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What food/drink did you finally admit to yourself you don't like?

192 replies

WaterDroplet · 25/04/2024 18:11

Mines coffee. The whole coffee culture made me feel very bland for just wanting a cuppa when out with friends but in my 30's I finally realised it just wasn't for me.

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Synergies · 25/04/2024 22:08

Honestly: cake.

It's almost always sickly sweet and overly rich. I sometimes eat it out of politeness but usually decline.

Judijudi · 25/04/2024 22:07

prosecco - hate the stuff even hate the name
green tea
mussels

Wellhellooooodear · 25/04/2024 22:05

Eggs. I want to like them and will occasionally make an omlette, full of nice things but it's ruined by the egg!
Also sprouts and mashed potato.

VenetiaHallisWellPosh · 25/04/2024 22:04

I don't like a lot of foods but if you mean tried them and tried very much to like them, then:

Wine/champagne/prosecco etc (I like lager)
Goats cheese
Brie
Artichokes
Fennel.

Wellhellooooodear · 25/04/2024 22:02

TheMuskratOfDestiny · 25/04/2024 19:00

Not quite the same but as soon as I realised goats cheese tastes the same as goats smell I went right off it.

It really does! I've always thought this, but weirdly I still like it.

professionalnomad · 25/04/2024 21:56

Spinach

HaggisHhahaha · 25/04/2024 21:54

Red wine

any shell fish/crustacean

guacamole

lamb

organ meat

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 25/04/2024 21:53

Also pretty good at knowing I don’t like things, which isn’t to say I wouldn’t eat them if served by someone else, I’m an adult who is capable of being polite.

But that said - Prosecco. I thought that maybe I’d had cheap Prosecco or a bad bottle, but really even the expensive stuff I don’t really like. Sadly it’s now seen as a treat. I’d rather have a glass of normal wine.

Settlement22 · 25/04/2024 21:50

godmum56 · 25/04/2024 21:44

Me either.

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Well I think for me it was the psychology behind getting fish and chips at the seaside as being a nice thing to do and I kept romanticising it in my head. I also do like chips in general but have realised finally that I really don't enjoy chip shop chips.
I don't tend to not realise I don't like other food though, I have a list I don't like but have always known I dont like them.

Settlement22 · 25/04/2024 21:44

PuppyMonkey · 25/04/2024 18:54

Hobnobs.

Omg yes!! Hobnobs are such a disappointment!

godmum56 · 25/04/2024 21:44

NeverEnoughPants · 25/04/2024 18:30

I don't understand this. Surely you either like something or you don't?

There are things I don't like eg coffee and raw tomatoes - but I've always known I don't like them. Why pretend?

Genuine question, I just don't get it.

Me either.

Freakonaleash · 25/04/2024 21:42

Cake. I can just about do a piece of carrot cake or heavy fruit cake but then would rather a slice of fruit bread/teacake.
Candy
Beer
Gin that isn't flavoured
Salmon

Wildflower2022 · 25/04/2024 21:37

Any cake that isn’t a heavy fruit loaf. I’m early thirties and have only just realised I don’t actually like it. Give me an doughnut or a Belgian bun any day but keep that crappy Victoria sponge away from me!!

ClairemacL · 25/04/2024 21:36

Meat! I’m kind of accidentally vegetarian because just don’t like it!

Caswallonthefox · 25/04/2024 21:27

Honey. Unless my throat hurts.

Aribaariba · 25/04/2024 21:27

Hate fruit and meat 'combos'....Apple sauce with pork, pineapple on gammon, pineapple on pizza or with cheese, I like all these things separately but together it like having main course and desert on the same plate.

abracadabra1980 · 25/04/2024 21:25

Chilli - it's in every fucking meal these days.

BebbanburgIsMine · 25/04/2024 21:17

Tea
Wine
Gin
Curry

I have too many to mention, but I've never hidden that I don't like these things

Weighnow · 25/04/2024 21:16

Avocado. I've really tried. It doesn't taste of anything.

Msmumm · 25/04/2024 21:07

Sushi. I've tried so hard to like it but its made me vomit every single time I have eaten it.

northbacchus · 25/04/2024 21:00

Spirits
chocolate

SaltySeaAir · 25/04/2024 20:57

Mushrooms, avocado, aubergine, shell fish. Anthing 'slimy' really!

Teabag37 · 25/04/2024 20:54

Eggs,bananas, sultanas,mushrooms 🤢

Mrsjayy · 25/04/2024 20:46

I don't like boiled potatoes they are a lump of nothing!

Notatthemoment · 25/04/2024 20:30

Pizza. Everyone else seems to like it but I find it a bit weird.
Ketchup
Chocolate cake. I love chocolate and cake but not together.
Cola.
All things that are quite popular so I've tried to fit in by eating/ drinking them over the years but really don't like them!