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debm55

(56,247 posts)
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 12:43 PM Aug 2025

Name a food you tried and will never try again. Mine is lamb which was served at a wedding. Very greasy in my opinion.

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Name a food you tried and will never try again. Mine is lamb which was served at a wedding. Very greasy in my opinion. (Original Post) debm55 Aug 2025 OP
Lamb is a meat that requires care in cooking. I won't do it because it stinks up the house for weeks... hlthe2b Aug 2025 #1
This was eaten at a Serbian wedding reception of a cousin. Yuk. debm55 Aug 2025 #3
I've had lamb only once LogDog75 Aug 2025 #29
Oh, dear.... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #76
Yes. Kabobs and other Middle Eastern (and Greek) methods of cooking render it delicious... hlthe2b Aug 2025 #87
Interesting. At one cousin's her mom... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #96
Young lamb shouldn't. The older the animal (closer to being mutton), the greasier and smellier... hlthe2b Aug 2025 #107
I might have had mutton soup up in The Navajo Nation in '79. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #108
I bet many who find lamb "greasy" just love to pieces greasy bacon burgers with cheese. Or greasy ribs. Go figure? Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #133
I have lamb at least 2 a month, more often if on sale. Bought today. I most often braise which reduces fat content. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #109
Having both parents emigrate from Ireland, Conjuay Aug 2025 #152
Thank you very much, electric_blue68. Enjoy, debm55 Aug 2025 #90
Liver and onions Wifes husband Aug 2025 #126
melons AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 #132
Sea urchin roe at a sushi bar. My boyfriend loved it. Walleye Aug 2025 #2
I have tasted roe and I agree with you, Walleye. debm55 Aug 2025 #4
It smells about the same, too. I tried it once while stationed in Japan. 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #44
I guess guacamole. markodochartaigh Aug 2025 #5
Thank you very much for sharing with us, markodochartaigh. I am sorry that happened to you. I hope your taste returns. debm55 Aug 2025 #9
Oh no! Not guac & fried potatoes! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #21
Good luck. Hopefully in time. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #77
Liver. MIButterfly Aug 2025 #6
Thank you very much MIButterfly. I didn't know rumaki was liver. I wouldn't have eaten in either. debm55 Aug 2025 #12
Eating liver would be like consuming a used oil filter, imo SheltieLover Aug 2025 #20
Very true, very true, SheltieLover. debm55 Aug 2025 #30
I Love The Flavor, But... ProfessorGAC Aug 2025 #110
Likewise, so it has been decades since I've had it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #122
It's liver wrapped in bacon. Beware! MIButterfly Aug 2025 #22
Oh my, Thank you for warning me, MIButterfly. debm55 Aug 2025 #31
😄 Not at you, your description! electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #74
..... Tanuki Aug 2025 #150
Hate the taste of artificial sweeteners. Especially Sweet and Low. Ziggysmom Aug 2025 #7
Thank you very much Ziggysmom. I agree. I drink my tea unsweetened. debm55 Aug 2025 #13
Australian Vegemite. pandr32 Aug 2025 #8
Thank you pandr32, I like jam or preserves on my toast. debm55 Aug 2025 #14
I definitely wouldn't. Sounds very Unappetizing! electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #75
Same Here ProfessorGAC Aug 2025 #112
They must expose kids to it while really young. pandr32 Aug 2025 #119
British Marmite is related but much better. Delicious, but expensive even when spread thinly the way it should be. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #113
I think it would work better as a flavoring enhancer for sauces. pandr32 Aug 2025 #120
Love marmalade. Lime marmalade is the best, but hard to find and expensive. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #123
I have a lime tree. pandr32 Aug 2025 #127
Marmite is disgusting Wifes husband Aug 2025 #129
Tofurkey eShirl Aug 2025 #10
Tastes like an old tire... SheltieLover Aug 2025 #17
My SIL invited us to Boston, She doesn't eat meat. We were serve Tofurkey. It was gross. Thank you eShirl. debm55 Aug 2025 #18
I've not ever had it, but the name "turducken" is a turnoff. 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #45
Be glad you never had it. It was terrible. debm55 Aug 2025 #48
Turducken oberle Aug 2025 #70
I do know that. The name is unfortunate. 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #72
HAHAHAHAHAH. I remember seeing that on television. For a awhile it was a thing companies were pushing. I haven't seen it debm55 Aug 2025 #93
It's actually not a new thing. Among the wealthy, mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #131
I could not think of anything until I saw your post. Big Blue Marble Aug 2025 #151
Tuna casserole! I know it's comfort food to lots of folks, but ... Dorothy V Aug 2025 #11
That is so funny, cuz the one thing I still crave after being veggie for decades is my tuna casserole. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #19
Thank you very much, CrispyQ, We all have different tastes. I am very happy about your choice. Your tuna casserole is, I debm55 Aug 2025 #52
ITA! Tuna salad - yes. Ilsa Aug 2025 #26
Thank you IIsa. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2025 #56
Thank you Dorothy V. I agree with you 100%, I will eat tuna and cheese separately but not together. It just has a debm55 Aug 2025 #32
Omg, this! electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #78
Oh Deb, I'll need a sheet of paper. I'm a picky eater. CrispyQ Aug 2025 #15
HAHAHAHAHAHaHah. CrispyQ, that is such a great post. Thank you, my friend. debm55 Aug 2025 #33
Seaweed sushi SheltieLover Aug 2025 #16
Oh SheltieLover, I had it in school. My class had an International Day. One student's mother was from Japan. She made debm55 Aug 2025 #34
You are much nicer than I am, Deb. SheltieLover Aug 2025 #37
Frog legs. Jeebo Aug 2025 #23
Tried them one time just to say I had tried them. Tasted "marine" in places, weakly like chicken in others. eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #25
Well, that sounds gross. Good reminder not to ever eat. Thank you eppur_se_muova. debm55 Aug 2025 #41
Thank you Jeebo for sharing your story. I have always heard the Frog legs taste like chicken. Is that true? Also the debm55 Aug 2025 #35
Well, the water buffalo foreskin is a bit exotic, but it's off the list anyway. rsdsharp Aug 2025 #24
Oh rsesharp ,you ate foreskin and eel. On my. Yes, for awhile fake lobster was the going thing. As my husband is from debm55 Aug 2025 #36
I didn't have much choice. We were in Xian, on the way to Beijing. rsdsharp Aug 2025 #38
Great post, rsdsharp and thank you very much, debm55 Aug 2025 #43
A michelada made with Bud Light Coventina Aug 2025 #27
That michelada sounds terrible. I like Bloody Mary's but I could bear the taste of a michelada. Yuk. When I was a kid debm55 Aug 2025 #53
You'll get a laugh, i think... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #80
Very interesting! I actually didn't like tomatoes as a kid, and I put ketchup on EVERYTHING! Coventina Aug 2025 #84
🙂👍 electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #86
Love heirloom tomatoes on sandwiches. Thank you, electric_blue68. debm55 Aug 2025 #91
If I can get myself over to a green market... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #94
similar not a fan of raw tomatoes but they can be in stuff cooked especially if mashed up or diced real fine JT45242 Aug 2025 #104
Raw fish sushi on Maui catbyte Aug 2025 #28
Thank you very much, catbyte. Is it safe to eat raw fish? At our market, they have an aisle of exotic foods. I once saw debm55 Aug 2025 #58
Don't like lamb, liver, eel and most fish. TommieMommy Aug 2025 #39
TommieMommy , You are my twin. Those are on my list too. debm55 Aug 2025 #59
Gummies. Trueblue Texan Aug 2025 #40
HAHAHHAHhah. Thank you Trueblue Texan, I have never had one before. However, I can still roll one. debm55 Aug 2025 #60
Okra get the red out Aug 2025 #42
My father loved okra. Jeebo Aug 2025 #47
Thank you very much, Jeebo. debm55 Aug 2025 #64
Yuke. I have never tried Okra. Now I never will. Thank you, get the red out. debm55 Aug 2025 #61
When fried with cornmeal until very well done, Lars39 Aug 2025 #89
Thank you very much, Lars39. That sounds better. debm55 Aug 2025 #99
Marmite. LastDemocratInSC Aug 2025 #46
I had to look it up as I was unfamiliar with it. As I was reading, I started to gag. Yuk. Thank you LastDemocratinSC. debm55 Aug 2025 #50
Marmite is delicious. But it must be spread thinly. Many people spread it like jam and never try it again. A mistake. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #117
Durian. Bristlecone Aug 2025 #49
Thank you very much, Bristlecone. I would gag if I had to eat it. debm55 Aug 2025 #66
The only lamb I have had is in a Greek doc03 Aug 2025 #51
Thank you doc03. I get my giro without any meat. This was a traditional Serbian wedding, which lasted for what seemed debm55 Aug 2025 #55
I had a gyro with lamb from a Greek food truck a few weeks ago. Top notch! nt Shermann Aug 2025 #62
Thank you very much, Shermann. This was skinned and brought to the table on a very large plate. It was not sliced or debm55 Aug 2025 #63
Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #54
HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you. Ocelot II I promise you I won't. debm55 Aug 2025 #57
Tripe CanonRay Aug 2025 #65
So sorry, CannonRay. Just the look of it makes me want to barf. debm55 Aug 2025 #98
Nutella Grim Chieftain Aug 2025 #67
I had it once, It reminded me a chocolate peanut butter. I was not impressed. Thank you Grim Chieftain. debm55 Aug 2025 #100
But lamb can be delicious! PJMcK Aug 2025 #68
I wrote about Greek lamb shesh kabob above.... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #81
The tomahawks were like candy! PJMcK Aug 2025 #102
Thank you very much, PJMcK. The dish you describe sounds delicious. Thank you. The lamb i had was a bland. I'll give it debm55 Aug 2025 #101
Sea urchin PJMcK Aug 2025 #69
The edible part of sea urchins are the gonads. Mosby Aug 2025 #73
Chicken Hearts...just terrible. GP6971 Aug 2025 #71
I hear ya!... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #83
Maple syrup.. Permanut Aug 2025 #79
Liver, oysters, mussles, strong fish including salmon, licorice, cherries electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #82
Tales of the (controversial!) Durian fruit... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #85
Thank you very much electric_blue68. Great post. debm55 Aug 2025 #95
YW. Fun to recall what I learned, and memories of a new friendship. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #97
I've had durian. It has an interesting flavour and a disgusting aroma. I'd have it again. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #111
TY. I've read some taste vanilla like. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #114
What I had was a little like very creamy brie or camembert with hints of onion but sweeter than cheese but not by much. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #130
Ty. Interesting. electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #135
Rocky Mountain Oysters and Pickled Pigs Feet Emile Aug 2025 #88
Thank you very much, Emile. I like pickled eggs. I make them for Easter. My grandparents tried to give me pickled pigs debm55 Aug 2025 #92
Anything with mayonaise -- sandwiches, chicken salad, pasta salad ruined with it... just nasty stuff JT45242 Aug 2025 #103
Me Too! ScoutHikerDad Aug 2025 #105
Lamb in Indian food is a favorite too JT45242 Aug 2025 #106
Thank you very much, JT45242. Your pasta salad sounds wonderful. debm55 Aug 2025 #139
In My Travels, I Ate A Lot Of Odd Stuff ProfessorGAC Aug 2025 #115
Thank you very much for your post, ProfessorGAC. debm55 Aug 2025 #142
I'm not interested in trying sea cucumber (an animal) again. Dull, but a bit offputting in flavour & unpleasant texture. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #116
We usually had lamb... Mike Nelson Aug 2025 #118
Caviar at a wedding in Mexico. A salt bomb on the taste buds Hassler Aug 2025 #121
Thank you very much, Hassler, the only time I had it, the caviar was salty too. You hear of all of these rich people debm55 Aug 2025 #149
Lamb is also one of my least fave meats - never would touch it again. lark Aug 2025 #124
Thank you very much. I agree with the lamb and sauerkraut. Yuk. I never had okra, so I don't know if I would like it or debm55 Aug 2025 #148
Okra. NNadir Aug 2025 #125
Thank you very much , NNadir. debm55 Aug 2025 #147
Sea cucumber when I was in China. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2025 #128
Thank you very much, greatauntoftriplets. That sounds gross. debm55 Aug 2025 #145
It was excessively gross. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2025 #146
Octopus... n/t deRien Aug 2025 #134
I have to agree with you on that, deRien. My friends love calamari. It tasted like rubber bands to me. debm55 Aug 2025 #144
The thing about lamb is that soldierant Aug 2025 #136
Thank you very much for describing the difference between lamb and spring lamb. I must of had the regular lamb.Thank you debm55 Aug 2025 #143
creamed corn justaprogressive Aug 2025 #137
Thank you very much, justaprogressive. I agree with you. YUK debm55 Aug 2025 #141
Liver MustLoveBeagles Aug 2025 #138
I agree with both selections., MustLoveBeagles. Yuk. debm55 Aug 2025 #140

hlthe2b

(112,919 posts)
1. Lamb is a meat that requires care in cooking. I won't do it because it stinks up the house for weeks...
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 12:48 PM
Aug 2025

I will say that rack of lamb is really good if you find a restaurant that specializes in it. But yes, other cuts are often greasy. Moroccan cooking (or other Middle Eastern) might well make the difference for you. But, given I have nearly given up red meat (and increasingly, poultry) as I get older, I won't be cooking it either.

But, I will never eat liver or other organ meats--including kidney... Just no...

LogDog75

(1,118 posts)
29. I've had lamb only once
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:48 PM
Aug 2025

And that was in Germany. I was taking a conversational German class and we wet to a local restaurant and a couple of us went together and ordered rack of lamb. I loved it.

As for liver, I thought I wouldn’t like it but turns out I do.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
76. Oh, dear....
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 11:44 PM
Aug 2025

Greek lamb shesh kabob on a skewer.
Marinated w olive oil, garlic, oregano, in between added chunks of sweet peppers, and onions. *Heaven*!
And I think being on a grill a lot of the grease would drip off, and away.

Understand, I was quite the picky eater as a kid. Probably drove my folks a bit batty. Started to slowly improve as a tween, then I really took off indy late teens! My kid-self would be horrified at what I've eaten! 😱 😄

I actually didn't eat it until my early 20's bc of taste issues.
To think of all the times I missed it earlier on!

hlthe2b

(112,919 posts)
87. Yes. Kabobs and other Middle Eastern (and Greek) methods of cooking render it delicious...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 03:31 AM
Aug 2025

Home roasting a lamb leg/shank makes for a very different outcome. Cooking method is everything. Thus, a rack of lamb-similarly-at restaurants that specialize in it.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
96. Interesting. At one cousin's her mom...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:30 AM
Aug 2025

if we didn't have shesh kabobs; they also made a roast leg of lamb. I don't recall it being greasy.

They'd cook the little half almondish shaped pasta with it in the roasting pan. For us - delicious.

hlthe2b

(112,919 posts)
107. Young lamb shouldn't. The older the animal (closer to being mutton), the greasier and smellier...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:27 AM
Aug 2025

Mutton (meat from a mature sheep) tends to have a stronger, gamier flavor and odor. This is because the flavor compounds become more potent as the animal ages.

Lamb is more "prized," but it is not always readily available or identified.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
133. I bet many who find lamb "greasy" just love to pieces greasy bacon burgers with cheese. Or greasy ribs. Go figure?
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:45 PM
Aug 2025

Supermarkets here, hardly high end though not the "No Frills" on the low end, have lamb every day. True lamb, not mutton. I'm braising a lamb shank with garlic and fresh rosemary sprigs tonight. Fresh corn on the cob. Maybe peas or I might make a side of mushrooms and onion, fried in avocado oil.

One thing that can make lamb seem greasier is serving it too cool. That could easily happen at a wedding with many guests. I think that lamb fat congeals at a higher temperature than beef fat or pork fat.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
109. I have lamb at least 2 a month, more often if on sale. Bought today. I most often braise which reduces fat content.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:47 AM
Aug 2025

It astonishes me how timid and narrow American tastes are unless influenced by regional cuisines like Mexican, Indian, or Italian.

Conjuay

(2,917 posts)
152. Having both parents emigrate from Ireland,
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 05:58 PM
Aug 2025

I grew up with regular servings of lamb.
As an aside, neither ever tasted corned beef until they were here.

Wifes husband

(698 posts)
126. Liver and onions
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:07 PM
Aug 2025

Liver and onions is one of those things that is really easy to cook if you know what you are doing, but really easy to screw up if you don't, and bad liver and onions are are incredibly bad.
Most people can't cook them

3catwoman3

(28,658 posts)
44. It smells about the same, too. I tried it once while stationed in Japan.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:58 PM
Aug 2025

It felt furry in my mouth.

I like every other kind of sushi, and would eat it every day.

markodochartaigh

(5,071 posts)
5. I guess guacamole.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 12:56 PM
Aug 2025

I always loved guacamole, all of the different recipes. But after covid (yes, vaxxed, boosted, and took precautions) my taste has not completely returned. Most things taste about the same, but guacamole and fried potatoes (two of my favorites) still taste almost like cardboard. I have tried guacamole every few months just to check but it is too expensive to keep up only to be disappointed.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
9. Thank you very much for sharing with us, markodochartaigh. I am sorry that happened to you. I hope your taste returns.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:04 PM
Aug 2025

MIButterfly

(2,158 posts)
6. Liver.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 12:56 PM
Aug 2025

Once was one time too many.

I was at a party many, many moons ago and they had Rumaki. I refused to take a single bite. They said "It's Rumaki" and I said "you can call it whatever you want to but it's still liver and I'm not eating it!"

debm55

(56,247 posts)
12. Thank you very much MIButterfly. I didn't know rumaki was liver. I wouldn't have eaten in either.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:07 PM
Aug 2025

MIButterfly

(2,158 posts)
22. It's liver wrapped in bacon. Beware!
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:16 PM
Aug 2025

Not even bacon could make it taste better and bacon makes everything taste better. 🥓

pandr32

(13,821 posts)
8. Australian Vegemite.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:04 PM
Aug 2025

My stepson brought us some when he returned from Sydney and we were excited to try, but I spit it out. The idea of spreading it on toast and enjoying is incomprehensible to me! Hand me the jam please.

I don't get it!

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
75. I definitely wouldn't. Sounds very Unappetizing!
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 11:29 PM
Aug 2025

Heard about it for years. Aussies on line.

ProfessorGAC

(75,888 posts)
112. Same Here
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:52 AM
Aug 2025

I tried it the first time I was in Australia. Tried to be the good American and do the "When in Rome..." thing.
Never again. Very unappetizing.

pandr32

(13,821 posts)
119. They must expose kids to it while really young.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:32 PM
Aug 2025

Otherwise, why would it be so nationally beloved?

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
113. British Marmite is related but much better. Delicious, but expensive even when spread thinly the way it should be. . .nt
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:53 AM
Aug 2025

pandr32

(13,821 posts)
120. I think it would work better as a flavoring enhancer for sauces.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:36 PM
Aug 2025

It does come from a fermented yeast. I guess an expensive one!
My favorite toast spread from the UK is marmalade. I slather it on biscuits, too.

pandr32

(13,821 posts)
127. I have a lime tree.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:11 PM
Aug 2025

I've made marmalade with oranges, but I would like to try with lime. I bet it is wonderful.

eShirl

(20,093 posts)
10. Tofurkey
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:06 PM
Aug 2025

tasted like maybe it was tofu that had been forgotten about in the back of the fridge for 8 months

Could be meat. Could be cake.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
18. My SIL invited us to Boston, She doesn't eat meat. We were serve Tofurkey. It was gross. Thank you eShirl.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:13 PM
Aug 2025

3catwoman3

(28,658 posts)
45. I've not ever had it, but the name "turducken" is a turnoff.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 04:06 PM
Aug 2025

Not sure Duckeychick would be any better, but at least the first four letters wouldn't spell something unappealing.

oberle

(275 posts)
70. Turducken
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 08:27 PM
Aug 2025

It's a chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. Nothing to do with turds.....

debm55

(56,247 posts)
93. HAHAHAHAHAH. I remember seeing that on television. For a awhile it was a thing companies were pushing. I haven't seen it
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 09:21 AM
Aug 2025

recently.

mwmisses4289

(3,325 posts)
131. It's actually not a new thing. Among the wealthy,
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:38 PM
Aug 2025

at least in europe until at least until the end of the 1800s, stuffing different birds inside each other was very much a status symbol, with the person getting the bit with the smallest bird being the most honored person at the meal.
Peacocks, flamingos, larks, chickens and pigeons were some of the birds used for this dish.

Big Blue Marble

(5,667 posts)
151. I could not think of anything until I saw your post.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 04:55 PM
Aug 2025

Had it once and that was it. It was horrible and I like Tofurky lunch slices.
Eat them all the time. Now for Thanksgiving, I eat Quorn roast, delicious
especially with my own dressing.

Dorothy V

(461 posts)
11. Tuna casserole! I know it's comfort food to lots of folks, but ...
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:07 PM
Aug 2025

to me it's proof that fish and cheese Do Not Mix!
Even the smell gags me.
I like tuna salad. I love cheese. It's the combo of the two I can't abide.

CrispyQ

(40,704 posts)
19. That is so funny, cuz the one thing I still crave after being veggie for decades is my tuna casserole.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:14 PM
Aug 2025

I almost always had some in my fridge. I added black olives to mine. It was sooooo good!

debm55

(56,247 posts)
52. Thank you very much, CrispyQ, We all have different tastes. I am very happy about your choice. Your tuna casserole is, I
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 05:42 PM
Aug 2025

imagine, way better than my mother's,

debm55

(56,247 posts)
32. Thank you Dorothy V. I agree with you 100%, I will eat tuna and cheese separately but not together. It just has a
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:56 PM
Aug 2025

strange taste.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
78. Omg, this!
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 11:52 PM
Aug 2025

I make a great special tuna salad; but it always has to be Albacore to start with.

I love sooo many kinds of cheeses! 😄

But tuna casserole? Gah! 😫 😄

debm55

(56,247 posts)
34. Oh SheltieLover, I had it in school. My class had an International Day. One student's mother was from Japan. She made
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:02 PM
Aug 2025

the whole class Seaweed sushi. I took one bite and thought I was going to barf. There she stood , smiling. I had to eat it.

Jeebo

(2,553 posts)
23. Frog legs.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:23 PM
Aug 2025

Tried them at a local Thai restaurant a few weeks ago. First time but I'll never eat them again.

Several people have mentioned liver in this thread. I actually used to like liver and onions, but now, the mere thought of liver or any organ food totally grosses me out. Don't know what happened to bring about the change in my dietary tastes.

— Ron

eppur_se_muova

(41,060 posts)
25. Tried them one time just to say I had tried them. Tasted "marine" in places, weakly like chicken in others.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:13 PM
Aug 2025

Hard to see how it could be considered a delicacy.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
41. Well, that sounds gross. Good reminder not to ever eat. Thank you eppur_se_muova.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:37 PM
Aug 2025

Last edited Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:03 PM - Edit history (1)

debm55

(56,247 posts)
35. Thank you Jeebo for sharing your story. I have always heard the Frog legs taste like chicken. Is that true? Also the
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:06 PM
Aug 2025

dislike for liver never leaves, I got my dislike at a very young age. At 70, it is still here.

rsdsharp

(11,806 posts)
24. Well, the water buffalo foreskin is a bit exotic, but it's off the list anyway.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 01:32 PM
Aug 2025

The stewed eel was gross looking but tasted OK.

I will say I will never eat fake lobster again. We used to have a tradition with friends of having lobster tails and crab legs on New Year’s Eve. One year he tried to save some money and bought fake lobster. It had the consistency of styrofoam, and no taste. We dubbed it lobster loaf, and swore off.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
36. Oh rsesharp ,you ate foreskin and eel. On my. Yes, for awhile fake lobster was the going thing. As my husband is from
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:12 PM
Aug 2025

Boston, we called it Loobster. I never had it or wanted to eat it. It is one reason that we never go to Red Loobster.

rsdsharp

(11,806 posts)
38. I didn't have much choice. We were in Xian, on the way to Beijing.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:18 PM
Aug 2025

At the last minute the flight was delayed. (CAAC stands for China Air Always Cancels.). They had to feed us, so they took us to a restaurant that catered to Chinese Government officials.

We didn’t know it at the time, but Gorbachev was going down in the USSR. When we did fly to Beijing later that night we landed not at the civilian airport, but a military base.

Coventina

(29,215 posts)
27. A michelada made with Bud Light
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:28 PM
Aug 2025

Worst thing I've ever had in my mouth!

I should note that
1. I don't like beer (and I'm not even sure Bud light qualifies)
2. I don't like tomato juice (although I do love tomatoes!)

Runner up: Buttermilk

How can people drink that stuff?

debm55

(56,247 posts)
53. That michelada sounds terrible. I like Bloody Mary's but I could bear the taste of a michelada. Yuk. When I was a kid
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 05:47 PM
Aug 2025

I liked buttermilk. I would put black pepper in in. Now it has been forever since a glass of it. Thank you, Coventina.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
80. You'll get a laugh, i think...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:04 AM
Aug 2025

As part of my childhood picky eaterness...
I loved Campbell's tomato soup, ketchup, some kind of Italian spaghetti sauce, pizza....
.
But not actual tomatoes as is!😮 😄
Wasn't till my very late teens, early twenties that I finally liked, then love them.
Oh, boy especially when we started getting heirloom tomatoes in the later '90s at the Green Market!

Coventina

(29,215 posts)
84. Very interesting! I actually didn't like tomatoes as a kid, and I put ketchup on EVERYTHING!
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:38 AM
Aug 2025

I learned to like and then love them as an adult as well!!

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
94. If I can get myself over to a green market...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:13 AM
Aug 2025

...and get a crusty country bread; I might get some for a tomato sandwich. I'll lightly salt it, add a bit of garlic powder, and for me- 😉 mayo.

I always had them with a cheese sandwich, with hamburger & bun, or cut in salads, but not a straight tomato sandwich. If I do, I'll report back. 👍

JT45242

(3,856 posts)
104. similar not a fan of raw tomatoes but they can be in stuff cooked especially if mashed up or diced real fine
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:07 AM
Aug 2025

Biting into raw tomato is just a weird sensation like your squishing a bug

catbyte

(38,686 posts)
28. Raw fish sushi on Maui
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:45 PM
Aug 2025

It was all I could do to keep my gag reflex in check at the table. Thank God it came with pickled ginger -- it's the only thing that saved me. It was a texture thing.

And then there was that chocolate-covered grasshopper I tried in high school. I discovered that there were things I would not eat even if they were dipped in chocolate...

debm55

(56,247 posts)
58. Thank you very much, catbyte. Is it safe to eat raw fish? At our market, they have an aisle of exotic foods. I once saw
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:09 PM
Aug 2025

tins of chocolate ants and grasshoppers.

Trueblue Texan

(4,221 posts)
40. Gummies.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 03:32 PM
Aug 2025

It was on my bucket list. I crossed it off in a visit to Washington state last year. Took me months to clear my head. Never again.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
60. HAHAHHAHhah. Thank you Trueblue Texan, I have never had one before. However, I can still roll one.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:15 PM
Aug 2025

Jeebo

(2,553 posts)
47. My father loved okra.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 04:19 PM
Aug 2025

When I was a kid, back in the 1950s and 1960s, he often served it at the dinner table. BUT, it was always boiled okra. I know just what you mean, it was disgustingly wet, slimy stuff. It felt like something an alien in a schlocky 1950s science-fiction film might eat. I hated the stuff. Years later, I discovered breaded fried okra. I like breaded fried okra, especially if it's fresh, crisp, hot and a little crunchy.

— Ron

Lars39

(26,498 posts)
89. When fried with cornmeal until very well done,
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 09:00 AM
Aug 2025

it tastes a bit like popcorn! And not a bit slimy. 🙂

debm55

(56,247 posts)
50. I had to look it up as I was unfamiliar with it. As I was reading, I started to gag. Yuk. Thank you LastDemocratinSC.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 05:34 PM
Aug 2025

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
117. Marmite is delicious. But it must be spread thinly. Many people spread it like jam and never try it again. A mistake. nt
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:56 AM
Aug 2025

doc03

(38,853 posts)
51. The only lamb I have had is in a Greek
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 05:37 PM
Aug 2025

Giro, one of mh favirite foods. Now I had mutton once

debm55

(56,247 posts)
55. Thank you doc03. I get my giro without any meat. This was a traditional Serbian wedding, which lasted for what seemed
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:00 PM
Aug 2025

hours. The reception served traditional Serbian foods. I liked most of them especially the baklava.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
63. Thank you very much, Shermann. This was skinned and brought to the table on a very large plate. It was not sliced or
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:29 PM
Aug 2025

anything. The server would slice it for you.

Grim Chieftain

(1,287 posts)
67. Nutella
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:47 PM
Aug 2025

I had it once about twenty years ago and still cringe when I see the commercials. I don't know what I was expecting, but that thick, greasy goo wasn't it.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
100. I had it once, It reminded me a chocolate peanut butter. I was not impressed. Thank you Grim Chieftain.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:49 AM
Aug 2025

PJMcK

(24,784 posts)
68. But lamb can be delicious!
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:51 PM
Aug 2025

Several times a year we'll buy a twin rack of lamb tomahawks, marinate them in olive oil and spices/herbs then grill them medium rare. They'r e fantastic! A quality cut leg of lamb stuffed with garlic and roasted is a treasure beyond what I can describe.

But, teach their own, I guess. I urge you to give it another try but where the chef is preparing it just for you, not a wedding party. You might change your opinion.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
81. I wrote about Greek lamb shesh kabob above....
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:10 AM
Aug 2025

half 2nd Gen Greek American. Tons of Greek foods growing up w an extended family!

PJMcK

(24,784 posts)
102. The tomahawks were like candy!
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:56 AM
Aug 2025

I love Creek food and those little babies were scrumptious!

debm55

(56,247 posts)
101. Thank you very much, PJMcK. The dish you describe sounds delicious. Thank you. The lamb i had was a bland. I'll give it
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:54 AM
Aug 2025

a try.

PJMcK

(24,784 posts)
69. Sea urchin
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 06:57 PM
Aug 2025

When it comes to food, I'm pretty adventurous and I'll try anything at least once. After all, if people are eating something, it must be appealing on some level. Whenever I travel, I try to sample the local cuisine because you never know what you'll find.

When I first started eating sushi, I was captivated by the variety of meats, their colors, textures and flavors, of course. I enjoyed them all until I tried a sea urchin. Yuck! It's texture was like something I cough up after a night of drinking and smoking and the flavor was like something found on a NYC sidewalk on a summer afternoon. Never again.

I even ate a live shrimp once on a bet but sea urchin... no f-ing way!

Mosby

(19,249 posts)
73. The edible part of sea urchins are the gonads.
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 09:40 PM
Aug 2025

Just thought I would share that, lol.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
83. I hear ya!...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:29 AM
Aug 2025

We're going to one of my favorite older cousin's for her first Greek Easter lunch.
I'm still in my fairly picky eater stage, but improving.

Mahgrista - Greek Easter soup.
Uh...oh.... what's that floating in there?

Two chicken kidneys, two chicken hearts.
Yes, I love my cousin. I managed to get them down.
But never again!

Permanut

(8,027 posts)
79. Maple syrup..
Thu Aug 14, 2025, 11:58 PM
Aug 2025

Not sure why, but can't stand it.

And when dear old Aunt Laura made her special dish for Thanksgiving, I tried my best to sit at the other end of the table:

Candied sweet potatoes with maple syrup and marshmallows - the trifecta of awfulness.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
82. Liver, oysters, mussles, strong fish including salmon, licorice, cherries
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:18 AM
Aug 2025

Last edited Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:00 AM - Edit history (1)

I do like liverwurst, though. Haven't had it in years. One of these days, I will get a little.

Probably a few more things. Oh definitely wi not eat raw sushi!

I realize I I've never had liver, oysters, or mussles. So misread.

electric_blue68

(26,040 posts)
85. Tales of the (controversial!) Durian fruit...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:57 AM
Aug 2025

Last edited Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:06 AM - Edit history (3)

I first found out about it from a National Geographic. Waaay back in ?'79, or '80. It was quite an unknown quantity back then to the general public. Not quite so very well known, still, I think.
Origins- Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Expanded to a few more countries; Australia, Vietnam. Even Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

Custard texture but it's been described as eating the most heavenly dessert standing in a garbage dump. Yeah. 😱

People either absolutely love it, or abhor it! (More divisive than Trump!)
In a hotel a patron got busted for eating it in their room (air ducts). Special dogs on a Japanese Airline going to fly from Malaysia found a passenger with a super cellophaned wrapped, and newspaper covered one on their carry on.

While I was holed up for several hours in ?'80 at my client's apt w a sprained ankle (I was their graphic designer for some projects), I was talking to his wife. (We became friends, and still are)
.
She'd spent some time in Malaysia or Indonesia as a kid. I remembered the article. "Have you ever eaten a durian," I asked. She got a dreamy look in her eyes. "Ah, the durian", she said.
.
I wonder if me asking that question (she'd already had quite a varied life location wise) "said" to her that I might be an interesting person to get to know. Anyway, it turned out we had some major sympatico interests, too, which would cement a friendship.

I first saw one down in Manhattan's Chinatown in the '90s.I was almost shocked. 😄

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
111. I've had durian. It has an interesting flavour and a disgusting aroma. I'd have it again. . . nt
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:50 AM
Aug 2025

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
130. What I had was a little like very creamy brie or camembert with hints of onion but sweeter than cheese but not by much.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:36 PM
Aug 2025

Long ago and the memory is dim.

Emile

(40,780 posts)
88. Rocky Mountain Oysters and Pickled Pigs Feet
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 05:30 AM
Aug 2025

The only time I ever ate them was when I was drunk at a little beach bar in Jacksonville Beach Florida. They had pickled eggs too, but I liked them.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
92. Thank you very much, Emile. I like pickled eggs. I make them for Easter. My grandparents tried to give me pickled pigs
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 09:15 AM
Aug 2025

feet. I refused. They looked terrible. I never had the "pleasure" of eating Rocky Mountain Oysters, Thank goodness.

JT45242

(3,856 posts)
103. Anything with mayonaise -- sandwiches, chicken salad, pasta salad ruined with it... just nasty stuff
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:05 AM
Aug 2025

May be rare as a pasty white guy who absolutely hates the stuff.

Give me a pasta salad with tricolor rotini, stoplight peppers, onions, carrots, celery, mccormicks salsd supreme spice blend, zesty italian salad dressing and some italian cheeses (parmesan, mozzarela, etc) instead (I pick around the black olives that my wife love in it).

When I say stuff drenched in mayonaise I just want to gag.

What passes for salads in the midwest (jello with whipped cream) -- do not eat that either.

ScoutHikerDad

(92 posts)
105. Me Too!
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:15 AM
Aug 2025

Another pasty white guy here, and I actually have mayophobia. I even avert my eyes from it in the grocery aisle.

But I do love Greek lamb, though Australian tastes better to me.

JT45242

(3,856 posts)
106. Lamb in Indian food is a favorite too
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:26 AM
Aug 2025

A good lamb curry is even better for me than a lamb kebab from a Mediterranean place.

ProfessorGAC

(75,888 posts)
115. In My Travels, I Ate A Lot Of Odd Stuff
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:54 AM
Aug 2025

Aside from vegimite, which I mentioned in the thread, I can't think of anything I would say never again to.
Might not seek them out, but if it was there I would probably eat it.

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
116. I'm not interested in trying sea cucumber (an animal) again. Dull, but a bit offputting in flavour & unpleasant texture.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:55 AM
Aug 2025

Mike Nelson

(10,927 posts)
118. We usually had lamb...
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:07 PM
Aug 2025

... at Easter. So, that was 1x per year. That was enough. I didn't think it was great, although I recall adults raved... Of course, we had Turkey about 1x per year, also. It was okay, but... honestly, I liked the stuffing and mashed potatoes more. I like Cow, Chicken, and Pig best. I think I had Rabbit once and liked it about as much as Lamb. I've learned eating animals isn't too healthy, so I try to cut down. I'm not vegan, though... I guess I'd call myself an aspiring vegetarian!



Hassler

(4,778 posts)
121. Caviar at a wedding in Mexico. A salt bomb on the taste buds
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:39 PM
Aug 2025

With a weird slimy crunch thrown in. Not again.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
149. Thank you very much, Hassler, the only time I had it, the caviar was salty too. You hear of all of these rich people
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:33 PM
Aug 2025

eating caviar. I don't see how. YUK.

lark

(25,910 posts)
124. Lamb is also one of my least fave meats - never would touch it again.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 12:44 PM
Aug 2025

Sauerkraut and okra are 2 other "horrible" foods which I would never again eat and didn't like either from the very first bite. I like most foods, but not those.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
148. Thank you very much. I agree with the lamb and sauerkraut. Yuk. I never had okra, so I don't know if I would like it or
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:21 PM
Aug 2025

not. Thank you very much for sharing with us , lark.

greatauntoftriplets

(178,645 posts)
128. Sea cucumber when I was in China.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 01:16 PM
Aug 2025

Tasted like and had the consistency of rubber bands. After on time, I started setting them aside.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
144. I have to agree with you on that, deRien. My friends love calamari. It tasted like rubber bands to me.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 11:56 AM
Aug 2025

soldierant

(9,290 posts)
136. The thing about lamb is that
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 05:22 PM
Aug 2025

meat from an ovine can be called "lamb" up until the animal is two years old. But it can only be called "Spring lamb" until it is one year old. And the difference between the two is dramatic.

If you have only tried "lamb" that was not "spring lamb", I can see why you are put off. And the grease is only one issue. With lamb that isn't spring lamb you are also tasting hormones.

Spring lamb is not greasy - it is juicy, has a taste I would call "delicate", and it can be eaten (and IMO is best when) cooked rare.

It is also pricey, since it it is not plenteous. So if you have never tried spring lamb, I suggest not doing so so you won't get "hooked" and break the bank account - especially now.

debm55

(56,247 posts)
143. Thank you very much for describing the difference between lamb and spring lamb. I must of had the regular lamb.Thank you
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 11:23 AM
Aug 2025

again, soldierant.

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