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“They’re Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness”: 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like

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Everyone’s got their favorite dishes, that’s no surprise to anyone. But if we’re being brutally honest, there are some food items that make us go ‘Yuck!’ and ‘Ew!’ really loudly in our heads… though we just don’t vocalize all of that because we’re in polite company. We have to at least pretend that we’re ‘normal.’

That’s one of the perks of Reddit: you can (semi)anonymously share your real thoughts and feelings on a topic. It’s great—cathartic even—to get the fact that you really hate what most others enjoy off your chest. Redditor u/Aarunascut started up a fascinating thread on r/AskMen, asking people to share the foods that they think people only pretend to like.

We’ve collected the very best comments to share with you, dear Pandas, so scroll down and check out what everyone thinks. Which answers do you agree with? Which of the food items that were mentioned do you genuinely enjoy and why? What do you love and hate the most? Share your opinions in the comments!

A lot of the food items in this list (especially the seafood and veggies) are actually quite healthy. Bored Panda got in touch with health and fitness coach Anna Armagno Toussaint who shared her wisdom about the food groups that it's best to focus on and avoid, what to do if what you're constantly eating tastes bland, and how to deal with cravings for your favorite not-so-healthy (junk) foods. You'll find our full interview with the coach below, Pandas. Read on and check it out!

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#1

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Green Smoothies (the ones with no fruit or sugar in them). There’s no way your carrot, beetroot, kale, and spinach smoothie with an extra shot of turmeric tastes like anything other than a donkey’s booty hole….

igfxreapers , Alisha Mishra Report

Final score:

192points

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"Focus on whole foods, especially fruit and vegetables as well as getting enough protein and fiber to get you full so you don't crave the bad stuff. When your body craves something, even if it is a 'bad' food, it is usually because you are missing a nutrient that can be found in a 'good' food— you just have to decipher it," health and fitness coach Anna explained to Bored Panda, adding that your research can start with a simple Google search.

"Avoid sugar as much as possible and processed food. The more you look at labels (at least, or especially, in the US) there is sugar added to everything! So if you can avoid the most processed stuff, then everything in moderation works a little better," she said.

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#2

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Oysters.

Tastes like dirty sea water and has the texture of snot.

DukeVonTitle , Rene Asmussen Report

Final score:

185points

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#3

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like American cheese, I don’t know how anyone likes this plastic fake food

poisedred , Mike Mozart Report

Final score:

155points

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Quite a few people who start their fitness journey find it hard to suddenly start eating healthy, bland-tasting food. Bored Panda wanted to get the fitness coach's advice on how they might approach balancing taste and nutrition.

"This was me! I only liked about 3 vegetables and let me tell you how fast carrot sticks get boring... try new things. Look up recipes online. Start with what you know and build from there," she gave some great tips.

"The foods will get better as you learn to cook with leaner meats and more veggies and the internet is a treasure trove of recipes and healthy ideas!"

#4

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Escargot. The sheer amount of melted butter and garlic it’s served with tells me enough to know that no one actually likes the snail part.

raw_toast , Maria Orlova Report

Final score:

153points

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#5

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Black licorice. It's the worst flavour and it lingers

GNU_PTerry , Susanne Nilsson Report

Final score:

136points

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#6

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Super hot chilli sauces. They burn the inside of your mouth to the point where you cannot tell what the food it is on tastes like.
Ghost pepper sauce on beef, chicken or fish castrate the experience of food.
Those spices are nature’s way discouraging eating.
I often assume that they were developed as a way to hide rotting meat.

Valzar1954 Report

Final score:

133points

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Meanwhile, coach Anna said that the key to dealing with food cravings (e.g. sugary snacks, junk food) is to plan ahead.

"Knowing what you will eat throughout the day leaves less decision-making and fewer opportunities to break down and have the sugary stuff. That said, it is ok to have those foods sometimes—just make sure you're filling up on a colorful plate and not a bag of Oreos," she said.

"Tony Horton says 'do your best and forget the rest'— as long as you are really trying, having one scoop of ice cream or a cookie at the end of the day isn't going to hurt you."

#7

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Vegan "cheese"

sweergirl86204 , ENESFİLM Report

Final score:

126points

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#8

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Well done steak.

It destroys the flavour and texture, you may as well just save yourself some money and buy chicken instead.

polly_pocket1989 , Chad Montano Report

Final score:

125points

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#9

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Kombucha

jungleismassivv , Geraud pfeiffer Report

Final score:

124points

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When it comes to food, people tend to draw very firm battle lines. The kitchen is generally a very black-or-white, love-or-hate place to find yourself in.

For instance, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who ‘moderately enjoys’ olives. You usually see people who love ‘em so much they’ve got an ‘I love olives’ T-shirt hidden in their closet or you come across folks who detest them with a briny passion.

The same goes for oysters. Either you hear gourmands rave about what a delicacy they are or you have people who think they’re goopy snot shells. You won’t know which side of the sea fence you fall on until you give ‘em a try.

Oh, and don’t worry, we won’t judge any of you Pandas. For instance, yours truly really dislikes caviar, even though it’s supposed to be all delish and fancy. Personally, I think they’re tiny little salt bubbles that don’t taste any good. Sure, they’re okay on a bit of buttered toast, with a thin slice of lemon. But why would you choose caviar when you can eat something actually good like grilled prawns? Or, you know, proper fish!

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We also hear that some of our fellow Pandas don't like onions and celery. And though it might seem a tad bizarre to avoid ingredients that are so ubiquitous, we totally get it. They're not for everyone!

#10

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Offal and tripe

Brizzo7 , stu_spivack Report

Final score:

118points

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#11

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Kale

Edit: If you're going to defend kale, stop. Save your comment. It tastes like sad.

SwordMasterShadow , Adolfo Félix Report

Final score:

110points

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#12

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Vegetarian meat alternatives for mince beef, chicken breast and sausages etc. I would rather replace meat with a tasty veggie rather than have a mouthful of something with the wrong flavour and consistency.

MrTickleMePink , LikeMeat Report

Final score:

95points

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Expanding your gastronomic experience is something that you should probably aspire to. You can’t really expect to live the rest of your life eating your favorite steak with a side of mac and cheese at your local diner. Sometimes, you’ve got to give vegetables a try.

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You can’t really expect to like everything new from the get-go. It takes a while for your palate to adjust. Try just a nibble of broccoli or something else you’ve been avoiding for ages now. Then, move on to something more complex (or just take bigger bites). You might be pleasantly surprised.

Or you might realize that no matter how much you try, there are certain ingredients that you loathe more than getting up early on a Monday morning. Either way, you grow as a person. And, let’s face it, new experiences are what make life worth living.

#13

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Man I feel bad for cauliflower. It didn't ask to be s**tty chicken wings or fart flavoured rice. It's just trying to be broccoli's dropout brother and live in the attic playing halo

mable1001 , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

95points

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#14

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Caviar. I'd like some salt paste, please, for $100 a scoop.

Raspberries-Are-Evil , Anastasia Belousova Report

Final score:

95points

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#15

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Beer.

It all tastes like bitter, fizzy, dry, grainy p**s

KentuckyFriedEel , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

92points

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We'd really love to hear about what foods you enjoy and can't stand no matter how many times you try, Pandas. Feel free to share your experiences in the comments.

Meanwhile, if you enjoyed this post, consider checking out Bored Panda's earlier article about the foods that people most likely pretend to enjoy right over here.

#16

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Blood sausage. (retch)

Food made on a dare or what?

teknomanzer , Chun Yip So Report

Final score:

89points

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#17

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Stuff with gristle or tendons or tons of fat, like the thick strips of fat on the outside of pork chops

Sanchastayswoke , Yvette S Report

Final score:

86points

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#18

Not a food, but Cilantro. Tastes like literal soap too me, but people say otherwise.

shadingnight Report

Final score:

85points

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#19

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Freaking matcha. It's like drinking fish water.

a17sr03 , Matcha & CO Report

Final score:

82points

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#20

Liver

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77points

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#21

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like I hate celery. Terrible flavor, terrible texture. People say it's a good delivery food, but just use a f**king spoon and then you don't have to taste celery.

JSC89 , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

75points

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#22

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Durian, texture, smell, everything about it.

flutter4ab , Jim Teo Report

Final score:

67points

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#23

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Beer and generally alcohol.

YOU'RE ALL LIARS!

I'm now 32 and it still all tastes like bad chemicals, the only alcohol I can consume is mixers because of the sweetness ie bourbon and coke.

All alcohol tastes disgusting.

Edit: Many of you suggest it's simply a matter of me not being to a good bar, trying expensive version of X alcohol.. bit of a wild assumption! I certainly have tried massive varieties and a lot of venues over the years trying to find an enjoyable/tolerable one.

Also, people telling me no, no, alcohol is great! And then name a mixed/sugary drink...

"nobody likes it at first, you just have to power through it until you do like it"... ngl that's kinda f****d up haha.

ch3wee , Eaters Collective Report

Final score:

65points

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#24

Tonic water. It's like angry poison water why would anyone drink that on purpose?

TrashMammal17 Report

Final score:

65points

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#25

Anything pumpkin spice. None for me, thanks. Is it really that delicious? Or is it just fashionable?

RedcloudGeorge Report

Final score:

64points

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#26

The rotting Icelandic sharks. My Icelandic buddy and her son swears that it’s good but their tastebuds must have frozen off or something.

I ain’t a picky eater and Ill give a go at almost anything (even fringe foods like fried crickets and cow tongue), but I couldn’t even bring myself to try some because I was too busy wrenching and my gag reflex physically wouldn’t allow it. Like something about my survival physiology knew that s**t wasn’t happening.

No way in hell them Icelanders actually enjoy that stuff. Zero. Nada.

Carefree-Trooper Report

Final score:

62points

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#27

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Haggis. I lived in Scotland for several years. I tried it four or five times. They kept telling me I just didn’t get “good Haggis”. Where the hell is the good haggis?! Robert Burns was a madman!

OatyBisc , Catchpenny Report

Final score:

61points

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#28

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Capers. They're just gross little explosions of salt and sadness.

Dandals , Stefan Johnson Report

Final score:

58points

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#29

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Blue Cheese.

gravygotch , Jez Timms Report

Final score:

56points

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#30

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Truffles / truffle oil. Smells and tastes like the bottom of a laundry hamper to me

tboess , CHUTTERSNAP Report

Final score:

47points

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#31

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Chitterlings

Separate_News_7886 , JCHaywire Report

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34points

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#32

Head cheese. Wtf people.

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34points

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#33

Circus peanuts.

Hillgore112088 Report

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33points

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#34

rice cakes. take the last train to Blandsville.... It's Styrofoam with a worse aftertaste.

Ashton42 Report

Final score:

31points

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#35

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Quinoa

In what world is flavorless grainy bits of sand appetizing??

slupo , Serge Taeymans Report

Final score:

31points

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#36

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like IPA beers.. some beers are great but I don’t understand the obsession with hops and having your drink taste like leaves.

literalsimpnaish , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

30points

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#37

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Octopus

Bro thats straight up hardened chewing gum without flavour that occasionally sticks in your throat.

Edit: ok so apparently octopus needs to be cooked the right way so it kinda melts in your mouth, otherwise its gonna taste hard and flavorless.

MassiveKonkeyDong , Nikita Tikhomirov Report

Final score:

30points

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#38

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like anchovies...

aliiipaige , Félix Girault Report

Final score:

30points

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#39

lutefisk

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29points

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#40

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Almond milk

ichiei7755 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

29points

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#41

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Soy or tofu.

Juan_Solo01 , Sherman Kwan Report

Final score:

25points

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#42

Truffle oil. It’s so gross and not truffle

Final score:

25points

#43

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Coconut water - that’s some nasty s**t. Edit: I’ve tried the coconut fresh off the beach and in a bottle at the supermarket and hate the taste of both. Idk maybe I’ve never had a fresh one before?

potatoetomatoe1 , Meimei Ismail Report

Final score:

24points

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#44

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like I was having trouble explaining what papaya reminded me of, and then my cat vomited in the living room.

That's exactly what papaya tastes like. It tastes like cat vomit smells.

Picker-Rick , Debora Cardenas Report

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24points

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#45

Here in the south, crawfish. So much work for so little reward, and I really think people just like the spices, corn, potatoes and cold beer. If they weren’t covered in delicious spices and revered, would people still enjoy crawfish? Probably not. The only other crawfish dish I’ve ever had is etouffee and was still not impressed.

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23points

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#46

Uni(sea urchin). Tastes like rusty nails and explodes said rusty nail juice in your mouth like a boba. Chefs talk about how they love it and I think people say they like it to get foodie cred.

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23points

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#47

Marmite

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20points

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#48

Chicken breast is the biggest trick played on society. Dark meat is so much better.

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19points

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#49

Gefilte fish. I refuse to believe anyone under the age of 80 enjoys this food. It’s not normal.

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Final score:

19points

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#50

Bittermelon.

My parents swear by it not being bitter, but I think they've just been conditioned by their upbringing. It's called bittermelon for one thing.

solidfang Report

Final score:

17points

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#51

"They're Just Gross Little Explosions Of Salt And Sadness": 30 Foods And Drinks People Are Only Pretending To Like Olives are one of the nastiest things to me, but people love them. It's got to be a prank.

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15points

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#52

Roe, or fish eggs. I mean It doesn’t taste bad or anything but it’s certainly not good.

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14points

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#53

Okra. That s**t is nasty.

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13points

JoJo Anisko 1 year ago

Fried okra. Gotta be crisp.

26points

WoodenLion 1 year ago

love fried - no way will i do boiled

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

yes brings a nutty flavor to it.

1point

Mike Ray 1 year ago

Texas popcorn

1point

Andrea Pereira 1 year ago

The veggie caviar. If well prepared okra is awesome.

5points

𝔽𝕌ℕ𝕂𝕐 𝕎𝕆ℝ𝕄 1 year ago

No. Okra is great!

3points

Tiffi 1 year ago

Fried, pickled, stewed. Love okra.

2points

Daffydillz' Cold Contagious 1 year ago

Absolutely, every way you can have it, it's so good.

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Timbob 1 year ago

And Kale! (Cooking tip: Use 1/4 cup Olive oil when cooking Kale. Makes it much easier to scrape into the garbage when finished cooking.)

2points

ShaZam Beaubien 1 year ago

Pickled Okra is disgusting too.

1point

I Am John 1 year ago

Great in a vege curry. But personally it needs to be not too much. Like, 1/3 aloo, 1/3 bindi, 1/3 dryish sauce.

1point

Peej Maybe 1 year ago

Thinly sliced in a stir fry it's OK but I can't abide the stuff if it's overcooked or served whole. Slimy dead witches fingers

1point

Todd 1 year ago

Pickled okra is really good.. not slimy

0points

Piper 1 year ago

Grilled is amazing, as long as it isn’t too long on the grill. Fried is amazing. Pickled, amazing. Boiled is just mushy, but it is good in soups.

0points

Tinley's Aunt 1 year ago

Raw okra has a runny snot-like substance inside. It's damned sickening.

0points

Coolwhip 1 year ago

I be wanting extra okra in my gumbo

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Jods 1 year ago

Only if not cooked properly.

0points

Stevo 1 year ago

Gotta cook it right.

0points

Kathy Wilbourne 1 year ago

If you make sure it's completely dry before you cut it and then sauteé and it doesn't get slimy. Any water makes it slimy. Needs the right spices, too, but then it's pretty nice.

0points

OhBlahDi OhBlahDa 1 year ago

I don't understand how a vegetable can be both slimy and hairy. It's a no for me.

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#54

Some of the Swedish traditional dishes pretty much made with starch and slime and fat 😅 it's so gross

Edit: starch and slime was previously "dough and fat".

Final score:

12points

#55

Wasabi

Edit: While I agree, there might be different kinds of wasabi, and they might taste differently depending on the freshness and the way of preparing and so on.

What I am talking about is the kind of wasabi they bring you with the regularly priced sushi.

I don't live in Japan, I've never been there so apologies to all wasabi fans out there. This is just my experience.

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12points

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#56

Brussels sprouts.

Just tastes plain disgusting to me, sry i tried so many times but i just can't ...

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#57

Mussels, man.. just disgusting. looks like a huge bogey.

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#58

Not food but black coffee.

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#59

Pomegranate seeds. The little rock does *not* have a desirable kind of crunch and is deemed to get stuck in your teeth. I will die on this hill.

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11points

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#60

I made an aubergine curry the other day and it was the worst f*****g thing I've ever tasted. Aubergines are bull****t.

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9points

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#61

Beetroot. It tastes like dirt, turns your urine and BMs red and makes you panic for like 10 seconds before you remember you ate beets. I honestly don't get it.

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9points

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#62

Hominy

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#63

Goat cheese/milk

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#64

Avacados. That s**t is plain nasty

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#65

Cottage cheese.

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#66

Hard-boiled eggs. When my parents made them, it made the entire house smell like the septic tank was broken.

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5points

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#67

Ratatouille, man that is disgusting

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#68

Sauerkraut.

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#69

Squash. tastes like poison but everyone eats it.

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#70

Sushi. I can't believe that people actually enjoy the taste of raw fish or any raw animal.

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#71

Oatmeals.

Looks like barf. Taste like sadness.

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#72

Mushrooms. How can anyone enjoy that consistency?

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#73

Cucumbers
They taste like almost nothing and the little taste they have is c**p

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#74

Cantaloupe.

It’s so f*****g disgusting.

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Monday 1 year ago

Half of this list is just people who have never had that dish cooked properly...

25points

Jack Holt 1 year ago

Agree, most of it was pretty childish

16points

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Happy Panda 1 year ago

Was gonna say this too!

2points

Alex S 1 year ago

Or 13 year olds who refuses to try anything new.

1point

Scarlett 1 year ago

Some of my ‘can’t eat’ foods were on here, but even I think that fried oysters are good. Raw oysters can bugger off though, those set my gag reflex off like nothing else with their texture.

1point

kate h 1 year ago

These are all dumb. Just because *you* don't like something doesn't mean it's bad or others are "pretending to like it".

20points

Aree Em 1 year ago

Totally agree! I don’t see the point of pretending to like or dislike certain food. It’s just personal preference!

7points

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Got Myself 4 Pandas 1 year ago

And now I'm hungry - so many of these hated foods are my absolute favourites

8points

Donkeywheel 1 year ago

How to tell someone is uneducated to food and taste…

8points

The Short Lady 1 year ago

Eat what you enjoy and don't criticize or mock other people's food choices, but no opinions till you've tried it.

7points

Goth Mouse (he/they) 1 year ago

This is silly, everyone likes and dislikes different food?

6points

ToGo 1 year ago

I really love quite a lot of things on this list. To the point I'd be upset if they ever stopped being made!

5points

Powerful Katrinka 1 year ago

Not this again. I estimate that this is at least the third time I've seen this thread in just a few months.

5points

AndersM 1 year ago

Stupid post. Just because someone doesn't like olives or caviar... Cmone

3points

marianne eliza 1 year ago

Gee. It's almost as if there are different cultures and tastes all over the world. A lot of these came from poverty. Poor people ate what the rich wouldn't pay for. And if it wasn't available in your country back in the old days, or now has to be picked unripe and shipped a long distance it's going to be a pale ghost of the real thing.

3points

Potato Panda 1 year ago

Most of these are just based on opinion. Some people enjoy it. That's why they eat it, after all. For example, I think all seafood besides fish tastes like week-old rubber rotting at the bottom of a sewer, but the rest of my family absolutely adore seafood. And I'm fine with that. All I'm saying is that people can have their own thoughts on different foods.

2points

M Calad 1 year ago

I feel heart-crushed 🥺. Some folk insulted kombucha, capers, cilantro, celery, beer... even beer! What's wrong with people?

2points

Alex S 1 year ago

Picky eaters and those who turn their nose up at foods others enjoy really s**t me. Just keep your juvenile opinions to yourselves and let other people enjoy their food.

1point

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

It was a funny list. And not that people haven't had it prepared properly, it just isn't in their palette. I know that just because I don't like something doesn't make it bad. Still a fun list. Though the a*****e coming down on American cheese needs to just take his condescending a*s somewhere else.

1point

BipolarBear 1 year ago

I don't understand the hate for some of these totally normal foods. I get escargot and the like, but goat cheese? C'mon, that is one of the best foods on the planet!

0points

Stargazer66 1 year ago

I personally love escargots, blue cheese, liver, capers, caviar and oysters (cooked, preferably fried).

0points

Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

Granville cheese used to have a "dreadfully sharp" cheese. It smelled like rotting meat, but the taste was amazing.

0points

Stacey Rae 1 year ago

Canadian here. Getting tired of the America bashing. Even here when the topic should be about the food items.

0points

Nisha Longstaff 1 year ago

I thought this list was going to be more statistical but instead it was all opinions.

0points

Yoga Kitty 1 year ago

Everybody has different taste and likes different things. Not everybody is used to the same food; maybe your beloved childhood comfort dish sounds absolutely gross to somebody else? And not everybody is a good cook either - don't judge a poor veggie as disgusting if in fact you just mistreated it! What really got on my nerves though were all the people who felt the need to comment on the vegan alternatives. Dear pandas, if you love your steak, by all means, go for it!! But will you please stop with all this "Why do vegans want their food to taste like meat?", "Don't call it milk!", "That is not cheese!", "All this highly processed food is so unhealthy!" etc. There is no need to argue - neither do we want to take anything away from you nor will we try to force feed you with potato cheese. Why does it make you so insanely defensive if I want to call my oat milk "milk"? Does that cause you any physical harm?

0points

Emma S 1 year ago

Sushi for me. Cold rice with raw fish or vegetables wrapped in a bit of seaweed. 🤢

0points

Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

I call that "bait"

1point

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Natalie 1 year ago

These poetic supertasters are my people. I like some of the things on the list, but yeah, quinoa is like flavourless grainy bits of sand.

0points

Haley Futch 1 year ago

Nobody said grapefruit?

0points

Vishy 1 year ago

Canned papaya. Weirdos.

0points

Monday 1 year ago

Half of this list is just people who have never had that dish cooked properly...

25points

Jack Holt 1 year ago

Agree, most of it was pretty childish

16points

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Happy Panda 1 year ago

Was gonna say this too!

2points

Alex S 1 year ago

Or 13 year olds who refuses to try anything new.

1point

Scarlett 1 year ago

Some of my ‘can’t eat’ foods were on here, but even I think that fried oysters are good. Raw oysters can bugger off though, those set my gag reflex off like nothing else with their texture.

1point

kate h 1 year ago

These are all dumb. Just because *you* don't like something doesn't mean it's bad or others are "pretending to like it".

20points

Aree Em 1 year ago

Totally agree! I don’t see the point of pretending to like or dislike certain food. It’s just personal preference!

7points

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Got Myself 4 Pandas 1 year ago

And now I'm hungry - so many of these hated foods are my absolute favourites

8points

Donkeywheel 1 year ago

How to tell someone is uneducated to food and taste…

8points

The Short Lady 1 year ago

Eat what you enjoy and don't criticize or mock other people's food choices, but no opinions till you've tried it.

7points

Goth Mouse (he/they) 1 year ago

This is silly, everyone likes and dislikes different food?

6points

ToGo 1 year ago

I really love quite a lot of things on this list. To the point I'd be upset if they ever stopped being made!

5points

Powerful Katrinka 1 year ago

Not this again. I estimate that this is at least the third time I've seen this thread in just a few months.

5points

AndersM 1 year ago

Stupid post. Just because someone doesn't like olives or caviar... Cmone

3points

marianne eliza 1 year ago

Gee. It's almost as if there are different cultures and tastes all over the world. A lot of these came from poverty. Poor people ate what the rich wouldn't pay for. And if it wasn't available in your country back in the old days, or now has to be picked unripe and shipped a long distance it's going to be a pale ghost of the real thing.

3points

Potato Panda 1 year ago

Most of these are just based on opinion. Some people enjoy it. That's why they eat it, after all. For example, I think all seafood besides fish tastes like week-old rubber rotting at the bottom of a sewer, but the rest of my family absolutely adore seafood. And I'm fine with that. All I'm saying is that people can have their own thoughts on different foods.

2points

M Calad 1 year ago

I feel heart-crushed 🥺. Some folk insulted kombucha, capers, cilantro, celery, beer... even beer! What's wrong with people?

2points

Alex S 1 year ago

Picky eaters and those who turn their nose up at foods others enjoy really s**t me. Just keep your juvenile opinions to yourselves and let other people enjoy their food.

1point

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Rocco MZ 1 year ago

It was a funny list. And not that people haven't had it prepared properly, it just isn't in their palette. I know that just because I don't like something doesn't make it bad. Still a fun list. Though the a*****e coming down on American cheese needs to just take his condescending a*s somewhere else.

1point

BipolarBear 1 year ago

I don't understand the hate for some of these totally normal foods. I get escargot and the like, but goat cheese? C'mon, that is one of the best foods on the planet!

0points

Stargazer66 1 year ago

I personally love escargots, blue cheese, liver, capers, caviar and oysters (cooked, preferably fried).

0points

Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

Granville cheese used to have a "dreadfully sharp" cheese. It smelled like rotting meat, but the taste was amazing.

0points

Stacey Rae 1 year ago

Canadian here. Getting tired of the America bashing. Even here when the topic should be about the food items.

0points

Nisha Longstaff 1 year ago

I thought this list was going to be more statistical but instead it was all opinions.

0points

Yoga Kitty 1 year ago

Everybody has different taste and likes different things. Not everybody is used to the same food; maybe your beloved childhood comfort dish sounds absolutely gross to somebody else? And not everybody is a good cook either - don't judge a poor veggie as disgusting if in fact you just mistreated it! What really got on my nerves though were all the people who felt the need to comment on the vegan alternatives. Dear pandas, if you love your steak, by all means, go for it!! But will you please stop with all this "Why do vegans want their food to taste like meat?", "Don't call it milk!", "That is not cheese!", "All this highly processed food is so unhealthy!" etc. There is no need to argue - neither do we want to take anything away from you nor will we try to force feed you with potato cheese. Why does it make you so insanely defensive if I want to call my oat milk "milk"? Does that cause you any physical harm?

0points

Emma S 1 year ago

Sushi for me. Cold rice with raw fish or vegetables wrapped in a bit of seaweed. 🤢

0points

Dave Hinckley 1 year ago

I call that "bait"

1point

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Natalie 1 year ago

These poetic supertasters are my people. I like some of the things on the list, but yeah, quinoa is like flavourless grainy bits of sand.

0points

Haley Futch 1 year ago

Nobody said grapefruit?

0points

Vishy 1 year ago

Canned papaya. Weirdos.

0points

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