Thread: As a kid, what food were you made to eat at mealtimes that you hated?

My uncle recalled eating casu marzu - now he wasn't immune to this type of food as i remember him cooking pheasant so well hung it was green with his little friends in too. Those were the days

Any type of offal particularly tripe.

People love my missus's steak and kidney pies but I've never tried one.

Disrespecting the humble sprout!

Outrageous!!

Thai stir-fried brussels sprouts-put some lead in your pencil

Might be me....but I find it almost disturbing that most of youz folks have never explored the fuzziness and the almost casual off-handedness of the initial inquiry.
Can't imagine what kind of households [or parental guidance] would force upon or "make you" eat a particular food that you might be revolted by or a lesser desire to take.

Odd.

^ I am having to constantly 'encourage' my daughter to eat veg. Force is maybe a bit strong but she knows if she leaves the veg I'll have a go out her and there'll be no pudding. If I didn't do this she would happily never eat a vegetable again and I think of it as a parental duty to get her used to veg with a meal.

A friend of hers doesn't get the same encouragement from his parents, won't touch any kind of veg at all at age 11 and takes 30 minutes to take a dump every day. I would be very worried if he was my kid.

Give mine raw carrots and cucumber as a snack daily.
That's as far as I can go with healthy.
Sprouts at Xmas was bribery at a £1 per sprout consumed, still didn't work.
Parents are triers...

Yeah, peas, sweetcorn and carrots are easy but sprouts seem to be a step too far.

Did y'all know that celery is calorie negative ? You burn more calaries chewing it than it provides

I can honestly say I was never " Forced" to eat any food. The rule was, Mom cooked and you eat that or go hungry. She used to say " I am not a short order cook, I make 1 meal for dinner". There were a few times I went hungry. Sometimes when I saw liver in the fridge, I would sneak snacks in my room for later. The hardest part was no matter what I had to sit at the table. Very strict rules even if you weren't going to eat. So I would down my milk, if I got lucky there was a side dish to eat. If not, I waited it out. Thankfully around 8 yrs old or so she stopped making liver, meatloaf etc. Dinners after that were always great.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ I am having to constantly 'encourage' my daughter to eat veg. Force is maybe a bit strong but she knows if she leaves the veg I'll have a go out her and there'll be no pudding. If I didn't do this she would happily never eat a vegetable again and I think of it as a parental duty to get her used to veg with a meal.

A friend of hers doesn't get the same encouragement from his parents, won't touch any kind of veg at all at age 11 and takes 30 minutes to take a dump every day. I would be very worried if he was my kid.

Seen it already mentioned but yep, Brussel sprouts... Fuck those things all the way off.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Runny egg yolk

It's runny egg whites (aka snot) that'll make me send eggs back if served that way, yuk

Originally Posted by Backspin

Yup. Brussel sprouts for me too. Sickening taste

Steamed till they've just gone tender then rolled around in some butter and seasoned well will change most people's minds, they're delicious. Unlike the boiled to a mush unseasoned balls of green death many of us remember when we were kids.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Might be me....

Well there's always every chance of that on any topic when you're involved isn't there, but you'll be the only one that can't understand why

Originally Posted by Stumpy

I can honestly say I was never " Forced" to eat any food. The rule was, Mom cooked and you eat that or go hungry. She used to say " I am not a short order cook, I make 1 meal for dinner". There were a few times I went hungry. Sometimes when I saw liver in the fridge, I would sneak snacks in my room for later. The hardest part was no matter what I had to sit at the table. Very strict rules even if you weren't going to eat. So I would down my milk, if I got lucky there was a side dish to eat. If not, I waited it out. Thankfully around 8 yrs old or so she stopped making liver, meatloaf etc. Dinners after that were always great.

similar to my up bringing however the rule was Mum cooked it, you cannot leave the dinner table till its eaten.

woke a few time in the morning still sitting at the table.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Can't imagine what kind of households [or parental guidance] would force upon or "make you" eat a particular food that you might be revolted by or a lesser desire to take.

Odd.

You aren't the first Boomer to say that in this thread. So much for Boomers having it rough. The default arrangement in my family or circle of friends is that you eat what is cooked. Full stop. The idea that you can turn down meals is just a foreign concept to me. Or anyone I knew

Originally Posted by Fondles

similar to my up bringing however the rule was Mum cooked it, you cannot leave the dinner table till its eaten.

woke a few time in the morning still sitting at the table.

I had a few long nights at the table early on like that driven by my Dad but my Mom would let me go.

One thing I did like, my Mom always made fresh vegetables. Steamed Carrots, Broccoli, Corn on the Cob, Long Beans all picked from the garden almost year round. I cant really ever remember eating canned veggies. Sometimes the Frozen Green Giant Veggies. So I was lucky in that I could eat veggies for dinner which bought me a pass...

Originally Posted by Mendip

there'll be no pudding.

Sounds like a good idea from the get go. Maybe reduce it to twice a week, maybe Fridays and Saturdays?

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Corn on the Cob

Slathered with melted butter. *drool*

Originally Posted by S Landreth

cauliflower

Even I draw the line at that abomination!

Originally Posted by Backspin

Did y'all know that celery is calorie negative ? You burn more calaries chewing it than it provides

Spouting bullshit as usual.

Myth: Celery is a negative calorie food.

There is no such thing as a negative calorie food and eating celery will not burn off any calories. Celery contains about 16.01 calories per 100 grams.

Facts and Myths About Celery

Originally Posted by Headworx

Steamed till they've just gone tender then rolled around in some butter and seasoned well

...agree: I've tried sprouts only as an adult...delicious when prepared this way...

This was a horror in our house at Thanksgiving for a couple of years. Finally my mom relented and just made a nice cream gravy for me to have. Freaking Giblet gravy.

What is giblet gravy made of?














What Are Giblets? Giblets are comprised of the heart, gizzard, liver, and neck of the chicken or turkey. They are often found in a small bundle inside the cavity of the whole bird. You can make gravy from the giblets of either a turkey or a chicken.

Originally Posted by aging one

Freaking Giblet gravy.

That was a problem for me too, but it was gravy and stuffing. My stepfather would often time sneak the giblets in and not tell the kids he did. After awhile it got to the point my mom had to make seperate gravy and stuffing because my brothers and me would not eat stuff with giblets in it.

Damn, I remembered the gravy but forgot the stuffing. I think giblets in the stuffing passed quickly as I dont remember tears like I do for the gravy.

Originally Posted by aging one

Damn, I remembered the gravy but forgot the stuffing.

Ya, it is still traumatizing to think about sitting down for a nice Thanksgiving dinner only to have it ruined by chomping down on giblets and almost hurling at the table.

There are some fussy eaters here.

I was never made to eat anything. There was no need to. I ate what was cooked for me and I ate everything on the plate - at home, at school and at my grandparents house. It was all good but my grandmother's cooking was the best.

Sprouts? Love 'em. Cauliflower? Love it. Swede or turnip? Yes, please. Love it. Broccoli? Fine. Potatoes? Any way you cook them I'll eat them. Peas? Any kind but I prefer garden peas.

Liver? Lamb's liver is the best but pig liver is good enough.

Oysters? Yep. I eat them often in Thailand. They are cheap and easily available. I had some last week.

Eggs: any way you cook them, or even raw.