They tried it, they love it. You tried it, you don't.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

I'm thankful that my parents raised me to try something before claiming not to like it. I've met so many people who will say they don't like something when they've never even tried it. (Aside: This is something I refuse to let my kids get away with. If they haven't tried something, I won't let them tell me they don't like it. And they pretty much have to take one bite of everything on their plates. Mean Mommy, I know. But looking at this sampling of ultrapicky GCers, I'm reassured that I'm doing the right thing!)

My parents raised me the same way. I wasn't allowed to reject a food until I had tried it at least once. I still approach new things that way. So you're definitely doing the right thing with your kids.

The trouble was, my parents would try to trick me into thinking I'd never tried a particular food, in order to get me to try it again, in the hopes that I would like it the second/third/twentieth time around. They did this with brussels sprouts...

Sunday evening: Mom has prepared brussels sprouts as the veggie for Sunday dinner.
Me: What's that?
Mom: Brussels sprouts.
Me: (wrinkles nose) Yuck.
Mom: Just try one. (puts one on my plate)
Me: (takes a bite, spits it out) YUCK!
Mom: At least you tried it.

The VERY NEXT Sunday evening: Mom again prepares brussels sprouts.
Me: I don't like brussels sprouts.
Dad: How do you know? You've never tried them.
Me: I tried them just last week!

Depending on what kind of mood my dad was in, I either got an "oh, you're right, ok, you're off the hook" or a "shut up and eat it" ... usually the latter.

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Oh, and I forgot earlier - I hate avocado. Can't stand guacamole. Won't eat California rolls. My favorite sushi restaurant puts avocado in more than half of their rolls, so my menu choices are somewhat limited. Fortunately, my husband and I are in agreement on this one.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

(I'm not saying this applies to the picky folks in this thread) I absolutely despise people who automatically don't like something new and won't try anything. They immediately frown up. It is extremely difficult to cook for people in your home who are like that. It is especially annoying in children. I don't think children have the life experiences to pretend to be the experts on everydarnthing they come across but haven't tried--particularly when they aren't paying for the food.

My parents (and my family in general) was always good about getting me to try new foods when I was a little kid. I was never able to just refuse something; I'd have to at least try a small helping. As a result, I liked some foods (clams are one example) that most little kids don't enjoy.

I think that made me a lot more open-minded about food as a teenager and adult.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Beer.

I've tried and tried.

Just don't like it.

I'll stick to Sky and Cranberry.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Sushi.

Yes, I have been to all of the million places around here that you say have great sushi.

I still just don't like it.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

YES.

As long as I've been living here I still don't get it. Add the Browns in too, and the Cavs.

Ohio peeps can flame away.

Other stuff I don't get:

Sonic. We finally got one and I was so disappointed.

Buffets (Golden Corral, Ponderosa, etc). Gross.

Grey's Anatomy. I am probably the only 20something in the world who doesn't watch it. I tried, I'm just not into it.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Some other stuff everyone loves that I don't:

TWILIGHT. I'm sorry peeps. I just don't like it.

Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, et. al. Again, just don't.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Nope, hate hot dogs. Gross.

*The American Pie movies (or anything with a similar style of humor).

*Scary movies. Just can't handle them. EVeryone seems to love them.

*Lunch meat/cold cuts. Ew. Everyone brings lunch meat sandwich-y stuff to work and I have tried. I just can't stand the stuff.

*Champagne. Again, I'll stick to my cran and Sky. Nothing else. Thank you.

*Fried chicken. Everyone LOVES it and I think it is gross. Shoot me. I gagged anytime my parents brought home KFC or anything like that.

*All things vampire like Twilight and True Blood. Sorry.

*Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, Grits, anything with that type of consistency.

*Any children's cereals like Lucky Charms, Captain Crunch, etc. Ew.

*French toast. Yuck.

Sorry, I am super picky and hate most breakfast food, lol.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Hookah and hookah bars. I don't know if this is just an Ohio thing or what, but alot of people love it and think it's so cool. It's gross.

While we're at it, let's add cigarettes to the list. Smoking is gross.

Bachelorette parties involving strippers and penis-shaped EVERYTHING.

Wow, according to this thread, I pretty much hate everything. I'm ok with that.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

You can flame away:

*The Blue Collar comedy people (Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White). Not funny.

*Friends & Seinfeld. I just don't think they're that great. My friends can watch them all day long. I can count the number of times I've sat down and watched it on one hand (usually with someone else who was hogging the TV).

*Brad Pitt. Everybody loves him.

*Survivor, Big Brother, The Bachelor/Bachelorette. Yes I like reality TV, but I cannot get into these.

*American Idol. I am the only person in the world who has NEVER watched it.

*Baseball. I hate it. It's boring. Sorry Indians fans!

*Diet phenomena such as South Beach, Atkins, etc. Seriously. Just stop eating half the CRAP you eat and get off of your butt and you'll lose weight. No need to invest in dumb diet food.

*Mary Kay products. No thank you.

*Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, you know, the romantic movies that evvvverybody loves.

*DAN BROWN books. Just not into them. No, reading Dan Brown doesn't make you intellectual/smart/cool.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

*Ketchup. It's gross. Really.

*Fish. I'm sorry. I hate it.

*Anything cherry or cherry flavored.

*Popsicles. Nasty.

*Camping and the outdoors. I'm more of an indoor girl. I fully accept that. Unless we're going to the beach.

*KISS FM and 99% of the songs they play.

*NASCAR. Stupid.

*OJ with pulp. Again, why? It's gross.

*All things Star Wars. Nothing about it interests me.

*Anime. Stupid and boring. Unless you're a kid, then you get a pass.

*Heavy metal. Can't listen to it.

*Collard greens, candied yams, and most soul food. I'll hand in my Black card now.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Yes.

But the list of foods I hate is a long one, lol.

To continue:

*Caramel. Yuck.

*Cornbread.

*American cheese. People put it on stuff all the time and it's horrible.

QFP

I really dont think we could be friends IRL. Im seriously wondering what you actually eat on a daily basis. I imagine youre an all-American type diet - burgers, fries, chicken fingers, nothing that rocks the boat too much (except your burger has no cheese or ketchup, and your chicken finger would have to be grilled?).

Can we start a thread called "Things KSUViolet Doesn't Find Yucky or Gross?" It has very low potential of train wreckage, i'm sure.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Wow - Dreamseeker and KSigkid are right - y'all are picky! It takes too much work to be that picky.

I'm thankful that my parents raised me to try something before claiming not to like it. I've met so many people who will say they don't like something when they've never even tried it. (Aside: This is something I refuse to let my kids get away with. If they haven't tried something, I won't let them tell me they don't like it. And they pretty much have to take one bite of everything on their plates. Mean Mommy, I know. But looking at this sampling of ultrapicky GCers, I'm reassured that I'm doing the right thing!)

Having said that, I don't much care for fish. I'll eat it if there aren't any other options, but I'll always eat something else if given the choice. Oh, and I don't like Horseradish.

Originally Posted by KSigkid

My parents (and my family in general) was always good about getting me to try new foods when I was a little kid. I was never able to just refuse something; I'd have to at least try a small helping. As a result, I liked some foods (clams are one example) that most little kids don't enjoy.

I think that made me a lot more open-minded about food as a teenager and adult.

My mom made me eat whatever she cooked including: liver, fish, creamed tuna on toast, sizzle steaks (don't think they make those awful things anymore), ratatouille, eggplant, brussel sprouts, peas, lima beans, asparagus, and beets. I hated all of them. With the veggies, I had to eat as many as I was old. So, when I was 10, I had to eat 10 lima beans, etc. (with beats, it was in pieces, so it wasn't 10 whole beats, more like 10 bites). Time after time, for years and years, she made me eat them. Til the day I die, I will never eat any of things again. They still make me wanna be sick when they touch my lips. Thankfully, I can't eat any veggies anymore so I have a good excuse. Liver? Ewwwwww, but I think the creamed tuna on toast was the absolute worst thing ever made in this world.

I have no problem with trying new things if they are things I can digest. I'll try seafoods I haven't had before. I'll try any dessert that's not coffee flavored. I'll try wild game like venison, rabbit, buffalo.. I've had alligator medallions and ostrich meat. No problem. But do NOT make me eat liver, fish, creamed tuna on toast, sizzle steaks, eggplant, ratatouille, brussel sprouts, peas, lima beans, asparagus, or beats! NO WAY!

Add chili to my list. Hate whole beans. (can't eat them now anyway, but it's the texture that's the problem) Hate green peppers (also can't eat them now, thank goodness).

[ASTalumna06]

I hate many things that have already been mentioned:
- Cheesecake
- Beer
- Coffee

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

*French toast. Yuck.

Thank you! I HATE french toast. Growing up, when my mom would make breakfast for my brother and I, she'd always have to make him french toast, and something else for me. That's all he'd eat, and I just couldn't. Sorry mom!

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Hookah and hookah bars. I don't know if this is just an Ohio thing or what, but alot of people love it and think it's so cool. It's gross.

Bachelorette parties involving strippers and penis-shaped EVERYTHING.

Hookah bars seem to be a big thing here in PA, also (I know, it's not exactly too far from Ohio). But yes, I don't understand it, either.

And the last bachelorette party I went to, all of the girls there signed this giant blow-up penis and surprised the bride with it. Otherwise, there was nothing else there like that. Nothing more was needed! I went to a strip club once in my life, and it was filled with CRAZY middle-aged women, and a handful of early-twenty-somethings who were basically just laughing. Blah.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

*Friends & Seinfeld. I just don't think they're that great. My friends can watch them all day long. I can count the number of times I've sat down and watched it on one hand (usually with someone else who was hogging the TV).

::Knows every last word in every episode of Seinfeld::

Originally Posted by aephi alum

- Almost all legumes.
.

That just reminded me of this line from Seinfeld..

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I also surprisingly like crab and lobster even though I don't like fish.

Being from New England, I love seafood... but not all of it. I generally stay away from fish (except swordfish.. it's amazing!) Generally, I think it's the texture. As some people have already mentioned, I also have a weird thing with the texture of food. But that can go either way. I'll eat clam chowder and lobster bisque, but I hate seafood chowder. So ya never know.


And a few more to add:

- Krispy Kreme. I don't understand. I'll stick with Dunks.

- Outback Steakhouse. I even worked there and was able to try everything on the menu, and I hate it. The only thing I'll eat are the burgers. They're incredibly good, but everything else falls short for me.

- And my non-food complaint... The Notebook!! I didn't see what the big deal was. One of my roommates in college finally made me sit down and watch it, because I wasn't thrilled about seeing it in the first place. She was crying at the end. I basically asked, "Is that it?"

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Liver? Ewwwwww, but I think the creamed tuna on toast was the absolute worst thing ever made in this world.

I actually love liver. But leave off the onions, unless they're fried. Give me bacon and grits with liver.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

- Krispy Kreme. I don't understand. I'll stick with Dunks.

Bless your heart.

Meanwhile, Dunkin' Donuts are on my "yuck" list.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Hookah bars seem to be a big thing here in PA, also (I know, it's not exactly too far from Ohio). But yes, I don't understand it, either.

I don't know if it's that I'm too old or too Southern, but I'm convinced that I've never heard of hookah bars for at least one of those reasons.

Runs off to google... ETA: So, it's exactly what it sounds like. What exactly is put in said hookahs? Tobacco? The I-swear-it's-not-pot-herbal mix someone on GC was talking about a few days ago?

ETA: Oh, and Dee, you should take a philosophy class. I love it when I have truly inquisitive people in my classes!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Generally, I think it's the texture. As some people have already mentioned, I also have a weird thing with the texture of food.

For me it's all about the texture. I hate things that are "mealy" like old apples and similar textures. Kiwi gets me, too, for whatever reason.

I also can't get over the texture of fish. Well, texture + smell. I love shellfish but I'm horribly allergic. I haven't had any in about 7 years, since my last trip to the hospital.

Onions are another "ick" for me - love the taste (I use onion powder in just about anything) but I can't handle the texture.

DS - Grits=oatmeal=cream of wheat. Gross!

I have a hard time eating wheat or whole grain bread. I'll do the pasta, but I can barely get behind that and end up boiling it for 2-3 times the length of time you're supposed to.

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

- Krispy Kreme. I don't understand. I'll stick with Dunks.

Tim Horton's or bust. I will have Dunkin Donuts if there is no Tim Horton's nearby. Well... if I *have* to have a doughnut and doughnut shop coffee. Otherwise, I'll pass.

Also, I hate brats. And sauerkraut. Something that smells that bad should not be consumed. Basically things that are cooked with beer = no thank you.

I'll just stand in the corner and drink the beer instead.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by AGDee

(with beats, it was in pieces, so it wasn't 10 whole beats, more like 10 bites). Time after time, for years and years, she made me eat them. Til the day I die, I will never eat any of things again. They still make me wanna be sick when they touch my lips.

my parents tried to make me eat beets. i threw them up at the dinner table. they never tried again. it was partly on purpose, and partly unavoidable, if that is possible.

[Kansas City]

I am amazed by the number of people that are down on beer. Wow!

My list of dislikes includes:
Turkey - I eat my required 2oz each Thanksgiving, but that's it.
Mayo - noting about oil and raw egg is appealing.
Bone-in meats - I get the creeps when having to eat around a bone.
Beans - Just don't care for them but I'll eat them if I can't pick them out of a dish.

[tld221]

OH! KSU reminded me - the way she feels about Sleepless in Seattle is how i feel about Love Jones.

I dont hate the movie, it was just nothing to be in love with. I think its because i watched it years after it came out, so i knew all the "black romantic comedy" cliches and just sat there like "ok..."

[DubaiSis]

As far as foods, I'm one of those people who love to try new foods and I'm all about ethnic restaurants. However, I had a boyfriend years ago from Australia who LOVED vegemite. So I'm all in - I love everything right? Man oh man, I can't even describe how foul vegemite is. It's made from yeast extract which in itself sounds disgusting, and I've since found out I'm allergic to yeast. So I guess there's no heartbreak that I won't be having vegemite ever again.

Thankfully I was raised by parents who said we didn't have to clean our plate, didn't have to like anything, but we did have to try and under no circumstance were we allowed to make faces or comments about anything anyone else was eating. It's the "ooooh, you're going to eat THAT?" that is just not cool.

I also don't get it about country music and techno. ESPECIALLY techno. I mean, maybe if you're in a bar because you can dance without thinking about the tempo of the music (since it's all the same) but why on earth would anyone actually BUY a techno CD? And seriously, why 2? They're all the same song!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

As far as foods, I'm one of those people who love to try new foods and I'm all about ethnic restaurants. However, I had a boyfriend years ago from Australia who LOVED vegemite. So I'm all in - I love everything right? Man oh man, I can't even describe how foul vegemite is. It's made from yeast extract which in itself sounds disgusting, and I've since found out I'm allergic to yeast. So I guess there's no heartbreak that I won't be having vegemite ever again.

Oh vegemite. Words fail me. I can't describe it.

[MysticCat]

[QUOTE=MidwayManiac;1848840]Guinness Stout. English room-temperature lagers. Even the darker Sam Adams. I like my beer cold and light-colored, despite how many times people tell me the aforementioned items have more "taste".[quote]Funny enough, Guiness Stout was the first beer I ever tasted. I was 16 at a pub in Edinburgh. When I got back to the states and tried my first American beer, it just seemed so weak and watery, lol.

Originally Posted by MidwayManiac

Soups that are supposed to be cold.

Co-sign. Although to be honest, except for chowders, I don't like soup at all.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Sushi.

Same here.

Meanwhile, things everyone else but me likes:

Chocolate cake
Chocolate ice cream
Yogurt (seriously, I can't get it down)
Hummus
Guacamole (I love Mexican food, but I hate avacados)

Meanwhile, I really like haggis.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Chocolate cake
Chocolate ice cream
Hummus
Guacamole (I love Mexican food, but I hate avacados)

This is stuff I like. See GCers, I like something, lol.