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I learned to appreciate tomatoes in college. I now like zucchini, mushrooms, and winter squash, all things I wouldn't eat as a kid.It doesn't look like I'll ever like green bell peppers, though.
I like the taste of green bell peppers but they make my stomach hurt. I sometimes eat them anyway but I'm always sorry.
I was in the QFC in Carnation once and I overheard a dad and a little girl talking.Dad: "What do you want for dinner? Pizza or sushi?"
Girl: "Sushi! Sushi! Sushi!"
I was very cheered.
Gabby! You have Nando's? I love Nando's. The one here in DC has a haloumi/portabella mushroom/chili jam sandwich that is out of this world, but the one in Toronto doesn't have it. I don't like fast food in general, but that place is good.
BunWat wrote: "Wow! Nice work on growing up your palate Sarah Pi!! "It's taken time, and living with a chef helps. I would say that I still don't like brussel sprouts and beets, but I do when Zu makes them.
Still, I can't help but think I might have been better off hating cheesecake. Also, I forgot I hated bananas, stone fruit, berries, and pies or cakes involving any of those. All of which I like now. What kind of crazy kid hates berries?
there are a few things i do not eat: anything with strawberry flavor, brussels sprouts, strawberries combined with dairy, gravy over boiled potatoes, anything with corianderthere are some things i do not like, but will eat: boiled potatoes, red cabbage, anything touched by red cabbage
there are more things, but i can't think of them now. i don't consider myself a picky eater, i never have been, and my mother made sure to expose us kids to many different fruits and vegetables, which are still my favorite part of the meal. as a kid pizza made me gag, as would pizza smell. my family would only have pizza when i wouldn't be home for dinner. now i love pizza.
BunWat wrote: "I didn't like olives until I was in my 20's and had some really really great ones in Greece."
Give me a jar of olives (any kind), a sixer of Newcastle Brown, and the remote control on a rainy day and the planets will align with a resounding "click."
Give me a jar of olives (any kind), a sixer of Newcastle Brown, and the remote control on a rainy day and the planets will align with a resounding "click."
Clark's version of the Harmonic Convergence.
I don't know if it's pre-menopause, but I have nearly given up red wine, now I'm big on crisp Sav. Blancs, definitely nothing oaked. Can't stand that oaky Chardonnay.I used to have a killer sweet tooth, now I can walk away from sweets. Has this happened to any of the rest of you? I turn 50 next month.
Two out of three of my kids, as I think I've said, don't like to experiment much with food, but I don't make a big deal out of it as I was the same way. My dad was really into Mexican food, so that was my gateway drug, if you will, into other ethnic experimentation. Growing up in Chicago gave me the opportunity to try new food...I miss that in semi-rural Wisconsin.
By the way, my wife is always trying to sneak green bell peppers in things, but I spot and remove them.
I'm always trying to sneak onions in. Most things taste so much better with onion and it annoys me that people don't like them.
Gretchen wrote: "I'm always trying to sneak onions in. Most things taste so much better with onion and it annoys me that people don't like them."Amen.
I have never ever been a picky eater. My brother and I HATE raisins though. That's the only thing that I'll take time to pick out of food.
I'm not too fond of celery, but if you hide it very well, I'll eat it.
I like raisins alone but I don't like them in things.
I like raisins in rice with stuff. And in oatmeal cookies. But not alone.
I love food and will try just about anything. A grocery near me has an olive bar that is to die for. Some nights when I am alone I pick up olives, brie, good crusty bread, red zinfandel, and eat to my heart's content. Even better with a good movie or baseball game.
Raisins are funny in salad. I'm okay with them at all times except for when it's in a salad...
BunWat wrote: "I like raisins in things but not alone!"Just ask -- I'll eat raisins with you so you won't be alone.
No one should ever eat raisins alone. Or get them wet after midnight.
janine wrote: "brussels sprouts"
I'm with you.
I'm with you.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.They are like mini cabbages! I love them!
Oh, speaking of which:Bun, how do I know when my brussels and beets are ready to be picked? They're underground!
Good answer for the beets. Thanks!Total ignorance on my part re the brussels, which I've never plented before. I've seen them on the stalk in the farmer's market, and they don't look like what I have growing. Therefore I assumed that the actual sprouts must be hidden underneath. In fact, judging from your repsponse, I'm guessing that either they just take a long time, or mine have failed to grow sprouts.
Everything else is growing well, but those have been more or less the same size for a month now.
Sarah: Don't harvest your stalk of brussels until AFTER the first frost. Then the flavor will be right.
Gotcha. Thanks! Most of my other plants are giving me fast return, and a few of these are new to me.I have the cutest little jalapeno growing! It's about the size of a bumblebee.
my bhut jolokia peppers are finally taking off. habaneros, jalapenos, thai dragons are doing good except for the crazazy zucchini vines/leaves that grow like a jumanji movie and keep crowding them out and shading them.
A friend of one of my tenants yelled at me for "letting" Bo eat tomatoes, which dogs are allergic to. I did some research yesterday, and it turns out that it is the unripened tomatoes that contain the toxic ingredient, and that it disappears in the ripening process.Which proves Bo is even smarter than I thought, since he does wait until the tomatoes are ripe. If in doubt, he picks the green tomato, takes a tiny taste, and then leaves it on the ground. Ptui. Ptui.
I've got double chickenwire and stakes now, and he's still finding ways to flatten it and climb over. I need to find a way to fortify it before he notices the melon and the eggplant.
Sarah Pi wrote: "A friend of one of my tenants yelled at me for "letting" Bo eat tomatoes, which dogs are allergic to. I did some research yesterday, and it turns out that it is the unripened tomatoes that contain ..."
A bit off topic, but I never knew that dogs were allergic to tomatoes. I put tomato juice over my dogs food to help eliminate the ammonia (I think that's what it is) from their urine-- keeps them from killing the grass. Unfortunately, now they won't eat unless there is a little tomato juice on their food.
A bit off topic, but I never knew that dogs were allergic to tomatoes. I put tomato juice over my dogs food to help eliminate the ammonia (I think that's what it is) from their urine-- keeps them from killing the grass. Unfortunately, now they won't eat unless there is a little tomato juice on their food.
My tastes have definitely changed as I got older. I used to hate Mexican food. I grew up in Iowa and for some reason the ability to make good Mexican food has escaped EVERYONE in Iowa-- even to this day! All the Mexican places my parents used to takes in Iowa were awful! However, when we moved to Arizona, I developed a simple taste for Mexican food-- mind you it took years and years to get over the Iowa version of Mexican and develop a taste for the more authentic fare. I also used to hate Barbeque ribs...or Barbeque anything for that matter. Due in large part to my mom's version of ribs, which were nothing more than pork ribs smothered in Kraft barbeque sauce then baked to the consistency of shoe leather. Love ya mom!!
I like how concerned Mike's avatar looked about the tomato allergy. And how Barb the contemplative chimp responded.
What I read about tomatoes is that it's not an allergy, but the unripened green tomatoes carry a toxin which can affect the nervous system. It disappears as the tomato ripens. This means that a)The tomatoes you are feeding your dog are fine as long as they are ripe and b) You may not see the effect if it is causing damage. There are some toxins - like those in fruit pits and seeds - that build up over time, but don't result in instant discomfort.
That was always my excuse back when I hated tomatoes - I said I was just connected to a past life where I had eaten nightshade and died.But how come fried green tomatoes don't harm people then? I haven't had those yet, but they're on my list of things I need to try sometime.
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I used to have a killer sweet tooth..."
Yes, me too. As a kid, and actually up to my 20s, I craved candy, cookies, cake, chocolate, all the time. Insane sugar cravings. If we didn't have any sweets in the house I would sneak spoonfuls from the sugar canister. These vanished over the years to the point that I sometimes enjoy a good quality dessert, but I have no desire to stuff my face with sugar calories. If someone were to give me a Snickers bar (because I really wouldn't buy one anymore), I'd probably stick it in the refrigerator and eat it over the course of 3 days.
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I am sure uncook tomatoes are toxic, I never ate them as a child, can't eat them now.
My tastes have changed a lot over the years, an Italian friend introduced me to olives in my early teens, I thought they were pretty disgusting. I now love them. Anchovies also fall into this category. I still hate tomatoes.
My tastes have changed a lot over the years, an Italian friend introduced me to olives in my early teens, I thought they were pretty disgusting. I now love them. Anchovies also fall into this category. I still hate tomatoes.
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Too rich! Too creamy! Blech!
Was the aversion developed during pregnancy Sally? For me it was lamb, just the smell would make me heave.
You are such a fussy eater Larry. :)
I was only pulling your leg Larry. :(
BunWat wrote: "All your guac, tomatoes and olives are belong to me."I'm glad they won't go to waste.
BunWat wrote: "All your guac, tomatoes and olives are belong to me."
Bun, get your mitts off my olives & guacamole.
Bun, get your mitts off my olives & guacamole.
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "BunWat wrote: "All your guac, tomatoes and olives are belong to me."Bun, get your mitts off my olives & guacamole."
and my tomatoes!
Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Nice pronunciation Larry. :)"I thought you would like that.
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I now love everything on that list except for olives. The smoked-things have been the most recent change. I'm still not a huge fan of smoked cheese, but I've recently developed a taste for smoked salmon, smoked hummus, and smoked tofu.
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