What was the worst food you have ever eaten? Mine is liver and onions. It was like eating the sole of a shoe. And you?

[debm55]

[get the red out]

1. Okra

In any dish, in any way.

[debm55]

2. Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will.

[House of Roberts]

8. My mom used to fry that stuff breaded,

and it was so dry it rattled in the dish. She liked it that way. I would never even try it.

[get the red out]

13. In soups

the slimy, foul-tasting stuff ruins the pot.

[debm55]

16. We had no choice but to eat it--"It's good for you, There are children starving, etc, etc. I don't think I would try

okra, let alone have it breaded and fried. Thank you, House of Roberts.

[Easterncedar]

3. If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked

But no need to stress over it. I will have your share!

[debm55]

5. Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine.

[Diamond_Dog]

11. Must have been the common way to cook in that generation.

My mother also cooked all meat until it was well done and tough.

[debm55]

17. I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog.

[patphil]

39. My mom would cook hamburgers until they begged for mercy.

They were so hard that David could have used one of them to slay Goliath.

[debm55]

41. HAAHAHAHHAHAHAH, That is so funny, Thank you, patphil.

[Easterncedar]

4. I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting

Her mother always boiled it.

[debm55]

7. Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing.

[Easterncedar]

9. We taught her how to saute, and changed her life

I will likewise defend okra from people who call it slimy.

[debm55]

18. Thank you very much, Easterncedar.

[SheltieLover]

6. Sonic tuna sandwich

Spit it out & tossed it in the dumpser. Disgusting.

Then I went to a real restaurant.

[debm55]

10. Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the

small bad away. Terrible.

[electric_blue68]

67. Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten....

Had a bunch of jellybeans which I don't think I'd ever had before. When it came to the black licorice one.... yikes!

[Upthevibe]

12. debm55

A friend of mine has a niece who's has a catering business for vegetarians (I think it's mainly baked goods).

A couple of years ago she was in town and came over. She brought some cookies with her. After she left I tried one. It was so disgusting it almost made me sick to my stomach. I had to spit it out...

[debm55]

19. Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was?

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions.

[debm55]

20. Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult

[Americanme]

15. I tried pig brains,

hated it, very tangy. Tried yucca root, very bland. Callaloo tasted like vinegar the first time I tried it, better the next time. I like most foods, love to eat.

[debm55]

21. I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet ass a kid. Didn't take the offer. I

didn't eat it and I felt sick and left the kitchen .Thank you for sharing, Americanme.

[Clouds Passing]

22. My mother used to make that awful crap. And she'd make pig stomach and fake mashed potatoes. Ugh.

She was the worst cook. I spent many hours at the table refusing to eat.

[debm55]

23. True here too. When making salads , she would wash the lettuce in hot water to get the germs out. Ever eat a wilted

salad? Yes, mashed potatoes from a box. Never had pig stomach. I would have rerused to eat it too. Thanks Clouds Passing.

[Clouds Passing]

24. Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad.

The only vegetables we had were either severely overcooked or canned peas.

[debm55]

26. Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas.

Never cakes for desert. always red jello with fruit cocktail in it. About once a week, TV dinners.

[CanonRay]

25. Tripe

I just gagged. But Liver is right up there.

[debm55]

28. I never had tripe, I didn't like the looks of it. And when I would out what it was , I no from me. Thank you CanonRay.

[samnsara]

27. any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc)....

Ive eaten escargot and rocky mountain oysters and none were as gross as what i listed above...

and my dad tricked me into eating a pickled pigs foot

[debm55]

33. Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs

feet are nasty looking. I watched them eat some and quickly left the kitchen.

[OldBaldy1701E]

29. Chicken livers.

My mother and my brother love them. My father did not mind them.

I hate them with a passion that borders on insanity.

(Okay, maybe not that bad, but I do not like livers of any kind. Chicken livers are the worst offenders.)

[debm55]

30. thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats.

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[OldBaldy1701E]

40. That is a great use for them!

[debm55]

42. They would wolf them down.

[C_U_L8R]

31. Mom tried to feed us kidneys

That went over about as well as when she tried to serve tripe.
I think they were hurled out the window as soon as she was out of sight.
Same with liver and rice. Gag me.

[debm55]

34. HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you for sharing with us. C_U_L8R. You were smart. It's nice to have a dog around that would possibly

eat it,

[electric_blue68]

69. "hurled out the window"...

I'd agree!

[LoisB]

32. My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal.

[debm55]

35. Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no.

[unweird]

36. L&O good for iron

We had some Sunday night and were able to give blood Monday morning. We were both turned down Friday due to low hemoglobin (iron) and after 3 strikeouts we resorted to the liver and onions Sunday night.

For worst food I’ll go with tripe. I’ve had it home cooked and blech. But did have it once cooked by a fine Sicilian chef and it wasn’t bad.

[debm55]

37. Thank you very much, unweird for sharing with us. And thank you very much for being a blood donor.

[deRien]

38. My husband fixed

me Top Ramen when I was sick. He drained the liquid and then sprinkled the seasoning on top of the noodles. Served on a plate…

[debm55]

44. Thank you very much, deRien for sharing with us,

[tonkatoy8888]

43. Knoxville, summer of 1982

on a road trip. Stopped at an alleged Chinese restaurant. First and only time I've ever taken a bite of food, spit it out, and threw the rest in the trash. And it was supposed to be something innocuous like cashew chicken.

It was Chinese food like prison food is Michelin starred cuisine.

[debm55]

46. Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience.

[Dear_Prudence]

45. Spoiled catfish

When we first moved to Oklahoma, I tried catfish at a restaurant, and it tasted like an ammonia-soaked rag. Turns out, that ammonia taste in catfish means it is spoiled. After that, we went to many a local fish fry and catfish was delicious. Now we are in Ohio and pollution prevents us from eating any bottom-feeding fishes.

[debm55]

49. Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. I hope you didn't get sick from the spoiled catfish. I live in Pittsburgh. I didn't

know that Ohio prevents eating bottom feeders. thank you for sharing that.

[Tree Lady]

47. Cauliflower as a child

My mom overcooked everything from mushy veges to meat that tasted like leather.

To this day I can’t make myself eat cauliflower, I couldn’t believe it when a boyfriend made me a juicy medium rare steak in my 20’s I loved meat for first time. Although now I rarely eat red meat.

[debm55]

50. I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady.

[Dorothy V]

48. I think it was supposed to be tuna casserole. The tuna was gray. So were the noodles and the sauce. I actually

couldn't even take a bite, the smell of it was enough to make me gag. To this day, I avoid tuna casserole like the very plague.
Of the things I have actually put in my mouth, squash. No flavor.
By the by, okra is good if it's in a gumbo. The tomato keeps it from being slimy. A good gumbo is a thing of joy!

[debm55]

51. Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo

[Dorothy V]

62. The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free.

[debm55]

66. Thanks Dorothy V. for that information.

[LastDemocratInSC]

52. Marmite.

Yuck.

[debm55]

55. Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible.

[electric_blue68]

68. There's always....

.
Vegimite! 😄

Sorry, I had some on line Aussie acquaintances.
Both sound awful !

[pandr32]

53. Gawd, I hated that, too!

As a kid I learned to cut it in tiny pieces and swallow whole (like a pill) and then wash it down with a gulp of milk. I was very careful not to let any part of the food touch my tongue. I literally put the tiny bits in the back of my throat. Mom didn't care as long as it disappeared off my plate, was not hidden in my napkin or fed to the dog.

[debm55]

56. Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it?

[pandr32]

63. Liver and onions!

[LisaM]

54. Salmon.

I accidentally ate some thinking it was a different quiche (we had leftover of two kinds) and it was so repulsive I got the dry heaves. I know I have an intolerance but I don't know how people eat it.

[debm55]

57. Thank you very much, LisaM. I used to love it on bagels with cream cheese. Haven't eaten in a long time. How I would

eat it was as a very thin sliver on salmon.

[debm55]

58. I also hated and still hate fish sticks. made of some cheap ass fish. Every Friday it was Fish sticks and macaroni and

cheese. It was the ONLY thing we had for Friday dinner for 18 years.

[Ziggysmom]

59. LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish.

It’s actually preserved cod soaked in lye, rehydrated and cooked. Has the consistency of gelatin.

[electric_blue68]

71. Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!.

[fargone]

60. Cauliflower pizza crust

I love cauliflower raw or cooked . I don't know what they did with to make that crust. It was a two pack of frozen. Ate a couple bites and tossed the rest. Went to the freezer to get the other one and disposed of it also.

[ProfessorGAC]

61. Funny!

When I was a kid, I loved liver & onions.
My parents would take us out to eat and when the waitress asked me what I wanted, I'd order liver on onions with a slice of lemon.
The waitress would look at my parents thinking maybe they were making me get that.
My parents would say "He really does want that. He loves it."
And, it's your #1 as worst ever.
I lost my taste for it when I learned what the liver does!

[applegrove]

64. I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year.

She added bacon which was good but she forced us to eat at least part of the liver. She was a health nut and it was believed liver was good for you.

[beaglelover]

65. Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste.

[doc03]

70. I had some meat in the Army I have no idea

what it came from. I think they called it beef. probably a 30 year old dairy cow.

[Bayard]

72. Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food...

My Mom was a terrible cook too, with everything cooked to mush or half burnt. My folks were originally from South Carolina. She did make good fried chicken in a deep fryer.

I learned how to cook after I left home. I don't eat much beef any more, but I love liver and onions that's cooked just till its tender, and not red. And not breaded! Same for chicken livers. Fresh okra is wonderful when its just lightly sauteed in real butter, and still a little bit crunchy. Again, not breaded, not slimey at all. I also put it in blackeyed peas. Yellow squash is excellent fried with onions, or made into squash fritters lightly browned. Salmon is only good if you remove the skin after cooking (cats love it!). Too fishy otherwise. Excellent baked, broiled, or sauteed with onions, peppers, and lemon juice. I also love grits, buttered, with lots of pepper, a side of sausage patties, and fresh, sliced tomatoes.

I guess this makes me sound like a mostly southern cook. At least I don't cook everything in lard!

Nasty stuff that won't get past my lips: My mom used to boil turnips and collard greens, and put vinegar on the greens. Holy crap it was awful! Catfish--even the smell makes me want to barf. I also can't drink black coffee either. I love the stuff when its heavily doctored.

Dinner tonight: Baked ham, egg noodles with broccoli, onions, and sharp Cheddar. Dessert is a pear cobbler--of course, with coffee!

[electric_blue68]

73. My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year...

Well, the soup... margrista (not spelled correctly)... had little hearts, and kidneys in it. Hahaha, ewww!
I managed to eat them bc it was my cousin. Never again!

Though I actually really liked liverwurst.