Don't find broccoli bitter at all (or asparagus for that matter) but
Brussels sprouts are a little bitter. I eat them as is though or
sometimes with butter and FGBP.

"KROM" > wrote in message
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> oh I have tried it most all ways..even thinly shaved into a salad.
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> I object to the bitter dark green taste in some vegetables.
>
> with broccoli I can kill that taste with cooking it in the meat
> broths.
>
> Brussels sprouts and asparagus fight to stay bitter...or if they give
> up the bitterness turn sour.
>
> but the war wages on...lol
>
> KROM
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> "Janet" wrote in message ...
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> KROM wrote:
>> hah too funny!
>>
>> tho that's one vegg I haven't learned to like..blech..lol
>>
>> KROM
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>>
>> "Cheri" wrote
>> Once when I was working at a small restaurant, the new girl was
>> cleaning the aparagus, throwing the tip parts in the garbage, and
>> keeping the bottom part of the stalks. She got a good razzing for
>> that. :-)
>> Cheri
>
> Probably because you've only had it overcooked. Lots of people have an
> aversion to asparagus because they were subjected to the canned stuff
> at an
> early age.
>
> You might want to try buying a small bunch, snapping and discarding
> the
> ends, and rolling the stalks in olive oil, coarse salt, and fresh
> black
> pepper. Then grill them on high heat until just slightly blackened
> here and
> there but still a bit crisp. Eat hot or at room temp.
>
> If you don't like that, then there really is no hope for you and
> asparagus!
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