childhood food memories

katknapp

can anyone remember anything truly awful that your parents made you eat and that you will not touch ever again!!!

mine is liver,even the name makes me yak! my dad used to force us to eat it because it was healthy ohhh i cant go on talking about it,it makes me shudder...................

valval

tripe muscles still can not stand the smell of them cooking

katknapp

tripe muscles still can not stand the smell of them cooking

That actually sounds far worst than liver :shock:..i also hate cabbage andddd cabbage water my father used to make us drink it said it was the best bit of the cabbage yeauchhhh oh and although not strictly food cod liver oil!!!god what were my parents trying to do to me lol

barbara12

My grandma used to boil sheep's brains to make brawn...them my mum took it over....I cant stomach it...

valval

when we went away with the sea cadets they gave us syrup of figs yuk

prefabkid47

couldn't stomach cabbage (usually had great chunks of stalk),used to have to sit there until had eaten it (when backs were turned used to give it to the dog!) also beetroot still hate both..................... :evil

Airwave!

Rabbit! Dad used to knock them over whilst working nights, with the vehicle headlights blinding them, he'd come home with some still alive (some got away!) rabbits in the boot of his car. The small bones were a pain for little children, I still won't eat one.

constable

My hate is from school, they used to dish up apricots and peaches in custard. I did warn them that if they made me eat it, they would have to accept what happened next. I still hate them today with a vengance.


Karen xx

dreamdaisy

Sausages. Gravy. Custard. Semolina and tapioca. Off now to throw up.

constable

Tapioca, thats another one I loathe, thank D.D.


Karen xx

tkachev

Peas and fresh tomatoes. peas are in everything and I still have to pick them out of pies and soup.

E x

liesa

Brawn!! i used to love nicking the slices out the fridge.... now i wanna gag!! also black pudding... loved it until i found out what it was made from... always ate chunks from the fridge especially when pregnant...

everyday my mum would make breakfast cornflakes... she would make with warm milk, i cant stand soggy cornflakes nor warmed milk on them....

i used to eat raw sausages and raw bacon rind... wouldnt dream of it today but it never made me ill!!

tkachev

I used to eat raw bacon too and it never made me ill either!

Elizabeth

katknapp

Readybrek is another my mum was convinced it really did insulate you against the cold,the most disgusting gloop ever plus i didnt have the yellow lines round me like in the advert lol

cloud9

I was terribly fussy as a child. I also suffered chronic anaemia which I was hospitalised for. Henceforth I have grown up STILL hating many foods and still have some issues about eating habits. I can't bear hot things and cold things on the same plate, i.e. salad and jacket spuds or tinned cold fruit and custard. Certain foods together are a complete no no, i.e. eggs with potatoes, (other than chips). I can't bear my plate piled high with food. Don't like anything spicy or hot and cannot stomach cauliflower, coconut, most veg actually. I'm a nightmare to cater for and am happiest when I'm left to my own devices. I'll only eat if I'm hungry, because I remember my dad yelling at me, "You're not leaving the table until every scrap is eaten!" I can't leave food on my plate uneaten without huge amounts of guilt and embarrassment. I'd rather go hungry.

NinaKKang

My dad absolutely loves brussel sprouts (which I've always hated), he loved them to the point where he would make a CURRY from them. Can you imagine the smell?? Sometimes when I go round to see them and he's cooking it, I can smell it all the way down the drive - yuck!

He also loves liver - god, the things that man eats. I know it's very good for you, but I can't stand it either!

Nxx

lupin15

valval wrote:

tripe muscles still can not stand the smell of them cooking

Tripe in onion sauce...my god awful chewy stuff which i have never revisited. Yuk.

prefabkid47

I can remember as a little kid the family often used to go down to Folkestone Harbour.There we would have dishes of cockles from the stalls at 6d a time (they were freshly landed off the fishing boats).I can still smell the fish and hear the seagulls..........................

Another thing comes to mind.Every Sunday afternoon when I was little the 'winkle' man used to come round the neigbourhood.Sunday tea was winkles and bread and butter.I can still remember sitting at the table getting the winkles out with a pin!!
It's so long since I've had them don't know if I could eat them now.
Ron