Olives, Yes or No?

[sooneron]

Well?

And I mean, do you like olives of any single kind?


I will post my reason for this thread after I have a decent idea of the skew.

[Vaevictis]

Hell yes. I love me some olives.

[OUWxGuesser]

One time at the couch cafeteria a 60+ year old server told me I should eat olives to enhance my sex drive. I almost hurled on the spot...

[Tailwind]

I love olives.

[Tailwind]

But not the ones they have at the new Safeway Olive Bar.

[Widescreen]

Black olives - yes. I eat them several times a week. Green olives, not so much.

[olevetonahill]

any kind , anytime ;)

[leavingthezoo]

hate olives. love olive oil.

[jk the sooner fan]

green only for me please

[TopDaugIn2000]

hate olives. love olive oil.

ditto

[SoonerInKCMO]

Hate, hate, hate. Blech.

[Okieflyer]

Well here you go!

http://www.kingfeatures.com/license/liprop/images/_PROPS/popeye_oloyl.gif

And she's single.

[Mjcpr]

I like olives....black ones more than green ones though.

[OKC-SLC]

Black olives - yes. I eat them several times a week. Green olives, not so much.
exactly.

nice avatar, etc. by the way. an underrated classic.


'the german says to wait here'.

[OUHOMER]

black only

[Melo]

Olives = Gross old people food.

;)

[colleyvillesooner]

out

[Rogue]

Green, Black, Kalamata, marinated, in my vodka martini, in my italian gravy, on a stick, sliced, diced, stuffed with pimientos (think someone actually has a job as an "olive-stuffer"?), on my pizza, oil drizzled on everything except my oatmeal. Yes sir, I likes me some olives.

What's with the mysteriousness?

[Tailwind]

Olives = Gross old people food.

;)
Boooo! I've loved olives since I was a little kid.

[OhU1]

Love olives. Prefer black over green but will eat either. Love them on pizza, with rice, noodles, salad, sandwiches. Love the oil too. And they have the good fat too which is a bonus.

My dad used to pop green olives into the cheap light beer he drank. If you drink that watery stuff the green olives actually help believe it or not.

[Melo]

Boooo! I've loved olives since I was a little kid.

Ssoooo... you were born to be an old fart...?

;)

[MamaMia]

I like olives.

[Frozen Sooner]

Olives. Loved 'em since I was a little kid sticking black ones on the ends of my fingers. Love kalamatas. Love the ones with pimentos in 'em.

[sanantoniosooner]

Never liked them. Any color.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Cheesy Bread

2 Small or 1 large Soft French Bread Bagets (Cut into half inch slices)
2 Cups Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
1 Cup Shreddded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 Cup of Hellmans Real Mayo
1 Pack of dry Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1/4 a finely chopped white or yellow onion
1(2oz can of finely chopped Black Olives)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Spread onto bread and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Will.

Rock.

Your.

Face.

Off.

Completely.

[sanantoniosooner]

I bet that would be good without the olives.

[TopDaugIn2000]

I bet that would be good without the olives.

yup. same here

[sanantoniosooner]

actually, upon further inspection, I've good more issues than just olives with that.

[TopDaugIn2000]

I'd only be ok with it if the onions cooked fully.....

[OUAndy1807]

love 'em all.

[soonerboomer93]

nope, sometimes i'll have them on pizza

and when I do, I can clear a room once they kick in

[proud gonzo]

i've never had an olive. but I don't think I'd like them. it looks like a grape but doesn't taste like a grape...I just don't know if I can deal with dishonest food.

[Tailwind]

Ssoooo... you were born to be an old fart...?

;)LOL....no, but I was born to crush young farts! ;)

[Frozen Sooner]

i've never had an olive. but I don't think I'd like them. it looks like a grape but doesn't taste like a grape...I just don't know if I can deal with dishonest food.

GRAPES ARE THE DISHONEST ONES!

They taste good yet are supposedly good for you I CALL BULL****!

[Soonerus]

Olives are very healthy and good for your heart

[1stTimeCaller]

no way hose a. olive oil, yes. the only good olive is a smushed and drained one.

[Ruuuuuufus]

nope, too salty

[Ash]

i've never had an olive. but I don't think I'd like them. it looks like a grape but doesn't taste like a grape...I just don't know if I can deal with dishonest food.

If you've never had one, how do you know what it tastes like?

[1stTimeCaller]

If you've never had one, how do you know what it tastes like?

assuming that you're a man, have you ever tongue kissed another man? How do you know that you wouldn't like it? ;)

Sometime you just know.

[Soonerus]

Olives are good for you, regardless if you choose to or like to eat them...

[sooner_born_1960]

I like them. Black and green.

[TUSooner]

Green, Black, Kalamata, marinated, in my vodka martini, in my italian gravy, on a stick, sliced, diced, stuffed with pimientos (think someone actually has a job as an "olive-stuffer"?), on my pizza, oil drizzled on everything except my oatmeal. Yes sir, I likes me some olives....

Yep. :)

[oklaclarinet]

I vote yes for olives. They are especially great on a muffuletta sandwich.

[SleestakSooner]

Love em now, but before I was stationed in Greece I couldn't stand them. Now I will eat them with most any meal.

[ouflak]

Yes. Took a Polish girl to get me interested in really trying them out as a normal snack, but it was worth it. Some kinds of olives are delicious. They aren't very nutrutious though (although this might be a good thing for those who want something low-calorie).

[Chuck Bao]

I love black and green olives.

But, never, ever try canned Chinese black olives. Trust me!

[Rogue]

i've never had an olive. but I don't think I'd like them.

Seriously? It amazes me the food that some people have never tried. I mean how do you get through life for more than a few years and not have an olive? It's not like it's some exotic or rare food. They are everywhere. I think that guy on the Travel Channel (one of my new favorites) has a great job, going all over the world and trying food. 'Cept he has a fancy for monkey brains. Not having tried them I'm not exactly knocking them but he seems to enjoy the shock-factor of it. Either the food's good or it's not, regardless of the drama.

PG, all olives are not the same, as you can tell from the responses here. Some love one kind/color and not another.

The suspense of this is killing me. What's the dealio with olives?

[BoogercountySooner]

Heres my Great neice Mackenzie trying out an Olive at Christmas.

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1206/2281/320/794023/PICT7469.jpg

She's thinking about it.
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1206/2281/320/602163/PICT7468.jpg

I beleive the answer is a big NO!
http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1206/2281/320/353310/PICT7470.jpg

[SoonerInKCMO]

Smart kid.

[Jeopardude]

Love olives - Lucques olives are the greatest. Picholines are good as well. Love a tapenade spread (that's a dish consisting of pureed or finely chopped black olives, capers, anchovies, and olive oil. It may also contain garlic, herbs, tuna, lemon juice, or brandy-- thanks wikipedia!) on toast with goat cheese and roasted peppers. Love a hot and spicy olive mix too. Or one with cinnamon and cardamom. Love to eat them while drinking dark beer or scotch or vodka.

If your only exposure to olives is the canned kind that comes on pizza or "pimento" (if you like peppers with no heat of flavor) stuffed ones soaked in brine you'd assume all olives are tinny salty odd things. They're not. They can be awesome.

[yermom]

i tolerate black olives. i like green ones, but i'm not crazy about them

they are good in Martinis and Bloody Marys though

[proud gonzo]

Seriously? It amazes me the food that some people have never tried. I mean how do you get through life for more than a few years and not have an olive? It's not like it's some exotic or rare food. They are everywhere. I think that guy on the Travel Channel (one of my new favorites) has a great job, going all over the world and trying food. 'Cept he has a fancy for monkey brains. Not having tried them I'm not exactly knocking them but he seems to enjoy the shock-factor of it. Either the food's good or it's not, regardless of the drama.

PG, all olives are not the same, as you can tell from the responses here. Some love one kind/color and not another.

The suspense of this is killing me. What's the dealio with olives?i've never been anywhere they were serving olives, and i'm not going to buy a jar of them. if they serve them to us when i'm in Greece, i'll try them. If there was a wegman's nearby with an olive bar, i might buy some to try. but i'm not going to go out of my way to find some. I don't particularly like trying new foods.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I love 'em all. Green, black, Greek, gourmet stuffed...whatever.

I ain't never met an olive I wouldn't eat.

[royalfan5]

Count me in the olives are great camp. I love em all.

[Frozen Sooner]

I love 'em all. Green, black, Greek, gourmet stuffed...whatever.

I ain't never met an olive I wouldn't eat.

Have you met my friend Olive?

Because I'd like to see that.

[SoonerInKCMO]

i've never been anywhere they were serving olives, and i'm not going to buy a jar of them. if they serve them to us when i'm in Greece, i'll try them. If there was a wegman's nearby with an olive bar, i might buy some to try. but i'm not going to go out of my way to find some. I don't particularly like trying new foods.

You've never been to a pizza place? Or a deli? :confused:

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Have you met my friend Olive?

Because I'd like to see that.

Is Olive a boy or a girl?

Nevermind...I don't wanna know the answer to that.

:kelvin:

[proud gonzo]

You've never been to a pizza place? Or a deli? :confused:...none that have olives. where do you think I live?

[Boarder]

I have olive oil every single day. I have tried black and green olives and I seriously had to hold my breath and run to get a drink of something to wash it down without vomiting.

[royalfan5]

...none that have olives. where do you think I live?
Where in America are olives not an option on sandwiches and pizza? Every sandwich shop and pizza place I have ever been to has olives as an option.

[Boarder]

You don't want to ruin your whole sandwich by trying olives on it. If you end up not liking them you've lost a whole order.

[sanantoniosooner]

4 pages of olive talk.

this is the pits.

[roostercogburn]

black & green I love them.

[proud gonzo]

Where in America are olives not an option on sandwiches and pizza? Every sandwich shop and pizza place I have ever been to has olives as an option.first of all, i'm not that big a fan of sandwiches or pizza to begin with. I don't like any form of veggies on my sandwiches and I don't like anything but cheese and possibly basil and sundried tomatoes on my pizza. I will never go out of my way to get olives just to try them, especially if i'd have to pay money for them.

[SoonerInKCMO]

first of all, i'm not that big a fan of sandwiches or pizza to begin with. I don't like any form of veggies on my sandwiches and I don't like anything but cheese and possibly basil and sundried tomatoes on my pizza. I will never go out of my way to get olives just to try them, especially if i'd have to pay money for them.

You didn't answer the question! :mad:

Chicks. :rolleyes:

:pop:

[sanantoniosooner]

Looks like we'll have to just hold PG down at a tailgate and shove olives in her mouth. Act normal until you hear the cue.

code name:uno pimento

[birddog]

first of all, i'm not that big a fan of sandwiches or pizza to begin with. I don't like any form of veggies on my sandwiches and I don't like anything but cheese and possibly basil and sundried tomatoes on my pizza. I will never go out of my way to get olives just to try them, especially if i'd have to pay money for them.

never been to subway?

[proud gonzo]

i don't eat at subway. I very rarely go to sandwich shops, and if any of them have olives on the menu I've never noticed.

[SoonerInKCMO]

Looks like we'll have to just hold PG down at a tailgate and shove olives in her mouth. Act normal until you hear the cue.

code name:uno pimento

Yeah, good luck with that. :texan:

[Newbomb Turk]

I always get black olives on my sammich when I go to City Bites or Subway.

[Melo]

I think I have to agree with pg on this one. Ive never tried them, either. BUT, I have seen them... even cut one in half to see what it looks like on the inside. It looks like it would have a weird texture, so therefore, I dont try it.

[SoonerInKCMO]

I think I have to agree with pg on this one. Ive never tried them, either.

Yeah, but you've at least seen them on the menu at at least one of the million or so restaurants that serve them, right? :texan:

[sanantoniosooner]

Olives do not exist!! :D

[Melo]

Yeah, but you've at least seen them on the menu at at least one of the million or so restaurants that serve them, right? :texan:

Yep. But I am big on not eating foods with gross textures, so I refuse to try them.

[opksooner]

Kalamata.

[olevetonahill]

I love 'em all. Green, black, Greek, gourmet stuffed...whatever.

I ain't never met an olive I wouldn't eat.
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Just say when :pop:

[proud gonzo]

Yeah, but you've at least seen them on the menu at at least one of the million or so restaurants that serve them, right? :texan:seriously, if they're there, they are totally invisible to me.

[Frozen Sooner]

I'm not going to criticize anyone for not trying olives. I'm just going to encourage those who haven't to do so. They're really good. Very tangy and salty. The texture of most olives is very firm-on the level of properly-cooked salmon or halibut.

[olevetonahill]

Im still waitin on Booty to peem me a time and place :cool:
Shes called me oliveonahill for years ! :D

[yermom]

I'm not going to criticize anyone for not trying olives. I'm just going to encourage those who haven't to do so. They're really good. Very tangy and salty. The texture of most olives is very firm-on the level of properly-cooked salmon or halibut.

i just got sick of picking them off pizza :O

i eventually got to be the same way with mushrooms... but i still don't really like them

[olevetonahill]

When I order pizza , I tell em to toss evrything on that the rabbits have left in the garden , and while yer at it toss on a hand full or two of them dead minners !:cool:

[yermom]

eww

[olevetonahill]

eww
Gueesing you dont eat Calf fries either ! lol
;)

[Ash]

when I was a kid and we went out for Mexican food, you couldn't get me to eat guacamole. I wouldn't touch the stuff. I had never tried it, but it looked gross as hell and talk about a texture problem...no way, no how.

finally, I decided to give it a try...much to my surprise it was very tasty and I haven't gone back since. Sometimes you don't know till you try. At least then you can give an informed opinion.

[Melo]

when I was a kid and we went out for Mexican food, you couldn't get me to eat guacamole. I wouldn't touch the stuff. I had never tried it, but it looked gross as hell and talk about a texture problem...no way, no how.

finally, I decided to give it a try...much to my surprise it was very tasty and I haven't gone back since. Sometimes you don't know till you try. At least then you can give an informed opinion.

I like to call it 'gagamole'. Just fyi.

[Ash]

I like to call it 'gagamole'. Just fyi.

fair enough, but olives are completely different...

[yermom]

Gueesing you dont eat Calf fries either ! lol
;)

i do all i can to keep balls out of my mouth

[Melo]

fair enough, but olives are completely different...

Nope. I'm sure they still taste like s**t. ;)

[Frozen Sooner]

I hate guacamole. Hate. I've tried to like it, but I just can't handle it.

Texture is very important to me in food. Guacamole grosses me out.

[Ash]

I hate guacamole. Hate. I've tried to like it, but I just can't handle it.

Texture is very important to me in food. Guacamole grosses me out.

and yet, you like olives, ergo one must sometimes try foods to render sound judgement...or something like that.

I dunno. I like olives and guacamole, I even put chopped black olives IN my guacamole! MUAHAHAHA!!!

[proud gonzo]

i can eat guacamole, but it's not something I will order. My mom eats the stuff with a spoon--ick

[Ash]

i can eat guacamole, but it's not something I will order. My mom eats the stuff with a spoon--ick

That is kinda weird.

[olevetonahill]

i do all i can to keep balls out of my mouth
Doleo says :eek:

[Melo]

Doleo says :eek:

Doleo, Yermom and balls... *shudders*

Thanks for that... :mad:

;)

[Rogue]

I hate guacamole. Hate. I've tried to like it, but I just can't handle it.

Texture is very important to me in food. Guacamole grosses me out.

Well, at least you've tried it.

[whatsername]

I love black olives but green olives are yuk. I use olive oil for cooking and also when I make soap. :)

I love avocados, so yeah, I can eat guacamole too.

The whole texture thing is why I won't eat liver. Ugh.

[jk the sooner fan]

people hate guacamole?

:(

[sooneron]

OK, so I got about a 3-1 like to dislike. I was asking b/c the wife can't stand them and I thought she was crazy for not liking them. She believed that there were more in her camp than I thought. She was sorta right.

Sorry Melo and PG your votes, or therefore lack of, don't count. I did count the baby in the pic, even though that could be the WORST barometer of taste (Really Strained Beets??). At least the baby tried an olive.

I also didn't count OUWx whatever as I wasn't sure if he/she wanted to vomit at the utterance of sex drive by an old wench or the thought of eating an olive.

[C&CDean]

Picky eaters **** me off.

[dolemitesooner]

Doleo, Yermom and balls... *shudders*

Thanks for that... :mad:

;)
There you go thinkin about my balls and and ****

[Boarder]

Picky eaters **** me off.
Better to be ****sed off than ****sed on.


I did try them. Immediate gag reflex, but I did try them with an open mind.

[olevetonahill]

Better to be ****sed off than ****sed on.


I did try them. Immediate gag reflex, but I did try them with an open mind.
I usally get ****ed off after Ive been ****ed on :D

[rd280z]

I absolutely hate olives and have gagged when forced to taste a green olive.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

That is quite possibly the best first post I've ever seen.

[C&CDean]

I guess I just don't get all the "texture" and "gag" deal some of y'all have.

I can remember gagging a couple times over food, but I'm pretty sure most other people would have too. My sister held me down and fed me a big ol' hunk of canned spinach one time. I gagged more from having spinach shoved down my throat than anything.

The other time I gagged was when I got a carton of chocolate milk from the 7-11 to go with my chocolate donuts. I had a big mouth full of donuts, opened the milk and took a big ol' swig to wash down the donuts - and the milk had chunks. Wasn't so much the texture as the smell/taste. Sour milk pretty much tastes like ***.

Oh yeah, I do remember one other time. I was in Cold Weather Survival training in Camp Drum, NY. We had one live chicken per squad. For a week in the woods. The instructor showed us how to quickly dispatch said chicken, and if you really wanted to get all the nourishment available, to suck the blood coming out of the neck. You also were to eat the heart. Anyhow, I behead the bird, start sucking the blood, and I get a hunk of something - maybe vein, skin, feather, coochie - and it lodges in my throat. I'm over there involuntarily gagging with the damn bird bleeding all over me. After we boiled the bird in a #10 can, it wasn't too bad.

[Vaevictis]

people hate guacamole?

My parents and grandparents got really bad food poisoning from guacamole when I was 4-5 years old; that experience instilled a gag-on-sight reflex that I have to supress to this day. I don't hate it -- I just can't eat it.

[C&CDean]

My parents and grandparents got really bad food poisoning from guacamole when I was 4-5 years old; that experience instilled a gag-on-sight reflex that I have to supress to this day. I don't hate it -- I just can't eat it.

Have you considered seeking professional help?

[Vaevictis]

Have you considered seeking professional help?

I just don't think it's worth thousands of dollars in fees to eat guacamole. :D

Hell, I'm a picky eater, but it's a wierd kind of picky. I'll eat kippers, fruit loops and toast for breakfast without batting an eye, but guacamole or avacados, no way.

[yermom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_aversion

maybe Pavlov could help?

just smelling Scotch still brings a gag reflex for me

[C&CDean]

just smelling Scotch still brings a gag reflex for me

Tequila for me. But only the next morning after drinking a half-gallon of it the night before.

[Boarder]

Even thinking about tequilla, John Daniels, Jim Beam or any other whiskey makes me get physically ill. And it pretty much was due to one morning after drinking a bunch the night before.

[yermom]

i didn't have to wait until the next morning

there was lots of other stuff that night, but it was the Scotch was stuck with me

[KC//CRIMSON]

Try the Cheesy Bread. It's breathtaking!

[sooneron]

Yes, must try the cheesy bread!!!

[Sooner_Bob]

I'm with Dean on the picky eaters . . . give it a try. If you don't like it fine. But don't not eat it just because . . . :D

[tbl]

If I smell Creme de cacao I'll automatically gag. Back when I was a teenager, I raided my grandmothers liquor cabinet. So that she wouldn't notice one particular liquor hammered down, I topped off everything in the cabinet. The last thing I remember drinking in large volumes was the Creme de cacao. I had a 2 day hangover from that one. It's actually the only hangover I ever had in my life, but it was baaaaaad.

That said, I love olives. Any kind of olive I can think of, I eats em.

[C&CDean]

I'm with Dean on the picky eaters . . . give it a try. If you don't like it fine. But don't not eat it just because . . . :D

No doubt. Nothing chaps my *** more than offering something to somebody and they go "ooh, I hate that." I go "have you ever tried it?" They go "no, but I know I hate it." Or worse yet "yes, one time when I was 2 my dad made me eat ......... and I know I still hate it."

Every single one of my kids - and my brothers and sisters - will eat anything you put in front of them. Yes, one of the boys doesn't really care for mushrooms, and another isn't keen on peas, but they'll eat them if served.

Why? Cause they were raised that way. If you are one of those people who hates everything (except french fries and burgers) or if you have those kids who turn their nose up at every dang thing that's good for them then you have received or are providing ****ty parenting. Teaching your kids about proper nutrition is at least as important as teaching them about good/bad behavior.

It isn't "cute" when junior goes "oh no thanks, I hate tomatoes." It makes me want to slap the parent.

[jk the sooner fan]

My parents and grandparents got really bad food poisoning from guacamole when I was 4-5 years old; that experience instilled a gag-on-sight reflex that I have to supress to this day. I don't hate it -- I just can't eat it.

i got food poisoning from breakfast sausage about 15 years ago, couldnt eat it till just a few years ago

dean - camp drum? its a real "Fort" now

i'm a picky eater but almost everything i dont like, i've tried

[sanantoniosooner]

Anybody else wish Dean was in food service for a week?

[tbl]

No doubt. Nothing chaps my *** more than offering something to somebody and they go "ooh, I hate that." I go "have you ever tried it?" They go "no, but I know I hate it." Or worse yet "yes, one time when I was 2 my dad made me eat ......... and I know I still hate it."

Every single one of my kids - and my brothers and sisters - will eat anything you put in front of them. Yes, one of the boys doesn't really care for mushrooms, and another isn't keen on peas, but they'll eat them if served.

Why? Cause they were raised that way. If you are one of those people who hates everything (except french fries and burgers) or if you have those kids who turn their nose up at every dang thing that's good for them then you have received or are providing ****ty parenting. Teaching your kids about proper nutrition is at least as important as teaching them about good/bad behavior.

It isn't "cute" when junior goes "oh no thanks, I hate tomatoes." It makes me want to slap the parent.

I agree. All kids are naturally picky and will refuse to eat something, claiming they don't like it (when they've never tried it), bit for adults to be like that is ridiculous. When I married my wife, she wouldn't eat steak, roast, ham, sushi, and tons of other things b/c her whole life her family had spoiled her. When they'd all eat chicken fried steak, they'd make her a piece of chicken. That crap doesn't fly in my house. Suffice to say she eats it all now (and actually likes it).

My daughter is a beast too. She's picky just like any kid, but I get her to try stuff (she'll be 3 this Saturday). When you go to a Chinese buffet, she'll eat anything you put on her plate and she loves it.

[C&CDean]

Anybody else wish Dean was in food service for a week?

Dude, I worked at Straw Hat Pizza in Tucson, AZ. when I was 14-15 and had dropped out of school. I've sliced meat, grated cheeses, chopped lettuce, and love everything there is in a pizza joint except the anchovies. When I made pizzas with them nasty smelling things you couldn't ever get the smell off your hands. Two days later my girlfriend would say "ok, who have you been with?"

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

:les: COOTER FINGER!!!

[sanantoniosooner]

Dude, I worked at Straw Hat Pizza in Tucson, AZ. when I was 14-15 and had dropped out of school. I've sliced meat, grated cheeses, chopped lettuce, and love everything there is in a pizza joint except the anchovies. When I made pizzas with them nasty smelling things you couldn't ever get the smell off your hands. Two days later my girlfriend would say "ok, who have you been with?"
That's not what I'm after.

Soup Nazi must be a distant relative.

guest- "Could you hold the tomatoes on that?"
Dean- "Could you shut your freak'n yap and eat?"

[Sooner_Bob]

Anybody else wish Dean was in food service for a week?


You should have to inspect food service operations . . . some of the things I've seen in the last 12 years would blow you away.

[C&CDean]

That's not what I'm after.

Soup Nazi must be a distant relative.

guest- "Could you hold the tomatoes on that?"
Dean- "Could you shut your freak'n yap and eat?"

Ah, and you are correct. I do it all the time now at the house. Little Johnny comes over, and momma puts a great meal on the table, and little Johnny goes "ooh, what's that? Gross. I hate (insert any vegetable here)."

My wife immediately starts kicking me under the table cause she knows I'm fixin' to go "look you ungrateful little ****, in my house you eat what's put in front of you or get up from the table and shut your filthy little hole."

What's funny about this is that I've intimidated several kids into actually trying things. Like cooked cabbage ("hey, that's not bad, tastes kinda like potatoes"), tomatoes ("well I always just thought they were gross cause my mom hates them"), and even brussells sprouts.

If you let your kids dictate to you what they'll eat, you're gonna have some really unhealthy/poor eating kids when they become adults.

[jk the sooner fan]

i will not eat brussel sprouts

or lima beans

[C&CDean]

*****.

[Boarder]

I hate tomatoes. But I have tried them. Numerous times. I want to like them but just can't.


I ate brussels sprouts today again at lunch. No self respecting picky eater would do that.


When I worked at Mazzio's I made a mini pizza for myself for lunch with one quarter of an anchovy on it just to try. It infected the whole pizza with its rancid stench and I couldn't eat it. It tasted just like a minnow bucket smells when you forget to take it out of the back of your truck in the summer.

[Boarder]

If you let your kids dictate to you what they'll eat, you're gonna have some really unhealthy/poor eating kids when they become adults.


I am scared to death that my two boys are going to get my bad eating habits that will lead them to the life of gut that I have. I am trying everything I can to nip it before it happens.

One will eat brussells sprouts, one won't. They did both try them, though. It took some "coaxing" for the 3 year old. It's funny though, I said, "Mmmm watch mommy try one!" and she looked at me like my face had just melted or something. :D

[C&CDean]

I ate brussels sprouts today again at lunch. No self respecting picky eater would do that.


When I worked at Mazzio's I made a mini pizza for myself for lunch with one quarter of an anchovy on it just to try. It infected the whole pizza with its rancid stench and I couldn't eat it. It tasted just like a minnow bucket smells when you forget to take it out of the back of your truck in the summer.

This is true. One anchovy will spoil a perfectly good pizza.

[Mjcpr]

i will not eat brussel sprouts

or lima beans

I used to hate them too until we started having lima beans and corn mixed together. That's good stuff. I believe its hillbilly name is "succotash".

[frankensooner]

I will eat anything except calf liver. Just can't do it. My mama used to fry it up for us and I couldn't choke it down. I went to bed hungry many a time. I tried it but couldn't eat it.

[Mongo]

I used to hate them too until we started having lima beans and corn mixed together. That's good stuff. I believe its hillbilly name is "succotash".

Sylvester was a hillbilly?

[C&CDean]

I am scared to death that my two boys are going to get my bad eating habits that will lead them to the life of gut that I have. I am trying everything I can to nip it before it happens.

One will eat brussells sprouts, one won't. They did both try them, though. It took some "coaxing" for the 3 year old. It's funny though, I said, "Mmmm watch mommy try one!" and she looked at me like my face had just melted or something. :D

I've never been a huge fan of raw bell pepper. My wife loves them. She slices them up and puts them on the table all summer long when the garden is going. The kids eat them like candy. Love em'. I pick one up every so often and eat it. The more I do it, the more I like them. They'll never replace corn, peas, beans, etc., but I've grown to like them, and if kids are exposed/made to eat certain foods while young they do learn to acquire a taste for it.

[jk the sooner fan]

i worked at mazzio's as well!

[Boarder]

i worked at mazzio's as well!
Dude, relax. It's just an internet message board.

[Mongo]

My wife ****es me off. Her parents never made her eat anything she didnt want to. I cant wait till Mongo Jr. is forced to eat something, and says "I wanna see mommy eat it first."

I go to great lengths to prepare a healthy, fresh veggies, and she wont even try it. She uses that "its texture looks nasty, so it will make me gag."

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I hate tomatoes. But I have tried them. Numerous times. I want to like them but just can't.

Me, too. I can eat them without any gaggy drama but I gotta try really hard. I know they're good for me so that helps...

Weird though - I'll eat cooked tomatoes all day long. I love sauces and salsas and all that. It's just the raw ones that give me a hard time.

[jk the sooner fan]

you know, when JK2 was an infant, i swear you could put two "food items" in front of him, both something he'd never seen or tasted before......one a healthy item and one a junk food

he'd pick up the junk food everytime......kid has a sweet tooth a mile long

[Mjcpr]

There is something wrong with you people that don't like tomatoes.

[jk the sooner fan]

i didnt like maters as a kid but i love them now

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

My niece 'hated' yogurt.

Until I told her it was fruit pudding.

[sooneron]

Nothing's better than a ripe tomato in the summer. My wife isn't crazy about them as well. That has something to do with the acidity as she has issues with that stuff.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I have a hard time with spinach, too. I love it raw in salads and on sammiches and stuff but when it's cooked...man, I really gotta try hard to eat it.

[frankensooner]

I just tried my first raw cucumber last week. I was like freaking watermelon!!!

I have been missing out. I always have loved pickles, but now I will be eating lots of raw cucumbers!

[Jeopardude]

This is true. One anchovy will spoil a perfectly good pizza.

A friend of mine has a theory on any food that is popular-- somewhere in the world there is a perfect example of that food that justifies why people love it. For example, he hated the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich, thought it was gross. That was until he went to Philadelphia and had one that was cooked where the flavors came together and made it very good.

So somewhere out there, maybe Italy, there is a way a salty minnow goes with cheese and tomatoes and bread to make it extra tasty. I just gotta believe.

[sanantoniosooner]

I just gotta believe.
I'm not looking for it.

[KC//CRIMSON]

I can't eat Bamboo Chutes. They smell like a pi$$y diaper.


Watch, someone on here will love them.....

[sooneron]

I can't eat Bamboo Chutes. They smell like a pi$$y diaper.


Watch, someone on here will love them.....
Well duh! Who doesn't love ****y diapers??

[Beef]

I just tried my first raw cucumber last week. I was like freaking watermelon!!!

I have been missing out. I always have loved pickles, but now I will be eating lots of raw cucumbers!
They rawk on sammiches.

[Mjcpr]

I just tried my first raw cucumber last week. I was like freaking watermelon!!!

I have been missing out. I always have loved pickles, but now I will be eating lots of raw cucumbers!

If you like vinegar, try some with sliced onions in vinegar. I'm sure they're supposed to soak for some amount of time.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

If you like vinegar, try some with sliced onions in vinegar. I'm sure they're supposed to soak for some amount of time.

And put 'em in the fridge for a little bit until they get nice and cold...

That's some hillbilly eatin' right there...

[Fugue]

If you like vinegar, try some with sliced onions in vinegar. I'm sure they're supposed to soak for some amount of time.

stank breaf

[StoopTroup]

Mmmmmmm....

Olive Loaf....:D

http://www.trygve.com/bg_oliveloaf_320.jpg

[Fugue]

Mmmmmmm....

Olive Loaf....:D

http://www.trygve.com/bg_oliveloaf_320.jpg

one of the few foods that looks the same going out as it did coming in.

[GottaHavePride]

If you like vinegar, try some with sliced onions in vinegar. I'm sure they're supposed to soak for some amount of time.

that's what you call "pickling". ;)

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

one of the few foods that looks the same going out as it did coming in.

Corn...don't forget corn...

[Mjcpr]

one of the few foods that looks the same going out as it did coming in.
You drop off the Keaton Kids at the pool?

[Mjcpr]

that's what you call "pickling". ;)
I don't think they sit that long. We're talking hours here, not weeks.

:D

[Fugue]

that's what you call "pickling". ;)

Pat associates "pickling" with something else

[C&CDean]

And put 'em in the fridge for a little bit until they get nice and cold...

That's some hillbilly eatin' right there...

Fresh onions and cukes outta the garden, soaked in the fridge for a couple days in a mixture of vinegar, water, salt, and pepper are the best summer snack a hillbilly could eat. I usually chill and then slice up a fresh tomato and lay the cukes and onions on top of it. Good stuff.

[soonerbrat]

olives..no. too salty for me.
i think my vote is a little late

but i just have to say...i hate water chestnuts.

[Jimminy Crimson]

The only things I'm not a big fan of are water chestnuts. Vile little creatures.

[Jimminy Crimson]

but i just have to say...i hate water chestnuts.

apparently, i owe you a coke! :cool:

[C&CDean]

You can tell the good hillbillies from the bad at the Chinese restaurant.

Bad hillbillies go straight to the fried bread, fried chicken, fried rice, fried eggrolls, and anything else that's fried crispy. And egg drop soup.

Good hillbillies get the snow peas, carrots, onions, brocolli, water chesnuts, bamboo shoots, bok choy, and everything crunchy, green, yellow, red, orange, and gooooood. And hot and sour or wonton soup.

[Mjcpr]

I can eat them, but I'm not a huge fan of water chestnuts either. Or baby corn.

[sooneron]

You can tell the good hillbillies from the bad at the Chinese restaurant.

Bad hillbillies go straight to the fried bread, fried chicken, fried rice, fried eggrolls, and anything else that's fried crispy. And egg drop soup.

Good hillbillies get the snow peas, carrots, onions, brocolli, water chesnuts, bamboo shoots, bok choy, and everything crunchy, green, yellow, red, orange, and gooooood. And hot and sour or wonton soup.
Yep, but a good Orange chicken that is spicy can be the bee's knees.

[soonerbrat]

You can tell the good hillbillies from the bad at the Chinese restaurant.

Bad hillbillies go straight to the fried bread, fried chicken, fried rice, fried eggrolls, and anything else that's fried crispy. And egg drop soup.

Good hillbillies get the snow peas, carrots, onions, brocolli, water chesnuts, bamboo shoots, bok choy, and everything crunchy, green, yellow, red, orange, and gooooood. And hot and sour or wonton soup.


i eat all the things you say are good except water chestnuts...don't know why, but they have always grossed me out.

[sooner_born_1960]

As a matter of fact, if I'm going to have a sandwich with some kind of "lunch meat" on it, it might as well be olive loaf.

[Boarder]

i eat all the things you say are good except water chestnuts...don't know why, but they have always grossed me out.
They don't really even taste like anything. Except crunchy water.

[soonerbrat]

apparently, i owe you a coke! :cool:



great minds...

[soonerbrat]

They don't really even taste like anything. Except crunchy water.




it's not the taste that grosses me out..
it's the way they crunch. also those spine bones that come in canned salmon...kinda the same texture. so nasty.

[Mjcpr]

As a matter of fact, if I'm going to have a sandwich with some kind of "lunch meat" on it, it might as well be olive loaf.
Or head cheese.

http://www.trygve.com/headcheese320.jpg

[jk the sooner fan]

Or baby corn.

i can never find holders to fit those

[Vaevictis]

Or head cheese.

Thanks for posting a picture. I hope you die.

[royalfan5]

I would like to add that any food that starts with the word pickled is good.

[soonerbrat]

pickled pigs' feet?

[Sooner_Bob]

Pickled tomaters are awesome.
Pickled okra is awesome.

A recommendation for soaking your cucumbers:

A package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
Some vinegar

Let it chill in the fridge and you've got one awesome tastin' veggie.

Also, soak your tomaters in just about any vinegarette and they'll melt in your mouth.

[sooner_born_1960]

Pickled head cheese, anyone?

[royalfan5]

Pickled tomaters are awesome.
Pickled okra is awesome.

A recommendation for soaking your cucumbers:

A package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
Some vinegar

Let it chill in the fridge and you've got one awesome tastin' veggie.

Also, soak your tomaters in just about any vinegarette and they'll melt in your mouth.
I got to try pickled okra at Christmas for the first time. They are good.

[Rogue]

Dad's a real hillbilly from Big Mud, Kentucky. It's not even a real town, just an "area" where he was born. Some of the uncles, born in the same house have a different town listed on their birth certificates. So, now that you are satisfied with Dad's credentials, he makes some great hillbilly food. Pickled corn and his "100 year old sourdough mix" both in big crocks in the basement. If you were to discover those crocks it'd seem like some wierd science experiment but, I have to admit, both are great food.

I dig me some anchovies. Nothing like a "real" Caesar salad dressing.

The food that always fools me is liver 'n onions. Smells so damn good that about once a year I'll try it at some greasy spoon diner. Never do like it but I always have to try it again just to make sure.

Carry on.

[SoonerInKCMO]

I like snails. I hate olives. Greasy-***, nasty, scuz-trail leaving oozers are OK; olives - not so much.

Ergo: olives suck.

http://www.smallpotatoesmusic.com/Graphics/corry.JPG

[sooneron]

This thread has more than exceeded my expectations.

[olevetonahill]

Ill eat anything that dont eat me first .
Now The one thing I WONT eat is turnup greens , Lessen Im starvin then Pile em on . :D

[SoonerInKCMO]

Ill eat anything that dont eat me first .

That's EXACTLY why I love eatin' the pig - that sumbitch is sneaky mean and will eat a man given half a chance. :mad:

[C&CDean]

Ill eat anything that dont eat me first .
Now The one thing I WONT eat is turnup greens , Lessen Im starvin then Pile em on . :D

You eat minners but don't eat greens? Mustard, turnip, collard, beet, even carrot greens are killer. I'll eat them in a salad raw, or steams, or wokked, or boiled, or pretty much any way.

[olevetonahill]

You eat minners but don't eat greens? Mustard, turnip, collard, beet, even carrot greens are killer. I'll eat them in a salad raw, or steams, or wokked, or boiled, or pretty much any way.

Never been able to get past the smell of em cooking , Forced myself to once at my ex moma in laws , Now there was old gal who could country cook .. So anyway back to the greens , I put some on my plate took a bite , I swallowed it down but I didnt take another
Like I said Ill eat em befor I starve but thats gonna be about the only way .

[tbl]

I tried turnip greens fairly recently. They were exactly what I expected. Acrid & awful.