What are some foods you like that most people seem to hate?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Raw spinach is the only one I can think of at the moment.

[dead0man]

ketchup on mac and cheese (I don't eat mac and cheese anymore so this never comes up)

horseradish maybe?  I'm guessing most people don't like it, but certainly plenty do.  There really aren't that many foods most people hate that are regularly available.  Black licorice?  Clove gum?  Cheap liquor?  (those are examples of well hated foods, not examples of well hated foods that I enjoy)


oh, I'll drink pickle juice....not regularly anymore, but as a kid, whoa, I drank a lot of pickle juice.

[Hifly]

I can't live without spinach. I also love pigeon which people seem to squirm at.

[VPH]

Salted cod

[angus]

They don't do salt and vinegar flavour in America?

Of course they do.  Well, except that they spell flavor correctly.

Snowguy is full of himself.  If you read all the popcorn flavorings that are sold in supermarkets, within the first five ingredients you'll find sodium chloride and some acid, albeit usually butyric or citric rather than acetic acid, but acetic acid is common enough as well.  We just don't usually refer to it as "vinegar powder."

Salt and vinegar is also very popular here on pre-packaged convenience store potato chips.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I found out about ten years ago that I was the only one on this forum who really likes tuna juice.  Every time I open a can, which is pretty frequently, I always drink the water in it.  We had some discussion here about that.  Apparently not only do most folks waste it, they think drinking it is weird.

In a house that can easily attract bugs, I totally sympathize with you. I don't need to think about tuna juice somewhere in my house, surrounded by flies. Easiest way to get rid of it? Just drink it! I have friends who are threatening to ostracize me if they see it happen again, sadly. I figured it was efficient, given the possibility of extra protein contained in the juice.

[Mr. Smith]

I've also become quite satisfied with head cheese in small doses.

[angus]

I found out about ten years ago that I was the only one on this forum who really likes tuna juice.  Every time I open a can, which is pretty frequently, I always drink the water in it.  We had some discussion here about that.  Apparently not only do most folks waste it, they think drinking it is weird.

In a house that can easily attract bugs, I totally sympathize with you. I don't need to think about tuna juice somewhere in my house, surrounded by flies. Easiest way to get rid of it? Just drink it! I have friends who are threatening to ostracize me if they see it happen again, sadly. I figured it was efficient, given the possibility of extra protein contained in the juice.

I've done a semi-rigorous experiment regarding the amount of protein, or other amino acid oligomer compounds, extracted into the water.  As it turns out you lose very little protein by not consuming the tuna juice, maybe 0.05 grams.  (Of course, if you're purchasing tuna in oil, as simfan does, then the proteins extracted can be expected to be much greater.)  That isn't why I drink the juice.  I drink it because it's delicious.  Also, it is healthy, because it is mostly water.  And as you point out, it is the most practical and efficient way of draining the juice, since all other methods encourage the development of insects, bacteria, fungi, and other opportunistic obligate aerobic organisms.  Mostly, though, it's yummy.  Anyone who doesn't like tuna juice has never tried tuna juice, I suspect.

[TDAS04]

I just got done eating anchovies with wheat crackers.  Very delicious.

[Mr. Smith]

Anchovies are pretty good too.

Head-cheese is also a taste I've acquired as of late, but only in small doses.

[Badger]

Pickled herring and sweetbreads.

[Ban my account ffs!]

They don't do salt and vinegar flavour in America?

Of course they do.  Well, except that they spell flavor correctly.

Snowguy is full of himself.  If you read all the popcorn flavorings that are sold in supermarkets, within the first five ingredients you'll find sodium chloride and some acid, albeit usually butyric or citric rather than acetic acid, but acetic acid is common enough as well.  We just don't usually refer to it as "vinegar powder."

Salt and vinegar is also very popular here on pre-packaged convenience store potato chips.

Ive literally never seen "salt and vinegar" flavored popcorn in my life.  It's a stretch for you to say something is "salt and vinegar flavored" because it includes salt and an acid in the ingredients.

My birthday cake included salt and vinegar in it as well.  Is that a salt and vinegar cake?

Now that I googled it, it appears Orville Reddenbacher has a new flavor called salt and vinegar where you sprinkle it on the popcorn after you have popped it.

[angus]

Now that I googled it, it appears Orville Reddenbacher has a new flavor called salt and vinegar where you sprinkle it on the popcorn after you have popped it.

probably it works that way in Canada as well.  I don't think DC al Fine is the only one who waits until after it has cooked to flavor it. 

Anyway, salt and vinegar is a big hit here in pennsylvania "dutch" country, and not just for popcorn.  Minnesotans have other stuff to occupy yourselves, such as lutefisk, so you might not see it around there.  Actually, you could probably put lutefisk as one of yours in this thread. 

As for cake, I like bean juice with mine, rather than salt and vinegar.  I don't like most cakes, actually, but I do like pound cake so longs as there's a little bean juice to dip it in.  That may be another one I could put in this thread:  bean juice and pound cake. 

[DC Al Fine]

Here are two Atlantic Canadian dishes that most folks dislike:

Solomon Gundy: Pickled herring

Dulse: Dried, salted seaweed, eaten like potato chips

[Ban my account ffs!]

Here are two Atlantic Canadian dishes that most folks dislike:

Solomon Gundy: Pickled herring

Dulse: Dried, salted seaweed, eaten like potato chips

Pickled herring is a delicacy in Minnesota owing to the Scandinavian heritage and the ability to keep it for long periods despite being so far inland.  I never liked it much as I don't like the fishy or ocean brine taste.  Still many people eat it like crazy plain or on crackers.

Here's one:  i love pickled beets.  And cottage cheese.  With lots of pepper.

[angus]

cottage cheese.

naaaaasty.

[Spamage]

Black licorice

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Honeydew.

Not my favorite food or anything, but I'm kind of surprised it's used as a sort of stock "bad food" as seen in a Bojack Horseman episode or this Buzzfeed video. I get that it's attacked usually more for being "filler" than for tasting bad but geez.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Only thing I can think of is that people express extreme surprise when I tell them I take my tea with milk and sugar.


Said people are generally not north Indian.

[TDAS04]

Honeydew.

Not my favorite food or anything, but I'm kind of surprised it's used as a sort of stock "bad food" as seen in a Bojack Horseman episode or this Buzzfeed video. I get that it's attacked usually more for being "filler" than for tasting bad but geez.

I like honeydew too.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I prefer cantaloupe to honeydew. 

Here's one many Americans probably dont like that i love: kimchi...and sauerkraut.  With mustard on it.

[TDAS04]

I prefer cantaloupe to honeydew. 

Here's one many Americans probably dont like that i love: kimchi...and sauerkraut.  With mustard on it.

Those are also good.