I have a question about an AS trait.

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I have a problem with Chinese, the gross, earth worm smelling, noodly type of Chinese that everyone else seems to love. The smell makes me gag and cringe, the texture makes me gag and the taste makes me barf. One time to prove a point to my co-workers that I wouldn't like it I tried eating it. I took a bite with all the gusto I had and gagged and literally threw up. I felt like I was on Fear Factor and if I had known I had AS at the time I never wouldn't have attempted it. I know now I have limits and I bypassed them by trying that crap, never again. Believe me, my co-workers didn't try to coerce me into eating anything else after that.

Aren't food issues just like any other AS trait? Taken by itself it doesn't mean anything and can easily be explained away but when added to the many other traits it's part of the picture?

I have particular tastes also. I was called picky when I was a
child (but am no longer as picky). One thing I learned about
that shed a lot of light on this whole picky eater thing was the
whole concept of the SUPERTASTER.

Here's the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster

It explains why many picky people avoid certain foods, which,
in many cases, are foods from the same short list.

Different people have varying amounts of taste-buds. Fancy that.
I know many who say mushrooms are the greatest food ever,
but to me they taste like dirt. I think maybe these people have
less taste buds. Just kidding. Tastes vary from person to person
also, but I do think that many people out there have a "dulled"
sense of taste compared to the supertasters (Count me as one.).
It is analogous to varying degrees of visual acuity across the
population. Do we all have 20/20 vision? I think not. Is your
taste acuity 20/20? 100/60? 200/180? You might be able to tell
if there's a bird in that there tree across the street, but I can tell
you if there's bay leaf in this here gumbo.

As for any connections with AS, I agree with what

It's totally normal to not like certain foods - I don't know anybody who doesn't have something they hate. I have a word that makes my skin crawl too, though, although it's now better.

I can't eat a french fry if it was touched by ketchup.
I have to water down my orange juice.
Broccoli smells like fart, and by extension, it must
taste like it also. Same goes for cauliflower.
I won't eat salad if it's been pre-mixed with dressing.
I have to try each thing on my plate separately before
mixing anything up or adding condiments.
I don't like it when my food cools down.
Pears have the worst texture.
Chayote has something in it that stings the back of
my tongue. So do raw green bell peppers.

Definitely related to AS

I feel sick to my stomach whenever I eat anything with mayonnaise, like egg or chicken salad. I can't stand salad dressing either, or olives.

I pretty much only eat pasta, cheese and the occasional piece of fruit. I'll eat other things too but this is pretty much my diet.

lol like at taco bell... i will only order.... soft shell tacos with JUST cheese... no meat and no lettuce...and do not melt the cheese....(it upsets me when they screw it up)

I like onions, but I can't stand onions when they are on my Pizza. Now this is weird to me: I can't STAND red onions. I don't know what it is, but, for me, it is probably the color of it- even though it probably IS The same as a regular onion; the color grosses me out. I can't stand Ranch dressing; the taste just doesn't feel right to me, ya know? It sometimes makes my mouth feel gross.