Tastes and textures you shouldn't like but do

AnsiStar
AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I use the term 'shouldn't' loosely here - I mean more food people don't traditionally like or how food's not necessarily supposed to be!

For example, I like food that's burned. Particularly vegetables.
I also quite like cake when it's gone stale. Bread as well.
One people find particularly gross is food that grows a skin. I don't always like it though, it has to be a certain way. For example, when my mum makes chicken fricassee. If the fricassee itself has grown a skin, I'm not interested but if the skin of the sauce has dried around the edges of the pan I really like that. Same with custard, but not gravy.

Anyone else have any strange eating habits like this??
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  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    I'm just a freak then xD
  • danarandallreed
    danarandallreed Posts: 132 Member
    I like my popcorn a bit scorched.
  • Keiras_Mom
    Keiras_Mom Posts: 844 Member
    I like the burned edges of meat (but I like my steaks medium rare), and the dried juices in the pan. I like my cookies slightly burnt too, both for the taste and the texture. I don't mind the skin on sauces, and love the skin when you warm milk. Yes, I'm weird. I love really intense flavors (wasabi, habanero, dark coffee, red wine, that sort of thing).
  • ktsimons
    ktsimons Posts: 294 Member
    not much can beat burned cheese if you ask me!
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    The burned things pretty common then! :D

    I totally get the milk skin thing too. Soo yummy. I like my flavours super strong too. 4 cloves of garlic to a single serving dish for me is nothing
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    mmmmm burnt. :)

    i like my pizza well done, and i love the burnt edges on ANYTHING

    edit-- cookies are exempt from this. don't burn my sweets. :)
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    Natto!!!
    Jellyfish!!!
    Uni (sea urchin gonads)!!!
    Century eggs!!!
    Escargot!!!
    Chicken feet!!!

    That's just off the top of my head. I love bizarre food textures. I can't wait to try Rocky Mountain oysters (that's deep-fried bull testicles, for the uninitiated) and escamoles (giant ant eggs from Mexico).
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I would say but I don't think it's appropriate.
  • healthy4life4mykids
    healthy4life4mykids Posts: 84
    I would say but I don't think it's appropriate.

    You beat me to it, I was just gonna say this will totally go another direction....
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    When the pepperoni on a pizza gets a little burnt and it's crispy like bacon. :love: :love: :love:
  • jollyjoe321
    jollyjoe321 Posts: 529 Member
    Slightly burnt cookies. nom
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I would say but I don't think it's appropriate.

    You beat me to it, I was just gonna say this will totally go another direction....


    :drinker:
  • Aeramis13
    Aeramis13 Posts: 135 Member
    Burned popcorn is delish! I much prefer pasta to be undercooked relatively significantly. Burned bacon is great. So is undercooked (not raw) bacon. Then again, perfectly cooked bacon is pretty awesome, so really, I just meant that I like bacon.
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    I would say but I don't think it's appropriate.

    You beat me to it, I was just gonna say this will totally go another direction....


    :drinker:
    Drink up! LOLOL

    Hope he's been chugging a lot of pineapple juice ;-P
  • spookiefox
    spookiefox Posts: 215 Member
    I really like pizza undercooked, with the crust still doughy. I love potatoes raw.

    Actually, now that I think about it, I like all dough stuff doughy.
  • TitaniaEcks
    TitaniaEcks Posts: 351 Member
    I love potatoes raw.

    Don't eat that! Raw potatoes are poisonous! http://www.livestrong.com/article/369187-what-are-the-dangers-of-eating-raw-potatoes/
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    I would say but I don't think it's appropriate.

    You beat me to it, I was just gonna say this will totally go another direction....


    :drinker:
    Drink up! LOLOL

    Hope he's been chugging a lot of pineapple juice ;-P

    THAT'S RIGHT. I feel like I'm finally making a difference around here!
  • spookiefox
    spookiefox Posts: 215 Member
    I love potatoes raw.

    Don't eat that! Raw potatoes are poisonous! http://www.livestrong.com/article/369187-what-are-the-dangers-of-eating-raw-potatoes/

    No they are not. Like tomatoes, the leaves and stems of potatoes contain alkaloids.

    This is the problem with Livestrong as a source. It isn't one. It's a bunch of people's opinions that often conflict. For instance:

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/523041-the-risks-of-eating-raw-potatoes/

    says this about raw potatoes:

    "Although they can be eaten raw, their starchy texture and slight bitterness are unappealing to most. Raw potatoes are not inherently toxic," and goes on to legitimately warn against eating green or sprouted potatoes--raw or cooked--due to alkaloid poison risk.

    And indeed, the fact that they are unappealing to most is why I considered it a food that fit the question.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Almost burnt buttered rye toast! Dipped in fried egg yolk!
    So delish!
    ETA salt and pepper
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    i love scrambled eggs that are runny and not cooked very hard. if they are cooked too long and are spongy BLECH!
  • spookiefox
    spookiefox Posts: 215 Member
    i love scrambled eggs that are runny and not cooked very hard. if they are cooked too long and are spongy BLECH!

    Oh, me too!
  • TLwineguzzler
    TLwineguzzler Posts: 289 Member
    I love potatoes raw.

    Don't eat that! Raw potatoes are poisonous! http://www.livestrong.com/article/369187-what-are-the-dangers-of-eating-raw-potatoes/
    are they poisonous for dogs too?? my dog's always nicking potatoes and he loves the peelings!! :frown:
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    If raw potatoes are poisonous Im in a lot of trouble. Ive eaten raw potatoes my entire life.
  • spookiefox
    spookiefox Posts: 215 Member
    They're not poisonous.
  • spookiefox
    spookiefox Posts: 215 Member
    If raw potatoes are poisonous Im in a lot of trouble. Ive eaten raw potatoes my entire life.

    They're not.
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    I used to eat raw french fries when my mom was making them when i was little. never hurt me! i guess i liked em,.
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    Burned popcorn is delish! I much prefer pasta to be undercooked relatively significantly. Burned bacon is great. So is undercooked (not raw) bacon. Then again, perfectly cooked bacon is pretty awesome, so really, I just meant that I like bacon.


    Oooh yeah pasta too! I take al dente to a new level
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    I would say but I don't think it's appropriate.

    You beat me to it, I was just gonna say this will totally go another direction....


    :drinker:
    Drink up! LOLOL

    Hope he's been chugging a lot of pineapple juice ;-P

    THAT'S RIGHT. I feel like I'm finally making a difference around here!

    I should have seen that coming...



    :wink:
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    I like kiwi fruit skin, so... Uhm, hairy food.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    I like kiwi fruit skin, so... Uhm, hairy food.

    Plus, it minimises the need for a spoon.

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