Duff Goldman – Bell Peppers

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He’s freely admitted that Bell Peppers ruin everything they touch. He won’t even eat a Philly Cheesesteak.

Rachel Ray – Mayo

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This is the #1 condiment in America, the staple of every BLT and Egg Salad, but she won’t eat it, unless she makes it herself.

Her issue is with the shelf-stable ones that are store bought. They make her retch. So instead, she’ll make an aioli to put on her sandwich.

Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) – Bananas

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While she’ll use it for her baking and has a kick-ass Homestyle Banana Bread recipe, she won’t touch a banana. To date, she’s never finished one.

Giada De Laurentiis – Coconuts

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So there goes my dream of sipping Pina Coladas on a beach with Giada. She can’t stand the taste, and in her entire career, she’s only made one recipe with coconut.

She also has something in common with Duff Goldman – no Bell Peppers, especially green ones. It’ll take work, but I can accept that.

Guy Fieri – Eggs

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If you’re a fan of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, you’ll notice that he’ll eat anything and everything, minus eggs on their own. Apparently, a hard-boiled egg as a kid ruined the experience.

He’ll use them in cooking, but if you boil ’em, scramble them or crack them not top of a pizza, he’ll kick you out of Flavortown so fast, your hair will turn blonde too.

Ina Garten – Cilantro

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It’s good to know that this controversial herb isn’t beloved by all celebrity chefs, including “The Barefoot Contessa.” She can’t stand it.

It all boils down to genetics. Some people have a gene called OR26A, and it makes cilantro taste like metallic soap.

Martha Stewart – Truffle Oil

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While Martha will eat anything and plan/host any party imaginable, she won’t touch this stuff.

Truffle oil is a synthetic compound meant to give foods the flavours of truffles, but it’s not actually made from them – it’s just chemicals. I’m gonna throw that in the TIL category, because I didn’t know that

Gordon Ramsey – Pineapple on Pizza

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While most of us will go back and forth (personally, I love a good Hawaiian pizza), Gordon was definitive on the whole thing.

According to the great Ramsey, “You don’t put fuckiing pineapple on pizza.”

There you go.

Bobby Flay – Durian

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Yeah, I didn’t know what Durian was either. It’s a spiny, green fruit from southeast Asia that stinks like rotten onions, turpentine, raw sewage, and death.

He hates it so much that it’ll never show up on any of his Food Network shows or be stocked in a pantry.

Chrissy Teigen – Hummus

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She’s adorable and hilarious, and while not a Food Network star, she’s got a few cookbooks, so she counts as a celebrity chef. She’s got a lot of opinions about food, but the most controversial is her feelings on hummus. She thinks it’s over-rated and a flavourless paste.

Thank you!

Ayesha Curry – Foie Gras

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Ayesha’s the wife of superstar Steph Curry, but also a growing restaurateur. She’s not a fan of this dish, but not because of it’s inhumane preparation, but because of the texture.

I’d go with the whole ‘I’m against force feeding ducks to make their livers fatty’ type of protest, but you do you, Ayesha.

Ted Allen – Frozen Pizzas

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According to Allen, there is no possible reason on earth that someone should eat a frozen pizza. They’re made out of the worst possible ingredients, full of sodium, artificial crap and stabilizers.

Well yeah, sure, that’s why we like them, Ted.

Anthony Bourdain – Airplane Food

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Bourdain was never shy with his opinion and always put airplane food in his crosshairs. It’s true though, the food is crap and people probably eat it because a) it’s there and; b) they’re bored.

Given that he was always travelling, he’d always decline the food so that he could arrive hungry.

Andrew Zimmern – Walnuts & Oatmeal

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Now get this; Zimmern hosts Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel. He’s eaten deep fried tarantulas, fermented walrus anus, and BBQ’d coconut tree grubs, but he won’t touch walnuts in any form, won’t eat raw cookie dough, and god-forbid you offer him oatmeal.

Alex Guarnaschelli – Pattypan Squash

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Out of all the different varieties out there, this is one she hates. She’ll also toss you out of her kitchen if you ask her to eat haggis.

But hey, she’s the first female Iron Chef. She can do whatever the fuck she wants.

Katie Lee – Wasabi

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Katie’s the original host of Top Chef and if there’s one thing that she can’t handle, it’s wasabi. She’ll take on anything else that’s spicy, but not this one. She hates the taste.

So, does that mean a sushi date is out of the question, Katie? Asking for a friend.

Gail Simmons – Black Beans

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For Simmons, it’s not about how this food tastes or feels in her mouth. In fact, she used to love them.

Then she got served a bad batch as a judge on Top Chef, and got food poisoning. Now, she can’t even look at them.

Anne Burrell – Salmon & Blue Cheese

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The host of Worst Cooks in America has a lot of talent, but she just can’t find a way to make salmon and blue cheese palatable to her. She just doesn’t like them, no matter what she tries.