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Foods that divide your house

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FridgeJenga · 29/08/2026 17:24

Custard.

I'm in the hard No thanks camp.

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LurganSpade · 29/08/2026 18:44

Ferments. DH makes huge jars of kimchi and sauerkraut - he eats lots every day at lunch with sardines. Stinks out the front room. I know it is super good for most people but the smell revolts everyone else in the house. I open all the windows if visitors are expected. The smell of it in the kitchen was truly horrible in the heat this summer. I'm histamine intolerant and my brain screams out in revulsion at a whiff of it.

dontcallmelen · 29/08/2026 18:45

FridgeJenga · 29/08/2026 17:24

Custard.

I'm in the hard No thanks camp.

Same plus
mashed potato
cream
melted cheese
trifle
creamy cheesy sauces
curry
would quite happily live on sandwiches & crisps, Dh doesn’t agree unfortunately & would eat all of the above the only thing he really dislikes are olives/patè/seafood.

mathanxiety · 29/08/2026 18:49

Mushrooms, tomatoes, fish, cilantro, apple pie, blue cheese - one person hates all of them.

AtleastitsnotMonday · 29/08/2026 19:01

Peanut butter- there is no amount of money you could pay me to eat it, unfortunately I live in a house of lovers. I have to sit at the opposite end of the table to anyone eating it.

NolanChanceJustLikeTheWeatherNSoul · 29/08/2026 19:02

Fluffywabbits · 29/08/2026 18:41

Vinegar. He has a squillion varieties of it and I can't stand any of them!

I used have a nip of sarsons white vinegar when I was a kid..straight from the bottle.

WhatNextImScared · 29/08/2026 19:03

Luckydin · 29/08/2026 17:29

Mushrooms!! Ds and I love them

Split household here. DH and DD1 love them, I hate them and DD2 is not bothered about them but veers on the side of no.

Inextremis · 29/08/2026 19:06

Things I love that DH hates

Fresh tomatoes
Fish
Black pudding
Curry
Lentils
Yoghurt (homemade)
Brussels sprouts
Butternut squash
Sweet potatoes

Things DH loves that I hate

Nothing

Purpleandredandyellow · 29/08/2026 19:07

Prawns - I love them, no one else can even look at them

tobee · 29/08/2026 19:11

Salmon
Tomatoes
smoked haddock
seedy bread
poppy seeds

not me though. I like everything. It’s just the other weirdos I live with

HideousKinky · 29/08/2026 19:11

Peanut butter - my DH is not allowed to breathe anywhere near me when he's been eating it

FridgeJenga · 29/08/2026 19:14

@Taytocrisps sorry I'm Team DD on this, eggs just smell so eggy

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Ponderingwindow · 29/08/2026 19:17

Salmon. I hate it so much I bought special pans and make my husband cook it outside. The smell makes me gag uncontrollably.

thai curry. I love it. The rest of my family hates it more than they hate most of my food.

Spidey66 · 29/08/2026 19:18

My husband loves advocado, olives and mushy peas and I hate them. I’m right.

petitpasta · 29/08/2026 19:19

Olives - offspring devour them, I think they are satan's testicles. DH is neutral on the subject.

Risotto- three out of 4 love it, DS can't physically be in the same room as it because he can't stand the texture

Sweetcorn - three out of four again but I am the dissenter on this one

Spidey66 · 29/08/2026 19:19

Oh and herrings. He comes from N Ireland where they were common in working class families as they were very cheap. Can’t bear them. Them and cockles etc.

swissrollisntswiss · 29/08/2026 19:22

Beetroot. DH and DS2 love it. DS1 and I can’t stand it. It’s the earthy taste, I imagine soil to taste like that.

Forgottenmyphone · 29/08/2026 19:23

Tuna
Branston pickle

SplendidUtterly · 29/08/2026 19:23

Pork liver pate 😐

MyCatIsWeird · 29/08/2026 19:33

Mushrooms I love them DH and DD hate them. Also eggs DD hates them. Me and DH love them.

rightoguvnor · 29/08/2026 19:50

Oh blimey.
smoked salmon - everyone else hates it, I’d live on it
Peppers in a salad - I no likee, no likee, they want all the colours thrown in
Any kind of Greek food - I’d bath in Greek dips but they all shudder
and there’s one fool who shall remain nameless (looking at you DS) who doesn’t eat any sort of cheese whatsoever. I mean….

SkinnyOatFlatWhiteForMePleaseBarista · 29/08/2026 19:52

Baked beans
Yogurt
Eggs

BIWI · 29/08/2026 19:53

Anchovies

Livpool · 29/08/2026 20:09

DS and DH love bananas- I am allergic 🤢

Megsdaughter · 29/08/2026 20:11

Chillies
Baked Beans
Only DH will touch these I cant stand them.

Soft Cheese
Marmite
DH thinks these are the products of Satan.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/08/2026 20:31

My DS (26 yo) has never had a cup of coffee. The rest of us love it
I cannot abide butter or buttery spreads . Even thinking about butter makes me heave a bit .
DD cannot abide licorice, I love it,

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