What common, everyday foods do you avoid?

Mayonnaise. I can barely look at it.

Caviar

i won't eat mushrooms, hate them. sent back a lasagna a few years ago that had mushrooms in through it.

i'll actively avoid onions, although I'll eat something with them if I have to. slimey on the outside, crunchy on the inside, yuck. i quite like crispy/fried onions though.

i used to avoid tomatoes (despite loving tomato flavoured/based things), but don't mind them really now. wouldn't choose to have them with anything though.

Knex. wrote: »

Is it because of regular vegetarian principles, or just simply a taste thing?

Would be quite interested in finding out if people are known to do so because of the latter.

Started as the former, then became the latter.
I know a good few people who have always disliked the taste and/or texture of meat and fish, though. I'd say I know more of these than I would know vegetarians who avoid meat out of animal welfare concerns.

Mushrooms are wrank,
I can’t eat anything from the sea either, the smell is disgusting and the meat looks grossly slimy.
I could eat an onion whole though, love them.

You all need fussy eater therapy ! Wait til the civilisation ends and we all end up eating cockcroaches and crickets. You'll be glad of it then

Knex. wrote: »

There's a part of me that feels like vegetarianism is like the next stage of evolution for mankind. As in, if we discovered life on another planet and it looked like a cow or a pig, or anything else, there would be uproar if we instantly slaughtered and ate it.

Perhaps its but a matter of time, albeit a long, long time, before its the general consensus on Earth.

Still though, I can't see myself changing over. Hypocritical, I know.

Anyway, back to mushrooms.

Can't help you there, I love mushrooms

I think the interesting thing about many of the people I know who dislike meat and fish is that they never had any growing up. I think like many things, meat and fish is very much an acquired taste.
And I found that when I tried some after not having had any for 3 years, I intensely disliked it as well.

I wouldn't call people eating meat hypocritical at all. It's their own choice, after all. I only get annoyed when I'm being criticised for not wanting to eat it.

Butter. The look, smell and taste just make me want to retch. It's practically a phobia.

Bananas. Ugh, it's the mushy sloppy texture.

Oh and porridge, same deal. Anything that you have to add loadsa **** to to make it edible is just not worth it.

Milk, but just on it's own. The way it clings to the sides of a glass, the way it gives people milk moustaches. Uggggh! But I can handle a drop in tea/coffee.
Mussels don't taste too bad, but the look of them and the texture. Can't go there!
Lamb, the smell and the look of it make me gag.
I love mushrooms!

73Cat wrote: »

Milk, but just on it's own. The way it clings to the sides of a glass, the way it gives people milk moustaches. Uggggh! But I can handle a drop in tea/coffee.

With you on the milk - hate the taste, and it more often than not makes me vomit.
As does coffee, incidentally. But I do love, love, love tea.

I hate red/Brown sauce....