Ugh, my foods touched each other

1princesswarrior
1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
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So I'm eating my egg and one little piece of shredded potato snuck in there. I wanted to spit it out but I'm at work. I've been like this for as long as I can remember, my foods are not allowed to touch each other unless I mix them together. I can't stand the weird taste and the different textures in my mouth at the same time.

Who else has an aversion to foods touching each other? and why?
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  • gzus7freek
    gzus7freek Posts: 494 Member
    I do not like my foods touching!!
    I will use several different plates/bowls at meal times just so they don't.
    I also use different forks/spoons too.
    Thought I was just the only weirdo like that.
  • RGFit412
    RGFit412 Posts: 177
    LMAO! If this is real. This calls for serious Culinary Therapy, 1. Study Food & Flavor pairings. 2. Try more International foods with various sauces and condiments such as Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Greek & Italian. 3 Read lots of complex recipes on the interwebs or from various cookbooks. That is all!!!
  • TyTy76
    TyTy76 Posts: 1,761 Member
    :noway: :noway:
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    My mom always told me that jews keep their food separated. Maybe you are one of the chosen peoples?

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  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    My sister-in-law is a weirdo too.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    One of my Uncles doesn't like food touching each other. We always found that odd.

    I could scoop across my plate and gather all the food and shove it down my gullet. it's all going to the same place.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    :noway: :noway:

    Second this.
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  • Sylvitryinghard
    Sylvitryinghard Posts: 549 Member
    lmao. You would probably die in Thailand lol ;) :P
    but yeah it is what it is
    cant touch this
  • TomDonis
    TomDonis Posts: 26 Member
    Where do you all think it goes after you eat it? There's not separate compartments in your belly. PROTIP: it all mixes together after you eat it. Get over it
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Really?? :noway:
  • Frankii_x
    Frankii_x Posts: 238
    I HAVE TO SHOW MY BOYFRIEND THIS THREAD.

    I can't stand my food touching unless I actively choose to mix them! My mum is the same so I think it's just learned behaviour!
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    It's annoying when my foods mix, but I can still eat it. I understand how you feel, to a lesser degree. *pat pat*
  • BigDnSW
    BigDnSW Posts: 641 Member
    It doesn't bother me as it all comes out in the end. Cheers! :drinker:
  • Kamikazeflutterby
    Kamikazeflutterby Posts: 770 Member
    It only bothers me if they're touching each other in inappropriate ways.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    This could be indicators of mental illness... jus' sayin'.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    This could be indicators of mental illness... jus' sayin'.


    Agreed.
  • tracymnx
    tracymnx Posts: 105
    Seriously, is this thread real?
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    Im like this too. Hate for my food to touch on my plate. People think im weird but idc! I used to care alot more but I think it's getting better.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    Get some counseling
  • carrietehbear
    carrietehbear Posts: 384 Member
    I don't like most of my foods to touch but I'm not this bad. I do like divided plates.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    It's "crazy" until someone's chocolate pudding and orange juice touch.

    It doesn't matter that they mix in the stomach, it's annoying when things that don't go together mix on your taste buds.
  • cabaray
    cabaray Posts: 971 Member
    I know how you feel. It's more of a liquid thing for me. For instance, I don't like the juice from my corn touching my mashed potatoes. Not that I should be eating much corn or mashed potatoes anyway.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    it's not that uncommon, it's to do with how your brain processes incoming sensory data, same reason why some people are more bothered by sock seams or labels in clothing than others, or are very bothered by loud noises or bright lights. These kind of issues tend to co-exist with neurological conditions like ADHD or autistic spectrum disorders, though they can occur on their own as well, i.e. without any other disorder/issues.

    I don't think you need to see a professional about it unless it's interfering with your life. If you're happy to just separate your food on your plate and tell other people to get stuffed if they tell you you're weird, then no reason to worry about it.
  • naterciarodrigues58
    naterciarodrigues58 Posts: 105 Member
    It only bothers me if they're touching each other in inappropriate ways.

    :laugh: :laugh:
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Sorry to break it to you, but...


    YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!!
  • Hi_Im_Jess
    Hi_Im_Jess Posts: 347 Member
    I was at a bbq one day & my bf tried to be nice and make me a plate.. except that the hot bean juice (whatever the hell you call that) was getting all over the plate and then got all in my potato salad. He didnt understand why I was grossed out. He has the idea that "its all going to the same place" lol
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    OP, you aren't alone. I've always been like this. I do not want the food on my plate to touch, and keep a small space between each food as I serve myself at mealtime. It's okay if it is already together like a casserole, but if the foods were made individually and never intended to go together, I must separate them and keep them that way until I eat them. My grandfather always thought I was strange that way.

    No, I wasn't taught this. No, I did not teach this to my children. It's just one of my little quirks, kind of like how I eat all my vegetables first, saving the main dish for last.
  • Dpurcell924
    Dpurcell924 Posts: 9 Member
    I'm the same way....and I also turn my plate so what ever I'm eating is right in front of me....
  • futuresize8
    futuresize8 Posts: 476 Member
    Brumotactillophobia

    This is real! It's a phobia. Pretty common, actually. I wonder, though...if you go to a restaurant, what do you do?
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Sounds like a low level phobia.

    If you find it intrusive you could try exposure techniques, hypnotherapy or if it really bad then formal CBT.

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