For some of us, it was the peas. For me, it was corned beef, rice and liver. I figured out early on how to eat my liver at the family dinner table. Grab a bite of liver, bury it in a forkful of mashed potatoes, stick it in my mouth and swallow. To this day, I still don't know why I never choked to death, swallowing that liver whole. The method got me through many a meal when everyone else at the table raved about the liver. As for rice, we were generally a potato-eating family.  Still, Lincoln School cooks served rice and raisins at least once a week.  I did not eat hot lunch very often, but it seemed like whenever I did, the menu for the day was that dreaded bowl of rice and raisins. Raisins, they were okay by themselves, but when mixed with what I perceived as white maggots, I wouldn't even pick out the raisins/Marianne Love, Slight Detour. More here. (AP file photo)

Question: Is there a food that you simply wouldn't eat as a kid? Who won the showdowns with your parents?