Pie with some fish heads poking out. Lovely. (Picture: Wikimedia)

As far as culinary treasures go, we've got some absolute gems, like Sunday roast, bangers and mash, and of course fish and chips.

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But sadly it's not all delicious battered fish and fluffy Yorkshire puddings, because we're also guilty of enjoying some foods that are quite frankly absolutely revolting.

Whose idea was it to add a chunk of black pudding to a lovely fry up? Or how about casually munching a few pork pies at a picnic?

Please make it stop.

1. Jellied eels

Chopped eels, boiled in stock and then left alone to transform into some sort of slimy goo like substance. Vom.

Does anyone outside of East London still enjoy this?

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2. Black pudding

The great full English breakfast is famed all around the world.

Hungry Brits flock to it in their droves, relying upon it's magical qualities to help chase away hangovers and on holiday to remind them of home.

However one item that can certainly be excluded is black pudding. Made up of pig's blood, fat and spices, but for some reason we still can't get enough of it. Lovely.

3. Mince pies

Judging by how quickly we rip these questionable little pies off the supermarket shelves, they seem to be as important as tinsel to us Brits when it comes to creating a Christmas atmosphere.

The pastry is always thick, the filling is an odd pairing of sickly sweet with a tang, and this trend of feeling pressured to eat several boxes through the festive period needs to stop.

4. Pork pies

Full of a weird mixture of salt and terrible meat, all wrapped up in a terrible slimy jelly.

It's a mystery why we still shove our picnic baskets full of them.

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5. Mushy peas

Absolutely bland, tasteless and look as though they have been chewed up by someone and then spat back out.

Yet we still cover our chips with them, and even use them as a toast topping.

6. Stargazy pie

Here's a great way to ruin a pie, let's just stick a few fish heads in the pastry for an extra decorative touch.

Stuff of nightmares.

7. Fish finger sandwich

The trouble with this dish is that these two items of bread and fish fingers are absolutely fine on their own, but the pairing just isn't acceptable.

The bread gets soggy from the grease of the fish fingers, the coating of the fish fingers slides into the bread and it's just an unfortunate texture and taste.

Even adding ketchup doesn't make this better.

8. Haggis

Apparently this is a pudding, but it's a little different from the typical ice cream or chocolate brownie you're after.

It contains sheep's heart, liver and lungs, a lot of seasoning and then it is packed into the sheep's stomach and boiled for our consumption. Delicious.

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9. Marmite on toast

Tangy enough to make your eyes water, and a total waste of a lovely slice of toast.

The worst offenders are those who dip their Marmite covered knives into the margarine and therefore encourage cross contamination.

10. Prawn Cocktail crisps

The only good thing about these crisps is that sometimes they come in pink packaging.

Sour taste, too acidic and the smell doesn't leave your fingers for hours.

11. Winkles

Considering that we Brits love giving the French a hard time for their love of snails, it's a bit ironic that we can't get enough of these edible sea snails.

A long time favourite of British seaside cuisine, and consumed by sucking straight from the shell.

Best stick to the fish and chips instead.

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12. Scotch eggs

As if hard boiled eggs weren't already quite awful due to the smell and the clay like texture, the addition of sausage meat and bread crumbs just makes it worse.

Guaranteed that they make an appearance at every single lunch buffet, taking up valuable space that could be used for decent food like cheese sandwiches instead.

13. Tripe

We are basically eating the edible lining of stomachs from random animals.

Why is this considered to be actual food fit for consumption?

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