Uggh! I'm not eating that!

 

In my continuing boredom on Sunday nights attempt to increase and diversify my content, I went searching for something funny.  And wouldn't you know, even though I totally fat-fingered the typing, I came across a list on allrecipes (dot) com of the nation's most hated foods.  I said, "Why not?"  (the story, not the foods).  I found myself mostly agreeing to the list.

15- Mayonnaise

Couldn't spell that either, lol!  While I do try to avoid it, I won't scrape it off a sandwich anymore.  Which I did as a kid.

14- Pickles

I have often though how there must be a way to feed starving countries with all the pickles I've wasted and seen wasted over the years.  If they put them on a sandwich by accident, I give 'em to Misty.  She gives me a "Why did you do that?" look, and I feel bad.

13- Coconut

This list will have to try real hard to find something I dislike as much as this stuff.  Perhaps only tea ( were it a 'food') would rank lower for me.  I would have died on Gilligan's Island.

12- Cilantro

I honestly don't know if I've even had this or not.  From the description I just read, sounds disgusting.

11- Mushrooms

Blasphemy!  I love mushrooms!  I do know someone that can't stand them because of the texture.  But, she roots for Brad Keselowski, too, so...

10- Olives

I like the occasional black olive on pizza, and can put up somewhat with the green.  Alone?  Tend to doubt it.

9- Fennel

Again, I couldn't pick fennel out of a Guy Fieri line-up.  But again, what I have read is not exactly complimentary.  Frankly, I'd take a small cilantro and fennel sandwich over anything with even half of a caraway seed in it, but that's me.  And don't hold me to it.

8- Brussels Sprouts

Now there's something that will top coconut on my hate list!  I tried- not even melty cheese could help them, and I survive olives with melty cheese.

7- Capers

Yet another member of the "I really can't say" club. From what I just read, it might make the "try once" list, but after that I don't know...

6- Okra

All I know about this vegetable is Tim Taylor's "Okrahoma" joke.  But the article's first descriptive was "slimy", so....

5- Blue Cheese

I love cheese.  Thank you, no.  All this ever did for me was ruin an already too-hot chicken wing.  Gimme Garlic Parm and ranch, instead.

4- Beets

I remember mom's pickled beets from childhood.  Right up there with creamed carrots in Mom's PTSD inducing dinners.

3- Oysters

This one grows the list of, "Thankfully, I haven't had that yet".  I have been tempted, though.  Maybe one day.

2- Black Licorice

The top two are both "You knew it hadda be on the list" items.  I don't have the strong reaction a lot of people do, but definitely on my "only if I've no options" list.

And #1....

1- Anchovies

This I have had- just once.  If you like a salt block with a slight fishy taste, this is for you.  How one little fish could turn 3 slices of pizza too salty to eat is beyond me.

No, what would be MY top ten?  A few have already been mentioned...

1- Tea.  I never saw anything that a half-cup of sugar wouldn't improve.  Until this.

2- Any kind of melon.  Put it on my tongue, I gag.

3- Caraway seed anything.  I made Caraway seed sweet bread for a home ec class back in the day.  Big mistake.

4- Brussels sprouts.  See #8 above.

5- Creamed carrots.  As I refused to eat this stuff, or even have it placed on the table anywhere near me, this rating is by smell alone.

6- Muskmelon.  I wasn't going to put this separate, but God, the smell! Dad would bring one home, and I'd throw it in his beer fridge in the garage.

7- Sushi.  This is my texture thing.  Cold fish, hard pass.  Put shrimp cocktail here as well.

8- Veal.  Not as bad as all that, but the only time I had it, my appendix screamed "take meout!" within a half hour.

9- Blue cheese.  See #5 above.

10- Anything pickled.  Beets (see #4 above), eggs, cow's tongue, you name it.