I don't much enjoy eating it - thanks to a childhood spent staring at endless Tupperware bowls of it because my Mom thought it would help me grow big and strong - but I rather like how it shows up on film. Screen. Whatever.
Your turn: Please share a tale of a food you ate in childhood that you never want to see, hear of or consume again. I'll apologize in advance if I'm conjuring up nightmarish images from your past. Have fun with this one!
I never cared for eggplant either, until I had it Italian Parmagiana style.
ReplyDeleteI think that Brussel Sprouts are my most hated veggie. Followed by cooked cabbage, chicken livers and anything else that sounds like it should only be eaten on a dare.
Ew...no question...BRUSSELS SPROUTS. They still make me gag...the way they smell, the way they taste...*shudder*
ReplyDeleteI ain't big on eggplant either. It's so pretty, though. I caught myself looking at it at the store the other day and thinking, "How can I cook this?" before reminding myself that it's just not that tasty. The beauty of it kinds reels you in!
I cannot eat green beans. Everyone LOVES them, but after my grandmother made me sit for hours at the kitchen table because I wouldn't eat them and then forced them upon me I just can't stand the sight of them.
ReplyDeleteBrussel sprouts. I gag just thinking about them.
ReplyDeleteOxtail soup, salt fish and ackee, and cow tongue. Yuck. Ick. Poo. The drawbacks of having a Jamaican mother. But I won't complain about the rice and peas, curried goat or jerk chicken!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny... all the vegetables I hated as a child – spinach, eggplant, zucchini, brussel sprouts, artichokes – I now love. Is that supposed to be a sign of maturity?
Condensed Milk and Mashed Banana Sandwiches...excuse me the thought of them just makes me want to throw up now.
ReplyDeleteSoft shell crab, but that was as an adult.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid, I had a strong aversion to ice cream sandwiches. When I was in fourth grade, our school gave us a turkey lunch for Thanksgiving. For dessert: the dreaded ice cream sandwich. I ate it happily, and proceeded to vomit all afternoon. I couldn't even look at those things for years.
In hindsight, it might have actually been the turkey. Oh well.
Now don't get me started on Ron Cacique.
Eggplant was my worst food, too. My mother cooked it with tomato sauce, green peppers, and onions. It made me gag. My daughter wants me to buy one so she can try it (yes, she's an odd 3 year old) but I refuse!
ReplyDeleteOh, I had many a nightmare about fried liver and onions. I couldn't even stand to smell it cooking (and still can't) so eating it was out of the question. That is the nastiest smell ever!
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ReplyDeleteIf I wanted that taste in my mouth, I'd lick the inside of a gym shoe.
Ick.
Carmi, this has got to be one of your best photographs!!! Thank you for sharing it. As for the food from my childhood I can not eat, look at, smell or touch without wanting to shrivel up and die - Kraft Macaroni and Cheese.
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I thought it was a reflection of the milky way in the fly's eyeball, but I guess eggplant makes more sense as something you ate as a child.
ReplyDeleteFor me, canned vegetables are somethign that I just can't manage anymore. They're like little vegetables with all life force sucked out of them. To quote Edina Monsoon, "Dull, soul-less, dahling!"
hominy! and someone else said liver, i have to agree.
ReplyDeleteUgh! Aubergine, horrible (that's eggplant to you guys over there). But the alltime worst and your comments seem to prove it is Sprouts closely followed by Greens which you don't seem to see so much these days. Other no nos are plums, prunes, and semolina.
ReplyDeleteAnother post to which I can relate! If I EVER see green bean casserole again, you know, the one with the fake onion rings on top, I'll scream and run away! It was awful and my mom made it at least once a week. Bleh!
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