what do you love that everybody else hates?

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Eggplant can be good if cooked correctly. I like it in ratatouille. And there are Asian eggplants that aren't bad. Smaller, I think.

to each their own. I tried eel once, I could not swallow it, it was too "gamey" for me so I spit it out discreetly.

Eel, never tried that. I've had squid. Too chewy.

there are two kinds of squid I've found- a sort of quasi-mealy al dente form, and a dried chewy form sorta like seafood jerky, I grew up eating the latter and find it an ok snack when one is hungry. I talk to other people about dried squid jerky and they all go EEEWWW

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Speaking of "dogs", I love catsup on my "hot dogs", which GROSSes out all the relish fans (I can't stand pickles).

I don't eat green bean casserole. My family makes it every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I won't touch it. Why? Because I don't like green beans. The funny thing is that I liked green beans as a baby. Then again, I may have just liked the baby food version and it may have had a different flavor.

I don't like random food trends. It seems weird how a food is ignored and not talked about, then it goes into a weird obsession. Actually, the concept of trends as a whole are just strange. Oh well, another excuse for future generations to laugh at the stuff we're obsessed with today.

Japanese?

In both cases, for me, it's always been the preparer and not the food itself.

I like Eel Sushi (Unagi) and have had some octopus and squid that, while a bit of snap, not chewy.

One of the things I can't eat in Asian food (Really, any food) is anything that feels like rubber bands in my mouth.

I've never really cared that much for meatloaf either, but that was before my mom started making Italian Meatloaf. It's really delicious.

okayyyy...youse guys can stop knockin' da meatloaf.....

It's the perfect food....
makes for a nice balanced meal for dinner
Versatile enough for most any pallet as mentioned above
Can make sammiches for quick and easy transport food.
AND!! most importantly,
When it gets stale, makes for handy dandy shingles to stop the leaks!!

No mo' dissin' da meatloaf!!

I'm in...

Three cheers for meatloaf....

Huzzah

There are a few things I've eaten that I'm sure most Westerners would pass on because they'd consider them too gross.

1. Blood pudding - They boil pig blood, add crumbs, rice and seasonings, stuff it in pig entrails and sauté it like hotdogs. Tastes delicious.

2. Dinuguan - Filipino pig blood soup. Turns dark brown when you cook it.

3. Bitter melon. In Trinidad we call them carilie. Bitter, bitter, bitter.

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Here's my theory on eating: If a culture has been eating foods that have not wiped them out, then the food must have validity. I will try anything once. Trained that way. But, if I don't like it, I will not eat it again. I can't do bitter foods though. My wife loves them. Makes eating here interesting.

But, if it is cooked differently, I will try it again because that can make all the difference.
Ex:
Hate lobster. Can't eat it. After 30 years of trying different recipes and cultural dishes, ain't no way I'm ever gonna like lobster.

But, cook eggplant the right way and it's most yummy to me.
And I find it funny when people say things like "Ewwww, they eat rat/mice there...how gross!!" Well, I grew up int he south and ate squirrel and a whole host of things. Squirrels are just fuzzy rats with a good reputation.

Never had possum stew though.......LOL

Liver is good for you, smells good while it's being cooked.....yet, I can't eat it! It's yuck!

Ever notice that some of the worst smelling foods taste the best and some of the best smelling foods are just ok at best?

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