Foods-You-Cannot-Stand Inventory

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Black licorice, on the other hand, is delicious. And how can you not like onions? Onions are an important ingredient for so many dishes.

I am fine with onions if they are in a stew/soup or used in meat to add flavor etc. However on sandwhiches/burgers/pizza where you have to feel the texture of the onion in your mouth.

[DU Ute]

I'm surprised no one here has ever tried durian. If you had it would be on the top of your list. It is the only thing I can think of that I absolutely refuse to eat.

This pretty much sums up the horrible experience of even being near one:

...its odor is best described as pig-shit, turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock. It can be smelled from yards away. Despite its great local popularity, the raw fruit is forbidden from some establishments such as hotels, subways and airports, including public transportation in Southeast Asia.

[Mrs. Funk]

I will echo some and state that I have a general abhorrence for Applebees. I include Chili's, Shari's, and Chevy's in this category as well--all provide equally tasteless, heavy, vapid food.

Of late, french fries of any kind make me sick. And fried food generally will make me sick.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Will no one else stick up for black licorice and black jelly beans? Both are delicious. I especially enjoy the Panda brand black licorice.

I used to be a very pick eater but these days I don't have anything that I despise.

[Mrs. Funk]

Will no one else stick up for black licorice and black jelly beans? Both are delicious. I especially enjoy the Panda brand black licorice.

Hear hear! Kookaburra licorice is really good, too.

[Donuthole]

Will no one else stick up for black licorice and black jelly beans? Both are delicious. I especially enjoy the Panda brand black licorice.

I used to be a very pick eater but these days I don't have anything that I despise.

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[wuapinmon]

All you black licorice fans have yet to comment on black salt licorice.....does it pass your test?

[Pheidippides]

I will echo some and state that I have a general abhorrence for Applebees. I include Chili's, Shari's, and Chevy's in this category as well--all provide equally tasteless, heavy, vapid food.

Of late, french fries of any kind make me sick. And fried food generally will make me sick.

Chili's, while certainly not fine dining, has nothing on Applebees, which is perhaps the worst swill available to man. Except for Friendly's in the NE (speaking of the food, not necessarily the Fribbles and such).

I don't think I will ever eat at any of those places again, after looking at the nutrition information for Chili's the other day. If I am going to drop a calorie bomb like THAT, I'm going to have good food.

[Pheidippides]

I'm surprised no one here has ever tried durian. If you had it would be on the top of your list. It is the only thing I can think of that I absolutely refuse to eat.

This pretty much sums up the horrible experience of even being near one:

Had Durian ice cream at Spice Market (well worth a visit, btw) in NYC a few years back. Edible, but stinky, and I'm not sure I'd ever do it again. I don't think I'd like to eat the fruit straight, thank you very much.

[YOhio]

I hate the Santa Queen in Santaquin, Utah. If you've been there, you know how disgusting it is and it speaks volumes as to the citizenry of that town that they've long supported such an establishment.

[Surfah]

I snorted when I read that. I included celery on my list, but I like that you included the f-bomb when describing your hatred for that crap.

Onions are up there too. I am weird about onions. I hate raw onions. I hate diced cooked onions. I don't mind caramelized onions or onion rings. I am 4 year old at the dinner table when I discover celery or onions in my meal.

Celery tastes gross, it has a horrible crunchy, kind of stringy at times texture. Ants on a log as kid were punishment, not a dessert.

[TripletDaddy]

Chili's, while certainly not fine dining, has nothing on Applebees, which is perhaps the worst swill available to man. Except for Friendly's in the NE (speaking of the food, not necessarily the Fribbles and such).

I don't think I will ever eat at any of those places again, after looking at the nutrition information for Chili's the other day. If I am going to drop a calorie bomb like THAT, I'm going to have good food.

How would you rank the following:

Applebees
TGIFriday
Chuck-o-rama
Golden Corral
Olive Garden
Shoney's

I agree that Chili's is better than those places.

[Pheidippides]

How would you rank the following:

Applebees
TGIFriday
Chuck-o-rama
Golden Corral
Olive Garden
Shoney's

I agree that Chili's is better than those places.

With the caveat that I have not eaten at any of those places in over 8 years now, and thus am making this up based on memory, here are my thoughts ("best" to worst):

TGIFriday. But only because I actually liked the Jack Daniels sauce to drench the desert-dry chicken in.

Shoney's. Solely because of the range of the pies.

Olive Garden. I can fill up on marginally palatable bread.

Applebees. Because I don't have to get my own food most of the time.

Chuck-o-rama/Golden Corral. Is there any difference? Either way, I'm the only one who leaves hungry.

I would seriously prefer a sandwich at Subway to any of those places.

[Surfah]

I am no food snob. I can find something I like at any restaurant. I don't mind any of the restaurants listed here. They may not be my first choice to eat out at but when someone suggests we eat at one of them I don't threaten to only have a diet pepsi if we go. Some of you crack me up at how a certain restaurant is beneath you.

[Pheidippides]

I am no food snob. I can find something I like at any restaurant. I don't mind any of the restaurants listed here. They may not be my first choice to eat out at but when someone suggests we eat at one of them I don't threaten to only have a diet pepsi if we go. Some of you crack me up at how a certain restaurant is beneath you.

I think my hang-up is that I can make something much better at home for cheaper. But I fancy myself a pretty good cook.

Chuck-o-rama and Golden Corral are in a class by themselves, though, as far I as I am concerned. Their only purpose is to stuff yourself with as much crap as you can.