Some foods just won't make the cut, no matter how many times you try. They're the oddballs of the culinary world, known more for raising eyebrows than appetites. But hey, they've got their die-hard fans. Whether it's their strange textures or unique flavors, these foods are definitely an acquired taste.
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1. Oysters
Foodies against the taste of oysters always refer to the delicacy as slurping snot. One person writes that they liked the taste but couldn't handle the "stringy, slimy type of mucus" accompanied by the seafood dish.
2. Liver
"I just can't. I remember when I was six, and my grandma made liver with potatoes and onions after I told her that I didn't like liver. To prove my point, I ate the whole plate and threw it up right after. I don't know why I decided to comply maliciously, but ever since then, I was not fed it," a liver despiser recalls.
3. Natto
Natto is a Japanese food made from fermented soybeans served with rice that has a sweet and salty taste and a gooey, slimy, chewy texture. Travelers say they've tried natto in Japan and can't swallow the glue-like breakfast food.
4. Black Licorice
Black licorice holds a strong taste mixed with a few flavors. We find earthy undertones, pungent sweet bites, hints of sourness, a twinge of bitterness, and some woody lines injected into the candy. Still, if you don't like the candy, you detest the candy.
5. Coffee
"The mornings of my childhood were always scented with coffee; my parents literally couldn't start the day without the stuff. Since it smelled good, I grew curious, and my mom decided to initiate me with a small cup of mixed milk and coffee with sugar. I will never forget that taste or the aching disappointment that accompanied it," a tea drinker remembers.
6. Olives
"Olives are proof I'm living in The Truman Show. You all are just trying to punk me. They're inedible. And I'll eat and enjoy absolutely every other food," an individual quips. They continued to add that olives taste like "salty poison."
7. Tomatoes
This responder shares the number of times they've tried to force themselves to enjoy a tomato but just can't. Their friends and family inform them they have yet to try the right tomato, but they've visited farms and tried the best tomatoes in the world. They don't enjoy the slimy, bitter, seeded fruit.
8. Mushrooms
Those who can't stomach mushrooms blame the slimy texture on the gritty, earthy vegetable. Others state they can eat mushrooms if grated up or chopped finely and out of sight, but those who really disdain mushrooms can tell when the veggie has been atop a pizza, salad, or other dish.
9. Avocado
The first time I tried avocado, it hid under a piece of lettuce on my salad. At age ten, I had never experienced a worse sensation than a mushy slug slipping through my teeth. Another person agrees with my ten-year-old self, claiming avocados are mushy and taste like grass.
10. Oatmeal
Oatmeal has a strange texture. The superfood is clumpy, runny, soggy, and chewy but offers a delicious taste when cooked right. One person says they can handle oatmeal but only cooked inside cookies or granola bars.
11. Egg Yolk
An anti-egg yolk consumer states they have trouble with egg yolk if it is runny in the slightest. They need the middle of the egg hardened and cooked solid for them to put it near their mouth. Don't get them started on over-easy eggs.
12. Cilantro
Although around 14% of people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like soap, a lot of people comment that they can't stand the taste. The spice doesn't taste like soap to them, just a bland, boring, unusable spice better left out of dishes.
Source: Reddit.
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