what food do others LOVE but you don't?

[Jovidah]

Buckle up.

**** raw tomatoes. Tomato-based products, ok.
**** olives. Olive oil is cool, though.
**** truffle (the fungus). It tastes like ass funk smells. Any amount is way too much and everyone adds way more than that.
**** cherries
**** strawberries
**** peaches
**** butternut squash and all of those who prepare it.

Oh god yes this damn truffle trend. Who knows, maybe white truffles are actually good - I don't know since I never tasted them... but all this cheese and sausage with truffle is just garbage IMO. It just tastes like you're huffing the gas pipe.

 

[Vertigo]

Oh god yes this damn truffle trend. Who knows, maybe white truffles are actually good - I don't know since I never tasted them... but all this cheese and sausage with truffle is just garbage IMO. It just tastes like you're huffing the gas pipe.

Sitting down to brunch and seeing "white truffle hollandaise" on the eggs benny.

Just shoot me in the face.

 

[MarcelNL]

truffle oil is the worst, I LOVE fresh truffle! Problem is that the vast majority of products/dishes that tout 'truffle' either rely on truffle oil or are laced with it...making it inedible for me (truffle oil is a petrochemical)

brussels sprouts....

 

[Seemore]

Green bean casserole. Why I’m forced to make this practical joke of a dish every Thanksgiving is beyond me.

Just Say No.

 

[jaydee]

truffle oil

1st bottle I ever bought was amazing. Drizzle some on a fried egg and I was in heaven.
Tried a couple more bottles after that but none of them were any good so gave up on it totally.

 

[MrHiggins]

truffle oil is the worst

God, I hate that stuff. Worst application? Truffle oil/Parmesan French fries. A terrible and pretentious dish that should be banned from menus everywhere.

 

[panda]

God, I hate that stuff. Worst application? Truffle oil/Parmesan French fries. A terrible and pretentious dish that should be banned from menus everywhere.

truffle ketchup on boniato fries is bangin

 

[bermuda_chub]

truffle oil is the worst, I LOVE fresh truffle! Problem is that the vast majority of products/dishes that tout 'truffle' either rely on truffle oil or are laced with it...making it inedible for me (truffle oil is a petrochemical)

brussels sprouts....

I have a gift bottle in the back of the pantry that I’m keeping as a science project. And for the good of humanity. After all these years, could be The Last of Us if I release it.

 

[JASinIL2006]

Bananas. I despise everything about them: the smell, the texture, the taste. Disgusting.

Not a food, but whiskey makes me gag, too.

 

[panda]

sweet wines are gross, just drink grape juice with vodka

 

[Greasylake]

The taste of chicken makes me gag.
I've heard several times that chicken in the US sucks so I gave it a try in Vietnam and it was not any more palatable.
I ended up giving it all to my GF

 

[boomchakabowwow]

Incorrect opinion, but thank you for the thread.

allow me to quote my bud, @HumbleHomeCook :

"you saw the title of the thread right?" hahhah..

 

[chefwp]

brussels sprouts....

I've met a lot of people that think they hate Brussel sprouts largely due to the fact that the only way they've had them is boiled the way their mom or grandma prepared them. This is the culinary equivalent of eating a fart. If this describes your experience with them, I implore you to try them roasted or sautéed where at least parts of them develop color/texture/flavor from a bit of charring, make sure they are well seasoned with salt and pepper. Bonus, hit them with a little balsamic or lemon juice right at the end before serving.

 

[BillHanna]

Cheesecake can eat a cheesedxck

 

[boomchakabowwow]

there are some awesome and surprising replies. i love the tastebud diversities.

i have another one that tests my friendships.

FISH AND CHIPS.

i order it occasinoally in the past, and 100% end up regretting my decision. that much deep fried food on the same plate is unpleasant. i get two bites in, and i dont like it anymore. i'm over it. so i start picking at it. then it gets cooled off....bleech. i havent ordered or had it in about five years. even my fish tacos are grilled-fish these days.

 

[chefwp]

Bananas. I despise everything about them: the smell, the texture, the taste. Disgusting.

I'm with you here when talking about raw banana, yuck! For some odd reason, I do love me some banana bread...

 

[chefwp]

Mushrooms. Texture only. Grind them into a paste and I'm fine, could take shots of the jus after sweating a few pounds in a skillet, but oh lord those slimy little ****ers just by themselves?

I can somewhat relate, I grew up thinking I abhorred mushrooms, but later realized the only way I had tried them was canned, slimy little f@#$ers for sure, disgusting... I still hate them like that, but really enjoy fresh mushrooms now-a-days.

 

[Naftoor]

I've met a lot of people that think they hate Brussel sprouts largely due to the fact that the only way they've had them is boiled the way their mom or grandma prepared them. This is the culinary equivalent of eating a fart. If this describes your experience with them, I implore you to try them roasted or sautéed where at least parts of them develop color/texture/flavor from a bit of charring, make sure they are well seasoned with salt and pepper. Bonus, hit them with a little balsamic or lemon juice right at the end before serving.

Yup, aldis had giant ones for 2/lb. Lady at the checkout was worried I bought 9 bags. People don’t under and what high heat does to brassicas, because they grew up with steamers. I would argue no vegetable is improved by steaming

 

[chefwp]

Luckily I seemed to grow out of most of my food dislikes, but I still have a couple that might meet the criteria here.

sweet potatoes: I try to keep an open mind, I especially hate the American Thanksgiving tradition of adding copious amounts of butter and brown sugar, gag...
beef liver and overcooked venison (which oddly takes on the taste and texture of gnarly beef liver!)
raw bananas: this one may not be my 'fault' as I might have a super mild intolerance, they make my mouth feel weird, slightly itchy... I love making and eating banana bread though!
strawberry preserves: I think it is the texture, I just find it super gross, I love raw strawberries and sometimes make strawberry/rhubarb crunch...
IPAs: I keep waiting for the contest/trend to make beer more bitter and as undrinkable as possible to be over, but it may never be... I get very discouraged whenever I walk into a brewpub and 90% of taps are all nasty IPA, just stop it and brew some good beer.

I find that it is often texture rather than taste that turns me off from food now-a-days, my wife teases me because I'm always adding something crunchy to smooth foods, I guess I've turned into Cap. Crunch.

 

[chefwp]

Creme brulee. Find it much too boring to put up with its calories.

I agree it is kind of boring. I will say, no food gives me reflux quite like creme brulee, and that is reason enough for me to avoid it. This is probably situational, as I usually encounter it after I've stuffed myself already at some fine dining establishment...

 

[MarcelNL]

truffle ketchup on boniato fries is bangin

off to the unpopular opinions thread you!

 

[MarcelNL]

I've met a lot of people that think they hate Brussel sprouts largely due to the fact that the only way they've had them is boiled the way their mom or grandma prepared them. This is the culinary equivalent of eating a fart. If this describes your experience with them, I implore you to try them roasted or sautéed where at least parts of them develop color/texture/flavor from a bit of charring, make sure they are well seasoned with salt and pepper. Bonus, hit them with a little balsamic or lemon juice right at the end before serving.

By now I've had them in about every which way possible, and my verdict is the same ;-)

 

[chiffonodd]

sweet wines are gross, just drink grape juice with vodka

ngl my first drink in high school was grape soda and tequila.

 

[panda]

The taste of chicken makes me gag.
I've heard several times that chicken in the US sucks so I gave it a try in Vietnam and it was not any more palatable.
I ended up giving it all to my GF

this is a weird one, chicken is so mild and inoffensive taste.

 

[Mytola]

sweet wines are gross, just drink grape juice with vodka

Cheap sweet wines, sure.

There are some extremely nice higher end sweet wines, though.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

IPA's?!! ouchy..but i get it.

my kayak bud only drinks light mexican beers.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

Cheap sweet wines, sure.

There are some extremely nice higher end sweet wines, though.

cheap wines?

there are some amazing wines out of Italy, Spain, Argentina that are so so affordable and delicious. I kinda feel that most countries aren't so boojie-attitude towards wine and it is just a regular drink for them.

 

[blokey]

I don’t care for small chopped up meat pieces in a bread in any form, do a whole piece or meat patty, Kebab is bomb tho

 

[aporigine]

It could be similar! My exposure is limited to what passes for chai in the states and how my family makes it. The family friends who are Bengali always made the best. It’s simpler than the recipes I see online, but it’s the same stuff I had in Bangladesh. Still trying to get the exact spices from them but I think it’s essentially cinnamon/cardamom and maybe cloves. Nowhere near as strong as other spice blends so it blends nicely with the milk, which they boost by adding dried milk powder for extra richness. Frankly the tea probably makes the biggest difference. There the tea was pretty fresh from the tea gardens, and they still have fresh here every 3-6 months.

I need to find a good source for black tea now.

I can recommend Upton Tea. I get my gyokuro and fancy Assams there.

 

[aporigine]

I've met a lot of people that think they hate Brussel sprouts largely due to the fact that the only way they've had them is boiled the way their mom or grandma prepared them. This is the culinary equivalent of eating a fart. If this describes your experience with them, I implore you to try them roasted or sautéed where at least parts of them develop color/texture/flavor from a bit of charring, make sure they are well seasoned with salt and pepper. Bonus, hit them with a little balsamic or lemon juice right at the end before serving.

I’ve had’em grilled at a nice place. The others were like “omg nom” and I was like “can I chew on your shoe to get this flavor out of my mouth, pleeease?”