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02/27/2011 - By Christine Burke Eskwitt

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How we are hard-wired to like or dislike foods is probably not all that different from why some men prefer blondes over brunettes, or why someone is a cat person and not a dog lover. We just are.

Chatting with shoppers at Starbucks in The Grove in Shrewsbury revealed a lot of similarity in the answers to this  question. Liver is one of the most common foods people love to hate. Responses to not liking liver were very emphatic! Quite a few people had seafood allergies, so an easy out for them. Others had rather obscure responses, such as snake,  grubs and eel. I can’t imagine anyone has to choose among those food (?) items as entrees on restaurant menus in  Monmouth County. Some, mostly men, had aversions to green vegetables, or really any kind of vegetables. Can you  imagine them as little boys being told by their mothers to “eat their vegetables?” Ha, now they’re all grown up and they  don’t have to!

Without delving into the science of taste receptors or the psychological connections between childhood and food, it’s  fair to say that people’s likes or dislikes are very definite, very deep seated. But when asked why someone doesn’t like a  certain food, most responded “I don’t know. I just don’t.” How we are hard-wired to like or dislike foods is probably not  all that different from why some men prefer blondes over brunettes, or why someone is a cat person and not a dog lover.  We just are. Fortunately, we live in an area with a wealth of food diversity, from humongous supermarkets and boutique  specialty markets to restaurants of every possible flavor. There’s something for everyone. But, I want to get voted off the  island if my only food alternative is ever snake, grubs or eel!

	Kumquats. I’ve never had one but I don’t even like the sound of the name. -Irene Grieco Middletown
	Brussel sprouts. People in the Midwest put them in Manhattans. My kids say you’ll never find anything green on Dad’s plate. -Mike Malone Allenwood
	Coconut. I just don’t like it. You could put it on anything and I wouldn’t eat it. -Ellen DePinto Middletown
	Pork chops. I’d eat any other kind of pork, but pork chops are just too tough. -Tom DaMico Manalapan
	Ketchup. I just hate it. I hate the way it looks and I don’t like it, ever since I was a kid. -Kelsey Wood Rumson
	Okra. I’ve never had it but it’s nasty, runny stuff. I wouldn’t eat that. -Rick Haywood Toms River
	Lisa: Mushrooms. I just don’t like them. They taste like dirt. Anthony: Caviar. I just don’t like the whole idea of eating fish  eggs. Not good. -Lisa and Anthony Masso Belford
	Easy for me; I’m vegetarian. This has been my preference since Thanksgiving when I was seven. -Jackie Hugg Colts Neck
	Any domesticated meats. I prefer to eat all vegetables and tofu and soy products just because of all the hormones and chemicals that are in meat. I try to  avoid chemicals and fat. -Jay Reynolds Atlantic Highlands
	McDonalds. I try to just eat healthy foods. -Paige Tactikos Ocean
	Liver and onions. I’ve never actually eaten it but I just can’t get past the texture and the way it looks. -Jerry Mennona Brick
	Liver. I judge it by the way it looks. The texture looks creepy. I wouldn’t even give it a try. -Nicole DeSimone Colts Neck
	The one thing I won’t eat is bananas. I just don’t like them. -Jack Brignola Oceanport
	Crab cakes. I don’t like seafood and it’s the perfect way to ruin a cake. -Emily DeNegro Rumson
	Rocky Mountain oysters. -John Waklais Little Silver
	Fried chicken. It’s too greasy and not good for you. There are so many delicious alternatives. -Kate Burns Holmdel
	There are a lot of foods I wouldn’t eat. Peas, guacamole...weird colored foods. -Kevin Lang Colts Neck
	Fish. I’m allergic. Otherwise I pretty much eat everything. I’m not picky. -Rebecca Riker Marlboro
	Eel. It’s fishy and slimy. I did taste it once though, at my girlfriend’s on Christmas Eve. -Leona Cohen West End
	Indian food. I don’t like the taste of the spices. -Mark Schlesinger Middletown
	Unfortunately, I do not like salmon and I know I should because it’s healthy. I don’t like the color or the texture. -Carol Herrmann Little Silver
	Snake meat. -Jim Mazzone Manalapan

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