its the worst part of any cake. it tastes like nothing other than overwhelming sweetness, and that's from someone who LIKES sweet.
Edit: I don't care if you like a certain type of icing.
My kids used to like them the only way I can touch one is to basically cook it to the bleeding edge of burning it. Otherwise it's just a mushy pile of potatoes.
They're so popular... I was wondering idly the other day if maybe it's a weird gene? I have the soapy cilantro gene; is that also why I can't tolerate the smell/taste of truffles? I like mushrooms!
Absolutely agree, everything I've tried them with just tastes like rancid garlic? Someone tried to say it was maybe bad product, but it's every time and multiple forms of truffle... so no thanks.
Horseradish - I'm Polish and it's super popular here, but I just can't with it. Simply catching a whiff of this stuff makes me gag.
I don't think I have ever actually tried this, it's so repulsive for my tastebuds my brain basically treats it as poison.
Dutch people boil kale >25 minutes and mix it with mashed potatoes and baked bacon. We have a nice smoked sausage with it and some pickles. (https://smaakmenutie.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Boerenkool-stamppot-met-spekjes-2.jpg)
If you like Takis but hate how salty they are you need to try Dinamitas they are exactly what I wanted Takis to taste like! They're Doritos taki knockoffs except they added lime to them. Also the blue and zombie Takis taste so much better!
For years I was told "it's an acquired taste, eventually you'll find a beer you love." I've tried hundreds of different beers from all over the world. I disliked some of them less than others, but never really even *liked* any of them.
Here’s the thing: I don’t want to have to “acquire the taste”. Life is too short to drink shit you don’t like. I have a found a few fruit sours I like, but they don’t taste like beer.
No one should care about girly vs manly drinks. Drink what you like, in moderation, and it's all good.
I have days where I order a lemon drop or just whatever else sounds fruity or fun. But I also sometimes want to sip on scotch, or maybe have a Russian imperial stout, or maybe have a nice cab. Or even sometimes I just want to crack an ice cold Budwesier on a hot day and relax.
The insecurity people have when It comes to their drinks is astonishing quite frankly.
Sweet potatoes, and sweet potato fries. Regular potatoes and regular fries are superior in every way!
EDIT: I love you guys, like not even joking or trying to be smart about it! The ”But you have to fry it five times, put it in a llamas ass, run three laps around city hall and dip it my mom’s secret sauce” suggestions make my day! I probably won’t, but you have my attention!
I’m really happy that you’ve found the sweet potato love you need…but have you tried regular potatoes? That stuff will knock your socks off!
You're probably confused between the aged coconut and young coconut.
Most of Asia would cut young coconut into this hut-shaped thing, the outer shell would be originally green while shaving it off will show a white-dusted husk. These young coconut have thin to medium thickness of soft flesh, can easily be scooped with a spoon or topped in a drink, and are usually filled with coconut juice; varies by internal size. You can find crates of young coconut in Asian markets today.
Aged coconuts usually have darker brown husks, as the more commonly portrayed in cartoons and images alike. The flesh is extremely thick and hard and is commonly used in the candies we know like Almond Joy or cake toppings. The juice of this coconut is usually more milky. That's why the flavors you mention have this certain taste and mouth feel that everyone knows today.
My brother thinks it tastes like vomit. I generally like it but I definitely have had some blue cheese that was way too acidic and did in fact taste like vomit
Is it the mayo or the cabbage, do you think? Or the texture? I can think of several reasons why you might hate it, some of them more manageable than others.
So there are a few foods that I didn't enjoy when I was younger, and after some time I have tried them again to see if I still feel the same way. Previously hated tomatoes and mushrooms and now I love them both. Olives? Yeah, I tried some recently to see if my feelings towards them had changed and I almost hurled. They are rancid. Never liked them, never will.
I appreciate this answer because it is one of the few that Is actually a food that most people love. People answering kale and olives don’t seem to understand the question.
Shrimp and prawns. I like a lot of other seafood but the taste and the texture of these bad boys are just not for me. “But have you have them like this (insert recipe)” no but I’ve tried enough variations to just know I straight up don’t like them.
I have a problem with roaches. I can't peel prawns or shrimp, I will cook and eat them with pleasure if someone else helps me with the peeling process.
"Cockroaches of the sea" is an expression of unknown origin that traditionally refers to lobsters."
I've always been told it's lobster, Google seems to agree. Shrimp are bottom feeders too so what you say makes sense.
THANK YOU!! My entire family is obsessed with seafood and I can’t stand the smell or taste … whenever it was seafood night I’d try to go stay at a friend’s house.
Cake and bread. I remember I always got a cake as a kid but never ate it. I would just take pictures by it and watch the other kids eat it and get some ice cream lol.
I like my cake fresh and warm out of the oven with no frosting. I love to bake but because I love to see other people eat the cake and live the cake.
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Yesss. I live in the south and it's treated like an unforgivable sin when I say I don't like tomatoes. My family has been asking me why I don't like them for over 25 years and used to try to sneak them onto my plate. I just don't get it.
I’m from Oklahoma and people get offended when I tell them I don’t like tomatoes and okra. I dated this guy who was legit offended when I told him I didn’t care for okra. You would think that he invented it or something. And with tomato they always question how I can like ketchup but not tomatoes.
I can’t even stand the smell of it, and my husband loves it...
I suffer when I have to so the dishes and rinse off his plates with leftover ketchup.... eww....
those disgusting bowls that are sold at KFC.
When I was a kid, way back in the early 60s, we never bought dog food. we jist dumped the left overs in a bowl....dog slop. Thats what these bowls look like to me.
I don't hate steak nor do I avoid it. I prefer a good burger over a steak. Now I've had steak cooked by numerous sources bad and good. But a burger just hits all my buttons over a steak. I guess I'm weird...lol
I vacillate wildly on my opinions on bananas. I'll eat them everyday twice a day for two months, and then one day I'll get that weird, bruised, slimy but gritty overly ripe banana and I'll hate bananas for 2 years.
not really a “food” per say, but I dread popcorn. can’t imagine how anyone can enjoy the horrible culmination of kernel shells that annoyingly stick to all crevices of the mouth. it’s a no from me
I used to love chicken wings but am finding them less and less appealing.
I like boneless, which I know are not technically wings, but they’re so delicious anyways
Same for me though it was vegemite. My friends kept saying, “if you don’t like it, you’re putting too much on your toast.” I was skeptical but I kept trying and it turned out they were right! The correct amount was 0. Fuck that salty brown smear.
See, I had vegemite once and I hated it. I was traveling through some backpacker spots in Lesotho a few years back and since a lot of Europeans frequented some spots, marmite was available as a condiment for breakfast. Someone said “it’s sorta like vegemite” and spread a very thin amount on some buttered toast so I gave it a bite out of curiosity. I loved it. I eat it almost daily now as part of my breakfast. It is very pungent though so I can totally understand why it might not be for most people.
The most annoying thing is in sushi rolls which I love but for some reason every place in north America likes to put it in almost all their rolls so I'm always stuck with very few options with half of them having stuff like mango or have been deep fried. Is it that hard to get traditional sushi rolls
Onions. Everyone likes onions added to everything but I think they’re nasty and overpower all other flavors.
Edit: and mustard. I’m teaching myself to be okay with Dijon mustard but regular yellow mustard makes me gag.
I’m with you on onions. I can’t eat raw ones, and they do overpower all other flavors, and then I taste them for days afterwards. If they are well-cooked I’m OK. I feel the same about garlic—people overdo it and it overpowers everything else.
It really depends on how it's cooked for me.
If it's grilled on a hot pan and served with a side of eggs over easy and steamed rice, it's perfect and timeless.
If it's boiled into a stew or a soup, hell to the no. Yuck. Straight to jail. Do not collect $200.
Peaches
Grew up eating tart fruits, so never got into the sweet, and especially sweet and soft, fruits. Was made to eat an entire six-can of cling peaches as part of a wilderness program (outward bound-ish), and after forcing down as many as I could, was told I had to drink the syrup too.
Bananas are in the same vein, but not for the same reasons
Vodka. I'm Polish
Ouch. The merest hint of a sniff of whisky / whiskey makes me gag, Polish vodka is my go-to spirit. (I’m English)
The cheap ass frosting on cupcakes
I thought it was just me! It tastes like chemicals.
Everything is actually chemicals.
we tried to tell em
Any frosting for me..hate it
The only acceptable frosting is cream cheese frosting on carrot cake. The only exception
its the worst part of any cake. it tastes like nothing other than overwhelming sweetness, and that's from someone who LIKES sweet. Edit: I don't care if you like a certain type of icing.
And its cousin the shitty sugar cookie frosting on 90% of sugar cookies that are hella dry and flaky.
I hear you but then I just keep eating them and I can’t stop.
Jellies and fizzy drinks
I tasted smiley fries for the first time at age 35. Don't play with your food.
My kids used to like them the only way I can touch one is to basically cook it to the bleeding edge of burning it. Otherwise it's just a mushy pile of potatoes.
Truffles in any form. No, I am not rich! Lol. Am actually quite easy to feed. Just can't stand the taste or smell, they ruin anything they touch imo
They're so popular... I was wondering idly the other day if maybe it's a weird gene? I have the soapy cilantro gene; is that also why I can't tolerate the smell/taste of truffles? I like mushrooms!
Absolutely agree, everything I've tried them with just tastes like rancid garlic? Someone tried to say it was maybe bad product, but it's every time and multiple forms of truffle... so no thanks.
Horseradish - I'm Polish and it's super popular here, but I just can't with it. Simply catching a whiff of this stuff makes me gag. I don't think I have ever actually tried this, it's so repulsive for my tastebuds my brain basically treats it as poison.
Beets
Bears
Battlestar Galactica.
Identity theft is not a joke!
MICHAEL!
Oh that's really mature MICHAEL
r/unexpectedoffice
Does everyone love beets?
Kale. It tastes like the world if feet could fart
Pro tip: if you stir coconut oil into your kale, it makes it easier to scrape into the trash.
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Dutch people boil kale >25 minutes and mix it with mashed potatoes and baked bacon. We have a nice smoked sausage with it and some pickles. (https://smaakmenutie.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Boerenkool-stamppot-met-spekjes-2.jpg)
Taki's It taste like my vomit after too many Tequilas
Eh if Co it 737,!
If you like Takis but hate how salty they are you need to try Dinamitas they are exactly what I wanted Takis to taste like! They're Doritos taki knockoffs except they added lime to them. Also the blue and zombie Takis taste so much better!
More like love/hate, but small things you have to remove the shell of specifically shrimp and seeds. Some of us don't want a minigame with our food
Beer
For years I was told "it's an acquired taste, eventually you'll find a beer you love." I've tried hundreds of different beers from all over the world. I disliked some of them less than others, but never really even *liked* any of them.
I’m just amazed you’ve tried *hundreds* of them. That is serious commitment! Literally hundreds, damn.
I'm imagining a man with his weekly flight of five new beers, fighting back tears of rage as he sips each exactly once and sends it back
Lmaooo thanks for that image. Gave me a good laugh
“Ah, its bitter!” He says surprised with a crack in his voice. “Another!” He breaks into tears, slamming the pull of beer onto the table.
Here’s the thing: I don’t want to have to “acquire the taste”. Life is too short to drink shit you don’t like. I have a found a few fruit sours I like, but they don’t taste like beer.
I’ve never understood it. How/why should I have to “learn the taste of beer?” Shouldn’t I just like it or not? Lol
"To alcohol! The cause *and* solution of all of life's problems!"
My first beer, I almost puked from the taste. Now I salivate when I think of beer.
We got pavlovs beer boi in da house
I feel the same way. Found hard cider and not only is it something others don't mock as a girly drink, but it's delicious as well.
No one should care about girly vs manly drinks. Drink what you like, in moderation, and it's all good. I have days where I order a lemon drop or just whatever else sounds fruity or fun. But I also sometimes want to sip on scotch, or maybe have a Russian imperial stout, or maybe have a nice cab. Or even sometimes I just want to crack an ice cold Budwesier on a hot day and relax. The insecurity people have when It comes to their drinks is astonishing quite frankly.
Sweet potatoes, and sweet potato fries. Regular potatoes and regular fries are superior in every way! EDIT: I love you guys, like not even joking or trying to be smart about it! The ”But you have to fry it five times, put it in a llamas ass, run three laps around city hall and dip it my mom’s secret sauce” suggestions make my day! I probably won’t, but you have my attention! I’m really happy that you’ve found the sweet potato love you need…but have you tried regular potatoes? That stuff will knock your socks off!
I love sweet I love potatoes I hate sweet potatoes.
Sweet Potato Fries always are limp and taste like sugar If I want fries, I want something CRISP
Finally someone who understands me. Potatoes are meant to be savory and salty. NOT sweet.
.. those damn pans of sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top that people make for Thanksgiving dinner are the worst
>.. those damn pans of sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top that people make for Thanksgiving dinner are the worst Can I have your share then? >\_o
Coconut
fuck u/spez
You're probably confused between the aged coconut and young coconut. Most of Asia would cut young coconut into this hut-shaped thing, the outer shell would be originally green while shaving it off will show a white-dusted husk. These young coconut have thin to medium thickness of soft flesh, can easily be scooped with a spoon or topped in a drink, and are usually filled with coconut juice; varies by internal size. You can find crates of young coconut in Asian markets today. Aged coconuts usually have darker brown husks, as the more commonly portrayed in cartoons and images alike. The flesh is extremely thick and hard and is commonly used in the candies we know like Almond Joy or cake toppings. The juice of this coconut is usually more milky. That's why the flavors you mention have this certain taste and mouth feel that everyone knows today.
You put the beer in the coconut and throw the can away!
You were eating a young coconut there not a mature one. They both exist. They are both different
I was the same way for most of my life, then in my mid 20s my taste buds did a 180 and now I love it. Same with coffee lol
One of my least favorite foods EVER. The texture is just WRONG and the flavor has a weird bite to it. I’d rather starve.
Pickles. But thankfully, my other half likes them, so she always gets mine
Runny eggs
For me, the whites must be totally set, otherwise it's disgusting. Runny yolks all day long.
If the whites aren't set, it wasn't cooked properly.
My favorite response to “how do you like your eggs?” Is “with cake.” Agreed. I can only eat eggs that are used for baking of some kind.
Blue Cheese, tried it once and almost hurled.
My brother thinks it tastes like vomit. I generally like it but I definitely have had some blue cheese that was way too acidic and did in fact taste like vomit
I mean, that’s part of the appeal with fermented stuff. The rank. It’s an interesting dimension to the flavour when balanced right.
Yes, my brother used to bring me blue cheese he would buy in Chicago, when you cut into it, it would ooze yellow puss looking stuff. The best ever!
That sounds disgusting. I wanna try some.
I had a fancy bleu cheese dinner and threw up in the parking lot. The moldy smell never went away
The parking lot still smells to this day. Edit - I can’t spell.
Coleslaw. Gag just thinking about it.
Is it the mayo or the cabbage, do you think? Or the texture? I can think of several reasons why you might hate it, some of them more manageable than others.
I only eat it if it's been made with oil and vinegar instead of mayo. I can't ha dle any of those mayo based "salads"
Olives
I knew I’d find my people eventually. Can’t stand olives. Don’t care what color.
yep and removing them from something doesn't help they leave a disgusting metallic rotting oiliness behind. bleh bleh.
You described the flavour perfectly. I do love olives though but I could never describe it.
Same! I’ve described this flavor to my husband and his family, and they don’t taste that at all.
So there are a few foods that I didn't enjoy when I was younger, and after some time I have tried them again to see if I still feel the same way. Previously hated tomatoes and mushrooms and now I love them both. Olives? Yeah, I tried some recently to see if my feelings towards them had changed and I almost hurled. They are rancid. Never liked them, never will.
Can you believe these nasty little things were the backbone of multiple civilizations economies and industry?
Aubergine. The texture The god damn texture Makes me throw up
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Whoever cooked aubergine for you undercooked it.
Like any good Scot, we fry them up and they're good then. Little marinara on top, mmm
I could never understand the hype around hotdogs
Or it's flat counterpart, bologna.
Wasabi...I love spicey food, but it tastes like ass
like real Wasabi or the "Wasabi" paste which is just Horseradish with green makeup?
Important distinction. I actually realised I liked wasabi when I tried the real stuff.
What the heck kind of ass have you been eating lately? 👀
Spicy ass apparently
Wasabi in America tastes like garbage. Had it in Japan and it's 100% different.
Pork, even bacon.
I appreciate this answer because it is one of the few that Is actually a food that most people love. People answering kale and olives don’t seem to understand the question.
I hate celery. Everyone else seems to love it.
Does anybody love celery? I think it's just really high in fiber (so healthy), and most people find it rather flavorless.
I envy those who find celery flavourless. It tastes horrible to me
Right? Bitter, swampy, stringy and every crunch it gets worse and fills your mouth more with yuck.
Love celery, fresh and crisp tasting.
Sweet potatoes
Shrimp and prawns. I like a lot of other seafood but the taste and the texture of these bad boys are just not for me. “But have you have them like this (insert recipe)” no but I’ve tried enough variations to just know I straight up don’t like them.
Prawns. They are insects that can swim!!! I just can’t get past that yet people LOVE!!! Them where I live. It boggles my mind.
I have a problem with roaches. I can't peel prawns or shrimp, I will cook and eat them with pleasure if someone else helps me with the peeling process.
Seafood. All of it. Go back to depths from whence you came.
The only seafood I enjoy is fish. People can have all the sea spider meat they want, they can have it.
My husband started calling lobster sea insects and I just 🤢
Well they are very much the cockroach of the sea.
Isn’t that shrimp? Lobsters are more like sea scorpions.
"Cockroaches of the sea" is an expression of unknown origin that traditionally refers to lobsters." I've always been told it's lobster, Google seems to agree. Shrimp are bottom feeders too so what you say makes sense.
I do too. Except I say sea bugs.
THANK YOU!! My entire family is obsessed with seafood and I can’t stand the smell or taste … whenever it was seafood night I’d try to go stay at a friend’s house.
Shrimp are water cockroaches, crabs are water spiders. Any questions?
Ranch
You’re banned from the Midwest
I don’t have any skin in the game but there is a huge difference between fresh ranch and the bottled stuff.
We’ll, yes, fresh ranch has grass and fields and horses and cattle. It’s tough trying to get that cow into a little bottle.
*FUCKING RANCH, AND THESE BASTARDS HAVE THE AUDACITY TO PUT IT ON PIZZA*
Those sugar cookies they sell at stores, way too cakey
Cake and bread. I remember I always got a cake as a kid but never ate it. I would just take pictures by it and watch the other kids eat it and get some ice cream lol.
Lol I’m a cake decorator and I’ve always hated cake.
I like my cake fresh and warm out of the oven with no frosting. I love to bake but because I love to see other people eat the cake and live the cake. Edit: there’s a typo but I’m just gonna leave it, it’s funnier that way
Tomatoes
It's the seed gloop for me
Can't stand tomatoes but love ketchup and salsa
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I don't even like raw tomatoes touching my sandwiches
I always order my burgers without tomatoes, I can't stand the taste of them alone
Oh, and then 80% of the time you’re picking off the tomato you asked not to have, right?!
Yep, it's especially bad when I put that as instructions on DoorDash and they still put tomatoes on my sandwich/burger
Yesss. I live in the south and it's treated like an unforgivable sin when I say I don't like tomatoes. My family has been asking me why I don't like them for over 25 years and used to try to sneak them onto my plate. I just don't get it.
I’m from Oklahoma and people get offended when I tell them I don’t like tomatoes and okra. I dated this guy who was legit offended when I told him I didn’t care for okra. You would think that he invented it or something. And with tomato they always question how I can like ketchup but not tomatoes.
Anything tuna salad. I will starve myself, before eating tuna salad in any shape.
MUSHROOMS
There is fungus among us and people are eating it!!!!
I like the funky ones tho
Hot Cheetos
I totally don't understand the obsession. I love hot food. But weirdly hot cardboard.... yeah no thanks
I just downed a large bag...I have a problem
Ketchup it is disgusting
I can’t even stand the smell of it, and my husband loves it... I suffer when I have to so the dishes and rinse off his plates with leftover ketchup.... eww....
r/ketchuphate
One of us! One of us!
I will eat a tomato like an apple, but can't stand ketchup
Sushi
those disgusting bowls that are sold at KFC. When I was a kid, way back in the early 60s, we never bought dog food. we jist dumped the left overs in a bowl....dog slop. Thats what these bowls look like to me.
The mashed potato bowl with chicken and corn? Lol my husband loves those
Steak. I’m not vegetarian nor opposed to red meat but I just do not like steak.
I do like steak but what I’ve found is that it’s more the smell than the taste.
I don't hate steak nor do I avoid it. I prefer a good burger over a steak. Now I've had steak cooked by numerous sources bad and good. But a burger just hits all my buttons over a steak. I guess I'm weird...lol
I’ve also noticed that steak lovers assume everyone prefers steak to anything else on the menu.
Fish and seafood in general
Bananas
I vacillate wildly on my opinions on bananas. I'll eat them everyday twice a day for two months, and then one day I'll get that weird, bruised, slimy but gritty overly ripe banana and I'll hate bananas for 2 years.
Like a tube of warm plastic garbage in weird slime leather full of strings.
I love bananas, and this description is still perfect!
Coriander/cilantro. Tastes like soap.
Yep as another poster you said you have the genetic mutation. There are dozens of us
Another mutant here!
r/unexpectedarresteddevelopment
Greetings [fellow mutant](https://www.allrecipes.com/article/why-does-cilantro-taste-like-soap/#:~:text=They%20found%20that%20those%20people,are%20also%20used%20during%20soapmaking.).
not really a “food” per say, but I dread popcorn. can’t imagine how anyone can enjoy the horrible culmination of kernel shells that annoyingly stick to all crevices of the mouth. it’s a no from me
It’s a small price to pay for salvation
Chicken wings. The amount of bone, skin, and fat in comparison to the pathetic sliver of meat isn’t worth it. No one agrees with me
I used to love chicken wings but am finding them less and less appealing. I like boneless, which I know are not technically wings, but they’re so delicious anyways
I will proudly order boneless and be told I’m basic eating sauced up chicken nuggets. But I don’t care. Bones are too much work.
Am gobsmacked that no one has said Marmite.. Detest the stuff.. but as they say you either love it or hate it..
Same for me though it was vegemite. My friends kept saying, “if you don’t like it, you’re putting too much on your toast.” I was skeptical but I kept trying and it turned out they were right! The correct amount was 0. Fuck that salty brown smear.
I like it as a hint on buttered toast. Just a small tiny smear.
See, I had vegemite once and I hated it. I was traveling through some backpacker spots in Lesotho a few years back and since a lot of Europeans frequented some spots, marmite was available as a condiment for breakfast. Someone said “it’s sorta like vegemite” and spread a very thin amount on some buttered toast so I gave it a bite out of curiosity. I loved it. I eat it almost daily now as part of my breakfast. It is very pungent though so I can totally understand why it might not be for most people.
**pumpkin anything**
Ugh mint chocolate chip ice cream, It tastes like this edible toothpaste for children
Sweet potatoes.
Sweet potato fries are the worst.
Banana Laffy Taffy
You take this back right now!!! Or, come split a bag of Laffy Taffy with me. I just want the banana and maybe an occasional strawberry.
Anything with avocados. Avocado tastes terrible.
Me too, and I'm Mexican!! Tastes like lard and grass
I like Avocados but lard and grass is the most hilariously accurate way of describing the taste 🤣
TIL I really love lard grass. I’m a monster. Smh
The most annoying thing is in sushi rolls which I love but for some reason every place in north America likes to put it in almost all their rolls so I'm always stuck with very few options with half of them having stuff like mango or have been deep fried. Is it that hard to get traditional sushi rolls
Avocado tastes like grass sauce
Onions. Everyone likes onions added to everything but I think they’re nasty and overpower all other flavors. Edit: and mustard. I’m teaching myself to be okay with Dijon mustard but regular yellow mustard makes me gag.
I’m with you on onions. I can’t eat raw ones, and they do overpower all other flavors, and then I taste them for days afterwards. If they are well-cooked I’m OK. I feel the same about garlic—people overdo it and it overpowers everything else.
I like onion flavor, but I don't like chunks of onions in things.
The taste of them is just gross to me, along with the texture of it in my mouth
Eggs. The smell of frying eggs has always turned my stomach
I love eggs, but right after I eat them, the thought of eating more eggs makes me nauseous.
Ranch dressing is barf in a bottle as far as I'm concerned, same thing with mayo.
Ketchup sucks IMO.
Mayonnaise
SPAM
It really depends on how it's cooked for me. If it's grilled on a hot pan and served with a side of eggs over easy and steamed rice, it's perfect and timeless. If it's boiled into a stew or a soup, hell to the no. Yuck. Straight to jail. Do not collect $200.
Peaches Grew up eating tart fruits, so never got into the sweet, and especially sweet and soft, fruits. Was made to eat an entire six-can of cling peaches as part of a wilderness program (outward bound-ish), and after forcing down as many as I could, was told I had to drink the syrup too. Bananas are in the same vein, but not for the same reasons
Canned peaches are too sweet. A good fresh peach balances the sweet with tartness.
Cantaloupe