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What are some foods you will absolutely not eat? Any number. Mine are liver. veal. lima beans. How about you? [View all] debm55 Jun 29 OP

Balute. cloudbase Jun 29 #1

Oh I agree. .Thank you cloudbase. debm55 Jun 29 #2

I had to look up Balut as I'd never ever heard of it. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 29 #82

Beets. Turbineguy Jun 29 #3

Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 Jun 29 #4

Me too--and like Deb, I hate liver. Nt spooky3 Jun 29 #52

Sushi Freddie Jun 29 #5

Thank you very much Freddie. debm55 Jun 29 #7

Ditto on the liver. pandr32 Jun 29 #6

Agree, Mother always say it was good for my blood and that is why I was so sickly. I could not even stand of the smell debm55 Jun 29 #8

With or without the onions--no go! pandr32 Jun 29 #19

You got that right pandr32. debm55 Jun 29 #75

I gave up Gulf of Mexico seafood after Deepwater Horizon. Ilsa Jun 29 #9

Thank you very much for list lisa. Your list would be very much like mine. debm55 Jun 29 #11

The shrimp still taste good. Haggard Celine Jun 30 #100

Parsnips WestMichRad Jun 29 #10

Thank you very much WestMichRad. I don't think I ever had them. debm55 Jun 29 #13

Chitterlings tonkatoy8888 Jun 29 #12

Thank you tonkatoy8888, I have never had chittlerling, but I would pass if offered. Lima Beans. I have hated since I debm55 Jun 29 #17

especially those tiny little baby limas, fresh out of the garden. My mom served them in a cream sauce. yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #51

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas. debm55 Jun 29 #74

Meat Wicked Blue Jun 29 #14

Thank you very much, Wicked Blue. debm55 Jun 29 #18

Me too. FalloutShelter Jun 29 #55

I can eat fried chicken liver, and I've tried Haggis at a Scottish fair once without a problem. House of Roberts Jun 29 #15

Oh wow, I never thought of that. Thank you House of Roberts. debm55 Jun 29 #73

Liver, sushi, mushrooms and hot peppers 👎 TommieMommy Jun 29 #16

I agree with your list, except for the mushrooms.. all others are a no. debm55 Jun 29 #22

Squash, eggplant, grits, cream of wheat, oatmeal, okra, lamb to name a few. LoisB Jun 29 #20

Thank you very much. LoisB for your list. debm55 Jun 29 #21

I might be able to change your mind about grits with my very rich cheese grits souffle yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #53

Sounds very good. LoisB Jun 29 #60

It used to just be liver Ritabert Jun 29 #23

Thank you very much Ritabert. debm55 Jun 29 #27

Shell fish. I like it, but it doesn't like me. multigraincracker Jun 29 #24

Thank you for sharing multigraincracker. I love shrimp, But it used to give me migraines. I might eat once a year. debm55 Jun 29 #30

Veal, lamb, octopus, lima beans, liver, raw fish sushi, anything with too much garlic. catbyte Jun 29 #25

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I agree with all YUK debm55 Jun 29 #40

Liver, brains, pig's feet, calf's tongue, chitlin's. Anchovies, sardines, catfish ms liberty Jun 29 #26

I agree with all ms.liberty. Thank you for the list of not to eat, debm55 Jun 29 #39

Those same things, plus red onions, Brussels sprouts, kale, Ocelot II Jun 29 #28

Thank you very much Ocelot II. The one thing though would be raw oysters--love them. debm55 Jun 29 #38

Absolutely - you have that one right (Lima Beans and Liver). waterwatcher123 Jun 29 #29

Thank you very much waterwatcher. debm55 Jun 29 #32

tRump steaks. nt ImNotGod Jun 29 #31

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Me either. debm55 Jun 29 #37

Innards. Liver, kidneys, heart, gizzard, brains, tongue, chitterlings, et. al. rsdsharp Jun 29 #33

Thank you very much, rsdsharp. They would all be on my do not eat list too. debm55 Jun 29 #35

Sushi GP6971 Jun 29 #34

Thank you very much GP6971. I have never had Sushi, but just the looks of it turn me off. debm55 Jun 29 #36

I get vegetarian sushi when I am at a sushi place yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #56

Thank you yellowdogintexas. Now that sounds good. debm55 Jun 29 #72

My list is loooooong buzzycrumbhunger Jun 29 #41

Thank you very much buzzycrumbhunger. I don't like coconuts either.Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jun 29 #43

Liver, acorn squash... 3catwoman3 Jun 29 #42

Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. I do like bananas in my cereal.though. debm55 Jun 29 #44

Ketchup, mustard, vinegar, kale, liver,Swiss steak, calamari. Diamond_Dog Jun 29 #45

Thank you very much Diamond_Dog.for sharing with us. I agree but I must have my Heinz Ketchup for burgers and fries. debm55 Jun 29 #46

Liver, mushrooms, veal, lamb chops PikaBlue Jun 29 #47

Thank must have been me. Even the smell of it made me sick. I remember as a child I couldn't get it past the back of my debm55 Jun 29 #48

Cooked carrots DelMar dem Jun 29 #49

Thank you very much, DelMar dem debm55 Jun 29 #70

squid, octopus, crab. Cow or pig testicles. Chitterlings. Tripe. Mutton. Brains. I will eat calf or veal liver yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #50

Wow yellowdogintexas. I wouldn't eat those either. debm55 Jun 29 #69

Okra and tongue Bluestocking Jun 29 #54

Thank you very much, Bluestocking. I have never taste either and I don't think I want to. debm55 Jun 29 #68

Okra. subterranean Jun 29 #57

have you tried it fried? Fresh okra, breaded and fried is very good. yellowdogintexas Jun 29 #58

Breading and frying might make it palatable to me. subterranean Jun 29 #61

Thank you very much subterranean. I don't think I have ever tasted it. debm55 Jun 29 #67

Meat, fish, eggs, cheese...etc. Harker Jun 29 #59

Oh, okay. Thank you Harker. debm55 Jun 29 #66

44 years and counting, deb! Harker Jun 29 #71

Question for you Harker, what do you eat???? debm55 Jun 29 #76

A dazzling array of plant matter! Harker Jun 30 #95

Thank you very much Harker, my friend. It sounds delicious. debm55 Jun 30 #96

Thank you! Harker Jun 30 #97

Fish, liver, tripen, okra, kale, beef tongue, oysters, clams. greatauntoftriplets Jun 29 #62

Thank you very much for sharing. greatauntoftriplets. debm55 Jun 29 #65

:: Okra :: No and Nope :: Not Ever (n/t) wyn borkins Jun 29 #63

HAHA. thank you very much wyn borkins. debm55 Jun 29 #64

BLEU cheese (any type) elleng Jun 29 #77

I know and I agree with you. Thank you elleng. debm55 Jun 29 #78

Bravo!!! elleng Jun 29 #79

I love the stuff. Cheesecake Factory used have a salad Ritabert Jun 29 #80

cheese, beer, mushrooms(invisible ok), squash, bananas, succotash is a crime. liver, sushi/bait, seafood.... pansypoo53219 Jun 29 #81

HAHAHHAHAH. thank you very much pansypoo53219 for your great selections. debm55 Jun 30 #94

Cilantro. It tastes like soap to me. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 29 #83

HAHAHHahah. I agree. Thank you so much my friend, PoindexterOglethorpe. You speak the truth. debm55 Jun 30 #91

Same here. It tastes like soap to me. Ritabert Jun 30 #92

Liver, cilantro, feta cheese and Lima beans. boonecreek Jun 29 #84

Thank you very much, boonecreek. I think it is the same way with me too. debm55 Jun 30 #90

Bananas, hate them! Nt intheozone Jun 29 #85

Thank you very much for your selection, intheozone. As I sit here eating my banana. debm55 Jun 30 #93

There are several things my mother made that I still hate... Morbius Jun 29 #86

Thank you very much Morbius. What a delightful post. Friends have told me that liver is good if cooked a special way. My debm55 Jun 30 #89

These responses are simply hilarious! ChcioInf Jun 30 #87

Thank you very much. Love the sharing of your life's experiences, Chcioionf. I am glad we made you smile. Have a great debm55 Jun 30 #88

Beets and Creamed corn justaprogressive Jun 30 #98

I agree with you very much, justaprogressive. thank you my friend. debm55 Jun 30 #99

Milk. I have a major lactose intolerance. OLDMDDEM Jun 30 #101

Thank you, OLDMDDEM. I can see why you won't eat. debm55 Jun 30 #102

I've learned in my life, the difference between eating something... MiHale Jun 30 #103

I will have to disagree with your there. As a child, I had tried to eat rabbit with pellets in it. That;s how my mother debm55 Jun 30 #104

Hkarl DBoon Jun 30 #105

Thank you DBoon. I have heard of the fermented fish. NO WAY And the organ meat and goat. NO WAY for me either. debm55 Jun 30 #106

Snails Jilly_in_VA Jun 30 #107

Thank you very much Jilly_in_VA. I agree with everthing on your list, Though I do like oysters and shrimp. debm55 Jun 30 #108

I will eat pysters Jilly_in_VA Jun 30 #110

Thank you very much . Jilly _in_VA I like them raw or fried. debm55 Jun 30 #112

Okra. Pickled they're OK. marble falls Jun 30 #109

Thank you very much marble falls. I have never had okra. is it like cabbage or lettuce? debm55 Jun 30 #111

Once cooked it's more like snot. Some use it to thicken some dishes. ... marble falls Jun 30 #113

Oh. Looks like snot. No go for me. Thank you marble falls. debm55 Jul 1 #114