Food You Won't Eat ... Under ANY Circumstances

[SoDesuKa]

Imagine yourself as a special envoy to negotiate the end of hostilities between Countries X, Y, and Z. You've successfully reached a breakthrough, but the deal hasn't been signed yet. At a ceremonial dinner marking the occasion, all eyes are on you as the waiter approaches the head table with a covered platter.

You don't dare offend your hosts, but as he lifts the lid, you make out the unmistakeable outline of what's considered a regional delicacy. You are horrified and frightened at the same time. You think, Oh God, anything but THAT. And you send the waiter away. What is that food?

[billyskank]

1. What's that stuff, it's a vegetable

and it's so bitter as to be beyond belief?

That stuff. x(

[datasuspect]

2. human flesh

that is my limit.

or any excrement or waste product.

[Forkboy]

69. Tastes like chicken

Rimmer: It's hopeless, I can't fix it. We're trapped.
Cat: Chicken's good!
Lister: Yeah, yeah pretty good.
Kryten: That's not chicken, sirs.
Cat: What is it?
Kryten: It's that man we found.
Lister: What?
Kryten: Well, it seemed such a waste just to leave him lying there when he'd barbecue so
beautifully.
(Rimmer sniggers evilly. Lister and Cat slowly spit out the human meat)
Kryten: Did I do wrong? I didn't get any error commands. Obviously I thought about it
because without my guilt chip or moral imperatives I had nothing to guide me. But it seemed
to me that if humans eat chicken, then obviously they'd eat their own species, otherwise they'd
just be picking on the chickens.

[supernova]

3. Liver or insects

I can't do either. But in order not to offend the host, I'll plead stomach upset.

[S n o w b a l l]

4. monkey brains

[billyskank]

6. Even when chilled?

[S n o w b a l l]

13. Coat them in sugar and feed me like grapes

while fanning me with palm fronds, and I could consider it. Only for you though.

[Jade Fox]

5. Mustard.

Vile, vile stuff.

[PeaceNikki]

22. I concur.

The smell alone is enough to incur gagging. :puke:

[Wetzelbill]

97. I am compulsive about it

For years I couldn't even be in the same room as mustard. Just the sight of it would almost make me throw up. Hamburger too.

[Maine-ah]

7. ginger & lima beans

:puke:

[Radio_Lady]

54. Together or individually?

I like sugared ginger -- great for nausea, especially while on travel.

Haven't had lima beans in a while. They're OK.

[skygazer]

8. I will try any food

And there are no foods that I can think of that I wouldn't eat if that was what was offered or all I had. The first instinct is survival - it doesn't pay to be picky.

[AggieGal]

9. Grilled Slimy Onions

[NightWatcher]

10. I watched a show on the Travel Channel called Bizarre Foods

He went to the bayou area of Louisiana and ate some weird shit. My friend was grosed out and I was hungry. I got to get back to Houma and NOLA soon.

btw, raw oyters, RAWK!!!

[Wapsie B]

11. Greasy, grimy gopher guts

and masticated monkey butts.

:P

[KitchenWitch]

99. mmm I forgot my spoon!

[Forkboy]

12. For peace between three countries I'd eat anything....just puke back in my room if need be.

:shrug:

[Nikia]

14. Snakes

Especially if it would actually look like snake because it was at least partially intact.

[deucemagnet]

42. I've eaten rattlesnake before.

It was tasty, tho not very meaty and a bit overcooked.

[femmocrat]

15. Wild game n/t

[NightWatcher]

17. I love wild game: deer, squirrel (I'm from Georgia), rabbit, snake..

I dont hunt, but I'll eat it :)

[Kali]

16. Mopami worms

or any largish insect larvea (big pale grubs on a platter :scared:. I couldn't do it. No effing way.

[bigwillq]

18. Seafood

:puke:

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Brussell Sprouts.

:hi:

[AggieGal]

26. I agree!

[Wcross]

62. I LOVE brussell sprouts!

I actually order them when I eat out.

[ScreamingMeemie]

71. Then you may have all of mine.

:)

My father likes them too.

[Critters2]

20. Lobster. Boiling a live animal is barbaric. nt

[GoneOffShore]

21. That's why you kill 'em first.

Then you boil them.

Crabs and lobsters are pretty much, eyes, stomach, notochord. And they are cannibals. So......

Yum.

[Nicole]

23. Peas

Those nasty, little round green things. :puke:

[Deja Q]

24. Anything loaded with too many adjectives.

:D

[Lyric]

94. Like Small Early June Party Peas?

:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. Natto; any kind of worm or insect or spider or larva; whole habaneros

[Kali]

29. you would need the habeneros to eat the other crap

:rofl: :puke:

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. Yes! And to cover up the smell of the natto, as well.

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

27. Meat

:shrug:

[billyskank]

32. .

:D

[BarenakedLady]

52. .

:hi:

[Inchworm]

39. The meat of an apple?

:shrug:

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

53. You know what I meant.

:spank:

[Inchworm]

57. I was vying for

a spanking :loveya:

Plus every Temptress needs to have experience eating the forbidden fruit, for poetic reasons of course. Hmm, I'm thinking strawberries and whip cream all of the sudden, you?

:hide:

[bamacrat]

28. Beef Liver..

I love chicken livers and gizzards but damn the texture of beef liver.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[libodem]

31. Okra

out of a can. It's coated in a slime as gross as egg white. I just cant get past the texture factor. I have relented to fresh, breaded, and deep fried, okra, but that's my limit.

[Blue-Jay]

56. Fresh okra is required in shrimp or andouille gumbo.

Other than that, I tend to agree with you.

[mitchum]

33. Mayonaisse, lima and kidney beans, salmon, whole wheat anything

[Mojambo]

34. Macaroni and Cheese

I fucking HATE it and I'll NEVER eat it.

[Awsi Dooger]

48. Any cheese

My mom swears I ate macaroni and cheese as a young kid. I refuse to believe it. I despise cheese, especially parmesan and the unbearable smell.

LOL. But there was one episode I had to endure in college. My friend's mom made dinner when we were at his house. I walked into the dining room to the horrors of macaroni and cheese. All I could think of was to simultaneously drink while spooning the crap into my mouth. I was so relieved when that worked without anyone saying it looked strange. The final bite was gone. And then the mother decided I ate it so quickly I must want more, so she dumped another full portion on my plate.

[Mojambo]

49. When I was a kid I would NEVER spend the night at a friend's house

without finding out what was for dinner first.

I don't think I could even get it down using your drink method!

[Bjornsdotter]

60. Omg, me too!

I hate, can't even look at it....the smell makes me want to :puke:

I thought I was the only one.....

Cheers

[Mojambo]

64. I KNOW! It seems like everyone else loves it.

Sick bastards.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

35. If I were actually starving I'd probably eat pretty much anything.

But in your scenario I'd probably feign a stroke or something in order to avoid eating any of the following:

Brains, eyeballs, gonads, intestines
Insects
Raw meat other than sushi
Natto
Human flesh
Dogs, cats, other non-game animals

[dropkickpa]

36. Broccoli

VILE WEED!

[SPKrazy]

37. Beef Liver

or for that matter LIVER period

it's a filter organ, so it's going to have the WORST SHIT possible in it!

:shrug:

besides it tastes :puke:

even the smell makes me gag...

[Demoiselle]

75. I hate any kind of liver. Makes me gag.

My mother thought calve's liver was good for ya, so she forced it on us at
least once a month. Real torture. I had to choke down 3 bites
before I could leave the table. I mean choke.
Gee. Maybe Momma was a sadist.

[Inchworm]

38. Used to be yogurt

But some sexy woman made me try it. Freaking YUM! 38 years of missing out on that due to a mental block about little creatures in a white soup. I passed that on to my daughter too. boo!

Was beans for a while, Yum!

I guess there isn't any food I wouldn't try now.

:hi:

[Initech]

40. Beef tendons

:puke:

[Xipe Totec]

47. I love those!

Phở is my second favorite soup!

With beef tendons, bible tripe, the works!

[TZ]

41. Jellyfish

I got tricked into eating it once by a friend who claimed "its just some fried calamari I think you will like it"...yeah right..never again:puke:

[crim son]

43. Squid braised in its own ink.

:puke:

[Arugula Latte]

44. Liver, brains, kidneys -- any organs

Heck, I don't eat any red meat.

I like all vegetables -- with the exceptions of beets and swiss chard/kale.

[jmowreader]

45. How the hell has BALUT not made this list?

Yes, BALUT. DU's favorite Exotic Far Eastern Food.

Come on. If you'll eat The Treat With Feet, you'll eat pretty much anything.

[cloudbase]

90. I've spent a bit of time in the PI

and I've never been drunk enough to try balut.

[1gobluedem]

46. Mushrooms

Hate 'em, hate 'em, HATE 'em.

[Release The Hounds]

89. Unfortanetly

My wife loves that damn fungus crap.

[dysfunctional press]

50. coffee.

ick.

[Awsi Dooger]

59. I wouldn't know, never had a sip

A hot murky liquid doesn't have slightest appeal to me. I can't imagine starting the day with sludge like that, as opposed to a big glass of orange juice and then plenty of water all day.

When I went to Hawaii in April many friends wanted Kona coffee so I bought four big bags and lugged them back. So now I can always say I've held and purchased coffee. One and done.

I have no idea what the taste is like, other than vague impression based on coffee candy. Yuck.

[dysfunctional press]

78. i've had a total of 3 sips in 46 years.

it's truly vile stuff.

now scotch, on the other hand...

[NC_Nurse]

51. Liver, tripe, gizzards....

:puke: :puke: :puke:

Also, stewed okra. That is some slimy shit!

[Radio_Lady]

55. I despise curry, in any form, in any dish. Even hate the smell of cooking with it.

I have no idea why.

[cemaphonic]

87. Are you talking about packaged curry powder, or

Do you dislike any sauce with typical curry ingredients (cumin, coriander, cloves, etc)

[rockymountaindem]

58. Bell peppers

I'd rather nibble on my own fingers.

[Nickster]

61. Hotdogs! Friggin nasty, stinky hot dogs. Blech!

[OllieLotte]

63. Animal testicles.

I watched an episode of Globe Trekker and they were in New Zealand. They were eating raw animal (I think it was sheep testicles). I can't imagine being that hungry.

[Bjornsdotter]

65. Surstromming

This little gem hails from northern Sweden, it's herring that are salted and allowed to ferment, until sour.

They pack this in cans that sometimes explode in the stores spreading its noxious fumes to the unwary.
I was in a store where one exploded, then I exploded :puke:

That fact the people will eat this stuff is beyond me

Cheers

Here's a picture of a can ready to blow

[laylah]

66. carp...however

once these assholes (pnac) are done with us, I may rescind.

[snailly]

67. KFC

yuck barf vomit

[Left Is Write]

68. I'm thinking the putrid meat Andrew Zimmern ate in Morocco.

Also, I do not eat organ meats. Sorry, just can't do it.

[Joe Fields]

70. I refuse to eat the raw pineal gland of a mountain yak.

[lizerdbits]

72. Sauteed lamb testicles

on the same page of this cook book is lamb brains with lemon and olive oil dressing. No thanks!

[hippiechick]

73. shrimp, lobster, squid, clams, oysters, octopus ...

... basically anything that lives/lived under water. :puke:

[jmm]

74. This past week I bought a cookbook from the 30's.

It was put out by a meat packing company whose only purpose seems to be making sure "Mrs. Housewife" never lacks for disgusting ways to cook processed meats and entrails. I'd attempt to eat anything for world peace but I know I couldn't hold down some of these recipes such as "Jellied Pork Tongue Loaf."

[ganeshji]

76. There are a few.

tuna, eggs, mayonaisse, sweet pickles, and watermelon

[mentalsolstice]

77. Dog or Cat

That would bother me...otherwise anything with eyes or anything still alive when brought to the table. I'm not saying that anything else would be a-okay...but when weighed with world peace and my gag reflex...it's prolly a good thing I'm not in the diplomatic corp. I had an uncle (by marriage), who worked for th U.S. gov't in an "undetailed position", who attended such a ceremony, they brought out a live monkey, lopped off the top of its skull, and proceeded to serve up the brains. Nope, if that had been me, we'd all be living "Mad Max" right now, so much for world peace.

[piesRsquare]

79. Bull Penis

It's a Yemenite delicacy. Cooked, at least, but yeeech!

[TZ]

88. Aha I want to change my vote ---Rocky mountain oysters...

aka Bull Balls..just as bad as Bull Penis in my book!:puke:

[Adsos Letter]

80. Liver...Raisins...or any combination of the two. n/t

[querelle]

81. Parmesan Cheese

Olives. Bananas.

:puke:

Q

[Kat45]

82. an eyeball

My friend told me his friend was in that situation. I think she was in the Peace Corps (or something like that) in Africa, and at a dinner she was given the honor of getting the eyeball, a very special treat. I believe she ate it so as not to insult them.

[BreweryYardRat]

83. Okra. Or Brussels sprouts.

[NMDemDist2]

84. Kim Chee

I'd have to be pretty hungry (actually starving to death) or the fate of the world in balance for me to handle that stuff.

[cemaphonic]

86. Seriously

Cabbage - ick
Pickled - could it get any worse?
Fermented - Yes it could.

I had a Korean friend who swore I would like it if I tried it. Finally he believed me when I told him that I hated sauerkraut and coleslaw too.

[Der Blaue Engel]

85. Tapioca

If I even smell it or see it, there's going to be trouble. :puke:

[hyphenate]

91. I'm afraid there are far too many

things that I can't eat because of a weak stomach and phobias. I would cite anything to do with bugs, for example, the aforementioned monkey brains, veal, anything with an actual face in the final product, cat, dog, rabbit, human, ostrich, venison, most animals, in fact, etc.

I don't have a whole bland diet, but I stick to old favorites and I don't have to worry about surprises.

[philosophie_en_rose]

92. Offal, reproductive organs, human, hufu, dog, cats, horses. . .

pretty much anything that isn't a cow, chicken, turkey, or fish.

[Lyric]

93. Ohhhh boy.

Hmmm. Well, anything involving insects, snakes, lizards, arachnids, beetles, worms, etc. I would NEVER be able to keep that stuff down. Ewwww. In fact, pretty much anything ever featured on "Fear Factor" as a food challenge is NOT a possibility for me. Also, human meat. *shudder*

Other than that? Liver, raw bell peppers (of any color), raw onions, raw oysters, any kind of sushi involving uncooked or undercooked fish, raw meat in general, "mountain oysters", gizzard, brains, tripe, chitlins, pickled pig ANYTHING--someone would have to put a gun to my head to get me to eat that stuff.

Things I'd usually rather not eat, but might be able to *force* myself to eat on certain important occasions would be cooked onions, cooked bell peppers, cooked oysters, shrimp, crab, crawfish, lobster, salmon, mackerel, any other strongly-flavored seafood, lamb, veal, tofu, beets, radishes, celery, endive, escarole, asparagus, chard, kale, cauliflower, turnips, parsnips, plums, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, raspberries, blackberries.

[Tektonik]

95. Feta cheese

:scared:

[driver8]

96. Corndogs...or cottage cheese.

I have never eaten a corndog in my life and I never will -- they look absolutely disgusting.

I tasted cottage cheese once and absolutely hated it. I will never try it again.

[Ariana Celeste]

98. liver.

ugh.