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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!

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[–] sylver_dragon 52 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Brussel Sprouts. Absolutely hated them as a kid, which I blame my mother for. She "steamed" them in the microwave in a dish with water. Turned them into a slimy, horrible mush. My wife sautes them in a pan, with bacon. It's one of my absolute favorite dishes now.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 50 points 1 week ago

Brussel sprouts have changed just as much as you. They are less bitter than in the past due to selective breeding. https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/do-brussels-sprouts-taste-better-now-yes-here-s-why-01ghed9q8dr8

[–] QuarterSwede 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same. I think it was popular back then to steam them 🤮 but now it’s a lot more popular, thankfully, that they’re roasted in olive oil with some light seasonings. My wife makes them just so they start to crisp up and they’re incredible. Kids love them.

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[–] Boozilla 12 points 1 week ago
[–] TheBananaKing 6 points 1 week ago

Mush? Slime? How long was she cooking them for, for god's sake?

Saucepan. Lots of boiling salty water. Cut an X in the bottom so they cook more evenly, then drop them in for just 2-3 minutes until barely tender. They're amazing, and they actually taste like themselves.

By all means complain about overcooked vegetables, but you don't need to fry everything in bacon fat to make it taste good.

[–] Ledivin 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

This was the case for so many veggies for me... my parents were not amazing cooks. Spinach was the worst, just a big slimy pile, but now I love it.

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[–] Rhynoplaz 34 points 1 week ago (4 children)

As a kid, I thought I hated steak, but it turns out, my mom was just really bad at cooking steak.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Black coffee. Used to only drink coffee with creamer or lattes/cappuccinos, but now I drink black because I can't stand the sugar crash

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Highly recommend a pinch of salt in any good black coffee.

Really opens the flavors in it.

Which is why you don't do it to bad coffee. It will open up the bouquet of garbage haha

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[–] dariusj18 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sour cream. As a kid, I didn't like it. Now it's essential on my tacos, pierogi, and chili.

[–] WindyRebel 7 points 1 week ago

You know, I still am not the biggest fan but those foods you listed are what I’d eat it with as well!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Holy shit you didn't put an s on pierogi, thank you so much

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tomatoes or mushrooms. Both were a texture thing. I made some diet changes as an adult, so I’m not sure if that helped in changing my opinion, but now I’m fine with mushrooms and grow tomatoes in my garden every year!

[–] WindyRebel 6 points 1 week ago

Mushrooms are just not for me, sadly. It’s texture and taste.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The texture of garden tomatoes are so much better than the texture of the ones you get at the store, too.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] TheBananaKing 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eggplant. I tried cooking it until just tender, like zucchini - and it was nasty as hell; I never got it and never wanted to.

Then I encountered some actually properly cooked stuff in a pasta dish when eating out and ohmygod.

[–] WindyRebel 5 points 1 week ago

Yes! My wife recently got a huge eggplant, but it into slices and then turned them into eggplant pizzas with a little sauce and cheese melted on in the oven.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

tomatoes. hated them as a kid. juicy burgers were may gateway into them.

[–] Erasmus 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Vegetables in general.

Except Lima beans. You can go FUCK YOURSELF!!

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[–] Dr_Box 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same with vegetables, but also steak and bacon. I hated steak and bacon as a kid idk what was wrong with me

[–] WindyRebel 11 points 1 week ago

Friend, I still don’t like steak that much but I definitely don’t balk at it like I used to!

[–] Cheems 6 points 1 week ago

Olives. I still am not a fan of black olives, but I'd eat an entire jar of green.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Both chili and vegetable soup.

Never cared for either growing up, but now they're both comfort food, especially on cold days.

[–] WindyRebel 4 points 1 week ago

That sounds absolutely delicious!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] BigBenis 6 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fish in general. As a kid I absolutely disliked the strong taste and oily texture.

I'm very open with my foods and like to retry everything I disliked in the past, things I still don't like are Olives (weird metallic taste I don't like), Tomatoes (slimy texture at normal size, cherry tomats are fine), unaltered boiled egg yolks (so dry, so so dry), Oatmeal (texture issue), and a couple others I can't think of at the moment. I enjoy most of the texture based ones as soon as the texture is altered.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] Vandals_handle 5 points 1 week ago

Anchovies on pizza. Just a couple though, like fish sauce, a little goes a long way.

[–] spankmonkey 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Sauerkraut was just too overwhelming as a kid, but I love it now. Some other foods were the same, but that is the one I remember.

I liked black olives as a kid, then hated them in my teen years through early 30s and find them tolerable now.

A lot of people hated vegetables as a kid if they were made bland by boiling, and like them a lot more when they have them roasted or just with some seasoning. I remember having bland steamed brussel sprouts at home which are just awful but one of my friends roasted them and they were awesome. My dad cooked up some awesome seasoned steaks and that friends parent bought the wrong cut and cooked it well done so it opened my eyes to how much of a difference preparation makes.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Tomatoes. Especially raw ones!

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[–] 2ugly2live 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  • Brussel Sprouts: I tried them in a salad and fell in love with them instantly. Now they're included in every roast. They have to be fresh, because the frozen ones can just be mushy. And those little, crispy, flavorful leaves that fall off are just 🤌🏾
  • Tomatoes: I won't just bite into one, but I've been making them more prominent in my dishes. I mostly stick to the sundried variety, haven't been able to eat them raw.
  • Mushrooms: I love them so much I don't understand why I hated them.
  • Some Cheese: I general, I still would say I don't like cheese, but I've become more forgiving of mozerella, which was unheard of when I was a child. It's the only cheese that broke through.

Still don't like bacon though 🤷🏿‍♀️

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Guldens Spicy Brown Mustard. Dad was from Brooklyn and loved it, as I kid I just wanted the neon yellow stuff all my friends had. Now, many years later, I always have it in my fridge.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Brussel Sprouts with black pepper 🤤👌

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Beets, hated em growing up, absolutely love em these days

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[–] RBWells 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Swiss cheese

Wine

Have always had a pretty broad palate but swiss cheese I couldn't like until I was older, and could taste its flavor relationship to good Parmesan, the nuttiness.

Wine I made a conscious effort this year, that wasn't a maturity thing, it was a project but have found several I actively enjoy rather than just barely tolerate.

Oh, and turnips - I didn't like them, then I enjoyed them raw with dips, now I do like them raw or cooked.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, if anything it's the opposite, there are foods (mostly junk foods and beverages) I used to love as a kid but now I find revolting. Most other veg and controversial foods like olives or blue cheese were always on my yes list though.

I do have some things i didn't like that now I tolerate, but saying that I love them or like them is a stretch. I think coffee is one, I drink some and can even get addicted to it but I don't consider myself a lover. Another example is eggplant, I used to hate it as a kid and now I tolerate it without loving it.

[–] WindyRebel 4 points 1 week ago

Interesting! I’m like that with many sodas and candy - too sweet. Blech!

[–] FlyingSpaceCow 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I used to be a picky eater, but years ago I decided that I wanted to like more food - - that life would be better if I actually enjoyed foods that I would otherwise have to suffer/avoid.

I started by putting small amounts of different ingredients in my dishes (when it made sense) and I quickly developed a taste for all of them.

(Only found out later that this was a great way to do it as your microbiom directly impacts your cravings).

Onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, pickles, brussel sprouts, oysters, mustard are all things I now genuinely enjoy.

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