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What “popular”food have you never even tasted?

(128 Posts)
Shinamae Wed 17-Feb-21 17:21:50

Personally I have never had a Pizza,a kebab,sweet corn or a Jaffa cake/chocolate orange...

Mollygo Wed 17-Feb-21 18:40:45

I’ve tasted most things, but I’d never again eat whelks, snails, horse meat, squid or steak tartare.

NotAGran55 Wed 17-Feb-21 18:40:14

I have never eaten a McDonalds burger or anything from KFC.
These are what I would call ‘popular’ rather than things like snails and octopus.

Grandmabatty Wed 17-Feb-21 18:40:01

Oysters. It looks like it has passed through a bird first. Yuck

NotSpaghetti Wed 17-Feb-21 18:39:08

vampirequeen

Oysters, humbles, lychees,

What are "humbles"???
I've obviously never had them!
Also a McDonald's. Never had one of those.
Have eaten all the other things above though!

Mapleleaf Wed 17-Feb-21 18:34:31

Doner kebab (the one they take slices off as it rotates in some of the fast food outlets)
Quinoa
Snails
Sushi
Oysters
There are other foods I’ve tried but will never try again, such as avocado, pork scratchings and beetroot.

B9exchange Wed 17-Feb-21 18:31:05

Never eaten tripe, (not sure that that counts as popular!) kebabs, sushi, curry, anything with chillies in it, or raw garlic.

Pittcity Wed 17-Feb-21 18:27:34

I can't think of anything "popular" that I haven't tried. I don't like it all but I've tasted it before dismissing it.
I love sushi, didn't want to try it but had a go. Not keen on doner meat, avocado or hummus!

Calendargirl Wed 17-Feb-21 18:22:29

Kebabs, hummus, pot noodles.

MiniMoon Wed 17-Feb-21 18:20:17

I've never eaten an oyster, but that's only because they are usually served raw. I'd eat a cooked one if it was served to me.

There's nothing like a chip shop kebab in the middle of a night shift, especially with the spicy sauce, yummy.

NellG Wed 17-Feb-21 18:17:55

Sushi. It just looks squishy and potentially slimy. Ugh.

Puzzler61 Wed 17-Feb-21 18:16:33

If you are all referring to the elephant’s foot looking meat in a chip shop - no I haven’t ever wanted to. (I like the other kebabs - e.g. pork - cooked on a BBQ).

Tea3 Wed 17-Feb-21 18:16:22

Nutella. Never fancied chocolate in a spread.

Dragonella Wed 17-Feb-21 18:14:39

sad Thanks a lot, ladies, I need a kebab now!

I have never eaten Mexican or Thai food - if it smells horrible, I've discovered that it invariably tastes horrible, too!

Saralou18 Wed 17-Feb-21 18:11:38

I’ve never eaten anything from Nando’s which is apparently very popular. Or a doner kebab !

Shinamae Wed 17-Feb-21 18:09:42

ixion

A pot noodle

That’s another one for me....

Missfoodlove Wed 17-Feb-21 18:08:43

Another one who has never and will never eat kebab meat?.

Gherkins?

Grandma11 Wed 17-Feb-21 18:04:40

Snails, Welks,Oysters,Runny Eggs or any other Slimey kind of Food!

I Love white Crab meat , Lobsters, Prawns and White Fish fillet though, but strongly dislike the taste of Vinegar on any food.

tanith Wed 17-Feb-21 18:03:25

Oysters, snails, lobster and eel yuk!

Ramblingrose22 Wed 17-Feb-21 17:51:56

Sushi for me. Was told it's unwise to eat raw fish. They look pretty though.

ixion Wed 17-Feb-21 17:50:54

A pot noodle

vampirequeen Wed 17-Feb-21 17:50:04

Oysters, humbles, lychees,

Erica23 Wed 17-Feb-21 17:47:30

Avocado, keep meaning to buy one, but never get around to it. Lots of fish Oysters, mussels, cockles etc, and kebabs just don’t fancy them.

polomint Wed 17-Feb-21 17:40:33

Pork crackling seems to be popular but I've never had any

polomint Wed 17-Feb-21 17:39:46

Mussels,oysters,squid,octopus,snails to name a few

Redhead56 Wed 17-Feb-21 17:34:06

I have never eaten mussels oysters scallops or lobster. I had crab when I was younger and had an anaphylactic shock after eating it.
My GP at the time told me to eat it again to see my reaction. Which was the same he said it saved time waiting for allergy tests. I have never tried these foods because of it. There might have been logic behind what the GP said but it was pretty stupid.