Tried food made by someone and hated it? What did you do?

The toughest place I've had a problem like this at is my parent-in-law's house. They really try. At Christmas the ham was really salty and the gravy had all the salt in the house in it. I ate it anyway. But usually cooks know when there is a dish that may not go over well with the people they are entertaining. But when met with a dish that I do not like at all, I will not eat it! I expect nothing less when I am cooking for others. We've all had dishes that we can say oops to.

this could really occur to anyone.. better eat as slowly as possible and be direct but nice as possible.. but i don't know how to make that possible too : ) yeah if it would be our parents or we are in a buffet it would be a whole lot easier

Wow...I've been in this situation numerous times. I am a good cook and I know when something has been totally messed up. But then I have to realize that not everyone has had the teaching and experience that I have had and I have to give them the benefit of the doubt. I usually eat a few bites of whatever is served and then just kind of play with the rest taking a small taste every so often. I had to live with relatives after my surgeries and usually ate most of what was served. But there were just some things that I couldn't handle. Since I was recovering from surgery I think they just thought that my appetite had not 'recovered'.

That usually doesn´t happen to me because most of my friends either cook well themselves or have someone to cook if they give a party. But how bad can a food be, I wonder? Burnt? Uncooked? What was it so bad? If it is absolutly awful I will say I have a stomach ache and may I please have just a cup of tea. I would not eat it for anything.

I don't like to hurt anyone's feelings. I may try a food that someone has made. even if it is something that I don't like, I would be too polite to tell them. they have gone to a lot of trouble to make something. It doesn't seem right to make them feel badly about it. I would just grin and bear it.

It has happened on a couple occasions whereas it was a new friend and or acquaintance. The only way out of it without hurting their feelings is to simply apologize that somehow your tummy isn't feeling so great. I will then make it an effort to invite them over by me so I can show them how I cook. Believe me it makes up for not having eaten theirs.

Hi, infatuatedbby. I have been in a situation when I was very young once. My stepmother cooked dinner for us. I did not like it. So, I said that the food was nasty. I told my stepmother that my aunt cooked better than she did. This made her very mad too. I was just being me at this age. I would never do this to someone now! If this were to happen now at my older age, I would play it off. When they are not looking, I will throw the food away.

I have been in such situations a lot of time s and have devised a way to get away from it. Nobody who knows me would believe me if I said I was not hungry cos everybody knows about my appetite. Whenever I sit down to eat at any place, I first test the food with small quantities. I continue to eat if it is good or just eat what I have taken in my plate and try something else. this way I'm not upsetting the person who made it and I'm not wasting too. bourne

Yes I have definitely been in that situation. It is not a comfortable one! I would say that you have to eat a lot of it just to avoid offending the cook/host. But the one exception is when it's undercooked meat, cause that's just not a potential health hazard..

Yes, I've been in that situation myself. If I found I could force myself to eat the meal, I'd choke it down, and then pass on it if it was ever served again. If I just couldn't manage it, I'd say it wasn't for me. Here's a question though. What would you do if you were at someone's house for supper and saw that person come out of the bathroom without washing their hands? xoxo Cyne

hello infatuated, This really happens,and the worst scenario is we are forced to eat even if our stomach wants to make a roller coaster throw up. But what we can do,pretend to like the food not to offend the hosts. Lucky we are if there are few choice to made. But if there is only one,like it's the hosts especiality,oh my..you will really suffer for that. It happens to me,but there are other foods being served so i was able to sat that "oh,every dish tastes good,but i like this one much...can i have some more of it " (hehehe,what a escape goat) But really if this happens...hope your stomach won't be upset and you will not asks to use the john Have a great weekend

hi, yes i have encountered that, the friends of my sister invited us, but when we eat their foods, my sister and i just smiled and ate just a little. we never talked that the food is not delicious, and of course we still respect it.

Yes, but I don't want to let them feel bad so I ate a little. Actually, i'm not really a picky eater but I don't like it. I'll just take a bite or more showing them that i've tasted it. Then make an alibi that i'm not hungry yet.

It's a hard one. If it's made by someone I know well, family etc I will tell I don't like the taste, the way it looks or so. If anyone asks me my opinion about the homemade food I tell the truth too (don't ask my opinion if you can't live with the answer). If I am invited to come along and have dinner at a strangers house I will eat (try) a bit. I will say thanks for the invitement but not say I liked the food (I have bad experiences with that). If it's a buffet I take what I think I might like but not too much. If I really don't like it I won't force myself to eat it all.

I experience something like that when my neighbor invited me in their house to eat merienda because it's his birthday. But I don't like the food so i dont eat too much. But still i ate something even though its just a little because I still respect the effort of my friend when he cooked that food.