Ingredients that chefs hate but have to cook

A food lover gets to choose what to cook based on what he or she likes to eat, but not chefs. They too have preferences but it is their job to cook something pleasing even if it is out of ingredients that they dislike. One chef admits that he has a phobia of cinnamon, another has a fear of durian, and one Indian chef says he has grown tired of the taste of an onion even though he cooks everything with it! Does any ingredient turn you off? Tell us in the comments. Text and Images by Sheere Ng @ Makansutra

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These red hot chillies are divine essentials of many kitchens. With seeds they turn up the heat of the dish, but when deseeded they add a refreshing, citrusy flavour, which Chef Eric Teo loves. While he likes the flavour of it, he hates working with it. He says deseeding and chopping kilos after kilos of chilli is tedious and it’s not funny when he rubs his eyes with his hand, or worse, go to the toilet
These red hot chillies are divine essentials of many kitchens. With seeds they turn up the heat of the dish, but when deseeded they add a refreshing, citrusy flavour, which Chef Eric Teo loves. While he likes the flavour of it, he hates working with it. He says deseeding and chopping kilos after kilos of chilli is tedious and it’s not funny when he rubs his eyes with his hand, or worse, go to the toilet