My immediate reaction to this question is to note that whenever the words food and viscous are associated in my mind . . . I'm not going to find THAT food appealing.
Viscous is one of my favorite words to say but whenever the food is in any way gelatinous with a phlegm-like quality there is generally too much of an eewww factor going on for me to think, "Oh, I'll eat that."
This means that when I eat yogurt (which sort of falls in the gelatinous category) I have these strange preferences about how I approach it.
Yogurt rules:
1) Must be a freshly purchased container from the store.
2) Must use a virgin plastic spoon.
3) Must be raspberry flavor AE yogurt.
Now, before you judge me as petty or too particular . . . Come on. Admit it. You've got some specific taste criteria for some of your food, too. I know you do.
In conclusion, I can think of a few other food characteristics that can unnerve. Here they are in no particular order.
- Food that smells like it came from the crevice of some skin place that is moist and has not seen soap for awhile.
- Food that looks about the same as it did when it was alive . . . and is peering at me from the plate.
- Food that I actively would have to scrape from inside a bone or something.
- Any meat where I commence chewing only to discover something that works against the general texture of the food such as bone or gristle.
- Any food served up with sneeze guards. Why, by the way, is it that often certain salad bars also offer chocolate pudding? What is that all about?
All that said, I'm really not a picky eater and I appreciate I live in a place and a situation where hunger is not a part of my circumstance. I know I'm fortunate and that these preferences are arbitrary.
Your turn. As per The Art of Conversation Game and question #5. What food do you find most off-putting?
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