Guest's unfinished food-do you ask?

[ny biker]

I was once invited to dinner by a friend who served pot roast. I cannot stand the taste pot roast. I'm also mostly-vegetarian in that I just don't like the flavor and/or texture of most meats. I do like most vegetables, and I love potatoes.

So I filled my plate with potatoes and vegetables and ate them all, even though they were infused with pot roast flavor. I never made a face or said anything about not liking the food.

My friend got really mad at me for not eating the pot roast.

We're not friends anymore.


A few months ago, one of my neighbors invited several people over for dinner and announced she was making paella. Most of the things in paella make me gag, so I lied and said I already had plans for that night.

I fully admit that I am a picky eater and yet some of the things I love are pretty strange combinations that I will never admit to in public. But I do my best to keep it to myself when I'm someone's guest.

BTW I get left out of dinner parties mostly because I'm single.