# What Foods Will You Absolutely \*NOT\* Eat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159 "2012-08-30T16:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/1 "2012-08-30T16:37:41Z")
No matter how good anyone says it is, no matter how much cultural pressure I’m under, no matter which 5-Michelin-Star chef cooked it, no matter how fresh or exquisite the ingredients are, I will not eat: 1. Organ meats (liver, sweetbreads, etc.). 2. Anything spicier than Taco Bell™ Medium sauce. 3. Anything that is still wiggling. 4. Freshwater fish. You? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/2 "2012-08-30T16:38:40Z")
Durian. Organ meats. Durian. And durian. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/3 "2012-08-30T16:38:53Z")
I’ll eat anything that is fit for human consumption. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/4 "2012-08-30T16:40:50Z")
balut eggs ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/5 "2012-08-30T16:43:05Z")
Bananas, yo. ---
**Author:** ![Bass\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@Bass\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bass_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/6 "2012-08-30T16:43:50Z")
Chitterlings Goose Thai food ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/7 "2012-08-30T16:46:52Z")
Liver and any other organ meats. Raw meat, sushi, oysters. Red beets. Bananas. Bugs. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/8 "2012-08-30T16:49:09Z")
Sour cream. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/9 "2012-08-30T16:50:05Z")
Miracle Whip ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/10 "2012-08-30T16:51:23Z")
Mushrooms. Pretty much anything else, including everything else thus far named, is just fine. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/11 "2012-08-30T16:53:01Z")
Green Bell Pepper (“Capsacins”). They make me gag and pollute anything that is cooked with them. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/12 "2012-08-30T17:05:28Z")
Okra, and salted licorice. Not sure I’d eat natto, hakarl, surströmming, casu marzu etc, either, but I’d be willing to give them an exploratory nibble. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/13 "2012-08-30T17:21:36Z")
> [@For You](#): > > Green Bell Pepper (“Capsacins”). They make me gag and pollute anything that is cooked with them. Wow. I thought I was the only one. I will try anything once, unless it has bell pepper in it. One slice of bell pepper that falls onto a pizza ruins the whole thing and it is a sure bet that it will end up on my slice. Chitterlings and insect larvae in Vegimite sauce? Sure I’ll try that, does it have bell peppers? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/14 "2012-08-30T17:25:28Z")
I forgot about bananas. I love them, but they always give me stomach problems. Liver Tunafish (I like tuna steaks though) Jello salad Spam Devilled ham Smoked turkey ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/15 "2012-08-30T17:27:55Z")
Anything cabbage-y that’s been cooked. Hated them since I was a child. Brocolli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts need nothing more than a quick blanching to still make me gag. Raw is ok. Bugs. Not fond of squid tentacles either, but don’t mind calamari rings, ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/16 "2012-08-30T17:31:11Z")
Nothing comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/17 "2012-08-30T17:32:26Z")
Balut, Organ Meats, Bugs, Anything still alive ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/18 "2012-08-30T17:34:48Z")
Venison ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/19 "2012-08-30T17:36:03Z")
God help me but I can’t enjoy an olive. I a year and a half working at a french bakery and I ate an olive almost every day (green, black, kalamata, you name it) but I couldn’t bring my palate around to them. They poison anything they’re cooked in. That salty briny flavor just kills me. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/20 "2012-08-30T17:41:23Z")
Eggs Bananas Organ meats Mustard Relish Pickles Raw meat/seafood Any shellfish [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159.md?page=2)