We all have that one food we just can’t understand how anyone eats. For me, it started with cottage cheese. My mom swore it was good for you, but I could never get past the weird texture. Over the years, the list grew: canned tuna, raisins, and yes, even fondant on cakes.
These are the kinds of foods that seem to split people into two camps: those who love them... and those who gag at the thought. Some are bland, others too intense, and a few just make you wonder how they ever became popular in the first place. How many of these polarizing picks would you proudly eat, and which ones would you secretly ban forever?
Note: The content of this article does not reflect the Writer’s personal beliefs.
Marzipan
This one’s going to get a lot of hate because marzipan is near and dear to some people, but every time we eat it, it’s impossible to understand how it could ever be that good.
Sure, the idea of ground almonds, honey, and sugar sounds good, but marzipan has a very weird fondant-like texture, and it needs to go.
It also tastes very powdery and pasty in your mouth. It might just be something that you could get used to with time, but we highly doubt it.
Baked beans
Okay, it’s time we confess one thing: no one actually likes baked beans. Let’s take a moment to think about it. Have you ever seen someone who eats baked beans willingly?
Sure, many are roped into eating these as a kid or because we think they are healthy so we suffer through the taste but it’s hard to believe anyone actually likes them.
Canned tuna
Now, this is one food that’s always baffling because it's still in the market and we don't know why. Yes, fish is a great thing, and it’s healthy, too. And maybe fresh tuna is appetizing.
But there’s something gross about canned seafood, especially tuna. The fish soaks up the tart juice and oil and turns out with a weird mushy texture.
One word: ew.
Cottage cheese
Alright, there are some very tasty cottage cheese recipes. But you’ll notice one thing about them: they all have a seriously odd texture.
That strange crumble and bland taste is just weird. Can we all please stop pretending to like cottage cheese? Because we don't.
Raisins
Ugh. The number of times we’ve had to pick out raisins from cookies and barfs potato salads.
Raisins may make a great snack on their own for some people. But they’re seriously ruining the fun in everything.
These pesky little fellas are added to everything, and we don’t care how many people come out in their support; raisins have to be the one food that definitely doesn’t deserve its popularity.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is just sick people's food. That’s it. That’s the whole argument. Sure, oatmeal is a big breakfast dish, but it seriously doesn’t deserve the gold placard.
People may argue that oatmeal can be made great by adding fruits, but then what’s the point? Just eat the plain fruit instead.
Lima beans
Lima beans are weird. They’re too tiny and hard, and even when cooked, they turn into a weird mushy dish.
They neither taste nor look great. They’re incredibly boring, and adding them to even the best dishes won’t redeem them.
So it’s obvious whoever claims they love lima beans is seriously misguided.
Cabbage
Cabbage is an okay vegetable, but it really has no redeeming qualities. The vegetable is a little crunchy, which may look like it has something to offer, but cabbage really doesn’t have anything up its sleeve.
The vegetable ruins salads and burgers, and yet, people have the nerve to put it in pasta.
Yeah, nobody really likes this one.
Avocado
One of the world’s greatest mysteries is how the blandest vegetable, namely avocado, made it to the top. Because what’s so great about avocado?
It has a weird, mushy texture, and it's also quite boring to taste; it’s like eating wet, mushy, boring fruit.
Nobody knows how avocados became so popular, but I am going to blame social media.
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe? This fruit should be named canteat because it’s really impossible to shove down without adding heaps and heaps of sugar on top.
Sure, many dieting regimes popularized the fruit, but that’s literally because it has nothing to offer. It just gives you a false sense of feeling full without the needed nutritional boost.
And those wet seeds. EW! Just removing them from the middle of the melon makes us feel squeamish.
Matcha
Now, we know matcha is part of a diverse cuisine. But the matcha that is available in most stores and cafes is just way low quality for matcha experts to touch.
Matcha tea is bearable, but matcha desserts are really pushing their luck when prepared with low-quality matcha. The taste is too earthy and strong, and we might even call it musty. So yeah, it’s not one people like, but we think they like it because of its sudden popularity.
Liver
Okay, can we just address the fact that the liver is one part of poultry that no one likes?
It has a weird texture that doesn’t sit well, and even if you douse it with spices and flavoring, the liver has that distinct bland taste to it. Its also way, way too chewy to ever be considered delicious.
Cauliflower
Nobody actually likes this smelly, disgusting vegetable. Maybe that is why people are constantly trying to disguise cauliflower as something else. Cauliflower rice? Cauliflower pizza crust? We don't care how you dress it up, it is still gross.
Sardines
How can anyone eat these little slimy fish? They smell awful, have a terrible texture, and, worst of all, they have eyes! If you ever see anyone slurping down sardines, run in the other direction. There is definitely something wrong with them.
Kale
How could anyone possibly like kale when it tastes like dirt and socks combined? Plus, the chewy, tough texture of kale is never very appealing.
Sure, you can blend it into a smoothie and try to drink the fibrous, pulpy stuff, but we bet that you don't like that very much, either. Let's just all move on from kale. Agreed?
Mushrooms
Mushrooms have a weird, spongy texture that most of us can't get past. Cook those mushy mushrooms, and then they just feel slimy and off inside your mouth.
They also have a very distinct earthy taste that makes you feel like you're eating dirt. Keep the mushrooms on the forest floor, and stop putting them on our plates!
Fondant
Nobody likes fondant. It is chewy, way too sweet, and either dry or sticky. There is no in-between. So why are we still covering cakes in fondant and expecting people to eat them? We should just stick to the tastier frostings that are seriously good.
These 35 cake decorating ideas will give you much better ways to decorate a cake rather than using gross fondant.
Blue Cheese
How can anyone get past the awful smell of blue cheese and put it into their mouths? One whiff of this stinky cheese is enough to send most people running in the other direction.
Also, blue cheese has visible mold all over the cheese (yes, all that "blue" stuff is mold!). Who would want to eat this stinky, moldy cheese? We have no idea.
Brussels Sprouts
Whoever thought that eating these little green balls would be a good idea? Brussels sprouts have the strongest, cabbage-like taste and terrible, pungent smell. They not only taste terrible, but they also look creepy. Cut a Brussels sprout in half, and it looks like a mini-brain. This is one food we will always say no to.
This article was first published at Spatula Desserts.
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