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* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Bert likes oatmeal and plain soda water and he hates ice cream sodas. That said, he does enjoy some non-plain foods too, such as chocolate ice cream.

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* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Bert likes oatmeal and plain soda water and he hates ice cream sodas.sodas, which adds to his overall characterization as TheBore. That said, he does enjoy some non-plain foods too, such as chocolate ice cream.
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* ''Series/AbbottElementary'': Gregory is already [[PickyEater very picky about food]], and the foods he does like are very plain (like boiled chicken). According to him, he doesn't like pizza because he hates the feeling of multiple different flavors in his mouth, and he dislikes pie because "fruit should not be hot". He also gets very excited about radishes, citing them as his favorite food because they are "bitter and dry".

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* Tsubasa Hanekawa in ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' doesn't like ''any kind of seasoning'' on her food. Notably, the breakfast she prepares for Senjougahara has no salt on her eggs or dressing on her salad. However, this isn't because Hanekawa's a PickyEater but rather [[FoodAsCharacterization a reflection of her personality]] as [[StepfordSmiler a person who refuses to fix something even if it is undesirable]].


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* Tsubasa Hanekawa from ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' doesn't like ''any kind of seasoning'' on her food. Notably, the breakfast she prepares for Senjougahara has no salt on her eggs or dressing on her salad. However, this isn't because Hanekawa's a PickyEater but rather [[FoodAsCharacterization a reflection of her personality]] as [[StepfordSmiler a person who refuses to fix something even if it is undesirable]].
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* ''Literature/TheSunlitMan'': Food on the Canticle is so universally bland that there isn't even a local word for "spice". It's possibly due to lack of options, since the planet is a DeathWorld with harshly limited agriculture.
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* Tsubasa Hanekawa in ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' doesn't like ''any kind of seasoning'' on her food. Notably, the breakfast she prepares for Senjougahara has no salt on her eggs or dressing on her salad. However, this isn’t because Hanekawa’s a PickyEater but rather [[FoodAsCharacterization a reflection of her personality]] [[StepfordSmiler as a person who refuses to fix something even if it is undesirable.]]

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* Tsubasa Hanekawa in ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' doesn't like ''any kind of seasoning'' on her food. Notably, the breakfast she prepares for Senjougahara has no salt on her eggs or dressing on her salad. However, this isn’t because Hanekawa’s a PickyEater but rather [[FoodAsCharacterization a reflection of her personality]] as [[StepfordSmiler as a person who refuses to fix something even if it is undesirable.]] undesirable]].
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* Lilac in ''The Mermaid of Zennor'' mostly subsists on plain, dry foods like cut raw vegetables and occasionally chicken nuggets. This has less to do with taste preference and more to do with texture, as Lilac is autistic and has a strong aversion to wet foods. Unfortunately for her, this includes most of her mother's cooking, so as a result she eats very little.
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** "[[https://youtu.be/qlY8JZSTta8?si=R-k8srE-DfY8ujMY Every BuzzFeed Video that has Ever Existed]]" goes even further, being a parody of ''Buzzfeed'' "White People Try X" videos, with the stereotypically white person in question trying '''''air.''''' He too considers it far too spicy for his tastes, asks how "you people" can do it, declares he probably won't try it again, and promptly [[CriticalExistenceFailure dies of asphyxiation.]] That said, he seemed to be breathing just fine beforehand, even taking multiple deep breaths to ''prepare for '''one''' deep breath'', so he may have just recognized his breathing for the first time and [[TooDumbToLive given up on it.]]
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* Benedictine monks stick to a decidedly plain palate as part of the rules of their order, particularly near to the start of the order around 500 A.D. Some individual monks would use ash or dirt to further deaden the taste of the meals lest they be indulging in the sin of gluttony.

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* Benedictine monks stick to a decidedly plain palate as part of the rules of their order, particularly near to the start of the order around 500 A.D. Some individual monks would use ash or dirt to further deaden the taste of the meals lest they be indulging in the sin of gluttony. These rules, however, only applied in the Refectory, and those in the Infirmary could eat whatever they wanted, presumably to build up their strength or [[ComfortFood provide some earthly comfort to the ill]]. A ''lot'' of monks took their meals in the Infirmary, and there's a tale of the King becoming upset that the monks ate better than him (''twelve'' options to his three).
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* ''Franchise/Warhammer40000ExpandedUniverse'': The ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' novels suggest this is a common trait of Techpriests. In "The Greater Good", a techpriest can't figure out why Cain would prefer a steak:

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* ''Franchise/Warhammer40000ExpandedUniverse'': The ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' novels suggest this is a common trait of Techpriests.that the {{cyborg}} Techpriests prefer [[NondescriptNastyNutritious vat-grown nutrient goop]]. In "The Greater Good", a techpriest can't figure out why Cain would prefer a steak:
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* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'' Elfo was shown quite enjoying a meager meal prepared by some poor farmers that was likely very bland. It's possible that to him, since it was his first non-candy meal, he was blown away just because it wasn't sweet. Later episodes don't seem to show him having any particular food preferences, however.

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* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'' Elfo was shown quite enjoying a meager meal prepared by some poor farmers that was likely very bland. It's possible that to him, since it was his first non-candy meal, he was blown away just because it wasn't sweet. Later episodes don't seem In later episodes, though, Elfo seems to show him having any particular food preferences, however.prefer foods that are sour, salty, or slimy, the "holy trinity of savory."

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