Linda0818
Head Chef
Kimchee - I once saw a cooking show and with al the rage , I figured, let me give it a go ( haven't ever tried it before). I followed the directions and tasted it, and it plain old just tasted like crap. I figured, maybe I did something wrong, so I went to my local Asian store and bought some so I could do a comparison of my end product an what it was supposed to taste like. Found out that they both tasted the same ( like crap). A few years later , I have a Korean co-worker who also makes her own and when I told her the story, she insisted that hers was the best and she would bring me in some to sample. She did, and you guessed it, tasted like crap to me.
Seaweed or anything with that hint of ocean smell or flavor ( not talking about smelly fish, but just that 'coming from the ocean' scent/ flavor. I just dont get it. It sickens me. Some people blame it on the fact that im vegetarian, but thats not the case. When I drive by a house and smell someones grill going, Sure I know its meat, but that smokey grilling scent is great. ocean, not so good
Raisins- I dont absolutely hate them, but will always pick them out should they be present in what im eating ( granola, certain rice dishes ...). I love just about all other dried fruit.
Fake Maple syrup - Makes me gag. I love real maple syrup. The fake stuff tastes so different to me, I dont even know how they got that flavor and think it resembles the real thing.
Canned asparagus - food for the devil. its mushy and plain old gross.
Alcoholic beverages - Not that I despise it, just any ones that I've had I know I would like it better without the alcohol element in it.
Okay, I have to 2nd both of these. Kimchee is just plain gross and I'm the same way with raisins. I don't know what my aversion to them is about, but I get so aggravated with things like trail mixes. Raisins! In just about all of them. Why do they all have to have raisins?!
However, I will eat Raisin Bran, for some reason. As long as the raisins are sugar-coated, I don't mind them. But in anything else or plain on their own, nope.