Mushrooms, raw tomatoes, onions, peppers, spicy stuff, bleu cheese, wine that isn’t syrup sweet, probably more stuff I can’t think of at the moment.
What made me change? Me. I forced myself to try these things occasionally, over time. Over years.
My feeling is that while it’s ok to not like things, it’s dumb to not expand your horizons, or at least try to.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when I’m showing somebody something new, and they THINK they’ll hate it, so they scrunch their face before they even try it. They’ve already decided they hate it, whether they realize it or not. Either they struggle to open their mind, or they subconsciously try to defend their initial statements that they don’t think it’s good, to save face? IDK. Drives me batty.
Again, it’s fine to not like it. Whatever, I hate lots of stuff.
But every so often, I try it again. And I mean REALLY try it. I force myself to imagine what it would taste like if I liked it. I look for the good qualities in whatever it is. If I still don’t like it? Ok, maybe another time.
I admit to still not liking raw onion on my burger. And I only tolerate it on my pizza. But many other dishes wouldn’t taste good WITHOUT onion, in my current opinion. So it’s still progress.
Raw tomatoes are such a seasonal ingredient tho. I’ve had amazing, fruity locally grown heirloom tomatoes from the market in the summer, while having bought the most bland, greenhouse grown storebought tomatoes in the winter just to try and relive the taste.
Anyone who hasn’t had a truly good heirloom tomato in season, you really should try it.
Notice it was on my list of things I USED to hate. Now I’ll put raw tomatoes on my burger if I’m in the mood. And big chunky stewed tomatoes are good in chili or goulash. I like them in many pasta dishes, even on a margarita pizza.
I’m still not down with eating them straight, though. We’re planting a small raised garden this year, maybe I’ll like them fresh 😁
Mushrooms are a texture problem for me. They could taste like my favorite food but id still nope out, same with seafood but then theres the smell. Shudder
Mushrooms, raw tomatoes, onions, peppers, spicy stuff, bleu cheese, wine that isn’t syrup sweet, probably more stuff I can’t think of at the moment.
What made me change? Me. I forced myself to try these things occasionally, over time. Over years.
My feeling is that while it’s ok to not like things, it’s dumb to not expand your horizons, or at least try to.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when I’m showing somebody something new, and they THINK they’ll hate it, so they scrunch their face before they even try it. They’ve already decided they hate it, whether they realize it or not. Either they struggle to open their mind, or they subconsciously try to defend their initial statements that they don’t think it’s good, to save face? IDK. Drives me batty.
Again, it’s fine to not like it. Whatever, I hate lots of stuff. But every so often, I try it again. And I mean REALLY try it. I force myself to imagine what it would taste like if I liked it. I look for the good qualities in whatever it is. If I still don’t like it? Ok, maybe another time.
I admit to still not liking raw onion on my burger. And I only tolerate it on my pizza. But many other dishes wouldn’t taste good WITHOUT onion, in my current opinion. So it’s still progress.
Raw tomatoes are such a seasonal ingredient tho. I’ve had amazing, fruity locally grown heirloom tomatoes from the market in the summer, while having bought the most bland, greenhouse grown storebought tomatoes in the winter just to try and relive the taste.
Anyone who hasn’t had a truly good heirloom tomato in season, you really should try it.
Notice it was on my list of things I USED to hate. Now I’ll put raw tomatoes on my burger if I’m in the mood. And big chunky stewed tomatoes are good in chili or goulash. I like them in many pasta dishes, even on a margarita pizza.
I’m still not down with eating them straight, though. We’re planting a small raised garden this year, maybe I’ll like them fresh 😁
I eat an apricot every year to see if I still hate the taste. I still do.
Good on you for trying haha. It’s ok to hate things 🤷♂️
Mushrooms are a texture problem for me. They could taste like my favorite food but id still nope out, same with seafood but then theres the smell. Shudder
The texture is definitely a concern, and still gets me a bit occasionally. But the flavor is quite good, so I deal with the texture