What Foods DON’T You Like?

Peas
Bananas (some banana breads are ok, others are not?)
Anything curried
Beer
Brussel Sprouts

I literally eat anything. I cannot think of a food I don’t like except cottage cheese.

I thought about this for a long time. Since starting intuitive eating (listening to my body after disordered eating/orthopedic) the list has grown!:
Too much mayo- thin layer of Hellman’s is ok
Relish or sweet pickles
Organ meats, shudder
Raisins
Fried foods or any food with a perceived “aftertaste”
Margarine
Ripe bananas unless in banana bread
I think this list will keep growing as I expand my food choices! Keep listening to your bodies, friends!

Organ meat, innards, etc
Some sushi and all sashimi, beef tartare/carpaccio-nothing raw
Oysters and mussels
BBQ sauce (gives me heartburn)
Underdone meat (can’t handle the blood and too much pink)
Kale- it’s not that I can’t eat it, it’s that I find it so boring
Dried milk powder (unless it’s buried in a recipe)

Raisins
Citrus fruit
Stone fruit
Tomatoes (unless pureed)
Okra

It’s all about the texture.

Mushrooms and raisins for texture
Mayo because of my association with it being unhealthy
Also trying to get over an olive aversion

Not a fan of melon (except watermelon), dried coconut and pink peppercorns (it overpowers the whole dish)…

spicy stuff! i can’t do it! and i’m a food writer! please don’t tell anyone.

Cilantro!

Most of my list is a texture thing too.
Mushrooms
Olives (olive oil is great, though)
Eggs which are not in scrambles, quiche or fritattas, runny eggs are yuck
Tofu
Raw fish/sushi/sashimi, to me, it’s bait
Raisins are a no, dried cranberries, cherries or blueberries, yes

Yay! At last someone brings to light a dark truth. Some foods taste awful! We are not less because we don’t like everything.
It is definitely a texture and smell thing for me. I have a long list :)
Fish and seafood – so smelly! I have tried fish others said didn’t taste like fish, those liars!
Dairy, except for small-curd cottage cheese, and I only use it as a dip for buttered fries – kind of like sour cream on a baked potato. Cheese – yuk!
Eggs, unless well-mixed and baked in something.
Cold meat, except ham.
Ground meats – I hate how they feel in my mouth.
Mayonnaise – so slimy, and it stinks.
Ketchup, mustard, relish – just give me onions.
Sandwiches – no matter what, they always get soggy.
Soggy bread – bread pudding, French toast, et cetera.
More than 3 ounces of meat at a time.
Meat that isn’t extra well done.
Organ meats and innards – liver and tripe – shudder.
There are more, but I don’t feel so alone now :)

Goat cheese and lamb and to me they taste the exact same – horrible!

Mushrooms! When I was younger I called them the devils fungus. During lockdown I decided to give them another chance and NOPE still the devils fungus.

Beets
Shrimp
Lobster

Papaya and coconut water. Really wish I liked them both, but detest them.

Runny eggs
Green olives
Steak
Any large roast of meat
Melons, except watermelon is okay

Eggs in any form as true eggs. Now, if they are in cake or cookies, I am fine!
It is a texture “thing”!

I agree with a lot of you! I will not touch tofu or any other soy product.
I cant stand coffee or the smell of coffee. I won’t eat beef, except for corned beef or pastrami. Sushi, oysters, mussels or any raw fish, ugh! Fish that has been frozen or bought anywhere but at my trusted fish market where I know if it the freshest it can be. Canned peas, okra, raw spinach, kale, just icky. I dont like red wine or clear booze. Bananas that have even one tiny brown spot on them. Buttermilk unless it is baked goods or salad dressing. But, Im not a picky eater! LOL

Tripe. Yes that’s it, tripe. I don’t care how tender it is, what sauce it’s in, how long it’s been braised in milk or apple cider or beer or whatever. I can’t stand the texture, the smell of it, even it’s appearance.
Aside from tripe, if there’s another food out there I don’t care for, I haven’t met it yet.

Omg! Me too! I consider myself to be a True Foodie but I cannot get myself to like olives. And like you, I keep trying them again to see if I’ve outgrown that. Nope! We took a trip to Spain a couple of years ago and did an olive oil tour and tried several types of olives and did not like any of them. I also don’t like goat cheese. Tastes like grass. But I’ll eat almost anything else!

Goat cheese makes me gag. Lamb tastes like spoiled meat to me. The idea of snails grosses me out, like garden slugs, yuck.

Hi Jenny Rosenstrach!
Thanks for this experience share.
Yes, I had also a food aversion. I didn’t like bitter gourd. But one day my dad forced me to eat that gourd and he also promised me If I would find that dish unpleasant to eat I could easily give up. Now surprisingly it is one of my favorite dishes.
Your article makes me nostalgic by remembering my childhood.

Water chestnuts ARE vile!!

A major no to every member of the melon family with cantaloupe and water melon being the absolutely worst offenders.

Also, runny egg yolks. Shudder.

I mean, I missed this post and the comments are great. (I’m bummed I wasn’t in the thick of it) For me it’s all about texture, ever since I was a little kid. Lima beans too gritty, a super soft fruit will make me gag (think peaches, avocados, etc.) and the worst offender on the texture scale is okra. I cannot! Luckily, growing up I didn’t eat a lot of okra, but I battled lima beans at the dinner table on the regular! My lucky child doesn’t even know lima beans exist… they’re never on the dinner table. :)

Beer-uggh!
Rare and medium-rare meat, bleeding all over my plate, No sir.
Certain shellfish like mussels
Snails
Sashimi
Sunflower and pumpkin seeds
Any chocolate over 72% dark
Mousse-filled cakes
Fondant icing
Undercooked omelettes with the egg oozing out. I know it’s just so unstylish to want one’s eggs and meat to be fully cooked but I just cannot handle the raw bits
Barbeque sauce-gives me heartburn every time.
Fat-free yoghurt
Oreos