What foods DON'T the Domestic Sluts like?

Domestic Sluttery is all about the good stuff in life, the yummy food, the tasty treats and things that make us happy little clams. But try as we might, there are some things that we just can't stomach. There are foods that we'll never touch, or that we've tried our very best to get on with and just can't, no matter what we do. Here, in a little twist to our usual posts, are things that we really really don't like.

Siany: If we're talking meat, anything to do with liver. Even pate. My mum used to cook it when I was a kid and even the smell would make me gag (and my mum is an amazing cook). It's the texture, the smell, the taste. Everything. And despite trying very very hard to enjoy it, tofu will never pass my lips again. I know when to admit defeat.

Sara: Melted cheese. Hard cheese - fine. Melted, stringy, gloopy cheese, oozing all over my plate - no thank you. I can't stand the texture. I order pizzas without cheese and pretend I'm vegan.

Sam: More of a herb than a food, but I absolutely loathe coriander. Bleargh. I can taste it a mile away. If someone has even considered using coriander in a recipe, I can taste it. I can’t understand why other people like it either, it’s like purposely ruining a good dish.

Abi: Sundried tomatoes. I'm not sure if it's the overly salty flavour or the chewy texture that puts me off, but my heart always sinks a little bit if I order a pizza or pasta dish and it comes covered in the offending rubbery items.

Alex E: There isn't much I don't like, but if I really had to choose I'd say liquorice or aniseed-type flavours - everything from Bertie Basset to Pernod cocktails. Yuck! I can take it in small doses, but to me that vile medicinal flavour doesn't belong anywhere near a dish I cook.

Michelle: I do not like Brussel sprouts as I nearly choked on one as a child and have never forgiven them. Also I cannot stand bananas; the smell, the texture, everything about them makes me want to gip *bleurgh* (although strangely I don't mind them in a banana loaf cake!)

Gail: Cream. I can't stand it, whether single, double, whipped or (and this really makes my stomach lurch) clotted. Even saying that makes me feel ill. To me it's a bit pointless and it's usually a delivery system for other flavours. I can't eat 'cream of' soups or creamy sauces either. Ice-cream is of course a different matter.

Selina: Raisins and currants. They are (to paraphrase Monty Python) ex fruits. They are essentially the least fresh fruit you could ever eat. It also disturbs me to think how on earth they were discovered. It must have been a mistake, who on earth would look at a shrivelled, way beyond its best grape and think "Ooh I'll eat that! And put it in cakes to fool people into thinking they're getting choc chips!"

Gemma: As a former (very) fussy child I could give you a massive list of things that I don't enjoy - like Gail I'm not a fan of creamy anything - but I have learned to be a bit more of a grown-up about it and eat the things anyway. However, mashed potato still makes me heave (it's the texture) and I think carrots are evil. I think I've projected all my childhood fussiness onto these two foods. Even grated and coated in lashing of soy sauce in a stir-fry, I will meticulously pick the carrots out when nobody is watching.

Alex S: Mushrooms. They look disgusting (why would you want to eat something that's grey?), they smell slightly musty and have a weirs slimy texture that makes my skin crawl. Unfortunately I'm the only person in my family who won't eat mushrooms - cue me spending an inordinate amount of my childhood picking them off pizza and out of pies.

What foods do you hate?

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