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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Red Bull. Tastes fruity, but also fishy, and also like old copper pennies. I’m convinced people only drink it because it amplifies the drunkenness.

Ok_Shopping_3341 , Jeff Siepman Report

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Child of the Stars 1 week ago

I don't like most energy drinks. They just taste like cough syrup to me.

19points

tinybrainenthusiast , Kevin Canlas Report

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Bubble tea. It is vile and not even cheap.

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WindySwede 1 week ago

Never had it, and will never try. No need for mee to risk start liking more sugary stuff for one.. 😋

12points

Bored Panda got in touch with the netizen who created the thread and they were kind enough to answer some of our questions. Firstly, we were curious to hear why they wanted to ask the internet about this in general.

“I was probably pretty bored and thought it would be a fun question to ask to kill some time. I'm also pretty passionately against sweet potato fries. I guess it was a combination of catching people at the right time and it being a subject others are passionate about. It's a pretty light-hearted question and funny to discuss.”

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Licorice. Or the full name _satanus pubicus_.

Matticus95 , The Nix Company Report

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Fembot 1 week ago

Not sure what’s in the picture but licorice in all its variations is lovely. Go ask a Dutch or Scandinavian person. And if you want to see what it could look like, google ‘(Dutch) drop’

30points

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Sparkling water. Like I genuinely don’t see the reason for it and it somehow tastes bitter. I feel like a lot of people drink it just cause it’s fancy? Idk.

fatgoose52 , Nataliya Vaitkevich Report

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Philly Bob 1 week ago

It kinda tastes like TV Static, if you can imagine what TV static tastes like!

34points

Emotional-Section981 , Polina Tankilevitch Report

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Coconut water. Tastes like semen.

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Learissa 1 week ago

Whoever gave that Statement must have had a coconut eater as lover....

36points

“Mayo and cucumber are both up there with sweet potato fries. In fact they're actually way worse, I can't stand either and they seem to make their way into so many dishes. I actually don't mind sweet potato fries, I just can't fathom why anyone would want them over normal chips,” they shared.

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Prime.

My nephew gave me a spare bottle and it tastes like if you just ate the icing off an entire birthday cake, despite it being low in sugar.

rezonansmagnetyczny , uns1ghtly Report

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SheamusFanFrom1987 1 week ago (edited)

Better known by the scientific name: Loganus Micro-Paul-asticus

8points

BastardsCryinInnit , Donovan Kelly Report

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating IPA.

Now I love your regular lagers, especially draught on a hot sunny day. I even developed a taste for fruit beers too, there's definitely a time and a place for them.

But IPA.... I swear to Sue Barker that it tastes like how cat wee smells. You know that pungent almost ammonia type smell?

That's IPA for me.

I love the cool label designs and names, they have all done well with the branding, but I sort of think that's 75% of the appeal.

31points

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Papa 1 week ago

My sister calls it "rat p**s beer," and I don't disagree with her.

8points

PeepPeep the duck 1 week ago

Hahaha yes 😂 that is too accurate

2points

Egodeist 1 week ago

Having worked in the liquor industry, I am convinced that the twatters who brew IPA's do it because they are the easiest to brew and impossible to tell if you've messed it up. IPA's are the anti-vax, home-schooled kids of the brewery.

6points

axle f 1 week ago

...higher alcohol content. also far more drinkable at room temp than any lager..

3points

Nikole 1 week ago

I don’t like when drinks are too cold. Peroni is my favorite beer and I always have it room temp.

0points

Paul Donahue 6 days ago

You're drinking the wrong IPA's, they can be fruity or mild. Check the description on the can or the hops used.

2points

v 1 week ago

A traditional IPA isn't bad once in a while. The p**s they started making a to see how high they could crank the IBUs up and still have people drinking it and claiming to like it is a different story though.

2points

Upstaged75 1 week ago

I Pee Alot

2points

Leigh 1 week ago

I'm from Portland oregon a town known for its IPAs. I love the hoppy taste personally.

2points

LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 week ago

Also from PDX; I don't drink any alcohol but hubby does and he absolutely hates IPAs. He says they're TOO happy. He preferably ales.

1point

Traveling Lady Railfan 1 week ago

I so agree. I LOVE trying beers from everywhere I travel, but many IPAs are sharp and nasty. I want to love them (especially with the weird and funny names and labels) but no. And yet, a Saskatchewan dill pickle lager (sounds horrible) was amazingly refreshing.

1point

Freya the Wanderer 1 week ago

Say what you will about iPAs - I love 'em!

1point

Hobby Hopper 1 week ago

Has public opinion finally swung the other way on IPAs? I never could stand how bitter they are.

1point

Victoria 1 week ago

The taste goes well with spicy foods like Mexican, Thai and Indian.

1point

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 week ago

Nah 75% of the appeal is that IPA is usually at least 7% alcohol as opposed to a 5% lager. The appeal is it gets you drunk faster and with less drinking.

1point

Traveling Lady Railfan 1 week ago

I can recommend a few 12-14% beers (American and Canadian) that you might enjoy

1point

distant_echo 5 days ago

Love almost all beer. I enjoy going to breweries and tasting different beers. But IPA I can't stomach.

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Robert Millar 6 days ago

I'm guessing that this is the USA or even UK for the beers that are some sort of overhopped lager-like garbage. Hop extract instead of real hops, as well. OK, a real IPA - india Pale Ale is a barley malt bottom fermented beer with a mild roast, little extra hops and higher alcohol content than normal pale ale, both of which are to improve the lifetime of the fresh ale. Originally brewed for transport from Britain to India for the Army. Today, you can still find Kentish, Scottish, or Yorkshire ales that more or less match the original spec. Don't knock it till you've tried the real thing.

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Katie Allen 6 days ago

I love IPA, can't stand stuff like Bud though

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JessieJ&LilyLovebug 1 week ago

Supertaster. ⤴️

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Zaach 1 week ago

I used to ask the bartender for their bitterest beer; I have had IPAs with an IBU (international bitterness units) of 40 (so-so) to an IBU of 120 (I would rather drink vinegar). I am on to other beers now, though I do not keep any at home - I drink beer when I am out

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Donna Peluda 1 week ago

Yep, I like my largers and hoppy bears, Belgium stuff. IPA is what I pi** after a few Belgium beers.

0points

Slapdash1 1 week ago

Lagerboy detected

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Georgy 1 week ago

Real Ale Twat detected.

0points

sweetrottenpeaches 1 week ago

I agree. I feel a weird citrus flavor and I hate it. Just give me a nice cold lager.

0points

Geoffrey Scott 1 week ago

Yeungling..I also like beer you have to chew (dark)

2points

nuberiffic 6 days ago

Any beer. It smells like a pub toilet and the taste makes me want to vomit.

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I legitimately like everything that has been mentioned in this thread so far, I think. So I am obviously not the target audience of this question.

I like all the 'weird' s**t people stereotypically dislike. Mushrooms, spinach, sprouts, olives, anchovies, stinky cheese, fermented foods, raw fish, caviar, plain water, etc. And I legit prefer these foods to the foods people are 'supposed' to like, like burgers and chips/fries. I'd rather eat a bowl of sauteed mushrooms than a bag of doritos or whatever. Any day of the week.

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Janissary35680 1 week ago

Whereas I could eat a bowl of sauteed mushrooms using the Doritos as little spoons.

28points

We also wanted to hear if they had any comments or suggestions that they particularly agreed with. “Just looking back, Aperol Spritz is my favorite answer. I've tried it so many times, even tried it a few times in Italy and it's just meh. It's not nasty, it's just not nice and the color of it writes cheques its flavor cannot cash.”

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating The classic coriander. Blehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's soooo nasty. Like soapy soil.

karybrie , Lindsay Moe Report

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Fembot 1 week ago

That’s just genetics. Not the coriander’s fault because it is lovely for those of us whose can taste it

57points

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Brioche bread should never go near a burger (it is a sweet bread) the 'chef' who made that one popular wants sacking.

Cliffoakley , Valeria Boltneva Report

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SD 1 week ago

Wow! I prefer brioche over any other bun for burgers. I can see though how people may think it's too sweet for burger.

19points

#12

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Bloody Mary's. Glass of pasta sauce.

EllebumbleB , Toni Osmundson Report

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 week ago

Love 'em!

23points

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I'm convinced that the vast majority of the wine industry is a huge con that is built on the basis that people are vacuous twats who think spending stupid money on a drink makes them more sophisticated.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 week ago

I drink it because I like it. I'm not buying top shelf though. 2nd and 3rd shelf are good enough for me.

10points

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#14

Matcha.

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SD 1 week ago

Acquired taste. I'm surprised no one's mentioned Drurian yet lol

10points

flingeflangeflonge , Markus Spiske Report

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Aperol Spritz "I'll have a glass of nail varnish remover, please.".

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Pernille 1 week ago

Campari is worse, and yet it tastes amazing when sitting at a bar in Italia on a warm day, I can't stand the stuff as soon as I cross the border.

6points

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Beer. It’s disgusting, yet I’ve drank gallons.

Roylemail , Tembela Bohle Report

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WindySwede 1 week ago

I prob just have had max two smal cans my entire life, can't stand the taste 🙀 but you do you. 👍

9points

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Beetroot, it tastes like dirt and can’t understand why anyone would want to have it in anything.

ABurr_sir , Natalia S Report

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Peet 1 week ago

I don't like it raw...but cooked or steamed and as a salat it's delicious

28points

#18

“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Guinness.

"Go to the Guinness brewery in Dublin and drink a whole pint and you'll love it."

I did and it still tasted like shite. Liars.

anon , Elevate Report

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Green Tree 1 week ago

Nectar of the gods!

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Coffee. Tastes awful and makes me feel sick. Doesn’t even wake you up it literally makes me sleep.

AFreshlySkinnedEgg , Andrew Neel Report

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Leoninus Fate 1 week ago

umm if it does that you might have ADHA or ADD

24points

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“Tastes Like Dirt”: 30 Things Some Netizens Can’t Believe People Actually Enjoy Eating Sweet potato fries are better than normal fries - they have to be properly deep-fried, though, and galvanized with salt/seasoning.

AAHale88 , Valeria Boltneva Report

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Miki 1 week ago

Best fries. ❤️❤️

6points

#30

Raw tomatoes.

Like I’ve tried them every single way that is recommended but I cannot stand them. I’ve had them fresh off a vine, still sun-warm, and just nope.

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SheamusFanFrom1987 1 week ago

I do eat them as is and in salads. Somehow, I prefer them raw than cooked in any way.

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What do you think ?

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Adam Jeff 1 week ago

I know this is supposed to be lighthearted but really, if we can't even accept that other people might have different food preferences than us, what hope is there of living in a shared society?

17points

Ms.GB 1 week ago

Yeah for some reason people assume we all taste the same thing when we eat a type of food...we don't. While cilantro and wine taste delicious to me I can fully understand that other people aren't always experiencing those flavors the same way as I am.

2points

mandy the capibara 1 week ago (edited)

For some reason, I can't stand the taste of most tropical fruits. Guave, mango, dragonfruit... bluurgh, sweet but in a really odd way, and with a very odd rotting undertone. And an even hotter take; the more high cuisine the restaurant, the shittier their desserts are.

6points

Crystal M 1 week ago

I agree, I thought I was alone with the tropical fruits.

6points

Ms.GB 1 week ago

I like mango but it can't be too ripe. I feel the same way about melon and bananas.

2points

R Dennis 1 week ago

Mango! It has always tasted like dirt to me. I can take a recipe and make pineapple salsa and people love it. If I swap out mango people say it's awful. I cannot make it taste good because it always tastes bad to me.

1point

Display_Name 1 week ago

Since I had Covid, I can’t stand grapefruit. But it made me realize what that Covid medication tasted like

0points

SheamusFanFrom1987 1 week ago

Some of the things here seem pretty okay in my book. Wait til you guys try stuff like stinky tofu, natto and tempoyak. You'd probably find this list much tamer then -_- XP

3points

WindySwede 1 week ago

Surströmming?

2points

CP 1 week ago

It is fun to talk about these things, but taste is subjective and no one should really care except for curiosities sake.

2points

Papa 1 week ago

I'm surprised none of them mentioned blue cheese. I think it's genetic, but to me it tastes like vomit smells.

2points

Janissary35680 1 week ago

I have yet to meet a cheese I didn't like.

4points

Annik Perrot 1 week ago

Cardamom. Spoils the whole dish for me.

2points

WindySwede 1 week ago

Even in buns/rolls? 🙀

0points

Tobias Reaper 6 days ago

Brussel Sprouts to me they taste like if poop vomited disgusting my parents used to make me eat them as a kid it made me gag. Anyone who says they like the taste i am convinced they are an alien.

1point

Maisey Myles 6 days ago

No mention of cilantro - I can’t stand that stuff

1point

Helena 6 days ago

A lot of the world apparently uses the word coriander when they mean cilantro. I think the word cilantro and coriander being separate parts of the same plant might be a US thing/reference.

1point

Hobby Hopper 1 week ago

Raw onion in any form tastes like hot garbage to me. The irony is I absolutely love caramelized onions and those crispy fried onions you get in a tin.

1point

Emma S 1 week ago (edited)

Brussel sprouts. Every British person pretends to like them at Christmas and doesn't bother with them for the rest of the year.

1point

Traveling Lady Railfan 1 week ago

Boiled brussel sprouts are gross. Oven roasted, with bacon and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar glaze reduction and a sprinkle of sea salt...oh ..god !!! Orgasmic

2points

whineygingercat 1 week ago

You forgot: Escargot. It's like trying to eat a garlic-coated balloon

1point

LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 week ago

I absolutely love escargot! So you can give me your share.

2points

My O My 1 week ago

Mint. Tastes like cat p**s smells

1point

Huddo's sister 1 week ago

I also hate the taste, plus I'm allergic to it

0points

Tango Wox 4 days ago

I'm convinced everyone is messing with me in their love of Caramel and lettuce on anything but a salad tbh.

0points

Dean H 6 days ago

Bananas and Pickles are the worst

0points

R Dennis 6 days ago

Tarragon or pine nuts. Tarragon makes things taste like cheap perfume. Pine nuts leave an aftertaste of lake fish left on the counter overnight.

0points

DoubleDoubleTiredAndTuckered 6 days ago

I can’t stand tomatoes, unless they’re sun dried or ketchup lol

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Gabrielle 6 days ago (edited)

Vegemite, it tastes like an oil spill in the dead sea. Cherry ripe, it's just nasty. Candied orange, underwhelming but left me nauseous for hours. Mint chocolate, tastes like tthe most artificial poison.

0points

Roberta Surprenant 1 week ago

raw oysters ONLY if there is plenty of wasabi and lemon available.

0points

Yu Pan 1 week ago

Eggplant.

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Cee Cee 1 week ago

Along with onions aubergine is my favourite veg.

2points

Bernd Herbert 1 week ago

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Druklet 1 week ago

Random people complain about what bugs them. One of the 3 main uses of the internet

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Adam Jeff 1 week ago

I know this is supposed to be lighthearted but really, if we can't even accept that other people might have different food preferences than us, what hope is there of living in a shared society?

17points

Ms.GB 1 week ago

2points

mandy the capibara 1 week ago (edited)

6points

Crystal M 1 week ago

I agree, I thought I was alone with the tropical fruits.

6points

Ms.GB 1 week ago

I like mango but it can't be too ripe. I feel the same way about melon and bananas.

2points

R Dennis 1 week ago

1point

Display_Name 1 week ago

Since I had Covid, I can’t stand grapefruit. But it made me realize what that Covid medication tasted like

0points

SheamusFanFrom1987 1 week ago

Some of the things here seem pretty okay in my book. Wait til you guys try stuff like stinky tofu, natto and tempoyak. You'd probably find this list much tamer then -_- XP

3points

WindySwede 1 week ago

Surströmming?

2points

CP 1 week ago

It is fun to talk about these things, but taste is subjective and no one should really care except for curiosities sake.

2points

Papa 1 week ago

I'm surprised none of them mentioned blue cheese. I think it's genetic, but to me it tastes like vomit smells.

2points

Janissary35680 1 week ago

I have yet to meet a cheese I didn't like.

4points

Annik Perrot 1 week ago

Cardamom. Spoils the whole dish for me.

2points

WindySwede 1 week ago

Even in buns/rolls? 🙀

0points

Tobias Reaper 6 days ago

Brussel Sprouts to me they taste like if poop vomited disgusting my parents used to make me eat them as a kid it made me gag. Anyone who says they like the taste i am convinced they are an alien.

1point

Maisey Myles 6 days ago

No mention of cilantro - I can’t stand that stuff

1point

Helena 6 days ago

A lot of the world apparently uses the word coriander when they mean cilantro. I think the word cilantro and coriander being separate parts of the same plant might be a US thing/reference.

1point

Hobby Hopper 1 week ago

Raw onion in any form tastes like hot garbage to me. The irony is I absolutely love caramelized onions and those crispy fried onions you get in a tin.

1point

Emma S 1 week ago (edited)

Brussel sprouts. Every British person pretends to like them at Christmas and doesn't bother with them for the rest of the year.

1point

Traveling Lady Railfan 1 week ago

Boiled brussel sprouts are gross. Oven roasted, with bacon and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar glaze reduction and a sprinkle of sea salt...oh ..god !!! Orgasmic

2points

whineygingercat 1 week ago

You forgot: Escargot. It's like trying to eat a garlic-coated balloon

1point

LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 week ago

I absolutely love escargot! So you can give me your share.

2points

My O My 1 week ago

Mint. Tastes like cat p**s smells

1point

Huddo's sister 1 week ago

I also hate the taste, plus I'm allergic to it

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Tango Wox 4 days ago

I'm convinced everyone is messing with me in their love of Caramel and lettuce on anything but a salad tbh.

0points

Dean H 6 days ago

Bananas and Pickles are the worst

0points

R Dennis 6 days ago

Tarragon or pine nuts. Tarragon makes things taste like cheap perfume. Pine nuts leave an aftertaste of lake fish left on the counter overnight.

0points

DoubleDoubleTiredAndTuckered 6 days ago

I can’t stand tomatoes, unless they’re sun dried or ketchup lol

0points

Gabrielle 6 days ago (edited)

0points

Roberta Surprenant 1 week ago

raw oysters ONLY if there is plenty of wasabi and lemon available.

0points

Yu Pan 1 week ago

Eggplant.

0points

Cee Cee 1 week ago

Along with onions aubergine is my favourite veg.

2points

Bernd Herbert 1 week ago

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Druklet 1 week ago

Random people complain about what bugs them. One of the 3 main uses of the internet

8points