And it doesn't have anything to do with nutritional values, either. Instead we have little quirks of taste or texture or, more usually appearance and smell.
For me, anything that has a soft yet rubbery texture is weird - I don't eat bananas for that reason, nor pumpkin, and I also stay away from the jelly and aspic side of life. Yet, there are exceptions - a nice trifle layered with cake, jelly, custard and cream is a delight! I also don't like eating any of the molluscs - I like the flavour they give to a soup, but let me bite into one of those rubbery, frondy little critters and the nausea starts.
For most of my Korean friends and students, the smell of lamb, the taste of it and the appearance is weird.
So I was wondering - what is your pet peeve in the food world? What do you eat that others consider disgusting?
What have you learnt to eat that you wouldn't consider when you were younger?
I've added prawns and mushrooms to my palette, while my daughter will, these days, eat an egg occasionally. My son still refuses ginger, but has embraced the world of hurts locked up in chili peppers!
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