Things that you have never eaten and why ?

Sea food, rabbit or hare, veal. My mum said these were either dirty or not necessary. I’ve been veggie for over 25 years now even though Dad was a butcher.

I can’t bear avocado, all that smoothness.
Mustard
Horseradish
Sea salt flakes (instantly sick!)

I was once given sea cucumber in a meal in China, absolutely dreadful but a delicacy out there. I dislike broad beans and veal, never tried tripe but my Dad had, so I didn't after he explained what it was.

I cannot think of anything that I would not try but cannot stand anything that has Coriander in it.

black pudding/curry/ oysters/seafood/esp prawns/tripe oh yuk..............nowadays i cant stand barbecue smells griiling dead animals ....yuk yuk yuk.....plant based burgers now they are yummy....

Tripe. Pasta. Whelks.

Tomato ketchup, any kind. I can hardly look at a bottle, or touch one.
I hate putting it on my Dad’s sandwich, he loves it. I have to look away when I’m washing the plate and knife.

I wouldn't eat snails, squid,jellies eels and fat. If I was starving I wouldn't eat them, i'd probably be sick

Here in Germany (sorry I start most of my posts with this but I like to make it clear as it often affects what I'm going to say), many foods are unknown or only available with difficulty.

For example my DH's aunt told of when they first saw tomatoes. Tomatoes are included in Mrs Beetons cookbook so were certainly known in the UK before said aunt was born.

When I arrived here in the 70s I got to know lots of things that were new to me but were standard in myother in law's cuisine: lamb's lettuce, celeriac, quark, buttermilk, and cake for breakfast on a Sunday being among them. So sometimes things that are everyday to some are unusual for others.

I have eaten snails, oysters, eel, brain, and lots of the things mentioned above, except tripe.

The only thing I would never touch, although I have eaten it in my childhood is

Beetroot!

My mother never served up a salad without one, but I soon learnt to refuse - I shudder at the thought of it!

Snails - no explanation needed!

Oysters, or indeed, any shellfish except prawns abs shrimps

Lobster but apparently I am missing something delicious. Just can’t bear the look or thought of it.

My uncle used to enjoy a plate of chips with a serving of brawn over the top . Not for me !

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Sprouts .....just truly terrible

Have you tried the chocolate ones, they're lovely

Sprouts .....just truly terrible

Any type of poultry. My dad used to keep chickens when I was young and I wouldn’t let him turn them into a Sunday roast. I named them all and they eventually died of old age! I think it’s more psychological than not liking the taste as I’ve never tried it! Hate garlic and have never cooked with it also olives, whitebait, cheese, black pudding, eggs apart from omelettes and tripe. Actually I have a long list of don’t eat/won’t eat so won’t bore you any longer !

I’ve tried just about everything on these lists. We didn’t have a lot to spend on foo when I was growing up, so my Mum bought cheap offal . I could just about manage liver and hearts but could not eat tripe. My Dad loved it, so he would have his plateful, we children had something else.
I still like liver. ?

For reasons of cruelty, foie gras and veal. I saw a documentary on foie gras and was horrified to see the poor geese’s throats bulging as they were force fed, but love pate.
I keep away from mussels as have been violently sick picking up a bad one. Love/hate relationship with olives, the more expensive large olives are good but even though I’m not keen on the smaller everyday olives, once I start eating them, not even really enjoying them, I can’t stop.
My daughter forgot a largish carton of Aloe Vera (Hello Vera!) and said I should take it daily as it was opened and expensive. It tastes like cow’s urine, but I am persevering as she said it’s good stuff?

Whitebait. The thought of eating a whole fish (however small)
guts, eyeballs and all.

Yuck!

I believe crating calves for veal has been illegal in the UK for some years now. Traditionally bull calves were slaughtered straight after birth, but now some are kept and reared outside for rose veal - much beloved by many chefs. It was a ‘crop’ going to waste. I suppose if they’re reared outside and have a good life, it’s no different from eating lamb or suckling pig?
Perhaps someone knows why it’s not appropriate to ‘castrate’ male chickens for capons here. We always had one at home for Christmas, as there was only 3 to feed.

Up until about 5 years ago, I always bought a capon at Christmas as we all loathe turkey. So you didn't imagine it and you can still buy them.

For gen inf. a capon is a rottweler sized chicken.

Oysters, don't appeal, slithery, slimy and still alive, never tried them they don't appeal and if you get a bad one it doesn't bear thinking about, it could be halfway down one's gullet before that became apparent my mother told me my grandparents ate them quite often on days out to Whitstable, but that was before they were considered posh I believe.

Don't like offal, and if black pudding is offered as an accompaniment for the English breakfast when we've been staying in hotels, I decline, most people seem to.

My husband doesn't like roast pork, so we rarely have that, I quite like it, although it has to be seasoned with the right herbs and spices and have crackling, otherwise it tastes like pork which may sound bizarre but I know what I mean, slightly sickly in other words.

I've gone off eggs in a big way, I always ate them once, now they make me feel a bit queasy unless I do a frittata and chuck a lot of other things in or scrambled with smoked salmon or chives so they don't taste like eggs

I won't drink Milk, its ok on cereal or in a shake. I remember the staff used to try and make me drink it in school and the smell was enough. I can't eat fresh tomatoes either they are so squidgy. I will avoid Olives and most shellfish.

Tripe yuk

I've never tasted tripe as both my parents detested it.

I haven't tried any of the insects that are said to be edible either - don't fancy them at all.

I've never had ram's or bull's testicles either.

I cannot force myself to eat the heads of any fish,