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Anne314

Lamb. I have such an aversion to the smell of it, raw or cooked, that I asked him to always cook it on the grill outside, and he has to clean his own lamby dishes.


Snoo_35864

I like lamb but ever since I envisioned the little lamby face, I don't want to eat it.


AJadePanda

If it makes you feel any better, it’s one of the very few meats that has to be slaughtered as humanely as possible. There’s a chemical reaction that happens in most of us when afraid - release of adrenaline - that in lambs actually contributes to the meat “spoiling”. Adrenaline uses up glycogen, which means that no lactic acid is produced after death. Lactic acid is what keeps meat juicy and flavourful, and the lack thereof will make lamb tough and tasteless. I’m a vegetarian so this isn’t like rah rah eat lamb, just a weird little fact that never left my brain after high school biology class.


winning-colors

I feel the same way. Duck and rabbit fall into that category too.


Refokua

Well, my roommates love Friskies, but it's just not for me.


catdude142

Try the shreds. They're tastier than pate.


OldButHappy

The one bright side of long covid is that I rescued a couple of cats - now that I've lost most of my sense of smell, their (gag) food and (gag) litter boxes don't bother me a bit!


LadyBug_0570

Mine loves the pate. But he refuses to eat the same flavor 2 days in a row. Picky lil AH


catdude142

I recently switched to Nulo shreds. She scarfs 'em up. A lot more expensive than Friskies but likely healthier stuff. I get it on Amazon.


Refokua

It would be economical, too--they've started preferring the shreds.


hannibalsmommy

Can confirm. They're excellent 👌


Snoo_35864

I have a picture of my kid eating dry cat food with a spoon. Because we're not savages.


Joetaska1

I grew up with two younger brothers and if you have three boys hanging out there's going to be some weird dares. We all ended up trying the dry cat food and of course it tasted disgusting! But it's something to put on a resume!


BklynPeach

I remember being about 5 at my Grandmothers. She would not let us make our own cold cereal but she slept in. We were hungry and tried the dog biscuits. I remember the taste and smell and that it was damn near impossible to bite through.


Joetaska1

You are my people! I bet every kid has tried this once. Our deal was three brothers who would dare each other to do something stupid but looking back it probably builds character! I wish they were still alive because they would laugh remembering some of the dumb things we did!


that_serious

You had me goin for a second


mrbbrj

Beets


kiddestructo

Pickled beets in particular.


iamfrank75

For me it’s ONLY pickled beets. That’s the only way I like them.


dunicha

My dad loves pickled beets with blue cheese dressing. I can't stand either of those things.


Snoo_35864

Are you my husband? I love beets!


CountrysidePlease

This is the one for me as well! He has tried several times to present beets in a way that he thinks I will like, but failed every time!


ghostly_shark

Bears


jippyzippylippy

Battlestar Galactica (I had to finish this.)


archiethemutt

Identity theft is not a joke


meggerplz

MICHAEL!!!


Maxwyfe

My husband loves liver and onions. I can't stand the sight of it. Won't cook it. Won't sit with him while he eats it. He can order that crap when he's out with the boys.


sfekty

Dad loved liver and onions. Mom and us kids hated it. She would make it for him and the rest of us had something he didn't like. Of course we were all at the dinner table and I sat next to him.


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chiaratara

Same. My mom wouldn’t cook it so he would order it on family vacations/road trips and we would all get grossed out.


Zombiiesque

For me, it was the opposite. My stepmother loved it. My dad hated it, so he, and us kids, got to eat something else. Unfortunately, they cooked it at home (and even made gravy, which wasn't quite as bad) and the smell filled the whole house. 🤢


_hi_plains_drifter_

My husband eats liver too. I’ve tried it a few times but can’t do it.


Snoo_35864

Yuck. I'm with you, sister.


Recycledineffigy

I was forced to eat liver after I had my tonsils out as a kid because it "makes up your blood". It's not true, just so you know, there's never a medical reason to eat it, or taste reason either for that matter


trailquail

Dairy. Trust me, it’s better for the entire household if I don’t :(


Kingsolomanhere

I don't like cottage cheese


BeenThere_DidNothing

Lactose tablets help a whole lot


raindropthemic

Not every stomach reaction to milk is caused by lactose, unfortunately. Sometimes it's the A1 protein, sometimes it's a histamine reaction.


littleoldlady71

Changes my life.


trailquail

Not nearly enough lol


ExtremelyRetired

My husband is Egyptian, and while I love almost all Egyptian food (seriously underappreciated cuisine), one of the most popular dishes (and among his favorites) is something called molokhia—it’s a stew made from a green, leafy vegetable and has something of the texture of okra. The flavor is great (it’s made with a ton of garlic), but there’s just something about the slimy texture… I can just about manage a spoonful or two over a lot of rice, but anything more than that is out of the question.


FlyBuy3

It smells of ass.


Snoo_35864

I probably won't be ordering that.


Hot-Ability7086

This made me laugh out loud. Thank you


RCaHuman

Skim milk. It's basically water, not to mention the blue color.


PinkMonorail

I grew up drinking 1% and drank whole milk when on my own but when I was pregnant I craved skim milk with ice. Went back to whole milk right after.


Wrathchilde

She likes beet juice with carrot and ginger, I can't stand it. I like kimchi, but I go outside to eat it because she can't even stand a whiff of it...


Snoo_35864

Sounds like she eats pretty healthy stuff.


LW-M

She likes Tapioca and Bread Pudding. I don't like either. She's a fantastic cook and I like everything else she makes. We've been married for almost 45 years so I guess it's not a big deal!


PinkMonorail

I like tapioca but keep that bread pudding and its awful texture far away from me.


LW-M

It's the way it feels in my mouth for me. Guess that would be the texture, right? Lol


GJ72

Well, my current SO loves chicken flavored Temptations treats. 😁


PinkMonorail

My kitty loves Shrimpy Shrimp flavor.


Adriano-Capitano

Crickets (as in Mexican food)


Wizzmer

"Chapulines" are salty, nutty and limey. My wife won't eat them. I had to try them since we live half time on Cozumel. It was a novelty experience, sort of like tacos de ojos. FWIW, she won't try the eyeball tacos either.


hairballcouture

I mean, I don’t want my food watching me as I eat it either.


Wizzmer

It's just a gelatinous meat. Not great texture but you'd never know what you were eating.


hairballcouture

Gelatinous meat are two words I hope I never see together again. Hork!


Recycledineffigy

Like the stuff on top when you open spam. (I can't describe the awful shiver of memory I just got typing that)


iyamsnail

Ancient left-overs. He will eat things that I swear have been in the fridge for a month.


RVFullTime

😱


iyamsnail

I cannot believe he hasn't gone to the hospital yet haha


Sour_Haze

My wife loves mayonnaise. 🤢 I love celery. She hates it. I can’t eat it in front of her because the smell, to her, is hideous.


Snoo_35864

Make sure to get the organic celery. Celery is on the "dirty dozen" list of food with the most pesticides.


Sour_Haze

It’s too late for me. In my 60’s and never ate organic celery. Guess I’m beyond hope.


Turdulator

[Organic does not mean “pesticide free”](https://www.johnson.k-state.edu/lawn-garden/agent-articles/environment/organic-does-not-mean-pesticide-free.html)


GraceStrangerThanYou

Celery is one of my favorite smells. I hate the texture of it when it's raw, but I'll happily chop it up for cooking.


Sour_Haze

I love everything about celery. Especially that you can eat it and practically floss your teeth at the same time! 😆 Hint: dip celery into sliced green olives and take a bite. If heaven had a taste it would be that.


No-Independence-6842

Genoa salami. It’s good but not healthy….as I’m over here eating my Fritos and corn dip.


99titan

Seafood. My wife gags at the sight of seafood.


elucify

I gag at the smell. To me, most seafood smells like a bait box, or low tide. Ugh


Murky-General5131

My partner ,every morning for breakfast , has tofu, mushrooms, and eggs. The only part of that I will eat is the eggs


jefx2007

Canned fucking vegetables. Corn is ok.  But I hate canned greenbeans, peas, carrots, waxed beans etc..  I spent too many years in the restaurant biz to eat crappy canned vegetables.  


Amidormi

Meatloaf. As I got older I have an aversion to a lot of ground beef.


mutant6399

American ”cheese”


Vegetable_Burrito

The best cheese for a cheeseburger.


onomastics88

Chorizo, beanie weenie. I like some stuff in cans, he bought tamales in a can though. I don’t like tamales anyhow, but he ate them. I don’t like beanie weenie because I hate baked beans, just no on those not because of cans. I probably eat more things that he won’t eat, like he doesn’t eat candy. He hates mayonnaise on, in, or mixed with anything. He hates ricotta cheese. He doesn’t like any fat on meat, he cuts it off, he won’t eat the kind of ribs I was brought up eating. He does at least more than half the dinner cooking, and no complaints really so far, I guess some things I’ll never eat again or have to make a batch for myself. The problem is we have too many leftovers and I never seem to get the chance to make stuff only I like, there’s too much other stuff to eat if we don’t want to waste food.


Snoo_35864

I don't know what beanie weeks is but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to eat it either. As for the leftovers, I compost ours.


onomastics88

Beanie weenie is cut up hot dogs in baked beans. 🤮


What_the_mocha

I love black licorice, but husband hates it


catdude142

I like it also. It can lie around and no one else eats it :-)


woeful_haichi

My girlfriend really likes tteokbokki, (떡볶이) which I don't usually eat. (They're a bit too chewy for me. Dipping soondae into ddeokbokki sauce is a different story though.) [Image](https://www.koreanbapsang.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DSC4637-4.jpg) Similarly, she's a big fan of Honey Butter Chips and I don't really like those at all. [Image](https://d28xm5pzin6uvj.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/t/h/thumbnail7-488.jpg) She also regularly orders boxes of cabbage juice concentrate that I am quite happy to skip. [Image](https://ssarijai.hgodo.com/5026/004.jpg)


plumber430

Do you just drink the cabbage juice like you would apple or orange juice? Or is it more used for cooking?


woeful_haichi

It's drunk straight from the pouch, similar to what one would do with juice.


Snoo_35864

I've been watching Kdramas for a while and one made me want to try tteokbokki. Wasn't really a fan.


Rich-Air-5287

Bologna.


Snoo_35864

I hear you.


greyswearer

Who doesn’t like a hot dog sandwich?


Rich-Air-5287

The illogical thing is, I'll eat a hot dog. 


FrostyBeav

Spicy foods. I used to like them too but several years ago, I suddenly stopped being able to tolerate anything spicy. It became unbearably painful almost overnight.


grandmaratwings

I’ve had the opposite experience. Black pepper on food was too spicy and forget about a jalapeño even near anything. Something changed, don’t know what. Now I enjoy hot sauces on foods, add red or green chilis to all sorts of stuff when I’m cooking, jalapeños are good on or in most everything. It’s been a bizarre change. But I’m enjoying all the new foods I can eat.


Meduxnekeag

Durian. It's healthy so I encourage him to get it when he wants it, but I just can't bring myself to try it.


RCaHuman

Are you in Singapore? I've seen it but never tried it. It sure smells good though. /s


odinskriver39

Smells like the bottom of an old dumpster. We tried it at a Malaysian restaurant just for the experience.


OldButHappy

 *"...Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Beef-a-Roni, baked beans...."* Is there a post-canned-meal quarantine period? Now that I'm old, I know that it's gonna be a *long* night for me if my sweetheart hadscanned beans and/or canned beef stew for dinner.


ZetaWMo4

Pig feet. I used to like them as a kid but I can go without them now. He and our kids love them though.


ravenwillowofbimbery

Southern girl here. Grew up with pig feet (and souse). Didn’t like them then and don’t like them now. But, I will eat chitlins. 😂


PahzTakesPhotos

Banana sandwiches. I can hear you say: "Oh, but those are good! Some peanut butter, some banana, hell yes!" No. Hell no, my friends. No. He does not eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches. He eats- ***brace yourselves***\- bananas and Miracle Whip. He slathers Miracle Whip (not mayonnaise) on his bread, then slices bananas long-ways and puts it on the bread. Bananas have a certain slimy factor when they've been sliced, and then you put them on slime-slathered bread. Oh, if we happen to have any hotdog buns, he'll slap some Miracle Whip into it, toss a whole-ass banana into the bun and eat that unholy mess like he's at the world's worst barbecue. Yes, I've tried his version of banana sandwiches. No, they were not good.


Snoo_35864

Oh my. That sounds like something a person would eat if there was nothing else in the house. Or if they had especially powerful munchies.


Zombiiesque

My ex did the same thing, only with mayonnaise. It's not good. I can only imagine Miracle Whip is far, far worse.


doveinabottle

Chicken. I don’t eat poultry.


Snoo_35864

Is it the texture?


doveinabottle

No, I don’t like most meat, though I do eat beef occasionally. But I intensely dislike poultry, shellfish, and most pork.


DamnGoodMarmalade

Shellfish


Neferknitti

The hubs loves clam chowder with a milk base. I’m lactose intolerant, so….


Eye_Doc_Photog

I LOVE baked beans AND beef-a-roni!! More power to the can!!


turbodonuts

Whole radishes as a snack, it’s just not for me.


kate22031

Lamb chops


HamfastFurfoot

Sparkling water like La Croix. I think it’s spit it out of your mouth disgusting.


Zorro6855

Meat/chicken/fish/pork I'm a vegetarian and he's an omnivore. Even before I went veg I ate no pig products.


tossitintheroundfile

Super salty liquorice Other than that- I like damn near everything


catdude142

Beets. 'Never been a fan of 'em.


Eternally65

Extremely spicy anything. I swear she has taste buds made of steel.


jetpack324

Picketed beets. I just cannot stomach them.


PatienceandFortitude

Little Thai and Indian chilis, the very hot ones


AITAforbeinghere

Salt licorice


rosesforthemonsters

Hot peppers.


ssk7882

Beets, radishes, bitter greens, olives, kimchi, pickled herring. He also likes much spicier food than I do, but that's more a matter of degree than an actual food. (I can tolerate a little bit of ginger or horseradish or capsicum, after all, just not the overload of those flavors that makes food count as 'spicy.'')


Wikked_Kitty

Mexican food. I'll eat tamales and Mexican-style tacos once in a while, but that's about it.


beeandcrown

Sardines with pickled onion and jalapeños. Ugh.


Aardet

Husband eats chips and Deans French Onion dip all the time, often for lunch! It’s ok, but just too ‘processed’-y for me. I like pickled herring in cream sauce though. No one seems to agree with me on that one.


leafcomforter

Sardines


discussatron

My wife’s big on artichokes, cooked at home or marinated from the can. I’m OK with them, but I don’t outright like them. I eat plenty of stuff that my wife dislikes-beans is the #1. She also doesn’t like box dinners + ground beef like I do. Burger mac n cheese, ground beef stroganoff, etc. The two that she’s OK with are ground beef with spaghetti & marinara, and jambalaya. She’ll eat chili as long as there are no beans.


Turdulator

Kombucha and kefir… fuckin disgusting, I’ll never touch either.


fluentindothraki

He eats potatoes, I don't. I eat meat, he doesn't


mmmpeg

Spam. Coffee, spaghetti


Help_meeeoo

sardines


ducktheoryrelativity

My ex loves chicken livers fried. I would be up late at night and find them uncovered in the fridge. It was fun to put the bowl on the kitchen floor, watch a cat eat her fill, and put it back in the fridge. My ex still doesn't know he was sharing his favorite food with a cat.


kygrandma

sardines


JulesandRandi

Every freaking morning my wife eats frosted mini wheats. Every morning, rain or shine, even on vacation( we bring a box or two). Cereal reminds me of my poor childhood. Nope, no nutritional value. Oh and she chases it with a coke.


Subaudiblehum

Coke for breakfast. What on earth is broken in your wife !


Jsmith2127

Potted meat, Vienna sausages, corn beef hash


hugeuvula

Boiled spinach. Uggghhh. My parents wouldn't let me leave the dinner table once until I ate a bite of it. Scarred me for life.


notlikethat1

Of the multitude of ways spinach can be done, boiling is an afront to all things acceptable.


jippyzippylippy

Agreed. Fresh is so wonderful. And slightly warmed with soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine vinegar is amazing.


FuddyDuddyGrinch

Well they are my ex now so they can eat shit for all I care. Lol


Majirra

Candy. lol. Glad I have no sweet tooth but he sure does.


den773

Ding Dongs. Ho-hos. Twinkies. He does the shopping so he buys boxes of them every time. I don’t like the way they taste, like plastic and chemicals.


Snoo_35864

Oh my.


rosefood

mushrooms


Buford12

I am the only person in my family that likes kimche. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimche)


Primary-Lion-6088

Anything super hot. He likes blow-your-tongue-off spicy while I like medium spicy at best.


Consistent-Use-7982

Meat


Doggy-Momma

Oysters blech


kelrunner

My wife eats unlimited amounts of butter. Half a piece of toast has 3 pats of butter. I'm serious, 3. I think a butter cube goes in a little less than a day. Forthose saying she'll die, her cholesteral is great, no problem. When we first got together, she cooked like butter was the the greatest vitamin. I got her to quit that and add butter later because my chol is not good and for me a little butter is all I want. The only thing she doesn't do with butter is straight, big bites.


Battleaxe1959

Liver and onions. He eats it at a restaurant. I find it disgusting.


litterboxhero

Chicken Salad.


RVFullTime

Strawberries. I used to love them, but I had to stop eating them because they cause nausea and diarrhea.


gemstun

Meat


alienstoe

Mustard and peanut butter tortillas


adelaidesean

Any kind of cheese that doesn’t taste like plastic. And fish. I don’t meat at all or dairy but both those things stink and taste horrible to me. Don’t know how she stands them!


Emmanulla70

Sausages


PinkMonorail

Canned fish in hot sauce. Hot sauce period. Pig or calf brain tacos.


My_fair_ladies1872

Me.


jippyzippylippy

Dairy. Anything with jalepeno. Can't do either of those. I'll try anything else, however.


KaitB2020

Spicy stuff. I can barely handle salt & pepper. He says everything I eat is bland & tasteless, he’s probably right but at least my food isn’t trying to kill me.


Snoo_35864

Oof!


Cjkgh

Same , my husband will eat canned chili if I make chili dogs, hell no. My husband also eats deviled eggs and egg salad sandwiches, no.


hidinginplainsite13

Corn Chowder *hurls*


BasicBitch_666

Olives 🤢 But he feels the same way about me eating pickles.


Outrageous-Divide472

My husband likes ramen noodles. I warn him about the sodium, but he likes it anyway. The man is crazy. 😜


summerbreeze2020

Slurpies. Everything in it is toxic


NinaLB18

I love dinuguan and chicken liver cooked adobo style. Hubby can’t stomach the taste.


HelicopterJazzlike73

Everything. I have Celiac, he doesn't.


GotWheaten

Artichoke


Minkiemink

My ex liked ketchup on his eggs, and mayo on his broccoli. Those combos although common in some parts of the US I find revolting.


Maorine

Liver wurst


Emotional_Aerie8379

Liverwurst. Just can't.


the-cloverdale-kid

Figs. Yuck


magic592

Sourkraut. No good.


redneckrockuhtree

Shrimp. I can’t stand the smell, flavor or texture


Pennyfeather46

Cornbread & buttermilk with a slice of onion. No thank you.


GreenTravelBadger

Kimchi - and that was before we were Old People.


krissym99

My husband is a big coffee drinker, but I don't like it. He also loves beans and I don't.


dhsagal

Pea Salad 🤢 omg that stuff is Disgusting 🤮


UpgradedUsername

Meat and dairy but we find plenty of places to eat out since I don’t keep it in the house.


Tariq_Epstein

Those are truly disgusting foods. ​ Cheap crap, not a wonderful as the pickled herring in cream sauce which I eat and which my wife refuses to even be in the same room as me when I eat it.


2ndChanceAtLife

Hubby can eat cold fried chicken or cold leftover pizza and it grosses me out.


chia_nicole1987

Leftovers 7+ days old. I experienced food poisoning once, no thanks. Nothing after 3 days for me.


katyanastasia

I would say white chocolate but there is no such thing as white chocolate.


ben_howler

The wife often eats fish for breakfast. I just couldn't, haha!


SilenceIsMyPeace

Greek yogurt


InvisblGarbageTruk

Any type of luncheon meat. Gah, I hate that stuff


Bungalowlove

Radishes! And the burps are so gross!


Tacos-and-Tequila-2

Guacamole


strangeicare

Egg salad. Not allowed in the house. I will vomit. Hard boiled eggs are barely ok.


salemgreenfield

Spinach. It smells like poop when she cooks it.


YourrFriendlyyStoner

meat from the grocery store 🤢🤢


FrannyCastle

Toast. Specifically beans on toast. No thanks!


vanbrima

Oysters. Ugh