Favorite food and food you won't eat
 

After the stress of the medical issues we have had over the months, I thought of a good thread to start hoping it takes off.

Last weekend we had a family dinner for my mother's birthday and were at Benihana's restaurant, GREAT food and very fun. The topic of favorite foods and stuff we won't eat came up and I ended up sounding very picky about my food, I wonder what you all eat and am I that strange.

FAVORITE FOODS

Any shellfish, lobster crab, shrimp
Steak (medium warm red and juicy)
Pasta
Mexican
Sushi
beer

FOOD I WON'T Eat--seriously, want to know my secrets torture me with any of these . I WILL NOT EAT THEM under torture or anything else

Mushrooms (it's a fungus for crying out loud)
Peanut butter (it's a texture thing)
Cooked Carrots (raw are yummy)
Peas
asparagus
brussel sprouts
yams or sweet potatos

ok, spill it, what does your pallet like/hate

Hey Earl? How you been? How is your missus doing? Hope things are looking up for you two.

Hmmm, you won't eat mushrooms? I remember having to sit at the dinner table for about an hour cause I wouldn't eat the funny little brown square things in my mother's potato casserole. She used cream of mushroom soup -- I didn't know what a mushroom was, or what it looked like before it went in the can, just that they were ugly and I didn't want to eat them!!!

What? You like Sushi? It's raw fish fer cryin' out loud!!! :eek:

Don't particularly like anything that came from the ocean, except shrimp and clam chowder.

My teeth can't touch bone -- so I can't eat chicken wings. It's a sensory thing. I don't like all those tendons and ligaments and vein things in a chicken leg, either. When I was growing up, chickens only had breasts, Lol!!!

I tried a snail once. They taste better than they look with their shells still on. :eek:

I agree with you on most of the veggies.

Love all fruits.

And chocolate.

And nuts, except hazelnuts.

Walnuts don't belong in salad. Shrimp doesn't go with pasta and should be outlawed.

AZJanie should post here -- she'll eat ANYTHING!!!

My favorite meal: leftovers or something someone else cooked!!! :D

PEAS
I won't eat peas.

I don't care for sweet potatoes/yams, grits, hush puppies...don't get them...but, I think they are an acquired taste.

but peas make me throw up. period, end of story.

Favorite foods?

I love a good steak, bbq'd chicken, mashed potatotes, asparagus, shellfish, actually any kind of fish expect for salmon (I am allergic to it...not just slightly, but deadly!), peanut butter, cereal...LOVE cereal. Yogurt, and ice cream, but it has to be good ice cream, not just any ice cream. I am allergic to cheesecake.

Fruit --- peaches, rhubarb, raspberries, blackberries, grapes, oranges and bananas.

and coffee...I love my coffee.(anything but Starbucks - blech!) ..and of course I saved the best for last.

CHOCOLATE. I love chocolate. I have become a picky chocolate eater too...actually a chocolate snob! I admit it...

Good idea Earl...nice to see you here again. Missed your ugly mug! :hug:

Things I like:

Most shellfish: lobster, scallops, prawns but not oysters!! :eek:
I really like chicken.....cooked any way at all
I like beef, pork or lamb, especially roasted
Most fruits and vegetables are OK, even mushrooms but not asparagus or pumpkin :eek:

Things I don't like :

See above for asparagus, pumpkin and oysters! :eek:
Avocado
Snails or raw fish....read sushi here.....:cool:
Pastry
And I'm not overly fussed about ice-cream or chocolate! Yes I know......I'm wierd :confused:


Edit: Pumpkin does to me what peas do to you Av8rgirl! :(

Tamiloo, sushi does not have to be raw fish. That's sashimi. I actually like both. But sushi itself is rice that may be rolled up in a seaweed wrap with various veggies and/or raw fish. I like tuna best. Since I was born in NM, I like spicy foods. Green chile, not chili, makes everything better. On pizza, cheese burgers, and anything else! And not that canned crap from the grocery store, either. Since both my parents are from the south, I also learned to love fried chicken and most anything with southern gravy on it. Not the best stuff for the waistline, but yummy nonetheless.

Things I LOVE to eat:
Nearly anything put on a pizza
Fish, shellfish
Most veggies
Chocolate..I'm not elitist. Hershey's with almonds still my fave (or Cadbury)..
Buttered popcorn

Things I won't touch:
Hominy
Other than chicken/fish, not a big meat fan (unless it's on above mentioned pizza)..
Liver (nope, not even on pizza)

Oh my my my. I love ALL food groups--meat, pasta, veggies, fruit, dessert, everything. Including the stuff everybody else doesn't like: asparagus, brussels sprouts, black olives, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli.

Favorites? Don't even know if I can narrow it down to ten, but I'll try:
Chocolate
Spaghetti
Ice cream
Eggs
Pizza
Winter squash
Fresh garden cucumbers
Baked potato with sour cream
Chicken (leave it alone, Cindy)
Chocolate (I know, I love it twice)

What I don't like? Except for oysters, I'll eat almost anything normal. Abnormal would include the stuff on those creepy TV shows, like fried bugs and worms, etc.

I tried tripe once. Didn't like it even when I thought it was some kind of fish. Now I REALLY don't like it, bleah bleah.

I'm not into lima beans, but they're okay mixed in with stuff. They taste like sheet rock, kinda.

Maybe there's something else I don't like. I'll put my thinking cap on.

Favorite foods;

Cheeseburgers
Pizza
Crab
Shrimp
Spinach
Chocolate (of course) ;)

Foods I won't touch:

Liver
Brussel sprouts
Anything with Rasberry in it (i'm allergic)
Tofu
chick peas

I love food threads!! :D

I'll start with the shortest list (foods I don't like):

Oysters
Cooked Spinach
Meat with bones in it or skin on it (has to be boneless & skinless)
Pumpkin
Mushrooms
Guacamole
Jalapeno Peppers
Milk (can you believe it!!)

Most everything else I like. Being from the south I do like most fried foods (okra, gren tomatoes, chicken livers, etc.).

Mayfield Chocolate Chip and Bryer's Oreo are my favorite ice creams.

I wasn't hungry till I started writing this.............

Favorites?
Seafood, any and all seafood! Baked, broiled fried and raw...SEAFOOD

Dark Chocolate, GOOD dark chocolate, 70% cocoa or better.

and pretty much everything else except what's listed below!

Nasties?
I'm with Flygirl here...PEAS...blech, ptooey, NOOOO...if there's a pea on my plate, I ain't eatin'...Liver, tripe, okra, lima beans, turnip, uncooked egg whites...I ain't eatin' them either, not even if you PAY me!!! :eek:

Good/love:

Meat. Meat. Beef, bison, lamb, venison, pork, poultry, rabbit, caribou.
Halibut.
Shellfish. Mild allergy, don't care!
Nuts. All of 'em.
Carbs, potatoes over-baked, crusty bread, pretzels, rice.
Ice cream (should be a legit food group)
Mexican, Chinese, Greek.
Fritos
Cheese, only good cheeses.
Fresh fruit and raw veggies all the way.
Salsa.
Cold cereal, bring it on!
Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Beer, blender fun, whiskey.... wine.... cordials....

Yuck/hate/hide from it:

Slimy stuff.
Mushrooms, yams, olives, beets, oysters, any organ "meats", overcooked veggies, most sauces/gravies, canned goods.
Brussels sprouts, chard, pate, guacamole.
Candy, I just don't like it that much (yes, even chocolate).
Legumes and peas remind me of paste in kindergarten.
Anything too spicy, it just numbs the buds!
"Fancy" salads that look and taste like dandelions and mountain scrub.

This is shameful for an avid angler, but I don't really like fish. :o

foods
 

This is my kind of topic!!!!!

LOVE:
Fried Bologna on white bread!!!!!!!
Corn on the Cob covered with butter and salt
Watermelon with salt
Liverwurst on white bread
Grilled Ham and cheese on Rye
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Coffee flavored Nips
Chunky Monkey Ice Cream
Cinnabon
Fried Eggplant pizza
Dirty Water Dogs (Hot Dog Carts in NYC)
Prime Rib......pink and juicy!!!!

HATE:
Seafood
Alfredo Sauce
Fritos
Liver

All else is fair game!!!!

To Motors Mommy:

I really have to get out more!!!

Watermelon with Salt????
Cinnabon??? (Have no idea what a cinnabon is)
Liverwurst on white bread. (ugh)
Fried balogna (never had fried balogna on ANYTHING).

I'm telling you, I've been sheltered. lol

Here's what I ADORE.

Seafood, grilled chicken, veggies, and in my salad bowls, all kind of colors.

Now how boring is this?? lol

Things I will NOT eat~~

Cooked spinach *soggy grass*
Kipper snacks *nasty smelling lil fish*
okra
gravy
hotdogs
deep fried mushrooms (feel like they are a huge doorknob in my mouth)
*but love reg mushrooms*
no butter unless on sweet corn


Things I LOVE~

Dark Chocolate *love affair w/Doves Darks*
PIZZA
spaghetti
crusty bread
Seafood
fresh veg's/fruits
Wedding CAKE
Homemade Salso
Salads
Pumpkin Pie
Dry cereal
yogurt
bagels
thin crispy pancakes
Ice Cold Watermelon
ice cream
Sugar snap GREEN PEAS *for FG and RW* YUMMO
most desserts

too many to mention
Not a big meat eater.

I don't like too many fried foods.

Did someone say Sambucca or Jager??? :D

For DM
 

SAMBUCCA

Jager


Rum and Diet Coke...:D

Rum and anything...

Jack Daniels on the rocks..

Hmmm...is it 5 o'clock yet?


Toad Hollow in unbreakable glasses! :D

i refuse to eat anything on my plate if a pickle has been near it. :eek: same with mustard.

beets are only good to dye things.

god would not have invented fire if he wanted me to eat raw or rare meat.

i don't eat "meats" with no eyes or with more than i have.

no bugs or insects or their eggs, even if covered in choccy.

otherise i think i eat pretty much everything. including peas. :D peas with mushrooms too. :p

I'm not hungry but I get the feeling that I may be when I'm done....

Likes...
Chicken... baked, roasted, or fried...
Pizza... cheese only is my fav..but will eat others...but i do pick things off.
Hotdogs...
COOKIES... any....
Iced Tea...
Green Tea...
Veggies... anything but bell peppers, onions, pickles, and beets.
Marshmallows...burnt. (I know.. I know...)
Pork chops... but not over cooked.
Nuts... most all but faves are brazil nuts and almonds...not roasted just plain.
Spaghetti... marinara sauce...Pretty much all italian food.


Dislikes...
Bell peppers, onions, pickles, beets.... YUCK.
Asparagus... YUCK YUCK
Alfredo Sauce... YUCK.


Things I could live without...
Beef,
Seafood,
Chocolate,
Ice Cream,


Pretty much anything else is ok... just not faves or hates...
Abbie

I can eat anything. No. Seriously.

If I can put tobasco, salsa, or Italian dressing on it, I can eat it.

I even had bolonga made from horse in Romania.
And they use Thousand Island dressing for shrimp cocktails in Germany.
Turkey (the country), no telling what was in some of that stuff.

I'll eat just about any food, but canned peas are too mushy for me. I like frozen peas. Most ppl say no to liver but I'll eat it with lots of sauted onions.

What on earth is Bolonga made from a horse??

Really, what is it?

I kid you not, beautiful. We were on a two week Meet and Greet sort of TDY (Temporary DutY) in Bucharest. We brought some C-130's over and actually gave thier goverment one. Former Eastern Bloc countries, mid 90's fall of Communism, let's be friends sort of thing. They were handing out sandwiches to us with the MREs. About an hour later one of the officers (who's English was spot on) told us it was horse meat.

I guess if you have enough spices to throw in, any meat can be bolonga.

Most of the food I don't like, I have never tried. If I cannot get past the way it looks or smells, I know I will not like the taste.

Never tried:

Tomatoes
Mushrooms
Cucumbers
Raw onion
Pickled eggs
Seafood, any of it
Horseradish
Deer meat
Cooked carrots
Eggs (over easy, up, poached...)
Buttermilk
Tomato juice
Tomato soup

me again.....
 

MelodyL....you made me chuckle!!!!
Never heard of Cinnabon??????? Go to a mall!!!! Big gooey warm Cinnamon roll................hmmmmmm!!!!

more to love:

Cold Meatloaf sandwich with mayo, sweet gerkins on white bread.

Asparagus with breadcrumbs and butter

Grape Nut Flakes cereal

Crispy french fries with yellow mustard

Murder Burgers (White Castle)

Chocolate eclairs and cappuccino.

Big juicy ripe cold tomatoes with salt

Mac and cheese with salsa

IM HUNGRY!!!!!!

What will I eat....

uh.......uh......uh.......

can't make up my mind........

Fine....I will have the .....

Hamburger w/fries
Pepsi
& cheesecake
(better throw in some chocolate in this deal also)

:D:D:D:D

Do you wanna Supersize that? :D

You've never tried tomatoes Carolina? Oh my goodness! You are in for a real treat when you come to visit me. There's nothing like fresh tomatoes straight out of the garden.


Here am I redecorating my spare bedroom for you, and you don't eat tomatoes?

We'll fix that, I'm sure :D

The absolute best tomato I ever ate in my whole life was the Beefsteak tomato that my godson grew in his backyard.

His mother sliced it, put it on a plate, drizzled some extra virgin olive oil on it, a dash of fresh lemon juice, some fresh garlic, a dash of salt and pepper to taste.

I thought I died and went to heaven.

I exclaimed. What is this?? This is the best tomato I have ever tasted (and believe me, I KNOW TOMATOES. I love tomatoes.

Never had the chance to repeat that experience.

But oh, that tomato!!!

It's true! Packaged tomatoes don't even taste like tomatoes! I never could figure that one out. And what's with "grape" flavor? Who ever had a grape that tasted anything like Bubble Yum grape? :Dunno:

LOL! a couple of these reminded me of some of the things I won't eat. :D

Tomatoes - I only like it if it's been spiced up like for sauce and ketchup. Will not eat raw tomatoes or plain tomato soup

Beets - don't like these either

Cranberry sauce - won't eat this at Thanksgiving.

Sweet potatoes/yams - ick, ick, ick

'Nuther one: I will not eat ANYTHING that is swimming or has floated in a can of mushroom soup. ACK! What a crummy thing to do to innocent food! http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/wu...smiley-015.gif

OMG - my Mom used to make this. But she sort of crumbled up the leftover meatloaf and made it into a spread with mayo and sweet pickles. Put it on fresh Sunbeam white bread and it was sooooo good.

I have not met anyone who serves meatloaf sandwiches that way - people look at me like I have three heads when I tell them how we fix it.

Most people just slice it, put it between two slices of bread with ketchup on it.

I'm so glad someone else likes this.......:o

I actually grow tomatoes from seed! I just do not eat them. LOL

As a matter of fact, that is what I am doing this weekend - planting the seeds, wrapping them in plastic and up on the refrigerator they go until germination. Then, it is under grow lights for the next 6 weeks! I am told I grow a pretty good tomato. This year, I am growing Early Girl.

I do this with peppers too and I will start the cucumbers in mid-May.

Keep that room ready!! :hug:

I'll eat http://bestsmileys.com/spam/1.gif once in awhile (not all the time)

Do you like http://bestsmileys.com/spam/1.gif

same with the fake banana flavor. blech..enough to kill a monkey. :eek:

I hate:

Fish (But will eat Halibut or Cod. I'll also do deep fried shrimp)
I won't eat organs (Liver, heart, tounge, etc)
capers
Artichoke
Asparagus
Mushrooms

I love:
Mexican anything
Italian anything
Big salads with the works
Ice cream
Steak and burgers
chicken
peas :p

I forgot two very important ones that I don't like:

olives (black or green)
sardines

Yuck! (where's the barfing smilie when I need it??)

:vomit2:

Yuck -
Church Jello - This is gelatin (rarely ever Jello brand gelatin) that someone has attempted to try and dress up by dumping things like cottage cheese curds, mayo and/or vegetables into it. :Deliberate:

Blood Pudding - All I can say is - why? If you ever see anything on a banquet table at a - pig in a pit in the ground, roast. Word of warning that is not, I repeat CAUTION not red Jello. :eek: :vomit2:

Yum -
Mashed Potaotes (lump free, skin free) and Brown (vegitarian) Gravy
Amy's Vegan Enchiladas, Rice and Black Bean Frozen Dinners
Silk Brand Soy Egg Nog
Tomatoes
Prawns
Porcini Mushrooms
Strawberries (especially freeze dried)
Scarlet Runner Beans
Flan with Carmel Sauce
Cherries
Blackberries
Fire and Ice Sorbet
Baba ganoush
Sturgeon with Raspberry Sauce
Capers
True Cod
Homemade Peach Preserves

Blood Pudding?? I've heard of it.

Don't tell me it has actual blood in it??

Sure it does, just serve it up with some blood sausage, yumm-o