Food Humor

Dear Evil Culinary Snob, There are Some Things I Will Never Eat

Foods that make me want to puke

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I have a deeply hidden food secret that needs to be shared. I can’t hide it anymore. I am throwing it out there for all to read.

There are some foods I refuse to eat, some of which cause me to puke.

I do not have any food allergies. I enjoy eating as much as anyone as I’ve got the belly to prove it. But there are a few common foods I find vile, disgusting and pathetic. I would rather starve before eating or drinking them.

The main ones are:

• Duck
• Liver
• Wasabi
• Milk

I am going to share the story behind the story.

Duck — my mother told me one day about how she breastfed my sister. One night she and my dad had eaten a Peking Duck for dinner. The duck flavor passed through her to my baby sister, who smelled like duck poop for a week. I was disgusted with the story and all the idiot thoughts accompanying it. The story has stuck with me for over 60 years. Every duck dish I see on a menu, I cringe.

Liver — I ate calves liver for many years in my youth. My mother prepared it pretty well. We had it…