Food Hell

Another thing I've not tried since childhood, is semolina pudding, or frog spawn as we used to call it in primary school.

We used to have an ogre for a school dinner supervisor, made such a (bad) impression on me, that I can still recall her name, Mrs Chandler, and a very large woman.

If you didn't leave your plate clean of food, no matter if you liked it or not, she would (no kidding) mash your face down into the plate until you did. For whatever reason, one day I couldn't finish the frog spawn so duly got my face mashed into the dish.

Things were very different in the early sixties.
 
As a slight modification to the thread... Things you hated then overnight fell in love with.

Cold custard/Blancmange. As a kid I absolutely HATED cold custard, especially in a trifle. It is a testament to the other ingredients in a trifle that I ever even ate a trifle again after the first experience of cold solidified custard, same went for blancmange at school. Now though I love the stuff.
 
How could I forget, although the therapy has been working wonders, pie and mash :eek:
First time I tried it and while queuing, see an old guy smoother his in vinegar, salt and pepper....I soon realised why he did that as it is not edible as is and as for presentation...


Dons NBC suit and awaits the incoming melt comments ;)
 
Mushrooms

I can eat food containing small amounts that add to the flavour of a dish or oyster mushrooms that have been torn up and put in a soup but apart from that they are horrid things
 
Kelt said:
If you didn't leave your plate clean of food, no matter if you liked it or not, she would (no kidding) mash your face down into the plate until you did. For whatever reason, one day I couldn't finish the frog spawn so duly got my face mashed into the dish.

Things were very different in the early sixties.
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Things didn't really improve in the 70's
I was a terrible eater as a child (still am now funnily enough), but our primary school teacher only let us leave one item on our plate at lunchtime. This caused problems for me as I hated any kind of vegetables and wasn't keen on mash potato either. Hiding peas inside mash potato was one trick I learned quickly, however baked beans, cauliflower and stewed tomatoes were another mater, Cauliflower went in my trouser pocket, but with anything wet, I always got into trouble and wasn't allowed a dessert for my crime.
 
For me most of the foods I dislike are due to texture. Doesn't feel pleasant in mouth, not going to enjoy it. So things like bananas, savoy cabbage, Cornish puff biscuits, cottage cheese are on the list. Plus for some reason, don't like Indian food with seafood/fish as think the spices and other ingredients affect the texture. No issues with Chinese, Thai, Japanese

Food hells include pork scratchings/crackling, meat sausages with a low meat content, fresh tuna, fish paste, malt loaf, fig rolls,
 
Must admit, used to buy Pork Scratchings, only to chew on a mushy one or had hair (or something alien to chew on). Scratchings are awesome with a pint, or roast etc. When bagged up, cold, can be a bit of a mystery tour.

Pickled eggs that'd sat on a smoky bar for eons (they were green); as an act of drunken bravado, chuck one in a bag of Walkers and enjoy...
 
Cabbage in any way, shape or form, even the smallest amount in a larger dish can make me gag, I also happen to have a polish wife who occasionally loves to make Gołąbki (Golumpki) - meat stuffed polish cabbage rolls and the whole house stinks after she does it. :(
 
Kelt said:
Another thing I've not tried since childhood, is semolina pudding, or frog spawn as we used to call it in primary school.

We used to have an ogre for a school dinner supervisor, made such a (bad) impression on me, that I can still recall her name, Mrs Chandler, and a very large woman.

If you didn't leave your plate clean of food, no matter if you liked it or not, she would (no kidding) mash your face down into the plate until you did. For whatever reason, one day I couldn't finish the frog spawn so duly got my face mashed into the dish.

Things were very different in the early sixties.
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Semolina pudding doesn't look like frog spawn so doubt it was that. Probably Sago or Tapioca.

Banana is pretty much the only thing I really don't like.
 
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