# What Mainstream Food Item have You Never Tasted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463 "2018-08-29T12:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/1 "2018-08-29T12:53:33Z")
I don’t remember this ever being a topic. So, I was browsing the online collection of menus at the New York Library, and I saw a dish that is fairly common that I’ve never (to my memory) eaten. And that dish is Filet of Sole. It makes sense that a dish I’ve never had is something seafood. Fish is not my favorite protein, although I’ve had most of what’s generally available. Enjoyed most of it too. It’s just that if offered a choice, I’ll more likely go with something other than fish. And as far as I know, sole has never passed my palate. I’m guessing I will be on the lookout for it now, at least once before I die. What have you never eaten that’s not really hard to find? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/2 "2018-08-29T13:16:50Z")
I’ve never a eaten an American staple, peanut butter. It’s not very common here, though I think you can get it in most supermarkets, but I find it abhorring just from looking at it and never had the urge to taste it. I would taste a bit if I ever encountered peanut butter at somebody’s table I’m eating at, but that never has happened so far. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/3 "2018-08-29T13:45:33Z")
My list is practically endless - Pickles Relish Mustard Mayo Olives - black and green Sardines Hard boiled egg Raw onion Cauliflower Clam chowder Clams Lobster Actually any seafood (I did have shrimp once) Reuben sandwich Cobb salad Salmon Sushi of any kind Grits Baked beans Pork n beans I could go on forever… Oh and I’ve never had filet of sole either! ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/4 "2018-08-29T13:50:50Z")
Truffles (the fungus, not the candy) Gooseberries Mutton (though I have had lamb) Rutabaga Prawns ---
**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 29, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/5 "2018-08-29T13:58:52Z")
**TRC4941** , why? I’ve never had a Big Mac, despite having worked years at a McDonald’s. That special sauce does not look appetizing\*, and what the heck’s up with that extra piece of bread? - A co-worker used to gross people out by filling his mouth with Big Mac sauce and pretending to throw up in the garbage can. ---
**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 29, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/6 "2018-08-29T13:59:47Z")
I love fish, but, yeah, I’m not sure I could say with 100% confidence I’ve had filet of sole. I’m not even sure where I could find sole. I don’t think it’s one of the usual fish at the fish counters I go to. Salmon, haddock, cod, pollack, sea bass, walleye, catfish, tilapia, basa, trout, whiting, orange roughy, monkfish, swordfish, shark, etc. I’m pretty sure I can find at my local grocery, but I’m not sure I’ve seen sole lately. Maybe it’s because I’ve just glanced over it and its generic sounding name. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/7 "2018-08-29T14:22:03Z")
Tilapia. They are used to clean out pounds that other fish inhabited. I don’t enjoy any fish, having cleaned out many aquariums. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/8 "2018-08-29T14:28:56Z")
I cannot think of a single mainstream food item I haven’t eaten. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/9 "2018-08-29T14:36:05Z")
About the only thing I won’t eat are organ meats. Otherwise I’ll try just about anything at least once. Now, I know I don’t like olives and lobster. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/10 "2018-08-29T14:37:39Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > **TRC4941** , why? > > I’ve never had a Big Mac, despite having worked years at a McDonald’s. That special sauce does not look appetizing\*, and what the heck’s up with that extra piece of bread? > > - A co-worker used to gross people out by filling his mouth with Big Mac sauce and pretending to throw up in the garbage can. Why what? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/11 "2018-08-29T14:38:08Z")
Spam. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/12 "2018-08-29T14:56:48Z")
Crawdads. Crayfish. Mudbugs. Whichever you call them, I cannot bring myself to actually eat one. I have been around a lot of them, here in the south. They just gross me out. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/13 "2018-08-29T15:05:46Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Crawdads. Crayfish. Mudbugs. Whichever you call them, I cannot bring myself to actually eat one. I have been around a lot of them, here in the south. They just gross me out. Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) caught them in Rock Creek many years ago. Little lobsters. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/14 "2018-08-29T15:09:52Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I don’t remember this ever being a topic. We’ve done similar topics more recently, but I don’t believe this exact one has been done since 2005. > **[Common Foods I Have Never Eaten](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316548)** > > I was a vegetarian from age 12 until about 22. Thus, I have never eaten a lot of common meat foods. People tend to look very shocked when I comment, “I’ve never tried that.” Until two years ago I had never tried Buffalo wings or BBQ at all. Here’s a... ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/15 "2018-08-29T15:11:39Z")
Lots of types of seafood. Just not my thing. Organ meats, same. Nutella Strawberry rhubarb pie Black Forest cake Rye whisky Ramen noodles mmm ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/16 "2018-08-29T15:18:52Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > We’ve done similar topics more recently, but I don’t believe this exact one has been done since 2005. > > [Common Foods I Have Never Eaten - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316548) Oops. [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=800322](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=800322) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/17 "2018-08-29T15:22:14Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Spam. A couple months ago I could have said this. Then, I began making sushi rolls and it turns out Spam Musubi is pretty fantastic. (Pan fry, then cool the slices of spam in a marinade of oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt and sugar) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/18 "2018-08-29T15:23:18Z")
Seconding mayonnaise. Tea. Any type of alcoholic beverage. Any mammal that isn’t pig or cow. Any bird that isn’t chicken or turkey. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/19 "2018-08-29T15:37:32Z")
Oysters. Um… No. Just no. I’ve tried most seafood/fish/lobster/crab what have you. All tastes the same to me, just disgusting. Makes me sad. Never had vegemite. I’d be happy to try it though. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463/20 "2018-08-29T15:41:26Z")
Never had a Big Mac. The “cheese” is a dealbreaker. I love liver (and used to like tongue), but no other organ meat. Mutton Coffee ice cream [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463.md?page=2)