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Morbius

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86. There are several things my mother made that I still hate...

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 10:53 PM

Jun 29

... despite moving out almost four decades ago, and her passing twenty years ago.

Beef liver. One of my brothers once told me later that she overcooked it, and if it's properly prepared it is "delicious". I prefer not to know. Thanks anyway.

Lima beans, specifically in succotash. Horrible.

Kidney beans, which she used in chili. Then she would eat the chili avoiding the beans, as she was notoriously gaseous. If she wasn't eating the beans anyway, why not use red beans?

Fried perch. I used to think I hated fish. Fish is good, unless it is perch, fried until almost crispy and greasy. Ugh.

Artichokes. We were required to peel the layers and scrape them across our teeth.

Canned peas. I don't even like frozen peas but canned peas should be illegal unless one is in a place where frozen food is unavailable.

Not on the list of things my mother botched but I won't eat:

lobster (yuk), octopus (intelligent), squid (yuk), clams & oysters (why?), shrimp (not a fan, but I can cook it well), veal (cruel), sushi (cook my food, damn it), kale (I know it's supposed to be healthy but really), and I'm sure there are more.

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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