I thought a "cold sore" on your mouth was the same thing as "coleslaw" and so avoided eating it for years.
A childhood belief about nasty food

others believed things like this
- that coleslaw was cold slaw. Anon
- I used to believe that you could quit smoking by eating cold turkey:)— Loren
- My older brother once told me that Aussie shampoo was made from kangaroo pee. I avoided using it for years!— Annie
- When I was 5 years old, I used to believe Poland was snowy and cold all year round, like the North Pole. — Sara
- My mum told me that cold custard (which I hated) was in fact Banana Blancmange. I lapped it up for years.— Chalky
- For about 3 years, I thought that chili and salsa were the same thing.Anon