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

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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? [View all] debm55 10 hrs ago OP

Okra get the red out 10 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will. debm55 10 hrs ago #2

My mom used to fry that stuff breaded, House of Roberts 9 hrs ago #8

In soups get the red out 9 hrs ago #13

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 debm55 9 hrs ago #16

If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #3

Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine. debm55 9 hrs ago #5

Must have been the common way to cook in that generation. Diamond_Dog 9 hrs ago #11

I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 9 hrs ago #17

My mom would cook hamburgers until they begged for mercy. patphil 8 hrs ago #39

HAAHAHAHHAHAHAH, That is so funny, Thank you, patphil. debm55 8 hrs ago #41

I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #4

Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing. debm55 9 hrs ago #7

We taught her how to saute, and changed her life Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #9

Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 9 hrs ago #18

Sonic tuna sandwich SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #6

Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the debm55 9 hrs ago #10

Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten.... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #67

debm55 Upthevibe 9 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was? debm55 9 hrs ago #19

Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions. sinkingfeeling 9 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult debm55 9 hrs ago #20

I tried pig brains, Americanme 9 hrs ago #15

I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet ass a kid. Didn't take the offer. I debm55 9 hrs ago #21

My mother used to make that awful crap. And she'd make pig stomach and fake mashed potatoes. Ugh. Clouds Passing 9 hrs ago #22

True here too. When making salads , she would wash the lettuce in hot water to get the germs out. Ever eat a wilted debm55 9 hrs ago #23

Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad. Clouds Passing 9 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas. debm55 8 hrs ago #26

Tripe CanonRay 8 hrs ago #25

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. debm55 8 hrs ago #28

any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc).... samnsara 8 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs debm55 8 hrs ago #33

Chicken livers. OldBaldy1701E 8 hrs ago #29

thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats. debm55 8 hrs ago #30

That is a great use for them! OldBaldy1701E 8 hrs ago #40

They would wolf them down. debm55 8 hrs ago #42

Mom tried to feed us kidneys C_U_L8R 8 hrs ago #31

HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you for sharing with us. C_U_L8R. You were smart. It's nice to have a dog around that would possibly debm55 8 hrs ago #34

"hurled out the window"... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #69

My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal. LoisB 8 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no. debm55 8 hrs ago #35

L&O good for iron unweird 8 hrs ago #36

Thank you very much, unweird for sharing with us. And thank you very much for being a blood donor. debm55 8 hrs ago #37

My husband fixed deRien 8 hrs ago #38

Thank you very much, deRien for sharing with us, debm55 7 hrs ago #44

Knoxville, summer of 1982 tonkatoy8888 7 hrs ago #43

Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience. debm55 7 hrs ago #46

Spoiled catfish Dear_Prudence 7 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. I hope you didn't get sick from the spoiled catfish. I live in Pittsburgh. I didn't debm55 7 hrs ago #49

Cauliflower as a child Tree Lady 7 hrs ago #47

I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady. debm55 7 hrs ago #50

I think it was supposed to be tuna casserole. The tuna was gray. So were the noodles and the sauce. I actually Dorothy V 7 hrs ago #48

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo debm55 6 hrs ago #51

The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free. Dorothy V 4 hrs ago #62

Thanks Dorothy V. for that information. debm55 2 hrs ago #66

Marmite. LastDemocratInSC 6 hrs ago #52

Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible. debm55 6 hrs ago #55

There's always.... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #68

Gawd, I hated that, too! pandr32 6 hrs ago #53

Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it? debm55 6 hrs ago #56

Liver and onions! pandr32 4 hrs ago #63

Salmon. LisaM 6 hrs ago #54

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 debm55 6 hrs ago #57

I also hated and still hate fish sticks. made of some cheap ass fish. Every Friday it was Fish sticks and macaroni and debm55 5 hrs ago #58

LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish. Ziggysmom 4 hrs ago #59

Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!. electric_blue68 1 hr ago #71

Cauliflower pizza crust fargone 4 hrs ago #60

Funny! ProfessorGAC 4 hrs ago #61

I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year. applegrove 3 hrs ago #64

Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste. beaglelover 2 hrs ago #65

I had some meat in the Army I have no idea doc03 1 hr ago #70

Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food... Bayard 1 hr ago #72

Thank you very much, Bayard for your wonderful post. I guess many of us can't get by the earlier experiences of eating debm55 1 min ago #75

My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #73

Thank you very much, electric_blue68, I would have picked the little heats and kidneys out and eaten the soup. But that debm55 8 min ago #74