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 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.
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
Oh yes, black is my go to and I used to hate coffee.
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
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?
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
Asparagus! I hated that shit when I was 12. And now I can’t wait for asparagus season.
Corn! Wait, no, still hate it.
Gentlemen! I bring you …
PopCorn?..
Pickles. They were too strong and sour for me. Now I love 'em.
I’ve been making wraps for lunch with a chicken strip, some baby spinach, a small amount of Caesar dressing, and hamburger chip pickles. It’s delicious!
I’ll just the pickles on their own too, though, and I used to hate pickles as well.
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/
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.
Bananas, pickles, onions, mustard. Now it’s like, “Whatever, just shove it down my throat.”
Mustard, onions, and pickles I can agree with. I have come into loving all of that myself. Bananas in interesting to me but I can understand it - they need to be just perfect because not ripe and they are tart and after? They are just rotting.
Tomatoes. Especially raw ones!
I still can’t get behind tomatoes. On a burger, I’m good. Otherwise I just don’t like them still for some reason.
Agreed, there’s something too acid about them to me, I like them cooked/fried/sundried though!
You know, I’d probably like fried tomatoes but I don’t think I’ve ever had them like that.
Aah, usually fried with a full english.
Tomato/potato/onion bake is also simple and delicious :)
That looks absolutely delicious!
Sour cream. As a kid, I didn’t like it. Now it’s essential on my tacos, pierogi, and chili.
You know, I still am not the biggest fan but those foods you listed are what I’d eat it with as well!
Holy shit you didn’t put an s on pierogi, thank you so much
spierogi!
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.
I am a quarter German and sauerkraut was always gross to me, but dammit if it isn’t amazing now! Especially when it’s cooked the entire time with some meat and soaks up the juices.
Black olives are tolerable, agreed there. I think new for me are green olives and stuffed olives. Never would’ve touched that when I was younger.
I really enjoy green olives in a gin martini, especially the ones stuffed with blue cheese.
Can’t stand green olives in any other format that I can think of.
I’ve only ever really drank dressed up martinis (flavored). I might have to give this a try though!
I hated sauerkraut until a waiter at a German restaurant talked me into trying their house made stuff on a bratwurst. It was amazing. Now I like certain brands, but the cheap brands are still gross
As a kid, I thought I hated steak, but it turns out, my mom was just really bad at cooking steak.
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.
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.
Probably not. I never watched them, but I’m guessing that my parents probably just got a cheap pork chop and covered in shake n bake, then put it in the oven for a certain amount of time.
Maybe I’ll give one a try some time.
I find it difficult to cook, it’s like undercooked, undercooked, undercooked, then suddenly overcooked without seeming to pass cooked.
Steak we have to get two because the penultimate child and I like that quite rare but youngest and the husband like it much more cooked. So to please anyone we just buy two, and pull one off when seared, let the other one sit in the pan until hotter inside.
I hated strawberries growing up. I would do anything and everything to not eat them. As an as adult I finally tried them again and loved them. It turns out I just hated low quality or not ripe strawberries
- 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 🤷🏿♀️
Brussels sprouts used to taste different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout#Contemporary_Brussels_sprouts
Onions
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.
