Discussion»Questions»Human Behavior» Is there a particular food that you refuse to eat because it's associated with a bad memory? If so, how did it happen? ~
Canned peas and carrots. They are disgusting. Too mushy and taste too much like the tin can. My mother wouldn't let me leave the table without eating them. I remember using my milk to swallow them down like pills.
Not that I can think of, though my best friend admitted he will never eat Mini Wheats again because it reminded him of a time when he was doing badly in school and was about to flunk a grade.
For years I wouldn't eat a packet product called 'savoury rice' it had rice, peas etc.. I was around 5, and was sick that night - I think unrelated to the rice but in my mind I associated with being sick. I had a note from my mum saying I didn't have to eat that at school. My son wont eat Chicken Kiev because he associates it with a drain full of dead frogs I asked him to sort out for me.. ewww. But safe to say we made the drain so that frogs could NOT get trapped there again, so it was a worthwhile exercise.
Since I wash my socks and clean my feet, I don't know what you are talking about. I actually love cauliflower. I steam it with zucchini, brush with olive oil, throw some freshly grated parmesan cheese on it along with some S & P. Yum. Makes my farts smell like flowers.
This post was edited by Harry at March 27, 2017 6:53 PM MDT
Liquorice. When I was a kid, any time I got a cold my mother used to feed me copious quantities of Nyal decongestant. It's aniseed flavoured, so I have this subconscious association between the flavour of aniseed and feeling sick. Liquorice, Sambucca, fennel - anything with a hint of that flavour, I dislike.
I'm right there with you. HATE licorice, sambucca, anise, & fennel. One of my first jobs was with a company that distributed a licorice flavored gum. During my interview, the President of the company, asked me if I had tried it. I told him I did because a roommate came home with it the week before and offered me a piece. He asked me if I liked it & I told him no! But I did explain it was only because I just don't like licorice. Later he told me he offered me the job because I wasn't afraid to be honest with him. He was a great guy. One of only two bosses I've ever had that I really enjoyed working for.
Benedict Arnold 
