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72. Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food...

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:56 PM

Jan 22

My Mom was a terrible cook too, with everything cooked to mush or half burnt. My folks were originally from South Carolina. She did make good fried chicken in a deep fryer.

I learned how to cook after I left home. I don't eat much beef any more, but I love liver and onions that's cooked just till its tender, and not red. And not breaded! Same for chicken livers. Fresh okra is wonderful when its just lightly sauteed in real butter, and still a little bit crunchy. Again, not breaded, not slimey at all. I also put it in blackeyed peas. Yellow squash is excellent fried with onions, or made into squash fritters lightly browned. Salmon is only good if you remove the skin after cooking (cats love it!). Too fishy otherwise. Excellent baked, broiled, or sauteed with onions, peppers, and lemon juice. I also love grits, buttered, with lots of pepper, a side of sausage patties, and fresh, sliced tomatoes.

I guess this makes me sound like a mostly southern cook. At least I don't cook everything in lard!

Nasty stuff that won't get past my lips: My mom used to boil turnips and collard greens, and put vinegar on the greens. Holy crap it was awful! Catfish--even the smell makes me want to barf. I also can't drink black coffee either. I love the stuff when its heavily doctored.

Dinner tonight: Baked ham, egg noodles with broccoli, onions, and sharp Cheddar. Dessert is a pear cobbler--of course, with coffee!

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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 Jan 22 OP

Okra get the red out Jan 22 #1

Thank you very much, get the red out. I have never tried it and I don't think I will. debm55 Jan 22 #2

Woah, hold up there Deb.... gay texan Jan 22 #104

What makes your fried okra differerent. gay texan.? debm55 Jan 22 #108

I use just a smidge of cajun seasoning, corn meal, the right amount of salt gay texan Jan 22 #111

Well there you have it, You grow your own. Your orka is grown with your loving hands. debm55 Jan 22 #115

My mom used to fry that stuff breaded, House of Roberts Jan 22 #8

In soups get the red out Jan 22 #13

Its good when picked just right. Awful when partly hard and partly soft BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 22 #80

That means it's undercooked FoxNewsSucks Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #16

My grandmothers fried okra was the best. cos dem Jan 22 #92

That's sweet, Thank you cos dem debm55 Jan 22 #95

If the liver was tough it was improperly cooked Easterncedar Jan 22 #3

Yes, everything my mother made was overcooked. Steaks always well done.too. Yes you can have mine. debm55 Jan 22 #5

Must have been the common way to cook in that generation. Diamond_Dog Jan 22 #11

I thnk it might have been. Even taking them out to eat , she would order well done steaks. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jan 22 #17

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

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

You should have been....... MyOwnPeace Jan 22 #103

Thanks MyOwnPeace. debm55 Jan 22 #107

I had a friend who thought zucchini was disgusting Easterncedar Jan 22 #4

Yuck. that is nasty. Thank you, Easternedar for sharing. debm55 Jan 22 #7

We taught her how to saute, and changed her life Easterncedar Jan 22 #9

Thank you very much, Easterncedar. debm55 Jan 22 #18

Sonic tuna sandwich SheltieLover Jan 22 #6

Thank you very much for sharing, SheltieLover. I had that happen with vinegar chips. I spit them out and threw the debm55 Jan 22 #10

Not sure, but the only time I think I spit something out was in Kindegarten.... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #67

I hated the black licorice ones. Terrible. I would spit them out in a paper napkin. debm55 Jan 22 #85

I have Never had a piece of licorice -since- that unfortunate food experience! electric_blue68 Jan 22 #102

All black licorice in any form is yuk. debm55 Jan 22 #118

I totally agree. Luckily I've never accidentally eaten any like maybe little bits in something else. electric_blue68 Jan 22 #131

debm55 Upthevibe Jan 22 #12

Thank you very much for sharing, Upthevibe. Do you remember the kind of cookie it was? debm55 Jan 22 #19

Creamed peas. I adore properly cooked liver and onions. sinkingfeeling Jan 22 #14

Thank you very much, singingfeeling. I will add creamed carrots to your creamed peas. I have never had liver as an adult debm55 Jan 22 #20

I tried pig brains, Americanme Jan 22 #15

I very much dislike organ foods. My grandparents offered me, pickled pigs feet as a kid. Didn't take the offer. I debm55 Jan 22 #21

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

Washing lettuce in hot water!? WTF!? My mother never even made salad. Clouds Passing Jan 22 #24

Thank you very much for sharing, Clouds Passing. everything was with a creamed sauce--green beans, carrots and peas. debm55 Jan 22 #26

Jello with fruit cocktail in it! MyOwnPeace Jan 22 #122

OMG HAHHAAHHAAH. We never had the lettuce leaves or the whipped cream on top. Just a plate. Fine dining indeed, debm55 Jan 22 #125

Tripe CanonRay Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #28

any organ meat..any ocean phlegm ( oysters etc).... samnsara Jan 22 #27

Thank you very much, samnsara. for sharing with us. I have never eaten any of your choices and never will. Pickled pigs debm55 Jan 22 #33

Chicken livers. OldBaldy1701E Jan 22 #29

thank you OldBaldy1701E, I hate to say this but, I used to buy chicken livers and feed to my cats. debm55 Jan 22 #30

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

They would wolf them down. debm55 Jan 22 #42

Mom tried to feed us kidneys C_U_L8R Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #34

"hurled out the window"... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #69

My worst: Eggplant, okra, grits, squash, oatmeal. LoisB Jan 22 #32

Thank you very much LoisB for sharing with us. I do like eggplant. but the others no. debm55 Jan 22 #35

L&O good for iron unweird Jan 22 #36

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

My husband fixed deRien Jan 22 #38

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

Knoxville, summer of 1982 tonkatoy8888 Jan 22 #43

Thank you sharing with us. tonkatoy8888. That is quite an experience. debm55 Jan 22 #46

Spoiled catfish Dear_Prudence Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #49

Cauliflower as a child Tree Lady Jan 22 #47

I know the feeling of meat tasting like leather. Thank you for sharing with us, Tree Lady. debm55 Jan 22 #50

That sounds bland and nasty FoxNewsSucks Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #48

Thank you very much, Dorothy V. for sharing with us and the helpful hint of putting okra in gumbo debm55 Jan 22 #51

The tomato in gumbo is what cuts the slime. Any okra cooked with tomato will be slime-free. Dorothy V Jan 22 #62

Thanks Dorothy V. for that information. debm55 Jan 22 #66

Marmite. LastDemocratInSC Jan 22 #52

Thank you very much, LastDemocratinSC. I never had it and it sounds terrible. debm55 Jan 22 #55

There's always.... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #68

Gawd, I hated that, too! pandr32 Jan 22 #53

Thank you very much, pandr32, for sharing. What is it? debm55 Jan 22 #56

Liver and onions! pandr32 Jan 22 #63

Salmon. LisaM Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #58

LUTEFISK! A neighbor took me to a church supper. It looked like normal cod fish. Ziggysmom Jan 22 #59

Omg! 😄😬 A Prarie Home Companion is how I found out about it. Yikes!. electric_blue68 Jan 22 #71

Sounds nasty. I never had, but I heard a lot about it. Thank you Ziggysmom. debm55 Jan 22 #89

My friend ordered lutefisk at a restaurant in Norway. cos dem Jan 22 #91

HAHHAHAHA. thank you cos dem. debm55 Jan 22 #96

Cauliflower pizza crust fargone Jan 22 #60

Yuk, Thank you for sharing fargone. debm55 Jan 22 #90

Funny! ProfessorGAC Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #93

I'm with you on liver and onions. My mom made it at least once a year. applegrove Jan 22 #64

I got the same "it's good for your blood" Burnt to a gentle brick. Thank you applegrove for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 22 #97

Eggplant parmesan. Yuck. Goopy gross mess, with disgusting taste. beaglelover Jan 22 #65

Now a minute beaglelover, I really and I mean really like Eggplant parmesan. I make that and lasagna with sliced egglant debm55 Jan 22 #98

I had some meat in the Army I have no idea doc03 Jan 22 #70

HAAHAHHAHHHAHHA. Thank you doc03 that is so funny. MOOOOOO debm55 Jan 22 #76

Sounds like you guys have had a lot of badly cooked food... Bayard Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #75

My favorite older cousin invited my family up for Greek Easter one year... electric_blue68 Jan 22 #73

Thank you very much, electric_blue68, I would have picked the little heats and kidneys out and eaten the soup. But that debm55 Jan 22 #74

I didn't want to insult my dear cousin! electric_blue68 Jan 22 #106

Very good. thanks electric_blue68 debm55 Jan 22 #110

Brussel sprouts- the devils cabbage. underpants Jan 22 #77

Slice in half, rub with garlic, salt, olive oil and paprika..bake for a long time BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 22 #82

Does that also get rid of the sewer smell? underpants Jan 22 #105

Cabbage smell..yes BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 22 #113

Thank you very much, underpants. That is so true. And it makes you fart. debm55 Jan 22 #99

Rocky mountain oysters. Ocelot II Jan 22 #78

Are those cattle's balls? I never had or will have. debm55 Jan 22 #100

Mutton of lamb UpInArms Jan 22 #79

Thank you very much, UpinArms. I only had lamb once--at my uncles Serbian wedding. I hated it---very greasy and dark debm55 Jan 22 #83

mother f'ing circus peanuts johnnyfins Jan 22 #81

I hate those circus peanuts. too. Add the marshmallows, what ever is season now. Thank you johnnyfins. debm55 Jan 22 #136

Lutefisk. DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 22 #84

"I have tried lutefisk twice, once going down, and another time coming back up." erronis Jan 23 #142

HAHHAHHHAh. That is funny, erronis. debm55 Jan 23 #143

Indeed! DJ Synikus Makisimus Jan 23 #144

I agree on liver The Blue Flower Jan 22 #86

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I remember my mother it with Crisco. Yes very gag worthy. Never had catfish. But debm55 Jan 22 #135

Liver and Onions Sailingdiver Jan 22 #87

HAHHAHHAH. Agree with you Sailingdiver. As soon as you opened the door and smelled those onions cooking , you knew what debm55 Jan 22 #134

goat curry DBoon Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #132

No just tasted like goat DBoon Jan 22 #137

Liver, absolutely 100% agree. cos dem Jan 22 #94

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAh. Thank you very much, cos dem. debm55 Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #101

Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I never had those frozen burritos. They sound nasty. debm55 Jan 22 #123

We went to a local restaurant Turbineguy Jan 22 #109

I guess, food was the secondary money maker. Thank you Turbineguy. debm55 Jan 22 #121

My Dad made great liver and onions with bacon Submariner Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #120

Uni - a type of sushi. Specifically the gonads of sea urchins. 3catwoman3 Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #117

surströmming Celerity Jan 22 #124

Thank you very much, Celerity. That looks nasty. debm55 Jan 22 #127

Liver🤮 we can do it Jan 22 #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 Jan 22 #129

Cauliflower. There is not enough cheese in the world to disguise cauliflower. Norrrm Jan 22 #128

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHah. Thank you Norrm. I have cooked numerous ways and there is no getting around it---It is what it is. debm55 Jan 22 #130

Fermented Soybeans I_UndergroundPanther Jan 23 #138

Thank you very much. I_UndergroundPanther. That does sound very nasty. debm55 Jan 23 #141

I'm allergic to wheat, dairy, nuts, eggs, corn, chocolate... Chemical Bill Jan 23 #139

I am very sorry to read that. Take care of yourself, Chemical Bill debm55 Jan 23 #140