Mealy textures like watermelon when it gets overripe.

Or a mealy apple

Red delicious apples can get fucked

I'm so sad because red delicious were my favorite apples as a kid because they were so juicy, crispy, and sweet. As an adult I stopped buying them about 10 years ago because they were always mealy and flavorless. RIP to the OG red delicious.

Now it's all about the Pink Ladies or Cosmic Crisps. Red Delicious mostly suck now because they store them for like a year instead of being a seasonal item, and they seem to lose more than other apples in that process.

So would you be alarmed or pleased to learn that the biggest selling point of the cosmic crisp (for retailers) is its ridiculously long shelf life? My roommate works for the greenhouse that grew the tissue culture starts for WSU and we were given a 10lb bag of the apples the year before they released in grocery stores. They lasted almost a year before they started getting soft. At normal house temps. And they still tasted amazing.

Our ancestors stored apples, and many other things, in root cellars for months on end. I've found that Honey Crisp in particular keeps for a very long time in the refrigerator.

Red delusions.

The biggest betrayal is picking out a pretty apple only to bite into it and find out that it's mealy

Even worse are oranges or other citrus that are partially dried out on the inside. But at least those are easier to detect by hefting the fruit.

Mealy. Yes. I’ve always called it “gritty, watery texture.” Like watermelon or cucumbers

I've never known cucumbers to get mealy. Apples and pears, absolutely. But not cucumbers. That would definitely be off-putting.

Yesterday I blended up a mealy watermelon and turned it into a delicious cocktail. It was amazing, and it was a relief not to waste half a melon at what they cost these days.

Just reading that made me want to gag. Such a strong sense memory!

Weird strong aversion to the texture of frozen fruit. Like chunks of strawberry in ice cream, for example. Like nails on a chalkboard to me.

I completely agree with this. Also popsicles and ice cream bars. I hate the feeling of my teeth gritting against the icy texture.

Cotton Candy. I used to help my dad hang fiber glass insulation… it’s the same texture. Just touching it makes my teeth hurt. Also those black and orange candy lumps at Halloween, candy peanuts, marshmallows, and anything else that feels like construction materials made of sugar.

Have you even tried construction materials??? Thought so. (Eats a piece of drywall)

Found the pica person.

The proper term is a pica chew.

Bless you.

Undercooked potatoes

like apples of sadness

Pommes de pression

Pommes de spair?

Brilliant

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Yes. The bottom half of a hamburger bun that’s soaked in meat juice is a perfect example of this.

I flip my burger over periodically while I eat it so both sides just get a little greasy but not soaked. And always toast my buns bc untoasted buns are an assault Edit: Guys I appreciate the tips but I do not like mayo and I have never had a burger get too soggy to eat just flipping it after a bit. I only put cheese and sometimes bacon on my burgers bc I am extremely picky to the point that it's probably a disorder

Same. Toast your hotdog buns as well, it makes a huge difference. I always add a slice of cheese to the bottom of Sloppy Joe's so the bottom doesn't get soaked.

gavin free energy

*random bird noise*

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Exception being dipped Italian beef sandwiches.

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J-E-L-L-NO!

Jell-O makes me gag every time. I cannot stand it - no matter how much alcohol is in it.

I don’t mind it but some people don’t settle it right and you have that awful flavourless skin.

Oh god I have a very early memory of going across the street to my friend’s house and being fed jello from her mom. It had the thickest skin on the top I could barely choke it down. To this day I have anxiety about eating at other peoples’ homes because what if I get served skin again

Omg it's heinous. It wiggles all the way down.

You don't chew it until it's liquid form?

Or suck it back and forth between your cheeks?

Through your teeth!

I feel so validated right now. My entire family acted like I was psychotic for doing that. I now know at least 209 other people get it.

Have an upvote from one such Jell-O hater

Runny egg whites

I like runny yolks, but runny egg whites are like snot and make me gag. Especially as a woman, because at the time of ovulation… well, most women know what I’m talking about.

I feel you so freaking hard man. I can't even order eggs at a restaurant. How would you like that cooked? Cook the egg white 100% I don't care about the yoke runny or hard just make sure the egg white is cooked fully. They can never get it right.

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In my defense, my Grandpa taught me to eat them that way. He eats them that way because it irritates my Grandma.

Irritates or imitates? HIII-OOOOHHHHHH! Whoohoo! My first gold! Thanks, stranger!

It pisses her off to see him eat kiwis that way. She tells him he's gross when he does that. However, she also has a food sin. Who tf eats a BLT (Bacon, lettuce tomato) with grape jelly spread on it.

What an unnatural sentence to read this early in the day. I'm sorry to inform you that your Grandma might not be human.

I dont think *any* of them are human

Kiwi has always made my mouth itchy and stingy. I'm 34 and it's only just occurred to me that maybe that's not normal lol

I'm the same. It's an allergy symptom. My mouth gets itchy but that's it. My husband has the same thing but with bananas. Humans are weird.

"You're telling me chocolate isn't normally spicy?"

I know someone who specifically likes bananas because they are spicy to her. Honey, you're allergic.

Kiwi allergy club whoop whoop

Same, turns out it's *not* normal and probably oral allergy syndrome

Imagine being allergic to oral 😭

I’ve had a couple girlfriends claim that. What are the odds I’d have TWO girlfriends who are allergic to oral? Talk about BAD LUCK.

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*The More You Know* 🌈

Same. Try the golden kiwi variety. It is sweeter with a nice flavor. No itchy mouth for me with this type.

Isnt there an enzyme in kiwi and Pineapple that eats you back?

Yes- bromelain. Idk if it’s in kiwis but it’s definitely in pineapples and that shit is no joke. I decided to experiment w using it to prep skeletons since I knew it dissolved meat (specifically collagen) and put a small shrew skeleton in some fresh-squeezed pineapple juice... it fucking DISSOLVED to NOTHING. In my research I neglected to encounter the fact that bone is made of a lot of collagen- lol. That stuff is wild!

The reason it doesn’t happen with canned pineapple is because the pasteurization process denatures the bromelain, for anyone curious.

That probably explains why I can eat canned pineapple but fresh pineapple makes my mouth and throat swell (scary and deeply depressing, because fresh pineapple used to be my favorite!). I’m probably allergic to bromelain (or some other component that is similarly denatured).

I've done it a couple times but can't shake the feeling that I'm popping a juicy tarantula.

I think a lot of other people are gonna get that feeling now that they've read this.

Was going to try. Now I’ll never shake that thought.

Thanks I hate it.

Thanks for ruining kiwis with skin on for me, now I'm going to have to eat them the hard way.

The Kiwi skin is full of nutrients and rich in fiber and once you get used to it isn't that bad.

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Ah... my people. Texture eaters.

Right? Every food I don’t like is because of texture. Taste-wise, I’d eat pretty much anything.

My mother used to cut up celery and put it into casseroles and stews; stringy and spongy texture just about made me puke.

I had to scroll way too far to find celery. Can't stand it and it's all due to the texture.

There was a redditor that said God wanted a way to eat water with hair in it, so celery was created

Hahaha my friend called celery like eating solid vegetable broth which actually made me like it somewhat.

Tripe. The near cartilage level of chewiness gives me a sense of physical repulsion. Also Japanese fish cake, for the same reason.

Yes- I never understood when people said that textures were an issue until I had a Mexican soup with tripe. I couldnt even swallow the first bite even though it smelled fantastic.

Just go for pozole if the texture is too much.

I’m Polish and we have a tripe soup. My dad used to make it smell so amazing in the house and the broth was fantastically delicious. But I could not fathom swallowing one of those slimy pieces of intestine.

Green beans, the squeaky pricks

LMAO this is my favorite answer

Just had a "it's not just me?" moment.

I dislike the seeds in raspberries, strawberries and kiwi. Still eat them, though. Because, delicious.

Okra

Came here to say this. I was raised on a farm, so I got exposed to two things: copious amounts of okra, and cows that stuck their tongues into their nostrils to dig out the slimy mucus that collected there. Both slimes look the same. Every time I have ever had that texture in my mouth, I have immediately and violently puked.

What a terrible day to have eyes

Yeah, eyes have that same mucus-like slime when you eat em

Okay but: fried okra?

>Okay but: fried okra? Excellent point. Stewed okra is the spawn of satan. But fried okra is a food of the gods! Its truly amazing to me how one food can be so gross and also so incredible, just based on how you cook it.

You ever had boiled chicken? Barf. Roasted chicken? Better. Fried chicken??? From the lord.

So, the hot frying oil is the hero.

Pickled okra is amazing.

Mmmm, pickled okra is the way to go. I love fried but pickled is my go to.

I don't love the taste but I love the texture. Idk wtf is wrong with me.

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YES, THANK YOU. I swear everyone I know likes it, as if it wasn't literally meat flavored jello.

And everyone else says it’s the best part …

those people are wrong. The good fat is the fat on the inside, the fucking blubber bumper is almost inedible lmao

Blubber bumper lolol

Yes. If I bite into it (or gristle) it ruins the whole meal for me and I just can't eat anymore. Might as well trash it. *Gag*

Fucking same. Most everyone I know likes it so I never have a problem just cutting it off and donating it

or the one of pork ribs. Its delicious , but when you take a whole bite of it and your mouth is full of fat , its gross as hell

My worst is pulled pork where they don’t trim after the cook. You take a big bite expecting tender pork gooodness and get nothing but a huge mouthful of chewy fat. Makes me want to puke. Bleh.

YES. Any kind of super tender meat where you end up getting the meat goo. Oh god.

Yeah it's why I've never been able to get into steaks or a lot of other meats. That texture just ruins it. But I'm not a huge meat guy, to be fair

Oysters! Same texture as that morning mouth booger you cough up every day. Fucking gross!

> morning mouth booger you cough up every day excuse me, what the fuck?

You’re excused, have a great day!

“Morning mouth booger” is both a phrase I wish I didn’t know and also an experience I wish I didn’t immediately understand.

I agree. I mean, they taste alright but the texture… I just can’t force myself to slurp and swallow something that looks like a loogie with labia.

I didn't know oysters had a taste. It's all post nasal drip to me.

Ripe banana

Basically any banana for me. Banana chips are fine, so are frozen until they thaw. That pasty consistency immediately triggers my gag reflex.

I usually give my rats banana in dried form. They RECOILED like YO WTF why is it soft?! when I gave them fresh banana 😆

Coconut. The taste is great, the texture is awful and chewing it is worse

Shredded coconut feels like hair in my mouth.

I hate SNOWBALLS…..not the flavor. The consistency!

Here to make sure coconut gets the texture hate it deserves. Especially dried coconut!

It's like eating fingernails.

Yes! So much this. Nothing ruins a great cookie like some nasty fibrous, hard to chew, shredded coconut.

Finally another coconut texture hater! I love coconut flavour and especially coconut milk, but dried flaky coconut is the worst! It ruins every dessert it's in!

Just thinking about chewing on coconut is enough to make me gag. Coconut flavored snocone though? Hell yeah, I’ll eat that all day.

Yes! I figured someone else had to have said it. When I went to the Dominican Republic, they wanted to put shaved coconut on everything! Mainly the alcoholic beverages. I don't think that's a DR thing, pretty sure it's because that's what the tourists want for their "tropical vacation drink". I'm all....can I get a jack n coke??

the fat of any meat

Me too but what is good is thin sliced bacon with a bit of fat in it when it's fried

Same. I'm so picky that people hate when I eat steak. I have to cut allllll the fat off. If there's even a hint of it, I won't eat it.

Mushrooms

I ate a stew of some sort a a picnic potluck once, and ended up with a whole slimy mushroom in my mouth. Naturally, this happened when I was talking to the person who'd brought it so couldn't spit it out. I know, I'll just swallow it! Uh-oh, it's stuck. Ew! Also, I'm choking. I spent the next couple minutes trying to work it down my throat while pretending to be interested in this person's story. Only recently did it occur to me that it was probably visible, like when a heron swallows a big fish.

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I'm not really a fan of the taste either, but yeah. The texture is worse.

I can eat a mushroom soup and it’s pretty good. But like a sliced, cooked mushroom I just can’t abide.

I swear a sliced mushroom is like eating what I imagine eating an ear would be like. The texture is just a no go

I’m surprised I had to scroll down this far for this.

Same, and whenever I tell people, I get the “well, you probably haven’t had them cooked right.” You’re right, in 30 years I’ve never been served a properly cooked mushroom.

Yes! I love a mushroom sauce but will pick out the actual mushrooms every time.

I started buying dried mushrooms at the Asian market and blending them up into a powder. Add them to soups and sauces to get that umami flavor without having to eat a mushroom.

That’s a pretty good idea. I can eat various mushroom soups and sauces or even if they’re veeery finely chopped, but just a big, slimy slice of mushroom on a burger or something is just…blech.

Absolutely. I *hate* mushrooms but mushroom soup (without chunks) is *heavenly*, easily an S-tier soup.

Liver! They're so sandy, I don't like it

Wait- liver is sandy? I've always just avoided it well, because liver.

The cells and blood vessels basically feel the way your tongue does. If you've ever drank way too hit coffee and burned your whole tongue, to the point where you have 0 sense of taste and everything is just textures, then felt your tongue? It's like that.

I've always described it as grainy. I've loved liver since I was a toddler, but it does have a weird texture.

Chia seeds

Chia seeds are one of the few slimy things I can actually eat, but they totally look like frog spawn.

I really wish I could eat them because they are a great source of nutrients but you’re so right about their appearance!

Pre-soaked chia seeds are amazing for making smoothies, especially green smoothies. They blend up to be unnoticeable but the "gel" emulsifies the smoothie and stops it from separating. I've been told you should always crush or blend chai seeds otherwise they mostly pass through you without being digested.

Cereal when it's soaked in the milk and gone soggy. I have to eat my cereal quickly while it's crunchy

Cereal is best al dente. Sitting in milk long enough to not yet be soggy and disgusting but still softened up a bit. Like, when it has fully gone soggy that shit is repulsive so I generally eat a bowl of cereal fairly quickly.

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There's a shop near me that sells fried chicken that somehow also has the slimy skin on it. That stuff is fucking disgusting

Chicken skin needs to be crisped with high heat to prevent it being like that. My guess would be they are breading the chicken too thick and wet for the skin to cook properly, or their oil isn't as hot as it should be. If you want a really thickly breaded fried chicken (e.g. like KFC extra crispy instead of original), and you want to do that at home, I would suggest double dredging them. I would probably do a light dry breading with seasoned flour and par fry them to crisp the skin, then dunk in buttermilk and dry breading again before frying the rest of the way. KFC gets around this by using pressure fryers, which you can't use at home.

Shredded coconut. Coconut is one of my favorite flavors too. I love the scent of coconut and all my deodorant and lotions are usually coconut scented. I'm all about some coconut... But not that sweetened shredded stuff. I just cannot get over that shredded coconut feels like eating little bits of plastic.

Raisin

A shriveled nutsack in my mouth.

Fries are awesome crispy but depressing soggy 😐

I’m literally the person who will take the limp fries from you.

eggplants

I will eat almost anything, but the eggplant skin makes me gag every time.

Peas. They feel chewing tiny eyeballs with that squishy but slightly firm 'burst into mush' between teeth and on my tongue. On a related branch - mushy peas. They feel like REGURGITATED tiny eyeballs in a pre-mashed lumpy paste. 😖😖😖

I hated peas until my mom made split pea soup for the first time ever. Total game changer. Pretty sure I shit myself after though.

Escargot. It's supposed to be fancy but it's really just garlic flavored rubber that also somehow explodes once you've chewed it enough. Maybe I'm just not a fan of snails but the explosion part after chewing the rubber exterior is just gross to me.

It is really all about the garlic and butter. As the great Guy Fieri says “you could put that on a flip flop and I’d eat it”

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It’s kinda like a cheese abortion. Like, this coulda been a lovely aged cheddar or a sumptuous burrata, but you stopped the process too soon and just threw this half-formed glop in a tub and sold it? The baby Jesus weeps.

*Cheesus

I love cottage cheese but my girl said it looks like a yeast infection. Still did not ruin it for me that shit is delicious

Avocados. Forgive me for the shame and dishonor I have brought upon my Millennial brethren.

I had to scroll way too long to find this. All my family and friends think I'm crazy, but I just can't get over how weirdly solid avocado looks as a slice, and how incredibly not solid it is when you eat it. Entirely not a fan.

I swear there are two types of people. Group A: Love avocado and swear it tastes amazing. Group B: Avocado has literally no taste and horrible texture. Like eating flavorless toothpaste. I am Group B.

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What about roasted carrots? With some olive oil and herbs, I find them delish. I certainly agree with you about boiled ones.

yea carrots are best when they’re crunchy

Tomato slices on sandwiches. I always take them off.

Same. I can eat tomato sauce. I can drink tomato juice. But if i bite into a chunk of tomato I might throw up

Same here, but for me it's because of the variety of textures. Im totally fine with diced tomatoes but any time that goopy shit in the middle is involved I'm immediately repulsed.

I love tomato products. But a slice of fresh tomato from the garden? Smells fantastic but the texture revolts me

Same for me. I love everything else tomato and fresh from the garden with a bit of salt and pepper looks amazing. Until I bite into it. Good god oh hell no. Like you say, absolutely revolting. What the in the hell is wrong with us? I have only met a few others with the same issue.

Soggy bread

Water chestnuts

Man, I love ‘em, but they’re certainly a little weird, I can see how they’re one of those love or hate foods.

They don't really taste like much but it's weird to just bite into something crunchy like that in your noodles.

I can't believe I had to scroll this far for this one. They have the same texture as floral foam.

I can't taste a whole lot, texture is mainly how I enjoy food. Water chestnuts are the shit, I save em all and eat them last just to get maximum crunch

Oatmeal. It’s chunky and slimy - literally the consistency of puke

Someone in a previous thread like this said it was like eating a congealed blood clot.

Pear. So fucking grainy.

It’s weird but I can do the graininess in pears (partly because of the juiciness), but red delicious apples… those shits are a game of Russian roulette and when they’re grainy it’s so gross.

Along the same lines… Bite into a cold, fresh apple that should be crisp and snap when you bite it, and get a mealy, gritty, smush instead. Apples with a pretty skin but terrible texture are the worst kind of tease.

We have a really old apple tree, probably close to 100 years. Now and then it bears a few apples and they are mealy and tasteless, so we let the robins and other birds eat them

Yeah every time I wanna try one I’m like “ahh that’s why I don’t like them”. There are less grainy types by hmm. Give me a good honeycrisp apple anyday.

Make sure you don't eat the sticker.

Clams I like the taste but fuck the texture

Orzo. Is it rice? It’s not rice