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tonkatoy8888

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43. Knoxville, summer of 1982

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 11:39 AM

22 hrs ago

on a road trip. Stopped at an alleged Chinese restaurant. First and only time I've ever taken a bite of food, spit it out, and threw the rest in the trash. And it was supposed to be something innocuous like cashew chicken.

It was Chinese food like prison food is Michelin starred cuisine.

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What was the worst food you have ever eaten? Mine is liver and onions. It was like eating the sole of a shoe. And you? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Okra get the red out Yesterday #1

Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will. debm55 Yesterday #2

Woah, hold up there Deb.... gay texan 13 hrs ago #104

What makes your fried okra differerent. gay texan.? debm55 13 hrs ago #108

I use just a smidge of cajun seasoning, corn meal, the right amount of salt gay texan 13 hrs ago #111

Well there you have it, You grow your own. Your orka is grown with your loving hands. debm55 12 hrs ago #115

My mom used to fry that stuff breaded, House of Roberts Yesterday #8

In soups get the red out Yesterday #13

Its good when picked just right. Awful when partly hard and partly soft BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #80

That means it's undercooked FoxNewsSucks 12 hrs ago #116

We had no choice but to eat it--"It's good for you, There are children starving, etc, etc. I don't think I would try debm55 Yesterday #16

My grandmothers fried okra was the best. cos dem 14 hrs ago #92

That's sweet, Thank you cos dem debm55 13 hrs ago #95

If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked Easterncedar Yesterday #3

Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine. debm55 Yesterday #5

Must have been the common way to cook in that generation. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #11

I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Yesterday #17

My mom would cook hamburgers until they begged for mercy. patphil 22 hrs ago #39

HAAHAHAHHAHAHAH, That is so funny, Thank you, patphil. debm55 22 hrs ago #41

You should have been....... MyOwnPeace 13 hrs ago #103

Thanks MyOwnPeace. debm55 13 hrs ago #107

I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting Easterncedar Yesterday #4

Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing. debm55 Yesterday #7

We taught her how to saute, and changed her life Easterncedar Yesterday #9

Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 Yesterday #18

Sonic tuna sandwich SheltieLover Yesterday #6

Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the debm55 Yesterday #10

Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten.... electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #67

I hated the black licorice ones. Terrible. I would spit them out in a paper napkin. debm55 14 hrs ago #85

I have Never had a piece of licorice -since- that unfortunate food experience! electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #102

All black licorice in any form is yuk. debm55 12 hrs ago #118

I totally agree. Luckily I've never accidentally eaten any like maybe little bits in something else. electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #131

debm55 Upthevibe Yesterday #12

Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was? debm55 Yesterday #19

Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #14

Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult debm55 Yesterday #20

I tried pig brains, Americanme Yesterday #15

I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet as a kid. Didn't take the offer. I debm55 23 hrs ago #21

My mother used to make that awful crap. And she'd make pig stomach and fake mashed potatoes. Ugh. Clouds Passing 23 hrs ago #22

True here too. When making salads , she would wash the lettuce in hot water to get the germs out. Ever eat a wilted debm55 23 hrs ago #23

Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad. Clouds Passing 23 hrs ago #24

Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas. debm55 23 hrs ago #26

Jello with fruit cocktail in it! MyOwnPeace 12 hrs ago #122

OMG HAHHAAHHAAH. We never had the lettuce leaves or the whipped cream on top. Just a plate. Fine dining indeed, debm55 11 hrs ago #125

Tripe CanonRay 23 hrs ago #25

I never had tripe, I didn't like the looks of it. And when I found out what it was , It no from me. Thank you CanonRay. debm55 23 hrs ago #28

any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc).... samnsara 23 hrs ago #27

Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs debm55 23 hrs ago #33

Chicken livers. OldBaldy1701E 23 hrs ago #29

thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats. debm55 23 hrs ago #30

That is a great use for them! OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #40

They would wolf them down. debm55 22 hrs ago #42

Mom tried to feed us kidneys C_U_L8R 23 hrs ago #31

HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you for sharing with us. C_U_L8R. You were smart. It's nice to have a dog around that would possibly debm55 23 hrs ago #34

"hurled out the window"... electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #69

My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal. LoisB 23 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no. debm55 23 hrs ago #35

L&O good for iron unweird 23 hrs ago #36

Thank you very much, unweird for sharing with us. And thank you very much for being a blood donor. debm55 22 hrs ago #37

My husband fixed deRien 22 hrs ago #38

Thank you very much, deRien for sharing with us, debm55 22 hrs ago #44

Knoxville, summer of 1982 tonkatoy8888 22 hrs ago #43

Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience. debm55 21 hrs ago #46

Spoiled catfish Dear_Prudence 22 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much, Dear_Prudence. I hope you didn't get sick from the spoiled catfish. I live in Pittsburgh. I didn't debm55 21 hrs ago #49

Cauliflower as a child Tree Lady 21 hrs ago #47

I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady. debm55 21 hrs ago #50

That sounds bland and nasty FoxNewsSucks 12 hrs ago #119

I think it was supposed to be tuna casserole. The tuna was gray. So were the noodles and the sauce. I actually Dorothy V 21 hrs ago #48

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo debm55 21 hrs ago #51

The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free. Dorothy V 18 hrs ago #62

Thanks Dorothy V. for that information. debm55 16 hrs ago #66

Marmite. LastDemocratInSC 21 hrs ago #52

Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible. debm55 20 hrs ago #55

There's always.... electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #68

Gawd, I hated that, too! pandr32 20 hrs ago #53

Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it? debm55 20 hrs ago #56

Liver and onions! pandr32 18 hrs ago #63

Salmon. LisaM 20 hrs ago #54

Thank you very much, LisaM. I used to love it on bagels with cream cheese. Haven't eaten in a long time. How I would debm55 20 hrs ago #57

I also hated and still hate fish sticks. made of some cheap ass fish. Every Friday it was Fish sticks and macaroni and debm55 20 hrs ago #58

LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish. Ziggysmom 19 hrs ago #59

Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!. electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #71

Sounds nasty. I never had, but I heard a lot about it. Thank you Ziggysmom. debm55 14 hrs ago #89

My friend ordered lutefisk at a restaurant in Norway. cos dem 14 hrs ago #91

HAHHAHAHA. thank you cos dem. debm55 13 hrs ago #96

Cauliflower pizza crust fargone 19 hrs ago #60

Yuk, Thank you for sharing fargone. debm55 14 hrs ago #90

Funny! ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #61

You liked liver and and onions?????? WOW. I never knew any kid that would eat it. When I think of liver, I think of the debm55 13 hrs ago #93

I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year. applegrove 17 hrs ago #64

I got the same "it's good for your blood" Burnt to a gentle brick. Thank you applegrove for sharing with us. debm55 13 hrs ago #97

Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste. beaglelover 17 hrs ago #65

Now a minute beaglelover, I really and I mean really like Eggplant parmesan. I make that and lasagna with sliced egglant debm55 13 hrs ago #98

I had some meat in the Army I have no idea doc03 16 hrs ago #70

HAAHAHHAHHHAHHA. Thank you doc03 that is so funny. MOOOOOO debm55 14 hrs ago #76

Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food... Bayard 16 hrs ago #72

Thank you very much, Bayard for your wonderful post. I guess many of us can't get by the earlier experiences of eating debm55 14 hrs ago #75

My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year... electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #73

Thank you very much, electric_blue68, I would have picked the little heats and kidneys out and eaten the soup. But that debm55 14 hrs ago #74

I didn't want to insult my dear cousin! electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #106

Very good. thanks electric_blue68 debm55 13 hrs ago #110

Brussel sprouts- the devils cabbage. underpants 14 hrs ago #77

Slice in half, rub with garlic, salt, olive oil and paprika..bake for a long time BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #82

Does that also get rid of the sewer smell? underpants 13 hrs ago #105

Cabbage smell..yes BlueWaveNeverEnd 12 hrs ago #113

Thank you very much, underpants. That is so true. And it makes you fart. debm55 13 hrs ago #99

Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #78

Are those cattle's balls? I never had or will have. debm55 13 hrs ago #100

Mutton of lamb UpInArms 14 hrs ago #79

Thank you very much, UpinArms. I only had lamb once--at my uncles Serbian wedding. I hated it---very greasy and dark debm55 14 hrs ago #83

mother f'ing circus peanuts johnnyfins 14 hrs ago #81

I hate those circus peanuts. too. Add the marshmallows, what ever is season now. Thank you johnnyfins. debm55 10 hrs ago #136

Lutefisk. DJ Synikus Makisimus 14 hrs ago #84

I agree on liver The Blue Flower 14 hrs ago #86

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I remember my mother it with Crisco. Yes very gag worthy. Never had catfish. But debm55 11 hrs ago #135

Liver and Onions Sailingdiver 14 hrs ago #87

HAHHAHHAH. Agree with you Sailingdiver. As soon as you opened the door and smelled those onions cooking , you knew what debm55 11 hrs ago #134

goat curry DBoon 14 hrs ago #88

Thank you very much, DBoon. No organ food for me. Was the goat greasy? I had a piece of lamb at a Serbian wedding and it debm55 11 hrs ago #132

No just tasted like goat DBoon 10 hrs ago #137

Liver, absolutely 100% agree. cos dem 13 hrs ago #94

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAh. Thank you very much, cos dem. debm55 11 hrs ago #133

I love liver and onions, mom used to make it for us as kids, I guess it was cheap and we were poor... wcmagumba 13 hrs ago #101

Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I never had those frozen burritos. They sound nasty. debm55 11 hrs ago #123

We went to a local restaurant Turbineguy 13 hrs ago #109

I guess, food was the secondary money maker. Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 12 hrs ago #121

My Dad made great liver and onions with bacon Submariner 13 hrs ago #112

Thank you Submariner. I have heard the bacon method being used. I am happy you had good edible liver when you were young debm55 12 hrs ago #120

Uni - a type of sushi. Specifically the gonads of sea urchins. 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #114

Thank you 3catwoman3, I have seen uni on the Food Channel. I have never tasted it. But your description is spot on. I debm55 12 hrs ago #117

surströmming Celerity 11 hrs ago #124

Thank you very much, Celerity. That looks nasty. debm55 11 hrs ago #127

Liver🤮 we can do it 11 hrs ago #126

Thank you very much, we can do it. It was very nasty. Mine was as hard as a brick as my mother cooked everything to debm55 11 hrs ago #129

Cauliflower. There is not enough cheese in the world to disguise cauliflower. Norrrm 11 hrs ago #128

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHah. Thank you Norrm. I have cooked numerous ways and there is no getting around it---It is what it is. debm55 11 hrs ago #130

Fermented Soybeans I_UndergroundPanther 9 hrs ago #138

Thank you very much. I_UndergroundPanther. That does sound very nasty. debm55 2 hrs ago #141

I'm allergic to wheat, dairy, nuts, eggs, corn, chocolate... Chemical Bill 4 hrs ago #139

I am very sorry to read that. Take care of yourself, Chemical Bill debm55 2 hrs ago #140