Friday, July 8, 2011

Strawberries: It's a Love Hate Relationship

I love strawberries, but I hate their texture. It always makes me gag when I bite into the slimy fruit, crunching on little seeds. So as I sit here, slurping away on strawberry yogurt (the kind with chunks) - I'm at a bit of a loss. The yogurt itself is delicious, but it's those slimy chunks that I can't stand.

In fact, this is the first time I've ever had strawberry yogurt with real strawberries, the first time I've tried a real strawberry chunk in years. And nope, I still don't like it. When I was younger, I used to get the kid yogurt with sprinkles. It was generally strawberry flavored, but I always thought it was the artificial taste that I liked. Now I realize, yep, I like strawberries. Just not the texture. Ewwwah!

Actually, I used to legitimately be afraid of certain fruits. Like peaches, I used to cry (as a little girl) when ever I saw the inside of a peach. It. Would. Make. Me. Cry. Since when do fruits scare children? And watching "James and the Giant Peach" was no walk in the part either.


I guess it's sort of strange, I love strawberry flavored things, just not the fruit itself. The same is true with cherries, pomegranate, and oranges. I love cherry flavored things, I adore pomegranate frozen yogurt, and I drink lots of orange juice (without the pulp).

What strange foods do you have a "love hate relationship" with?

11 comments:

  1. I used to have a relationship like that with cherries where I loved the flavor but hated the fruit. Now, I actually like cherries, though, so I guess it's not that applicable.
    I can't think of any current love hate food relationships. It's an interesting idea, though.

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  2. I hope I can get over the distaste to the slimy feel of the food. I tried to today, but it just didn't work!

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  3. Kiwi... Something abt the sour sweet flavour, It's kinda mix feeling :)

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  4. I'm the exact same. I adore anything strawberry flavoured except actual strawberries. It's very bizarre. I wish I could eat them because they look gorgeous but I hate the seeds too, plus the tiny hairs on them freaks me out!

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    Riley <3
    ~P.S. I wish I could try a strawberry (I'm allergic... :()

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  6. @Hazel: I know what you mean, they're so yummy but yuuuck.

    @Riley: It sucks that your allergic!

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  7. Haha this post is hilarious!! I completely understand how you feel.. the same thing happens with me and Tuna!!

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  8. My sister used to refuse to eat all kinds of food because of the texture. Apparently its pretty common, but i've never heard of someone being afraid.

    theslimmertales.blogspot.com

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  9. @Hannah: I can definitely understand Tuna fears. Personally, I love it. But I know plenty of people who are afraid of it.

    @Bre: I can't explain the fear. I guess you could say that I was a strange child. I was afraid of ants as well.

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  10. So this kinda takes away the healthiness of strawberries but I dip them in sugar to cancel out the texture! It's the only way ill eat them ow, not because it has sugar on it but because I can't feel the texture and I get the deliciousness of the fruit!

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  11. @LittleLeah That is such a wonderful idea, I will definitely have to try it next time I'm around strawberries. Maybe I can train myself to get used to the flavor...

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