Have you ever been served a food you didn't like?

[Anonymous]

On Saturday, my boyfriend introduced me to his parents for the first time. To my shock, his mother served liver and onions, accompanied with mashed potato with gravy. I try my best in finishing the plate; then lied to them and told him it was good. I hate gravy (I always eat mashed potato without that thing) but oh well. No one noticed I didn't like it and my boyfriend doesn't know either.

Ever been invited and served a food you didn't like? If so what did you do?

[dovendyret]

I used to eat everything, no matter if I liked it or not; food was food.

Now I'm learning what I enjoy and what I don't; I'll turn down food I don't politely, with the explanation that it's simply something I dislike & I thank them for their effort. I've never went to a dinner: where I disliked everything, so I've always eaten something and 8/10 to where I think I was full. Not going to lie, some people have felt a bit insulted & I do apologize when that happens since that is not my intent.

[TrueConfection]

That's an odd meal to serve company. I'm glad you politely choked some of it down. I suggest the next time you are invited over, bring a dish to share. It's thoughtful and it guarantees there will be something you like.

Anyhow, yes. I'm a picky eater and have been served many dishes I don't like. I turned food rearranging on my plate into an art form. As a child, I was an expert at spitting food into my napkin as I casually wiped my lips.

[MTC29]

I happen to enjoy liver, but fully agree with @chrismaster69 that it isn't something that people would serve unless they knew that everyone liked it. The gravy should have been on the side (in a gravy boat) for you to add (or not) as you saw fit.

Yes, I have been served things I don't like, including macaroni and cheese, which almost everyone loves, but I despise. What did I do? I choked enough of it down to make a good show, and politely passed up a second serving.

[Likes2drive]

Yeah I pretend to like it but don’t ask for seconds

[ChrisMaster69]

Yeah I was served Macaroni Cheese back in October.

i had to leave the room.

[Asker]

I wish I had done that but I didn't want to be rude so I went along and just finished it (eating it slower and usual and kind of suffering but ok).

[ChrisMaster69]

Personally serving anyone liver the first time you meet them is risky.

[Reijen]

Like you, if I was served something I didn't like, I ate it and lied.