Which single spice you dislike most?

[Anonymous]

I love all spices. Never met one I didn't like.

If I had to pick, lavender over done in a dessert is too much for me.

But other than that, we use a ton of spices in our food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat fennel seeds by the handful. Such a great breath freshener! Steeping fennel with mint and ginger also makes a great herbal tea too soothe an upset tummy. But I can understand aversion to fennel, anise, and tarragon if you don't like licorice. Oddly enough, I can't stand licorice, and I'll take a hard pass on tarragon. But fennel and anise don't bother me.

Just a mild suggestion. If you are going to be spending a significant amount of time with someone, you might want to reconsider this. I knew someone who did this, and the fennel smell that she thought was so refreshing was, to put it mildly, not refreshing to those around her. She was a work colleague and whenever she did this, people would fight not to sit near her in meetings. Some people started to avoid her in person and she did not realize any of this. There are quite a lot of people who dislike the fennel/anise smell (as you can see even in this thread). And the smell lingers and does not go away, especially if you are the type that refreshes your breath freshening periodically. She could not smell it, but her office space smelled like stale licorice. It got to the point that several people mentioned it to her boss who had to have the uncomfortable discussion with her to please stop eating fennel seeds at or before work.

Her's was an extreme situation (she loved them), but just letting you know that what you considering refreshing is distasteful to many and may be a problem for people who have to be around you.

[Anonymous]

I hate sage.

[Anonymous]

I don't 'hate' spices - they all have their uses.

But in my cabinet I have never not once used Fennel Seeds. Even the Cardamom gets used more.

[Anonymous]

I love all the spices mentioned here. I even love ginger but I prefer it in candy over baked breads where people put way too much and I end up burping ginger all day (somehow ginger chews do not have that effect).
The big turn off addition that makes me throw stuff out or pass on is too much sugar (especially in savory food).

[Anonymous]

Sesame oil.

[Anonymous]

I really don’t like Rosemary. Tastes like a pine tree.

[Anonymous]

Star anise- the flavor just isn't good

[Anonymous]

Peppercorns and cloves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don’t like Rosemary. Tastes like a pine tree.

I was coming on here to say that exact same thing! I can’t believe you were the first to mention it. Loathe rosemary!

I also despise dill.

[Anonymous]

OK I think we now need more details from people. Why you hate what you hate and what you usually cook, grew up with etc. that would lead to this...

[Anonymous]

I know this is an herb, not a spice, but I think food flavored with lavender is absolutely disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Rosemary

[Anonymous]

I’ve never met a spice I didn’t like! They all have unique uses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK I think we now need more details from people. Why you hate what you hate and what you usually cook, grew up with etc. that would lead to this...

I’m the first paprika hater from above. I got food poisoning, and the meal included a tomato-mozzarella salad with paprika sprinkled on it (just, why?) and some kind of chowder with paprika. I can’t remember how I felt about paprika before that, but this was 20 years ago and my revulsion remains strong.