Crazy food phobias you don't know that exist.

1. 10 Crazy Food Phobias

2. • There are two kind of people in this world, one who
‘Live To Eat’ & another who ‘Eat To Live’
• But there is one more category of people who hate to
eat certain food items
• Reason? They are just plain scared
• Their food phobias are so weird that you'd want to
Laugh Out Loud
• Although we know how painful it would be for the one
with the phobia

3. CIBOPHOBIA
• Fear of Eating
• A tough phobia to live with
• Dealing with your fear thrice a
day is brutal
• Where are those futuristic food
pills when you need them!!

4. GEUMOPHOBIA
• Fear of taste
• Taste comes in all shapes, colors & sizes when it comes to food
• Geumophobes fear flavor of food, tasting any new flavor is a scary
experience
• Wonder what their meal consist of plain pasta, poached chicken &
steamed potatoes

5. MAGEIROCOPHOBIA
• Fear of cooking
• Some people have pizza delivery
number on speed dial because they
don't have the time or energy to cook
• Mageirocophobes avoid cooking
because of intense anxiety
• Future Top Chefs, they are not, but at
least they can eat without fear
• Now that's a convenient excuse to
dine out

6. CONSECOTALEOPHOBIA
• Fear of eating with chopsticks
• Some people avoid eating in Chinese restaurants because of
the fear of using these 2 sticks
• Good thing forks and fingers can take their place at the table
• These people fear being stabbed by a chopstick. And what
about knives?

7. ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA
• Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
• With this food phobia, peanut butter is not the enemy
• They think "what if my mouth never opens properly again!!"
that instigates fear
• It's just extra effort for the tongue. What harm can peanut
butter do to your appetite?

8. ACEROPHOBIA
• Fear of sour-tasting food
• For some people pucker caused in mouth by citrus fruits like
lemons is too much to handle
• Acerophobes will avoid this tongue-tingling sensation
whenever possible
• No lemonades please

9. LACHANOPHOBIA
• Fear of vegetables
• True lachanophobes wouldn't even touch a carrot stick with a
10-foot pole
• Almost every kid must have experienced this

10. ALLUMPHOBIA
• Fear of garlic
• Garlic's strong flavor and odor
are extreme turn-offs
• That means everything from
shrimp scampi to pesto are on
the avoid-at-all-costs list
• Garlic soup? Thank you. But
no, thank you

11. ALEKTOROPHOBIA
• Fear of chicken
• Alektorophobes are not thrilled by the comment "It tastes like
chicken"
• This subcategory of people might feel better if an unfamiliar food
tastes like beef
• News like dinner at KFC might trigger a panic attack

12. ICHTHYOPHOBIA
• Fear of fish
• Fried, raw or marinated... Fish in
any form is a pain for them to look
at
• All the tiny bones, shiny scales &
slippery texture
• Fish can be a frustrating protein for
some people
• If you've seen movie like Piranha
3-D? Forget about it

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