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.

In comment 13017029 dep026 said:

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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.

In comment 13017129 Pete in MD said:

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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.