...only to find out the rest of the world finds those foods "gross" lol

For me, I was raised around a lot of older people, so I was fed my fair share of black licorice, Circus Peanuts, Orange Slice candy, Candy Corn, Moon Pies, Marshmellow Peeps,..... Now onto foods, I was fed things like chicken and dumplings, gravy and biscuits, salmon patties, lemon juice on my fried fish...

That's just a few, I grew up eating this stuff and LOVED it, I assumed everyone did, then I find out most people find this stuff disgusting lol

For me my favorite food I ate was ramen noodles and I used to enjoy eating it when I was little and still eat it today though I prefer Yakisoba noodles. But when my mom would make me some ramen my uncle would always eat some with me too and I guess you could say he was a copycat of me. Then as I grew older I discovered calamari and I didn't think I'd love it at first but one bite and I was hooked and I even would ask for seconds of it because I liked calamari so much and my mom liked it too. My mom and I used to share food sometimes but we don't often do it much anymore

Tongue.

Actually, cow's tongue, which is sliced like other deli meats and eaten in sandwiches.

I don't eat it anymore because when I was about 30 I gave up most red meat.

Tongue.

Actually, cow's tongue, which is sliced like other deli meats and eaten in sandwiches.

I don't eat it anymore because when I was about 30 I gave up most red meat.

I love it (lengua) on tacos.

For me, I was raised around a lot of older people, so I was fed my fair share of black licorice, Circus Peanuts, Orange Slice candy, Candy Corn, Moon Pies, Marshmellow Peeps,..... Now onto foods, I was fed things like chicken and dumplings, gravy and biscuits, salmon patties, lemon juice on my fried fish...

That's just a few, I grew up eating this stuff and LOVED it, I assumed everyone did, then I find out most people find this stuff disgusting lol

I'm okay with all of those with the exception that I don't care for black licorice, and I've never had much salmon.

I never assumed others liked what I ate and liked,,,,grew up on spaghetti and mealballs and good ole italian and polish foods....mostly Italian.

I never assumed others liked what I ate and liked,,,,grew up on spaghetti and mealballs and good ole italian and polish foods....mostly Italian.

I guess what I mean is, I never dreamed that the stuff I was raised on was SOOO DISLIKED by SO MANY people. Every time I get on facebook I see meme after meme about how nasty circus peanuts are or licorice, and I would have never imagined so many people would find gravy and biscuit disgusting lol

I guess what I mean is, I never dreamed that the stuff I was raised on was SOOO DISLIKED by SO MANY people. Every time I get on facebook I see meme after meme about how nasty circus peanuts are or licorice, and I would have never imagined so many people would find gravy and biscuit disgusting lol

Sounds like you rely on FB a lot, maybe too much, good to form your own opinions....

...only to find out the rest of the world finds those foods "gross" lol

For me, I was raised around a lot of older people, so I was fed my fair share of black licorice, Circus Peanuts, Orange Slice candy, Candy Corn, Moon Pies, Marshmellow Peeps,..... Now onto foods, I was fed things like chicken and dumplings, gravy and biscuits, salmon patties, lemon juice on my fried fish...

That's just a few, I grew up eating this stuff and LOVED it, I assumed everyone did, then I find out most people find this stuff disgusting lolA lot of people like chicken and dumplings and biscuits and gravy (although reversing the order on that sounds strange).

And with Aging, comes more Wisdom and knowing that so many foods can be mixed and why not, try new food combos? I've c hanged so much in the last few years with the foods I mix and eat....all very tasty.

Last evening, I cooked 2 yellow organic potatos and added some coconut oil and salt and pepper and omg how tasty. A delightful treat...my neighbor gave me some yellow organic taters as she was overstocked and what a gift....

My late mom was big on potatoes. At one point when very young in the late 1930s, she was planting them behind her dad's plowing - powered by mules. He didn't have a son to do some of that work for some years yet.

I eat more seafood than I used to, especially crab and tuna salad. I used to avoid green peppers, mushrooms, and black olives, but not anymore. They mix well with lots of dishes.

Now onto foods, I was fed things like chicken and dumplings, gravy and biscuits, salmon patties, lemon juice on my fried fish...

None of those are disgusting and lemon on fish is totally normal. Every catfish restaurant serves lemon slices!

I don't like licorice or circus peanuts and I made myself sick as a dog on some candy corn when I was a kid!

None of those are disgusting and lemon on fish is totally normal. Every catfish restaurant serves lemon slices!

I don't like licorice or circus peanuts and I made myself sick as a dog on some candy corn when I was a kid!

lol that's good to know, because it seems like I'm in a minority when it comes to lemon on fish, most people seem to go for tartar sauce, which I don't care for.

I remember once at a fish fry I was looking for some lemon to put on my fish and couldn't find any, so I asked and someone was like, "You put lemon on FISH?!? That's an interesting combo! Never heard of that before!" :eek: So I was starting to think it was one of those "Old people from the South type things" and I like it because I was raised by a lot of older Southern people lol

It's amazing how many people have never heard of gravy and biscuit

A lot of people like chicken and dumplings and biscuits and gravy (although reversing the order on that sounds strange).

If you're referring to me calling it "gravy and biscuit", I usually make a point to call it that intentionally. Because when I was little I loved getting it from Hardees' and it was always advertised as "Gravy N Biscuit" and theirs was SOOOO GOOD!!! So every since then, it just STUCK.... to ME it makes it sound more appetizing

I was raised by a lot of older Southern people

Me too.

I never have understood why people liked beans and weiners or "Beanies and Weenies" but my mom claims I used to be a fan of them when I was a baby but I don't believe her story because the only type of beans I ever eat are refried beans and even today I still eat refried beans. My other favorite Chinese soup I would eat all the time when I would eat Chinese food was egg flower soup and I would eat the whole thing broth and all and I don't know why I liked it but I did when I was a little girl. Another food I ate and really liked was grits and I tried it by accident when I went to Atlanta and Dad had ordered a bowl of grits for breakfast and after I had finished my breakfast I looked at Dad's bowl of grits and tried it and I loved grits and Dad was shocked because those were his grits and before we left the restaurant I asked for seconds of grits and ate the whole bowl and Dad was laughing and said "My Hawkee, You sure loved my food" and so I ate grits at home and still like them today. Boy, I am sure getting hungry writing this post

I never have understood why people liked beans and weiners or "Beanies and Weenies" but my mom claims I used to be a fan of them when I was a baby but I don't believe her story because the only type of beans I ever eat are refried beans and even today I still eat refried beans. My other favorite Chinese soup I would eat all the time when I would eat Chinese food was egg flower soup and I would eat the whole thing broth and all and I don't know why I liked it but I did when I was a little girl. Another food I ate and really liked was grits and I tried it by accident when I went to Atlanta and Dad had ordered a bowl of grits for breakfast and after I had finished my breakfast I looked at Dad's bowl of grits and tried it and I loved grits and Dad was shocked because those were his grits and before we left the restaurant I asked for seconds of grits and ate the whole bowl and Dad was laughing and said "My Hawkee, You sure loved my food" and so I ate grits at home and still like them today. Boy, I am sure getting hungry writing this post

I love grits too, it seems to be another food most people don't like. But grits with maple syrup is great

I didn't think I would enjoy jambalaya and gumbo but when my mom and dad made some jambalaya I LOVED it and usually asked for seconds of it and so jambalaya became my favorite food then when I tried gumbo I liked the taste and it was so good. Today I adore anything spicy and now I buy my own bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce because I put it on chicken and I will NOT eat chicken without Louisiana Hot Sauce even with chicken tenders too and I adore spicy French fries too

Malta! I grew up drinking and loving it but some people hate it, to my surprise. A coworker ages ago gave me six bottles of the stuff when she bought it, saying it was awful and bitter, which made so little sense I assumed that she got a bad batch. But nope, it was more delicious than ever!