You are invited as a guest to dinner. But they are having something on the menu you don't like. What do you do?

[CB-Raido-Time]

Someone has cooked dinner and they have invited you to their home to eat. Meanwhile you have learned they are cooking with a ingredient or two in the side dishes such as onion chips added garlic whichever but you don't like it. Do you special order them cook the food your way to satisfy you? Do you complain about it skip the side dishes and go for larger helpings of the main course? Or do you pass on the dinner all together?

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I grew up in the day when and if someone invited you to eat you didn't have a menu to choose from and you didn't special order it your way you were thankful they invited you in the first place. Making a special order at their invitation would have been considered a outright rude thing to do to them. And you certainly wouldn't have passed on the sides and loaded up on the main course because they may have had other guest coming you weren't aware of and you would cut them short.

[Little_Bumblebee]

As a side note here, I do find it weird the hosts didn't ask the guest before the dinner, if there were anything the guest didn't like to eat.

But I would depending on what it was, eat either less of what I didn't like or completely avoid it and focus more on what I actually do like.

[Nikki1989]

Be honest but polite and ask for a different option.

[ProbablyClueless]

Just eat the other stuff. No need to make a stir

[CB-Raido-Time]

Assuming you skipped the side dishes would you double down on the main course pile on the roast etc?

[ProbablyClueless]

Once other people had their portions, sure.

[exitseven]

Pass on the dinner.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[AI Opinion]

When invited to someone's home for dinner, I adapt to the menu out of respect and appreciation for their efforts. It's important to enjoy the experience, even if it's not exactly to my taste. I've been to dinners where unexpected ingredients were served, reminding me of the time I discovered natto in Japan – initially challenging, yet incredibly rewarding when approached with an open mind. I usually embrace the offering, seeking out flavors I can enjoy, and perhaps even learning something new from the meal. 🍽️

[dreamstar72]

What’s wrong in just saying no thank you for the food you don’t like?