While I love to cook and to eat, there are a few foods that, in my opinion, aren’t fit for human consumption. This list is limited to foods that are part of the food culture where I live. Which means some foods that are worthy of inclusion here-Scottish haggis comes to mind–haven’t been included. If a food you know and hate deserves mention, give it shout out in the comment box.
10. Oatmeal raisin cookies. They are nasty imposters cursed by chocolate chip lovers everywhere.
9. Any baked good with fruit that turns the bread part soggy. Think apple cake, rhubarb bars, and oatmeal raisin cookies. It’s a texture thing.
8. Rice pudding with raisins. See #9 for further clarification.
7. Salmon patties. I’m referring to the kind my mother used to make with canned salmon, bread crumbs, eggs, and who knows what else. They were a mushy mess, except for the bones that could lodge in the throat. No food should be both disgusting and dangerous!
6. Calamari. Like salmon patties, this food is a mix of disgusting and dangerous. The tentacles and suction cups are disgusting. And think about those suction cups attaching themselves to the inside of a person’s esophagus (it could happen). Dangerous!
5. Oysters. Slimy on the outside. Sandy on the inside. Add this one to the disgusting list.
4. Milk toast and poached eggs. Combine the soggy toast (see #9 for clarification) with the runny yolks of poached eggs, and you’ve got a food worthy of involuntary shudders. Why did my grandpa make this for us when we were already sick?
3. Canned vegetables with the life boiled out of them. Spinach and brussel sprouts are prime examples. Canned hominy is another.
2. Any animal organ or strange body part: tongue, heart, liver, gizzard, brain, or testicles. These foods are particularly objectionable to those with a keen visualization skills or active imaginations.
1. Asparagus in any form. Them’s fighting words for asparagus lovers, I know, but this is my list and asparagus tops it.
Add your objections to #1 and your additions to the list in the comment box below.
I think asparagus is my most favorite food!!! In fact, if I could have only one food, that is what I would choose………
Jan,
I does my heart good to hear from asparagus lovers and know my aversion to it leaves more for those who appreciate it.
Jolene
I am also an asparagus lover, but only grilled or sautéed, with garlic. One thing, if it has to only be one, to add to the list is BEETS. I just cannot bring myself to eat beets of any color even though they might be very well prepared. My mother and father grew up on them and we had then occasionally when I was a kid. But I never ate them when they were served. Yes, the starving people everywhere can have them all ( I heard that “starving people” line frequently….)
Cheri,
I totally agree. Beets goes on the list. Not even pickled beets. It’s a pity because they are such a pretty color!
Jolene