To think I'm NOT a fussy eater?

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I used to be a terribly fussy eater.

I don't think I am any more. DP and his family roll eyes and think I'm dreadfully fussy. I wouldn't describe myself as a fussy eater at all (maybe because I'm comparing to how I used to be). What do you think?

I don't eat
sprouts (I like every other veg)
custard
big lumps of offal (so no to plate of fried kidneys but can eat a few in steak and kidney pie, no to actual liver but like pate, no to hearts, tripe, other wobbly bits)
shellfish/seafood. (I eat normal fish but not anything in a shell/prawns/squid.)

I also don't like red wine or beer.

Is this enough to make me a 'fussy eater'?
Where do you draw the line?

I'm not "fussy" but I won't eat:

Goats cheese. Tastes of the smell of goats. Like pee.
Whole olives. Can manage small ones if hidden.
Whitebait.
Baby squid.
Bone marrow.

With all these, I would ignore, and politely leave if they were a component of the meal.

If the whole meal was, say goats cheese or baby squid, I would struggle I'm afraid. I genuinely loathe goaty cheese and I really would find it extremely difficult to consume baby squid.

Of the enormous range of foods, I don't think having a couple that you cannot abide is terrible. I think the key is the level of fuss made.

But that isn't fussy, surely, pooka?

As you say, the element of fussiness comes from making a big deal of it when that could be avoided.

I cant eat quorn products as I have been vegetarian since I was a child, it is a texture thing I think.

It doesn't sound fussy to me., everyone has likes, dislikes and what they're used to.

Often someones definition of fussy is - that person doesn't like what I eat. I've k9nsn a few people who claim to eat anything but wnot touch salad.

I always feel fussy atmy in laws, however, they wouldn't touch the food that I love. They don't force pork or fish on me, I don't cook them lentil Dahl or an aubergine tagine .

You don't sound fussy. I agree that some people's definition of a fussy eater is someone who doesn't enjoy what they eat.

My late MIL used to say that I was fussy because I didn't appreciate food cooked in left over fat from her roast dinner, tea with condensed milk in it or whatever other unhealthy disgusting stuff she called food. I used to think it was quite funny because I like every almost all fruit, veg, meat (as long as it's nicely cooked) whereas she didn't like any "foreign food" or anything that wasn't deep fried.

Sounds fussy. Mind you i wont eat rolos as i cant breath after them so avoid everything with caramel since as slightly frightened by the rolos and the struggling to breath so im a fine one to talk about being fussy.

Fair...forgot about bananas. (Yuk)

My "list" is pretty much the same. Except I can't face peas; will eat custard. I think being fussy is where you struggle to find anything you can eat when you sit down for a meal with other people.

I don't think your very fussy

It's not a huge list but it is a bit random. And as a fellow custard (and Creme patissiere) hater, I find that it sneaks its way into loads of puddings.

If your first meal at their house was liver and bacon followed by Apple crumble and custard, and then the next one had a cucumber and beet root salad and trifle for dessert so you'd had issues with every single dish then I can see why you might get an unconquerable reputation for being a picky nightmare guest when you were just unlucky.

I found, when I first met DP, that we both considered each other fussy because we didn't particularly like the things that the other one ate.

DP is northern and could happily eat typical Yorkshire food like stews, casseroles, fish pie etc every single day whereas I'm happy to eat these things once in a while but couldn't stand it full time.

I was brought up with Italian food so lots of tomatoes, mushrooms and olives plus quite a wide variety of meats and offal that aren't so common in the UK and DP still will not touch an uncooked tomato or mushrooms and olives in any form.

I think he's fussy but his DM despairs at me and thinks I'm a very fussy eater for wanting to vary my diet a bit! It all depends on where you come from - in some parts of China they'd think you were fussy for not eating ducks feet.

I am made to feel fussy when we go out to eat.

I'm unable to eat cream, butter or meat, and I don't like mushrooms or goats cheese, but nearly every vegetarian dish is based around mushrooms, or goats cheese with a nice creamy sauce.

I love all other fruit and veg.
I love most cheeses, not over keen on really stinky ones.
I like fish that doesn't taste of fish so basically white fish, not shellfish or kippers etc.

Oh and where I am fussy is poached eggs, wrong, just wrong.
Ditto any form of boiled dough, dumplings, steamed puddings etc, dough has to be baked.
Fish and chips cooked in dripping instead of vegetable oil, why would you?