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liquorice ... vile
liver ... bitter - and spooky when raw
lamb ... (for me - too sweet)
fennel and chicory ... bitter
sweet potatoes ... too, err, sweet
roasted parsnips ... too sweet
must be others
liver ... bitter - and spooky when raw
lamb ... (for me - too sweet)
fennel and chicory ... bitter
sweet potatoes ... too, err, sweet
roasted parsnips ... too sweet
must be others
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L'escargot - not because of what they are but a pointless exercise, smothered in garlic & swallowed so what is the point, bit like Oysters 
Giant house spiders that crawl into your mouth when you are snoozing.
Kidney & Liver for me, the smell is enough but the texture must be close to what eating poo would be like 
I find butter revolting, might be allergic to it. Much prefer dripping or lard in its place.
Judging by what's in other people's supermarket trolleys you all eat tons of it or posh marge. Yuck!
Judging by what's in other people's supermarket trolleys you all eat tons of it or posh marge. Yuck!
Sep 26, 2015 -- 6:34PM, mecca wrote:
Womens..... erm..... private parts
Most booze is either an acquired taste (eg bitter -- the clue is in the name) or must be diluted (whisky, vodka) or disguised completely with mixers.
"If you don't like liver, learn to like it - you need it." - Len Deighton's Action Cookbook.
Soak it in milk beforehand to mellow the taste, then cut it into narrow strips, so it needs as little cooking time as possible and remains tender. Season with a little ground pepper. Two or at most 3 mins per side in a properly hot pan. Duck liver is wonderful. Pig liver is cheap for a reason.
Soak it in milk beforehand to mellow the taste, then cut it into narrow strips, so it needs as little cooking time as possible and remains tender. Season with a little ground pepper. Two or at most 3 mins per side in a properly hot pan. Duck liver is wonderful. Pig liver is cheap for a reason.
Most people overcook liver!
The method is to cook on one side "till the blood rises", then flip it for an equal time.
The method is to cook on one side "till the blood rises", then flip it for an equal time.
Celery is absolutely foul.
Not exactly something you eat, but have never understood the whole world's obsession with drinking coffee - surely the vilest substance known to man.
Not exactly something you eat, but have never understood the whole world's obsession with drinking coffee - surely the vilest substance known to man.
Parsley -- the herb for people who like everything to taste of toothpaste.
Personally I love liver - I can't stand sweet peas, cooked carrots, mushrooms, sweetcorn and parsnips. Also something most people do not eat that I love too is black pudding.
Jellied eels....revolting cockney peasant food!
Tripe.....show me a palatable way to cook this and I'll try it again, after the shocking experience when I was only ten years old!
Probably as a "Vindaloo"!
Pickled Onions.....always disliked them, but a while ago I thought I would try them again, as I guess my palette is now more broad minded.
Horrible things!
Salad Cream.....was made violently sick after having this at junior school. Again might try it sometime, but then might not!
It doesn't fit in with anything I would ever make for my guests.
Tripe.....show me a palatable way to cook this and I'll try it again, after the shocking experience when I was only ten years old!
Probably as a "Vindaloo"!
Pickled Onions.....always disliked them, but a while ago I thought I would try them again, as I guess my palette is now more broad minded.
Horrible things!
Salad Cream.....was made violently sick after having this at junior school. Again might try it sometime, but then might not!
It doesn't fit in with anything I would ever make for my guests.
Celery is absolutely foul.
I agree that Celery is horrendous in it's raw state, with the "strings" that run down it, but the taste when added to such as "Jambalaya" is excellent .
The trick is to just use "Celery Salt", or "Celery Hearts", which are also a fantastic starter, cooked with Garlic Butter,
and finished under the grill with Parmesan Cheese.
I agree that Celery is horrendous in it's raw state, with the "strings" that run down it, but the taste when added to such as "Jambalaya" is excellent .
The trick is to just use "Celery Salt", or "Celery Hearts", which are also a fantastic starter, cooked with Garlic Butter,
and finished under the grill with Parmesan Cheese.
Liver is apparently very good for you
Not good for Cholesterol as I understand.
It used to be dirt cheap but, in just a couple of years, is double the price!
Not good for Cholesterol as I understand.
It used to be dirt cheap but, in just a couple of years, is double the price!
My understanding is that it's not the cholesterol itself which is the problem, but rather the stuff in the processed junk we eat alongside it and how it reacts with the cholesterol. Transfats and hydrogenated vegetable oils in stuff like margarine and sweeties oxidize the chemical on the surface of low-density lipids in your cholesterol, and hence cause the problems associated with it.
Agree with pickled things,my God the waft. Anything with coriander no thanks.
I dislike bananas but love most of the things mentioned on this thread. Currently eating a jar of cockles and mussels 
Few fussy eaters here
Liver is an excellent source of dietary iron & Vitamin B12.
calfs liver is wonderful, serve slightly pink...light flavour , very tender... highly recomend
as posted...lambs liver soaked in milk / salt draws the blood out and lessens the gamey flavour.Dipped in seasoned flour and pan fried served with grilled bacon and crispy homemade onion rings or braised with onions , topped with button onions & bacon lardons. creamy mash and runner beans...whats not to like !
Duck & chicken livers ...flash fry,few shallots, maderia / tickle of mustard,parsley, little cream,s&p served on toasted granary...... sprinkle cayenne pepper nice starter or light snack
Tripe and braised hearts ...not for me
seaweed fresh or dry...jury is out
Liver is an excellent source of dietary iron & Vitamin B12.
calfs liver is wonderful, serve slightly pink...light flavour , very tender... highly recomend
as posted...lambs liver soaked in milk / salt draws the blood out and lessens the gamey flavour.Dipped in seasoned flour and pan fried served with grilled bacon and crispy homemade onion rings or braised with onions , topped with button onions & bacon lardons. creamy mash and runner beans...whats not to like !
Duck & chicken livers ...flash fry,few shallots, maderia / tickle of mustard,parsley, little cream,s&p served on toasted granary...... sprinkle cayenne pepper nice starter or light snack
Tripe and braised hearts ...not for me
seaweed fresh or dry...jury is out
Agree with all of APs post. All vile.
My fav food is Mussels, especially since I stopped eating meat.
My fav food is Mussels, especially since I stopped eating meat.
Have you never tried sushi Tictacman? Nori (dried seaweed) is used a lot in that. Dulse is a delicacy over here in NI which is basically dried seaweed. Plenty of iron and vitamens in seaweed, I love the stuff.
Haven't had tripe in years but I remember disliking it also. Think it was boiled in milk.
I tried jellied eels once and wasn't keen but I wouldn't mind trying it again.
Haven't had tripe in years but I remember disliking it also. Think it was boiled in milk.
I tried jellied eels once and wasn't keen but I wouldn't mind trying it again.
Mussels in white wine and cream, with parsley, and sauce thickened with corn flour, and with lots of crusty bread,
is so good that you could skip the main course, and just go straight to the cheese course (well I could)!
is so good that you could skip the main course, and just go straight to the cheese course (well I could)!
raw fish, champagne, cheap dark chocolate, unsalted butter
Sauerkraut....had this just once, half a lifetime ago.
My God, was it rank!
If that was how it was supposed to be I'm shocked. It was so bad it just had to be off, but it was in an airtight jar, so I don't know!
My God, was it rank!
If that was how it was supposed to be I'm shocked. It was so bad it just had to be off, but it was in an airtight jar, so I don't know!
You seem to be a picky eater AP.
I like pickled onion, ok with saurkraut, regularly buy salad cream and put it on sandwiches. It goes on anything.
Hey and don't knock beetroot. I've a packet of vacuum sealed beetroot waiting to be opened, I love it.
I like pickled onion, ok with saurkraut, regularly buy salad cream and put it on sandwiches. It goes on anything.
Hey and don't knock beetroot. I've a packet of vacuum sealed beetroot waiting to be opened, I love it.
Beetroot is a superfood, some athletes drink beetroot juice before competing.
Regarding vodka…… any experts on here….. I was once told it's perfectly possible to keep a bottle of the stuff in a FREEZER, and it won't freeze up, nor will the bottle get damaged.
Anyone know for sure ???
Anyone know for sure ???
I've heard that too ... but it's made with old socks - or is that gin?
Anyway, have a go overnight and tell us tomorrow if it worked.
HTH
Anyway, have a go overnight and tell us tomorrow if it worked.
HTH
alun yes that's true. It becomes quite viscous and tastes less alcoholic.
Cheers lads, I'll drink a glass of frozen vodka-flavoured ice to you...
Alun
if you do put it in freezer overnight, then be very careful when you take it out tomorrow.
HHS seems to know and apparently it can be dangerous when frozen ... it goes quite vicious!!
if you do put it in freezer overnight, then be very careful when you take it out tomorrow.
HHS seems to know and apparently it can be dangerous when frozen ... it goes quite vicious!!
Mate of mine worked in a Russian bank and that's how they had it.
In the last year I've tried pigs trotters and pigs cheek and they both had the smell of the abattoir on them that some cheap cuts of meat seem to have. Turns my stomach it does.
Liver! My mother practically force fed us that know matter how much we retched. We'd be calling Childline today.
Liver! My mother practically force fed us that know matter how much we retched. We'd be calling Childline today.
McDonalds burgers.
How anyone could put one in their mouths is truly beyond me.
How anyone could put one in their mouths is truly beyond me.
Eek!
Think of your intestines, Joel!
One bite of a traditional McDonalds burger is all I've ever had - just the taste of that vile, sweet bread surrounding the horrible burger was enough to make me want wretch.
Some years later, through missed trains and nowhere else open in Birmingham on a Sunday morning, I ended up in another McDonalds Plastic Palace and tried a Fish burger.
I hadn't had anything to eat for about 36 hours and was starving.
Just one bite of that filth (once again served in a sweet bread bun) was all I could take.
Utter muck in a bun!
I ate their repulsive fries and that was that.
Haven't - and wouldn't - go in one of their establishments ever again.
Think of your intestines, Joel!
One bite of a traditional McDonalds burger is all I've ever had - just the taste of that vile, sweet bread surrounding the horrible burger was enough to make me want wretch.
Some years later, through missed trains and nowhere else open in Birmingham on a Sunday morning, I ended up in another McDonalds Plastic Palace and tried a Fish burger.
I hadn't had anything to eat for about 36 hours and was starving.
Just one bite of that filth (once again served in a sweet bread bun) was all I could take.
Utter muck in a bun!
I ate their repulsive fries and that was that.
Haven't - and wouldn't - go in one of their establishments ever again.
hahaha I cant say I have it very often, but yes after a late night I occasionally head there, though I prefer Hungry Jacks (Burger King). But it's very rare.
Sadly the Maccas in our local shopping centre recently closed down
Sadly the Maccas in our local shopping centre recently closed down
Possibly.
There isn't one in Stoke. Like most of the 'new big things' they avoid Stoke, so I really can't comment!
There isn't one in Stoke. Like most of the 'new big things' they avoid Stoke, so I really can't comment!
It's only around 20 years old so maybe it will come eventually. I was reading one of the Rugby teams, Fiji or Samoa or something loved it...they visited every day for 10 days straight!
hehehe! Twenty years, eh? Yes, that's about right as the 'new big thing' in Stoke!
There are rumours that there may be a Nandos 'coming soon' to Stoke - as they've demolished some old buildings to make way for a new development.
The thing is though, they keep knocking things down in Stoke to make way for 'new developments' then the people who are supposed to be 'developing' do a runner - and all that's left is another bombsite in Stoke!
There are rumours that there may be a Nandos 'coming soon' to Stoke - as they've demolished some old buildings to make way for a new development.
The thing is though, they keep knocking things down in Stoke to make way for 'new developments' then the people who are supposed to be 'developing' do a runner - and all that's left is another bombsite in Stoke!
Sounds a bit like the area I live in a few years ago! But people pulled their fingers out and things are really happening here at the moment.
That's good to know, Joel.
Unfortunately, it'll never happen in Stoke.
It's like a merry-go-round of the latest corrupt councillors taking back-handers for planning permission and stuff that makes the place such a permanent dump.
They get replaced - and another bunch of corrupt buggers take position - and so it goes on, ad infinitum.
Unfortunately, it'll never happen in Stoke.
It's like a merry-go-round of the latest corrupt councillors taking back-handers for planning permission and stuff that makes the place such a permanent dump.
They get replaced - and another bunch of corrupt buggers take position - and so it goes on, ad infinitum.
Pr1cks.
I'm not sure if our local ones are corrupt, but they are generally inept.
I'm not sure if our local ones are corrupt, but they are generally inept.
Re : the "bottle of vodka in the freezer" theory we were discussing earlier in the thread…. I had to delay the experiment for 24 hours, but to date no issues with either the bottle or the contents. The vodka didn't freeze and its constitution did indeed look viscous. When poured into a glass with ice and a mixer it tasted Absolute-ly delicious too.
Well done to Chit Chat for some rare and credible advice.
My freezer is henceforth going to see the sort of action hitherto only associated with Tommy Toes and his SIX, yes SIX massive deep freezers full of Peppa Pig and Funny Feet strawberry ice cream lollies.
Well done to Chit Chat for some rare and credible advice.
My freezer is henceforth going to see the sort of action hitherto only associated with Tommy Toes and his SIX, yes SIX massive deep freezers full of Peppa Pig and Funny Feet strawberry ice cream lollies.
Beetroot - a recipe to change minds
. Boil until cooked through. skin, cut into segments, drizzle with Olive Oil and Honey, add a few sprigs of fresh thyme, give them a shake and then roast in the oven (just like roast spuds). Yum
. Boil until cooked through. skin, cut into segments, drizzle with Olive Oil and Honey, add a few sprigs of fresh thyme, give them a shake and then roast in the oven (just like roast spuds). Yum
Oct 5, 2015 -- 4:39AM, King of Dubai wrote:
f a g g o t s
Boy do I love these (and McDonald's Big & Tasty - Soz TT)
gherkins, cucumber, rolled mop herrings, Heinz sandwich spread, I cant even walk down the aisle in the supermarket where these are !
Mecca wrote -
"Womens..... erm..... private parts"
My mate used to stick his tongue up his girlfriends rear end !
I think it's called "rimming" ?
"Womens..... erm..... private parts"
My mate used to stick his tongue up his girlfriends rear end !
I think it's called "rimming" ?
"You seem to be a picky eater AP."
Don't know how you come to that decision!
Firstly I don't agree with any of the OP's aversions!
I see you don't like Kidney. Well I do and it was a great shame when Heinz pulled the plug on their Kidney Soup!
Lamb's kidney in red wine with onion, garlic, dark gilled mushrooms and thyme is one of many superb kidney dishes.
I'm the least fussy eater of anyone I know and, if you've missed the fact before, (please forgive the "bragging") I am a skilled amateur chef and sorry again but that was the only way to make the point!
To summarise....the only things I don't like at all are
Sauerkraut (on the one occasion I tried it).
Raw Celery
Jellied Eels
Tripe
Pickled Onions
Salad Cream
Oh, and radishes
If that makes me a fussy eater there's no hope for anyone else!
Ok, I haven't included such as Monkey Brains (from a live Monkey), Beetles, Spiders, Bugs and Worms, Sea Horses, Dogs, Scorpions,
Silk Worm Cocoons, Centipedes, Locusts, Ants, Duck Tongues.........
so maybe I am a fussy eater!
Don't know how you come to that decision!
Firstly I don't agree with any of the OP's aversions!
I see you don't like Kidney. Well I do and it was a great shame when Heinz pulled the plug on their Kidney Soup!
Lamb's kidney in red wine with onion, garlic, dark gilled mushrooms and thyme is one of many superb kidney dishes.
I'm the least fussy eater of anyone I know and, if you've missed the fact before, (please forgive the "bragging") I am a skilled amateur chef and sorry again but that was the only way to make the point!
To summarise....the only things I don't like at all are
Sauerkraut (on the one occasion I tried it).
Raw Celery
Jellied Eels
Tripe
Pickled Onions
Salad Cream
Oh, and radishes
If that makes me a fussy eater there's no hope for anyone else!
Ok, I haven't included such as Monkey Brains (from a live Monkey), Beetles, Spiders, Bugs and Worms, Sea Horses, Dogs, Scorpions,
Silk Worm Cocoons, Centipedes, Locusts, Ants, Duck Tongues.........
so maybe I am a fussy eater!
Aunty - Heston Blumenthal called lambs kidneys "the last great cheap luxury food". Here is my favourite recipe for them (from Rick Stein of all people) - http://www.eatyourbooks.com/library/recipes/544208/sauteed-lambs-kidneys-on-...
Yeah, from the ingredients I can nicely imagine how that will be.
Don't think it will compete with the richness, and depth of flavour as the one I mentioned, but always worth a go.
Flaming in brandy is always effective, when bringing to the table.
Don't think it will compete with the richness, and depth of flavour as the one I mentioned, but always worth a go.
Flaming in brandy is always effective, when bringing to the table.
White bread.
White pasta.
White rice.
I also would never eat anything that's been in a microwave oven! Here's why: http://www.rense.com/general2/dangers.htm
White pasta.
White rice.
I also would never eat anything that's been in a microwave oven! Here's why: http://www.rense.com/general2/dangers.htm
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