What common food have you never tried? Why not?
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It appears a number of people are shocked that I've never eaten a Taco
God knows what they'd think if they found out I'm also unclear what chippotle is
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MarziPanda95 wrote: »I can't think of many... unless kale counts? I know it's become popular in recent years but I haven't seen it in supermarkets at all (maybe because I live in the UK) and have no real desire to try it anyway.
It's in all the big supermarkets, usually near the prepared veg. I don't blame you for not having the desire to try it though LOL! I only like it occasionally in smoothies.
There are lots of things that I haven't tried, but nothing that I won't try (food-wise!). Yesterday I had my first every roasted cauliflower thanks to MFPers, and I loved it - much 'nuttier' than steamed.0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »tomatosoup3 wrote: »bacon. because jewish.
Not even turkey bacon?
That's not bacon.
I can't think of anything "common" that I've never tried.
True, but it is an OK approximation
No, no it's not.
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It appears a number of people are shocked that I've never eaten a Taco
God knows what they'd think if they found out I'm also unclear what chippotle is
Gasp! Just kidding. Chipotle is a "Mexican grille" restaurant that sells tacos, burritos, fajitas, and a couple of other things. It's name is commonly mispronounced as "chi-pole-tee" where I live, which drives me batty. You stand in line and tell them what to put on it and they warm the tortilla and add the fillings in front of you. It's a bit of a step above regular fast food but not a sit down service restaurant. They are also noisy because their decor is a bit industrial, with nothing to absorb the sound. And, as with most American eateries, the portions are quite large.
I can't think of any common foods that I haven't tried. There are probably some that are common in other areas that I haven't tried simply because I haven't heard of them.0 -
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Oooh just thought of a common food that I have no intention of ever trying! Jellied eels. Just no.0
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I have ARFID, so lots of foods, probably more than I want to list.
I don't have it as bad as some, in that some people can only eat single foods and I can at least eat any meat, most grains, and some fruit and vegetables. Still, eating a new food typically causes me to vomit the first time, even if it's a food I will eventually come to love. It typically takes me three or four different times eating the food before I no longer get nausea or panic.
I try to force myself to eat new foods, but I guess two common ones I've never had would be mushrooms or rice.0 -
CurlyCockney wrote: »Oooh just thought of a common food that I have no intention of ever trying! Jellied eels. Just no.
Where is this a common food? (Based on your username I'm guessing England? I've just never heard of it.)0 -
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CurlyCockney wrote: »Oooh just thought of a common food that I have no intention of ever trying! Jellied eels. Just no.
Where is this a common food? (Based on your username I'm guessing England? I've just never heard of it.)
Yes England, and mainly in the East End of London. Growing up, it was pretty much a staple for a seafood supper on Sundays, but I'd just eat the prawns (shrimp to US), cockles and winkles.
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Mashmarrow... I don't even know how to spell it correctly lol0
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Cor blimey, look at them jellied eels ... brings back memories of Walthamstow market on a Saturday, fish stalls with buckets of live eels at the side and the old jellied eel, pie and 'liquor' (mushy peas?) shop. Never tried em though, and never will.0
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MommyL2015 wrote: »
Ugh, yeah, you're certainly not missing anything. Continue saving yourself. Growing up, my mother made liver and onions at least twice a month and I came from a house where we ate what was put in front of us, or we sat there until bedtime and if we still didn't eat it, we went to bed hungry. After the first time eating it, I went to bed hungry many other times she cooked it. And the smell. OMG. Like something dead and rotting in our kitchen.ValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »Liver. I just won't.
My mom made it too and we all had to try it. Only my eldest brother could get it down so that was one meal she eventually made for herself and him and Dad (who couldn't stomach liver either) would cook burgers for the rest. Otherwise we ate what everyone else ate.
My mother hated it so we never had it. I was curious about it, so made it (from a cookbook) one time when my mom was out of town, since my dad had always said he loved it. I ended up loving it too, and we (yes, this is wrong) lied to my younger sister about what it was and she liked it too.
The things I hated as a kid are all super common foods, like canned tuna (I like pretty much all other seafood except catfish) and packaged bread and cold cereal. I was a weirdo.
Still love liver and onions. Don't have it nearly enough.0 -
There's an Office Space Michael Bolton quote that's very appropriate here but I'm not going to give the hypersensitive a reason to report me. It's easy enough to find.
Also, @rabbitjb, if you haven't eaten a taco by the time of my daughter's senior trip over there, we'll make you one if we have to smuggle the proper ingredients through customs.0 -
TrickyDisco wrote: »Cor blimey, look at them jellied eels ... brings back memories of Walthamstow market on a Saturday, fish stalls with buckets of live eels at the side and the old jellied eel, pie and 'liquor' (mushy peas?) shop. Never tried em though, and never will.
Hehehe nearly every pub in Stepney had a fish stall outside, and my brothers used to scare me with the live eels as we passed (gits!). Liquor is parsley sauce btw.0 -
Eels (jellied or otherwise) aren't common around here. I haven't tried them jellied, but I was excited to try them (and liked what I ordered) when I saw them on a menu during a business trip to Hamburg.
I mean, if people eat a surfeit of them and die, they must be good.0
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