Most people like shrimp. Their grub-like shape and solid texture turns me off. The taste is okay so I can eat them to be polite -- but they'd never be my food of choice.

I used to love liver and liversausage. I haven't eaten either in years because I no longer trust it to be safe due to the antibiotics and who knows what they give cows these days. I could buy liver from the local farmer, but, no thanks, I'm over it.

I'm good with just about any other "normal" food.

I've developed a strong aversion to most fish as I've gotten older. The "fishy" smell is always there, even with the highest quality and freshness. It can literally turn my stomach. All I can think of is cat food. I've heard a zillion times, "You'll like this fish since it's so fresh and doesn't taste fishy at all." It always does.

Liver. Yuck.

Liver, of any kind.

Rhubarb -- tastes metallic in my mouth.

I'll take all the sashimi and sushi rejects -- except octopus and urchin.

There's a vegan pizza place near me -- Double Zero -- with lines out the door on weekends. Not strictly a vegan clientele; flexatarians are in the mix too according to reviews (and my presence). My artichoke pizza was delicious, and I'm a cheese lover -- didn't miss dairy cheese at all.

I’m a picky eater so that list would be too long to post.

Liver or raw oysters. Texture makes me throw up.

I am very fond of bison and watusi

It has never been on any menu, but I know people eat bugs. Just no.

So many things. Lol.

Funny - I like most of the things listed above, like custard, okra, liver, blue cheese, mushrooms, & lamb - separately of course 😃

I won't eat pork and anything with pork in it.

I don't think I could ever eat liverwurst/braunschweiger again, tho I did regularly when I was a kid - boiled tongue is on that list too.

Mostly what I won't eat is crappy food.

For years and years I could not eat pickles. I made pickles. I liked the smell of pickles but absolutely hated the taste. In my old age I no longer despise pickles. I can eat them in potato salad. I am not going to munch down a pickle. No dill though. We all got sick on dills when I was four at a hamburger shop in New York. I know now we got food poisoning but I still cant stand the smell.

Interesting the people here who dislike things they havent actually tried.

I understand some of them, like liver. It is a strong flavor.

Meat loaf, ham, any organ meat. Not crazy about tofu either.

Fake fruit anything, but especially fake banana.

I’m with Amy on the vegan stuff. Give me a salad.

Definitely no insects. When I sit with legs crossed on a tatami with chopsticks in hands, I can eat most anything but sashimi and sushi wrapped with raw fish. Also stay away from stinky cheeses, and stinky fermented stuffs. However I would enjoy some delicious frômage wedges and liver pâté when traveling. I’m mostly vegetarian so do enjoy many healthy delicious dishes that people don’t want.

I love oysters fixed any way but placed on a BBQ using red oak coals is my favorite

I really dislike runny yolk fried eggs

Another food is canned creamed corn. I gag at the thought of those.

And pizza with pineapple on it.

I had to clean up some when I worked urgent care. It didn't help that the guy had also been drinking beer.

Anything smothered in or spread with mayo. It's OK as an ingredient but not as the dominant flavor.

Milk.

Slimly foods.

I eat all organ meats other than brains. Again it's a texture thing.

Things traditionally made with beef or pork that use poultry. Hotdogs, sausage, "bacon". I will spit out a pork and beef Oscar Meyer wiener.

I’ll eat anything which I’d call ’real’ food ie well sourced, fresh foods which have been well-prepared. I can’t think of anything I’ve not at least tried. But I don’t like junk food, highly processed foods or commercially produced very sweet or very salty foods such cakes, cookies, candy and snacks. Nor would I eat anything endangered such as certain animals or fish.

So, basically, I’m with Carol, I won’t eat crappy food.

I like most foods, even blue cheese, squid and organ meats. There are a few things I'm not really wild about but could eat out of politeness, such as cooked oysters, very "fishy" fish such as salmon or mackerel, lobster, raw tomatoes (though strangely I love bruschetta), rabbit. But I really can't eat cucumber for anyone, and I haven't tried but can't get over the ick factor of snails and insects.

I have never liked rice pudding and don't think bread pudding is much better, but the most disgusting pudding I ever tasted was banana pudding. I actually spit it out and I've never done that before or since.

Otherwise, I like a very wide range of foods mentioned here.

Want to add that something I've never tried and don't want to is those bright red 'hot fries' snacks.

And I also won't eat artificially sweetened foods - or drinks - most of which I've never tried either.

Me too: No organ meats, veal, lamb, squid or octopus. Shrimp, oysters, clams, scallops, caviar(it looks delicious, but I hate it), snails. Okra, brussel sprouts. Most yogurt. I don't drink milk. I think Cheerios cold cereal smells bad as do others. Exception: Rice Krispie bars. Wine(Mateus in cooking is OK). Beer. whisky, vodka, gin. Potato chips, I can't get past the fried smell. Same with funnel cake. Cotton candy. Licorice, any flavor. any liquor made with it. Blue cheese, brie, swiss cheese.

Years ago I had the chance to try fried rocky mountain oysters but didn't. Kind of wish I had.

At a party our Cambodian friends were throwing were all kinds of different dishes. I tried one that had to be organ meat (I'd guess tripe) and my body instantly rejected it. It was so automatic I didn't have a choice in the matter. I tried to get it out of my mouth as discreetly as I could considering.

no organ meats. not in good conscience can i eat lamb or veal.

tilapia, i love fish/shellfish of any kind, but this one is just so tasteless and the texture is 'flat'

there's really not many veggies i won't eat, i can't think of one right now.

love most cheeses

no fried anything, except french fries :), just too heavy and it masks the flavor of the food bring fried. i bake my eggplant, eg.

lost my taste for pork, eg. chops, roasts etc... rarely eat ribs and we do eat bacon about 2x's a month

Meat, bell peppers and raw tomatoes!

Mac & cheese

Miracle Whip

Anything that has sweet pickles

Baked beans that are made with molasses and brown sugar

Sweet BBQ sauce

We rarely eat anything sold in the high-profit inner aisles of a grocery store and at checkout: The salty and sugary junk 'food' and drinks.

I've never understood why people with good tap water buy *cases* of bottled water. (Same for liquid detergents. I need soap. I have water at home!)

"I've never understood why people with good tap water buy *cases* of bottled water."

The municipal tap water at our homes is perfectly safe but quite hard and doesn't taste very good. We get spring water delivered in largish jugs and also in small bottles - we like the taste much better. I think that's a good reason.

I can't eat beans/legumes. It is a texture thing for me. I can eat hummus though. If I open a can of baked beans for dinner for my family usually maple beans I will eat a few spoons of the sauce before I heat it. My Mom used to make really good baked beans but again I would just eat the sauce with a piece of bread. In my 40's I developed a sensitivity to peanuts I don't ever want hives in the back of my throat again.

We put a filter on the cold water line under our kitchen sink, and keep a large jug of water in our fridge. The filter really improved the taste.

I can't drink a drop of alcohol, after years of having an ocassional drink I became sensitive to it. I finally realized after several times of being sick after having a drink it was alcohol making me sick. The last time I had a margarita with dinner I was very sick for two days. Now I never drink, a few years ago while in Portugal I had sip of a local drink, I immediatley felt awful, now I never even sip any of it. Not worth feeling sick.

i considered not eating this dude since he looks so unhappy, my snack for today.

How Can you??? ackkkkk.

The two foods I really detest are eggplant and cottage cheese. Also anything with even one grain of curry.

The other day Dear Abby had a letter from a grandparent whose DSIL had bbq’d shrimp and crab for a family party he was hosting. The grandparent was upset that he didn’t have hot dogs for their other granddaughter, and for themselves it would appear. (The letterr writer also wondered if their daughter was right in being upset that they asked for hot dogs when the menu was set.)

If you are at such a gathering and the menu includes foods you won’t eat for other than health or moral reasons, what do you eat? What do you say? If it’s a large enough gathering yiu can probably get away with eating everything else served, without the host noticing. But at a smaller gathering, it will be noticed. What do you say?

bpth, I would eat what I could eat. I am unable to eat things that I don't like without gagging. If there was nothing I could eat, I would take small servings, small bites and move it around on my plate.

The first time my then fiancé took me to meet his parents, his mother served mixed vegetables (those frozen peas, carrots, and green beans or whatever). I absolutely hate them! He got a big kick out of watching me trying to be discreet while I separated then into individual little piles on my plate before gagging them down. I also detest Brussels Sprouts 🤮

I never eat seafood but have no problem finding other foods to eat at a dinner. I never mention it except one diiner that was the only main course, I had to say don't serve it to me, just give me the negetables. I like a meal of veggies.

But at a smaller gathering, it will be noticed.

Perhaps, but a good host would never remark on it.

But another guest might.

I’ve mixed little bits of things I don’t like into a forkfull of something I do like.

But another guest might.

People do that? If someone asked me why I wasn't eating a certain dish, after I'd gotten over my surprise at their nosiness, I'd probably say "I don't care much for X, but am really enjoying the rest of the meal," or something along those lines.

I try to be a good sport about whatever food I am served. I'll at least try a bite of it. I don't care for fish or seafood, but will eat it if required. If I'm at the ocean, we'll find a seafood place with good reviews and I will eat some fresh catch or at least fish n chips. My Chinese neighbor used to bring me some of her food to try. She is an excellent cook. I'd try everything, but the blood soup and pig's feet were a bit much. She has a vegetable she likes that was really bitter. I tried three pieces, but couldn't get past the bitterness.

Beets are probably my big no eat food and anything that is too heavily seasoned.

I read that Dear Abby column too. It seemed a bit odd to me - like it wasn't the whole story. I realize many of those letters are edited for space, privacy, and relevance and I wonder what else that person wrote.

I do recall that part of Abby's reply was that she assumed they took the kids somewhere afterwards for more acceptable fare.

I take a very small amount and take a bite or 2 to be polite, then try to discreetly get rid of it, if possible. That mainly works at casual events.

When I like something, I clean my plate. I cannot get behind the idea that one shouldn't do that because it's not 'good manners'. I know some people do leave food on their plate for that reason.

The one thing that I can think of that most people not only eat but seem to love, is Cilantro! ! That stuff tastes exactly like a barnyard smells, to me! If I accidentally, or unknowingly, take a bite of something that contains it, I really struggle to force myself to swallow it, And I won't be taking any additional bites . Other than that, I eat and enjoy almost all foods that I know of. Unfortunately there are quite a lot of foods that I can't, or shouldn't, eat because of dietary restrictions. But the OP expressly asked about 'won't eat'. not 'can't eat'.

Rusty

For me Tilapia tastes like dirt. I also don't like peach flavored anything but peaches are one of my favorite fruits.

I LOVE cilantro, love the taste and the smell of it.

There are foods I will certainly avoid of at all possible (in addition to the two I absolutely refuse to consume). I too dislike the taste of cilantro and avoid dishes or recipes that include it. I also don't care for fresh basil but do like pesto. I think the flavors of cilantro and basil are too strong for my tastes....ditto tarragon.

Someone previously mentioned rice and bread puddings. Add those to my list :-) And custard (although I do enjoy flan). I will also pass on syrup and fudge - too sweet. And I can only get maybe one bite of cheesecake down.

I can eat any of these but I just choose not to if given a choice.

Any dish with runny eggs on top, like shakshuka. i even dislike thise runny chocolate lava cakes. And canned pears, but there's a story behind that one.

"For me Tilapia tastes like dirt."

Yeah same here too, it used to be a good tasting fish several years ago but it may taste like dirt now if it's the imported farm raised tilapia which swims in overseas cesspool conditions.

All fish is out for me. I used to like tuna and the occasional cod, but tuna tastes too much like metal to me, so even that is off the table. Won't eat liver or pickled herring any more.

On the flip side, I still enjoy pickled pigs feet, tripe, liverwurst, which many people won't eat...lol.

Lol, I probably don't eat nearly everything mentioned above! Add to that mustard and mayonnaise!

Kathsgarden, for me it's not peaches but bananas. I like bananas, but not banana or banana flavor in anything. But, it's just that I don't care for it. Not that I won't eat it. I would never put a host in an uncomfortable position, so I would eat banana pudding offered to me.

Well I just learned of something else I won't be eating - Viking Blood Bread...