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!

  • FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

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

    • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      Yes. I think that was my problem too. It’s also the cuts that matter.

      On another note, I still cannot get behind pork chops.

      • macarthur_park@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        That’s a shame. If I might ask, have you ever had a properly cooked pork chop?

        I only ask because pork used to need to reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit to be safe, which makes for tough, dry pork. Fortunately the parasite that required this heat was eliminated from the US, and about 15 years ago the USDA lowered the safe temp to 145. The result is so much better.

  • sylver_dragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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.

  • 2ugly2live@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago
    • 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 🤷🏿‍♀️

    • karashta@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      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

      • residentmarchant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I’ve tried this before in my shots of espresso, but I haven’t noticed a difference. Are you getting more of the chocolatey notes or the nutty or the fruity ones?

        • karashta@lemm.ee
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          2 months ago

          I generally notice the fruity flavors more but that might just be my palette. I’m not sure how well it works with espresso. Never tried that but now I’m curious

  • BluuTato@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    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!

  • myusernameis@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    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.

    • weariedfae@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Ditto. Hated them as a kid, then as a young adult I could tolerate them cooked, now I could eat them raw (on/in something). Tastes change, man.

      Same thing with mushrooms and mustard.

  • grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    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.

    • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      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?

      • grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        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.

    • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      I still can’t get behind tomatoes. On a burger, I’m good. Otherwise I just don’t like them still for some reason.