I just overheard a coworker saying “Oh, I would never try that in my life!”, in a discussion of food. (This was about consuming a steak cooked less than medium well). It made me wonder what life is like for those who refuse to try new food, especially those who refuse to try mundane things like fried shrimp.

Why limit yourself? It seems like such a closed-minded way to view food. Help me understand?

EDIT:

I wasn’t going to do this, but I’m tired of replying to people and will post this at the top.

The person that prompted this question is a close-minded piece of crap. He has no sensory issues, just a shitty mindset, with ignorance and prejudice on display with no shame. I have the pleasure of hearing his annoying shit every night.

The knee-jerk reactions I have received from people in this post have had me examine my own knee-jerk reactions, attributing malice to that which may be misunderstanding rather than bigotry or hatred. This is what I am taking away from this post. That even I should take a chill pill every now and again; it’s not all a tragedy.

I will not delete it, because there are some very thoughtful replies that explain different viewpoints, that people took time to type out. It would be disrespectful to them to do that.

Call me what you like. Don’t care. I will not be replying to any other replies.

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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      15 days ago

      Theres people who have very strong perceptions about food, like they don’t like mayo but like the exact same thing if called aioli. My mother will eat a tuna sandwich, but hates the idea of a fish taco. She thinks she hates tofu and is suspicious that any Asian food is secretly tofu, but has had stir fry with chicken and tofu and liked it. No she cannot identify tofu. Conversely, she thinks she loves mushrooms, but doesn’t know you need to cook them so she will add them to eggs or salads raw or nearly raw, and enjoy it. She thinks MSG makes her sick.

      Its kinda like a placebo effect. She got sick at a chinese place once, and soneone told her “Oh its the MSG” and it was just cemented into her mind. Maybe she had raw tofurkey in the 1980s when it was peddled as a drop-in meat replacement.