Whats the one food that you just can't understand why people don't like it

Mushrooms. I absolutely love mushrooms and a good majority of my friends and family hate them...

Since it surprisingly hasn't been said yet, peanut butter.

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element274 wrote:

Tuna? Why? Tuna is one of the tastiest fish out there. A simple pan fry tuna is heaven. Or tuna in vinegar with onion, ginger, garlic.. hmnn nice. Or just a toasted tuna sandwich, muah delicious.

What's with all the green stuff though? There's no green stuff in tuna you sicko. Cept for peas, peas in tuna sounds great.

I used to have a roommate and so it helped to develop a taste for anchovies on my pizza. I would have Papa Johns double them up and I would never fear putting the leftovers inside the fridge.

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jack_aubrey wrote:

I used to have a roommate and so it helped to develop a taste for anchovies on my pizza. I would have Papa Johns double them up and I would never fear putting the leftovers inside the fridge.

This, but with Scotch Bonnet peppers or pickled jalapenos as I was vegetarian for years. Roommates are vile scum and you can't feel bad for them as they howl in agony with every ill-gotten mouthful of your hard-earned lunch.

brussel sprouts. It's my favorite food (or yams cant decide) plain not all polluted with meats or sauces.

brussel sprouts are so rich in flavor and taste great raw or cooked

Nobody in my family likes them but me. I dont mind more for me

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Aim_Deep wrote:

brussel sprouts.

Funsize cabbages!

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CanHasPants wrote:

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Aim_Deep wrote:

brussel sprouts.

Funsize cabbages!

The shrieks and wails of kids getting "fun-size cabbages" dropped into their Trick-or-Treat bags by Ol' CanHasPants, shall be drowned out only by the hiss of the power washer Pants will rent to de-egg his house the morning afterwards

One of our favourite tricks is to cut the sprouts in half lengthwise and brown the cut facets in butter with garlic, just enough to crisp the flat side, not make the rest of the sprout soft and translucent. Add the garlic at the end so it doesn't scorch! No sauces needed, because the sprouts retain most of their juices.

Another good one is sherry + brussels sprouts + sweet peas. A little onion works well but the sweet peas soften any bitterness in the brussels. Ofc if you can afford it, add a pile of mushrooms until the pan is full and saute them down to a manageable volume.

Sushi. There's so much variety in that category that I can't imagine there isn't SOMETHING you'd like, but everyone thinks "raw fish" even though it doesn't necessarily include that.

i don't understand how people dislike licorice. or black/white jelly beans. they're my fave: i'll eat 'em first.

however... i dislike seafood. 'cept tuna - i LOVE tuna (raw OR cooked, canned OR fresh - i'll eat all of that!) but any other seafood (other fish, shellfish, etc) - bit NOOP from me. (which is a shame, really - sometimes the food looks great, as i near it to my lips it makes me want to up-chuck.) funny thing was, i used to love calamari rings as a kid. now, it's like solidified snot.

and mushies. mushrooms to me, smell (and taste) mouldy. but i do like canned, button (ie, champignons) mushies. although in recent years, i've come to tolerate shitake and some non-canned button mushies.

yes. i r wierd.

Seems like it's more of a texture thing?

I will say that if you don't like seafood, chances are you have developed a dislike of it due to living in a region where it's not always guaranteed to be fresh or handled properly...

I'm not referring to those who are truly allergic or have other health or ethical reasons not to eat it.

But if you've had even just one encounter with seafood that's past its prime early in life, it can ruin the thought of trying it again.

Overcooked or undercooked fish, rubbery or overcooked calamari, shellfish that's been left sitting too long or hasn't been well cleaned, super-annuated sashimi, the unmistakable crunch of grit in your vongole alla crema or whiff of low tide in your crevettes étoufées, that can put you off forever.

Do yourself a big favour and go spend a little money to go to a proper seafood place recommended by people you know and trust (cross-reference with the reviews in the local papers). Even if you live in the middle of nowhere, far from any body of water likely to sustain aquatic life, you can get freshly prepared and well-kept seafood for the right price. (It's easier but not necessarily cheaper living on the coast)