Spices you hate

[Skip]

I like a little garlic in the background but when recipes want to make it the predominant spice...No Thankyou!

[Dewesq55]

Skip - I find this completely incomprehensible. 🤔

[JoeSousa]

I really like garlic in some dishes and hate it in others. I went to a local restaurant that is known for the garlic in their dishes but whatever I had tasted like a skunk sprayed directly in my mouth. Horrible burnt garlic taste.

[hoovarmin]

Gordon Ramsey agrees with you, Skip. My wife's family eats several dishes with raw garlic in them and it is a bridge too far for me, even though I do love garlic

[scottranda]

Tarragon in chicken salad kills the whole thing. No thanks.

[Bumby]

OK - Nothing I would say I dislike. BUT my body revolts against too much curry.

[Santamarina]

Oregano. Can’t stand the smell or taste.

[Dewesq55]

😮😮😮😮😮

[Sweaty Paul]

+1 on Anise.

[MBMorgan]

I can’t think of any spices that I hate. Herbs? Cilantro if used to excess. I do hate yellow or orange squash (punk’in, butternut, etc). And durian. I’m prepared to exercise my second amendment rights if one of those stink bombs shows up on my doorstep.

[FireMan]

I think many of the dislike comments are comments of over use or use in the wrong place, such as tarragon in eggs, why? Or the pumpkin craziness mentioned & then junkin up coffee. Usually a lot of junk in the coffee is to mask inferior stale, burnt coffee. With all this said, I don’t know a spice that I do not like if used properly like. Can’t say there’s anything I "hate".

[Skip]

Well stated FireMan .

[ScottyC13]

Anise and coriander/cilantro. I had a medicine as a kid that was sickly sweet black licorice flavor that would make me gag. So anise is a no go. Cilantro tastes like soap to me.

I like curry. Heck, it’s my last name.😄

[FireMan]

The mind is an amazing thing.

[hoovarmin]

Not a spice, but onion powder on anything takes me back to the disgusting food from my high school cafeteria. Mix it with dried dill and it may as well be Ipecac.

[FireMan]

Memories!

[Mosca]

Tarragon is unusual and distinct. Nothing else really tastes like that. When used sparingly, it can give that sense of "wow!" to a dish; when used improperly it can overpower everything else and turn it into one brash note.

[HouseHomey]

Wow. I never realized Tarragon had so many enemies.

i use it the time on butters, marinades, vinaigrette’s and the like. Gonna make me think twice about making that next potato salad.

I think too much dill is in that category. Ugh.

[surfdog]

Yep, tarragon is a staple in my kitchen.

[Troutman]

+1 on tarragon, cilantro (love it) and rosemary. Use all three all the time. All three in my compound butter. Dill gets used exclusively on fish, love it too !!!

[hoovarmin]

My wife puts Tarragon on braised turnips and I get down on that stuff like it was crack cocaine.

[Nate]

I know it is not a spice but can I just say:

I HATE CAPERS!

[scottranda]

Capers in moderation for me 😎

[HouseHomey]

I found out a while back that capers can go bad/get yucky too, even though their in a brine. Some bad ones/one can contaminate the whole taste of the jar. Just an FYI. I was surprised. Like that really drunk friend who can ruin an evening. So I heard.

[HawkerXP]

Dill.

[Dewesq55]

I don't hate it, but not a huge fan.

[surfdog]

Hmmm, can't say I've met a spice I don't like...and I use many of the ones hated here.
If I had to choose a spice/additive that I really don't like though...it would be peppermint. I like other mint, but peppermint tends to take over and, being completely nasty, ruins whatever it's in.

[UncleSpike]

Cumin.

Can't stand the stuff.

Curry would be a close second.