Food for thought

[singletrackmind]

"Tastes like chicken" never works on me- I HATE chicken!!

[Trek420]

for example singletrackmind detests
"Hominy.
Asian dishes.
Most everything that came out of the water with the exception of canned tuna, fresh salmon, cod and tilapia"

all things I like, well I can take or leave Hominy

"Meat subjects with more or less than 4 legs and no baby ones."

ok I need an explanation of this. I've had bear chili, Bambi, Rudolf (reindeer steaks and roasts in Norway) all good, well the chili was a lil' greasy.

"Chicken. Turkey ok, chicken yucky."

both fine and I love

"Overly spicy dishes.
Sausages, except sometimes the breakfast kind that I use for biscuits and sausage gravy.
Bratwurst, etc."

"Any animal's recognizable part ie:feet, tongue, tail etc.
The local delicacy-Brain Sandwiches. Super-barf."

these I probably would order something else. I'm finding out that I'm not picky.

[bcipam]

Pickled bologna (gag me, and the BF loves the sick stuff)

There is no such thing, is there?????? Where would you buy it????

[singletrackmind]

Alright Trek420! I could have used you around the house when I was a kid! If I didn't like it I'd sneak it onto your plate.

You'd have been well-fed.

[solobiker]

I would have to agree with some of the others, cooked green peppers. To me they seem to "contaminate" all other surrounding food. What i mean by that is they seem to make everything else taste like pepper then.

[betagirl]

I was in rural mississippi once and the guy I was working with got some "imitation bologna". What the heck there is to imitate to begin with, I don't want to know.

Government cheese is pretty nasty.

For those who eat sushi, Uni (sea urchin). AHHHHH - tastes like a big ol' snot.

What's up with people who can drink a glass of raw eggs?

Greenish bananas. They need to have spots.

Cooked spinach. I'll eat it raw, but cooked.... blech.

Head cheese. I've never tried it but I'm pretty sure I'd not like it. It just looks scary.

Liverwurst, olive loaf, and other various scary lunchmeat type products.

Bran muffins.

Hormel Chili.

Spam.

*shivers*

[Trek420]

singletrackmind "Alright Trek420! I could have used you around the house when I was a kid! If I didn't like it I'd sneak it onto your plate.

You'd have been well-fed."

I was well fed ;-)

[RoadRaven]

jalapeno, chilli, peppers, curries... any food that makes me heat up and sweat...

also, offal... I may have a huge ammount of Scottish ancestry, but no way am I going to eat haggis...

and I'm with everyone on fear factor delicacies... no way

[DirtDiva]

Vegemite....

Oh, you non-antipodean cretin!!! I, on the other hand, will eat pretty much anything other than Marmite... (A matter of principle, of course.)

Actually, I have been known to spit out toast after unknowingly spreading (barfpukegag) sweetened peanut butter on it. And I can't stand the texture of pears and fijoas.

Even though I certainly like some stuff a lot better than others, about the only thing I'm likely to find in a dish and pick out is excessive amounts of raw onion (mostly because of the onion breath burps hours later - TMI? ), and when I'm going through the desert menu I stay away from sloppy, blandish things like custard (but why would anyone choose anything other than the chocky laden cake/mouse/whatever if it's on offer?).

I think I'm another texturally influenced diner. Crunchy is good. Chewy is decent. Sloppy better have a lot of flavour. Gritty is bad.

Probably would eat bugs if someone dared me... (See "crunchy is good." )

[snapdragen]

And I can't stand the texture of pears and fijoas.

Ew - can't stand the texture of pears either. And I don't eat anything that is served in it's house - oysters, mussels, lobster, crab. No veal, no innards. I tried calamari - nih! It's OK, but not anything I'd go out of my way for. Oh, and keep cashews away from me, ick.

On the other hand, we have a new Vietnamese restaurant in town, Anise Cafe, I am in love with Corn Fritters. And Fondant au Chocolate from the Left Bank, and garlic fries at Rosie McCann's......

[Melody]

And Melody, are there GOOD haggis incidents??

Well, if I ever find a good haggis, I'll let you know.

Mel

[Melody]

I've had rattlesnake and gator meat.... tastes like chicken I make a damn fine gator tail chili!

Mmmmmmmm Gator...

Ever had Gator jambalaya? Mmmmmmmmmmm

I had lamb tonight at my roomies b'day celebration... though it was Morrocan, so I can't identify the sauce. It was on a bed of cous cous with goat cheese. YUMMY!

Mmmmmmmmm Lamb

[stuff cut]
yams, sweet potatoes (aren't they the same thing?)

Nope. Yams and Sweet Potatoes are different. A true Yam isn't grown in the US, but Sweet Potatoes are. You can find more info at this link:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-23-a.html

But heck, a potluck is a good idea. I'll just bring a tupperware full of sliced jalepenos and I'll be OK. Everything tastes better with some "hot" on it.

My problem with jalapenos is, to me, they don't have alot of flavor. Give me habeneros any day.

In fact, I think I'll grill some on the barbecue tonight. Mmmm roasted habenero peppers. My pain receptors are already firing just thinking about it.

Mel

[cindysue]

Cold Stone ice cream. I still shudder when I think about why I don't eat that. V.

do my thighs a favor and tell me why........

yup, I'm outta hibernation -

[RoadRaven]

Vegemite....

Oh, you non-antipodean cretin!!! I, on the other hand, will eat pretty much anything other than Marmite... (A matter of principle, of course.)

Mmmmm... me too...lurve vegemite.... on toast with honey... in a sandwich with cheese... mmm.... but MARMITE? Blech... disgustsing - it even feels gritty and wrong

[enzed]

For some reason I don't eat raw tomatoes, raw onions, lettuce and most other salad veges. So therefore, I don't really eat salads. Exceptions being Potato salad, Tuna Pasta Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad (minus the lettuce) and oddly enough, KFC Coleslaw.
I don't drink coffee (when I was kid I was given a coffee instead of a hot chocolate drink. I remember it had a yukky taste).
I refuse to eat weetbix with milk.
And if I consume too much dairy products or white bread products I get an upset tummy. And anything to do with citrus fruit, particularly oranges, gives me a bit of a headache. They're my food intolerances.

On the upside I absolutely love cheese, the stronger the better.
I am partial to most types of pasta dishes.
And as my parents back home own a bakery, I have a liking for pastries, fruit slices, muffins, cakes and sweet biscuits. Bad for you, but so yummy.
Oh, and I'd better meantion Diet Coke. I'm trying to wean myself of that stuff.