In response to the question, what don't you like to eat?

Alice's question, basically.

And this is excluding things that are cooked badly, which will always be bad.

(just saying, the fact that I dislike these things does not mean that I will not eat them--I've been forced to or have forced myself to at some point I'm sure)

1. Fish Head Sinigang

Even though this seems like an obvious thing to dislike, it still sounds pretty strange to a lot of people when I say that I dislike eating this (i.e. my mom and sister love eating this). Why do I dislike it?

(1) fish heads--I never really liked eating fish that had a lot of bones or had bones in unexpected places, because I was always afraid swallowing them. It is a lot worse when it comes to fish heads, because not only are the bones in weird/unknown places, you are not sure what you are eating--fin/eye/jaw/cheek (cheeks actually good). The other thing is that they look at you with their opaque, white eyes--that creeps me out. Mostly, fish heads take forever to eat and they're not that good in my opinion.

(2) sinigang--Sinigang is whatever to me. It's basically sour/salty soup flavored with tamarind with tomatoes and onions thrown in, and very common to Filipino cuisine. I honestly prefer the Vietnamese soup that has a similar flavor profile.

2. Raw Celery

It just has a weird taste that's pretty strong and rather unpleasant overall. I really don't mind it if it's cooked in such a way where you get the taste out mostly, but generally speaking, I'd rather not eat celery if I don't have to.

3. Pork and Beans

Had to eat this for breakfast many times growing up. Or, at least this was supposed to be breakfast. I always refused to eat it--if ever, I would get just a tiny bit (or just the pork part) and eat it with my rice. Otherwise, I would just eat the rice (especially if it had egg in it) or toast some bread for myself (the beginnings of my food survival skills). My sister loved this though...I just didn't.

4. Creme Brulee

To be fair, I don't dislike this as much as all the other things, but I just don't care for creme brulee. The sugar thing on top is just too sweet/too burnt/too caramelized in flavor for me, and the egg custard (though good) is too rich when combined with that. Personal preference I suppose?

5. Donuts

Too much sugar, fat and oil. I mean, I've gone to good donut places, like Top Pot in Seattle, whose donuts were pretty good...but this is just not something that I would eat. Donuts are just fried, sugary dough for me, which is just blah. That being said, I like beignets though. Yumyum. Completely different story--texture is much more interesting/palatable.

6. Croissants

I've had good croissants...of course, it's not I've been to Paris or anything, but I've been to Le Panier in Seattle, which people have lauded with giving them very Parisian-style croissants (granted, it's not the same I'm sure). Croissants are just normal for me though--crumbly, buttery, flaky, slightly sweet bread. Just give me French bread with butter (or even without) anytime instead.

7. Cotton Candy

...to me, is just like eating sugar, which make sense because it is. I'm not a huge fan of it.

(I'm sure I can come up with more if I think hard enough. As of now, it's just these things.)