# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/41 "2012-08-30T18:37:41Z")
Pork jelly. ---
**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, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/42 "2012-08-30T18:40:24Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Liver and other assorted organ meats > Cole slaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, chicken salad, or any other “salad” with mayonnaise :smack: D’oh! Yeah, those. Except I do like cole slaw. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/43 "2012-08-30T18:44:43Z")
Liver of any kind. Gizzards, hearts are OK. Any kind of peppers. Don’t tell me it’s not hot; I don’t care. In fact, pepper seeds are OK, but not the fleshy part. Tastes nasty and gives me massive indigestion. Even tiny bits chopped up and included in other stuff like soup or meatloaf. ---
**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, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/44 "2012-08-30T18:50:22Z")
I generally abstain from cake. Not that I necessarily dislike cake, it’s more that upwards of 99% of all cake sucks. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/45 "2012-08-30T18:54:35Z")
Balut Sloppy Joes That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/46 "2012-08-30T18:59:29Z")
Minty foods, unless the mint flavor is very subtle it makes me retch and feel sick in my stomach. This also extends to ice creams and candy other than actual mints. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/47 "2012-08-30T19:04:14Z")
There is nothing I won’t eat. Especially if it is something I have not tried before, I want to have some. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/48 "2012-08-30T19:18:12Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The above are the dishes I would “walk out of my boss’s dinner party and risk getting fired” rather than eat. That’s good measuring stick. I would risk my job over: Organ meat of any kind (don’t tell me giblets or fried chicken livers are great; do you know what those organs do?) :eek: Insects or bugs, alive or dead. Snake Anything with tentacles Balut (I had to look this up and am VERY sorry I did. It’s just wrong on so many levels.) ☹ On the list of wouldn’t-risk-my-job-but-work-hard-to-avoid: Miracle Whip Habernero chiles and their most of their kin Garlic ice cream ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/49 "2012-08-30T19:34:42Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > 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. Salted licorice and natto are on my list of things I have tried which I WILL NOT EAT. Someday I’d like to see and consider trying hakarl, surströmming, and casu marzu. Another thing on my NEVER EAT list is mackerel. I’ve tried it many different ways and just cannot stomach it. Which is weird to me because there are other oily fishes I do like, including herring, sardines and smelt. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/50 "2012-08-30T19:41:22Z")
In general, there are plenty of things I’d never go out of my way to eat, most seafood and organ meats, for example. But, if I were presented with them at a very nice restaurant or prepared by a great cook, or I’m traveling and that’s the local food, then I’ll at least try it. But I absolutely will never, under any circumstances, eat brains of any kind. The idea squiks me out more than anything else (with the possible exception of eating eyeballs,) and on top of that it’s not safe, what with things like mad cow, CJD, etc… Sure, there’s no mad pig disease _now_, but how do you know there won’t be later? ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/51 "2012-08-30T19:51:23Z")
liver tomatoes I love all kinds of seafood. Anything that comes out of the water–it’s all good. Except oysters. Ugh. Horrible. I think that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/52 "2012-08-30T19:59:22Z")
I’d say Jello, except I don’t consider it a food. Nothing that looks like that, moves like that, and has that texture could possibly be considered edible. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/53 "2012-08-30T20:04:30Z")
[del]fart blossoms[/del]Brussels Sprouts Miracle Whip Raw Oysters Lobster (weird taste/texture combo to me) Sea Urchin (see lobster) Veal (Just Ick!) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/54 "2012-08-30T20:06:32Z")
Meat. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/55 "2012-08-30T20:29:43Z")
You people make me sad… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/56 "2012-08-30T20:30:14Z")
Any meat or seafood that is raw. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/57 "2012-08-30T20:49:42Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > You people make me sad… ☹ I look at some of these lists and think, “What’s the point of living?” ---
**Author:** ![Gd8909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gd8909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gd8909)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/58 "2012-08-30T20:52:15Z")
Liver… Eeeeww. And bugs, and dogs and kitties. Cause I like dogs and kitties. Everything else I’m fine with, assuming we’re talking about plant and animal matter. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/59 "2012-08-30T20:54:28Z")
Cheez Whiz, hard-boiled eggs, mustard, ketchup, relish…well, a lot of things. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159/60 "2012-08-30T21:04:00Z")
Seafood\*, except shrimp, and it has to have some kind of sauce with it, and fried calimari which also needs a sauce. I love fresh water fish though. \*I’ve actually tried a lot of seafood, different fishes, lobster, crab and sushi. It’s the ocean taste that I don’t like. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-will-you-absolutely-not-eat/633159.md?page=4)