I don't eat chicken.

I was attacked by one when I was six and my grandfather grabbed it, cut off its head and they served it for dinner that night.

I kow of at least two other people who had the same or very similar experiences, and they don't eat chicken either.

Honest.

My daddy was one. He grew up on a small farm/florist shop, and loved chicken until he was taught how to kill it. It was easier for him not to eat it than to hear him tell the story while the rest of us were.

Oh, and ditto to whomever hates honey-mustard sauce. I absolutely loathe it, and it seems to be in too many recipes lately!

I don't like olives anymore. I feel out of the loop now because I used to adore them when I was little. I used to love the green ones with the pimento inside. Now I feel funny when I dig them out of a martini. I can't even eat them on pizza :(

My grandparents had a hen house in their back yard--yep smack dab in the city of St. Louis. We always ate fresh fried chicken cooked in Lard. I have never had chicken that tasted that good since, but I always went to the front of the house to avoid seeing the neck wringing and gutting.

we're not friends anymore. i will bust DOWN some chicken and honey-mustard sauce.

i could never stand olives. girls would buy them by the jar and eat them straight out. yuck.

i dont like certain roasts either. im not a coffee snob, but some roasts are like YUCK i dont want none.

That reminds of my first trip to the south and my aunts on the family farm wanted to cook for us, little did I realize that our food was what was running around outside.:eek: Yes it doesn't get any more fresh than that. It was a life altering experience. LOL

We can be friends if you know a way of handling the hives! I love chicken, it's the honey-mustard (I know, the irony) that doesn't like me.

I hate onions. Doesn't matter if they are sweet, red, yellow, or white. Sauteed, deep fried, or fresh. I don't like 'em. I occasionally will try them to see if my tastes have changed, but nope- still hate them!

Why? Because when they are cooked, they look like worms. When they are fresh they taste like a**.

Oh and brussel sprouts. YUCK!

My father-in-law won't eat rice because he thinks they look like maggots.

Gosh, I thought I could be a picky eater, but after reading this thread I think I do pretty well.

I simply cannot eat:

sushi
brussel sprouts
beets
yogurt (I've tried many times, but I just can't do it)
tomato aspic
avocados/guacamole
olives


I don't really care for (but can be a reasonable sport about eating):

lasagna
peaches
cherries
most soups or stews (I love corn or seafood chowders, though)
cooked carrots
banana-flavored things (bananas are okay, but no banana desserts)
chocolate cake

My entire family and my boyfriend's family all love green beans. I have NEVER liked them, and I probably never will. I used to plug my nose just to get them down as a child and I thank God as an adult I don't have to eat anything I don't want to. I've also never really liked steak. I can eat it without gagging though, at least.

I don't like the texture of bannanas and peach skin.

I've never eaten a P B & J sandwich, never had them growing up because my parents liked/always bought the chunky peanut butter w/ tons of nuts, and I hate nuts. One of these days I might try one.

The only milk I will drink is whole milk. Skim, 2%, etc I refer to as cow piss. It's watery and disgusting.

I don't drink hot coffee or iced tea. The closest I get is a Frappaccino or a cup of hot tea once in a while.

I used to hate skim milk but now I can't drink whole at all and I can just barely tolerate 2% - it's just too thick!! And yes, I live in GA and I do not drink sweet tea or eat grits. Yuck!

I have never heard of this, so I googled it. Just the ingredient list sounds nasty. I like most of that stuff...just not together.

My list of stuff I won't eat:

Ham - yuck...it's all rubbery.
Jello salad with veggies in it - just because the jello is green is NOT an excuse to put carrots and celery with it.
Jambalaya - my mom used to make it as an excuse to get rid of leftovers
Veggie Soup in restaurants - You know what goes in there? Any leftover meat/veggies from the rest of the week. It's basically their garbage in soup form.
Split Pea Soup - It's babyfood...a jar of strained peas and a jar of strained ham and you have yourself Pea Soup.
Nuts in dessert, except baklava. Penutbutter doesn't count.

Add artificial banana flavoring to my list. We made that stuff in my high school chemistry class-- and after mixing up the chemicals I can no longer stand to eat it. So no banana flavored anything!

Tomato aspic is a staple of the traditional Southern lady's luncheon; it certainly always has been for my mother and my mother-in-law. It also appears at Sunday dinner and other "nicer" meals.

See this bookcover?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...5L._AA240_.jpg

That's aspic on the stand, next to the deviled eggs (which, without olives, I love).

The book is hilarious, by the way.

Oh, and I could have added that I don't really like sandwiches, except for a good pimento cheese sandwich.

I don't like onions either. I just dont like them.
I also don't eat:

blackeyed peas
collard greens, kale or turnip greens
ham hocks
chitlins (or chitterlings)
salmon (gross)
yogurt
olives
peppers
sushi (I read a story about a man who complained of a severe stomachache after eating sushi and he ended up in the emergency room. They thought it was appendicitis and had prepared him for an appendectomy and a 2 inch worm slithered out. No sushi for me.)
whole milk

I also don't eat cheesecake.. the consistency bothers me.

theres a time a place for whole milk. like, if you're eating cookies or cake, it is somewhat doable. with cereal or just as a drink, i need 1% or skim.

and you know were not friends cause i love grits (esp with cheese!) and sweet tea! i know only one restaurant that gets it right up here. none of that "add your sugar yourself" mess.

I hate:

liver (any kind)
raisins cooked in anything
fruit cocktail
curry (the smell gags me)
balogna
any rare meat
any game meats/fish
turnips

I'm sure there are many more...I just can't think of them right now.

Pumpkin Pie-I wouldn't miss it one bit at Thanksgiving.

Otherwise, I'm pretty good at eating whatever. Mom taught me to just be polite and eat what's served.

hear hear! or is it here here? anyway... i absolutely cannot do condiments or dressing. i eat everything PLAIN. i had a really traumatic ketchup experience when i was younger. darn, that looks really stupid typed out... but it's true!


i am so sorry for you. :(

add to my list:
liver
bologna (ate it for two years EVERY DAY as a child)
cheese grits
cheese eggs
unsweetened tea
beer

Any and all red meat
Peppers (this includes your normal black pepper for seasoning, too)
Liver
Onions, in any form, raw or cooked, as part of a meal or just on their own. Ugh.
Anything even slightly hot-spicy
Tuna (but I love almost all other types of seafood, especially scallops!)
Bologna, sausage, salami (will eat ham and turkey though)
Tomatoes (but I'll eat ketchup, go figure)
Cucumbers/pickles
Eggs with runny yolks

Can't bear to eat, smell or see: Watermelon, Green Apples, Grapefruit or Pears.

A few more things...
Yellow Mustard -- it's just gross and my brother use to eat handfuls of it when we were kids
Steak of any kind --it always seems dry
American Cheese -- tastes and looks like rubber
Blue Cheese (sorry Earpus) -- it smells rank
Iceburg Lettuce -- no taste
Any sugary cereal -- doesn't mix with milk

I hate nuts in desserts (or anything really) but I don't mind eating them plain. I once knew someone who wouldn't eat anything with cooked fruit (pies, cages, jams, jelly, etc). And I thought I was weird...

I've never seen olives on deviled eggs before. I'd ask if it's a southern thing, but my family has pretty southern roots and, like I said, I've never seen that before. Maybe it's a regional thing. I love olives, but can't imagine that they would be good on deviled eggs.

I've never seen aspic, so I've never had it. Again, maybe it's regional? It looks kinda weird... I'm going to google the recipe when I'm through with this post.
ETA: Hmmm... tomato juice, gelatin, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, sugar and hot pepper sauce? I'm not getting a good vibe about this! What is this dish served with (or is it eaten by itself)?

I would point out that I detest lima beans, but I don't think everyone else loves those.


This thread is really interesting! I can't believe some of you are so picky! :p

I have been mocked most of my life for this one.. but here goes...

I do not like chocolate. I just don't like it. I don't like the smell, and I don't like the taste. Whenever I tell someone for the first time, the announcement is always followed by a gasp of horror. :cool:

I am also not a fan of warm fruit, as in desserts that have cooked fruit as part of it. Yes, this means I do not like apple pie or bananas foster, etc.

Calamari. Fried, in red sauce, it's always like rubber to me.

Lamb. Unless it's marinated for so long that the heavy, lamb-y taste is covered up.

1. Bananas. I'm allergic, they make my mouth swell and sometimes my eyes swell shut.

2. Bar-b-que sauce. It's too sweet and gross.

3. Seafood. No seafood of any kind, ever. No sushi, no fried catfish, no clams, crabs, lobster. It's all gross.

4. Mustard and pickles. Disgusting!

I think that's it off the top of right now, but I'm sure there are more.:o

About the only foods I really don't like are:

PB&J - I just think it tastes gross
canned peas - traumatic elementary school lunch experience
raw apples - something about the texture and skin

Everything else is fair game.

Pie...I hate pie.

It's so disgusting. All the mess all smashed together under a baked crust.

come on...that just sounds gross.

Amen to both!

I hate mayonaise and ranch dressing and veggie burgers. The veggie burgers that I had tried are awful.

Oh, good call! Fruit pies are not very appetizing to me either, especially cherry and blueberry. Also, I hate rhubarb, which was unfortunate because we had an enormous rhubarb plant that my dad would make things with. Crepes, pie, ice cream topping,etc... Bleccch!

I know so many people that hate cooked fruit or warm fruit! Not uncommon at all.

Add to my list: any cooked greens. They're limp, soggy, and gross. I once got deathly ill after eating dandelion greens. (Don't ask.)

Amen and amen....gross and yuck to both.

Finally, kindred spirits! SigKap and Soror Monet! I HATE bacon. I do not understand why people love it so much. Every year or so, I will taste a piece. But yep, I still hate it. I just don't understand.

Bacon, is my number 1, but I also dislike:

-cooked fruit (bleech @apple pie...or peac pie, etc. )
-scrambled eggs (I ate them all the time, then suddenly one day I found them revolting)
-yellow mustard (yucky)

Also, generally not a fan of chocolate. Will ALWAYS pick something fruity over something chocolately. People think I'm nuts.

I dislike mangos. My family used to have a mango tree in our first house- yet I disliked those mangos so much. In their current house, they have orange and tangerine trees- much better.

Add Beer to my list. I just don't understand the big deal about it.