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Old Aug 26th 2012, 4:05 pm
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Default Re: I absolutely refuse to eat...

Originally Posted by Beaverstate
...swiss chard.
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
...beetroot, kale...
Originally Posted by Noorah101
Eggplant, okra, and mushrooms.
Originally Posted by Scouse Express
Carrotts...
Originally Posted by CAdreaming
oysters
Clam chowder
crab
OMG, some of you are excluding some fantastic & healthy foods!! Kick away fast food or imitation/American cheese, but not swiss chard, eggplant & clam chowder! (I admit okra can be hard to take, depending on how you cook it, but fried well or in a nice gumbo it can be luscious!)

Only thing that makes me truly gag is the green leaves of coriander, or called cilantro here in the US. Not the seeds or root, just those green leaves make me want to heave. But because so many good dishes both back in England & here in the US utilize this foul leaf, I've been trying to get used to it slowly. I pick a few leaves off, then eat the dish. Not sure it's working, we'll see....
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by CAdreaming
Clam chowder
crab
Proper clam chowder is lovely, clams on their own are minging though.

Me, button mushrooms and bananas, but then I'm allergic to 'em.

Not a fan of muscles, cockles, eel and internal organs.
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 4:44 pm
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Default Re: I absolutely refuse to eat...

Originally Posted by Beaverstate
Cheese whiz, hot dogs, fast foods and swiss chard.
Originally Posted by Noorah101
Eggplant, okra, and mushrooms. Cooked any way whatsoever or raw. No way.

Rene
Originally Posted by CAdreaming
Biscuits and gravy ...have no idea what it is but it sounds and looks vile.
oysters
Clam chowder
crab
I'm with WEBlue on this you either have puss poor restaurants near you or you just have tried it.

Philly cheese steaks must have whizz

Nathans hot dogs at coney island

Gumbo in new orleans

Biscuits and gravy with grits and friend chicken any where in the south

Chowders oh my.

These are national dishes that really are America and its people. It's like going to the UK and saying fish and chips, pasties and hotpots are a bit rubbish.
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 4:51 pm
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Default Re: I absolutely refuse to eat...

Originally Posted by sir_eccles
I'm with WEBlue on this you either have puss poor restaurants near you or you just have tried it.

Philly cheese steaks must have whizz

Nathans hot dogs at coney island

Gumbo in new orleans

Biscuits and gravy with grits and friend chicken any where in the south

Chowders oh my.

These are national dishes that really are America and its people. It's like going to the UK and saying fish and chips, pasties and hotpots are a bit rubbish.
Oh come on...no-one in their right mind can say fish and chips and pasties are a bit rubbish.
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 4:52 pm
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Originally Posted by tuxedocat
It's white gravy with small bits of sausage. .
that sentence looks fairly innocent but it makes me gag..
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 5:23 pm
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Cucumber = minging
Watermelon = minging
Most cheeses = minging
Most shellfish = minging
Meat = murder

Did I miss anything?
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 6:32 pm
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Whelks.

Not doing it.
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 7:11 pm
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Default Re: I absolutely refuse to eat...

Originally Posted by WEBlue
OMG, some of you are excluding some fantastic & healthy foods!! Kick away fast food or imitation/American cheese, but not swiss chard, eggplant & clam chowder! (I admit okra can be hard to take, depending on how you cook it, but fried well or in a nice gumbo it can be luscious!)

Only thing that makes me truly gag is the green leaves of coriander, or called cilantro here in the US. Not the seeds or root, just those green leaves make me want to heave. But because so many good dishes both back in England & here in the US utilize this foul leaf, I've been trying to get used to it slowly. I pick a few leaves off, then eat the dish. Not sure it's working, we'll see....
Love kale of all varieties along with collard greens, mustard greens... just no swiss chard.
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 7:19 pm
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Originally Posted by robin1234
that sentence looks fairly innocent but it makes me gag..
+1

The biscuits and gravy i saw yesterday were actually round white large biscuity things with grey sauce on them - OMG
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 7:28 pm
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American cheese in fact any American dairy thats been dosed with whoknowswhat hormones ... makes me ill

PS found Irish cheddar (the real thing) at Sams Club
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 7:38 pm
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Default Re: I absolutely refuse to eat...

Originally Posted by tonrob
Cucumber = minging
Watermelon = minging
Most cheeses = minging
Most shellfish = minging
Meat = murder

Did I miss anything?
Sprouts?
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 7:39 pm
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Sprouts?
With you right there JG


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Old Aug 26th 2012, 7:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Jan Alaska
American cheese in fact any American dairy thats been dosed with whoknowswhat hormones ... makes me ill

PS found Irish cheddar (the real thing) at Sams Club
The real thing comes from CHEDDAR!!!

My coworkers were amazed to learn there is an actual place called Cheddar...

And that if New Jersey is called NEW then there must have been an OLD one... and that it turns out to be an island!

I have to say I'm really not impressed with the idea that most food here in Phoenix should be 'mexican' and that means covering up culinary disasters with a bucket load of Habenero Sauce (proof that nuclear fusion is not the only source of 10 million degree heat!!!)...
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 8:00 pm
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American cheese as in cheese whiz or anything where the contents say Cheese food product. What the hell does than mean anyway?

Swiss Chard, Cilantro, Collard greens, Celery raw, Cockles and mussels (eww) Pretty much any shellfish. Clam chowder, Okra, any of those combo veggies and fruits that someone invented. grapples?
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Old Aug 26th 2012, 8:03 pm
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Default Re: I absolutely refuse to eat...

Originally Posted by CAdreaming
Biscuits and gravy ...have no idea what it is but it sounds and looks vile.
oysters
Clam chowder
crab
I call Biscuits and gravy - Scones and sick.Becasue thats what they look smell and taste like. Bleurgh.

Before the mung bean decided I was not allowed to eat anything more exciting than broth and apple sauce, I would not eat Okra I can't do fuzzy stuff in my mouth. Orange American cheese both horrifies and fascinates me. My thoughts on Hersheys have been well documented (regurgitated margarine anyone?) but mostly I'll try almost anything. Unless it's over cooked shellfish that looks like alien genitalia

Just remembered Uni. Can't eat that either it's so squishy and alien feeling in your mouth

Last edited by BubbleChog; Aug 26th 2012 at 8:04 pm. Reason: remembered uni
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