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'''Waitress''': Bleagh, it wouldn't be egg, bacon, spam and sausage, would it?
'''Wife''': I [[Trope Namer|DON'T LIKE SPAM]]!
'''Husband''': Don't cause a fuss, dear; I'll have your spam, I love it! I'm having [[Overly Long Gag|spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, and spam!]]
|''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''}}
When a food is said to be loathed by someone, sometimes to the point of [[Characterization Tropes|characterization]]. Basically, the exact opposite of the [[Trademark
Not to be confused with [[I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham]], or [[Does Not Like Men]], for that matter. (Unless [[I'm a Humanitarian|you eat human women instead]]... [[Double Entendre|Get your mind out of the gutter!]]) Also [[I Thought It Meant|has nothing to do with junk e-mail (which many of us quite justifiably despise)]].<ref>The use of "spam" to describe junk e-mail is actually indirectly derived from the [[Monty Python]] sketch.</ref>
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Sometimes, an [[Extreme Omnivore]] will have just that one item they don't like, and this trope will be played for laughs. In this case, it's usually something very mundane, so that while a character might be willing to eat disgusting and probably poisonous mixtures, they absolutely refuse to eat something everyone else enjoys.
(Ironically, although
See also [[Picky Eater]].
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* BT from ''[[.hack//Sign]]'' named her character based on the removal of this from her favorite food. I'll give you a hint. It's not Bacon and it's not Tomatoes.
** Mimiru points out it has no taste upon being informed of this which leaves her bewildered as to why BT dislikes it.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': Each of the Sailor Senshi have a least favorite food listed in their profile.
* ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'': Shin-chan hates green peppers. Possibly the reason why he always asks older girls if they like them is to allow him to keep hitting on them.
* Similar to ''Sailor Moon'', most of the cast of ''[[Naruto]]'' has a food they dislike, with the exception of Lee, who cannot dislike any kind of food. Naruto in particular hates vegetables, and a brief flashback shows Kakashi appearing in his window to offer him some vegetables with his ramen.
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* Kanako Urashima in ''[[Love Hina]]'' doesn't like sweets at all. Naturally, she was adopted into a family of confectioners, and she crushes on her adopted brother, who is an expert even amongst the family at them.
* Akisame Koetsuji of ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'' loathes bell peppers to the point that they're occasionally used as a threat for dinner if he doesn't do something or other. He ''always'' complies.
* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'': Misty loathes carrots and peppers.
* in ''[[One Piece]]'', the [[Trademark Favorite Food]] of each Straw Hat crew member is established, and in an SBS question, a fan asked Oda what each crew member's ''least'' favorite food was:
** Monkey D. Luffy: Cherry pie, or at least a certain shop's brand of it.
*** He also doesn't like mochi, something that becomes a problem when he fights Katakuri, who has a Devil Fruit power that creates and manipulates mochi. He clearly can't win such a fight the same way he dealt with Cracker's army of biscuit monsters.<ref>As in, by eating them, possibly the one time in his life he ever became full.</ref>
** Roronoa Zoro: Chocolate (Too sweet!)
** Nami: Orangette (likes actual oranges better)
** Usopp: Mushrooms (They make him sick)
** Sanji: Konjac (Unhealthy)
** Tony Tony Chopper: Spicy food
** Nico Robin: Chewing gum (Can't swallow it)
** Franky: Marshmallows (Prefers hard candy)
** Brook: Lemons (No point in eating something sour if they don't change your expression)
*** Non Straw Hat examples include Buggy not likeing tomatoes, Trafalgar Law not likeing bread, and Blackbeard not liking well-done meat, something that, along with Luffy's dislike for cherry pie (Blackbeard's favorite) is the reason they disliked each other at first sight.
*** A purely fantasy example, Devil Fruit is a universal Stock "Yuck!" in the series; while nobody ever eats more than one in their lives (well, no one has and lived) they are known to taste absolutely horrible. Those who eat them feel as thought they've been poisoned, which they have, seeing as the powers they bestow are technically curses.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Spider-Man]]'' comics, Peter may love his aunt's wheatcakes, but according to Uncle Ben, he doesn't like her meatloaf. He also claims in one story he "can't stand" corn fritters.
** During a ''[[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]'' storyline, Aunt May pulls a [[Bluff the Imposter]] on the Chameleon (who is disguised as Peter) by offering him oatmeal raisin cookies. The real Peter hates oatmeal raisin cookies ("Yes, even mine," says May) so when the villain eats them, she knows it isn't him - [[Never Mess With Granny|she also spikes them with sedatives, by the way]].
== [[Film]] ==
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* In ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'', dragons ''hate'' eel. To the point where Hiccup ''intimidates'' dragons by having an eel under his shirt.
* The goblins in ''[[Troll 2]]'' are so repulsed by bologna that the kid-hero is able to protect himself from them by eating it. Supposedly, it's the cholesterol that repels them, but that's hardly the ''most'' ridiculous part of the plot.
* ''[[Leprechaun (film)|Leprechaun]]''; in an early scene, the hungry title character raids a cabinet and finds a box of cereal called [[Bland-Name Product| Lucky Clovers]]; he clearly doesn't like them at all. This was, by the way, a [[Take That]] aimed at General Mills, who market the Lucky Charms cereal; the studio had wanted GM to partner with them in a mutually beneficial [[Product Placement]] deal, but they turned it down.
* From ''[[The Super Mario Bros Movie]]'', Mario ironically does not like mushrooms. When he first finds out about the Super Shrooms (as in, the [[Power-Up]]s in the video games he has used since the start of his career), Peach has to force-feed him the first one to convince him to use them.
* Iago from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' hates crackers, [[Stock Animal Diet| despite being a parrot]]. Likely because Jafar is an abusive master who often force-feeds them to him.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* Tita in ''[[Like Water for Chocolate]]'' can eat just about anything except soft-boiled eggs.
* In one of the short stories in ''Marcovaldo'' by [[Italo Calvino]], Marcovaldo develops an absolute loathing for sausage after eating it every day for weeks.
* [[Dr. Seuss]]'s
* ''[[Pumuckl]]'', the kobold protagonist of a German children's series hates cheese (which he calls "foul milk").
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'': Dumbledore, despite his [[Genius' Sweet Tooth|general fondness for sweets]], avoids Berty Bott's Every-Flavor-Beans after coming across a vomit-flavored one in his youth. He tries them again at the end of the first book, and...
{{quote|"But I think I'll be safe with a nice toffee, don't you?" (eats bean) "Alas. Earwax."}}
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Sauron's evil creations, such as the orcs, are repulsed by anything of elven origin, so lembas bread tasted like dust to them. Gollum shared this revulsion to it, having been so badly corrupted by the One Ring.
== [[Live
* The famous ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' "spam" sketch: [[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODshB09FQ8w Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!]
* Newman on ''[[Seinfeld]]'' hates broccoli, calling it a "vile weed." Of course, it seems he probably hates all vegetables.
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{{quote|'''Andrew Zimmern:''' Mmmm. That's some good lutefisk
'''Adam Richman:''' (face contorted in disgust) How can you tell? }}
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** Anya
** Amy spends five years as a rat, having turned herself into one to escape a lynch mob and being unable to change back. After finally becoming human again, the ''last'' thing she wants to eat is cheese.
* Yuto from ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' hates shiitake mushrooms.
* ''[[Iron Chef]]'' play-by-play announcer Kenji Fukui hates bell peppers.
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* Rodney McKay of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' with citrus fruits. Admittedly, it's because he claims to be allergic to them.
* The Cookie Monster on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' may love cookies, but his little cousin doesn't like them at all; in one skit, he tells her to bring him something that starts with the letter "C", hoping to teach her about cookies, only for her to bring him all sorts of other C-objects, eventually thinking he [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming| wants a hug from her, his cousin.]]
* In one episode of ''[[ALF]]'' the title character orders a pizza with everything ''except'' beets. He emphasizes that he does ''not'' want beets.
* In ''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'', Ted has three, salmon cakes, brussel sprouts, and rhubarb pie. In an episode where Muriel is angry at him, she makes ''all three'' for dinner, with ''red wine'' no less!<ref>Wine lovers "know" that fish is "properly" served with ''white'' wine.</ref>
* On ''[[The Daily Show]]'', Jon Stewart rants about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXIpp59eoU how much he hates Chicago-style deep dish pizza]. Naturally, folks in Chicago didn't take it well...
== [[Music]] ==
* "[[Weird Al]]" Yankovic's ''Albuquerque'': [[
** If you were force fed nothing but sauerkraut until you were twenty-six-and-a-half you'd understandably hate the stuff too.
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** And shredded coconut - he says it resembles "tiny albino spiders."
** As well as Spinach. "It looks bad, it tastes bad, it smells bad". (turns bowl over, spinach splats on table) "It even SOUNDS bad."
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (US comic strip)|Dennis the Menace]]'' hates vegetables and milk - But not things ''made from milk'', like ice cream or chocolate.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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** Then again, this might be because of the smell.
* In ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', Sonic gains EXP from foods he eats, with the amount of EXP he gets based on how much he likes the food. He generally doesn't seem generally fond towards basic sweets and drinks, and seems to have a strong distaste for seafood.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'',
**
** The Alliance outpost on Azuremist Island has a similar problem; Admiral Odyseus is really sick of chicken because their limited supplies mean its the only edible game around.
* In ''[[Don't Starve]]'', one advantage [[Robotic Psychopath| WX-78]] has over other characters is that it can eat any sort of food, including food that is spoiled or stale, with no drawbacks, and is immune to poison. However, it does not like sweet potatoes for some reason.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** Tiny Samurai (in the ''Teen Girl Squad'' series) is the mortal nemesis of corn and corn-based products. No, it doesn't make much more sense in context.
{{quote|'''Tiny Samurai''': Corn (chips) is no place for a mighty warrior!}}
* Speaking of mayonnaise, [[The Nostalgia Chick]] has a strong distaste for it.
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* ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'': Jerry The Bellybutton Elf hates [[Large Ham|'''LINTLOAF?!''']]
* According to one episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', all kids and broccoli (used to figure out robot duplicates had replaced nearly the entire cast).
* Kuzco makes several comments throughout ''[[The Emperor's
* ''[[Justice League (Animation)|Justice League]]''; despite being a gorilla, Grodd claims he ''hates'' bananas.
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'':
** In the pilot episode (the first "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.") the Delightful Children invite Laura Limpin, a.k.a. The Big Badolescent to their party as a bodyguard to keep the heroes at bay. Unfortunately, this turns out bad for the villains when Laura actually tries the cake and finds out it has coconut in it, which she hates.
** [[Those Two Bad Guys|
** The whole team is revolted by tapioca pudding, and after unintentionally getting a tanker full of it, they're at a loss on how to get rid of the stuff. To their surprise - and delight - [[Could Have Avoided This Plot| it's what the villains of the episode are after.]]
** Father hates [[Stock Yuck|
*** Same deal with asparagus. Everyone except the Toilenator hates it, Mr. Boss going so far to admit they only make kids eat it so ''they'' don't have to.
*** Spinach too. The Vespinaccians and their king try to persuade people to eat it, but only so ''they'' don't have to.
** While he's okay with most junk food, given his age, Numbuh Four doesn't like chocolate all-too much.
** Numbuh Five's rival Heinrich von Marzipan loves cheeseburgers... But not if they have pickles.
** Black licorice is so despised by candy pirates that there's a curse associated with it, although Numbuh Five says she "kind of" likes it.
** Numbuh Two is a [[Big Eater]] who will eat almost anything (including broccoli and spinach) but draws the line at [[Stock Yuck|rhubarb pie.]]
* On ''[[The Smurfs]]'' , Gargamel couldn't stand smurfberries. Peewitt didn't like them much either, suggesting they aren't fit for human consumption, although the ogre [[Big Eater|Big Mouth]] ''loves'' them.▼
** While ice cream is the [[Trademark Favorite Food]] of nearly every character on the show, sorbet definitely is not. In "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E", Father's [[Evil Plan]] involves constructing an ice-cream cake the size of the Death Star; when he has the captured Numbah 86 and Numbuh 18th Century thrown in the detention block, they quickly find that eating their way out is impossible, because he was savvy enough to build that part of the complex out of sorbet.
▲* On ''[[The Smurfs]]''
* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', Odd is a Big Eater who'll eat almost anything. He doesn't like sushi, however, telling Yumi's mom that he "didn't care for" it in one episode where she offered it.
** He also wasn't happy in one episode when the cafeteria was serving peas and carrots - ''again''.
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'':
** Pizza may be the heroes' [[Trademark Favorite Food]]
** Whether the Turtles like [[Stock Yuck|anchovies]] or not depends on the continuity. They have no problems with them in the aforementioned cartoon, but Mikey doesn't like them in the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|first live-action movie]], emphasizing this when ordering for delivery.▼
** April turned up her nose at pizza too in the pilot, preferring the sushi Splinter gave her, but she'd get used to it later. Consequently, Donatello expresses his dislike of sushi in the same scene.
▲** Whether the Turtles like [[Stock Yuck|anchovies]] or not depends on the continuity. They have no problems with them in the aforementioned cartoon, but Mikey doesn't like them in the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|first live-action movie]], emphasizing this when ordering for delivery. Shredder, on the other hand, clearly does not like them in the 1987 version, given [[Anything But That|how he reacts]] when Michelangelo [[Pie in the Face| hits him in the face]] with a pizza with anchovy topping.
** In another episode, Shredder is upset that [[Pride|he has been "reduced"]] to eating take-out Chinese food.
* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
** Harley Quinn hates fish. Eating them makes her sick, and she's not too keen on handling them either. She will try to tough it out for the Joker's sake if one of his plans involves them, though.
** One-
{{quote|"Right now anything looks good, even meatloaf."}}
* In ''[[The Batman]]''
* ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]'':
** [[Alpha Bitch|Chloe]] is repulsed by pizza, [[Rich Bitch|calling it "peasant food".]]
** Plagg [[Trademark Favorite Food|loves cheese]], but he claims to have had nightmares about the non-dairy kind.
** Lila seems put off by ''all'' cheese, given her reaction to Plagg's stash.
* ''[[My Little Pony
* In ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'', Yzma isn't too fond of gravy, or at least dishes that use too much of it, as she complains about such dishes at a restaurant she and Kronk are dining at. She also hates spinach puffs - at least the way [[The Dragon| Kronk]] makes them.
* In the [[DuckTales (2017)|
* ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'':
** The Joker isn't fond of raisins, and becomes furious at Harley for bringing him raisin pudding. He's a little embarrassed when she tells him they're actually chocolate chips, which he ''does'' like.
** Toyman hates noodles ''so'' much that he crashes {{spoiler|Nightwing's funeral}} with his [[Mini-Mecha]] in order to destroy a noodle vendor's truck.
* In the mostly-forgotten series ''[[Popeye and Son]]'', Junior hates spinach; unfortunately for him, he often has to force himself to eat it, as it gives him the same strength boost it does for [[Popeye|his dad.]]
* ''Everybody'' in ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts seems to have a problem with onions; whenever someone is cooking something (like Bugs does in "French Rarebit") someone tells him to "Hold the onions!"
* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', Ron may be a [[Big Eater]], but clearly hates sushi; when he is chosen to be an exchange student for a school in Japan, he's more than willing, but says, "If push any of that raw fish on me, I swear I'll chuck."
* Alastor from ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' considers himself a gourmet, and as such will not eat processed foods, including canned meat, Easy-Mac, or ketchup.
* In ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'', Boimler ''really'' hates raisins, seeing as his family is in the business of producing and dealing them; while growing up, he was around them ''all the time''. In the episode "Grounded" he has to work on his family's vineyard while the crew is on mandatory furlough, and he is clearly miserable, not at all aroused by [[Chick Magnet| the attractive young female hired hands trying to hit on him.]]
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Initially, children and vegetables (they generally contain substances that taste bitter even to adults). Over time, as they grow older, some
* [[George H. W. Bush]]: "I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
** Broccoli farmers sent 20,000 pounds of broccoli to the White House in protest. We're guessing he didn't eat it.
* [http://www.rogermwilcox.name/vegetable This guy] really really hates vegetables.
* Pythagoras (of Pythagorean Theorem fame) was known for his hatred of beans. To wit, Pythagoreanism was a religion based off his work and philosophy, and beans were verboten in said religion, deemed "unclean."
* [[H.P. Lovecraft]] was allergic to seafood. This explains the cephalopoidic and piscine nature of a great many of the monsters that appeared in his works. It probably didn't help that he [[Lovecraft Country|
* For some, a food allergy
* [[Gordon Ramsay]] and the [[Trope Namer]]; he makes no secret of how much he hates SPAM. In fact, he claims this is one big reason why he became a chef to begin with, he was so ''sick'' of processed food, which he recalls his parents tended to use a lot of.
* [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] notoriously said, "I'd rather smoke crack than eat cheese from a can." [[Dude, Not Funny|It didn't exactly go over well.]]
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[[Category:Character Flaw Index]]
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