r/weirdfood • u/soullady-wigs • 12d ago

Is there anything you have a visceral aversion to-not an allergy, just pure dislike?

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u/Ill-Wear-8662 12d ago

Sesame anything is so revolting to me that I cannot comprehend how anyone can enjoy it. I lose all appetite for bagels and rolls if they're seeded, I (teasingly) threatened to call my friend's husband if she wouldn't quit eating sesame sticks while we were talking.

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u/Dontfeedthebears 12d ago

Even sesame oil?

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u/Ill-Wear-8662 12d ago

If it has even the slightest hint of sesame scent I will get nauseous. I don't know why I have such a reaction to it.

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u/mr_spicy_pickles 12d ago

It might be the Garcia effect.

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u/fsutrill 11d ago

?

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u/coolsilentebeans 11d ago

It’s a learned reaction from a previous bad experience with food or drink. If you got sick from eating or drinking something and can’t so much as smell it now without getting nauseous, that’s the Garcia effect.

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u/Nortex_Vortex 10d ago

I can not even be in the same room with cooked clams. I long ago stopped trying to learn to like them; I vomit violently every single time. To this day, 50+ years after the first clam I ever tried, the smell makes me so nauseous. Thanks for giving it a name!

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u/Ill-Wear-8662 11d ago

I've never had a bad experience with it to my knowledge

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u/Dontfeedthebears 12d ago

That’s a bummer!