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Food that you can't understand why people would eat....

540 replies

malificent7 · 09/02/2018 22:41

There are quite a few..

Octopus ...intelligent, beautiful and also all those rubbery suckers...boak!
Tripe, chicken feer
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Hohofortherobbers · 09/02/2018 22:53

Octopus is lovely, I really like the suckers, they go really crispy when grilled. And a great big fat tentacle, really sweet and tender .. yum

Hohofortherobbers · 09/02/2018 22:54

Snails taste rank, wouldn't touch them again if you paid me

StillMedusa · 09/02/2018 22:54

I 'met' an octopus in Hawaii...I could never eat one now, so intelligent and curious !
NO to oysters, snails, anything that might be slimy.
Hot dogs in a tin...UGH!!!
Blue cheese. I love cheese but not blue, or soft!

Geography999 · 09/02/2018 22:54

Cottage cheese. Just the thought makes me gag.

RitaMills · 09/02/2018 22:54

Goats cheese for me too, it tastes like the aftertaste of vomit 🤢

Time40 · 09/02/2018 22:55

Avocado

Curry

yolofish · 09/02/2018 22:55

Gherkins. Slices of pickle in burgers. Also oysters.

allthingsred · 09/02/2018 22:55

Pork.
Ever since I read/heard somewhere it is similar to what a human would taste of I can't bear even the sight. Don't get why anyone would put it in their mouths

GentleJones · 09/02/2018 22:55

King prawns complete with tentacles and in their shells

Fish eggs which people pay thousands for

Rare cooked meat

Kidney

Tripe 🤮

Crispbutty · 09/02/2018 22:56

Quorn.. vile and minging

Eliza9917 · 09/02/2018 22:57

Goat
Jellied eels
Offal
game
Mince in gravy; Shepherds/cottage pie
Blue cheese
Raw fish
Raw oysters
In fact, anything raw, blue steak etc
Pink meat, I grew up bring told anything pink is raw
Probably loads more but can't think of them atm

lecossaise · 09/02/2018 22:59

Mashed potato gives me the boak.

Also gravy.

And eyeballs (less common with a roast, perhaps).

Graphista · 09/02/2018 22:59

"Oysters, I imagine they’re like swallowing phlegm" yep agree with that, never had one, veggie now so never will but no gross gross gross!

Water chestnuts. I LOVE these and bamboo shoots

Snails Envy just the thought makes me wanna chuck!

I love Marmite too but I do understand why others don't it's a very strong flavour.

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 09/02/2018 22:59

Can't believe nobody has mentioned jerusalem artichokes

OutyMcOutface · 09/02/2018 22:59

Kipling baked things. Just why. If you are having that many calories at least have something nice.

SuperMam123 · 09/02/2018 23:00

Mushrooms
Tripe
Kidney
Oysters
Sausages
But my most dreaded food.....raspberries and anything raspberry flavoured. Makes me cringe!

GentleJones · 09/02/2018 23:00

How can you enjoy a dish of this

Food that you can't understand why people would eat....
Graphista · 09/02/2018 23:00

Meant to say, pre turning veggie I once had a pretty much raw steak - literally shown the hot pan and that was it Grin was de-li-ciousBlush

Keepingupwiththejonesys · 09/02/2018 23:00

Whirly kebabs is what donner kebabs will forever be known as Grin

For me its

Mash potatoes
Cucumber
Melon

LuxuryWoman2017 · 09/02/2018 23:00

Avocado is green soap. Oysters. Tinned hotdogs. White chocolate. Tripe. Cadbury chocolate. Kidneys. Tongue.

chocolateworshipper · 09/02/2018 23:01

Oh and cheap sausages. I imagine that they sweep the abattoir floor at the end of the day and use that to make cheap sausages.

WorraLiberty · 09/02/2018 23:01

Liver

Having said that, I love liver pâté so it's not like I'm against it. I just can't stand the texture as well as the taste of actual liver.

Sparklingbrook · 09/02/2018 23:01

Fish and all seafood
Marmalade
Flying Saucer sweets (polystyrene with sherbert)
Liquorice
Olives

AHintOfStyle · 09/02/2018 23:01

Peas

Huggybear16 · 09/02/2018 23:02

Quorn. Especially after seeing huge mountains of the stuff growing in production. Gross