# 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:** 2
**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 30, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/21 "2012-08-30T17:47:42Z")
Ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/22 "2012-08-30T17:48:00Z")
Offal of any kind, with the exception of Jewish food. You can do delicious things with chicken liver. Blood-anything Squid/Octopus Black licorice Other than that, I’ll eat just about anything. I might not **like** it, but I can eat it if I have to. The above are the dishes I would “walk out of my boss’s dinner party and risk getting fired” rather than eat. ---
**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 30, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/23 "2012-08-30T17:51:25Z")
Organ meat Olives Canned tuna or salmon Ketchup and mayonnaise ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/24 "2012-08-30T18:01:47Z")
I’m guessing I’d say no to some of the more exotic things that people have mentioned, but the odds of having an opportunity to say no are slim, so I’m not going to spend much time pondering yes or no. I can stomach, but usually avoid, \*\*Miracle Whip \*\*and **mustard**. I don’t like okra by itself. And I have to assume that anything labeled **spicy** is too hot for me to handle. Also **cilantro** usually tastes like rotten meat, although as I’ve gotten older the effect has been milder. So if there’s only a little, it’s not as big a deal. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/25 "2012-08-30T18:02:01Z")
Meat. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@purple\_cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_cow)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/26 "2012-08-30T18:05:07Z")
Cauliflower. Looks like bleached brains, tastes like evil. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/27 "2012-08-30T18:07:01Z")
Organ meats. Any kind of mushroom. Reptiles or amphibians. Bugs. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/28 "2012-08-30T18:08:10Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’ll eat anything that is fit for human consumption. Pretty much. However, I might draw the line at the live seafood stuff (well, except for oysters and things of that nature) in the other thread. Balut I would try at least once. I grew up on organ meats and blood sausages, so none of that kind of stuff is a big deal for me. I’m not a fan of all organ meats (like, I’m not really one for kidney), but liver is awesome and blood sausage can be fantastic. I suppose it helps that I grew up eating Polish _kiszka_ and loving it before knowing exactly what it was. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/29 "2012-08-30T18:08:47Z")
The list is way too long. But a lot of things others have said would be on it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/30 "2012-08-30T18:13:04Z")
Many things that I have not tried. Of the things I have tried: Any melon, including watermelon Unseasoned cucumbers - they must be pickled or heavily seasoned for me to eat ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/31 "2012-08-30T18:13:16Z")
Liver and other assorted organ meats Cole slaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, chicken salad, or any other “salad” with mayonnaise ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/32 "2012-08-30T18:15:42Z")
I think I’d try anything served to me in a fine dining tasting menu situation. Other than that unlikely scenario I will not eat okra on it’s own. Cooked in a gumbo or other concoction is fine, but never just okra, fried or otherwise. No thanks. I do try hard to avoid anything that’s hot just for the sake of being hot. (Insanity peppers, and the like). ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/33 "2012-08-30T18:16:45Z")
Oatmeal…as in the hot cereal. I love oatmeal cookies, but hot cereal, any kind of hot cereal, is to barf. There is no good reason why, since I love savory things of similar texture, but there is just.something.about.oatmeal. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/34 "2012-08-30T18:17:21Z")
Raw fish. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/35 "2012-08-30T18:21:10Z")
Raw oysters. That’s pretty much it for now, as far as ‘things that are generally consumed in a western diet.’ I’m sure there are things in third world countries and other cultures that are crazy bizarre that would make me not want to eat them, but as far as things that are generally available in the US, that’s about it. I really, really dislike olives (by themselves), but I love olive oil and I don’t go crazy if I get a bit of olive from my wife’s side of the pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/36 "2012-08-30T18:28:51Z")
Coconut Cole slaw (the vegetable components are fine. The slaw itself, no) Green bell peppers (I love other colors, but I hate the green ones) Cilantro. Icky stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Bambro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/37 "2012-08-30T18:30:53Z")
nvm ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/38 "2012-08-30T18:31:45Z")
Sushi. I’m with Terry Bradshaw… sushi is bait. ---
**Author:** ![Bambro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/39 "2012-08-30T18:36:28Z")
tomatoes mushrooms broccoli asparagus spinach collards brussell sprouts corn green beans carrots peas really anything that is not meat, cheese or potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/40 "2012-08-30T18:37:36Z")
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