My writing about the nasty fermented fish goo I ate brought up a number
of bad memories regarding food, from my childhood.

I remember being in kindy and visiting a friend's house to play. Her
Mom offered us cottage cheese with milk on it. I was grossed out by
the thought, but took it anyway, trying to be polite. It was rancid
and tasted horrible - I spit it out and gagged. The Mom scolded me for
not eating it and sent me home. I cried and gagged all the way down
the street. Surprisingly, cottage cheese is now one of my favorite
foods.

I think I related the story about the bartender/restaurant owner who
tricked me into eating an anchovy when I was little. I still haven't
recovered from that one.

I used to have to spend time at a neighbor's house and she would fix us
kids lunch. She always made het tuna sandwiches from a can of tuna
that had apparently sat in the fridge opened, for awhile. It tasted
like metal and was dark-colored, and dry. She buttered the bread,
spread a tiny bit of tuna on it and then slathered it with cheap Mayo
that was really greasy. I still remember the smell and shudder when I
think about it.

Semi-food related: When I was little (like 2.5) my brothers and
sisters put me in a roasting pan, covered my tummy with butter, salt
and pepper and pretended they were going to put me in the oven. I
thought it was great fun until they actually opened the oven door...

Do you have bad food memories from childhood (or otherwise) that stick
out in your mind?