what's the food you have regretted eaten?

@victorywp (3524)
United States
February 22, 2009 8:19am CST
there are so many food around the world with different countries & different cultures have different types of food. surely there are food that we have never tried before, in that case, would you try it firsthand or would you only try those which were highly recommended by chefs or friends? have you eaten something that it tastes so bad or gross for you? will you eat it again if you have the chance in the future (or will that be the first & the last time for you in this lifetime)?
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71 responses
22 Feb 09
I once tried snails, at a company dinner. I didn't really want to, but I figured I should at least try and, since it was a really nice restaurant, they should at least be about as good as they could be! It was like chewing a pencil eraser, though the garlic sauce was nice. And no, I wouldn't eat them again!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Feb 09
A pencil eraser? I've never tasted that either Must put it on the list!
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
LOL! chewing a pencil eraser! i haven't try a snail yet... hmm... imagine i'm chewing a pencil eraser with garlic sauce...:D
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
23 Feb 09
So far, the only food i ever regretted eating are, vegetables.. lol =D Because they are so tasteless and so hard to chew, that i simply hated them.. hehe ^_^ Other than that, i dun eat most meats too, such as lamb, pork and beef.. lol =D But i do eat some food which might be gross to other ple, such as goose liver, foie gras, pig liver, escargot and kidneys.. lol =D I like majority of them, and i will definitely keep eating them if i have the chance to do so.. haha =D
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Feb 09
lol =D YEah, but that's the true ^_^
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
LOL! i'm not sure whether you are joking or not? you seem like loving those food that people dislikes & hating those food that people likes?:D
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
27 Feb 09
that surely makes you a very unique person. i still thought that you are joking when i first read through your response.:)
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
6 Mar 09
I regret trying a persimmon. It had been some years ago when I was a teen. My mom and I went to see one of my friends so I could visit her, but no one was home. I would have called first, but they didn't have a phone. Anyway, on the side of the house was a persimmon tree. My mom claimed that it was a delicious fruit, but warned me that it could be quite bitter if not ripe. I picked one off of the tree and bit into it. Apparently I grabbed an unripe one because it was the bitterest thing I had ever tasted and it left an awful dry feel in my mouth afterward. That was enough of eating persimmons for me. I haven't tried one since!
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
8 Mar 09
Thanks, but no thanks. I don't want to take any chances in eating another unripe one, even if it is just a bite. It leaves such a horrible feeling in the mouth and I for one never want to go through that again.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
8 Mar 09
LOL! but as your mom had said, some could be bitter if not ripe. so maybe you could try again (if you want) on the ripe ones.:)
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
9 Mar 09
how about if your mom tasted it first & tell you that it's a ripe one? i think you would believe her & try it.:)
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• Malaysia
22 Feb 09
You gave me three (3) prime question marks about food related to its different origination of country and culture for me to answer with my true life experiences. Fortunately, I am a foodie type of person or epicurian especially gourmet foods. But, will never attempt for exotic and nocous type of foods. Answering to your first question ~ I'll take indulge accordingly as firsthand to get it try like what I did to these menus; Braised Chile-Spiced Short Ribs with Black Beans, Confit Duck Legs, Hearty Casseroles and Root Vegetables. Secondly, some of them tasted gross at the beginning and half way on it I found ambrosial and toothsome. Actually, it totally depends on the ingredients as an added value to its delectable and scrumptious taste including method of preparation done by one chef. I mean the masterskills in cooking make that particular food tastefully out of common or ordinary. To your third question ~ yes and absolutely I will eat it again if I have the chance in the future to let me know more about its recipe and the secret of cooking. I will use my quality communication skills of how to get closer to the chef, whom has done that great cooking job. I mean the secret keys of his skilled cooking. Different chef with different pattern and formation of their cooking although to the same kind of food.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
thanks for the details in your response! looks like you are very into cooking type of stuffs. LOL!
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• Malaysia
26 Feb 09
hahaha!...you're perfectly on the nail, Vick. I like much to try new recipes and the creative menus.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
27 Feb 09
that's good actually. if i am able, i would like to taste different food all around my country & even the world. LOL!
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@sanuanu (11235)
• India
27 Feb 09
It is mushroom. I heard that this is very tasty but when I ate it, yuk. The taste was aweful. I should not say it but this is the food, I would never like to take in my future because it is not only tasteless but also very costly too. I don't take it in the party also where I get it free!
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@sanuanu (11235)
• India
1 Mar 09
Yes, you said it right, I won't take it even if you are going to pay me some bucks. I would think about it when someone is going to pay me 1000 bux lOL
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
28 Feb 09
LOL! so it's not the matter of the price you need to pay for a mushroom, because you won't take it anyway if it's free.:D
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
2 Mar 09
LOL! seems like you are going to betray your tastebud for a thousand bucks!:D
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• India
23 Feb 09
Hello my friend victorywp Ji, Well, I am confined to remain pure-vegetarian, and cooking is my birth right and hobby of my hubby, one day, after taking red portion of water-melon, he di not throw rest of andnext day he prepared curry out of white portion. Like he will not throw skin of many and turn them to dish. He keeps experimenting. He is of the view, God has created all for us. let's enjoy them. may god bless you and have a great time.
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• India
27 Feb 09
Hello my friend victorywp Ji, My hubby is very fond of cooking, when he is in kitchen, he does not want anyone to share his cooking. He does all alone. He learnt cooking as he never wnted to be dominated by any women's threatening taht they won't cook for him. There are amny men like my both , who are at mercy of their wives for cooking. I am really fortunate to be my hubby. May God bless you and have great time.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
28 Feb 09
so do you usually cook for your family or your husband did? who makes better dish? LOL! just curious to know...
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
you are so blessed with a husband who is so good in cooking. may God bless you & your family too!
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• Philippines
13 Mar 09
I love food whether its gourmet food from a hotel or a street food or something exotic The food that I ate that I really regreted was Beef with Green Curry in Bangkok, Thailand. It was so damn spicy that my ears felt like smoking and I even shouted while in the restaurant. I ate mint leaves to get rid of that sensation onmy tongue which was really uncomfortable The lesson I learned was, never go or eat in a restaurant that has no customers, there should be customers either locals or tourists.
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• Philippines
14 Mar 09
Yes maybe just the ghost customers hahaha
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
13 Mar 09
LOL! that means you are eating the beef with green curry in a restaurant that has no customers! maybe the restaurant is only serving ghosts & the ghosts in thailand loves beef with green curry! just kidding, don't throw up what you have eaten on me.:D
• United States
11 May 09
I don't try anything I'm not sure I would like. There are many foods that I will never try. I rather stick to the foods I like than try something I don't like and then have to buy something else.
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• United States
12 May 09
I guess that would work, I would have to tell them what I like and they could see if there is something similar, I am a meat and potatoes type,Nothing too spicy, Thanks , that may work.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
12 May 09
that's a good point, sarahruthbeth22! sometimes i felt the same. when i go to some unfamiliar places, i will surely look for the food that i know, rather than to try something new there. but later i stopped doing that because the taste of the food that i know in those places are also not as i have expected. it's the same thing as trying new food there. LOL! anyway, it will be the best if you know some people there to bring you around for good food.:)
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
13 May 09
if you have no one to bring you around & you would not dare to try new food on your own, just try to look around for franchise restaurants. the taste won't go too bad because they were guided under tight rules.:)
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
22 Feb 09
I am not a picky eater but yes there are some things that I have tried and didn't like and would not eat again. I do at least try new foods because I feel if you don't try it you might miss out on something really good.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
yes we should try out new food or we might be missing something really good. but will you try it firsthand or just those have been highly recommended?
@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
26 Feb 09
I would try it firsthand and then I could tell others what it tasted like to me and see if they wanted to try it also.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
28 Feb 09
that's very helpful towards your friends. but would you say that the food is nice (although it is not) so that they would have to suffer together with you? LOL!
@jsitko (1169)
• United States
5 Mar 09
I am usually willing to try anything new as long as you tell me what it is. I have tried many things and actually liked them, such as chocolate covered ant, fried frogs legs, rattle snake, alligator tail as well as other game such as rabbit, bear, moose, elk and deer. However, the worst thing I have ever tried and will never eat again is octopus and sushi. I am not too sure what the taste actually was, but the feel and texture just grossed me out.
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@jsitko (1169)
• United States
9 Mar 09
Believe it or not, the Choc. covered ants tasted similar to choc. covered peanuts, same crunch. They were pretty tasty. Last Spring was when I tried gator tail when I made a trip to Florida. That was real tasty, I will have that again.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
8 Mar 09
wow you have tasted so many different animals! i wished i could too... but i don't think i want to try chocolate covered ants!:D
@victorywp (3524)
• United States
9 Mar 09
tasted like chocolate covered with peanuts? in that case i would like to have a try. LOL! i wonder when could i try a gator tail? but surely one day i would try it...
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
22 Feb 09
Sushi is one that I would not want to taste again. I'm glad I tried it but I couldn't even swallow it, I spit it out on my plate and then had to go rinse out my mouth, it was horrible. I'm usually game to try anything, though. I tried squid once and found out later that the reason I didn't like it was that it was overcooked and rubbery. The taste wasn't too bad, though.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
26 Feb 09
I just tasted one piece from a plate someone had. They bought it from the grocery store and I've been told since that I should go to a place that specializes in sushi. It was visually beautiful but tasted very nasty.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
27 Feb 09
yes, sushi looks very nice outwardly but its taste might not be acceptable to quite a number of people too.:)
@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
you don't like all types of sushi? or just some selected types? or maybe you just hate the wasabi? :D
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@Humbug25 (12540)
22 Feb 09
Hi ya victorywp Well when I was out in America my auntie took me to a sushi bar and she told me to taste the green paste stuff that comes with it. I did as she suggested but really didn't like it and it was very hot. I wouldn't eat that again that's for sure. I don't like guacamole either and anything with sweetcorn in it is no no for me too, apart from that I think I will usually eat and try anything! I think I would have to stop at bats wings, or eyeballs and stuff like that though
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• Philippines
23 Feb 09
haha wassabi victim!
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@Humbug25 (12540)
23 Feb 09
Hehe yeah that would be the stuff!!
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
LOL! wasabi! hot in your nose, not in your mouth!
• China
20 Mar 09
Hi, I am so regret to eat eggs, Once a time, I ate lots of eggs, which makes me have skin sensibility, I just gent to hospital, the doctor told me that I was allergic to eggs, oh, my God, how it comes!So I never eat eggs from then on!
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• China
21 Mar 09
Hi, it is not so bad, I am only allergic to hen's eggs, once I also never hear of it, but the doctor told it is true. I am still curious with it! But for my health, I must accept this truth. Will never eggs again.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
21 Mar 09
so you still can try other eggs like the bird's egg, ostritch's egg, dinosaur's egg? LOL! yes, it's better to take care of our health rather than eating whatever we want. take care my friend, bluerainhong.:)
@victorywp (3524)
• United States
21 Mar 09
allergic to eggs? i never heard of such a case from my friends & relatives around me. which kind of animal's egg are you allergic to? if you are allergic to all kinds of animal eggs, then it's a pity...:(
@czafle (99)
13 Mar 09
i wanna try chili crab, that's one of the food that this country is famous for. as for the food i dislike, it got to be the indian rojak.(no offense, please excuse me for that). yup, that was the first and definitely would be the last :)
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
13 Mar 09
it's alright to mention any food that you dislike. different people have different preference & taste when we talk about food. i came across people who dislike chili crab (your favourite) as it is too spicy. they are not offending you, right? LOL!
@czafle (99)
13 Mar 09
i didn't say it is my favorite. i haven't even tasted it. LOL.
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@prasanta (1948)
• India
6 Mar 09
Well, for me it's an Indian food called DOKRA. It is a very popular item in the state of Gujarat, India. I like all other items there, but cannot stand Dokra.
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@prasanta (1948)
• India
14 Mar 09
You know, I do not find any taste in it. I have tried at many places, but I won't be able to explain in words, somehow I do not find any taste in that food.
@victorywp (3524)
• United States
8 Mar 09
why is it that you don't like dokra? maybe i could prepare myself if i would to try dokra in the future.:)
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
22 Feb 09
Iwill try most things once and then if Ilike them will eat them again. After I gave birth to my son I spent the next few days in hospital and most of the food tasted good and was nourishing. One day we were served tripe. It was sort of swimming about like some sort of soup Nope I'm sorry, I did taste it and that was it - never again!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
26 Feb 09
I have no idea. I stopped at one child too. It could be good at putting you having them
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
26 Feb 09
LOL! tripe is good for those who just gave birth? i think so...:)
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• United States
2 Mar 09
I dunno about not liking it, I only eat things I like or think I will like. My only regrets are anything that's empty calories or if my eyes are bigger than my tummy & I end up w/ a belly ache.
• United States
6 Mar 09
Well certainly you go gee that's good I'll take a big portion and by the time you finish it you wish you had taken a smaller portion.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
5 Mar 09
LOL! food that makes your eyes bigger than your tummy? that's funny!
@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
I can't really think of one specifically at the moment - maybe because I'm tired? HahaBut one I think I don't like is food with MSG. It makes me so thirsty & makes the tongue feel like it's scorched & even the pee smells YUCK! I met a guy in a sports club who was once a chef to a Spaniard ambassador. They never use MSG for their cooking. He told us the MSG can corrode even the woks & leave a mark on them
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
5 Mar 09
there are lots of food with MSG on & i can hardly recognize which are not. can you help me to sort it out? LOL!
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@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
6 Mar 09
HahaI normally eat at home so the food is MSGless, haha. If you're in Penang, I can recommend you a very nice Malay food place that's cheap & like home cooked food, no MSG, very yummy
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@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
23 Feb 09
thats a good question.well the food have regretted eaten was a chilli corn carne!ohhh my!never even ordered it again.i am spice girl but that food awwww!!!!
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@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
27 Feb 09
hehehe yes spiced girl but not the group singers that would be great!
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
27 Feb 09
LOL! so you are one of the spice girls? have a nice day!
@calyxus (825)
• Philippines
22 May 09
we went to this fastfood restaurant with my friends to eat. my friends ordered this kind of food cooked with blood and internal organs of a pig. they really enjoyed eating this food that they made me try it. well, for friendships sake, i tried and yuck! it tasted bad, i mean for me, i didnt like the taste, i dont get it why they liked that food. i will never taste it again.
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@victorywp (3524)
• United States
23 May 09
LOL! actually in order to eat internal organs of animals, you should be trained eating it since you are small. otherwise it's really hard to accept the taste of it.:D