try it!_ you have to try it to believe it 😃 \*\*
I love apple slices with salt. I also sprinkle a bit of salt on grapefruit slices. yummerific!
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### Author:  [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/18 "2001-03-02T17:38:05Z")
Balachan (sp?)
It’s one of those substances that Malaysians don’t explain to tourists to keep from panicking. They call it “cheese.” It’s actually fermented shrimp paste, pressed into a brown square block. Very yummy if cooked with curry.
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### Author:  [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/19 "2001-03-02T17:42:32Z")
Marrow … yum, you haven’t finished your meat until you crack open the bones for the marrow.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-love-that-everyone-else-refuses-to-eat/56510/20 "2001-03-02T17:43:03Z")
MMMMMMM…Salted watermelon.
I’ll eat cake icing with a spoon. Instant sugar high.
My sister-in-law makes vanilla ice cream with creamed corn in it. I love it.
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