What common food have you never tried? Why not?

Machka9 · December 2015

I am quite a picky eater ... I have a list of "dislikes" when it comes to food.

But that said, I have actually tried a whole bunch of different foods.

I've had steak ... way too much of it, and if I never have steak again it will be too soon.
I've had liver ... and don't mind it. It's OK.
I've had lamb ... and nope. Not a favourite.
I've had seafood ... some I like, some I don't. But I've never had calamari, or oysters (that's a really common one around here, but I just ... can't), or lobster, or octopus.
I've had haggis ... which was better than I thought it would be. But I've never had steak and kidney pie or black pudding. I took a sniff of a steak and kidney pie once, and just couldn't, and I watched a friend eat a black pudding ... and just couldn't.

I have had tacos ... and would live on them if I could. They're my favourite food. Actually Mexican food in general is a favourite of mine.

Poutine is great. I am Canadian, after all.

I've had most fruits and veg and like most of them ... yep, even broad beans, brussel sprouts, beetroot, and pumpkin (both sweet and savoury).

The only fruit that springs to mind which I haven't tried, and am a little bit reluctant about is durian. Oh, I also haven't had quince, but it isn't easy to find. Both of those aren't terribly common.

Jelaan · December 2015

Oh yes oysters, bleh! My sister is a bio-chemist, and after telling me about the parasites and bacteria in them, even though I had no interest before, now you couldn't pay me to eat them, especially raw!

tcarp8 · December 2015

Most seafood

kshama2001 · December 2015

Eh, red velvet cake is just cake with red food dye and cocoa, so no need to bucket list it

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/dining/red-velvet-cake-from-gimmick-to-american-classic.html

Monketo2002 · December 2015

Hamburgers...

They are just so gross

Derf_Smeggle · December 2015

Former roommate ate nattō frequently. It was a common item in the apartment after shopping sprees at the Japanese market in Chicago.

Hilarious watching a large polish man order nattō from the older Japanese clerks in the food court. They'd always ask if he was sure? Did he understand what he was ordering? Tickled them to see him eating it.

Machka9 · December 2015

Just for fun ... are we allowed to post these things here?

This is one of these List Challenges about how many fruits and veg we've eaten ... my score: 98/150.

When it gets into different colours of certain veg, I may have only had 1 or 2 colours, and I haven't tried as much in the way of leafy green stuff as what they've got there.
http://www.listchallenges.com/fruits-and-veggies-etc

And the 50 Healthiest Foods (supposedly) ... my score: 43/50. And this revealed to me that, among other things, I have never tried sardines, endamame, kefir, and shiitake mushrooms. Sardines and mushrooms are a big NO for me ... and I'm not sure I've ever seen endamame and kefir.
http://www.listchallenges.com/huffington-posts-list-of-50-healthiest-foods

Edit: I just looked it up and I have had endamame. We might even have some in our freezer right now. I just knew it as soybean pods or something like that.

cdudley628 · December 2015

The first one I got 50/150, I'm in the bottom 1%.

The second on I got 36/50, which is slightly better at the bottom 13%.

BraveNewdGirl · December 2015

I can't say I haven't tried it at all. I think I let the very tip of my tongue touch it once and said "Nope!", but... sushi. Do not want!

markrgeary1 · December 2015

I eat most anything I don't care for some things like lima beans and salmon eggs. Tripe has an interesting mouth feel but it's not a steady diet item. I've eaten most common birds like chicken, turkey, pigeon, dove, duck, goose, quail, grouse, ostrich, pheasant, ptarmigan but I've never had any exotic ones.

robertw486 · December 2015

Of the fruits and veggies I've eaten 146 of the 150

Of the 50 healthiest, I've eaten all but one

And that should nicely sum up what foods I don't try. Usual or unusual, I'll give it a try.

healthy_hermione · December 2015

Coffee (not really a food, but whatever), spinach, kale

AnvilHead · December 2015

123 of 150 on the first one (fruits and veggies), 48 of 50 on the second one ("healthiest foods").

Saw nothing on either list that I wouldn't eat, just a few I haven't gotten around to yet (or didn't know existed).

nvmomketo · December 2015

For fruits and veggies I was 129 / 150.There were a few berries I'd never heard of or tried, and a brown pepper? Huh.

For the "healthiest" foods I was 50 /50. Healthiest though? Skim milk over whole milk? You gotta be kidding me.

irenehb · December 2015

129/150 but I would try all of the 21 I haven't tried if I had the opportunity to. Just have never seen them available, to try them.
50/50 for healthiest food but not interested in kale (would eat if served it but won't make it myself) or red wine (taste okay but just not interested in alcohol).

amusedmonkey · December 2015

Interesting lists. I got 105 of 150 on the first, but only because the rest of the items I have never seen sold here. I have tried every single vegetable that I laid my eyes on, latest being kale. I like it, but I would not buy again because it's too expensive for the amount (about 7 dollars per 100 grams).

The second list I got 47 of 50, for the same reasons. I have never seen brussel sprouts or edamame (or sunflower sprouts, whatever that is).

Colorscheme · December 2015

Never had a hamburger or steak or any other meat other than chicken and hot dogs. I can't stand the taste and that's why I became a vegetarian at a young age.

ShrinkingKerrie · December 2015

I've never tried sushi, don't like the look of it,also liver,kidney,black pudding

Lourdesong · December 2015

Not 'just'. For me Red Velvet cake is code for "chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting." A red cake with white frosting all over means it's cream cheese frosting and not any other kind of frosting. Not vanilla icing, not buttercream frosting, not coconut creme. And not cool whip or whipped cream or mirangue.

A brown colored cake with white frosting is a mystery. Though it's likely to be *yawn* buttercream.

A common food I haven't tried are grits. I've always meant to, I wouldn't be opposed to it, but there's just always been something else I'd rather eat.

Also Reuben sandwiches and corned beef and cabbage have always smelled and looked revolting. Even though I like sauerkraut on hotdogs and other stinky cabbage like kimchee, something about corned beef just turns my stomach enough that I can't bring myself to try it.

I like and will try any seafood, even raw oysters, weird sushi concoctions (California rolls don't fall under that, imo), fruits and vegetables, meats. I think I'm pretty adventurous for the most part.

mbaker566 · December 2015

brussel sprouts and any squash. blech. acorn squash and spagetti squash have touched my tongue. shiver.
117/150 fruits and veggies
46/50 out of the healthiest foods

lemurcat12 · December 2015

Cool. For the second one I was 47 of 50. I'm resistant to chia seeds (don't see the point and couldn't find them the one time I was going to make a pudding with them), and simply haven't been offered sunflower sprouts or thought to buy kefir (hate drinking calories, no matter what).

The other is too long to do now, but also looks fun.

TuffChixRule · December 2015

I've never tried raw oysters or raw clams which is surprising since I live so close to the ocean. Have no plans to ever try them.
My fiance has never tried yogurt. He says he won't try it until I try a raw clam so I guess he won't be trying yogurt then

squeeeyk · December 2015

I won't try liver, snails, oysters, or anything that smells so awful as to make me gag (such as things like sardines, herring, smelly fruits or really smelly cheeses).

I enjoy most vegetables and fruits (minus tomatoes) and have been adventurous enough to try various animals and some animal parts, but I didn't like all of it. Frog legs, I tried, and they were delicious for about 30 seconds before I looked at what I was eating and saw it looked translucent with black veins...almost threw up on the table...I won't eat brains or eyes, kidneys, or most organs since they gross me out. Calamari is yummy provided I don't see the suckers, lol.

earlnabby · December 2015

130/150 of the top one. Most of what I haven't tried are the unusual colors of common items like brown bell peppers.

47/50 on the second. 2 of the ones I haven't tried are fish (the other is sunflower sprouts). I do not eat fish although I tried it when it was served at family dinners.

earlnabby · December 2015

As far as Red Velvet Cake, Too much food coloring and not enough chocolate. I prefer Red Devil's Food. More cocoa in the batter and you only use a Tbl of food coloring rather than the entire bottle.

withoutasaddle · December 2015

Never tried Ramen. Only "common" because Im in college....
And I had my first real taste of coffee about a month ago

PCOS2Fit4Me · December 2015

People seem shocked when I tell them I have never tried sushi. I just don't know much about what is in it or how to eat it (I can't use chopsticks, tried and failed).

Now I will never try calamari, liver or oysters are just a big no on my list. Never cared for the way they look or smell. Otherwise I'm willing to try something at least once but if it looks or smells funky I will probably NOT try it lol

seltzermint555 · December 2015

This!! Also...hot wings (with the bones), ribs, and a lot of game meat like venison...I've also never tried duck or lamb.

I've never tried any beef jerky except for the sausage-like Slim Jim sticks, twenty years ago.

I also have not tried ground turkey since 1997 and people tell me it's improved, but I'll take my chances...shudder

I'm not a vegetarian, either.

peleroja · December 2015

I think I've tried everything mentioned on this thread, including the guinea pig, which was delicious. Not sure if I'm "adventurous" or just a human garbage disposal.

I've never had Spam, though. Or tinned sardines, the smell is too much for me.

kshama2001 · December 2015

138/150 of the top one. I'd try the missing ones - haven't ever seen them.

50/50 on the second list. I think at least 50% of those foods are staples for me. Haven't seen sunflower seed sprouts since I lived in a vegetarian community where it was a staple in the salad bar, but maybe I will look for the special sproutable sunflower seeds and sprout some this winter. The Swiss chard and kale in my garden isn't going to last too much longer.

Anybody here sprout sunflower seeds and can recommend a brand with a good germination rate?

What common food have you never tried? Why not?

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