Picky eaters

Wetai · 14-08-2010 04:32AM

I'm quite picky; don't like onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, cabbage and most other vegetables (partially because my sister told me if I ate them they'd kill me when I was very young and never liked them from then, pretty much because of the texture!) and salads, and many fruits (kiwis to name one); don't really like plain potatoes with nothing on them (e.g. Gravy) or floury chips because theyre quite bland but like them as fries or fried potatoes or just like with gravy or beans or something nice on them! also dont really like chops cuz of the fat on them, blegh.

Caoimhín · 14-08-2010 07:37AM

Not mad about vegetables. In particular, i really despise cucumber. I can even smell that poxy stuff a mile off and it makes me nauseous.

Captainship · 14-08-2010 07:52AM

Red_Marauder wrote: »

One of my friends won't anything with cream, milk, cheese, chicken (or any birds), sweetcorn, spinach, bread, (won't eat sandwiches or pizza), doesn't drink water (milk or juice) and is generally an absolute pain to cook for. Ugh.

People like that generally piss me off, nobody can be that picky can they?

Take it or leave it then or fcuk off

Swampy · 14-08-2010 08:09AM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I can't stand fish 'cause it tastes like carp (for the most part), texture isn't an issue. Apart from that I'll eat nearly anything.

FYP

jester77 · 14-08-2010 08:23AM

I eat anything except cucumber, those things taste vile

changes · 14-08-2010 09:22AM

I can eat almost anything except brussell sprouts and butter beans.

It annoys me when someone says they don't like something and then it turns out they haven't even tried it since they were about 5 years old..... try it now your an adult you mite love it!!

Caoimhín · 14-08-2010 09:26AM

might?

Cheap Thrills! · 14-08-2010 10:44AM

I'll eat everything mostly. Am pretty much a dusty bin!!

There are a few things I draw the line at though:
Liver, heart, brains, tongue etc
Snickers bars and currants! Euw!

Although I'll happily eat the whole animal when it's presented as a sausage! :P YUM

Was a veggie for years, ahhh the wilderness years....what a waste of taste buds!!!

Aidric · 14-08-2010 10:45AM

Pickled Gherkins make me wretch. I'm not too fussy after that.

14-08-2010 10:48AM

changes wrote: »

I can eat almost anything except brussell sprouts and butter beans.

It annoys me when someone says they don't like something and then it turns out they haven't even tried it since they were about 5 years old..... try it now your an adult you mite love it!!

I hate when people do that :pac:
"no thanks I don't like it"
"ah you might you should try it sure it hardly even has a taste"
"I said no thanks"
"but it tastes lovely, nom nom"

how does it not have a taste and taste lovely! Stop lying! I don't like it and I don't need to be coaxed like a child!

Cheap Thrills! · 14-08-2010 10:49AM

oh yeh that red lettuce stuff is the work of Belzibub, lollo rosso is it? Bleurgh! Seems to infest the world!!!

Purple Lemons · 14-08-2010 10:57AM

I refuse to eat:

vegetables (besides peas and cucumber)
rice
fish
noodles

Gimme my meat and spuds!

pablomakaveli · 14-08-2010 11:07AM

I cant eat fruit or nuts not necessarily because of the taste but because of the texture. I've tried eating foods with fruit and nuts in them but i always have to give up because i reach a point where i can't stand to eat any more of them.

El_Dangeroso · 14-08-2010 11:09AM

jester77 wrote: »

I eat anything except cucumber, those things taste vile

I think that makes you what's called a 'super-taster'. Apparently people with really sensitive tastebuds can detect a horrible flavour in cucumber when others can't.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article578728.ece

Jim · 14-08-2010 11:21AM

bluewolf wrote: »

I hate when people do that :pac:
"no thanks I don't like it"
"ah you might you should try it sure it hardly even has a taste"
"I said no thanks"
"but it tastes lovely, nom nom"

how does it not have a taste and taste lovely! Stop lying! I don't like it and I don't need to be coaxed like a child!

Sometimes it's not the taste, but the texture. Rice doesn't really have a taste but I'd eat a whole plate of it on it's own because of the texture. Delish.

kylith · 14-08-2010 11:31AM

Larianne wrote: »

There's also the idea of supertasters where a person has more tastebuds than the average so picks up bitter tastes more strongly.

Only found out about this at the weekend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/articles/senses/supertaster.shtml

Caoimhín wrote: »

Not mad about vegetables. In particular, i really despise cucumber. I can even smell that poxy stuff a mile off and it makes me nauseous.

Temple_Grandin wrote: »

I think that makes you what's called a 'super-taster'. Apparently people with really sensitive tastebuds can detect a horrible flavour in cucumber when others can't.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article578728.ece

Yep, that's it. I hate my supertaster tastebuds. I can't eat cucumber, peppers, a fair few other veg, or spicy food. When I tried to tell my mum about the foul taste of cucumber she looked at me like I had just said that I see extra colours or could hear thoughts or something.

14-08-2010 11:49AM

Jim wrote: »

Sometimes it's not the taste, but the texture. Rice doesn't really have a taste but I'd eat a whole plate of it on it's own because of the texture. Delish.

Yeah, mushrooms have a disgusting texture. Yuuuck.

kylith wrote: »

Yep, that's it. I hate my supertaster tastebuds. I can't eat cucumber, peppers, a fair few other veg, or spicy food. When I tried to tell my mum about the foul taste of cucumber she looked at me like I had just said that I see extra colours or could hear thoughts or something.

Pepper! I hate pepper. I know you said peppers but it reminded me.
I can smell it a mile off. Ugh.

And any food with alcohol. No amount of "sure I only put a bit in I bet you can't really taste it " yes I can, go away

Jim · 14-08-2010 12:11PM

bluewolf wrote: »

And any food with alcohol. No amount of "sure I only put a bit in I bet you can't really taste it " yes I can, go away

What about alcohol with food? Olive in Martini for example.

AAAAAAAHHH · 14-08-2010 12:21PM

lemonjelly wrote: »

I have a phobia of butter. It prob is an illness. Even the thought of eating it mags me gag. Mayonaise too and cheese.

What the hell do you put on your sandwiches?

14-08-2010 12:21PM

Jim wrote: »

What about alcohol with food? Olive in Martini for example.

I had a raspberry in my shot the other night it was a bit

**Timbuk2** · 14-08-2010 12:27PM

I think picky eaters are only a new thing. In the past, in the time of my parents growing up, if you were picky about what you ate you didn't eat! Nowadays there is a lot more choice, so people tend to grow up more picky - probably carried forward from childhood.

I wouldn't consider myself a picky eater but there are certain foods I wouldn't go near. I detest bananas - I can't be in the same room as an unpeeled banana because of the smell, and I make my family keep the bananas separate from all the other fruit.

Strangely my twin brother loves bananas - he makes banana sandwiches and everything, it's actually disgusting. The bananas he uses sometimes have dark spots and everything on them. I feel sick just thinking about it

AAAAAAAHHH · 14-08-2010 12:28PM

Purple Lemons wrote: »

I refuse to eat:

vegetables (besides peas and cucumber)
rice
fish
noodles

Gimme my meat and spuds!

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Purple Lemons · 16-08-2010 01:56AM

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

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You can't really call them a vegetable when the ratio of potato to butter used with em' is 1:1

They're just plain old bad for you then

plein de force · 16-08-2010 02:05AM

my mother thinks i'm picky because i refuse to eat a massive helping of potatoes everyday with dinner, while we need carbohydrates we don't need potatoes covered in milk, butter and salt and mashed

also i hate nuts, cabbage and sprouts
i also cannot abide milk on it's own, i heave when i drink it

icywind1980 · 16-08-2010 02:32AM

I just can't eat onions. The texture is what does it for me. And lentils are just terrible. Most other things are great. I also feel bad for people who can't eat cucumbers, I love them so. Oh and tomatoes. I just don't like them peeled but every other way is great!

DualFrontDiscs · 16-08-2010 02:43AM

cade wrote: »

will only eat fish if it's sushi/sashimi and only on the rarest of occasions......

(m)QFT

DFD.

Rabies · 16-08-2010 04:59AM

anniehoo wrote: »

I know a girl who hates POTATOES....seriously! Who the hell hates spuds?

Mushrooms now..thats a whole different sickening dinner altogether :eek::eek:

I can't stand mashed potatoes. Ughhhh.. The texture and taste.. Roast is great though.

Although I eat very little veg. Roast potatoes or kumra, carrots, bamboo shoots, courgettes, capsicum, lettuce. Thats as much as I can think of. Rest is blurgh

Minstrel27 · 16-08-2010 08:02AM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Ah mushrooms, my achilles heal as such. I don't like the littles fcukers i must admit. Its a combination of things, the rubbery texture, the vomit enducing smell & of course the fact that they taste weird.
To me they taste like something that should not be eaten by humans?!

Agree 100%. It is a pity though that my works canteen insists on putting mushrooms in everything. I also cannot eat eggs or anything with eggs in it, like mayonnaise and all the sandwiches at work have that included.

derfderf · 16-08-2010 08:43AM

I can't eat any cold sauces. Red sauce, mayo, garlic sauce, brown sauce, can't stand any of them.
Worst is when they put red sauce on a burger and then people say just scrape it off. Can you scrape water off a sponge?

az2wp0sye65487 · 16-08-2010 09:04AM

anniehoo wrote: »

I know a girl who hates POTATOES....seriously! Who the hell hates spuds?

Mushrooms now..thats a whole different sickening dinner altogether :eek::eek:

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Ah mushrooms, my achilles heal as such. I don't like the littles fcukers i must admit. Its a combination of things, the rubbery texture, the vomit enducing smell & of course the fact that they taste weird.
To me they taste like something that should not be eaten by humans?!

Mushrooms are one of the only things that I've tasted so far that I'm not fond of. They have a 'fleshy' or 'meaty' texture.... but they're from a fungus???!

But I've tried them plenty of times just to make sure I don't like 'em. If they were in a sauce, pie, or on a pizza or something I've no problem horsin them in to me gob!

The O/H is a fussy c**t when it comes to food. She does my head in sometimes being so picky! :mad:

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