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30. i'm vegan so all the animal stuff

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Name one food that you would never eat or drink. Mine is calamari. Have no desire to try it. [View all] debm55 May 2023 OP

Liver. Mad_Dem_X May 2023 #1

Baby boomer here---My mom fed us liver and onions and all five kids ate it. barbaraann May 2023 #8

I hid mine under the mashed potatoes. debm55 May 2023 #10

LOL. I ate mine but I hated milk and threw it out the window when no one was looking. barbaraann May 2023 #14

Me, too! I cut it real small pieces and loaded the mashed potatoes and swallowed it whole Deuxcents May 2023 #35

That is what I did and ChazII May 2023 #71

Loved liver and onions. Big Blue Marble May 2023 #16

I have TRIED to give up meat, but I just can't. barbaraann May 2023 #21

I like meat also, Mr.Bill May 2023 #63

I didn't like it for the "off" taste of it ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #92

I also hated the smell, texture, and taste. I got the this is good for your blood sermon. I didn't debm55 May 2023 #98

Had it, it's nasty, you're not missing anything. cos dem May 2023 #62

I don't like the TEXTURE of liver TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #87

With you on the texture ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #93

Pity PJMcK May 2023 #2

They look like rubber bands to me. If my eyes don't like the looks of something, I won't eat. debm55 May 2023 #7

Insects House of Roberts May 2023 #3

Cow tongue SomedayKindaLove May 2023 #4

omg back in the '60s you had to go to a Greek deli if you wanted certain things... electric_blue68 May 2023 #45

I remember seeing one at the butcher. I couldn't figure out what was. so i asked the person working debm55 May 2023 #48

I understand! I might have seen brains there. Luckily they didn't get any. electric_blue68 May 2023 #58

It can't taste you back ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #91

I like calamari. I will not eat Brussels sprouts or kale. Ocelot II May 2023 #5

They look weird on the stalk, but cruciferous vegetables are one of the most important types to eat TheBlackAdder May 2023 #76

The cruciferous vegetables all taste terrible to me - unbearably bitter. Ocelot II May 2023 #79

How about pan fried with garlic, butter, salt and pepper? TheBlackAdder May 2023 #80

I also hate garlic, so no. That would just make it worse. Ocelot II May 2023 #81

Sorry about the recepie I posted it Before I read about the Genetic Marker. That makes sense. electric_blue68 May 2023 #106

It doesn't matter how they're made ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #95

Oh! Well That makes sense, then! Do you know about Cilantro?... electric_blue68 May 2023 #104

Thank you! I was aware of this, never been tested for it, Ocelot II May 2023 #115

I like them but a method a chef tried was cut off the base... electric_blue68 May 2023 #103

Durian is fantastic IF ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #94

I love raw clams, mussels and lobster--all bottom feeders. Catfish is also a bottom feeder, but I debm55 May 2023 #99

I don't like too many fish. Only white albacore tuna, white fish, tilapia electric_blue68 May 2023 #105

Omg! The Durian! Got a story+ ... electric_blue68 May 2023 #107

I'm not fond of beets BOSSHOG May 2023 #6

Good. I'll eat your share. Polly Hennessey May 2023 #11

I like baby beets in my salads. Large sized beets nope. debm55 May 2023 #19

You are welcome to them My Friend BOSSHOG May 2023 #20

My beet salad - beets, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, walnuts, olive oil, a bit of vinegar, garlic... electric_blue68 May 2023 #49

I agree. Those Diamond_Dog May 2023 #117

Steak tartare. barbaraann May 2023 #9

Agree - a little pink in a burger makes my stomach turn Freddie May 2023 #12

I have eaten steak tartare. It was very hard to chew. Didn't like. It had a rubbery texture. debm55 May 2023 #13

i've had it once, nocoincidences May 2023 #53

Sushi Freddie May 2023 #15

I'm old but love it. barbaraann May 2023 #18

I'll eat the California avocado, but nothing with raw fish. debm55 May 2023 #24

Same here. murielm99 May 2023 #68

Tongue! Scottie Mom May 2023 #17

Would never eat tongue. My grandparents ate pickled pig knuckles. I couldn't watch them and left debm55 May 2023 #22

I've had tongue tacos a couple of times TexasDem69 May 2023 #31

Rocky Mountain Oysters TheBlackAdder May 2023 #23

Didn't know what they were. Just did a search. yuk debm55 May 2023 #28

Oh, also seaweed by itself (not in sushi). barbaraann May 2023 #25

There is a certain Okinawa seaweed which is in a class by itself Tetrachloride May 2023 #33

Is that the one in the Trader Joe's Japanese Fried Rice? barbaraann May 2023 #38

No idea. i tried to find the name, but it slips me Tetrachloride May 2023 #46

Hijiki? n/t barbaraann May 2023 #50

Hijiki is quite common ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #97

Oh, woah! I had it off & on in the '80's. Maybe nori flakes, too. electric_blue68 May 2023 #108

Oh, wow, I didn't know about the arsenic! n/t barbaraann May 2023 #116

Don't know about the rare part ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #96

I love Korean roasted seasoned seaweed snacks! betsuni May 2023 #111

I gave it up. Tetrachloride May 2023 #26

Octopus. n/t GP6971 May 2023 #27

When my son was a toddler he would eat ANY sushi, including octopus, and still will. barbaraann May 2023 #42

No organ meat TexasDem69 May 2023 #29

i'm vegan so all the animal stuff mucifer May 2023 #30

Many octopuses are highly intelligent, with aspects of their brain's genetics The Unmitigated Gall May 2023 #32

I like sweet potatoes and yams. Never tried and never will eat octopus. debm55 May 2023 #34

I can do sweet potatoes now, actually like them. The Unmitigated Gall May 2023 #40

How do they taste different if you can explain. Eaten sweet potatoes, not sure on the yams. electric_blue68 May 2023 #55

I always thought they were the same until I was corrected by the manager of the produce department debm55 May 2023 #57

I'd never had them (octopus), before I decided I won't have them electric_blue68 May 2023 #52

Any organ I haven't had yet. Never again on the heart & kidney I ate bc... electric_blue68 May 2023 #36

Liver. sheshe2 May 2023 #37

Yep. Thank god I was allowed tons of ketchup and extra onions. The Unmitigated Gall May 2023 #41

I didn't get any ketchup. sheshe2 May 2023 #61

Not to worry. I tried ketchup and it still had the smell and taste of liver to me. debm55 May 2023 #78

*an overcooked shoe sole* Diamond_Dog May 2023 #119

It's true. sheshe2 May 2023 #120

Well, I once passed on water buffalo penis in China. rsdsharp May 2023 #39

Yuk debm55 May 2023 #51

I won't eat suction cups either. boston bean May 2023 #43

Same here debm55 May 2023 #54

Foie gras, shark fin soup (or any shark), octopus. RockRaven May 2023 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride May 2023 #47

Calamari is the best thing ever. Can't stand liver or any organ meats. emulatorloo May 2023 #56

I won't eat mushrooms or any organ meat. Mr.Bill May 2023 #59

I will not eat calamari because most squid are smarter than your average repug. Ferrets are Cool May 2023 #60

Anything that Andrew Zimmern ate. usonian May 2023 #64

I'll try anything once GenThePerservering May 2023 #65

I gag on the texture of liver -- even when it's in the form of liverwurst. I have no use for oysters fierywoman May 2023 #66

I like chicken wings now and then grumpyduck May 2023 #67

At the Chinese buffet place I go to eat in (not since Covid), or take out they have had... electric_blue68 May 2023 #109

Tripe. Scrivener7 May 2023 #69

Organ meats (liver, kidneys, brains, "chittlins," haggis... and a single bean, LIMA BEANS hlthe2b May 2023 #70

Oh, limas! thatcrowwoman May 2023 #83

balut littlewolf May 2023 #72

This is just about the only thing on the responses that I wouldn't eat. GoneOffShore May 2023 #73

TY. I've been Forewarned! 😄😩 yikes! electric_blue68 May 2023 #110

A horse's willy TheBlackAdder May 2023 #74

Yuk debm55 May 2023 #75

Calamari is very effective, very economical salt water fishing bait. Paladin May 2023 #77

No sweet potatoes, no tuna. thatcrowwoman May 2023 #82

I lived in Mexico for a while ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #84

Wow, Ex, you have lead a unique culinary life. My grandparents would eat pickled pig's feet from a debm55 May 2023 #85

I've seen a great many things eaten ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #89

Blood soup or pudding made from chicken or duck. Grandmother would make that too. debm55 May 2023 #86

There Aren't Many ProfessorGAC May 2023 #88

Oh, I know for certain about the cat or dog. I guess we each have our own tastes. I don't know if I debm55 May 2023 #90

Yeah, No Food That Could Be Pals ProfessorGAC May 2023 #113

Each to their own taste, I suppose. Different Drummer May 2023 #100

To me it looks like a rubber band. I more familiar with them being cut in a circular shaped and debm55 May 2023 #102

Canned ham---hated it also. Had to use a key type thing to open the can along the sides. It had all debm55 May 2023 #101

I find the usual fried calamari boring, but I'm obsessed with Japanese dried squid snacks. betsuni May 2023 #112

TOFU lastlib May 2023 #114

Soft boiled eggs. Diamond_Dog May 2023 #118

Sunny side eggs where the whites are not thoughly cooked AKA snotty. debm55 May 2023 #121

Yes Diamond_Dog May 2023 #122