Aw, man! If it was a large gathering, I could avoid certain foods or not eat altogether, but if someone invited me for dinner and served oysters, pate, anything with bell peppers and tomato juice to drink, I'd have a hard time being polite or knowing what to do. I'm not a picky eater by any means but those are the foods I just cannot tolerate.
There's something to be said for the texture theory, because I like raw or cooked tomatoes just fine, but the juice is so .... sludgy!
I am a fan of Doritos and Fritos, but promise not to eat them in front of In Awe of TV. <g>
I also totally agree about the food police. Gawd, give it a rest once in a while, folks. Only my parents were allowed to tell me what I could and could not eat, and that ended in high school. I had a huge -- HUGE! -- fight once with I man I'd been dating for a couple of years when he grabbed a restaurant mint out of my hand so I couldn't eat it. (He was anti-sugar.)
Yeah. Broke up not too long after that.
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