What's the Most Traumatizing Experience You've Had With Food?

Categories: Bites & Dishes

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Pauline Martinez,
Chef and Owner, Perk Eatery

I was traumatized by Chinese food for many years due to a severe case of food poisoning. I've since gotten over it -- and gratefully so, since I love Asian cuisine.

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Farah Khalid
Chef and Owner, Curry Corner

Once, I went to a restaurant and ordered the beef shanks, which, in their description, promised to be nothing short of marvelous. I have never had something so awful in my life. There was no seasoning or flavor. The meat was not cooked appropriately. I could not finish the meal, never went back to that restaurant ever again, and never wanted it at any other restaurant.

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Josh Hebert
Owner and Chef, Posh

There's no food I've been traumatized by, but I'm not a ketchup fan -- for no other reason than I just don't like it. If I'm sharing a plate of fries with someone and they pour ketchup all over it, it's over for me.

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PUBEFREEFOODIE
PUBEFREEFOODIE

How about hair in food?  We need to pass a health code law where these people need to not only wear gloves and hairnets but face masks as well.

fairymagic13
fairymagic13

Took my wife's mother, who was dying of cancer, to George and Dragon - the server was a girl punker who had too many customers - she got mad because of the complaints and decided to let our party know how upset she was.  As an example of the bad service, from the time we sat down, it took 45 minutes to order and another hour to get the food!!!  It was my mother in law's last meal out and was completely ruined by this BITCH! 

JohnQ.Public
JohnQ.Public topcommenter

I don't know about traumatizing experiences with food, but if you want to talk about tequila....now that's a conversation.

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