Foods You Hate

[mr_lebowski]

114. Frozen Brussel Sprouts are unfortunately all a lot of people have had ... they SUCK ...

I think they're part of a class of veggies a lot of people grew up hating because of the way they were packaged when they were young.

Beets are another example ... fresh beets are a delicious addition to a nice salad, really they're SOOOO different from the disgusting purple monstrosity that people born < 1980 or so were exposed to as kids.

So are lima beans and spinach, which were typically found frozen (bad) or canned (even worse). Frozen Broccoli as well ... freezing totally changes the taste. Same with bell peppers, they don't freeze well at all imho.

I grew up despising all these things, because the versions I ate growing up ... were canned or frozen.

There's a few veggies that withstand freezing well (corn is a good example), but Brussel Sprouts, Lima Beans, Broccoli, & Spinach are NOT in that group, and canned purple Beets also SUCK.

I'm telling ya, properly prepared (I'm a big fan of having them grilled) Brussel Sprouts, I've come to learn, are actually quite delicious, and literally taste NOTHING like the bitter disgusting frozen abominations your parents made you eat. As are everything else I've named above (though Lima Beans are still pretty boring).