Will someone please explain how *anybody* can eat cauliflower...?

[First Speaker]

...it looks exactly like the alien brain in a 50s sci-fi film. In fact, that's exactly what I think it is. There's a *reason* the sumbitches want us to eat them...

[Thomas Hurt]

1. better than celery...

[Ocelot II]

2. I have often wondered the same thing. Nasty stuff, cauliflower.

[Enter stage left]

3. Well, I use a fork.

[FoxNewsSucks]

4. Here's how

Roasted.

Steamed.

Riced.

Sauteed.

Raw, dipped in ranch or fry sauce.

Despite the brain look, it's tasty many ways.

[Delmette2.0]

46. +4

[ItsjustMe]

5. I use a fork

[indigoth]

6. Sure ... I can explain ...

Sautéed in butter. A little pepper. Salt is ok, for some, but pepper is enough for me. And a fork.

But mint? BLEECH!!!! I can’t stomach mint.

[leftieNanner]

19. Nice

A bit of curry is nice as well.

[VarryOn]

7. It's perfectly adequate occasionally. Nt

[DBoon]

8. Gobi Aloo is very tasty

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/55641/gobi-aloo-indian-style-cauliflower-with-potatoes/

[electric_blue68]

32. Definitely 👍

[yellowdogintexas]

45. one of my favorites! I always get some if it is on an Indian buffet

Roasted cauliflower is a staple in our house.
steamed with cheese sauce
raw

[FoxNewsSucks]

51. Thanks!

I love Indian food, and that looks delicious and easy. I'll definitely be making that

[left-of-center2012]

9. Steam it and add a cheese sauce

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people don't enjoy it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. that's my method.

steam until mostly tender but still a bit firm.
add a good cheese sauce
dash or 2 of pepper
sprinkle with grated parmesan or like cheese.

Just as good for ya as broccoli.....which you can cook same way.

[dchill]

10. Cream of cauliflower soup.

[flying_wahini]

11. Chop it in bite sized pieces, oil it heavily, sprinkle it with Greek seasoning or a garlic salt

Bake it at 400* on foil pan for at least 30 min or until it gets brown toasty crusts.

It is to die for.

[Niagara]

21. Thanks for the recipe.

Bookmarking!

[2naSalit]

25. +1

Add other veggies too can make a nice meal all on a cookie sheet.

[FakeNoose]

41. I've never baked it, but now I want to try this

Cauliflower isn't my favorite veggie, but it is nice in winter when nothing is coming out of the ground fresh. I'll probably try it with the garlic salt and olive oil.

Thanks

[FoxNewsSucks]

49. It's so good that way, that even with just salt & pepper

it roasts to carmelized perfection. I make it just to eat as a snack sometimes.

[Polly Hennessey]

12. I love it- raw or cooked.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Hate it! Just cannot put enough cheese on it to disguise it.

Hate it! Just cannot put enough cheese on it to disguise it.

[left-of-center2012]

17. Then don't eat it

Let people who like it have it.

I'll guess there are some foods that you like that we find disgusting

It's not really a big deal.

[Enter stage left]

26. It's kind of like reformed alcoholics that wont ever drink again...

I say "thanks, it leaves more for me"

OK, that was a very light-hearted response to the original post.

Please understand, I have tremendous respect for reformed alcoholics and those addicted to drugs. When they kick the addiction, they are true superhero's.

Broccoli & cauliflower are easy to overcome compared to alcohol & drugs.

[Deminpenn]

14. It's just cabbage

Cook until it's tender, then saute in olive oil and garlic, it's delicious.

[madaboutharry]

15. It is delicious roasted. Yum.

It is also great with ranch dressing.

One of my favorites. You do t know what you’re missing.

[LakeArenal]

16. I am *anybody*. Love it. Tolerate broccoli.

[left-of-center2012]

18. Okra sucks !

[csziggy]

40. Now, that I can agree with!

Stewed okra and tomatoes. Fried okra, too. It's something about the slimy texture that really gets to me but the taste is also unappealing.

[FoxNewsSucks]

50. That canned stuff I see in the grocery store is totally gross

Soft, slimy, squishy texture and not much flavor. I love okra, and that canned crap is probably the reason a lot of people won't go near it.

Cooked right, it's delicious as a side or as an ingredient, but NOT that canned garbage.

[csziggy]

60. I don't think I've ever had the canned stuff

I live in the Southeast so I've had lots of fresh cooked okra offered to me. Since I was raised that it is rude to not at least try food, I generally take a tiny serving and try it. After all, maybe someone has found a new way to cook okra that makes it not disgusting. Unfortunately, I have not found a new way that I could stand.

Same for kale - I just can't deal with the bitterness of it. For a while I was a member of one of those farm things, where you subscribe and get a bag or two of vegetables direct from the farmers. The one I was a member of had a lot of kale so I tried for months every recipe to cook it I could find. No go on kale - it's just too bitter for me to deal with. In fact, most greens - collard, mustard - are too bitter for me to enjoy. I make an effort but just cannot eat them with enjoyment.

[FoxNewsSucks]

47. No way! Okra is delicious

If it's still slimy, it wasn't cooked right.

I'll admit that when making a gumbo or anything else with fresh okra, it is kinda gross for the 10 minutes or so that you have to stir over fairly high heat to evaporate the "slime", but the end result is so worth it.

[Niagara]

20. It's easy.

I cut the cauliflower into small florets and boil in water until tender. While the cauliflower is getting tender, I melt a quarter cup of butter with a teaspoon or 2 of garlic.


I drain the cauliflower after it's tender and place it in the food processor with salt, pepper, and the melted butter with garlic.


Favorite cheeses can be added to the mashed cauliflower as well.


I'm low carb so potatoes have been eliminated from daily diet. Cauliflower is an easy low carb filler.

[SergeStorms]

22. I'll eat it raw.....

with some ranch or blue cheese dip. I like most of my vegetables raw. You couldn't get me to eat cooked cauliflower in any way, shape or form. I'm the same with broccoli.

[Grasswire2]

23. yeah, or try green goddess dressing as the dip

Delicious.

[SergeStorms]

31. Never had it before.....

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

[Grasswire2]

35. here's my recipe for green goddess

In a blender or chopper

1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons tarragon vinegar (or wine vinegar and some dry tarragon)
3 T minced green onion or chives
1/2 cup snipped parsley
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp ground black pepper.

Or look for a refrigerated green goddess dressing at the grocer, or at Trader Joe's.

[FoxNewsSucks]

48. I love green goddess dressing

I've never made my own, so I'm gonna try that.

That would be great on raw veggies.

[Grasswire2]

24. Try Jamie Oliver's cheeky Brit version of cheesy cauliflower.

[Niagara]

57. That looks delicious!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

27. Mmmm, brains! So good!

[Ohio Joe]

28. Well...

I do mine breaded, deep fried and dipped in melty cheese sauce

[area51]

29. Heh.

I steam cauliflower, then dip it in hummus.

[brooklynite]

30. You kill the alien by dissecting the brain and roasting it with cumin and coriander seeds.

And red pepper flakes.

And turmeric.

[in2herbs]

33. I tried the BBQ sauce cauliflower wings (frozen food) the other day. GOOD! nt

[Harker]

34. Cut into florets...

Into a bowl with minced garlic, olive oil, curry powder, and the herbs and spices that you like best - roasted at 425 for about half an hour on a baking sheet.

[IcyPeas]

36. I steam it a bit and throw it into some mac and cheese..... DEElicious

[Ron Obvious]

37. I pour mildly spiced peanut sauce over it and eat it with rice.

Same thing goes for broccoli. Neither is appetising to me by themselves and I've never believed people who say they enjoy eating them, but it's perfectly eatable to me with Thai Peanut (Satay) sauce.

[Demovictory9]

39. it's how you prepare it.

[Zorro]

42. Riced cauliflower

Trader Joes and Costco sell it. It's considered a low carb substitute for regular rice, for those who want to restrict their carb input.

Doesn't actually taste like rice, but mix with a few other vegetables and it's ok.

[Xavier Breath]

43. My wife brought home something called "cauliflower steaks."

Just looks like sliced cauliflower to me, but I told her I'd give it a try. Usually, though, cheese sauce does the trick.

[Lasher]

44. Deep Fried

Recipe here.

[NNadir]

52. If you ever find yourself wandering the bowels of central New Jersey, go to Mithaas in North...

...Brunswick and order the gobhi manchurian. It's on Finnegan's Lane.

(It's an Indian Restaurant.)

My late boss took me there during my interview for the job, the beginning of a professional relationship built that developed into the deepest personal respect and friendship.

After eating the gobhi manchurian, which came with a "what is it?" quiz, (I had no idea what it was) I never felt the same way about cauliflower, and in fact, life, again.

I also knew I had to work with this guy, and now that he's gone, whenever I see a cauliflower I feel this magnificent grief. He was a great teacher, and not insignificant, was what he taught me about cauliflower.

[Totally Tunsie]

53. Mmmmm - I love it sliced, brushed with olive oil and broiled.

Just yummy.

https://healthyrecipesblogs.com/cauliflower-steaks/

I'll also steam it and cover it with buttered breadcrumbs. Raw makes a good snack - almost like popcorn! My kids as babies called the florets "trees" and loved it raw. Now they won't touch it in any form.

[betsuni]

54. Was watching a cooking reality show, chefs had to make a dish to impress the

owner of a famous restaurant. Two or three of them used cauliflower and a judge said, "What is with these chefs and cauliflower?"

This is why I don't like restaurants. A cheap peasant root vegetable has no business on an expensive plate of swanky food.

[Niagara]

56. I wouldn't consider cauliflower "cheap".

Our last grocery shopping outing was 4 days ago and a head of cauliflower was $3.99 and that was with a $1 off with our bonus savings card.

[JoanofArgh]

55. I love cauliflower!

[NameAlreadyTaken]

58. Slice it and grill the slices

[haele]

59. Roasted with garlic and paprika butter and parmesan

Great Halloween party entree.

Most of the time, I'll shred it fine and treat it as a rice.or potato substitute.

Haele

[Paladin]

61. Not among my favorites, but I'll eat it.

Particularly if it's covered in a nice heavy cheese sauce.