Disgusting Stuff At My House and Yours

[mrissa]

markgritter made Soup That Smells Nasty for lunch today. It had been ages since he'd last made it, and I was okay with that, but now the weather is inching towards fall, which means more STSN for the foreseeable future.

Tonight I'm making asparagus (roasted, with garlic, mmmmmm) because C.J. will not be here for dinner. If he was here every single night, I'd get to the point where I said, "Well, tough; the rest of us like asparagus, so you can dig carrots out of the veggie bin or frozen peas out of the freezer or make yourself a salad or whatever." (Anyone who doesn't get their RDA of fruit and veggies in this house is a total hoser and not even trying.) But he doesn't eat here every night, so it's easy enough to make sure asparagus is around when he isn't.

The problem with STSN is that it doesn't actually make me ill, so I don't feel it would be reasonable to ask him not to make it. There are things I will ask him and timprov not to make because the smell of it will put me off food for days. timprov also has a few quirky ones -- my poached pears in white wine, for example, will put him off food indefinitely. (He likes pears. He likes white wine. He likes the spices I put in it. It's just the combination heated on the stove that's problematic.) But we all gross each other out from time to time, just not enough to put in anti-requests.

If you live with people, what do your housemates make that grosses you out? Is it bad enough for you to ask them to eat it when you're not home, or is it just something you flee from personally? If you live on your own (or with people, why not), was there something your parents ate that was truly vile? (seagrit: there is a limit on how many characters can go into these posts, so just pick a few Dave Favorites. :) ) And what about school cafeterias (college or before): what really grossed you out there? The very thought of my grade school's canned peas is enough to make me glad I've already lunched. What's the worst stuff in your food world?

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[palinade.livejournal.com]

Spam. It doesn't quite make me gag, but the mere mention of it and I can't help making a facial squinch that's a cross between an "ew" and a wince.

Canned vegetables, although understandable for its storage, gross me out. I much prefer frozen when I can't get fresh. At least flash frozen veggies still retain their color, shape, and general flavor. The only canned veggie I will tolerate are artichoke hearts, certain asian mushrooms, tomato (diced, pureed, whole, whatever), and corn. But no canned beans or peas or carrots will ever again be ingested if I can help it.

Green bean casserole with those friend onion things on top should be stricken off the list of edibles. Forever. In fact, most "casseroles" with a can of creamed soup in the list of ingredients should be removed to a far off place.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

THEY MAKE CANNED CARROTS??? Not, like, pickled carrots in an artsy assortment with pickled other things, but canned carrots? That is just disgusting on such an unnecessary level.)

(Okay, so I was 12 when I found out about cake mix and 16 when I found out about jarred gravy. I'm still affronted by the jarred gravy, actually.)

[scottjames.livejournal.com]

and 16 when I found out about jarred gravy. I'm still affronted by the jarred gravy, actually.

Sometimes you make me want to sigh and shake my head. Like when you first found out about jarred gravy.