Can you despise certain foods?

[mattylad]

Anything stewed.
Tomato Ketchup.

Both make me retch.

 

[misterhelpful]

Where on earth do you get to buy chicken feet for dinner?! He he. Sounds delightful!

Lots of places sell them over here. Plus, they are considered a delicacy in China, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa.

But, like I said, I despise them!

 

[JohnD]

minced up in McNuggets, perhaps

 

[Shutpa]

If I despised certain food items it would mean that if that particular food or foods was brought to the table where I was sitting then it or I would have to move. And too a certain extent, that is true. Like an earlier poster, I dislike tripe but not because of the sight of it or the taste. It is the smell that I cannot stand, so much so that I would never contemplate eating it. I also dislike cheese not only because of the smell but also because of the taste. That being the case, my wife rarely makes her favourite cheeses dishes and tells me in advance if she is going to use parmezan so that I can move to another room. And pizzas restaurants are out of the question when we are going out because I can and have been sick simply entering the places.
I would love to love cheese if only to make my family and I share something that they love but sadly I don't.

 

[Shutpa]

What are you on?

So, being philosophical, is there a continuum:

<---------not like-----------dislike------------despise-------------hate-------->

Can one then attach other descriptions to those words, to do with the 'energy' involved in the emotions:

<-------ambivalent---------avoid------------aggressive-----------extreme aggression---->

Himaginn, to be absolutely fair, I think that your own question, "What are you on?" could be asked of yourself after the above quote from your own reply. Whatever you are on, perhaps a literary ego trip, has resulted in what I can only describe as verbal diarrhoea. You are so good at the down to earth cut and thrust debating, you don't need this nonsense.

 

[blightymam]

Where on earth do you get to buy chicken feet for dinner?! He he. Sounds delightful!

Lots of places sell them over here. Plus, they are considered a delicacy in China, Indonesia, and many parts of Africa.

But, like I said, I despise them!

Yeah, I'd expect it to be in other countries, but was surprised that it's in the states! Yuck. Still, I suspect everyone who's ever eaten a chicken burger or nuggets has eaten chicken feet too!
My parents (and us kids) spent our childhood years overseas and they used to tell us about the weird things served up. My fav tale was in the Middle East when a dish of sheep eyes would arrive at their table, nothankyouverymuch!

 

[blightymam]

Absolutely Bolo, cannot stand the smell of fish, makes me feel sick and have to leave the room. Sometimes the house depending on the fish! So yeah, agree, safe to say it's despised.

 

[ladylola]

Absolutely Bolo, cannot stand the smell of fish, makes me feel sick.

Listening to a radio 4 programme some years ago about japan it was said that because fish makes up such a large portion of their diet compared to meat they can smell westerners differently because our diets are much more meat based.

 

[Himaginn]

What are you on?

So, being philosophical, is there a continuum:

<---------not like-----------dislike------------despise-------------hate-------->

Can one then attach other descriptions to those words, to do with the 'energy' involved in the emotions:

<-------ambivalent---------avoid------------aggressive-----------extreme aggression---->

Himaginn, to be absolutely fair, I think that your own question, "What are you on?" could be asked of yourself after the above quote from your own reply. Whatever you are on, perhaps a literary ego trip, has resulted in what I can only describe as verbal diarrhoea. You are so good at the down to earth cut and thrust debating, you don't need this nonsense.

I thought I was being literally or semantically philosophical.
Maybe after after all those opinions whizzing around, I felt in a philosophical mood.

Aah, well, perhaps not.

Chicken feet are relatively easily available in Chinese restaurants, but not for me, thank you very much.
To me it's very much like snake, too much bone, not enough meat. Yet I can enjoy crabs claws, etc.

Cheese is good with a nice wine or port.

Sushi I enjoy very much.

 

[fender]

The only thing with legs the Chinese won't eat, is a table & chairs....

 

[securespark]

Mrs Secure and I disagree about this.

I think the word can be used about anything.

She reckons "despise" can only be used (when talking about) about people.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I tend to agree with Mrs.S but that's not what the dictionaries say.

 

[securespark]

Yes! I looked it up and couldn't tally the dictionary definition with hers.