I won't eat........?

[Felix]

I've learned to eat other white sauces and sour cream and stuff, but mayonnaise still makes my skin crawl. In fact I think it's the only food I'm sure I don't like.

When I'm hungry, though, nothing is off the table completely.

[Jamie D]

I've learned to eat other white sauces and sour cream and stuff, but mayonnaise still makes my skin crawl. In fact I think it's the only food I'm sure I don't like.

When I'm hungry, though, nothing is off the table completely.

Homemade mayonnaise - Paula Deen

Ingredients

    * 2 raw egg yolks
    * 2 tablespoons mustard
    * Dash salt and pepper
    * Squirt of lemon juice
    * 1 to 1 1/2 cups oil

Directions

Put ingredients in blender, and blend slowly, adding oil until you have desired consistency.

[Felix]

Now that's just mean.

[Sasamu]

Sour cream. That stuff is just nasty. Lasagna and I won't eat cheese by itself.

[Jamie D]

[JayKyle]

Meat, any thing high in perservatives, bleached or chemically altered foods, most dairy products, etc.

I'm a vegan and health nutish

[Alexis]

I love brussels sprouts! I know, I'm weird

As far as trying things, I'll try anything at least once, found some really fun foods that way. Things I avoid though after trying them tend to be more of a textural thing, not flavor, like Uni (I love the taste but I really can't get past the texture). The only thing that I've had that I can say I truly hated was Casu Marzu, but I think I just couldn't get used to the idea of it and was too grossed out.

[Lyric]

I'm not a vegetarian, but I haven't eaten beef or pork in over a decade (yes, this includes burgers). The decision was partly due to things I'd heard about chemicals fed to the animals, but also because a realized I'd never really liked them anyway. I eat lots of chicken, but also turkey, fish and shrimp. I do have entirely meatless days every week, though.

~ Lyric ~

[JayKyle]

I'm not a vegetarian, but I haven't eaten beef or pork in over a decade (yes, this includes burgers). The decision was partly due to things I'd heard about chemicals fed to the animals, but also because a realized I'd never really liked them anyway. I eat lots of chicken, but also turkey, fish and shrimp. I do have entirely meatless days every week, though.

~ Lyric ~

its actually really good for you to take a break at least once a week from meat. ^ ^

[Jamie D]

I love brussels sprouts! I know, I'm weird

As far as trying things, I'll try anything at least once, found some really fun foods that way. Things I avoid though after trying them tend to be more of a textural thing, not flavor, like Uni (I love the taste but I really can't get past the texture). The only thing that I've had that I can say I truly hated was Casu Marzu, but I think I just couldn't get used to the idea of it and was too grossed out.

I had to look up what "casu marzu" was.  That is the most revolting thing I have heard of.

Although I don't eat it, sea urchin (uni) is big business in the offshore areas of southern California.  Every now and again we lose a urchin diver to a great white.

[Cindy]

I'll second that. But the idea of first clear your maggots brings a bit of a smile. Do you want Port and Maggot with Cheese after dinner?

Abalone is big over here but I've never liked it. But the Big Whites like the abalone divers as well

[Sephirah]

I love brussels sprouts! I know, I'm weird

Sprouts are yummy if they're cooked well (ie not boiled into oblivion so they taste of slightly firm wallpaper paste).

Aside from chocolate, the only thing I really, really hate is garlic. Ick!

Although I don't eat it, sea urchin (uni) is big business in the offshore areas of southern California.  Every now and again we lose a urchin diver to a great white.

Lol, the only foodstuff other than hedgehog or porcupine which comes with it's own tooth picks.

[Cindy]

Sprouts are yummy if they're cooked well (ie not boiled into oblivion so they taste of slightly firm wallpaper paste).

Aside from chocolate, the only thing I really, really hate is garlic. Ick!

Lol, the only foodstuff other than hedgehog or porcupine which comes with it's own tooth picks.

I think the boiling thingy got me. I was raised in Liverpool UK and cooking consisted of boil it to death then serve. To this day I cannot face brussel sprouts or cabbage. I have a friend who has an 8-9 yr old girl. She saw brussel sprouts on a TV cook show and asked for them. Mum cooked them as on the TV show and she (girl) loved them, they are now her favourite vegie, to a point were it is can we have sprouts tonight please Mum?

One of the positives of the plethora of cooking shows is children are more willing to try something they see people are enjoying eating.

[Jamie D]

I'll second that. But the idea of first clear your maggots brings a bit of a smile. Do you want Port and Maggot with Cheese after dinner?

Abalone is big over here but I've never liked it. But the Big Whites like the abalone divers as well

When I was younger, I used to dive for abalone.  It was plentiful off of the Palos Verdes peninsula, where I lived, and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands.  But the mainland areas were "over-fished" and a disease decimated the local islands.  Severals types of abalones are protected now.  I can get farm-raised abalone from up the coast, but it is just not the same as collecting and pounding your own.

I just now recalled that I used to bring the smaller shells home that I would find on the beach, and my mom would use them as ashtrays on the patio.



Bittersweet memory.

[Jamie D]

Sprouts are yummy if they're cooked well (ie not boiled into oblivion so they taste of slightly firm wallpaper paste).

Aside from chocolate, the only thing I really, really hate is garlic. Ick!

Lol, the only foodstuff other than hedgehog or porcupine which comes with it's own tooth picks.

Missed one!

[Jamie D]

I think the boiling thingy got me. I was raised in Liverpool UK and cooking consisted of boil it to death then serve. To this day I cannot face brussel sprouts or cabbage. I have a friend who has an 8-9 yr old girl. She saw brussel sprouts on a TV cook show and asked for them. Mum cooked them as on the TV show and she (girl) loved them, they are now her favourite vegie, to a point were it is can we have sprouts tonight please Mum?

One of the positives of the plethora of cooking shows is children are more willing to try something they see people are enjoying eating.

I'm with you on that.  Can't stand the smell of cooked cabbage.

Funny thing is, I like sauerkraut and coleslaw.  It must be textural.

[Cindy]

When I was younger, I used to dive for abalone.  It was plentiful off of the Palos Verdes peninsula, where I lived, and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands.  But the mainland areas were "over-fished" and a disease decimated the local islands.  Severals types of abalones are protected now.  I can get farm-raised abalone from up the coast, but it is just not the same as collecting and pounding your own.

I just now recalled that I used to bring the smaller shells home that I would find on the beach, and my mom would use them as ashtrays on the patio.



Bittersweet memory.

I remember the abalone ashtrays, and I understand the bitter sweet memories.
Our abalone are highly protected but people still collect them illegally to sell to the Asian market. Big fines and long prison terms are in place. I think you can collect a couple for home consumption, but I'm not sure. I do remember diving and collecting my first lobster, showed it to my wife who said what is that?  I said a lobster, she said No its the wrong colour.

Mmmm

[Sephirah]

I'm with you on that.  Can't stand the smell of cooked cabbage.

Funny thing is, I like sauerkraut and coleslaw.  It must be textural.

Have you ever tried it in a stir-fry? Really, it's delish. I think Cindy's right, old-school cooking methods have a lot to answer for. The veggies in and of themselves can be really tasty and healthy, it depends on what flavours accompany them and how they're prepared.

One thing I remember from being brought up that gave me chills was liver. It was always over-cooked to the point where if you dropped it on the floor it would bounce, and usually accompanied by hideously overboiled cauliflower and onions.

[Jamie D]

I remember the abalone ashtrays, and I understand the bitter sweet memories.
Our abalone are highly protected but people still collect them illegally to sell to the Asian market. Big fines and long prison terms are in place. I think you can collect a couple for home consumption, but I'm not sure. I do remember diving and collecting my first lobster, showed it to my wife who said what is that?  I said a lobster, she said No its the wrong colour.

Mmmm

Now you've triggered a happy memory from college!

Rock Lobster

My wife and I slam-danced to this.

[Jamie D]

Have you ever tried it in a stir-fry? Really, it's delish. I think Cindy's right, old-school cooking methods have a lot to answer for. The veggies in and of themselves can be really tasty and healthy, it depends on what flavours accompany them and how they're prepared.

One thing I remember from being brought up that gave me chills was liver. It was always over-cooked to the point where if you dropped it on the floor it would bounce, and usually accompanied by hideously overboiled cauliflower and onions.

Yes, yes, yes.  I think the stir fry method of cooking, with peanut or sesame oils, and asian spices, masks the odor.

Don't like cooked cauliflower either.  I will eat it raw, though, with other raw vegetables.