The post isn't referring to those sorts of people though, it's clearly referring to those who just don't want to try anything new.

or, as the case I think is implied here, they may just be annoying ninnies. Those do exist ya know.

You should check what picky eater means. This has nothing to do with medical conditions.

Yeah, I am like that. Being labeled a “picky eater” is embarrassing. Do you really want me to try your mom’s casserole at dinner if there is a chance I will gag on it in front of her?

Some people might be autistic and have texture, smell or other issues toward the food.

True, but they know this because they've tried it. OP is talking about people who won't even try something new.

Exactly! And if you have a GI issue like my spouse, one bite of the wrong food can prevent him from eating for the rest of that meal (and depending on how bad the symptoms are, the rest is the day) People with this opinion can absolutely f*ck off with their ablest selves

My daughter was a very picky eater since about age 2. She is a super-taster, meaning she tastes each & every ingredient. Textures are a hug issue too. Now that she has culinary freedoms, she has been experimenting with creating many new dishes palatable for herself. She really gets into the science of taste & texture. She took up gardening just so she could experiment with with various ingredients. She has come up with some delicious dishes that way. So for being a picky eater, it does not mean she is not willing to try new things.

I know a guy who is a “super-taster.” We were hanging out one night and I made a box of bbq ribs and a bag of Caesar salad for dinner, thinking it would be quick and easy….but he’d apparently never tried ribs or Caesar salad before and hated it! Luckily I could make him plain white rice and chicken fingers so he didn’t go hungry but I felt so bad, he really was trying to be so polite and eat anyways but when he started gagging on it I told him to stop forcing it 😂 I’ll never judge an adult picky eater!

Quick story about my son as a teen-not a picky eater, but we liked to say he had a "discriminant palate". We'd visited France and ate a lot of foods (snails, frog) that Americans don't even know. I bought some frogs legs and cooked them up like fried chicken (they do taste like chicken) and he came into the kitchen and was excited by the smell of fried "chicken", and put quite a few pieces on a plate to chow down, thinking he's getting the jump on everyone else. 😊. But then he noticed that the fried legs didn't look like regular chicken legs or wings, and he's peeking under the crust at the meat, and finally asks me what I had cooked. I didn't lie - "it's frog legs" He politely returned the pieces and announced he wasn't as hungry as he thought!

I'm one of those. My palate is very limited, and it is often, as you suggest, texture. I also believe I'm a super-taster, as coffee and dark chocolate are unbearably bitter to me.

Yeah I won’t try some foods bc if a food looks unappetising to me that actually affects how I taste it (and smell bc smell and taste are connected) and I don’t want to try something just to not like it and gag on it in front of the person who made it. Texture is a huge thing. Some foods I just can’t eat. Sorry

Like me! Yay. 🫠

I'm forced to be like this for last 5 years, after half my intestines were removed. I must be careful what I eat. People don't know why (not something you casually drop into convo!) and roll their eyes like I'm a toddler-adult. But I have no choice

Just don’t make me eat flan 🍮 or tomatoes 🍅 and I’m all set (it’s a texture thing I’ve thrown up with both of them) and also I have a severe dairy allergy (plus a severe seaweed allergy)….other than that I’ll really eat anything!

that's NOT what they're saying .

Like 1% of them. Most are just a$$hats

still you might as well try it?

Adults who literally throw up due to a texture they don't like have serious issues.

That's not what OP is talking about.

On the other hand, I like trying new things at restaurants. I know they will be prepared well over what I might do at home. However, if it's something I truly know I won't like, yeah, I won't try it.

YES. I was about to type this. I’m not about to waste money on something I won’t even eat.

I'm struggling to understand why what other people choose to eat has anything to do with you.

"most pickiness is known or unknown food allergies" sorry but you are going to have to provide evidence for that claim. People being picky having an unknown allergy? I'll need to see that evidence.

A lot of food allergies are just people making excuses for not wanting to eat certain foods. Most of the people I know who claim food allergies actively refuse to get checked for them. My son claims to have an allergy to scrambled eggs (not fried, poached or any other preparation). The funny thing is, he loves omelets. I asked him to please go get this allergy checked out and he admitted that he just doesn't like scrambled eggs. Saw it with a friend and an "allergy" to cabbage, but not brussels sprouts, broccoli or cauliflower. Turns out he specifically didn't like cole slaw and wanted an excuse not to have it.

Thank you!