Love and hate often go hand in hand when it comes to food. While some dishes are celebrated as cultural treasures in one part of the world, they can leave others wrinkling their noses in disbelief. In fact, global food platform TasteAtlas, which compiles millions of user ratings for traditional dishes, has repeatedly shown that some of the world’s most polarising foods earn consistently low scores despite their deep cultural significance. Researchers have also found that our dislike of certain foods is often shaped by a mix of genetics, childhood experiences, smell sensitivity and cultural familiarity rather than taste alone. Here are 10 foods that regularly appear on lists of the world’s most disliked dishes, along with the reasons they divide opinion.
