As a kid I hated veggies but as I got older I really enjoy some veggies, especially broccoli, roasted in a drizzle of olive oil and a little seasoning.
As an American, I also used to abhor vegemite when I tried it until I learned how to properly spread it on toast during my visit over there and I’m obsessed now!
What did you hate, but gave a second chance to? I’d love to try some new stuff!
I hated sea food as a kid, and still mostly do, but now I can stand shrimps and mussels.
And vegetables too, like a lot of people (apart from pumpkins and stuff like that, those are still nightmare for me)
I heard that stuff like green vegetables are unpalatable to children because they taste more bitter to them.
As you grow up you become more insensitive to those flavors and start tasting the other compounds that you actually like.Asparagus.
Used to hate it, had it once in season in Germany, it was so fresh and delicious, I learned how to enjoy it there.
Yessss!!! Another one that I love roasted or with some butter and light salt.
Next time, squeeze a lemon over them. Thank me later.
This is how I usually cook em. (Optionally blanch for like 30 seconds if they’re big or you find em bitter til they’re emerald green) Toss em in some olive oil with a bit of white pepper and garlic, grill or roast to desired doneness, squeeze of lemon. Delicious with a steak or alongside mushrooms.
Welp. I know I what I’m trying tonight!
Yes this and also try adding some garlic pressed or diced.
Olives. I still am not a fan of black olives, but I’d eat an entire jar of green.
tomatoes. hated them as a kid. juicy burgers were may gateway into them.
Blue cheese
Brussel sprouts
Cauliflower soup
Green peas
BrocoliCauliflower soup? I am guessing it’s a creamy soup? I’ve never heard of that one before.
I agree with the rest, especially blue cheese!
Not 100% sure of the ingredients, but yes, it’s creamy. Involves a lot of milk, that’sall I know as I make it from these portioned bags with powder. Topped with a litte bit of bacon.
Beets, hated em growing up, absolutely love em these days
Don’t mind them in certain ways, like on a burger. I haven’t really tried them on their own though.
Buy some raw beets, throw em in a pot whole for 40 min, remove, take to a sink run cold water and pull the skin off. Enjoy!!
Borscht is pretty damn good too
Kale. I hated it as a kid, but that’s because my parents never removed the stems, and then boiled it down into mush, neither of which is the correct way to cook kale. Now that I cook my own, I love it and eat it regularly.
I don’t know that I’ve ever truly had kale. I’ve always heard it tastes like dirt but I’d be willing to give it a try.
How do you recommend making it?
This is my favorite way to cook it: Beans & Greens
Or just saute it in a little olive oil with some garlic. The key is to remove the leaves from the stems and only cover the pan for like 5 minutes. You don’t want it overcooked, that’s when it gets nasty. I feel like too many people think kale should be cooked down like spinach and it just comes out a mushy mess.
Well, I do love some olive oil and garlic. I might have to give this a shot. Thank you.
Anchovies on pizza. Just a couple though, like fish sauce, a little goes a long way.
Most fish. I always liked salmon, but didn’t like most other fish; now I like all fish I’m aware of.
For me it was eggs. My mom wasn’t that great a cook and she’d only make two types of eggs: hard boiled eggs or these sort of way way overcooked sunny side up eggs. Never liked either so grew up thinking I just don’t like eating eggs.
Later on as I got older I realized there are other egg dishes and I actually really like eggs. Scrambled eggs is pretty much my favorite breakfast. A close second is egg and cheese on a bagel.
You should try making tamagoyaki. Essentially a japanese rolled omelette.
If you need a recipe: https://www.justonecookbook.com/tamagoyaki-japanese-rolled-omelette/
I fucking love Cauliflower, I thought I didn’t like it because I grew up poor and didn’t really get fancy veggies
Pig and chicken feet. Fat is so good.
Gumbo. My mom made it a few times and I always hated it. Turns out she wasn’t making it correctly until I had my extended family make it the way our family did from Louisiana and now I can’t get enough of the stuff.
My family goes all out on gumbo, making a pot that will cost around $400 (pre-pandemic pricing, not sure how much it went up since) but have every little thing everyone wants from shrimp and sausage to chicken and all the little fixings in it.
I’ve never had a real gumbo, but it’s something I absolutely want to try!
It’s one of those things you have to try homemade, unfortunately. The only restaurant I somewhat trust is my aunt’s restaurant and even then it’s still not as good as homemade! But it comes close.
I’ll send you an invite next time we have one lol
Sweet potatoes. Something about them made me gag. Every Thanksgiving a heaping pile of them would wind up on my plate and I’d have to power though or else face the wrath of my grandmother.
Nowadays I love them. Dunno when the switch happened.
