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What food can you not stand, that ruins the whole dish?

317 replies

SperaT · 08/09/2023 00:07

My worst thing is tarragon. It ruins everything on the plate for me.

OP posts:
SoupDragon · 08/09/2023 08:43

Coriander leaf and celery.

fettuccini · 08/09/2023 08:49

Coriander. 🤮

scoobiedoobiedoo · 08/09/2023 08:52

Beetroot, peas and horseradish.

morknmindi · 08/09/2023 08:54

Cucumber. It taj at a everything it touches. I always have to check if I'm being served a salad so that it can be excluded.

Vile, nasty tasting things!

SperaT · 08/09/2023 08:55

Frequent culprits so far are:

Celery
Mushrooms
Coriander
Olives
Raw onions

Others which have come up a few times are:

Raisins
Banana
Sweetcorn
Truffle
Mayonnaise
Cinnamon
Beetroot
Parsley
Fennel
Baked beans
Peppers
Dill

OP posts:
hairyunicorn · 08/09/2023 08:56

Carrots, esp. when they are shredded. They put them in everything. Takes me ages to pick them out

NonMiDispiace · 08/09/2023 08:57

Coriander- smells like cats pee and tastes like soap
coconut - makes me gag. I can’t stand the smell of it in beauty products either. 🤢🤢

travelogue · 08/09/2023 08:58

I wonder if you are all super tasters? There are things I don't like but a lot of the things mentioned I do really enjoy- coriander / strong cheeses ... I'm wondering if I have fewer tastebuds than you lot!

avemariiiaa · 08/09/2023 09:02

Chunks of onion 🤢

Prawns, they make me feel queezy just looking at them

Olives

Anchovies

Nuts

avemariiiaa · 08/09/2023 09:02

Also any fried fruit

avemariiiaa · 08/09/2023 09:02

*DRIED fruit

Ineedwinenow · 08/09/2023 09:04

Olives, raw onion, coriander and black pepper 🤢

loislovesstewie · 08/09/2023 09:11

Any shellfish at all, I won't say what they look like to me, but just looking at them is enough.

FlibbertyGibbitt · 08/09/2023 09:13

Mushrooms . Allergic to peppers, paprika, chillies 🤮

TheGirlFromTomorrow · 08/09/2023 09:19

I forgot about olives. The devil's grape 🤮

I used to hate mayonnaise and I'd be well in with everyone saying they can't stand the ubiquity of it on sandwiches. But I absolutely love it now. I find myself thinking there isn't enough mayonnaise on sandwiches now!

BringOutTheGimp · 08/09/2023 09:26

Basil 🤢

Silkiebunny · 08/09/2023 09:29

I like mayonnaise with egg but on cheese sandwiches 😷

Also no to any chocolate trashed by changing recipes since the sugar tax.

pawsbaws · 08/09/2023 09:34

Cheese. Used as a replacement for meat / imagination on way too many things. And a presumption that everyone likes it.

ApplesinmyPocket · 08/09/2023 09:36

Garlic. It's all I can taste if it's in a dish. Vile taste.

TokyoSushi · 08/09/2023 09:41

Dill. Tastes like somebody has pissed all over your dinner (I imagine) Coriander similar.

ChaToilLeam · 08/09/2023 09:44

Boiled eggs. Often sneaked into fish sandwiches, pies and salads. I always have to check because I just won’t be able to eat the meal if it has horrible eggs staring at me and touching other ingredients.

bluedomino · 08/09/2023 09:44

Milk

Back21970 · 08/09/2023 09:48

Sweetcorn for me, one of the very few things I just won’t eat - even the juice if some is put on my plate makes me gag.

SweetPetrichor · 08/09/2023 09:52

Celery

Runnersandtoms · 08/09/2023 09:59

I love coriander and tarragon!

Weirdly mine is cooked carrots. They tend to be chucked into every vegetable soup and lots of stews/casseroles and I find all I can taste is the carrots. I like them raw, it's a completely different flavour.

Also not a fan of cucumber and find they make everything else taste of it.