Perhaps the one you ate didn't; my scrumptious fresh Gulf oysters DO.

I cannot get into pate. It looks like cat food. I've never tasted cat food, but I imagine it tastes - like pate.

I don't like the fuzz on peaches. Love the smell of them and taste of the flesh - can't stomach the fuzz.

Hah, coffee and raw oysters are probably two of my favorite things in the world. My brother and I throw an oyster and champagne brunch for my entire extended family every Thanksgiving...the overwhelming majority of us scarf them down, but there is one family of four that can't stand them. Funny how that works.

For me it's onions. I almost throw up if they sneak onto my burger. I think they are slimy and disgusting. For some odd reason, however, I love toasted onion bagels...then again, I had them all the time as a child. Cooked/raw onions? No way in hell.

I got over a lot of my food yucks when I realized that I was a texture eater. I love bananas, apples, etc - if they're sliced. If I have to take a bit of almost any fruit, I just gag!

For those who hate oatmeal but love the smell, try it either thicker or runnier. I simply cannot tolerate it when it's runny, but love it when it's thick.

I also think that sushi looks very pretty, but deep instead, I'm thinking, "bait." I think it comes from having seen bloody Tuna Nicoise Salad - o.mi.gosh. Never, ever again.

Ditto.

I will add to the list: beer. I have tried at least a dozen different kinds trying to find one that doesn't make my tastebuds cuss me out and all I can say is the colors are pretty. The closest I've come is a pretty blonde one with an orange in it. I made it 3 sips before calling it quits. I only wanted to like it because my friends all love pubs and breweries so I was always left out but I'm comfortable with it now. Especially if there is pear cider involved! :D

I had no idea that so many other people hate slimy tomatoes. I'm always pulling them out of sandwiches and burgers. Yuck!

I love seafood so I thought from the looks of them that I would love scallops. Nope. Hate 'em.

Not so much a yuck, but I tried Fried Oreos at the State Fair a few years back and was so disappointed.

Plain old Oreos taste so much better.

I keep trying mushrooms hoping that my palate will accept them - but they make me gag... it's a texture thing.

My wife thinks I'm crazy, because I don't even like the smell of peaches, much less the taste. Just can't stand them. Of course, that means there's more for her.

As for pate, surely cat food tastes better. It just has to.

Count me in with the ones who just won't do raw oysters, but smoked is a whole different story. Love them smoked.

I have tasted high-end cat food, and the turkey & giblets kind does indeed taste like pate.

Fresh tomato haters of the world unite!

Also, I agree with the poster who mentioned beer. It's just not for me.

I also am not a cheesecake/cream cheese fan. However, if the cheesecake is from somewhere like the Cheesecake Factory and has a whole bunch of other stuff in it to cover up the cream cheese flavor, I'm in. I will never forget the look of horror on my friend's husband's face (who is a native New Yorker) when I turned down the cream cheese on my bagel in lieu of butter.

I think I just realized that I have the palate of a toddler.

I love this thread for making me feel like less of a picky eater. Usually I'm the only one.

Most of the things I hate don't look good, like shellfish. (Yes, I know.) I mean, just look at a shrimp. The things that qualify for this thread for me are melons. I can't abide cantaloupe and honeydew, even though I love most fruit, they are aesthetically pleasing, and I do like cucumber-melon-scented bath products. I can eat fresh watermelon, but it's not really that great, either, and faux-watermelon candy belongs on that other thread.

Holy crap - cosign for the cantaloupe & honeydew. So pretty, so yucky.

Here's the thing - I have never considered myself to be a picky eater. I am now rethinking that.

I've always thought that carrot cake looked good, but it's disgusting.

I used to think that carrot cake was so pretty with the icing carrots when I was younger, but I hate the way it tastes. I also hate it when I'm at a cake related event and there is carrot cake....so disappointing. My parents wedding cake was carrot cake and I'm convinced that that's part of the reason they divorced.

I'm sorry, but I just let out a guffaw when I read this.

Fondant icing! It makes cake looks so fantastic and even a little bit of it is toooo much!