NFT: Do you have any idiosyncrasies when it comes to food?

but I cannot drink water with sandwiches
And I cannot eat anything in which I dont like the smell.

For whatever reason the texture of most fruit always makes me gag.

ketchup when it is warm so it's more of a tomato/vinegar spread rather than a sweet gloopy syrup and use it sparingly.

I also can't stand to watch people put ketchup on eggs (or even hot dogs)

just can't stand it. even in the parking lot of a shopping center where there is an Indian or Paki restaurant.

not sure if this is a food idiosyncrasy, but at work, the stench from fish in the microwave is just revolting.

However, I love pizza and cheese fondue.

but hamburgers.

Every few years, I try, and the smell hits me, and I'm out. I've given up. Not meant for me.

that's not an idiosyncrasy, it's an unwritten rule in every office kitchen in America-- you do NOT microwave fish. The fish oil particlecs spread throughout the entire floor.

as a kid, my Mom force fed us creamed corn and it left an emotional scar. I feel the same about beets... ugh.

Can Not ever be on the bottom bun with the burger on top.

The burger must be on the bottom roll. The cheese is next. Then whatever hot toppings (bacon, grilled onions, etc. Burger-Bacon-Cheese? Wrong. Must be Burger-Cheese-Bacon.

Next are the cold toppings. If a raw onion slice is wanted then it must come in contact with hot cheese/burger. The heat will help release the essence of the onion. Then a pickle is next. Tomato on top of the pickle and then lettuce. Final is the condiments on the top bun.

mashed potatoes, and roasted potatoes, but I can't stand baked potatoes.

I can't stand pesto sauce. I think I'll like it, and would occasionally even order it, and then nope still don't like it. It's almost like seeing the bakers chocolate on the counter if my wife is baking. I know it tastes bitter and it's not made to eat plain but why make it look so good? same thing with pesto sauce. it looks like it should be good.


I only like the ziti with the lines in it, used to be Prince #34, but they changed that. No clue why the smooth ziti not a fan, I think the ridges in the ziti with lines make the sauce stick better, similar to a rigatoni, but ziti.

just a few..there are more.

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but love everything tomato-based

and then move onto the next thing...I never mix

In comment 13016943 YAJ2112 said:

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However, I love pizza and cheese fondue.

Me too, primarily sour cheeses. I love mozzarella and cheddar, and like some other hard cheeses, but the soft, sour cheeses make me gag.

In comment 13016959 BamaBlue said:

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as a kid, my Mom force fed us creamed corn and it left an emotional scar.

That's not an idiosyncrasy, that's smart! Creamed corn is an abomination.

I can eat 50 of those mos at any given time! ...and then Mrs gidiefor is encouraged to either get cozy with me or run and hide

I have to cut up all of the pancakes and sausage first before taking a single bite

I'll eat anything, but I don't like hot liquids.

Iced coffee instead of regular coffee and room temp soup instead of hot soup.

I also am not a fan of mixing fruits and meats. Apricot glazes, raspberry sauces, etc. The one exception is when I smoke meat, I usually use an orange juice or apple juice spray.

I also don't like ice cream if it is hard and crystallized at all. Has to be semi-soft and without frozen chunks of fruit in it.

In comment 13017009 gidiefor said:

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I can eat 50 of those mos at any given time! ...and then Mrs gidiefor is encouraged to either get cozy with me or run and hide

:-)!!!

I hate bacon.

commie bastard!

I hope you choke on some Tofurky.

You guys are freakin' weirdos.

....as a kid just turned me off to vegetables in general.

I have recovered somewhat as an adult, however.

In comment 13016938 PaulBlakeTSU said:

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ketchup when it is warm so it's more of a tomato/vinegar spread rather than a sweet gloopy syrup and use it sparingly. I also can't stand to watch people put ketchup on eggs (or even hot dogs)

Ok Paul, I'm calling you out on this...gloopy??? WTF is gloopy? I think you made this up. Warm ketchup, (or is it "catsup"), i can live with.

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I hate bacon.

"Thank you for helping us win."
- ISIS

gloopy is exactly what it sounds like

I can't stand the smell, the taste, or the texture.

Not out of a can, mind you, but homemade is great.

I don't like my food to touch on the plate. There are a few exceptions to that, such as meat and mashed potatoes (since they both have gravy on them, that's fine by me), but 9 times out of ten I like to keep my food strictly segregated.

I love hibachi shrimp that you get at a Japanese restaurant, but don't like it when prepared any other way/

But I somehow developed a weird habit of eating one part of my meal in its entirety, then the next, then the next

For example, if I have chicken, rice, and veggies, I'll eat all the chicken, then all the veggies, then all the rice, without ever mixing them together. My friends have made fun of me for this for years.

absolutely love them, until I'm finished eating the meal and realize everything was gross and completely not worth it.

ice in the coffee, just to cool it down enough to drink quickly. iced coffee is gross.

that's it.

Seriously, if you're going to eat them like that, they should be cut in the shape of a shark and you should be getting the rest of your meal from the kids menu.

In comment 13017116 djm said:

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that's it.

Haha, I feel like I am the only person who was forced to eat beets as a kid. Now they are a big foodie thing. They taste like dirt.

others putting ketchup on hot dogs amuses.

The whole condiment thing reminds me of religion. I actually like dipping french fries in a variety of things. Sometimes mayo, sometimes a mayo/ketchup mix, sometimes a good German mustard.

You'd swear to some I scribbled a stick-figure Allah with a dick in his mouth the way people give me shit when they see a big yellow-glob on my fries.

I prefer my hot dogs with a Gulden's type mustard, or a German mustard, but I've eaten them with ketchup or even BBQ sauce on them. The world didn't end.

cut into the shape of a shark. That is all.

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In comment 13017116 djm said: Quote: that's it. Haha, I feel like I am the only person who was forced to eat beets as a kid. Now they are a big foodie thing. They taste like dirt.

The worse is that in Australia virtually every non-fast food hamburger place puts beets on them. First time I bought a burger there this bun drenched in purple wetness greeted me

...chocolates.

In comment 13016932 dep026 said:

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but I cannot drink water with sandwiches And I cannot eat anything in which I dont like the smell.

I think dep by now we all know your favorite drink is



The Eli Kool-ade.

In comment 13017147 Diver_Down said:

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cut into the shape of a shark. That is all.

unless it's a beer on a hot day. But I still like drinking.

...not just nourish.

In comment 13017029 dep026 said:

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I hate bacon.

Ha! I hate bacon too. And it happened long before I moved to Israel...

I ordered a bacon cheeseburger once long ago during my collegiate days at Columbia... during an acid trip.

And it struck me like WHAM! first bite that something was horrible and disgusting and disgustingly bad about bacon. That stuff has waayyy too much salt and waayyy too much fat to be even loosely considered edible, my tongue along with every cell in my body told me that acid trip.

And I have never eaten bacon since.

Luckily I didn't try any prosciutto that evening...

won't do either...

Cheeses.

Miracle Whip!

and still eat it.

so is vinegar.

I hate mixing any vegetables in with mashed potatoes.

Certain textures make me want to gag. Like oysters. I actually get nauseous just thinking about it.

Eat beets, turnips or any kind of sqaush or oysters.anything with a squishy texture is out. I also hate cantaloupe or honey dew melon. I also despise pot roast, as my father liked it and we had it to much as kids.i guess we all have things we can't stand the smell or texture of.

everything you hosers listed.

until I've had 2 carafes of hot saki. Even then I won't eat the slimy ones

In comment 13017398 Bill in UT said:

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until I've had 2 carafes of hot saki. Even then I won't eat the slimy ones

If you're eating slimy sushi, you're dining at the wrong spot.

Sour cream (why on Earth would you eat that-- it says right on the tub that it's gone bad!), most yogurts (it can work in some savory applications, like a tzatziki on a kebab, but otherwise blecch), cottage cheese (no explanation needed), etc.

I really won't is testicle-based food. Only because of the deception going on. Lamb fries? Rocky Mountain Oysters? WTF? And what the ef is up with Sweetbreads? It's not bread or sweet and why is it always plural?

In comment 13016938 PaulBlakeTSU said:

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I also can't stand to watch people put ketchup on eggs (or even hot dogs)

Same here.

When they run out of regular meat, I'll start eating livers and kidneys and things like that. Until that day, no.

In comment 13017534 Greg from LI said:

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When they run out of regular meat, I'll start eating livers and kidneys and things like that. Until that day, no.

How about tongue?

I'll never get.

And for you health freaks... kelp based smoothies. You fucking kidding me? And drinking it at room temp? GTFOOH.

In comment 13017534 Greg from LI said:

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When they run out of regular meat, I'll start eating livers and kidneys and things like that. Until that day, no.

not even for Bach?

I hate fucking meatloaf, there is no such thing as a "good" meatloaf.

But I love a grilled hamburger.

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That's not an idiosyncrasy. Pink chicken is under-cooked and not healthy.

In comment 13017634 gidiefor said:

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not even for Bach?

or sex?

In comment 13017534 Greg from LI said:

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When they run out of regular meat, I'll start eating livers and kidneys and things like that. Until that day, no.

I used to say that then ate Steak and Kidney pie.

eat fish that looks like a fish but love all other seafood.

As a kid I didn't like any of the different foods on my plate to touch. But, now it's not a problem. I don't like anything piping hot (especially soup and pizza, the two most common foods I will burn my mouth on).

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eat fish that looks like a fish but love all other seafood.

My co-worker has something like that. She says she won't eat fish that swim. But, she will eat shellfish.

would not eat anything that had any kind of sauce that was white.

his sandwiches. My suspicions are that he's a probable serial killer.

Not following you.

Tongue's out too, Al. I'll try the flesh of almost any animal, but no weird parts.

In comment 13016936 terz22 said:

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For whatever reason the texture of most fruit always makes me gag.

HOLY SHIT SAME HERE! Tell people you don't like fruit and they look at you like you're crazy. I've gotten that look my whole life. People think fruit is like water: "humans can't possibly not like fruit!"

Well, I beg to differ...fruit is disgusting. I can drink orange juice but I wouldn't eat an orange on a bet.

My mom's the same way. So there's at least three of us out there!

In comment 13017714 Greg from LI said:

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Not following you.

you never heard of Bach's Organ Toccata?
Link - ( New Window )

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In comment 13016936 terz22 said: Quote: For whatever reason the texture of most fruit always makes me gag. HOLY SHIT SAME HERE! Tell people you don't like fruit and they look at you like you're crazy. I've gotten that look my whole life. People think fruit is like water: "humans can't possibly not like fruit!" Well, I beg to differ...fruit is disgusting. I can drink orange juice but I wouldn't eat an orange on a bet. My mom's the same way. So there's at least three of us out there!

The texture of peaches is bad and I don't like bananas but love most other fruit.

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In comment 13017705 David in LA said:

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his sandwiches. My suspicions are that he's a probable serial killer.

Haha, I eat all my burgers and sandwiches the same. Meat and bun only. No lettuce, tomato, onion, or condiments.

for most Europeans!

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I know someone that doesn't put any condiments whatsoever on David in LA : 1:29 pm : link : reply his sandwiches. My suspicions are that he's a probable serial killer.

I thought this was odd until I was in germany and it is the preferred method for eating a sandwich. Just the bread, maybe some veggies, and meats. And it works there because the quality of the bread and the filling.

? OK then

I remember buying a sandwich from a little stand in a subway station in Frankfurt. I wasn't expecting much, just was hungry enough that I had to eat something, but it was a tremendous sandwich. The bread was better than almost any sandwich I've ever had in the US.

In comment 13017012 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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I'll eat anything, but I don't like hot liquids. Iced coffee instead of regular coffee and room temp soup instead of hot soup. I also am not a fan of mixing fruits and meats. Apricot glazes, raspberry sauces, etc. The one exception is when I smoke meat, I usually use an orange juice or apple juice spray. I also don't like ice cream if it is hard and crystallized at all. Has to be semi-soft and without frozen chunks of fruit in it.

I would say that one of my main (food) idiosyncrasies is that I hate fruit with my meat (or as part of the entree in general). A fried used to drag me to these foofy sandwich shops where they made cool meat sandwiches but then fucked them up with apples or pears (or, the worst, pears died purple), not to mention crappy sprout or cress-type obnoxious things. It was criminal.

My other main one is that I simply cannot eat a meal that does not contain some sort of meat product. I don't feel full, I don't feel happy, and generally I sneak out to McDonalds afterward.

In comment 13017834 Bill L said:

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In comment 13017012 FatMan in Charlotte said: Quote: I'll eat anything, but I don't like hot liquids. Iced coffee instead of regular coffee and room temp soup instead of hot soup. I also am not a fan of mixing fruits and meats. Apricot glazes, raspberry sauces, etc. The one exception is when I smoke meat, I usually use an orange juice or apple juice spray. I also don't like ice cream if it is hard and crystallized at all. Has to be semi-soft and without frozen chunks of fruit in it. I would say that one of my main (food) idiosyncrasies is that I hate fruit with my meat (or as part of the entree in general). A fried used to drag me to these foofy sandwich shops where they made cool meat sandwiches but then fucked them up with apples or pears (or, the worst, pears died purple), not to mention crappy sprout or cress-type obnoxious things. It was criminal. My other main one is that I simply cannot eat a meal that does not contain some sort of meat product. I don't feel full, I don't feel happy, and generally I sneak out to McDonalds afterward.

In general, I agree about mixing meat and fruit. But, proscuiuto and figs are delicious.

In comment 13017849 Matt M. said:

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In comment 13017834 Bill L said: Quote: In comment 13017012 FatMan in Charlotte said: Quote: I'll eat anything, but I don't like hot liquids. Iced coffee instead of regular coffee and room temp soup instead of hot soup. I also am not a fan of mixing fruits and meats. Apricot glazes, raspberry sauces, etc. The one exception is when I smoke meat, I usually use an orange juice or apple juice spray. I also don't like ice cream if it is hard and crystallized at all. Has to be semi-soft and without frozen chunks of fruit in it. I would say that one of my main (food) idiosyncrasies is that I hate fruit with my meat (or as part of the entree in general). A fried used to drag me to these foofy sandwich shops where they made cool meat sandwiches but then fucked them up with apples or pears (or, the worst, pears died purple), not to mention crappy sprout or cress-type obnoxious things. It was criminal. My other main one is that I simply cannot eat a meal that does not contain some sort of meat product. I don't feel full, I don't feel happy, and generally I sneak out to McDonalds afterward. In general, I agree about mixing meat and fruit. But, proscuiuto and figs are delicious.

especially grilled figs

In comment 13017731 Model4001 said:

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In comment 13016936 terz22 said: Quote: For whatever reason the texture of most fruit always makes me gag. HOLY SHIT SAME HERE! Tell people you don't like fruit and they look at you like you're crazy. I've gotten that look my whole life. People think fruit is like water: "humans can't possibly not like fruit!" Well, I beg to differ...fruit is disgusting. I can drink orange juice but I wouldn't eat an orange on a bet. My mom's the same way. So there's at least three of us out there!

I'm beginning to suspect that my 2-year-old is in this camp.

for pan roasted duck breast, with crispy skin a la framboise

my framboise is a seedless raspberry sauce with drizzled fine aged balsamic and fresh berry garnish

oh my!!!!

Ranch, Blue Cheese or Mayo. If it's on my plate then I ain't eating it.

sauce on my hot pasta.

Bizarre, I know.

in a pan on the stove with oil and burn some of it.

In comment 13017979 SanFranNowNCGiantsFan said:

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sauce on my hot pasta. Bizarre, I know.

Try a Salsa Cruda...even better!

In comment 13017032 GP said:

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You guys are freakin' weirdos.

This

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I can not stand mustard.
I also put ketchup on scrambled eggs. Can't eat them without it, love them with.
Love a really good tunafish sandwich. Utterly repulsed by every other seafood I've ever tried. Literally makes me nauseous to the point of gagging.

I put the hurt on cottage cheese...has to be 4% or I won't touch it....

Not a food...but I'm obsessed with always having enough ice...clean good tasting ice...

A vodka tonic has to be cold and refreshing...

I make spaces between the food. Hate it if they touch. I don't eat the food which touched sometimes.

Milk only in cereal.

Is that I can't eat the end of a hot dog. No clue why, but it just disgusts me. I'll finish the bun, but I always throw away like 1/4 inch of the hot dog.

And I put ketchup on my ketchup.

In comment 13018633 Big Rick in FL said:

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Is that I can't eat the end of a hot dog. No clue why, but it just disgusts me. I'll finish the bun, but I always throw away like 1/4 inch of the hot dog.

Maybe you have a subconscious desire to be a Mohel?

In comment 13018633 Big Rick in FL said:

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Is that I can't eat the end of a hot dog. No clue why, but it just disgusts me. I'll finish the bun, but I always throw away like 1/4 inch of the hot dog.

Do you eat the beginning? How does that work exactly?

Can't stand green beans. I hate that squeaking feeling while chewing.
Never syrup on pancakes, always butter and sugar.
I eat almost every Cheez-It vertically, crushing with my molars.

In comment 13018936 A-Train said:

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Can't stand green beans. I hate that squeaking feeling while chewing. Never syrup on pancakes, always butter and sugar. I eat almost every Cheez-It vertically, crushing with my molars.

one of mine would be to never ever use that log cabin type or the stuff the have at IHOP. But real Vermont maple syrup? Omg. Absolutely.